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1 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
2 CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION
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5 PUBLIC MEETING NO. 12-04-11
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9 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
10 Atlantic City Commission Offices
11 Joseph P. Lordi Public Meeting Room - First Floor
12 Tennessee Avenue and Boardwalk
13 Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
14 10:40 a.m. to 10:58 a.m.
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19 GUY J. RENZI & ASSOCIATES
20 GOLDEN CREST CORPORATE CENTER
21 2277 STATE HIGHWAY # 33, SUITE 410
22 TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08690
23 (609) 989-9199 - (800) 368-7652
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1 B E F O R E :
2 CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION:
LINDA M. KASSEKERT, CHAIR
3 SHARON ANNE HARRINGTON, VICE CHAIR
EDWARD J. FANELLE, COMMISSIONER
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5 PRESENT FOR THE CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION:
DARYL W. NANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST
6 DANIEL J. HENEGHAN, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
7 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL:
DIANNA W. FAUNTLEROY, GENERAL COUNSEL/EXECUTIVE
8 SECRETARY
STEPHANIE OLIVO, SENIOR COUNSEL
9 JACK PLUNKET, LICENSING
10 DIVISION OF GAMING ENFORCEMENT:
DEPUTY ATTORNEYS GENERAL
11 TRACY E. RICHARDSON, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
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1 A P P E A R A N C E S :
2 ITEM NO. 3 DARYL W. NANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST
TRACY E. RICHARDSON, DEPUTY ATTORNEY
3 GENERAL
STERNS & WEINROTH, PC
4 DENNIS DALY, ESQ.
FOR: BALLY'S PARK PLACE, INC.
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ITEM NO. 4 DARYL W. NANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST
6 TRACY E. RICHARDSON, DEPUTY ATTORNEY
GENERAL
7 STERNS & WEINROTH, PC
DENNIS DALY, ESQ.
8 FOR: BALLY'S PARK PLACE, INC.
9 ITEM NO. 5 DARYL W. NANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST
TRACY E. RICHARDSON, DEPUTY ATTORNEY
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KAREN WOSNACK-CHO, ESQ.
11 FOR: RIH ACQUISITION NJ, LLC
12 ITEM NO. 6 STEPHANIE OLIVO, SENIOR COUNSEL
TRACY E. RICHARDSON, DEPUTY ATTORNEY
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STERNS & WEINROTH, PC
14 DENNIS DALY, ESQ.
FOR: ICAHN ENTERPRISES, LP AND
15 TROPICANA ATLANTIC CITY CORP.
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1 AGENDA
PUBLIC MEETING NO. 12-04-11
2 April 11, 2012, 10:40 a.m.
ITEM PAGE VOTE
3 1 Ratification of the minutes of the 9 9
March 14, 2012, public meeting
4 Ratification of the minutes of the Special 9 10
Meeting of March 26, 2012
5 2 Applications for casino key employee
licenses and/or for qualifications:
6 I Initial casino key employee license
Applications:
7 a) Louis Espino 11 11
b) Patricia T. Nyenmoh-Jarpa 10 11
8 II Resubmitted casino key employees
License applications:
