Covering the economic impact of expanded gaming in Massachusetts

Featuring leading experts in policy and academia
WHO: Members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission including Chairman Steve Crosby; Commissioner Gayle Cameron; Commissioner James F. McHugh; Commissioner Bruce F. Stebbins and Commissioner Enrique Zuniga; Quinsigamond Community College President, Gail Carberry; Center for Policy Analysis, UMass Dartmouth, Clyde Barrow, PhD; Spectrum Gaming Group Managing Director, Michael Pollock; CBIZ Tofias Managing Director, Carl F. Jenkins; The Innovation Group President, Steven Szapor; UMass Amherst Donahue Institute Director of Economic and Public Policy Research, Martin Romitti PhD; New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Executive Director, Stephen Norton and College of Charleston Associate Professor of Economics, Doug Walker PhD

WHAT: As part of an ongoing series to educate the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) and the community on various matters associated with the introduction of expanded gaming, the public is encouraged to attend the Commission’s second informational forum focused on the economic impact of expanded gaming.

This forum will focus on the current gaming market in the Northeast and allow the Commission and the public to understand the economic data and resources needed to effectively and critically review information that will be forthcoming during the casino licensing process. In addition, MGC is seeking feedback on the benchmark research required to assess the economic impact of gaming in the years to come as required by the legislation.

To attend the forum in person, please complete this registration form . The community may also submit questions for the panelists by completing the ‘Contact the Commission ’ form on our homepage or tweeting your question for @MassGamingComm with hashtag #AskMGC.
Members of the public unable to attend are encouraged to watch the forum via live stream on this page (http://www.mass.gov/gaming/meetings/public-educational-forum-june-14-2012.html) the day of the event.

WHERE: Quinsigamond Community College
Hebert Auditorium – Surprenant Building
670 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606

WHEN: Thursday, June 14, 2012
9:00am-12:00pm
(registration begins at 8:30)