Chairman
CEO

Anthony A. Marnell III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marnell Companies. Anthony is responsible for all the Marnell Family of Companies including his primary company, Marnell Gaming Management, LLC and Marnell Gaming, LLC., of which he is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Anthony began his career in the gaming industry in 1995 and held the position of Corporate Vice President of Marketing for the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and Vice President of VIP Marketing for Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Subsequently, Anthony founded TRIRIGA, a global leader in integrated workplace management software in 1999. Under Anthony’s direction,TRIRIGA went from an industry start-up to a global leader in integrated workplace management software and sold to IBM in 2011. He returned to the casino & hospitality industry during that time by acquiring the Saddle West Casino & RV Resort in Pahrump, NV in 2005 and the Colorado Belle & Edgewater Hotel Casinos in Laughlin, NV in 2006 and sold to Golden Entertainment Inc. in 2019. Anthony’s vision of a luxury resort led him to develop the M Resort from conceptual design to creation. The M Resort Spa Casino opened on time and under budget in 2009.  In 2016, Marnell Gaming purchased and operated the Nugget Casino Resort located in Sparks, NV. and sold the Sparks Nugget to Century Casino’s in 2022.

With the expansive knowledge and experience in hospitality and gaming of his team, Anthony re-enters the tribal gaming industry where he had previously and successfully managed the Valley View Casino located near San Diego, CA. and served as member of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians Executive Committee 2002-2005. Anthony’s team worked with the 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians and their two properties, Spotlight 29 and Tortoise Rock Casinos as a consultant on gaming operations and a complete casino remodel of the Spotlight 29 casino.  Marnell Gaming Management, LLC currently is an approved NIGC Manager for the Cowlitz Tribe in Ridgefield, Washington managing the ilani Casino Resort. Marnell Gaming Management is also working with the Native Village of Eklutna to develop and manage the first tribal casino in the Anchorage, Alaska area.

In 2009, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons named Anthony to the Nevada State Board of Equalization. Eager to continue to make a difference in the community, he accepted the nomination and joined the five-member board and served the Nevada State Board of Equalization until 2013. In 2014, Anthony was appointed to the Nevada State Athletic Commission by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval.  Anthony was reappointed to the Nevada State Athletic Commission by Governor Steve Sisolak and was also reappointed by Governor Joe Lombardo.  Anthony has served as Chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission four times during his tenure with the commission. Anthony served on the Board of Directors for Golden Gaming Entertainment from 2019 to 2024, and currently serves as a board member of the Marnell Foundation which supports various charitable causes.

Taking an active role in the Las Vegas community, Anthony also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada and is also a board member of Tuscany Research Institute, a non-profit organization for the preservation of the wetlands, upland and fisheries habitats.

‍Accreditation

‍Anthony earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.