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Good afternoon.  I’m Frank Fahrenkopf, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, the national trade association that represents the U.S. commercial casino industry in Washington.  I’m proud to tell you that last year we celebrated our tenth anniversary as the voice of the commercial casino industry, and it’s been a tremendously successful decade filled with opportunity, evolution and growth. 

Thank you for that kind introduction, and good morning.  Today I want to give you a look at some of the key issues affecting the gaming entertainment industry on a global scale, as well as a closer look at the U.S. commercial casino market and some trends emerging there that will most likely have an impact in other areas as expansion into other regions of the world continues.