Chairman
Bally’s Corporation
2019 - present
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Standard General
2007 - present
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Soo Kim
Chairman
Bally’s Corporation
Soo Kim is the chairman of the Bally Corporation, a role he has held since 2019. He is also a founding partner, managing partner, and Chief Investment Officer of the investment firm Standard General.
Career
Education
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Bachelor of Arts
Major Achievements
Soo Kim became an Independent Director of the Bally Corporation in 2016 and has been the company chairman since 2019.
He is also a founding Partner of Standard General, an investment firm based in New York. The firm takes a private equity-like approach to investing in public companies.
Awards & Recognition
Soo Kim has been a highly respected figure across multiple industries, not just iGaming. As a result, awards have come his way from a variety of sources. Here are some of the main ones:
- Soo Kim took home the Award for American Executive of the Year at the Global Gaming Awards 2021.
- Soo Kim also received an Excellence in Philanthropy Award from PISTE (Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork and Education), a community fencing programme that provides students with pathways to become champions, leaders, and scholars through the art of fencing.
Career Highlights
Soo Kim worked as an Analyst for the Capital Management Group at Bankers Trust Company between 1997 and 1999.
Kim is also a former board member of Greektown Superholdings and Media General, as well as a member of the Board of Managers of ALST Casino Holdco.
He would go on to Co-Found Cyrus Capital Partners and was in charge of special situations strategies at Och-Ziff Capital Management from 1999 to 2005, where he was a Principal and Co-Founder of the fixed-income business.
Kim is the Founding Partner of Standard General, an investment firm, and also serves as the firm’s Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer.
In August 2022, Bally’s signed a marketing partnership that designated Bally Bet as an official sports betting partner of the MLB World Series Championship – Bally’s first sports agreement in New York.
After completing the Tropicana Las Vegas takeover deal in September 2022, Bally’s started focusing on the upcoming casino at 777 West Chicago Avenue in River West. This state-of-the-art permanent facility is scheduled to open in June 2026 and is expected to achieve 4.5 million annual admissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who is Soo Kim, Chairman of Bally’s Corporation?
A: Soo Kim is the current chairman of the Bally Corporation in the USA (December 2025).
Q: What role does Soo Kim play in the growth and strategy of Bally’s Corporation?
A: Soo Kim serves as chairman of the Bally Corporation and helps drive the company’s continual growth through his investment firm, Standard General.
Q: How did Soo Kim’s investment firm, Standard General, become involved with Bally’s?
A: Standard General first became involved with Bally’s in 2016, when it acquired a stake in Twin River Worldwide Holdings.
Q: What acquisitions and expansions has Bally’s pursued under Soo Kim’s leadership?
A: Soo Kim’s involvement with Bally’s through Standard General has led to multiple mergers and acquisitions. These include the acquisition of prime real estate on the Las Vegas Strip, in the form of the Tropicana Resort & Casino, and the gaming technology provider Gamesys.
Q: How has Soo Kim influenced Bally’s position in the global gaming and entertainment industry?
A: There are several reasons why Soo Kim’s influence on Bally’s success has been so significant. He has been instrumental in the redevelopment of the former Tropicana site into two new 3,000-room hotels and a 2,500-seat entertainment venue. He has also championed Bally’s ‘always on’ entertainment strategy and helped Bally’s gain a foothold in the competitive New York City gaming market.
