HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Casino operators, state
legislators, regulators and Wall Street analysts will share their expertise
with more than 300 attendees from 26 states at Pennsylvania Gaming Congress
2005 on Feb. 9.
The daylong conference will focus on topics including slot-machine
locations, revenue potential, operational challenges, regional impact,
investment climate, and lessons learned from other gaming markets.
In the featured panel, Pennsylvania political veteran Kenneth E. Davis
moderates the Government Leaders Forum with state Sens. Jay Costa Jr. and
Robert M. Tomlinson, Rep. Michael R. Veon, and Christopher Craig, chief
counsel to Sen. Vincent J. Fumo.
"Given the significant degree of legislative involvement in the
development of the new gaming law over the past several years, you will want
to be there to hear the first-hand accounts of the senators and
representatives who made it happen. You will also get a gaming lobbyist's
perspective on the creation of this new economic force in Pennsylvania," said
Davis, Managing Director of Public Affairs Management LLC, an organizing
sponsor of Pennsylvania Gaming Congress 2005.
The conference kicks off with a keynote address from American Gaming
Association President Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. Thomas A. Decker, chairman of
the new Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, will deliver the luncheon keynote
address.
Due to strong demand, pre-registration at the early-bird rate will end on
Feb. 1. After that date, only on-site registration will be available at the
host Hilton Harrisburg & Towers. To register, visit
http://www.pagamingcongress.com.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Conference 2005 major sponsor is Aristocrat
Technologies. Other sponsors are: A.C. Coin & Slot, Atronic, Bally Gaming &
Systems, Casino Career Institute at Atlantic Cape Community College, Cooper
Levenson, Cyberview Technology, Ernst & Young, Global Gaming Business Weekly,
Harrah's Entertainment, International Game Technology, JCM American Corp.,
Jefferies & Co., Konami Gaming, M/E Engineering, Mohegan Tribal Gaming
Authority, Radio PA Networks, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, SOSH
Architects, WBD Investment Group, and WMS Gaming.
Pennsylvania Gaming Congress 2005 is presented by Public Affairs
Management (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.