Q: Is it true that stock contractor John Growney-who you think is a distant cousin of some sort-was your first brush with cowboy life?Ī: Thirty years ago, when I was 10, I was sitting up in the stands at the NFR and John jumped over the bucking chutes and came up and said hello. I’m in jeans, boots and a cowboy hat when we have a horse event in the building, and I love it. Between our convention business, bowling tournaments, restaurants, arena events and all the rest of it, there’s always something going on here at the South Point.

The greatest thing about the casino business is that you never know what’s going to happen. Gaughan said, “Go grab your jeans and your cowboy hat.” You do wear a lot of hats with this job-one day I’ll be in a tuxedo for a charity ball, and the next day I’ll be horseback, because a roping, cutting, barrel race or mounted shooting event’s in town.

When I was the assistant general manager in 2005, the guy who was running the equestrian center quit. Q: How long have you served as general manager of the South Point, and how many hats do you wear in that capacity?Ī: I’ve been the GM since 2010, so 10 years now.

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