42 regulators from 18 states signed up for January’s National Council of Legislators from Gaming States Winter Meeting
Host Harrah‘s New Orleans will see record turnouts for next year’s National Council of Legislators from Gaming States Winter Meeting which runs from January 4 to 6 next year.
The organisers report that a record 42 senior legislators from 18 US states has signed up for the bi-annual event.
NCLGS William P. Coley II, a Senator from Ohio said: “These are the legislators who will be determining gaming policy in their respective states throughout the country, and we invite everyone who is interested in great public policy to join us in New Orleans.”
More than 200 attendees are expected to attend the three-day NCLGS Winter Meeting. The conference agenda includes:
- Keynote Luncheon Address from former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie;
- Six legislative committee sessions: Casinos, Emerging Forms of Gaming, Lotteries, Pari-Mutuels; Sports Betting/iGaming, and State-Federal Relations;
- The Big Picture: Focus on Freshman Class of Legislators – an introduction to gaming;
- Two Masterclasses presented by the International Masters of Gaming Law;
- Saturday afternoon back-of-house tours of Harrah’s New Orleans;
- Sunday general session focusing on the relationship between gaming and tourism.