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Fox Rothschild  
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Fox Rothschild LLP is a national law firm with more than 600 attorneys practicing in 20 offices coast to coast. We’ve been serving clients for more than a century, and we’ve been climbing the ranks of the nation’s 250 largest firms for many years, according to The National Law Journal. Ranked by Chambers Global among the top gaming lawyers worldwide, Fox is home to one of the largest gaming law practices in the United States, complete with skilled attorneys who possess decades of experience helping clients domestically and internationally achieve success in this highly regulated industry.

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Gambling Compliance
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GamblingCompliance is an established information provider for the global gambling industry, providing executives with impartial and timely regulatory, legal and market information and analysis plus breaking news – in one, fully customisable online subscription service. In addition, key industry reports such as European Gambling Online and US Internet Gaming are available, giving you an in-depth insight into issues based not only on our in-house expertise but also the relationship with key industry figures that GamblingCompliance has. A Daily Newsletter plus an additional Weekly Round-up means that you are fully informed and up-to-date on every gaming issue that will affect your decision making. Track, analyse and easily search information that is relevant and reliable, from one respected source. For a free 2 week trial, visit www.gamblingcompliance.com or email info@gamblingcompliance.com today.

Gamblit Gaming
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Gamblit Gaming is the leading technology provider in the emerging interactive entertainment meets gambling space, enabling a wide range of game genres to accommodate gambling experiences in online and on-site deployments worldwide. Gamblit’s platform provides all essential regulated technology, customer operations, and licenses; freeing up game developers, publishers, and casino operators to focus on making the best possible game experience for their players. Founded with the goal of bridging the gap between games and gambling, Gamblit’s executive team has deep roots in both industries. The company is headquartered in Glendale, California.

Gaming Laboratories International
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For nearly 25 years, Gaming Laboratories International, LLC has been the world leader in providing independent testing, inspection and certification services to the gaming, wagering and lottery industry. GLI also offers independent network and information security assessments to its regulatory, lottery and supplier clients. With 20 laboratory locations located across Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, North America and South America, GLI is the only global organization of its kind to hold U.S. and international accreditations for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, 17020 and guide 65 standards for technical competence in the gaming, wagering and lottery industries.

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eConnect
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eConnect™ is headquartered in Las Vegas and is one of the fastest-growing technology businesses in the country. eConnect maximizes loss prevention for business through video-driven analytics. eConnect also improves customer service through behavioral intelligence and predictive analysis. The company provides revolutionary technology to deliver actionable information to retail, gaming and hospitality companies. Our systems deliver measurable ROI through fraud detection and customer analytics. eConnect helps businesses increase their profits by synchronizing transactional data from point-of-sale (POS), casino systems and other disparate data sources with digital video surveillance, producing true business intelligence and advanced knowledge to help business operators improve profitability. The software tool is renown for its ability to discover previously unknown problems; thereby reducing financial losses and improving operational inefficiencies. The eConnect™ platform is compatible with any business system and can harvest structured and unstructured data from any data producing device.

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GTECH S.p.A. is a leading commercial operator and provider of technology in the regulated worldwide gaming markets, delivering best-in-class products and services, with a commitment to the highest levels of integrity, responsibility, and shareholder value creation. The Company is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “GTK” and is majority owned by De Agostini S.p.A. In 2012, GTECH had €3.1 billion in revenues and 8,600 employees in approximately 60 countries. For more information, please visit www.gtech.com.

GTECH provides a comprehensive suite of gaming products, including machine gaming, systems, interactive, sports betting, and lotteries. It designs, manufactures and distributes top-performing games, cabinets, central systems and associated software to legal gaming markets around the world through its SPIELO product brand. The SPIELO brand represents a complete range of end-to-end gaming products for diverse gaming segments, including distributed government-sponsored markets, commercial casino markets, and Amusement With Prize (AWP) markets.

On June 3, 2013, SPIELO International’s parent company, Lottomatica Group, changed its name to GTECH S.p.A. As part of this change, the company’s formerly separate business units, including SPIELO International, are being brought together under the GTECH corporate brand name to become a unified, customer-facing structure. With this realignment, the company is taking the final steps to effectively deliver comprehensive gaming solutions that meet their customers’ evolving requirements.

