MICHAEL J. POLLOCK

Michael J. Pollock began analyzing the casino industry in New Jersey at its inception in 1978. Pollock served as spokesman for the New Jersey Casino Control Commission from 1991 through 1996. During this period of rapid de-regulation, Pollock's charge was to maintain public confidence in the integrity of the regulatory system.

He is the author of the award-winning book, "Hostage to Fortune: Atlantic City and Casino Gambling," published by the Center for Analysis of Public Issues in Princeton. This book, which is presently being updated, examines the impact of casinos on Atlantic City and New Jersey.

Pollock publishes Gaming Industry Observer, a nationally recognized, award-winning newsletter that focuses on trends that impact the gaming industry. Pollock founded and is a producer of the prestigious East Coast Gaming Congress, held each spring in Atlantic City, and the Gaming and Technology Conference, held each fall, as well as the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress and the Florida Gaming Summit.

He has testified on regulatory issues before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Indian Gaming, and has been a featured speaker at the Congressional Gaming Caucus, a group of U.S. House of Representatives members from gaming jurisdictions. He has also testified numerous times before New Jersey legislative committees on gaming matters.

Pollock has won 20 journalism awards, and is the former editorial page editor of The Press of Atlantic City. Pollock is listed in "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in the World,” and is often cited by national media outlets, including the New York Times, the Star-Ledger, BBC, ABC News and National Public Radio.

He has earned his MBA, with high honors, from Rutgers University, and is a member of the adjunct faculty of both Rutgers University and Richard Stockton College.

Pollock also has extensive consulting experience. He has performed feasibility studies for hotel development, has developed marketing plans for a major slot manufacturer and has performed valuations and other analyses for clients that include the city of San Jose, California. Firms that rely on his research and expertise include a blue-chip roster of securities firms, from Citigroup to Bear Stearns to Goldman Sachs.