NJ Gov. Phil Murphy is luncheon keynote speaker at East Coast Gaming Congress

As confirmed by the event on Thursday, New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy will return as a keynote speaker at the 24th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress & NexGen Gaming Forum (ECGC), which will take place October 25-26 at Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center. 

Governor Murphy will be the luncheon keynote speaker on the second day of the event, where he will address New Jersey’s policy on a variety of issues facing the gaming industry. 

His presence falls in line with a longstanding tradition that started in 1996 of governors of New Jersey addressing the East Coast’s industry conference in Atlantic City. 

The first governor to do so was the late Brendan Byrne, who championed gaming in Atlantic City at a time when Nevada was the only state in the nation to offer legal casinos. Subsequent governors have included James Florio, Jon Corzine and James McGreevey. 

Gaming operators, equipment manufacturers, regulators, attorneys, architects, analysts, public officials, investors and other gaming-related professionals are expected to attend ECGC. 

Lloyd D. Levenson, CEO of the Cooper Levenson law firm and founder of the conference spoke in a press release about Governor Murphy’s presence at the event and said: “This is the third keynote address by Governor Murphy at the East Coast Gaming Congress. He is a longstanding champion of gaming as an effective public-policy tool, and his policies will affect the industry around the world. New Jersey has long been a leader in gaming policy, and Governor Murphy is determined to maintain that leadership role.”

The full two-day conference schedule and registration is at www.ecgc.us. Early-bird registration savings are now available.