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​IMGL St. Thomas
Schedule of Events

(As of March 31, 2015)

SUNDAY, MARCH 29

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Sea Cliff Terrace, Frenchman’s Reef

MONDAY, MARCH 30

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 p.m.
Welcome Address
Joerg Hofmann, President, International Masters of Gaming Law and Senior Partner, MELCHERS law firm, Germany

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Address
Introduction: Violet Anne Golden, Chairman, Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission, US Virgin Islands
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Kenneth E. Mapp, Governor, US Virgin Islands

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Changes in Offshore Gaming Regimes
Without counting the Central and South American Caribbean Sea border countries, there are sixteen independent countries in the Caribbean region plus nine groups of Islands that are dependencies of the UK, France, the Netherlands and the U.S. (the Territory of the Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico). There are many “Caribbean” conferences on regional approaches to economic development, tourism and energy, etc., but gaming laws, or lack thereof, are very different between Caribbean jurisdictions. Similarly, there are many differences between Caribbean jurisdictions regarding their tolerance for or enforcement against statutorily “illegal” gambling. The panel will discuss their experiences in several Caribbean jurisdictions as to the operation of legal and regulated casinos and other legal , regulated gaming, the creation of new legal, regulated gaming and efforts ( or lack thereof) by Governments to replace “illegal”  gambling with legal, regulated and taxed gambling operations. The panel will discuss their views and experiences as to the future development of the gambling industry in the Caribbean.
Moderator: Mark N. Poovey, Partner, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Washington D.C.
Panelists: Nicholas Casiello, Jr., Chair, Gaming Practice Group, Fox Rothschild LLP, New Jersey
Violet Anne Golden, Chairman, Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission, US Virgin Islands
Robert W. Stocker II, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC, Michigan

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Networking Break     

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The Thin Line Between Fantasy Sports Leagues and Legalized Sports Wagering –
50 Shades of Legal Grey
In 2014, an estimated 41 million people played fantasy sports in North America, generating—by most estimates—more than $15 billion in aggregate “entry fees.” The popularity of daily fantasy sports websites, such as FanDuel and DraftKings, has spurred large financial investments from venture capital firms and partnerships with professional sports leagues and teams. More recently, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver penned a New York Times op-ed article calling for the legalization of sports wagering, an unprecedented step. Yet the leagues are still fighting to prevent the legalization of sports wagering by states such as New Jersey. This panel will discuss the legality of fantasy sports, the symbiotic relationship between daily fantasy sports and sports wagering, and how recent events could dramatically alter the future legal landscape of sports wagering.
Moderator: Alan B. Koslow, Shareholder Director of Entertainment, Hospitality and Gaming Law, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., Florida
Speakers: Dennis Drazin, Chairman, Monmouth Park Racetrack, New Jersey
John McManus, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, MGM Resorts International, Nevada
I. Nelson Rose, Professor of Law, Whittier Law School, California
Seth Young, Chief Operating Officer, Star Fantasy Leagues, New York
Daniel Wallach, Shareholder, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., Florida

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Awards Luncheon
President’s Award will be given
IMGL / IAGR Lima Conference Preview
Presentation: Carlos Fonseca Sarmiento, Partner, Varela & Fonseca Abogados
and Ernest C. Matthews, IV, President/General Counsel, ISI – Maritime/Islands, Ltd.

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Gaming Market Migration, Impacts on Products, and the Regulatory Factors that Will Come into Play
This panel of specialists and suppliers in the field will address how gaming products, old and new, are migrating to meet the desire of casino Operators and their patrons.  New gaming products are more interactive and entertainment based than ever, evidenced by the growing popularity of gaming forms such as fantasy sports, slot machines with animated quasi-skill bonus rounds, and other products involving skill and social gaming.  The advent of these new types of products is in response to Operators seeking to capture the interest of the younger demographic of players, who are more interactive and digital entertainment oriented than ever before. We can expect this trend to continue. The gaming product supply industry has likewise been evolving to support this shift and we now see various traditional wagering product companies staffing with executives from entertainment and internet industries as well as acquiring games and digital entertainment assets. These new types of products will be brought forward for regulatory review, requiring regulators to have a clear understanding of what are the implications of things such as:  providing wagering skill return to players, how social gaming is involved with gaming products, and when a product enters the regulatory domain verses just being a social or other fun games product, just to name a few. New forms of gaming will also likely bring with it new forms of currency being wagered (e.g. cryptocurrency, loyalty points, etc.), breaking the monolithic “credits” paradigm, all of which will require consideration.
Moderator: John Maloney, Principal and General Counsel, Law Offices of John K. Maloney, California
Panelists: William Bogot, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Illinois
​Eric Meyerhofer, CEO, Gamblit Gaming, California
Kevin P. Mullally, Vice President of Government Relations & General Counsel, Gaming Laboratories International, LLC, Missouri
Britt R. Singletary, Partner, Singletary & Thrash P.A., Mississippi

