The organisers of Global Gaming Expo, the Las Vegas trade show in November, are to honour Roger Thomas, executive vice president of design for Wynn Design and Development, with the 2009 Sarno Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his significant career achievements in the field of casino resort interior design.
Thomas will be presented with the award during the casino design conference at G2E 2009 on November 16 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.
In his current position with Wynn, Thomas has designed and created interior spaces for some of the world’s most iconic casino resorts, including Wynn Las Vegas, Encore Las Vegas and Wynn Macau. He is currently overseeing the interior design for Encore at Wynn Macau, which is slated to open in May 2010.
Prior to joining Wynn, Thomas was senior vice president and director of interior design for Atlandia Design, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirage Resorts, and served as principal of Thomas Design Group, an operating unit within Atlandia.
Thomas Design Group created the interior designs for such notable casino resorts as Bellagio, The Mirage and Treasure Island Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip and the Golden Nugget Casinos located in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada.
