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Riverwalk Casino names new revenue audit manager

MISSISSIPPI -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Rob Long, President and General Manager of Riverwalk Casino and Hotel, today announces the appointment of Yolonda Lawyer Major as Revenue Audit Manager.

Major has fifteen years experience in gaming management. She began with Harrah's Entertainment in Vicksburg as an Income Control Auditor and has also worked as Revenue Audit Supervisor. Most recently, she was with Southland Gaming Park and Racetrack in West Memphis, Arkansas, as Revenue Audit Manager.

Major received recognition as Supervisor of the Quarter and has been Employee Roundtable Representative. She has also participated in Employee Focus Groups. Major holds an Associate Degree in Computer Science from Phillips College.

"We are delighted to add Yolonda to our finance team. Her experience will enable her to provide strong leadership in revenue audit," Long said.

Riverwalk Casino is a multi-use development and estimates the creation of more than 400 new jobs for the local market. A "riverside park" experience unique to Vicksburg's surrounding area is a premier design element of the development. The riverbank site is south of the Mississippi River bridges, just off Warrenton Road.

Design of the project is executed by Foil Wyatt Architects & Planners, P.A., of Jackson, Mississippi. Benchmark Construction of Jackson, Mississippi is the construction contractor.

Grand Opening for Riverwalk Casino is scheduled for Fall, 2008.

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