Greg Hinton serves as Vice President of Finance at Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana, the Cordish Companies’ gaming, hotel, and entertainment property in Bossier City. Hinton was appointed to the role in October 2024, ahead of the property’s opening, and oversees financial operations across accounting, analytics, the casino cage, income and revenue auditing, count room operations, purchasing and warehousing, and scheduling. He is responsible for financial strategy and reporting that supports the property’s day-to-day operational management.

Hinton joined the property during its pre-opening phase and was responsible for building out its finance function ahead of the February 2025 launch — one of the largest single gaming investments in the Shreveport-Bossier market’s history.

Career History

Hinton’s career spans more than four decades in finance, consulting, and casino operations — beginning in public accounting in 1983, moving through a stint in management consulting, and then into a nearly twenty-year run of CFO- and GM-level roles across Gulf Coast and Mid-South gaming properties. Dates below are shown where a source specifies them; where only one source gives a date or figure, that is noted rather than presented as independently confirmed.

  • Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana — Vice President of Finance (joined October 2024–present). Confirmed via company press materials. Led pre-opening financial planning for the $270+ million property ahead of its February 2025 opening and now manages ongoing financial operations.
  • Landry’s, Inc. — Area Director of Finance, Galveston market (reported dates: 2023–October 2024). Employer and role confirmed via company press materials and business-data listings; the specific start/end dates come from a single source.
  • Louisiana Downs Casino and Racetrack — Chief Financial Officer (reported date: joined 2022). Role confirmed across multiple sources; the 2022 start date is reported by a single source.
  • PMI Resource, LLC — Financial Controller (reported dates: 2020–2022). Employer confirmed via multiple business-data sources; role scope (cost controls, financial reporting systems) is reported by a single source and has not been independently corroborated.
  • Coushatta Casino Resort (Kinder, Louisiana) — Chief Financial Officer (reported dates: 2019–2020). The role itself is corroborated by more than one source; the specific tenure dates come from a single source.
  • Margaritaville Resort Casino (Bossier City) — Chief Financial Officer & Senior Director of Finance. Multiple sources confirm this role. Hinton is reported to have supported due diligence connected to the property’s later sale to Penn National Gaming; that specific detail comes from a single source and is not independently confirmed.
  • Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa (Greenville, Mississippi, part of Churchill Downs Incorporated) — President and General Manager (reported dates: 2014–2015). Confirmed across multiple sources. A single source additionally credits him with revenue growth and operational efficiencies at the property’s 33,000-square-foot casino floor during this period; that specific characterization is not independently corroborated.
  • Penn National Gaming, Inc. — Vice President and General Manager (reported date: joined 2012). Employer and title confirmed via company press materials; a single source further describes the property as a 54,000-square-foot casino resort with roughly 625 employees, and credits Hinton with applying Lean Six Sigma methods to generate about $600,000 in annual savings there. None of those specific figures have surfaced in a second independent source.
  • Caesars Entertainment, Inc. / Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. — Held multiple executive-level finance and operations roles over the course of his time with the company; company press materials confirm his tenure there in general terms. A single business-data/trade source lays out a more specific progression — Regional Director of Planning & Analysis (from around 2006), promoted to Vice President of Finance (2007), then Assistant General Manager (2010) — and credits him with managing three casino resorts generating a combined $400+ million in revenue and leading cost reductions of more than $60 million. This detailed breakdown and its figures are reported by only one source and have not been independently verified.
  • Accenture — Partner, Finance and Performance Management (reported dates: 1998–2006). This entire eight-year chapter, including a claim that Hinton grew a multinational consulting practice’s revenue by 600% and led enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations for Fortune 500 clients, appears in only one source (the Gambling Insider executive profile) and could not be independently corroborated elsewhere. It is included here for completeness but should be treated as reported rather than confirmed.
  • Ernst & Young (EY) — Senior Manager, finance and tax optimization services. Reported by a single source; not independently confirmed elsewhere.
  • Price Waterhouse — Began his career in 1983; company press materials confirm the 1983 start date. A single source additionally describes his title there as Senior Manager through 1997; that detail has not been independently corroborated.

Key Achievements & Recognition

Confirmed via multiple sources:

  • Led pre-opening financial planning for the $270+ million Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana, which opened February 13, 2025, as the first land-side casino in the Shreveport-Bossier market.
  • Built and led the finance function across a multi-department casino operation spanning cage operations, revenue auditing, and purchasing at a large new-build gaming property.
  • Progressed from public-accounting roles into CFO- and GM-level positions across multiple regional casino operators (Louisiana Downs, Coushatta, Margaritaville, Harlow’s, Penn National), reflecting a long, cross-property finance and operations career in the US gaming industry.