9 a) Patricia A. Barkley 11 13
b) Douglas R. Barrett 11 13
10 c) Karen F. Brundage-Johnson 11 13
d) Neil P. Cafone 11 13
11 e) Anthony A. Campellone 11 13
f) Anthony S. Capri 11 13
12 g) Sergio M. Casares 11 13
h) Paul A. Chandler 11 13
13 i) Hyang S. Choi 11 13
j) Dominic Cocuzza 11 13
14 k) Vincent A. Dalessandro 11 13
l) Julia M. Desimone 11 13
15 m) Alfred R. Dorazio 11 13
n) Catherine S. Dow 11 13
16 o) Christopher J. Downey 11 13
p) Dawn V. Duffy 11 13
17 q) John R. Evanchik 11 13
r) Kevin P. Flanagan 11 13
18 s) Irma N. Flores 11 13
t) Thomas J. Hunt, Jr. 11 13
19 u) Angelo T. Immordino, Jr. 11 13
v) Ronald F. Jengeleski 11 13
20 w) Stephen M. Korchan, Jr. 11 13
x) Grant R. Lindle 11 13
21 y) Roland T. Marshall 11 13
z) Gary W. Martin 13 14
22 aa) David E. Maxwell 11 13
bb) Gerald J. McGowan 11 13
23 cc) Genevieve McGrath 11 13
dd) William P. Mills 11 13
24 ee) Thomas M. Mooney 11 13
ff) Taalibeen M. Muhammed 11 13
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1 CONTINUED AGENDA
PUBLIC MEETING NO. 12-04-11
2 April 11, 2012, 10:40 a.m.
ITEM PAGE VOTE
3 2 gg) Richard H. Myers 11 13
hh) Maria C. Nakeshain 11 13
4 ii) William N. Pangoras 11 13
jj) Robert Randolph, Jr. 11 13
5 kk) Josue J. Robles 11 13
ll) Joseph C. Snow 11 13
6 mm) Lorraine J. Taylor 11 13
nn) Kathleen Torres 11 13
7 oo) Michael A. Viviano 11 13
pp) Glenda E. Werleman 11 13
8 III Application for casino key employee
license and for qualification:
9 a) Joseph Lupo 14 15
b) Michael R. Rodriguez 15 16
10 c) Shepard I. Stein 16 16
3 Petition of Bally's Park Place, Inc. 17 18
11 (d/b/a Bally's Atlantic City) for the
issuance of a temporary casino key employee
12 license to Jocelyn A. Allison pursuant to
NJSA 5:12-89(e) and to permit her pursuant
13 to NJAC 13:69c-2.6 to assume the duties and
exercise the powers of Vice President of
14 Marketing Acquisition without having been
found qualified (PRN 0891201)
15 4 Petition of Bally's Park Place, Inc., 19 20
(d/b/a Bally's Atlantic City) for the
16 issuance of a temporary casino key employee
license to Chirag Tasker pursuant to
17 NJSA 5:12-89(e) and to permit her pursuant
to NJAC 13:69c-2.6 to assume the duties and
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Marketing Loyalty without having been
19 found qualified (PRN 0891202_)
5 Petition of RIH Acquisition NJ, LLC, 20 22
20 (d/b/a Atlantic Club Casino Hotel) for the
issuance of a temporary casino key employee
21 license to Karen Wosnack-Cho pursuant to
NJSA 5:12-89(e) and to permit her pursuant
22 to NJAC 13:69c-2.6 to assume the duties and
exercise the powers of Vice President and
23 General Counsel without having been found
qualified (PRN 0891203)
24 6 Petition of Icahn Enterprises, LP, and 24 25
Tropicana Atlantic City Corp., requesting
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1 CONTINUED AGENDA
PUBLIC MEETING NO. 12-04-11
2 April 11, 2012, 10:40 a.m.
ITEM PAGE VOTE
3 6 permission for Sung Hwan Cho to perform 24 25
the duties and exercise the powers of
4 Chief Financial Officer of Icahn
Enterprises, LP, pending plenary qualification
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7 Petition of Philip Albanese requesting a 26 28
6 waiver of post employment restrictions
pursuant to NJSA 5:12-60b(2) (PE-09)
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8 Petition of Trump Taj Mahal Associates, 22 23
8 LP, for the issuance of a temporary casino
key employee license to Mark D. Lawless pursuant
9 to NJSA 5:12-89(e) (PRN 0941201)
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1 E X H I B I T S :
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NO. 2 DESCRIPTION ID EVD
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4 EL-1 Grant 1 license X
Remand for hearing 1 license
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EL-2 Grant 40 licenses X
6 Remand for hearing 1 license
7 EL-3 Grant 3 licenses X
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(Exhibits retained by Commission.)
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1 (Public Meeting 12-04-11 was commenced
2 at 10:40 a.m.)
3 MR. NANCE: Good morning. I'd like to
4 read an opening statement:
5 This is to advise the general public
6 that in compliance with Chapter 231 of the
7 public laws of 1975 entitled "Senator Bryon M.
8 Baer Open Public Meeting Act," the New Jersey
9 Casino Control Commission on April 19, 2011,
10 filed with the Secretary of State at the State
11 House in Trenton an annual meeting schedule.
12 On April 20th, copies were mailed to
13 subscribers.
14 Members of the press will be permitted
15 to take photographs. We ask that this be done
16 in a manner which is not disruptive or
17 distracting to the Commission.
18 The use of cell phones in the public
19 meeting room is prohibited.
20 Any member of the public who wish to
21 address the Commission will be given the
22 opportunity to do so before the Commission
23 adjourns for the day.
24 Please stand for the Pledge of
25 Allegiance.
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ITEM NO. 1-2
1 (The flag salute was recited.)
2 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Good morning.
