Mr. Maida began his career testing gaming equipment with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from 1985 to 1987. In 1987 he left the Division to study law and to begin an independent game testing and consulting business. He co-founded GLI with Paul J. Magno in June 1989, and the company has since grown to more than 500 people in 15 offices worldwide. Mr. Maida has testified as an expert witness in numerous gambling cases on both the State and Federal level. He has appeared before the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and the National Indian Gaming Commission along with numerous appearances before state legislative committees. He testified before the U.S. House Committee on Indian Affairs and the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs as a witness, regarding the adoption of the Class II and Class III regulations and their application to finite video pull-tab devices. In 1995 Mr. Maida was named as one of the “25 Most Influential Persons in the Gaming Industry” by International Gaming and Wagering Business magazine, and in September 2009, Mr. Maida was chosen as the “Most Influential People in Gaming” by Global Gaming Business magazine. Mr. Maida also has numerous Bar Admissions, including Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He graduated from Rutgers School of Law with a Juris Doctorate Degree with High Honors, and Honors in Taxation, and from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science Engineering.