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EP #24 | ANDRE CARRIER | Road to CEO with Will Marlow

In this episode, Will talked to Andre Carrier, the CEO of Eureka Casino Resort, a 100% employee-owned family business. Andre experienced the changes in the industry first-hand; from lobbying for law changes, to the Internet revolutionizing the gambling world, he knows the inside-outs of it all. With his knowledge and constant awareness of employee’s needs, Andre helped build the Eureka Casino Resort into what it is today.

Andre talks about:
how the decision to enter Eureka into an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) was made;
how the arrival of Internet changed casino gambling;
the unexpected role of casinos in building social security;
how the pandemic changed the expectations of employees and the importance of work.

Timestamps:
00:00 - 00:42 Intro and preview
00:42 - 04:05 How Andre found himself in the casino business
04:10 - 07:24 What drove the changes in the laws when it comes to casino gaming industry
07:25 - 07:55 New Hampshire and its regulations about charitable gaming
07:56 - 08:36 Who decides where the donations go
11:14 - 13:11 Charitable gaming and Eureka’s core value
13:12 - 14:17 Royku shoutout
14:35 - 22:25 Influence of online gambling on traditional casinos
22:26 - 23:58 Tax revenue on online gambling
24:25 - 25:42 Ownership of a customer
27:00 - 28:10 Building a brand loyalty
28:14 - 37:35 Eureka’s story and decision to enter ESOP
37:48 - 40:18 Biggest challenges of implementing ESOP
40:19 - 41:51 Working with his business partner Greg Lee
41:54 - 48:04 Employee retention at Eureka and ways they worked to overcome pandemic challenges
49:35 - 54:33 Flexibility and work changes at Eureka
54:40 - 58:22 What’s next for Eureka Casino Resort
58:24 - 1:01:34 Biggest charitable casino and what it means for charities
1:01:37 - 1:03:13 Which companies should convert to ESOP
1:03:36 - 1:05:11 Growth trajectory of Eureka
1:05:12 - 01:06:05 Goodbyes and outro

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