Vince Fiala, currently the assistant general manager of the Elite Casino Resort in Larchwood, Iowa, has been named general manager of the gaming facility and resort that Elite is building in Grand Island.

Since 2014, Fiala has worked at Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort in Larchwood, which is just east of Sioux Falls, S.D. He has been in the casino industry for 14 years and has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality and finance industry.

Fiala, who grew up on a farm near Jackson, Minnesota, started work at Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort as the accounting manager. After being named director of finance, he was again promoted in 2021 to assistant general manager.