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Hot Issues in Legal Gambling
Professor I. Nelson Rose will bring us up to date on trends and events large and small that are impacting legal gaming around the world. Prof. Rose will examine the fights over legalizing Internet gambling, including making specific predictions on where and when and who will get the licenses. He will explain why the Nevada model of online gaming, like the English model before it, does not work; and, why the results have been so disappointing from New Jersey and Delaware. He will discuss the legality of interstate and international compacts and proposed “bad actor” laws. Prof. Rose will cover the hot issues of social casino games, Internet cafes, daily Fantasy sports and issues that have escaped the attention of casino gaming lawyers, like the $150 million class action against the Oregon State Lottery for flagrant software mistakes. Other hot issues he will discuss include gambling debts, players suing casinos, and the impact of recent developments in China not only on Macau, but also on Nevada and the rest of the gaming world.
Presenter: I. Nelson Rose, Professor of Law, Whittier Law School, California

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.    
Networking Break     

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Strangers at the Gate: How Suppliers Can Successfully Enter New Markets
Manufacturers of gaming equipment requiring licensing face disparate hurdles in the gaming world…a world that is growing ever larger with hundreds of jurisdictions and separate regulatory schemes. Critical to the supplier’s success is the role of the gaming regulatory lawyer in preparing a manufacturer to enter a new jurisdiction. This panel will discuss the challenges facing manufacturers desiring to enter markets (or even continents) that they have never serviced before and address the best point of entry for a manufacturer. These issues will have a material impact on the success of a manufacturer’s entry into a new market, whether a long time established market or a newly emerging one.
Moderator: Marc H. Ellinger, Partner, Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch, L.C., Missouri
Panelist: Susanna Fitzgerald, Q.C., Barrister, Lord Grabiner’s Chambers, United Kingdom
Chris Schwab, General Counsel, Cadillac Jack, Inc., Georgia
​Michael E. Zatezalo, Managing Partner/Director, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Co., L.P.A.

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Global Gaming Reforms
Gaming Reforms are sweeping across all continents of the world – rapidly changing the landscape to gaming regulation for the land-based and i-Gaming sector.  While some jurisdictions are facing the second or third wave of i-Gaming regulation most other jurisdictions in the world are on the first wave of such regulation or are just waiting for the waves to surge in.  And in other jurisdictions there is also new, or revised, regulation for land-based gaming.  This panel will provide an outlook of the latest developments and forecasts for gaming reforms in Europe, North America and Asia.
Moderator: Tony Coles, Consultant, Jeffrey Green Russell Limited, United Kingdom
Panelists: Frieder Backu, Attorney at Law, SSW Schneider Schiffer Weihermuller, Germany
Hitoshi Ishihara, Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Japan
Donna More, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Illinois
​Morten Ronde, Director of Education and Association Development, International Masters of Gaming Law, Denmark

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Gala Dinner atop Villa Botanica
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​TUESDAY, MARCH 31

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Gambling Compliance Update
Many gaming companies have implemented compliance plans and staffed compliance committees with high level individuals versed in gaming regulation.  What report card do the committees get? Is the compliance function a tool to assist companies in staying ahead of regulatory issues or is it a feel good function that makes the regulators happy or both? Why do gaming regulators license some gaming compliance members/officers when the respective jurisdiction may not require implementation of compliance plans? Are regulators punishing companies for the time, cost and effort in trying to do the right thing? What is the long term effect of such behavior by the regulators, does the cost alone (it can be tens of thousands of dollars) discourage companies from implementing voluntary compliance plans? Finally, if compliance plans are so important to many gaming jurisdictions, why not statutorily require such plans?
Moderator: John Roberts, Executive Director, Pokagon Band Gaming Commission, Michigan
Panelists: Adriane Dudley, Partner, Dudley Rich Davis, LLP, St. Thomas, USVI – Counsel to VI Casino Control Commission, US Virgin Islands
Michael Lipton, Q.C., Senior Partner, Dickinson Wright, LLP, Canada
Chris Schwab, General Counsel, Cadillac Jack, Inc., Georgia

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Lottery Growth and Expansion – Who will win the Big Payoff?
The Gaming industry is constantly developing and opening new frontiers.  While lotteries continue to be a large sector of the gaming market, and in some place are the exclusive gaming market, they too are changing as the rest of gaming. Lotteries are expanding into the iGaming area and are growing both in the private and governmentally controlled models.  Even in the last ‫six months, new instruments are being implemented by more and more gaming entrepreneurs: Lottery Messengers and Lottery Aggregators, where the operator either buy tickets on behalf of the players or insure itself against the winnings. Collectively these are challenging and volatile new additions in the gaming fields and offer marketing challenges, regulatory challenges and payments challenges. In this panel, leading experts from the legal, payments, marketing and technology industries shall address those concerns.
Moderator:  Simon Planzer, Partner, Planzer Law & Lecturer in Law, University of St.Gallen HSG
Panelist: Melissa Blau, Director, iGaming Capital, United Kingdom
Tal Itzhak Ron, Chairman, Tal Ron, Drihem and Co., Law Firm, Israel
Nelson Rose, Professor of Law, Whittier Law School, California

