The life and times of Steve Norton (l.), who led the effort to legalize gaming in Atlantic City, was on display last week at the East Coast Gaming Congress where they paid tribute to the man with a video featuring appearances by some of the people whose lives he touched.

With new non-gaming investments by Macau’s Big 6 gaming concessionaires, the city is well on the way to becoming what Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has called a “city of performing arts.”

Last week’s East Coast Gaming Congress featured a panel on responsible gaming that included some of the industry’s top experts in the field, shedding light on the sector’s progress over the years and the work that still lies ahead.

As former DGE chief David Rebuck (shown with show organizers Lloyd Levenson and Michael Pollock) was honored at the impressive East Coast Gaming Congress, panelists and speakers assailed the rise of so-called “skill games,” illegal online gambling, and debated responsible gaming and financial issues. (All photos courtesy Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics)

Things have gone from bad to worse for Star Entertainment after the first week of hearings for the Bell Two inquiry unearthed several damaging revelations about the company’s remediation efforts, or lack thereof. The future of Star Sydney, or perhaps the company overall, now hangs in the balance.