Top Industry CEOs to Present at 2012 East Coast Gaming Congress & Hospitality Forum


ATLANTIC CITY, NJ--(Marketwire - May 3, 2012) - Seven of the gaming industry's most respected CEOs will make individual presentations at the 16th annual East Coast Gaming Congress & Hospitality Forum, which takes place May 16 and 17 at the spectacular new Revel resort in Atlantic City, The CEO presentations will cover the critical and provocative issues impacting the gaming industry today. The speakers include:

  • Scott C. Butera, Chief Executive Officer and President, Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise, Inc.
  • Kevin DeSanctis, CEO, Revel Entertainment
  • Mitchell Grossinger Etess, Chief Executive Officer, Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
  • Robert F. Griffin, CEO, Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc.
  • Gary Loveman, President and CEO, Caesars Entertainment
  • Virginia McDowell, President/CEO of Isle of Capri Casinos
  • Timothy J. Wilmott, President and Chief Operating Officer, Penn National Gaming Inc.

The two-day event opens with the newly added Hospitality Forum, at which experts will discuss topics including tourism in a gaming market and non-gaming amenities. Liza Cartmell, CEO of the newly formed Atlantic City Alliance, will deliver the Hospitality Forum Keynote. The Atlantic City Hospitality Tradeshow joins ECGC this year on May 16 -- visit www.acchamber.com or www.achla.org for more information.

Following the Hospitality Forum is the always-popular evening reception at the Pool at Revel, sponsored by the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority, and is followed by the intensive, daylong conference on the 17th.

More than 600 gaming operators, equipment manufacturers, regulators, attorneys, architects, analysts, public officials, investors and other gaming-related professionals are attending the East Coast Gaming Congress. The full conference schedule and registration are available at www.ecgc.us. Early-bird registration savings will be honored until advance registration is closed on the afternoon of Monday, May 14.

The ECGC conference has been approved for 4.8 Continuing Legal Education Credits ("CLE") in New Jersey, and 4.0 CLE credits in Pennsylvania, making it a must-attend event for gaming-law professionals.

The conference also will include a regional panel covering the competitive challenges and outlook in the Mid-Atlantic region, the always-popular Wall Street panel featuring the industry's leading Wall Street analysts, and a panel on the potential impacts of the legalization of Internet gaming.

The East Coast Gaming Congress & Hospitality Forum is organized and produced by Spectrum Gaming Group, an independent research and professional services firm; Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law; SOSH Architects; and Topeka Capital Markets. For more information visit www.ecgc.us and for sponsorship information, contact Donna Vecere at dvecere@cooperlevenson.com.