Tomlinson
to Speak at Pennsylvania Gaming Congress
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.
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