Vol. 5, No. 9, September 2008
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Features
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Columns
- Early Out
- The Bader Bargain?
- CANJ
- Weathering the Storm
- Outlook
- It's Showtime
- City Beat
- The Energy Experiment
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Authors
Alison Cozzolino
Alison Cozzolino is owner/operator of All Creatures Great and Small, A Professional Home Pet Care Service, 609-653-8930.
Assemblyman Kirk W. Conover
Kirk Conover is an assemblyman representing New Jersey’s First District.
Atlantic City Free Public Library Staff
Atlantic City Free Public Library • 609-345-2269
Audrey Oswell
Audrey S. Oswell is president of the Casino Association of New Jersey, and president and chief executive officer of Resorts Atlantic City.
Beth Joseph
Beth Joseph is associate editor of Casino Connection magazine.
Bob Lennon
Bob Lennon is the PGA professional at Blue Heron Pines in Galloway Twp. For more information about this article, or help with your golf game, contact Lennon at 609-965-1800 ext. 2 or www.acgolf.com.
Brooke Gorman
Brooke Gorman is an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer. To schedule a training session, or consultation she can be reached at (609) 992-6276, or Airforcegirl27@yahoo.com.
Chris Dearth
Chris Dearth is president and founder of the Smokin’ Butt Cigar Co. and an avid cigar smoker. He can be contacted at chris@smokinbuttcigar.com or log onto www.smokinbuttcigar.com to check out the latest cigar deals and hottest local events
Dave Bontempo
Dave Bontempo is an award-winning sports writer and broadcaster who calls boxing matches all over the world. He has covered the Philadelphia Flyers in the playoffs, as well as numerous PGA, LPGA and Seniors Golf Tour events, and co-hosted the Casino Connection television program with Publisher Roger Gros.
David G. Schwartz
David G. Schwartz is an Atlantic City native and the director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. His second book, Cutting the Wire: Gambling Prohibition and the Internet, has just been released by University of Nevada Press.
Dawn Marie Tienken
Dawn Marie Tienken is an Award-Winning Professional Makeup Artist with over 17 years of experience, and a Beauty Columnist for Supermodels Unlimited. To submit your beauty questions, send an e-mail to dawnmarie@supermodelsunlimited.com.
Debra Winters, Au.D.
Debra Winters, Au.D., is an audiologist with the Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation in Pomona, New Jersey. For more information, call 609-652-7000, or visit the institute’s website at www.bacharach.org.
Dennis Gomes
Dennis Gomes is president of the Casino Association of New Jersey and president of Aztar Corp.’s Resort Division, parent company of the Tropicana in Atlantic City.
Dr. Gregory J. Mowen
Dr. Gregory J. Mowen is a podiatric physician with Margate Foot Care. He can be reached at 609-822-8300
Dr. Israel Posner and Dr. Lewis Leitner
Israel Posner, Ph.D, and Lewis Leitner, Ph.D, are the founders and executive directors of the Stockton Institute for Gaming Management, part of the Professional Development and Continuing Education Program at Stockton College of New Jersey.
Dr. Mark Newkirk
Dr. Mark Newkirk has been a veterinarian for 25 years. He is the owner of Newkirk Family Veterinarians, formerly Cape Atlantic Veterinarians of Egg Harbor Twp., Mays Landing Margate Animal Hospital, and Alternative Care Center. He can be reached at 609-823-3031 or www.NewkirkFamilyVeterinarians.com
Dr. Michael Welch
Dr. Michael Welch is a Board Cerified Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgeon Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. His office is the Atlantic Foot and Ankle Center. He can be reached at (609) 965-5757.
Dr. Mitchell Maione
Dr. Mitchell Maione, clinical director of Bacharach Physical Therapy in Manahawkin, is both an orthopedic clinical specialist and a certified manual therapist. For additional information or to schedule an appointment, call 609-489-0200.
Dr. Rajesh Patel
Dr. Rajesh Patel is a board-certified radiologist with Atlantic Medical Imaging. For more information about EndoVenous Laser Therapy, call 609-652-6094.
