FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 12th, 2007

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square
303 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101

CONTACT

Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey (717) 346-8321

PA Gaming Control Board Offers Speakers Bureau

HARRISBURG: Professional, educational and service organizations can make a request for a speaker from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for meetings and conferences.

The PGCB Speakers Bureau can make available board members and seasoned professionals who can present on various topics including the history and operation of the PGCB, compulsive gaming, gaming and the horse-racing industry, enforcement, legal and regulatory matters, human-resource issues and technology.

"As this new industry gets up and running in Pennsylvania, the Gaming Control Board wants to offer quality speakers and targeted programs to better inform the public of this organization's work and the impact regulated gaming will have on the lives of citizens," said Executive Director Anne LaCour Neeb.

Organizations interested in requesting a speaker can gain additional information and make their requests by visiting the PGCB web site, www.pgcb.state.us.pa, then choosing the Request a Speaker tab on the home page.

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