International Association of Gaming Advisors announced 2010 officers

Paul S. West, a Member of McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been elected President; Gavin Isaacs, Chief Operating Officer of Bally Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, has been elected Vice President; Marc Rubinstein, Senior Vice President – Law and Administration & Secretary of Tropicana Entertainment, Las Vegas, Nevada, has been elected Secretary; Julian Harris, Managing Partner of Harris Hagan, London, has been elected Treasurer; and Thomas B. Shepherd, III, a Shareholder of Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, PA, Jackson, Mississippi, has been elected General Counsel.  Former Nevada Governor Bob Miller, a principal of Dutko Worldwide, served as President in 2009.

This esteemed group of officers will be responsible for driving a number of initiatives in 2010, including IAGA’s annual joint conference – the 2010 IAGA / IAGR International Gaming Conference – with its sister organization the International Association of Gaming Regulators.

The annual event, held October 9-13, 2010 in Washington, D.C., brings together casino executives, regulators, attorneys, and financial experts from the industry and private practice worldwide to discuss national and international developments in gaming law.  For more information about IAGA and the 2010 annual conference, visit www.theiaga.org.