2017-11-15T12:03:59-06:00 2016-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 901 N GLEBE ROAD SUITE 200 ARLINGTON VA 22203 990 2016-01-01 931169142 AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION AMER 2025522675 799 9TH STREET NW NO 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 GEOFF FREEMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 2025522675 2017-11-15 1 AMY E FOX P00847276 5712279500 67.137.57.251 2017-11-15 12:48:35 ES P 1A575DA7D4580FEB092587E941B69D20BC1E409C 25CC0C8A125FF8BFCBFF843AF5020A9389A947B4 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z GEOFF FREEMAN 799 9TH STREET NW NO 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 19659187 0 X WWW.AMERICANGAMING.ORG X 1995 DC TO UNITE THE INDUSTRY AROUND COMMON ISSUES AND NEEDS AND BE THE SINGLE MOST EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR CASINO GAMING. 41 41 28 43 0 0 0 0 11373153 13510086 11751 164329 0 0 11384904 13674415 0 99500 0 0 4508943 5476354 0 0 0 6438984 7169771 10947927 12745625 436977 928790 17333133 18276936 2665673 2629904 14667460 15647032 X TO UNITE THE INDUSTRY AROUND COMMON ISSUES AND NEEDS AND BE THE SINGLE MOST EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR CASINO GAMING. 0 0 THE ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES THE BENEFITS OF THE $240 BILLION U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY, WHICH SUPPORTS 1.7 MILLION JOBS IN 40 STATES. MEMBERS INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AND TRIBAL CASINO OPERATORS, SUPPLIERS AND OTHER ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH THE GAMING INDUSTRY. THE AGA SERVES AS AN AUTHORITY ON CASINO GAMING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO ITS MEMBERS, THE MEDIA, ELECTED OFFICIALS, OTHER DECISION-MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC. IN 2016, THE AGA DELIVERED AN AGGRESSIVE PUBLIC AFFAIRS CAMPAIGN THAT INCLUDED AN OVERVIEW OF CASINO GAMING INDUSTRY CAREERS, ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON GAMING'S NATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT - AS WELL AS STATE-SPECIFIC AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IMPACTS FOR COMMERCIAL GAMING STATES, ESTIMATED SIZE OF THE ILLEGAL GAMBLING MARKET, INCLUDING SPORTS BETTING. FURTHER, AGA VIGOROUSLY PROTECTED INDUSTRY INTERESTS ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND BANK SECRECY ACT COMPLIANCE IN COORDINATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY'S FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK, INFORMED THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OF THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS PROPOSED REGULATIONS WOULD HAVE ON THE CASINO GAMING INDUSTRY AND ITS PATRONS AND HELD EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. THROUGH ITS GLOBAL GAMING EXPO FAMILY OF EVENTS, THE AGA CREATED FORUMS, BOTH IN THE U.S. AND ASIA, FOR CASINO GAMING PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, TO LEARN AND FURTHER DEVELOP PROFESSIONALLY AND TO NETWORK. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 49 0 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 41 41 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X X THE ORGANIZATION 2025522675 799 9TH STREET NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 JAMES MURREN CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GAVIN ISAACS VICE CHAIRMAN/CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE SILBERLING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LOPEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE DREITZER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK RIOLO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN SWEENY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TED BOGICH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAN JONES BLACKHURST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PARIKSHAT KHANNA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK FULTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN RICO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROB NORTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL MCBEATH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HANSBERRY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW ZARNETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIET LIM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FELIX RAPPAPORT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TONY RICCI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RENATO ASCOLI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONN MITCHELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM NIEMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE SUTHERLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSSI RALENKOTTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RON REESE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MCMANUS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY GREGORY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS BURKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE DALL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICK MEITZLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM WILMOTT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY