The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) and Spectrum Gaming Group will offer the free webinar Gaming and Public Policy: Optimizing Economic, Urban Development on Aug. 26 at 1 p.m.

The program is expected to focus on these questions:

• As states perennially face fiscal pressures, how should they view gaming tax rates and gaming policy?
• Do fiscal pressures translate into pressures for either tax increases, more casino locations or new forms of gaming including mobile, distributed gaming?
• What is the effect of such potential expansions on gaming facilities, employment and other goals?
• Can gaming ever be fully divorced from politics? How should policies evolve?
• Should one policy govern both lotteries and casino gaming?

The panel is scheduled to include:

• Jon Ford –Indiana State Senator & Vice President, National Council of Legislators from Gaming States
• Howard Glaser –Global Head of Government Affairs and Special Initiatives, Scientific Games
• Bill Miller – President and CEO, American Gaming Association
• Keith Pickard – Nevada State Senator and President Elect, National Council of Legislators from Gaming States
• Michael Pollock –Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming Group
• Jay Snowden –President and CEO, Penn National Gaming.

Click here to register.

Future webinars will be:  

Sept. 30 – Commercial, Indian Gaming: Finding Common Ground, Forging Partnerships

October 28 – Distributed Gaming: The Building Wave

Nov. 18 – Online Everything: How quickly will Casino Players Adopt/Adapt?