3 MR. NANCE: Good morning.
4 The matters discussed in closed session
5 were: Employee license matters.
6 The Commissioners approved the March
7 14th, 2012, close-session minutes.
8 Litigation update regarding: Brooks
9 versus Casino Control Commission and Edwards
10 versus Adamar of New Jersey, Inc., et al.
11 Item No. 1, ratification of the minutes
12 of March 14th, 2012, public meeting.
13 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I'll move that
14 we ratify the minutes of March 14th, 2012.
15 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Second.
16 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been
17 made and seconded. All in favor?
18 (Ayes.)
19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed?
20 (No response.)
21 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries.
22 MR. NANCE: Ratification of the minutes
23 of the March 14th Special Meeting -- excuse me.
24 Ratification of the minutes -- the special
25 minutes of March 26, 2012.
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ITEM NO. 2
1 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I'll move that
2 we ratify the minutes of the March 26, 2012,
3 Special Meeting.
4 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Second.
5 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been
6 made and seconded. All in favor?
7 (Ayes.)
8 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed?
9 (No response.)
10 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries.
11 MR. NANCE: Item No. 2, applications for
12 casino key employee licenses and for
13 qualification. This agenda item will be
14 entered as Exhibit List 1, 2, and 3.
15 Exhibit List 1 consists of the
16 application of Patricia T. Nyenmoh-Jarpa for
17 initial casino key employee license.
18 Staff and the Division have recommended
19 that this license be granted.
20 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I'll move --
21 VICE CHAIR FANELLE: I'll move that we
22 grant the initial key employee license
23 application.
24 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I'll second
25 that.
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ITEM NO. 2
1 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been
2 made and seconded. All in favor?
3 (Ayes.)
4 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed?
5 (No response.)
6 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries.
7 MR. NANCE: Also for your consideration
8 is the initial casino key employee license
9 application of Louis Espino.
10 The Division has requested that this
11 application be remanded to a hearing.
12 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I will move that
13 we remand for a hearing the key -- casino key
14 employee license application of Louis Espino.
15 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Second.
16 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been
17 made and seconded. All in favor?
18 (Ayes.)
19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed?
20 (No response.)
21 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries.
22 MR. NANCE: Exhibit List 2 consists of
23 the following 41 resubmitted casino key
24 employee licenses: Patricia A. Barkley,
25 Douglas R. Barrett, Karen Brundage-Johnson,
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ITEM NO. 2
1 Neil P. Cafone, Anthony A. Campellone, Anthony
2 S. Capri, Sergio M. Casares, Paul A. Chandler,
3 Hyang S. Choi, Dominic Cocuzza, Vincent A.
4 Dalessandro, Julia M. Desimone, Alfred R.
5 Dorazio, Catherine S. Dow, Christopher J.
6 Downey, Dawn V. Duffy, John R. Evanchik, Kevin
7 P. Flanagan, Irma N. Flores, Thomas J. Hunt,
8 Jr., Angelo T. Immordino, Jr., Ronald F.
9 Jengeleski, Stephen M. Korchan, Jr., Grant R.
10 Lindle, Roland T. Marshall, David E. Maxwell,
11 Gerald J. McGowan, Genevieve McGrith --
12 McGrath, excuse me -- William P. Mills, Thomas
13 M. Marney -- Mooney, Taalibdeen M. Muhammed,
14 Richard H. Myers, Maria C. Nakeshian, William
15 N. Pangoras, Robert Randolph, Jr., Josue J.
16 Robles, Joseph C. Snow, Lorraine J. Taylor,
17 Kathleen Torres, Anthony [sic] A. Viviano,
18 Glenda E. Werleman.
19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: I think it was Michael
20 A. Michael Viviano.
21 MR. NANCE: Michael. Yes. Excuse me.
22 Staff and the Division have recommended
23 these licenses be granted.
24 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: You did read
25 Glenda Werleman? As well.
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ITEM NO. 2
1 MR. NANCE: Werleman. Yes,
2 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Yes.
3 With that, I'll move we grant the
4 resubmitted casino key employee licenses.
5 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Seconded.
6 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been
7 made and seconded. All in favor?
8 (Ayes.)
9 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed?
10 (No response.)
11 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries.
12 MR. NANCE: Also for your consideration
13 is the resubmitted casino key employee license
14 application of Gary W. Martin.
15 The Division has recommended that this
16 license be granted.
17 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Mr. Plunket?
