E. Brian Hansberry is group president of the Gaming division of Delaware North, a global leader in hospitality and entertainment.
Delaware North owns and operates a portfolio of successful regional destination casinos and gaming venues in eight states – New York, Illinois, Florida, Arizona, West Virginia, Arkansas, New Hampshire and Ohio – as well as in Australia. Delaware North also is the lead consultant on the Catawba Nation’s development and operation of a $700 million casino resort in North Carolina.
Hansberry has 40 years of senior-level leadership in the gaming industry, including president and chief executive officer positions. In 2009, he was recognized as one of the “Top 25 Executives to Watch” by Global Gaming Business, and his experience includes operations, strategic planning and capital development.
Since joining Delaware North in 2013, Hansberry has overseen significant growth of the gaming division, including the 2022 expansion of Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Ark.; the acquisition of a charitable casino in Nashua, New Hampshire, adding more than 500 historic horse racing (HHR) gaming machines and rebranding it as Gate City Casino; and the 2019 acquisition of a gaming destination in Darwin, Australia, renaming it Mindil Beach Casino Resort. In 2018 the company acquired Mardi Gras Casino & Resort near Charleston, W.V. In 2017 it opened Orange City Racing & Card Club, a state-of-the-art poker room near Orlando and acquired GEM Gaming, an Illinois video gaming terminal route operator. In 2013, the company developed and opened Miami Valley Gaming, a joint venture in Ohio with Churchill Downs Inc. that has continued to expand.
Under Hansberry, Delaware North launched an interactive gaming division in several states under its proprietary Betly brand, including in West Virginia where it also operates online casino gaming. Delaware North in 2016 acquired Ruby Seven Studios, an award-winning social casino developer.
Prior to joining Delaware North, Hansberry spent three years at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif., initially serving as general manager before accepting a promotion to chief operating officer after being credited with turning around the flagship property. From 2007 to 2009, Hansberry served as president and chief executive officer of Seneca Gaming Corp., overseeing Western New York casinos in Niagara Falls, Buffalo and Salamanca. Among his accomplishments there, Hansberry oversaw significant annual revenue growth and led the three-year development of a $350 million casino in Salamanca.
Hansberry began his career as a dealer at Resorts International’s casino in Atlantic City, N.J., where he gained experience in marketing, player development and administration before being promoted to operations assistant casino manager. He has also served as vice president of casino operations at Players Island Casino in Lake Charles, La.; director of operations at Isle of Capri Casino in Lake Charles; and casino manager at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.
A graduate of Rutgers University in New Jersey, Hansberry has held gaming licenses in New York, California, New Jersey and Louisiana. A supporter of the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara Falls and the United Way, he has also served on the boards of directors of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Seneca Diabetes Foundation, and the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce.