Panel sessions from the 2005 Joint Annual Meeting of HTA and Thoroughbred Racing Associations held in Indian Wells, California, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort and Spa
March 8-12, 2005

Women Run the World...And These Help Run Racing.
A Feminine View of Racing Administration
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Cheryl Buley, New York Racing and Wagering Board
Ingrid Fermin, Executive Director, California Horse Racing Board
Lynda Tanaka, Chair, Ontario Racing Commission
Constance Whitfield, Vice Chair, Kentucky Horse Racing Authority   

Horse Race Betting in the 21st Century:
Some Out-Of-The-Box Thinking
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Lee Amaitis, Executive Managing Director of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.,  

     Chairman and CEO of BGC Partners, Vice Chairman of eSpeed,

     President of Cantor Index and Cantor G&W

Racing in the Wireless World
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Nick Eaves, Senior VP, Marketing and Gaming, Woodbine

     Entertainment Group
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William Shanklin, Visiting Professor, University of Akron

Wireless: the Realities of Where It Is, Where It Is Going,
And What Racing Can Expect
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Bob Rapp, Group Product Manager, Strategic Enterprise Planning,
     Mobile and Embedded Devices, Microsoft Corporation
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Customer Relationship Databases
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Annie Allman, Vice President of Operations and Assistant General

     Manager, Harrah’s Entertainment
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Atique Shah, Vice President of CRM and technology solutions,
     Churchill Downs Incorporated

Returning Fans to the Racetrack, And Solving Problems That Have Driven Them Away
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Bill Hoge, former California legislator and full-time handicapper
Richard Shapiro, California Horse Racing Board

The Impact of Negative News
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On Legislation: Jay Hickey, President, American Horse Council

On News Coverage: Bill Christine, Writer for Los Angeles Times

On Marketing: Allen Gutterman, Vice President of Marketing,  

     Hollywood Park

A Vision of the Tote Industry in the Next Five Years
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Alex Corckran, General Manager, AmTote International
Dave Haslett, Vice President of Field Operations, Scientific Games 

     Racing
Joe Tracy, Chief Executive Officer, United Tote

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