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Dining, Retail Spotlighted at Gaming Congress

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – (PRESS RELEASE)-- From Seminole Paradise at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida, to The Quarter at Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, to Mohegan After Dark at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, an important trend is emerging: Retail, dining and entertainment have become critical to the success of the gaming industry.

Five nationally respected experts in these fields will analyze the synergies between gaming operations and nongaming amenities at the 10th annual East Coast Gaming Congress, May 22-23 at the House of Blues here.

Joining the roundtable discussion "Outside The Box: The Need for Nongaming" are:

-- Chuck Bragitikos, President, Vibrant Development

-- Jonathan Cordish, Vice President, The Cordish Company

-- Joseph Kaczorowski, President, House of Blues Entertainment

-- John Strawn, CEO, Robert Trent Jones II

-- Thomas Sykes, Partner, SOSH Architects

The panel will be moderated by Thomas Carver, Executive Director of the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, which has played a crucial role in the nongaming growth of Atlantic City.

"The evolution of nongaming amenities is leading to sweeping changes in the gaming industry. Everyone involved with, or impacted by, these industry- changing trends will learn from this panel of esteemed experts," said Brian Ford, Director of Gaming Industry Services for conference co-producer Ernst & Young.

The signature event of the East Coast Gaming Congress is the "Industry Leaders Forum," moderated by American Gaming Association President and CEO Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. The participants are:

-- James Allen, CEO, Seminole Gaming

-- Peter M. Carlino, CEO, Penn National Gaming

-- Gary Loveman, Chairman, CEO & President, Harrah's Entertainment

-- James J. Murren, President, CFO & Treasurer, MGM Mirage

-- James B. Perry, CEO & President, Trump Entertainment Resorts

-- Keith E. Smith, President & COO, Boyd Gaming

The East Coast Gaming Congress is produced by SOSH Architects, Cooper Levenson, Gaming Industry Observer and Ernst & Young. Sponsors include A.C. Coin & Slot, Ainsworth Game Technology, Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority, Bally Technologies, Commerce Bank, Gaming Laboratories International, Global Gaming Business Magazine, International Game Technology, JCM American Corp., Jefferies & Co., MEI, New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Progressive Gaming International, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, South Jersey Industries, Sprint Nextel, and Vibrant Development.

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