HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- The 4th annual Pennsylvania
Gaming Congress is expanding its popular racing forum to include the entire
Mid- Atlantic region when the conference takes place February 25-26 at the
Whitaker Center and Harrisburg Hilton.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum, as the
event is now known, will include the panel sessions, "Racing Industry
Trends & Updates" and "Economic Impact of Gaming on the Racing Industry:
Promises Realized?" Confirmed racing forum speakers include:
-- Annie Allman, Vice President of Operations, Harrah's Chester Casino &
Racetrack
-- Bernard Daney, Chairman, Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission
-- John Finamore, Senior Vice President Regional Operations, Penn National
Gaming
-- Nicholas Hadgis, Dean, School of Hospitality Management, Widener
University
-- Shonette Harrison, Vice President Casino Marketing, Harrah's Chester
Casino & Racetrack
-- Jeff Lolli, Lecturer, Widener University School of Hospitality
Management
-- Joe Santanna, President and Chairman, National Horsemen's Benevolent &
Protective Association
-- Sal Sinatra, Director of Racing, Philadelphia Park
-- Daniel C. Tufano, Chief Administrative Officer, PA State Horse Racing
Commission
"Experts from throughout the industry will provide racing and gaming
professionals with critical insight into the latest economic, operational
and political trends and developments impacting the racetrack operations,"
said Mid-Atlantic Forum organizer Nicholas J. Hadgis, Dean of the Widener
University School of Hospitality Management.
Registration for the 4th annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-
Atlantic Racing Forum is available at early-bird rates at
pagamingcongress.com. The Harrisburg Hilton is offering a special
"Pennsylvania Gaming Congress" room rate by calling 800-HILTONS.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum will
feature dozens of expert speakers and a Luncheon Keynote Address by William
P. Weidner, President and Chief Operating Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp.,
whose company is building a destination gaming resort in Bethlehem, PA.
The event begins with the opening day racing program, sponsored by
Widener University, followed by an evening cocktail reception, sponsored by
MEI. The next day, attendees gather for the intensive, daylong gaming
conference.
The conference is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal
Education Board for 7.0 substantive credits.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum is
produced by Spectrum Gaming Group, an independent research and professional
services firm, and presented by Fox Rothschild, a full-service law firm
with one of the country's largest gaming practices. Other sponsors include
All Star Incentive Marketing; Bally Technologies; Casino Career Institute;
Casino Journal; Cope Linder; Gaming Industry Observer; Global Gaming
Business; IGT; JCM Global; Label Rite; LPCiminelli; MEI; Slot Manager;
South Jersey Industries; SOSH Architects; Top Flight Media; WMS.