-- Shonette Harrison, VP Casino Marketing, Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack -- Jeff Lolli, Senior Lecturer in the School of Hospitality Management, Widener University -- Christopher McErlean, Vice President Racing, Penn National Gaming -- Mark A. McDermott, Executive Secretary, Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association -- Tom Osiecki, President and General Manager, Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs Casinos -- Michael J. Tanner, Executive Vice President, US Trotting AssociationHundreds of casino operators, slot manufacturers, regulators, attorneys and other gaming-related professionals will attend the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Racing Forum. The conference has again been approved for 7.0 Continuing Law Education ("CLE") credits by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board, making it a must-attend event for gaming-law professionals throughout the state. The two-day event begins February 22 with the Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum and evening conference cocktail reception, followed the next day by the intensive daylong gaming conference. A detailed conference agenda and registration is available at www.pagamingcongress.com. Rooms are available at the integrated Radisson Hotel Valley Forge at a special conference rate by calling 610-337-2000. The Valley Forge Convention Center is conveniently located just 5 minutes from the world-famous King of Prussia Mall, 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, and 30 minutes from Philadelphia International Airport. The Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum is presented by the Fox Rothschild law firm with major sponsorship from Widener University School of Hospitality Management. Other conference sponsors include AC Coin & Slot, Casino Enterprise Management, Casino Journal, Casino Career Institute, Energenic, Gaming Industry Observer, Heeter Direct, JFF Uniforms, LP Ciminelli, and Southwest Surveillance Systems. For sponsorship information, contact pgc@spectrumgaming.com. The Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum is produced and organized by Spectrum Gaming Group, an independent research and consulting firm that serves public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum Takes Center Stage at 6th Annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum, February 22-23
| Source: Spectrum Gaming Group
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA--(Marketwire - January 27, 2010) - The rising fortunes of the Mid-Atlantic
racing industry and its nexus with the gaming industry will be a focal
point of the 6th annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-Atlantic Racing
Forum, which takes place February 22-23 at the Valley Forge Convention
Center in King of Prussia, PA.
The Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum, sponsored by the Widener University School
of Hospitality Management, begins with a keynote address by Michael Dillon,
Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania State Racing Commission. Expert
panelists will then discuss "Racing Industry Update and Trends" and "Racing
and Gaming: Do They Work Together?"
"We will examine the critical trends and outlook for the racing industries
throughout the entire region and analyze what gaming has done -- or could
do -- for racing in those states," said Forum moderator Nicholas Hadgis,
Dean of the School of Hospitality Management, Widener University.
Confirmed panelists include: