{"id":40464,"date":"2024-06-06T16:57:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T23:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=40464"},"modified":"2024-06-06T18:10:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T01:10:20","slug":"general-manager-of-palms-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/general-manager-of-palms-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"General Manager of Palms to Step Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A longtime casino industry veteran, Cynthia Kiser Murphey (known to her colleagues as “CKM”), has resigned as General Manager of Palms Casino Resort.<\/p>\n

Staff was informed of the resignation on June 6, 2024, via an internal communication from Latisha Prieto, Chairperson of the San Manuel Gaming & Hospitality Authority Board (SMGHA). The San Manuel tribe owns Palms.<\/p>\n

Kiser Murphey’s last day is June 30, 2024.<\/p>\n

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The whole SMGHA is a story unto itself. Here’s a quick overview. Basically, it was a way to avoid the San Manuel tribal council from facing scrutiny by gaming regulators.<\/p>\n

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Happy birthday to Palms. Fun fact: Palms is technically owned by The San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority (SMGHA), “a governmental instrumentality of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.” This was a clever maneuver—if they hadn’t set up this entity (presumably…<\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) November 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n