SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK – Lippes Mathias is pleased to announce that its partner, Karl J. Sleight, is set to moderate a panel presentation at The Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga held at the Saratoga Hilton from August 14-16, 2023.

The panel, titled "Historical Horse Racing Machines: The Tail Wagging the Horse?" aims to dissect questions concerning the rising popularity of historical horse racing machines. Are these machines a form of horse racing or slot machines? Are they truly a parimutuel product, and does it matter? This panel will delve into the impacts of these machines on the horse racing industry and the traditional gaming industry.

Industry experts who will join Sleight on the panel include Deron Hunsberger, President – North America, Ainsworth Game Technology; Keith Johnson, CRO, 1/ST Technology; and John Marshall, President and COO, Revolutionary Racing.

Sleight provides strategic counsel to clients who operate in highly regulated environments that include active government oversight and scrutiny. He is recognized for his successful accomplishments and is regularly named to the City and State Law Power 100, which lists the 100 most powerful people in New York State politics working in law. Sleight’s experience spans a broad spectrum of industry sectors including gaming, health care, energy and emerging industries such as cannabis. In addition to advising clients on governmental ethics and lobbying compliance matters, he represents individuals, businesses, and institutions in complex civil litigation and government administrative investigations against the state attorney general. Sleight regularly represents clients in high-profile matters containing public and political sensitivities, including numerous Fortune 100 companies as well as private citizens and political figures involved in government inquiries. He is also an accomplished trial attorney.

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with nearly 175 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.