MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (January 22, 2018) – Hollywood Casino St. Louis, a Penn National Gaming property in Maryland Heights, has hired Michael Jerlecki as its new Vice President and General Manager. Jerlecki is in the process of relocating to St. Louis from Las Vegas. He has more than twenty-four years of gaming and hospitality industry experience with publicly traded and privately held companies and in Native American gaming in the areas of Executive Administration, Marketing, and Operations, including nine years with MGM and, most recently, nine years with Station Casinos. He last served as Vice President and General Manager of Boulder Station and the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Jerlecki holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Finance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and received his Masters of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Business in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
“I am humbled and honored to be joining Hollywood Casino St. Louis. Being a part of North America’s premier regional gaming operator and industry-leading performer, Penn National Gaming, is a fantastic opportunity. I am confident my skills and experience will align nicely with the vision and leadership our company has shown over the past 40+ years. The team members and community have been very welcoming and warm, and for that I am very grateful."
