Lloyd Levenson, Gaming Experts to Hold Key Discussion on Future of Slots in PA.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Internationally recognized gaming attorney Lloyd D. Levenson, Esq. of Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law has been selected to moderate a timely and significant discussion on the future of slot machines in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, February 9th in Harrisburg at the 2005 Pennsylvania Gaming Congress (PAGC). In this forum for gaming industry executives, public officials, Wall Street analysts and regulators, Levenson will gather a group of industry experts to examine several questions central to the location and number of slots to be placed throughout the Commonwealth.

"With the potential for 61,000 slot machines, Pennsylvania would rank behind only Nevada in the number of gaming units, which raises a number of questions," said Levenson. "Where will they make the most impact? What factors will the government use to decide placement? How many machines can each market support? This panel will take the guesswork out of it."

Levenson's panel is comprised of industry CEO's, marketing and finance executives, and a Wall Street analyst, all of whom have completed feasibility studies on various ventures and will apply their expertise to predict the next steps for PA legislators and would-be operators. Panel members include Ted Arneault, Chairman & CEO of MTR Gaming; Bill Clifford, CFO of Penn National Gaming; Rich Irvine, Senior Vice President of Sales for Bally Gaming and Systems; Aimee Marcel, Senior Research Associate for Jefferies & Co.; and Bobby Soper, President & CEO of Pocono Downs.

The law firm of Cooper Levenson is Legal and Regulatory Advisor to the Global Gaming Expo (G2E), the industry's largest trade show and conference which takes place each fall in Las Vegas, and is Multi-jurisdictional Legal & Regulatory Advisor to the PAGC. Additionally, Levenson himself is well-versed in the impact gaming can have on a geographical region: the firm was instrumental in organizing support for the constitutional amendment which led to the legalization of casino gaming in New Jersey in the 1970's and was retained by the government of the United States Virgin Islands as its advisor when the territory established gaming in St. Croix. Levenson returned several years later to obtain a Certificate of Compliance for a client, only the second awarded in the history of gaming in the Virgin Islands.

Cooper Levenson is a full service gaming, business & litigation firm that serves the industry's leading suppliers and service providers in all aspects of casino law, including employment, licensure, civil rights, criminal liability, negligence, administrative proceedings, zoning, contracts and other casino-related affairs.

Registration for the 2005 PAGC is limited and the conference is expected to be a sellout. For more information, visit www.pagamingcongress.com.

Cooper Levenson was founded in Atlantic City in 1957 and has since grown to 60 attorneys and six offices in Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, Princeton, Cape May Court House, Northfield and Harrisburg.