Pechanga Resort Casino Launches Global Gaming Women Chapter to Target Leadership Imbalance
TL;DR — Pechanga Resort Casino has formed a Global Gaming Women chapter with nearly 25 women in supervisory roles already participating. The first event was a golf clinic that connected staff across departments. It responds to 2023 AGA data showing women at 48% of the workforce but only 30% in leadership.
SCCG Take — This tribal casino program directly confronts the leadership drop-off with internal mentorship structures. Similar chapters could help operators retain and promote female talent at scale.
Pechanga Resort Casino has sponsored Global Gaming Women and formed its own chapter at the property. The sponsorship creates dedicated channels for mentorship, education, networking and leadership development for women in supervisory positions.
Nearly 25 women have already joined. The chapter’s first event was a one-hour golf skills tune-up clinic conducted with professionals from Journey at Pechanga, including LPGA professional Ashley Tang. Participants spanned food and beverage management, culinary, casino management, finance, marketing, hotel operations and human resources.
Closing the Leadership Gap
A 2023 study by the American Gaming Association, as detailed in reporting by Indian Gaming, shows women comprise about 48 percent of the gaming industry workforce. The figure drops to 30 percent for managers, senior-level officials and executives, with men at 70 percent.
Chapter organizers state the primary goal is representation and mentorship for women seeking to advance. “To me, this is all about having appropriate representation for our future leaders,” said Shauna Anton, Chief Financial Officer at Pechanga Resort Casino. “As I was moving through my career, there were very few women in any leadership roles at gaming establishments. It’s great to see the needle moving, though through opportunities such as the Global Gaming Women chapter at Pechanga, we can further do the work needed to move that needle even more. I’m so happy Pechanga sees and supports this opportunity.”
“The golf outing proved a great way to connect with some of the women here I wouldn’t ordinarily have a reason to converse or interact with on a professional basis,” said Catie Pham, Digital Marketing Manager at Pechanga Resort Casino. “I’m looking forward to learning more from the strong women here who’ve paved their own way in gaming and finding out what I can learn from them as I continue my career here.”
Additional events and learning sessions are scheduled. Organizers expect the chapter to expand as more women at the resort learn of its offerings.
Targeting Representation at Scale
Reporting: Indian Gaming
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Tribal property builds internal mentorship infrastructure to fix the leadership drop-off — a retention play that scales if replicated.
We see operators lose talent they spent years developing because there's no pipeline. Pechanga is building structure around that pipeline — mentorship, cross-departmental networking, deliberate promotion pathways. If this chapter model works at property level, it's replicable across tribal and commercial portfolios. That's competitive advantage in a tight labor market.
- 25 women in supervisory roles joined; first event was cross-departmental golf clinic
- AGA data: women 48% of gaming workforce but only 30% of leadership roles
- Chapter focuses on mentorship, networking, and promotion pathways at property level
SCCG angle: SCCG works with tribal and commercial operators on talent strategy and organizational development. When clients want to implement mentorship frameworks or chapter models that actually stick, we connect them to properties doing it right and help structure programs that fit their culture and scale.
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