Reported by a single source, not independently corroborated:

  • Grew a multinational consulting practice’s revenue by 600% over eight years as a Partner at Accenture (1998–2006).
  • Managed three Caesars Entertainment/Harrah’s casino resorts generating a combined $400+ million in revenue, and led operational cost reductions totaling more than $60 million.
  • Applied Lean Six Sigma methodologies at a 54,000-square-foot, roughly 625-employee Penn National Gaming property to generate approximately $600,000 in annual savings.
  • Contributed to due-diligence work connected to Margaritaville Resort Casino’s sale to Penn National Gaming.
  • Holds CPA and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certifications (see Education section).

These single-sourced figures are plausible given Hinton’s documented roles and are consistent with the general shape of his career, but they should be treated as reported rather than confirmed until a second independent source surfaces.

Education & Professional Credentials

Company press materials confirm Hinton holds an MBA in finance, marketing, and strategy from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University, and a certification in hospitality, tourism, and casino management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Two additional credentials are reported by a single source and are not independently confirmed: a Bachelor of Arts from Washington State University, and professional designations as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Company Background: Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana

Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana is a $270+ million gaming, dining, hotel, and entertainment property developed by The Cordish Companies (through its Cordish Gaming Group division) in Bossier City, Louisiana, along the Red River and adjacent to Shreveport. It opened to the public on February 13, 2025, becoming the first land-side casino in the Shreveport-Bossier market.

The property features:

  • More than 47,000 square feet of gaming space
  • Over 1,000 slot machines and electronic table games
  • More than 40 live-action table games
  • A DraftKings-branded sportsbook
  • A 549–550-room upscale hotel with a resort pool and fitness center
  • A 25,000-square-foot Event Center for concerts and conventions

The Cordish Companies has developed and operated Live!-branded casino resorts in multiple US states, including Maryland and Pennsylvania. John J. Chaszar serves as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Louisiana property.

Involvement in the US Gambling Market

Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana’s opening was framed by state and local officials as a significant economic development for northwest Louisiana. According to company projections cited in press materials, the property is expected to generate roughly $35 million in gaming tax revenue for Bossier City and more than $168 million for the state of Louisiana within its first five years of operation, while supporting more than 750 permanent jobs and approximately $34 million annually in combined salaries, wages, and tips.

As the property’s Vice President of Finance, Hinton’s role sits at the center of managing that financial performance — a position that connects directly to how the casino contributes to Louisiana’s regulated gaming tax base and to the broader Shreveport-Bossier hospitality economy. His earlier CFO- and GM-level roles at Louisiana Downs, Coushatta Casino Resort, and Margaritaville Resort Casino also place him among a group of long-tenured finance executives across Louisiana’s commercial and tribal gaming markets.

FAQ

Who is Greg Hinton? Greg Hinton is Vice President of Finance at Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana in Bossier City, a gaming and hospitality executive with a finance and operations career dating back to 1983.

What company does Greg Hinton work for? Hinton works for Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana, a property owned and operated by The Cordish Companies’ Cordish Gaming Group.

What does Greg Hinton do as VP of Finance? He oversees financial operations across accounting, analytics, the casino cage, revenue auditing, count room operations, purchasing, and scheduling, and leads financial strategy for the property.

When did Greg Hinton join Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana? He joined in October 2024, ahead of the property’s February 2025 opening, and led pre-opening financial planning for the $270+ million project.

Where did Greg Hinton work before Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana? Immediately prior, he was Area Director of Finance for Landry’s in the Galveston market. Earlier in his career he held CFO and general manager roles at Louisiana Downs, Coushatta Casino Resort, Margaritaville Resort Casino, Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa, and Penn National Gaming.

How many years of experience does Greg Hinton have? More than four decades in finance and gaming, dating back to the start of his career at Price Waterhouse in 1983. Some sources describe his gaming-industry experience specifically as spanning over 35 years.

What is Greg Hinton’s educational background? Company press materials confirm an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, a B.S. in Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University, and a hospitality/casino management certification from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A Bachelor of Arts from Washington State University and CPA/Lean Six Sigma Black Belt designations are reported by only one source and are not independently confirmed.

Is Greg Hinton a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)? This is reported by a single source (Gambling Insider) and has not been independently verified elsewhere.