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Executives to Analyze Regional Expansion at 12th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress, May 19-20

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., May 6 PRNewswire — Top executives whose companies are defining regional gaming markets from Maine to West Virginia to Florida will analyze the continuously changing - and increasingly competitive - eastern landscape at the 12th annual East Coast Gaming Congress, May 19-20 at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

Numerous eastern states are weighing gaming expansion, from the introduction of sports betting to live table games to racetrack slots. Invariably, one state's action triggers a neighboring state's reaction. In a special panel discussion titled "Gaming East: Manifest Destiny?" senior executives discuss the status and outlook for gaming operations and expansions throughout the East. Speaking on the panel are:

— William Bissett, President, Delaware North Cos. Gaming & Entertainment — John Finamore, Senior VP - Regional Operations, Penn National Gaming — Mark Giannantonio, President & COO, Tropicana Casino & Resort — Virginia McDowell, President & COO, Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. — Edward Sutor, President & CEO, Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment

New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine will deliver the East Coast Gaming Congress Keynote Address. Many other prominent industry leaders will speak at the conference including:

— Barry Cregan, President, Foxwoods Resort Casino — Kevin DeSanctis, President and Chief Operating Officer, Revel Entertainment — Mitchell Etess, Chief Executive Officer, Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority — Brian Hansberry, President and Chief Operating Officer, Seneca Gaming Corp. — Mark Juliano, Chief Executive Officer, Trump Entertainment — Linda Kassekert, Chair, New Jersey Casino Control Commission — Gary Loveman, President, CEO & Chairman, Harrah's Entertainment — Jim Murren, President and Chief Operating Officer, MGM Mirage — Keith Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Boyd Gaming — Timothy Wilmott, President and Chief Operating Officer, Penn National Gaming

The East Coast Gaming Congress opens with a golf outing sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment on May 19 at Atlantic City Country Club, followed by an evening reception at Cuba Libre at The Quarter inside Tropicana Casino Resort.

More than 500 executives, regulators, attorneys, equipment manufacturers, analysts, architects, vendors and other industry-related professionals will attend the conference. The full conference schedule and registration are available at c. For sponsorship information, contact Donna Vecere at dvecere@cooperlevenson.com

The East Coast Gaming Congress is organized and produced by Gaming Industry Observer, an award-winning publication produced by Spectrum Gaming Group; Commerce Bank; Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law; and SOSH Architects.

Other sponsors include AC Coin & Slot; ACCVA; Ainsworth Game Technology; Atlantic City Hotel & Lodging Assoc.; Bally Technologies; Cope Linder Architects; CRDA; DeLoitte & Touche USA LLP; Drexel University Hosp. & Gaming Program; Energenic; Ewing Cole; FutureLogic, Inc.; G2E; Gaming Laboratories International; Global Gaming Business Magazine; Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce; Harrah's Entertainment; IGT; JCM Global; Jefferies & Co.; LP Ciminelli; NJ Casino Control Commission; Progressive Gaming International; Richard Stockton College; SEMPEX Transportation; The Press of Atlantic City Media Group; US Bank.

SOURCE East Coast Gaming Congress

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