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- The upcoming East Coast Gaming Congress will meet in Atlantic City to discuss artificial intelligence and industry regulation.
- Organizers say the event will explore how emerging technology affects regulatory compliance, player monitoring, data transparency, and responsible gaming.
The 30th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress will focus on artificial intelligence’s growing role in the gaming industry and regulation when it meets at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on April 27-28, 2027.
The announcement matters because the conference plans to center discussion on how AI is changing compliance, oversight, player monitoring, and customer engagement in regulated gaming — spanning both traditional retail spaces and the expanding online casino sector. According to the event organizers, that includes questions around responsible gaming, consumer protection, data use, and transparency.
ECGC described itself as the longest-running gaming conference in the United States and said the 2027 theme will be “30 Years of Gaming Leadership: Shaping the Future.” Organizers also said additional speakers and topics will be announced in the coming weeks.
Organizers say AI is reshaping gaming oversight
Scott Nicholson, senior vice president of strategic partnerships for Imagine This, said the industry needs to understand how AI will affect both operators and customers.
“As a highly regulated industry with a significant impact on the communities it serves, gaming has a responsibility to understand how A.I. will affect the industry and the people it serves,” Nicholson said. “ECGC 30.0 will provide an important forum for that conversation.”
Michael Pollock, ECGC co-founder and senior policy advisor to Spectrum Gaming Group, said AI is changing gaming’s traditional oversight structure.
“Regulated gaming has long been focused on the principle of ‘people watching people watching people’ — layers of human oversight designed to protect the integrity of gaming operations,” Pollock said. “Artificial intelligence is changing that model, creating new opportunities to identify risks, strengthen compliance, personalize engagement, and improve how operators and regulators monitor the industry.”
Pollock added that AI also raises “important questions about responsible gaming, consumer protection, data use and transparency.”
What to watch before the 2027 event
Lloyd D. Levenson, ECGC co-founder and CEO of Cooper Levenson, said the pace of AI development is creating new issues for an industry that already operates within a complex regulatory framework.
“As operators, regulators, and legislators consider how existing rules apply to rapidly evolving technology, there is a need for informed discussion about where regulatory changes may be necessary,” Levenson said.
Beyond AI, ECGC said future announcements will cover other topics, including the future of lotteries and iGaming and the impact of Downstate New York casinos.
The conference is also expected to offer sponsorship, networking, professional development, and business-to-business opportunities. Separately, the announcement said Cooper Levenson representatives will be at G2E 2026 in Las Vegas at Booth 4303.
For now, the clearest next step is the release of additional speaker and agenda details ahead of the April 2027 conference in Atlantic City.
Source: As reported by shorelocalnews.com.