18 MR. PLUNKET: Staff recommends that Mr.
19 Martin be referred to -- be referred to a
20 hearing based on the -- based on the report of
21 the Division of Gaming Enforcement regarding
22 the credit department operations at Borgata.
23 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
24 I don't see anyone from the Division.
25 Tracy, do you have anything to add on
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ITEM NO. 2
1 this application?
2 MS. RICHARDSON: I'm sorry. Who was the
3 individual?
4 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Gary A. Martin.
5 MS. RICHARDSON: No. I don't, Chair.
6 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Okay.
7 MS. RICHARDSON: I can check on anything
8 you need.
9 CHAIR KASSEKERT: I just wanted to know
10 if the Division wanted to make a statement.
11 Any questions?
12 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Madame Chair,
13 I'll move to remand for a hearing the
14 resubmitted casino key employee license
15 application of Gary W. Martin.
16 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I'll second
17 that.
18 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been
19 made and seconded. All in favor?
20 (Ayes.)
21 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed?
22 (No response.)
23 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries.
24 MR. NANCE: Exhibit List 3 consists of
25 the following three initial or resubmitted
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ITEM NO. 2
1 application for casino key employee licenses
2 and for qualification.
3 Staff and the Division have recommended
4 that these applications be granted: Joseph
5 Lupo, Senior Vice President of Operation for
6 Marina District Development Company, LLC.
7 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I will move that
8 we grant the -- I'm sorry. Move that we grant
9 resubmitted key license and qualification for
10 Joseph Lupo.
11 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Second.
12 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Motion is made and
13 seconded. This is a roll call vote.
14 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fanelle?
15 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Yes.
16 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Harrington?
17 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Yes.
18 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert?
19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes.
20 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that
21 the motion is unanimous.
22 Michael R. Rodriguez, Executive Vice
23 President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
24 for Tropicana Atlantic City Corporation.
25 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I will --
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ITEM NO. 2
1 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Move that we
2 grant the key license and qualification for
3 Michael R. Rodriguez.
4 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I'll second
5 that.
6 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Motion is made and
7 seconded. This is a roll call vote.
8 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fanelle?
9 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Yes.
10 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Harrington?
11 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Yes.
12 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert?
13 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes.
14 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that
15 the information motion is unanimous.
16 Shepard I. Stein, Director of Security
17 for Trop -- for Trump Taj Mahal Associates,
18 LLC.
19 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I move we grant
20 the resubmitted key license and qualification
21 for Shepard I. Stein.
22 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Second.
23 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Motion is made and
24 seconded. This is a roll call vote.
25 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fanelle?
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ITEM NO. 3
1 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Yes.
2 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Harrington?
3 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Yes.
4 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert?
5 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes.
6 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that
7 the motion is unanimous.
8 Item No. 3, Petition No. 0891201 of
9 Bally's Park Place, Inc., which is requesting
10 the issuance of a temporary casino key employee
11 license to Jocelyn A. Allison pursuant to NJSA
12 5:12-89(e) and to permit her pursuant to NJAC
13 13:69c-2.6 to assume the duties and exercise
14 the powers of Vice President of Marketing
15 Acquisition without first having been found
16 qualified.
17 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Mr. Daly, good
18 morning.
19 MR. DALY: Good morning, Chair,
20 Commissioners. Glad to see you once again.
21 I'm here covering this particular item
22 for Lynne Hughes. I don't have anything
23 particularly to add.
24 I understand that there's been a
25 positive recommendation from the Division, and
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ITEM NO. 3
1 I ask that you approve her temporary
2 qualification.
3 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
4 Miss Richardson?
5 MS. RICHARDSON: Good morning.
6 No objection to the temporary key --
7 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
8 Any questions for the parties?
9 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Madame Chair,
10 I'll move that we approve the petition and
11 issue a temporary key employee license to
12 Jocelyn A. Allison and permit her to assume the
13 duties and exercise the powers of Vice
14 President of Marketing Acquisition for Bally's
15 Park Place, Inc., without first having been
16 found qualified.
17 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I will second
18 that motion.
19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Motion has been made
20 and seconded. This is a roll call vote.
21 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fanelle?
22 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Yes.
23 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Harrington?
24 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Yes.
25 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert?
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ITEM NO. 4
1 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes.
2 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that
3 the motion is unanimous.
4 Item No. 4, Petition No. 0891202, of
5 Bally's Park Place, Inc., is requesting the
6 issuance of a temporary casino key employee
7 license to Chirag Tasker pursuant to NJSA
8 5:12-89(e) and to permit him pursuant to NJAC
9 13:69c-2.6 to assume the duties and exercise
10 the powers of the Vice President Marketing
11 Loyalty without having been found qualified.
12 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Mr. Daly?
