Steve Karoul is recognized throughout the world today as one of the leading Casino Marketing professionals in the gaming industry. Steve is a seasoned casino resort executive with over 40 years of hands-on experience working for the best casino resorts in the world including Caesars World, Las Vegas Sands, Sun City, Ciragan Palace, the Greenbriar, the Ritz Club in London, and Foxwoods Casino Resort. He is viewed as an expert on international business as well as every segment of casino marketing. Steve most recently worked in both Macau and in Singapore and was employed by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation as Sr. VP Strategic Casino Marketing. He was part of the senior management team that successfully opened the US $5.5 billion Marina Bay Sands integrated casino resort in Singapore. He was the past President & CEO of the Ciragan Palace Casino, located in an original Ottoman Empire palace in Istanbul, Turkey. The Ciragan Palace was voted as one of the top ten, most elegant casinos in the world by Conde Nast Travel Magazine. At the same time, the Ciragan Palace Hotel was also ranked as the #3 rated hotel in the entire world. Steve lived in South Africa and helped to position and market the world famous Sun City Casino Resort internationally. Additionally, he has conducted casino marketing activities in well over 125 different countries. He has an extensive international network of friends and personal contacts that he has developed and maintained throughout the years. This experience has enabled him to understand all specialized market segments of the casino business as well as to deal with extremely large, high net worth individuals. He is a recognized authority on both International Business and Casino Marketing. Steve was previously employed for over eight years as Vice President of Casino Marketing for the Foxwoods Casino Resort which is the largest casino resort in North America. Steve is also an educator, a lecturer and an author who writes for numerous casino publications including Global Gaming Business, Urbino, Indian Gaming, Casino Life, Casino Enterprise Management, Gaming for Africa and Inside Asian Gaming often injecting his own hands-on experiences. In addition, Steve is a listed Casino Consultant with several top advisory groups offering advice to large Hedge Funds, Banks and Financial Institutions. Steve is a leading independent casino consultant and expert witness experienced in all aspects of casinos and luxury resort operations.