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Alan M. Feldman 

Chairman of the National Center for Responsible Gaming
Senior Vice President, MGM Resorts International

Alan M. Feldman is well known in the gaming industry as the voice of MGM Resorts International. 

It’s been said that any journalist covering the industry ought to have his name in their rolodex.  Since joining Mirage Resorts, Incorporated in March 1990, Mr. Feldman has established a reputation for candor and insight that is all too rare in corporate America.

As Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Mr. Feldman oversees the planning and implementation of the company’s corporate and marketing communications efforts as well as its government relations programs.

Throughout his career, Mr. Feldman has become involved in a wide array of industry issues with a particular focus in areas concerning responsible gaming.  Mr. Feldman serves on the boards of both the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling and the National Center for Responsible Gaming.  He also previously served as a member of the Athletes and Addictions Task Force at Harvard University Medical School, Division of Addictions.

His work has been the recipient of numerous awards.  In 2002 the Casino Management Association honored him as the Gaming Professional of the Year.  In 2009, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Gaming Communications from the American Gaming Association (AGA).

Active in the community, Mr. Feldman is a member of the board of directors of the Las Vegas Performing Arts Center Foundation, the Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement and the Executive Committee of the Las Vegas Centennial Commission.  He also served as a member of the Vision Stakeholder Group.  Created by the Nevada Legislature, the VSG was charged with creating the first strategic vision plan in Nevada’s history.

Mr. Feldman began his career in public relations after attending UCLA where he studied Theatre Arts.  

Christine Reilly

Senior Research Director
National Center for Responsible Gaming

Christine Reilly is the senior research director for the National Center for Responsible Gaming. In this capacity, Reilly administers the NCRG’s research grant programs and coordinates educational activities such as the annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction and the EMERGE Training program (Executive, Management, and Employee Responsible Gaming Education).

Previously, Reilly served as the executive director of the Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders, from 2000 to 2009. She also was the first executive director of the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG), from 1997 to 2000.

Prior to her involvement with the NCRG, Reilly served as executive director of the Missouri Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Reilly was appointed to the Missouri Governor’s Literacy Task Force and LIFT-Missouri, a nonprofit organization focused on adult literacy. She also served as associate director of the Alabama Humanities Foundation and director of continuing studies for the Vanderbilt University Divinity School. She received her B.A. from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, magna cum laude, and an M.A. in American religious history at Vanderbilt University.