13 MR. DALY: Once again, I'm covering for
14 Ms. Hughes and, once again, I understand that
15 the recommendation from the Division is
16 positive. And I ask that you grant the
17 temporary casino key -- casino key employee
18 license.
19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
20 Miss Richardson?
21 MS. RICHARDSON: Again, there's no
22 objection to the application.
23 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
24 Any questions?
25 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: No questions.
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ITEM NO. 5
1 Madame Chair, I move that we approve the
2 petition and issue a temporary key employee
3 license to Chirag Tasker and permit him to
4 assume the duties and exercise the powers of
5 Vice President Marketing Loyalty for Bally's
6 Park Place, Inc., without first having been
7 found qualified.
8 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Second.
9 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Motion is made and
10 seconded. This is a roll call vote.
11 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fanelle?
12 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Yes.
13 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Harrington?
14 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Yes.
15 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert?
16 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes.
17 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that
18 the motion is unanimous.
19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
20 MR. NANCE: Item No. 5, Petition No.
21 0891203 of RIH Acquisition, New Jersey, LLC, is
22 requesting the issuance of a temporary casino
23 key employee license to Karen Wosnack-Cho
24 pursuant to NJSA 5:12-89(e) and to permit her
25 pursuant to NJAC 13:69c-2.6 to assume the
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ITEM NO. 5
1 duties and exercise the powers of Vice
2 President and General Counsel without first
3 being found qualified.
4 MS. WOSNACK-CHO: Good morning.
5 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Good morning.
6 MS. WOSNACK-CHO: Karen Wosnack-Cho of
7 Cho Consulting on behalf of the Petitioner on
8 behalf of myself.
9 (Laughter.)
10 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Anything you would
11 like to add?
12 MS. WOSNACK-CHO: I would ask that you
13 grant the relief requested of my petition.
14 Thank you.
15 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Miss Richardson?
16 MS. RICHARDSON: We have no objection to
17 the application.
18 Thank you.
19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
20 Any questions?
21 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: No.
22 Madame Chair, I'm move we approve the
23 petition and issue a temporary casino key
24 employee license to Karen Wosnack-Cho to permit
25 her to assume the duties and exercise the
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ITEM NO. 8
1 powers of Vice President and the General
2 Counsel for RIH Acquisitions, New Jersey, LLC,
3 without first having been found qualified.
4 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I'll second that
5 motion.
6 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Motion has been made
7 and seconded. This is a roll call vote.
8 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fanelle?
9 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Yes.
10 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Harrington?
11 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Yes.
12 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert?
13 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes.
14 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that
15 the motion is unanimous.
16 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Congratulations. And
17 I know you never really left, but welcome back.
18 (Laughter.)
19 MS. WOSNACK: Well, thank you. Very
20 much.
21 MR. NANCE: For your consideration, Item
22 No. 8, Petition No. 0941201 of Trump Taj Mahal
23 Associates, LLP, is requesting the issuance of
24 a casino key employee license to Mark D.
25 Lawless pursuant to NJSA 5:12-89(e) to permit
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ITEM NO. 8
1 him to assume the duties of Assistant Casino
2 Shift Manager.
3 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Mr. Daly?
4 MR. DALY: No. I'm not on this one.
5 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Oh.
6 MR. DALY: Jumped the gun.
7 MS. OLIVO: I'm not, either.
8 MR. NANCE: Is Mr. Lawless, present or
9 represented?
10 (No response.)
11 MR. NANCE: The staff and the Division
12 have recommended that this petition be granted.
13 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: I'll move that we
14 approve the petition and issue a temporary
15 casino key employee license to Mark D. Lawless
16 and permit him to assume the duties of Casino
17 Assistant Casino Shift Manager for Trump Taj
18 Mahal Associates, LP, pursuant to NJSA
19 5:12-89(e).
20 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: I'll second that
21 motion.
22 CHAIR KASSEKERT: A motion is made and
23 seconded. This is a roll call vote.
24 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fanelle?
25 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Yes.
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ITEM NO. 6
1 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Harrington?
2 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Yes.
3 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert?
4 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes.
5 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that
6 the motion is unanimous.
