National Council Of Legislators From Gaming States Sets Speaker Slate For Winter Meeting
The four-day event, to be held at Caesars New Orleans, features a who’s who from the legislative side of the gambling industry
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The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) announced its roster of speakers for its four-day Winter Meeting in New Orleans, which will take place at Caesars from Dec. 12-15.
Some of the names industry vets will surely recognize who are slated to speak include: David Rebuck, the former director of the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement; Bill Miller, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association; Howard Glaser, the global head of government affairs and legislative counsel for Light & Wonder; and Delegate Shawn Fluharty of West Virginia and the president of the NCLGS.
The event starts on Thursday with two IMGL Master Classes in the afternoon. Over the next three days, there will be 12 sessions chaired by legislative leaders from across the country.
The sessions cover the gamut of gaming, from iCasino to horse racing, lottery to sports betting.
Party time, excellent
There will be receptions on Thursday and Friday nights, sponsored by GLI and IGT, respectively. There will also be late-night parties on Thursday and Friday, sponsored by Light & Wonder and FanDuel.
The organizers will announce the off-site event options for Saturday afternoon shortly.
These events will let attendees mingle with industry insiders, state legislators, and regulators in an informal way.
NCLGS was founded more than 25 years ago. It’s the only organization of state lawmakers that meets regularly to discuss gaming-related issues. NCLGS does not take a stance on gaming, but focuses on proper regulation and promoting best practices in governing this industry.
At its summer meeting in Pittsburgh, more than 100 legislators and regulators from some two dozen states convened to discuss all sorts of issues from the thorny, like “skill games” machines, to elements of model legislation for iGaming that is expected to be unveiled in New Orleans or at least furthered before finalized.
