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Aleksandar Marinov

Aleksandar Marinov

Casino Manager
Sofia

Summary

Experienced casino manager with strong managerial skills.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Game Project Manager

Merit Capital Partners
01.2025 - Current
  • Creating a poker room from scratch and managing a staff of over 30 people
  • Designing rules and procedure - game and security oriented
  • Finding and hiring staff, for the designated positions in the poker room
  • Running a number of big international poker events in cooperation with Merit Poker Cyprus
  • Ensuring the day-to-day operation of the poker room and smooth running of the games
  • Customized game and promotional offerings to players
  • Increased overall revenue of the casino

Poker Room Manager /Poker Tournament Director

Palms Royale Sofia
Sofia
09.2022 - 01.2025
  • Managing a poker room with over 40 dealers and floor staff
  • Trained new dealers and poker room staff
  • Directed numerous big international tournament and events
  • Ensured full compliance with gaming regulations and internal control at all times
  • Implemented procedures, that reduced fraud,collusion and rule violations
  • Handled player disputes and security incidents in a professional manner, minimizing escalations and complaints

Pit Boss

Monte Casino
Sofia
07.2021 - 08.2022

Training poker and casino dealers, establishing and designing the soon-to-be opened poker room, creating rules and procedures for the poker room

Technical assistant / Project manager

EGT Interactive
Sofia
10.2020 - 04.2021
  • Creating a casino operation from scratch.
  • Managing a staff of over 20 people.
  • Establishing rules, game procedures, schedules for the personnel.
  • Syncing the operation with the rest of the divisions of the company on a weekly basis.
  • Training new dealers

Pitboss / Tournament director

Casino Sofia International
Sofia
08.2013 - 01.2020
  • Managing a staff of over 30 people and all the duties, comprising the job portfolio - scheduling, training, managing etc.
  • Managing poker tournaments and actively creating schedules for such events in the casino.

Manager / Tournament director

Casino EFBET
Kulata
12.2012 - 08.2013
  • Managing a staff of around 20 people.
  • Conducting interviews and training for the new casino dealers.
  • Managing poker tournaments.

Dealer / Tournament director

Casino Capitol Radisson Blu
Sofia
10.2010 - 12.2012
  • Managing poker tournaments.
  • Inspecting cash games.
  • Dealing occasionally Texas Hold'em.

Dealer

Casino London
Sofia
03.2008 - 10.2010
  • Dealing and inspecting all the casino games.

Slot attendant

VIP Casino Kempinski
Sofia
09.2007 - 03.2008
  • Attending and managing a slot room of around 50 machines.

Education

Software Engineering

Software University
Sofia
02.2026

BA - Tourism

Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Sofia
02.2026

Skills

Game development

Game balancing

Teamwork and collaboration

Customer service

Strategic thinking

Problem-solving

Multitasking

Problem-solving abilities

Decision-making

Time management abilities

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Timeline

Game Project Manager

Merit Capital Partners
01.2025 - Current

Poker Room Manager /Poker Tournament Director

Palms Royale Sofia
09.2022 - 01.2025

Pit Boss

Monte Casino
07.2021 - 08.2022

Technical assistant / Project manager

EGT Interactive
10.2020 - 04.2021

Pitboss / Tournament director

Casino Sofia International
08.2013 - 01.2020

Manager / Tournament director

Casino EFBET
12.2012 - 08.2013

Dealer / Tournament director

Casino Capitol Radisson Blu
10.2010 - 12.2012

Dealer

Casino London
03.2008 - 10.2010

Slot attendant

VIP Casino Kempinski
09.2007 - 03.2008

BA - Tourism

Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Software Engineering

Software University
Aleksandar MarinovCasino Manager