Dr. Roberta Foss-Morgan
Dr. Roberta Foss-Morgan is based in Ventnor, and practices integrative medicine, which is a marriage of conventional and complementary medicines. Her website is www.drrobertamorgan.com
Frank Legato
Frank Legato is editor of Casino Connection and also editor of Global Gaming Business magazine. He has been writing on gaming topics since 1984, when he launched and served as editor of Casino Gaming magazine. Legato, a nationally recognized expert on slot machines, has served as editor and reporter for a variety of gaming publications, including Public Gaming, IGWB, Casino Journal, Casino Player, Strictly Slots and Atlantic City Insider. He has an B.A. in journalism and an M.A. in communications from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the author of the recently published book on gaming, How To Win Millions Playing Slot Machines... Or Lose Trying.
Frank Spencer
Frank Spencer is Chairman of the South Jersey Transportation Authority
G. Bruce Ward
G. Bruce Ward, an attorney in private practice, is councilman for Atlantic City’s First Ward, a member of the Planning Board, and of City Council’s Planning and Development Committee
Gabriela Kaplanova
Gabriela Kaplanova, CLTC, of Marmora, is an Allstate personal financial representative. She can be reached at 609-390-1594, or by email at gkaplanova@allstate.com
George Tibbitt
City Councilman-at-Large George Tibbitt is chairman of the Public Safety Committee, and a member of the Redevelopment Committee, the Human Resources Committee and the Revenue & Finance Committee. He was born and raised in Atlantic City.
Greg Jones
Greg Jones is the managing editor of Casino Connection Nevada, and an associate editor of Global Gaming Business.
Jamie K. Mulholland
Jamie Mulholland is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based outside of Atlantic City. She has worked in marketing for over 15 years, spending the last six as director of marketing for an Atlantic City-based gaming law firm. She can be reached at 609- 770-2502 or via e-mail at jamie@mulhollandmarketing.com
Jeffrey Vasser
Jeffrey Vasser is executive director of the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority.
Jesse O. Kurtz
Jesse O. Kurtz is managing editor of The Atlantic City Scoop (http://cityofatlantic.wordpress.com), a blog dedicated to politics in the big city. He can be reached at JesseOKurtz@gmail.com
Joseph A. Corbo, Jr.
Joseph A. Corbo, Jr. is president of the Casino Association of New Jersey, and general counsel of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
Joseph Harrison
Joseph Harrison is a Casino Connection staff writer who covers news and trends in the casino industry as well as community related stories.
Lenny Vararo
Lenny Varvaro, a former Atlantic City casino executive, is co-owner and managing partner of Payless Liquor in Atlantic City, which shares a great wine selection with its sister store, Canal’s Discount Liquor of Berlin
Lisa Johnson
Lisa Johnson, a reporter and former television anchor, is the owner of Lisa Johnson Communications and the head of the Boardwalk Business Committee.
Mark Birtha
Mark Birtha is vice president of development and operations for the Edge Group in Las Vegas. Prior to joining Edge, he was with the Venetian, where he managed casino marketing and served in management positions in corporate development and conference management. He opened the Bellagio in 1998 and started his career at the Mirage in food and beverage operations. He can be reached at 702-686-0279 or at markbirtha@msn.com
Martin R. Baird
Martin R. Baird is author of Gaming Guest Service from A to Z, a book that uses the alphabet to help gaming executives, managers and employees understand the importance of outstanding customer service and how to provide it. He is chief executive officer of Robinson & Associates, Inc., a customer service consulting firm based in Annapolis, Maryland, and may be reached by phone at 480-991-6420 or by e-mail at mbaird@casinocustomerservice.com.
Melissa Young
Melissa Young is the wellness director for Tilton Fitness in Northfield, Mays Landing, Somers Point and Stafford Township. For more information on any fitness-related question, contact Tilton Fitness at 609-FITNESS.
Michael Bruckler
Michael Bruckler is media relations manager for the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority.
Michael Epps
Michael Epps is vice chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
Michael Fedorko
Michael A. Fedorko was appointed to the Casino Control Commission in November 1999 after a 30-year career with the New Jersey State Police. In his last eight months at the New Jersey State Police, Fedorko served as acting superintendent. He served as acting chairman of the commission from August through October 2002.
