HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania – (PRESS RELEASE) -- State Sen. Robert M. "Tommy"
Tomlinson, an architect of the Pennsylvania gaming act, will be a featured
speaker at the 2nd annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress on March 6-7.
Sen. Tomlinson, who engaged in a decade-long fight to authorize slot
machines at racetracks, was instrumental in crafting and passing Act 71, which
allows up to 61,000 slots in the Commonwealth. Gov. Ed Rendell signed the
legislation July 5, 2004, at a ceremony hosted by Sen. Tomlinson at
Philadelphia Park.
Sen. Tomlinson will be the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress keynote speaker at
the conference's Monday night reception at the Whitaker Center here.
More than 400 gaming-related professionals from 25 states and provinces
have registered to attend the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress, including
officials from all 20 applicants for Pennsylvania Category I and Category II
operator licenses.
The conference program includes sessions with Pennsylvania gaming
regulators, Pennsylvania racino operators, Wall Street analysts, diversity
experts, land-use and zoning experts, as well as the Keynote Luncheon and
Exhibition Area.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Congress takes place at the spacious Whitaker
Center and attached Harrisburg Hilton. Additional hotel rooms are available
at the neighboring Crowne Plaza Harrisburg by calling (717) 234-5021 and
asking for the "Pennsylvania Gaming Congress" rate.
Duane Morris LLP and Duane Morris Government Affairs are Presenting
Sponsors of the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress. Contributing sponsors are: A.C.
Coin & Slot, Aristocrat Technologies, Bally Gaming and Systems, Cooper
Levenson, Cope Linder Architects, Cyberview Technology, Ernst & Young, Gaming
Industry Observer, Global Gaming Business Weekly, International Game
Technology, JCM American, Jefferies & Co., Keystone Gaming Alliance, Konami
Gaming, Las Vegas Sands Corp., LPCiminelli Inc., MEI, Money Centers of
America, Pocono Manor Resort & Casino, Radio PA Networks, SOSH Architects,
Trump Entertainment Resorts, WMS Gaming and Vibrant Development.