7 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
8 MS. FAUNTLEROY: That's okay.
9 MR. NANCE: Item No. 6, petition of
10 Icahn Enterprises Limited Partners and
11 Tropicana Atlantic City Corp. requesting
12 permission for Sung Hwan Cho to perform the
13 duties and exercise the powers of Chief
14 Financial Officer of Icahn Enterprises, LP,
15 pending plenary qualification.
16 Miss Olivo?
17 MS. OLIVO: Good morning, Chair and
18 Commissioners.
19 A draft resolution has been circulated.
20 Miss Richardson is here for the Division, and
21 Mr. Daly is here for the Petitioner.
22 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
23 Mr. Daly?
24 MR. DALY: I've had the opportunity to
25 review the draft resolution and urge you to
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ITEM NO. 6
1 adopt it.
2 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
3 Miss Richardson?
4 MS. RICHARDSON: Good morning again.
5 DAG Adams submitted a letter April 2nd
6 saying that the Division has no objection to
7 the application.
8 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
9 Any questions for the parties?
10 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: No questions.
11 Madame Chair, I'll move that we adopt
12 the draft resolution and authorize Sung Hwan on
13 a temporary basis and prior to his plenary
14 qualification to assume the duties and exercise
15 the powers of Chief Financial Officer for Icahn
16 Enterprises, LP, subject to the conditions
17 contained in NJSA 5:12-85.1c and NJSA
18 5:12-89b(1), and (2), and NJAC 13:69c-2.7.
19 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Second.
20 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Motion is made and
21 seconded. This is a roll call vote.
22 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fanelle?
23 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Yes.
24 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Harrington?
25 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Yes.
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1 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert?
2 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes.
3 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that
4 the motion is unanimous.
5 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
6 MR. DALY: Thank you very much.
7 MS. RICHARDSON: Thank you.
8 MR. NANCE: Item No. 7, Petition of
9 Philip Albanese requesting a waiver of post
10 employment restrictions pursuant to NJSA
11 5:12-60b(2).
12 Miss Fauntleroy?
13 MS. FAUNTLEROY: Thank you.
14 Good morning, Commissioners.
15 Mr. Albanese, former commission
16 inspector, filed a request for waiver of post
17 employment restriction imposed via NJSA
18 5:12-60b(1) through Petition Reference No.
19 0811201.
20 Pursuant to NJSA 5:12-60b(2), as you
21 know, an exception is permitted to the two-year
22 post employment restriction if an employee is
23 the subject of a reduction in force and upon a
24 finding by the Commission that the requested
25 employment does not create an appearance of a
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1 conflict of interest or in fact constitute a
2 conflict of interest.
3 Mr. Albanese seeks to be employed by
4 Revel.
5 (Conferring.)
6 MS. FAUNTLEROY: Thank you.
7 Revel as a table games dealer.
8 Revel is a new casino licensee. Mr.
9 Albanese was formerly assigned to various
10 properties, of course, none of which what
11 Revel.
12 I have reviewed the request extensively,
13 and it is staff recommendation that you approve
14 his request for post employment waiver as his
15 proposed employment does not constitute a
16 conflict of interest in fact or in appearance.
17 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
18 Any questions?
19 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Madame Chair,
20 I'll move that we approve Philip Albanese's
21 requested relief and waive the post employment
22 restriction to permit Mr. Albanese's employment
23 with Revel Entertainment Group, LLC, as a table
24 games dealer pursuant to NJSA 5:12-60b(2) and
25 subject to appropriate registration or
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1 licensure.
2 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: And I am
3 delighted to second that.
4 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Thank you.
5 A motion is made and seconded. All in
6 favor?
7 (Ayes.)
8 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed?
9 (No response.)
10 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries.
11 MR. NANCE: In accordance with
12 Resolution No. 11-12-14-03, the next closed
13 session of the Commission shall be held on
14 Wednesday, May 9th, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. in the
15 Commission offices.
16 It is now time for the public
17 participation portion of the meeting.
18 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Is there anyone from
19 the public that wishes to be heard?
20 (No response.)
21 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Seeing no one, I'll
22 declare this motion -- this portion of the
23 meeting closed and entertain a motion to
24 adjourn.
25 VICE CHAIR HARRINGTON: Move that we
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2 COMMISSIONER FANELLE: Second.
3 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been
4 made and seconded. All in favor?
5 (Ayes.)
6 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed?
7 (No response.)
8 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries.
9 Thank you.
10 (Public Meeting 12-04-11 was adjourned
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5 I, DARLENE SILLITOE, a Certified Court
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Dated: April 13, 2012
23 My Notary Commission Expires
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