HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Chairman Thomas A. Decker, American Gaming Association President Frank J.
Fahrenkopf Jr., and Harrah's Entertainment Chief Operating Officer Timothy J.
Wilmott are among the distinguished speakers who will participate in
Pennsylvania Gaming Congress 2005 on Feb. 9.
Other conference speakers include influential Pennsylvania state
legislators, five of the most respected Wall Street gaming analysts,
regulators from three states, casino operators, and slot-machine
manufacturers.
"This conference is designed to offer insights into how gaming will take
shape in Pennsylvania, and to point out the challenges and opportunities. We
have put together a roster of speakers with the experience and knowledge to
provide that insight," said Michael Pollock, Managing Director of Spectrum
Gaming Group LLC, producer of the conference.
The complete roster of speakers is available at:
http://www.pagamingcongress.com.
The intensive, daylong Pennsylvania Gaming Congress takes place at the
Hilton Harrisburg & Towers. Additional hotel rooms are available at the Crowne
Plaza Harrisburg. Registration is available at the early-bird rate by visiting
the conference Web site.
Aristocrat Technologies is the major sponsor. The conference kicks off
with a Feb. 8 cocktail reception sponsored by International Game Technology.
Other Pennsylvania Gaming Congress sponsors are: A.C. Coin & Slot Service
Co., Atronic, Bally Gaming & Systems, Casino Career Institute at Atlantic Cape
Community College, Cooper Levenson, Cyberview Technology, Ernst & Young,
Harrah's Entertainment, Global Gaming Business Weekly, JCM American Corp.,
Jefferies & Co., Konami Gaming, M/E Engineering, Mohegan Tribal Gaming
Authority, Radio PA Networks, SOSH Architects, WBD Investment Group, and WMS
Gaming.
Pennsylvania Gaming Congress 2005 is presented by Public Affairs
Management LLC (http://www.publicaffairsmgt.com), a leading government
relations firm in Pennsylvania, and Duane Morris LLP
(http://www.duanemorris.com), an international law firm based in Philadelphia.
The organizing producers are Michael Pollock's Gaming Industry Observer
(http://www.gamingobserver.com), an award-winning newsletter prized for
expertise in Northeast gaming, and Spectrum Gaming Group LLC
(http://www.spectrumgaming.com), a full-service international gaming
consultancy.
Spectrum has performed extensive work in Pennsylvania, and has developed a
team to focus on much-needed economic-impact and feasibility studies. Team
members include former Atlantic City Mayor James Whelan, a conference speaker,
and former Atlantic City Planning Director Kenneth Platt, PhD.