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
FinCEN’s AML Protocols for Casinos: What to expect? Is the Industry Prepared? & How will affect casino operations?
FinCEN has admonished casino operators to implement broader, in-depth ‘know your customer’ rules in the agency’s stated effort to bring gaming operations more in line with anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance standards required of more traditional financial institutions, such as banks. Now that regulatory officials have turned their attention to formulating mandatory AML protocols for casino operations, what will the rules look like and how will these prospective requirements affect casino interaction with patrons and other stakeholders?
Moderator: Chris Hinckley, Attorney, Harris Beach, New York
Panelists: Thomas N. Auriemma, Member, Compliance Committee, Penn National Gaming, Pennsylvania
Fredric Gushin, Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming, New Jersey
Allen Molnar, Attorney, Harris Beach, New York

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon
Speaker: The Honorable Tregenza A. Roach, Senator, Thirty-First Legislature of the US Virgin Islands

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.  
Internet Gaming: Opportunities and Obstacles
Wagering online is now legal in three states but revenues are very low, compliance costs are sky-high and the product scope is narrow. What needs to be changed for the US iGaming industry to grow? What lessons could be learned from the thriving market in Europe. Is there still time to turn things around or has the opportunity for creating a successful market already been seized? This panel will examine the opportunities in the fast-evolving world of Internet gaming, and the legal, legislative and regulatory obstacles that must be overcome for online to fulfill its potential.
Topics will include the regulatory outlook internationally, the legislative outlook in the United States, and how new phenomena like social gaming, mobile devices and fantasy sports already are changing online business models.
Moderator: Frank Fantini, CEO, Publisher, Fantini Research, Delaware
Panelists: Mario Galea, Principal, Random Consulting, Nevada
Michael Pollock, Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming Group, New Jersey
Sue Schneider, Owner, eGaming Brokerage, Missouri

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Refreshments and Membership Meeting 

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Closing Reception 
Estate Catherineberg

coming soon

Accommodations

The host hotel for the IMGL Spring Conference is the Frenchman’s Reef and Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort on the Island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Reservation information can be found below.

Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Beach Marriott Resort

5 Estate Bakkeroe
St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin Islands
00801
Phone: +1 340 776 8500
www.frenchmansreefresort.com

Rate:

$295 USD excluding taxes (10%) and breakfast

These special IMGL rates are available until March 10, 2015 based on upon availability. The IMGL Group Rate will be offered (7) days prior to peak arrival and (7) days after peak departure, based on availability.

Reservations:

To make a St. Thomas hotel reservation at the Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort, visit this link or call this toll free number:
(800)-524-2000

Mention the International Masters of Gaming Law conference when making your reservation.

A Daily Resort Fee of $45.00 will be implemented on all individual guest accounts. The Resort Fee includes the following amenities:

• Wireless Internet Access in Guest Rooms and Public Areas
• Bottled water in the room (2 per room, per day)
• Complimentary local & 1-800 phone calls
• Beach chairs and umbrellas
• “Non-motorized” (excluding Sail Boats) water sports, snorkel gear and beach floats
• Unlimited use of Tennis Courts
• Unlimited use of Fitness Center
• Complimentary participation in activity classes coordinated by the Recreation Staff
• Shuttle service throughout the Resort
• $20 Lazule Spa or Salon Coupon to be applied to purchases of $150 or more for services at regular price (this 
excludes any published package, promotion or discount). Group Spa Credit applies based on a guaranteed 
minimum spend of $150.00 per attendee
• Two $5 Off Coupons (per room, one time only) for the Night Kayak Tour – provided by Adventure Center
• Two $10 Off Coupons for the Catamaran Half-day Tour (per room, one time only) – provided by Adventure Center

About the Resort:

Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Beach Resort welcomes guests to the ultimate US Virgin Island hotel experience. The Reef Tower features fresh Caribbean décor and state-of-the-art amenities. The USVI hotel rooms offer comfort in a lush tropical setting and now include Marriott signature Revive Bedding. Guests can enjoy the pristine and picturesque beachfront at the Morning Star Beach Club and Sea Cliff Tower, or relax at the Lazule Sea Spa & fitness center. The infinity pools feature stunning St Thomas views while a kid’s splash zone gives plenty of space for family time. Discover your own unique Virgin Island resort experience: sample the best dining in St Thomas at their new restaurant, Aqua Terra, explore the island’s white sands, adventurous paddleboading yoga or gaze out over the sparkling Charlotte Amalie Harbor.

