Penn National Gaming Inc. said Wednesday that it will name Himbert Sinopoli general manager of a 1,500-slot machine casino it is building in Perryville in Cecil County. Sinopli will take the helm of the Hollywood Casino Perryville effective Feb. 1. The $97.5 million casino with 75,000 square feet of gaming space is expected to open in October as Maryland's first slots casino. Sinopoli has 15 years of gaming experience and is assistant general manager at Penn National's Argosy Casino Alton in Illinois. Penn National also is one of six bidders vying for Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park and the Preakness in Maryland, which are being auctioned by bankrupt Magna Entertainment Corp.

- Andrea K. Walker