Ronald Weich
Dean, Seton Hall Law School
2025 Schedule in Progress. All Times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Agenda subject to final confirmations
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:10
Welcome
Ronald Weich
Dean, Seton Hall Law School
9:10 - 9:20
Program Overview
Devon A. Corneal
Associate Dean for Academics, Seton Hall Law School
9:20 - 10:10
A Day in the Life of a Compliance Officer
Moderator: Christopher Soriano
VP, Chief Compliance Officer, PENN Entertainment, Inc.
Frank Donaghue
Vice President, Compliance Officer, Hard Rock Digital
David Spack
Vice President, Compliance and Enterprise Risk, FanDuel
Laura McAllister Cox
Chief Compliance Officer, Rush Street Interactive
10:10 - 11:10
Operating Successfully in Multiple Markets & Working Effectively with Regulators
Moderator: Sara Gonso Tait
Partner. Corporate and Gaming, Duane Morris LLP
Ronnie Jones
Gaming Regulatory Consultant & Owner, Public Safety Consulting Services
DJ Lopez
Director of Gambling, Kansas Racing & Gaming Commision
Dennis Mullen
General Counsel, Indiana Gaming Commission
Dan Gerber
General Counsel, Illinois Gaming Board
11:10 - 11:30
Break
11:30 - 12:30
Regulator Fireside Chat
Moderator: Frank A. DiGiacomo
Partner, Duane Morris LLP
Louis S. Rogacki
Deputy Director & Assistant Attorney General, New Jersey Division of
Gaming Enforcement
Steve Cook
Chief Counsel, PA Gaming Control Board
Stephanie Maxwell
Deputy Director and General Counsel, Tennessee Sports Wagering Council
David Murley
Deputy Director, Michigan Gaming Control Board
12:30 - 1:30
Networking Lunch: Sponsored by FanDuel
1:30 - 2:15
New Jersey Account Wagering for Horse Racing
Moderator: Dennis Drazin
Partner, Drazin & Warshaw, P.C.
William J. Pascrell, III
Partner, Princeton Public Affairs Group, Inc.
Sara Ben-David
Acting Executive Director, New Jersey Racing Commission
Melanie Frank
VP, Deputy General Counsel, New York Racing Association
2:15 - 3:05
Media's Role Regarding Responsible Gaming and Advertising
Moderator: Jamie McKelvey
Deputy Attorney General, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
David Rebuck
Former Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
Cathy Judd-Stein
Regulatory Consultant,
CJS Strategies LLC; Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) Advisory Committee
Member
B.J. Schecter
Executive Director of the Center for Sports Media
3:05 - 3:20
Break
3:20 - 4:20
Licensing Investigations
Moderator: Gabrielle Angle
Gaming/Regulatory Compliance Attorney
Melanie laCour
Legal Director, ZwillGen PLLC
Bob Moncrief Jr.
Senior Director of Compliance-Gaming, Radar
Dawn Himel
Director of Gaming, Louisiana Department of Justice
4:20 - 5:10
Maintaining Sports Integrity: The Lifecycle of an Investigation
Moderator: Michael Golub
Deputy Attorney General & Section Chief, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
Leonardo Villalobos
Senior Counsel (Sports Betting & Compliance), Major League Baseball
Jim Brown
Head of Integrity Services & Athlete Wellbeing – North America, Sportradar
5:10 - 6:00
Crafting a Legal/Compliance Career in Gaming: Skills, Goals, and Pathways
Moderator: Kimberlynn Harrison
Associate, Gaming Department, Fox Rothschild LLP
Joseph Caputi
Senior Legal Counsel, Regulatory, BetMGM
Megan Kelleher Alvarado
Senior Manager of Licensing, Fanatics Betting and Gaming
Spenser Carder
Compliance and Risk Management Analyst, Tennessee Sports Wagering Council
6:00 - 8:00
Cocktail Reception at Redd's Biergarten
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00
Responsible Gambling: Stories From the Front Lines
Moderator: Martin Lycka
RG & Gaming Regulation Expert
Daniel Trolaro
Managing Director of Education and Training Services, IC360
Marlene Warner
Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts Council on Gaming & Health
Jill Watkins
Senior Commercial Director
FanDuel
10:00 - 10:45
Tribal Gaming: The Current State of Play
Moderator: Devon A. Corneal
Associate Dean for Academics, Seton Hall Law School
Joseph H. Webster
Managing Partner, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Marie Jiacopello Jones
Co-Chair – Gaming Department, Fox Rothschild LLP
Jennifer Carleton
Chief Legal Officer, Sightline Payments
10:45 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:50
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Gaming
Moderator: Samantha Haggerty
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Regulatory Affairs Counsel at PENN Entertainment
Frank Chesky
EVP/Chief Legal Officer, Hard Rock International
Tracey Wiley
Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Bally's Corporation
Jill Kelley
Former General Counsel, New York Jets
11:50 - 12:00
Break
12:00 - 1:15
Lunch & Conversation: Impact of Gaming on Professional Sports
[Closed to press]
Moderator: Robert A. Boland
Assistant Professor of Law - Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment and Sports Law, Seton Hall Law
Vince Nicastro
Deputy Commissioner, Big East Conference
1:15 - 1:30
Break
1:30 - 2:15
AML Compliance, Prevention, and Enforcement
[Closed to press]
Brian Lopez
Director, Dowling Advisory Group
Lauren Utz
Director of Compliance, Delaware North
Michael J. Pellizzi
Director – AML & Sanctions Operations, Financial Crimes Compliance, FanDuel Group
Tara La Morte
Chief, Illicit Finance & Money Laundering Unit; Asset Forfeiture Coordinator, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
2:15 - 3:00
Recent AML Enforcement Actions
[Closed to press]
Moderator: Jen Russo-Belles
Deputy Attorney General, State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
Gregory Lisa
Chief Legal Officer; DELV (f.k.a. Element Finance); Co-founder, BSA-AML Compliance Group; and Senior Counsel, Hogan Lovells
Derek Ramm
Global Head of Advisory Services, Kinectify Advisors
3:00 - 3:15
Break
3:15 - 4:15
Compliance Implications of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
[Closed to press]
Moderator: Afshien Lashkari
Lead Engineer -- Technical Services Bureau, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
Ami Dave Bansal
Chief Information Security Officer, Fanatics Betting and Gaming
Roshni Patel
Counsel – Global Regulatory, Hogan Lovells
Jennifer Chapman
Director Technical Compliance, Penn Entertainment
4:15 - 4:30
Concluding Remarks & Award of Certificates
NJ/PA CLE Credits Pending