View the Frenchman’s Reef Activity Guide [PDF]

IMGL St. Thomas Speakers

As of March 18

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

The Honorable Kenneth E. Mapp, Governor, US Virgin Islands

SPEAKERS:

Thomas N. Auriemma, Member, Compliance Committee, Penn National Gaming, Pennsylvania
Frieder Backu, Attorney at Law, SSW Schneider Schiffer Weihermuller, Germany
​Melissa Blau, Director, iGaming Capital, United Kingdom
William Bogot, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Illinois
Nicholas Casiello, Jr., Chair, Gaming Practice Group, Fox Rothschild LLP, New Jersey
Tony Coles, Consultant, Jeffrey Green Russell Limited, United Kingdom
Adriane Dudley, Dudley Rich Davis, LLP, St. Thomas, USVI – Counsel to VI Casino Control Commission, US Virgin Islands
Dennis Drazin, Chairman, Monmouth Park Racetrack, New Jersey
Marc H. Ellinger, Partner, Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch, L.C., Missouri
Frank Fantini, CEO, Publisher, Fantini Research, Delaware
Susanna Fitzgerald, Q.C., Barrister, Lord Grabiner’s Chambers, United Kingdom
Carlos Fonseca Sarmiento, Partner, Varela & Fonseca Abogados, Peru
Mario Galea, Principal, Random Consulting, Nevada
Violet Anne Golden, Chairman, Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission, US Virgin Islands
Fredric Gushin, Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming, New Jersey
Chris Hinckley, Attorney, Harris Beach, New York
Joerg Hofmann, President, International Masters of Gaming Law and Senior Partner, MELCHERS law firm, Germany
Hitoshi Ishihara, Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Japan
Alan B. Koslow, Shareholder Director of Entertainment, Hospitality and Gaming Law, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., Florida
Michael Lipton, Q.C., Senior Partner, Dickinson Wright, LLP, Canada
John Maloney, Principal and General Counsel, Law Offices of John K. Maloney, California
Ernest C. Matthews, IV, President/General Counsel, ISI – Maritime/Islands, Ltd.
John McManus, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, MGM Resorts International, Nevada
Eric Meyerhofer, CEO, Gamblit Gaming, California
Allen Molnar, Attorney, Harris Beach, New York
Donna More, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Illinois
Kevin P. Mullally, Vice President of Government Relations & General Counsel, Gaming Laboratories International, LLC, Missouri
Simon Planzer, Partner, Planzer Law & Lecturer in Law, University of St.Gallen HSG
Michael Pollock, Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming Group, New Jersey
Mark N. Poovey, Partner, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Washington D.C.
The Honorable Tregenza A. Roach, Senator, Thirty-First Legislature of the US Virgin Islands
John Roberts, Executive Director, Pokagon Band Gaming Commission, Michigan
Tal Itzhak Ron, Chairman, Tal Ron, Drihem and Co., Law Firm, Israel
Morten Ronde, Director of Education and Association Development, International Masters of Gaming Law, Denmark
I. Nelson Rose, Professor of Law, Whittier Law School, California
Sue Schneider, Owner, eGaming Brokerage, Missouri
Chris Schwab, General Counsel, Cadillac Jack, Inc., Georgia
Britt R. Singletary, Partner, Singletary & Thrash P.A., Mississippi
​Robert W. Stocker II, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC, Michigan
Daniel Wallach, Shareholder, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., Florida
Seth Young, Chief Operating Officer, Star Fantasy Leagues, New York
Michael E. Zatezalo, Managing Partner/Director, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Co., L.P.A.

Things to See and Do

As an island community, St. Thomas is both “rural” and “urban” in character. Lining the narrow streets of the downtown Charlotte Amalie historic district are many buildings dating from the early 1800s and a few from earlier times. The rest of the island [sometimes called “the country”] blends residential and commercial areas, including shopping centers and malls.

Leisure-time attractions abound. White sand beaches ring the island, and water sports options are all but endless. On the dry side, there’s golf, tennis, guided tours and visitor attractions including some that take you beneath the surface of the sea or up where the pelicans fly!

The restaurants are second to none, and visitors often find that their toughest task while here is to choose among so much creative cuisine.

Things to See and Do [PDF]
Restaurants of St. Thomas and St. John [PDF]