Casino Entertainment Awards 2015

Comedian Jerry Lewis and veteran Las Vegas entertainment executive H. C. Rowe will be honored with Casino Entertainment Legend awards at the third annual Casino Entertainment Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Presented by G2E, the Global Gaming Expo, the Casino Entertainment Awards, are the only awards exclusively honoring outstanding artists, executives and venues in the casino entertainment industry. The Casino Entertainment Legend awards recognize lifetime achievement in the casino entertainment industry.

As Dean Martin's comedic partner, Jerry Lewis rose to fame as a Las Vegas headliner in the 1950’s. During his eight-decade career, he has achieved fame as an actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. For 28 years, the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon was broadcast from Las Vegas.

H. C. Rowe has served an entertainment director at The Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and The Palms Casino Hotel. He currently is AEG Live ‘s Executive Director of The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Comedian, film and television actor Tommy Davidson will emcee the awards show. Davidson first gained national attention on the television variety show “In Living Color” and has appeared in numerous films and TV series.

Nominees for 2015 Casino Entertainment Awards are:


Independent Casino Talent Buyer of the Year
• Kell Houston, Houston Productions
• Terrye Seigel, Terrye Seigel Productions
• Scott Thomas, Buzz Entertainment

Casino Booking Agent of the Year
• Brodie Becker, WME Entertainment
• Brad Bissell, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
• Seth Shomes, The Agency Group

Casino Showroom/Theater of the Year
• Grand Event Center, Golden Nugget Lake Charles
• Northern Lights Theater, Potawatomi Hotel Casino
• The Showroom, Turning Stone Resort Casino
Casino Arena/Amphitheater of the Year
• AVA Amphitheater, Casino del Sol
• Battery Park, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City
• Event Center, Turning Stone Resort

Casino Entertainment Executive of the Year
• Adam Kallick, Hoosier Park Racing & Casino
• Bob Rech, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
• Robyn Smith, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi

Casino Comedian of the Year
• Tim Allen
• Rodney Carrington
• Ron White

Casino Musical Artist of the Year
• Little River Band
• Olivia Newton John
• Ronnie Milsap

Casino Entertainer of the Year
• Human Nature
• Penn & Teller
• Shania Twain


Sponsored by the American Gaming Association, G2E, the Global Gaming Expo is the world’s premier event for the casino gaming industry and is expected to attract more than 25,000 attendees Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center.

Complimentary tickets sponsored by AEG Live Las Vegas will be distributed to G2E attendees on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Casino Entertainment Awards booth in the Integrated Resort Experience at G2E in the Venetian Hotel Ballroom during G2E.

For more information, visit http://www.CasinoEntertainmentAwards.com