The 1996 Gaming Industry's Top 55
Ranked by Total Compensation
Source: HVS Executive Search

Pay Rank CEO Company Tenure as CEO Salary ($K) Bonus ($K) Other ($K)  Worth of Long Term Stock Options ($K)  Total ($K) Value of In-the-Money Options ($K)  HVS Value Index 
Includes other annual compensation, restricted stock awards and LTIPs Black Scholes value of stock options granted in 1995 Includes both exercisable and unexercisable options HVS Pay-For-Performance Value Index is based on a average of 100.0
1 Steve Wynn Mirage Resorts 1989 2,500 1,250 4 19,385 23,140 136,413 109.2
2 Rand Araskog ITT 1979 2,000 2,331 3,682 12,640 20,653 17,838 107.7
3 Clyde Turner Circus Circus 1994 802 0 39 19,179 20,020 17,156 106.5
4 Terrence Lanni MGM Grand 1995 583 0 85 15,056 15,724 0 107.2
5 Micky Arison Carnival 1979 179 1,035 0 9,962 11,176 3,500 109.5
6 Arthur Goldberg Bally Entertainment 1993 2,200 1,000 3,004 3,118 9,322 27,699 110.5
7 David Hanlon International Game Technology 1995 377 476 149 4,851 5,853 0 104.2
8 Phillip Satre Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. 1994 477 134 136 4,900 5,646 3,249 114.3
9 I.G. Davis Captial Gaming International 1993 495 0 0 4,649 5,144 0 100.7
10 Don Kornstein Jackpot Enterprises 1974 529 220 0 4,022 4,771 613 105.1
11 Nicholas Ribis Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts 1995 1,356 933 933 903 4,126 2,867 112.7
12 Steve Greathouse Alliance Gaming 1994 338 1,313 5 2,246 3,902 3,031 107.1
13 Guy Snowden GTECH 1980 434 2,302 244 0 2,979 0 104.8
14 Frank Fertitta Station Casinos 1992 959 365 136 812 2,272 0 105.9
15 James Ernst Casino Magic 1995 17 0 10 1,529 1,556 0 106.2
16 Louis Nicastro WMS Industries 1974 683 300 415 0 1,397 0 104.6
17 Thomas Yturbide Harvey's Casino Resorts 1993 400 148 804 0 1,352 110 117.0
18 William Malloy Scientific Games 1991 173 400 3 697 1,273 11,577 166.8
19 Thomas Gallagher Griffin Gaming & Entertainment 1995 200 181 13 833 1,227 53 152.3
20 Gary Primm Primadonna Resorts 1993 827 20 320 0 1,166 0 103.5
21 Thomas Long Argosy Gaming 1993 600 150 388 0 1,138 0 95.3
22 Paul Rubell Aztar 1990 516 0 586 0 1,102 2,961 117.6
23 Barron Hilton Hilton Hotels 1966 650 350 3 0 1,003 0 139.1
24 Jack Pratt Hollywood Casino 1993 566 205 226 0 997 0 86.7
25 Lorne Well Autotote 1992 409 0 547 0 956 347 91.9
26 Ronald Tassinari American Casino 1979 380 0 0 487 867 520 150.2
27 Lyle Berman Grand Casinos 1991 500 320 0 0 820 0 182.7
28 Craig Neilsen Ameristar Casinos 1993 375 375 28 0 778 0 95.1
29 Andrew Tompkins Lady Luck 1993 660 0 4 0 664 0 71.9
30 Michael Wordeman SoDak Gaming 1989 279 161 12 183 635 255 99.3
31 J. Kell Houssels Showboat 1995 328 240 51 0 618 845 150.1
32 Anthony Marnell Rio Hotel & Casino 1990 465 113 0 0 577 974 128.7
33 Stephen Vanderwoude Video Lottery Technology 1994 135 0 390 0 525 0 75.9
34 Edward Ellers President Riverboat Casinos 1995 360 140 4 0 504 347 63.3
35 Richard Gillman Bally Gaming 1991 496 0 0 0 496 0 94.2
36 Norbert Jansen Boardwalk Casino 1994 225 0 0 268 493 0 123.1
37 Pete Cladlanos Sands Regent 1978 364 58 0 0 422 0 84.2
38 R.D. Hubbard Hollywood Park 1991 400 0 0 0 400 0 128.8
39 Timothy Parrott Boomtown 1992 357 0 0 0 357 1,733 63.8
40 Thomas Martin Elsinore Corporation 1995 343 0 2 0 346 0 90.7
41 John Breeding Shuffle Master 1983 144 0 0 178 322 341 205.0
42 Paul Lowden Santa Fe Gaming 1993 315 0 5 0 319 0 51.1
43 Steven Weiss Casino Data Systems 1990 227 0 10 78 314 917 203.5
44 Albert Barber Stuart Entertainment 1994 300 0 0 0 300 338 114.1
45 David Thompson Mikohn Gaming 1988 291 0 2 0 293 0 43.8
46 Nathan Katz Global Casinos, Inc. 1993 123 0 0 130 253 0 22.1
47 Bradly Olah IGCA 1993 125 112 2 0 239 313 60.0
48 Paul Endy Paul-Son Gaming 1994 198 27 0 0 225 0 78.1
49 John Pilger Casino Resource 1984 178 0 0 36 214 53 159.2
50 John Acres Acres Gaming 1985 180 0 0 0 180 0 53.1
51 Robert Greenlee Black Hawk Gaming 1991 75 0 4 94 172 0 74.4
52 John Farahl Monarch Casino 1993 164 0 0 0 164 0 34.0
53 Frederick Brunn ILTS 1994 141 0 4 0 145 0 13.1
54 Charles Reddlen Europa Cruises 1992 125 0 0 0 125 0 3.1
55 Paul Montie Lone Star Casino 1992 114 0 0 0 114 0 .3

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