Key appointments at Fantini

Blake Weishaar has been promoted to editor of Fantini’s Gaming Report after serving as acting editor since October.

He had been a writer and senior writer in the four previous years. In his new role, Weishaar will be responsible for the daily Fantini’s Gaming Report, the monthly Fantini’s National Revenue Report and the Conference Call Reporting Service.

“Blake has demonstrated the leadership skills we need to take our enterprise to the next level,” CEO Frank Fantini said. “We look forward to Blake leading out editorial team.”

“It’s an honour to be selected as editor for Fantini and I plan to continue growing our services to investors and to the gaming industry,” Weishaar said. Weishaar will report to associate publisher Ashley Diem.

Elsewhere, Dylan Kaplan has joined Fantini Research as a writer and special projects specialist. Kaplan comes with several years of experience in marketing and communications for a variety of companies.

In his role, Kaplan will contribute to Fantini’s Gaming Report and lead in organising the publication of special reports and research projects. He will report to Blake Weishaar.