Frank Catania is senior partner in Catania Gaming Consultants and counsel to the Law Firm of Catania & Ehrlich of New Jersey, both having extensive experience in gaming related matters. He previously served as Director New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. He was a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law, and served as its first president. Catania serves as an independent director of Nevada Gold and Casinos, Inc. an operator of casinos in Washington State and South Dakota; and Continent 8, an operator of data centers worldwide. Mr. Catania has been published on a wide variety of casino gaming and government-related topics in several national publications, regional newspapers, and trade publications. Catania is a graduate of Rutgers University and received his JD from Seton Hall University Law School where was an adjunct professor of gaming law.