Michelle Wise
Michelle Wise is a freelance writer and a real estate agent.
Pat Owens
Pat Owens is the associate dean of continuing education operations at Atlantic Cape Community College.
Pete Davenport
Pete Davenport is president of Creative Business Productions LLC. He can be reached at 732-506-7977 or petedavenport7@aol.com
Physicians at Women First
The providers of Women First are Dr. Joseph DeStefano, Dr. Alan Feldman, Dr. Larry Kaufman, Dr. Salvatore Carfagno and Dr. Diane Zarconi. Women First has four locations in Galloway, Egg Harbor Township and Atlantic City.
Rachelle Rankin
Rachelle Rankin is the loan specialist for Gold Coast Mortgage. She works locally with residential and investment real estate loans. You can contact her at 609-442-3306.
Richard Parker
Richard Parker is the second-generation president of Parker Interior Plantscape and vice president of the Atlantic City Hotel and Lodging Association. The largest vendor in Atlantic City for interior plants, Parker Interior Plantscape was ranked by Interiorscape Magazine as the largest privately owned interiorscaper in the United States. See more information at www.parkerplants.com.
Rick Anderson
Rick Anderson, an Atlantic City native and past member of Local 54, is a private real estate consultant in Delanco, N.J. For more information, visit www.ecameriwealth.com
Robert Ferguson
Robert C. Ferguson, M.S., CLTC, is an Allstate personal financial representative from the agency of Mike Dillon of Mays Landing, New Jersey. He can be reached at 609-641-0645. To learn more about individual retirement solutions, log onto Allstate’s website at www.allstate.com
Robert H. Williams, Jr., MD
Robert H. Williams, Jr., MD runs the Williams Family Medicine practice in Galloway, NJ. He is the former director of the Atlantic City Medical Center Emergency Department and has worked with the Atlantic County community for over a decade. He can be reached at 609-652-2033
Robert Rossiello
The Art Director for Casino Connection Magazine, Robert Rossiello is an artist, a photographer, and a free-lance writer. His work has been published in several literary magazines and his visual art has been exhibited throughout the Jersey shore. In addition to his designing Casino Connection, he also contributes articles for The Tides, Monthly Mixologist and Multimedia sections.
Roger Gros
Roger Gros is publisher of Casino Connection and Global Gaming Business, a the industry’s leading gaming trade publication. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Gros was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm. He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. Gros was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows. He is the author of the best-selling book, How to Win at Casino Gambling (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its third edition. Gros was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce.
Sally Burke
Sally Burke has headed Parker Interior Plantscape’s Atlantic City casino operation for over 20 years.
Seana Grady
Seana Grady is the executive director for MainStreet Atlantic City. Please contact her at 609-344-8338 for more information and volunteer opportunities.
Seth Grossman
Seth Grossman is talk show host on WOND AM, a former Atlantic City councilman, and an attorney with a law practice in Somers Point. He is executive director of Liberty and Prosperity, an organization dedicated to teaching the relevance and importance of the state motto and the skills and information needed by effective citizens of a free republic. He can be reached at seth@dandy.net or by visiting the website, www.libertyandprosperity.org.
Susan Riccardi
Susan Ricciardi is director of media relations for the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority
Thomas D. Carver
Tom Carver was appointed executive director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority in September 2005. Prior to joining the CRDA, he was the New Jersey Commissioner of Labor. From 1984 to 1993, he was the president of the Casino Association of New Jersey. Carver submitted this article as a rebuttal to the New York Times editorial, but the newspaper declined to publish it.
Thomas J. Subranni, Esq.
Thomas J. Subranni, Esq., is an attorney with the law firm Subranni Ostrove & Zauber, 1624 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 and other locations. 1-800-391-5706
Tom Auriemma
Tom Auriemma is the director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. He has worked in the state’s casino regulatory system since 1978 and has previously served as deputy director from September 1994 until his appointment as director in October 2002, as well as from 1986 to 1987.
Winifred H. Anderson
Winnie Anderson, SPHR, CPBS, CEIP, is a career and performance consultant who has worked in and consults with individuals and properties in the gaming industry. She can be reached through her blog at www.FromMyTulips.com.
