Michael D. Shagan, Consulting Services

Michael D. Shagan is a New York based attorney/business consultant, primarily to the racing and wagering industries. In more than 30 years in this field, he helped launch the New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation in the 1970s, spent five years as VP/Business Development for Ladbroke Racing Corporation, and has been consulting full-time for 13 years. He specializes in strategic planning within a competitive environment for the entertainment dollar; the application of emerging technologies to racing, simulcasting, and wagering; plus legal analysis and legislative drafting/review. He is the author of three articles under the general title of “Internet Gambling – Problems and Opportunities” that explore attitudes and developments in Australia and the United States. Mr. Shagan was instrumental in the drafting and enactment of the federal Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978; legislation and regulations for interactive account wagering; and model legislation for multi-state simulcasting and wagering pools. He is co-author of the recent study, "Time to Deregulate: The Case for Thoroughbred Racing." Mr. Shagan is a member of the International Association of Gaming Attorneys (IAGA), the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), and the Thoroughbred Racing Associations' 2020 Committee where he has chaired the subcommittee on Law and Legislation.

Products and Services

Gaming Equipment and Supplies > Pari-mutuel > Design Consultant
Legal and business consulting with an emphasis on strategic planning, for all participants in the pari-mutuel industries, including tracks, regulators, vendors, investment bankers. For more than 30 years, continuous involvement in such matters as legislative drafting and analysis; OTB, simulcasting, Internet and interactive wagering; and industry technological developments.
Gaming Equipment and Supplies > Pari-mutuel > Other
Legal and business consulting with an emphasis on strategic planning, for all participants in the pari-mutuel industries, including tracks, regulators, vendors, investment bankers. For more than 30 years, continuous involvement in such matters as legislative drafting and analysis; OTB, simulcasting, Internet and interactive wagering; and industry technological developments.


Headquarters
16A West 88th Street New York, New York 10024

Phone:	(212) 873-0244
Fax:	(212) 873-1708
Email:	shagan@worldnet.att.net

Upper Management:	Mr. Michael D. Shagan, Legal and Business Consultant
	shagan@worldnet.att.net

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