PATRICIA BECKER is the CEO of Patricia Becker & Associates, a gaming consulting firm that specializes in compliance and regulatory issues. In addition, she currently serves on the compliance committees for Light  & Wonder, Nevada Restaurant Services, and Sightline Payments.  She holds the distinction of being the first woman to serve on the Nevada Gaming Control Board and is a founder of Global Gaming Women.  She was inducted to the Gaming Hall of Fame in 2014.   

BILL BOYD co-founded Boyd Gaming Corporation in 1974 with his father, Sam Boyd. A practicing attorney for 15 years, he turned his attention to gaming full-time in 1975. He has since developed and operated Boyd Gaming properties in major markets throughout the United States, including multiple locations in Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

BILL CURRAN represents gaming interests in a variety of capacities and serves on the compliance committees of a number of national and international gaming companies. The long-time chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission and the first chairman of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, he played a key role in founding the International Gaming Institute at UNLV. 

FRANK FAHRENKOPF is a lawyer by profession and gained national prominence during the 1980s when he served as chairman of the Republican Party for six of President Ronald Reagan's eight years in the White House (1983 to 1989). When he retired in January 1989, he had served as chairman of the Republican National Committee longer than any person in the 20th century (and second-longest in the history of the party) and led the party through two successful presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988.

JOHN A. GODFREY is former Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Pinnacle Entertainment, a diversified, publicly traded gaming company. Jack retired from Pinnacle on June 30, 2016 after almost 14 years of service. Prior to joining Pinnacle, he was a Partner of Schreck Brignone Godfrey from January 1997 to August 2002; a partner with Schreck, Jones, Bernhard, Woloson & Godfrey as well as Chief Deputy Attorney General, Nevada Attorney General’s Office, Gaming Division.

JULIAN HARRIS is recognized as a leading expert in UK and international gambling and licensing law and is highly regarded by both operators and regulators around the world. He and John Hagan are the founder partners of Harris Hagan, the first UK law firm to specialize exclusively in legal services to the gambling and leisure industries. He, John and the firm have been at the forefront of advising UK and international operators on the opportunities presented by the UK Government’s major reform of gambling law. 

A.J. “BUD” HICKS is one of Nevada’s most experienced gaming attorneys. His primary areas of practice are gaming law and related corporate, litigation, and transactional matters. His client's include many Nevada gaming operators,  equipment suppliers, and Nevada’s largest Native American gaming operation. He has represented publicly traded gaming companies, as well as many privately owned establishments and their owners on gaming matters within the State of Nevada and in other jurisdictions.

BRIAN LARSON began his career at Boyd Gaming in 1993 as Associate General Counsel and has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since January 1998. In addition to his responsibilities as General Counsel, Larson also leads the Company’s development efforts. Prior to joining Boyd Gaming, he was a partner at the Phoenix law firm of Snell and Wilmer and also worked for Coopers and Lybrand and Ernst and Young as a certified public accountant focusing on tax and real estate issues.

LLOYD D. LEVENSON is Chief Executive Officer of the firm and Chairman of the casino law practice group. He and the firm have been instrumental in developing and implementing all aspects of gaming law, including the newest developments in online or Internet gaming (I-gaming) law, sports wagering legal matters, mobile gaming matters, and pari-mutuel betting issues.

KATIE LEVER serves as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Privacy Officer for Great Canadian Entertainment. In this role, she oversees the company's legal, privacy and governance functions. Prior to joining Great Canadian, she served as General Counsel to some of the gaming industry’s largest global suppliers and luxury resorts, most recently from June 2018 to May 2020, as Chief Legal Counsel to Drew Las Vegas. 

LAURA MCALLISTER COX is Chief Compliance Officer of Rush Street Interactive, L.P. overseeing compliance strategy including in the areas of regulatory, anti-money laundering, technical compliance and responsible gaming. She formerly served as Vice President of Regulatory Compliance and Legal Counsel for Rush Street Gaming, serving in a corporate oversight capacity related to legal and compliance matters. 

DAN M. MCDANIEL, JR. retired in 2020 after representing domestic and international gaming clients including casinos, manufacturers, distributors, shareholders, officers, directors, key employees and more. Prior to retiring, he was the chair of Baker Donelson's Gaming Industry Service Team and represented clients before gaming authorities for licensing, registration, transfers of ownership, patron disputes, investigations, disciplinary proceedings and other regulatory matters.

GUY S. MICHAEL graduated from Colgate University with a B.A. in 1970 and from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1974 where he was awarded a Juris Doctorate.  He began his long and distinguished gaming law practice during his service as a Deputy Attorney General with the State of New Jersey in its Division of Law beginning in 1974.  In 1976, he was appointed to the Governor’s Task Force on Casino Gaming where he assisted in the drafting of New Jersey’s Casino Control Act.

DONNA B. MORE is the managing partner of Fox Rothschild's Chicago office. Donna represents clients in all aspects of the gaming industry - casinos, manufacturers, suppliers and video gaming route operators.  She was the first Chief Counsel to the Illinois Gaming Board and is a former state and federal prosecutor.

MARTHA A. SABOL is Co-Chair of the Greenberg Traurig Gaming Practice. She focuses her practice on gaming regulatory and business law, representing national and international casino owners, operators and suppliers in the areas of regulatory compliance, acquisition, licensure, internal investigation matters and corporate counseling. Martha's previous legal experience includes her role as Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer with Hyatt Gaming Management.

FRANK SCHRECK is a shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Las Vegas office. He serves as chair of the firm's Gaming Law Group and has represented public and private gaming companies. With nearly 40 years of experience, his work revolves around licensing matters and all aspects of regulatory compliance. His clients include Apollo/TPG, Caesars Entertainment, Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts International, Pinnacle Entertainment, Station Casinos, Penn National Gaming, and The Cosmopolitan.

TOMMY SHEPHERD is Co-Leader of the Gaming Industry Team of Jones Walker LLP.  Tommy represents major casino companies, manufacturers, suppliers, Native American tribes and financial institutions regarding all matters relating to the development, financing, licensing and operation of gaming and resort facilities. His extensive experience in such matters includes public-private leases, financings, land use approvals, statutory and regulatory interpretation and compliance, gaming operations and hearings.

JEFFREY A. SILVER, Of Counsel for Dickinson Wright, has been involved in every aspect of gaming, licensing and regulatory law.  A former Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney in the White Collar Crimes Division, he was the resident member in charge of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board Las Vegas office during the State's tumultuous period of developing regulatory oversight and has held numerous other executive positions within the gaming industry.