Speakers Announced For Racing And Gaming Conference At Saratoga

Speakers Announced For Racing And Gaming Conference At Saratoga originally appeared on Paulick Report.

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Confirmed speakers include:

• Senator Joe Addabbo, Chair, New York Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering

• David Aron, Special Counsel, Lowenstein Sandler

• John Berlau, Senior Fellow & Director of Finance Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute

• Brett Bonin, Assistant Attorney General and Counsel to the Louisiana State Racing Commission

• Todd Bowker, Owner and Chief Consultant, Starting Gate Consulting

• Bob Boyle, Managing Director, Assurance Services/Forensic & Integrity Services, Ernst & Young LLP

• Phil Boyle, President and CEO, Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation

• Byron Brown, President and CEO, Western Regional Off-Track Betting Batavia Downs

• Patrick Brown, Saratoga Racing and Gaming Conference Organizer; Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus, Brown Weinraub, PLLC

• Bill Carstanjen, CEO of Churchill Downs Incorporated

• Scott Chaney, Executive Director, California Horse Racing Board

• Chris Cipolla, General Manager, New Verticals, DraftKings Inc.

• Michelle Cohen, Partner, Ifrah Law; Advisor and Counsel, iDEA

• Gary Contessa, Horse Trainer, winner of 16 training titles at individual NYRA meets, three times trainer of the year, three times NY Breeders trainer of the year

• Kim Copp, Partner, Taft Law Firm

• Page Cortez, former President, Louisiana State Senate

• Steven Crist, Journalist, Author, Racing Hall of Fame media honoree, Eclipse Award of Merit winner

• Laura D’Angelo, Partner, Jones Walker LLP

• Leonard J. D’Arrigo, Member, Harris Beach Murtha

• Joe Faraldo, CEO, Standardbred Owner’s Association of New York

• Bill Finley, Writer, Thoroughbred Daily News

• Terry Finley, Kentucky Derby-winning owner; President and CEO, West Point Thoroughbreds

• Brad Fischer, Orrick Law Firm; Senior Advisor, Sport Betting Alliance

• Michele Fischer, Vice President, SIS

• Howard Glaser, Global Head of Government Affairs and Legislative Counsel, Light & Wonder

• Oscar Gonzales, Vice Chairman, California Horse Racing Board

• Jeff Gural, Chairman, American Racing and Entertainment and Owner, Tioga Downs Casino Resort

• Eric Hamelback, CEO, National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association

• Brian Hansberry, Group President, Gaming Division of Delaware North

• James Hartmann, State Government Relations Director, FanDuel

• Danielle Holmes, Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP

• David Isaacson, Senior Vice President, Spectrum Gaming Capital

• Jack Jeziorski, President, NYRA Content Management Solutions

• Adrian King, Partner, Ballard Spahr

• Melanie laCour, Legal Director, ZwillGen PLLC

• Stephen Landry, Executive Director, Louisiana State Racing Commission

• Senator Tim Lang, New Hampshire

• Bennett Liebman, Government Lawyer in Residence at Albany Law School and adjunct professor of law

• Adrienne Lodge, COO, NFC Global

• Joe Longo, Chief Revenue Officer, 1/ST

• Josh Maio, Managing Director, Real Estate, Gaming & Leisure, Citizens Bank, N.A.

• Jay Masurekar, Head of Gaming & Travel Investment Banking, Keybanc Capital Markets

• Kenneth McPeek, Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Winning Trainer

• Brian O’Dwyer, Chairman of the New York State Gaming Commission

• Josh Oppenheimer, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

• Bill Pascrell III, Partner, Princeton Public Affairs Group

• Michael Pollock, Senior Policy Advisor, Spectrum Gaming Group

• Gary Pretlow, Chairman, Ways and Means Committee, New York State Assembly

• Marc Rubinstein, Partner, Reid Rubinstein Bogatz

• Jennifer Russo-Belles, Deputy Attorney General, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement

• Peter Sacopulos, Partner, Sacopulos, Johnson and Sacopulos

• Rajat Shah, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

• Dan Shapiro, SVP – Chief Development Officer, Caesars Digital

• John Signor, President and CEO, Capital District Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation

• Karl Sleight, Partner, Lippes Mathias

• Chris Stearns, Representative, Washington

• Nancy Underwood, Executive Director of the Backstretch Employee Service Team (BEST)

• Chris Wittstruck, Equine Attorney, Standardbred Owners’ Association of New York

• Carrie Woerner, Representative, New York; Chair, Committee on Racing and Wagering, New York State Assembly

• Tres York, Vice President Government Affairs, American Gaming Association

Important Information:

Sponsorship opportunities: Contact Josh Faber
Conference and registration inquiries: Contact Jenna Wheeler
Media inquiries: Contact Sherry Amos
Information on Saratoga Springs: Discover Saratoga
For more details, visit our website

Patrick Brown, co-founder and partner emeritus of Brown & Weinraub, PLLC, and owner of Tinhorn Productions, LLC, will again serve as conference director.

This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 21, 2025, where it first appeared.