Ballito Umhl - NOV 2020

Promotion
There’s a new skipper on
board at Suncoast
When you work in the demanding world of casinos, hotels and entertainment, you need to be
rational and have a great sense of humour - qualities Suncoast’s new director of operations and
complex general manager has. We get to know the man behind the title.
ehind his mischievous
grin and Bristolian
humour, lurks a
level-headed man
who is able to make
informed decisions in
the fast-paced world of business and
entertainment. Adam MacIntyre has
been in the hotel and casino industry
for 31 years, and is proof of what he
believes - what you put in, you will reap.
Since his days as a casino dealer back in
Bristol in the UK, his hard work, effort
and continued commitment have led
him to running the pearl in the Tsogo Sun gaming crown, Suncoast.
Adam jumped at the opportunity to be part of Durban’s most loved entertainment
destination when Mike Dowsley, who steered the Suncoast ship for the last 17
years, was off on a new adventure. No stranger to the position, after helming the
Emnotweni Casino in Nelspruit since 2017, Adam is ecstatic to be working with a
world class team, providing a world class offering, and looks forward to being part of
Suncoast’s exciting future.
After growing up in West Wales and Bristol and starting his career in 1989, his
experience abroad included working for Stakis Hotels and contracts in Europe and
the UK. In 1992, his career started in South Africa at the Wild Coast Sun and, after six
years at the coast, he found himself in Gauteng. Adam was part of the opening team
and pit manager of The Dome and later Montecasino, the latter where he worked
his way to tables manager in 2007. Five years later, he was managing the tables
department at Gold Reef City Casino, until 2016, and then spent a year back at
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