SANFILIPPO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREG CARLIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DERIK MOOBERRY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ALLEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN GROWNEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY RUVO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL STEELMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE PAPPANO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH ASHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT PINKSTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM SINATRA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BO BERNHARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY FREEMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 1567591 0 43342 STACY PAPADOPOULOS SECRETARY 40.00 X 235770 0 13271 RONALD ROSENBAUM COO & TREASURER 40.00 X 380597 0 12181 SARA RAYME SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PUB 40.00 X 458847 0 36040 WHITAKER ASKEW VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 281682 0 36810 ANDREW ORTALE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 209067 0 34214 ANDREW SMITH SENIOR DIRECTOR 40.00 X 182827 0 28923 ALLISON BARTH SENIOR DIRECTOR 40.00 X 160984 0 12549 BRIAN COHEN DIRECTOR 40.00 X 148629 0 10191 3625994 0 227521 15 0 1 0 HIGH LANTERN GROUP 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 3210 NEW YORK NY 10111 CONSULTING 551775 HOGAN LOVELLS 555 13TH STREET NW SUITE 300E WASHINGTON DC 20004 LEGAL 372279 GMMB 3050 K STREET NW SUITE 100 WASHINGTON DC 20007 CONSULTING 314937 MONUMENT POLICY GROUP 1100 G STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 CONSULTING 306756 ERNST & YOUNG PO BOX 640382 PITTSBURGH PA 15264 CONSULTING 210000 12 TRADE SHOWS 900099 8164461 8164461 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 5265625 5265625 SPONSORSHIPS 900099 80000 80000 13510086 122386 122386 6026715 5984772 41943 41943 41943 13674415 13472029 0 202386 X 99500 2865640 2020106 95149 259651 235808 910384 149158 630000 29137 3157963 256063 73218 463119 476920 600699 150401 20302 SPONSORSHIPS 108694 MEMBERSHIP DUES 101511 LIBRARY 16366 MISCELLANEOUS 14039 11797 12745625 843471 7498202 5622581 62848 7938517 339062 110449 146747 1341537 314170 1101871 1027367 872160 8358626 844084 844084 17333133 18276936 1393950 1446596 175000 1271723 1008308 2665673 2629904 X 14667460 15647032 14667460 15647032 17333133 18276936 928790 50782 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 1 5265625 1279371 -1567492 -288121 1842969 -2131090 954607 178566 776041 132701 89744 42957 254229 45860 208369 1027367 HELD FOR MANAGEMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 70880 DEFERRED RENT 894133 CAPITAL LEASE 43288 SALES & USE TAX PAYABLE 7 1008308 13696060 50782 50782 13645278 29137 29137 13674415 12716488 0 12716488 29137 29137 12745625 EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE SHARE IN GAMING TRADE SHOW REVENUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONGRESSIONAL HOCKEY CHALLENGE 1217 DELAFIELD PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 464543970 501(C)(3) 5000 CONTRIBUTION GLOBAL GAMING WOMEN 6841 S EASTERN AVE SUITE 104 LAS VEGAS NV 89119 331123741 501(C)(3) 25000 CONTRIBUTION CONGRESSIONAL AWARD FOUNDATION 379 FORD HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20515 521168592 501(C)(3) 5000 CONTRIBUTION CORNERSTONE SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON DC 3742 ELY PLACE SE WASHINGTON DC 20019 522084049 501(C)(3) 5000 CONTRIBUTION AMERICA'S PROMISE ALLIANCE 1110 VERMONT AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 541848713 501(C)(3) 3000 CONTRIBUTION MONUMENTAL SCHOLARS FUND 1115 30TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 473018272 501(C)(3) 1000 CONTRIBUTION FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE FOUNDATION 328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE WASHINGTON DC 20002 521606785 501(C)(3) 5000 CONTRIBUTION PHANTASTIC PHILADELPHIA INC 1115 SHEPARD DRIVE BLUE BELL PA 19422 810918456 501(C)(3) 7000 CONTRIBUTION COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE 1899 L STREET NW NO 1200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 521351785 501(C)(3) 25000 CONTRIBUTION US CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY 200 MARYLAND AVE NE NO 400 WASHINGTON DC 20002 520796820 501(C)(3) 1000 CONTRIBUTION CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION 1720 MASSACHUSETTS AVE WASHINGTON DC 20036 521160561 501(C)(3) 15000 CONTRIBUTION LOVE SONG FOUNDATION PO BOX 2032 FALLBROOK CA 92028 474784142 501(C)(3) 2500 CONTRIBUTION 12 0 X X 1 1 X X X X X 1 1 0 GEOFFREY FREEMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 849562 0 300000 0 418029 0 12740 0 30602 0 1610933 0 294333 0 STACY PAPADOPOULOS SECRETARY 225770 0 10000 0 0 0 9731 0 3540 0 249041 0 0 0 RONALD ROSENBAUM COO & TREASURER 100503 0 63850 0 216244 0 3048 0 9133 0 392778 0 0 0 SARA RAYME SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PUB 392847 0 66000 0 0 0 10784 0 25256 0 494887 0 0 0 WHITAKER ASKEW VICE PRESIDENT 245757 0 35925 0 0 0 13384 0 23426 0 318492 0 0 0 ANDREW ORTALE VICE PRESIDENT 209067 0 0 0 0 0 9289 0 24925 0 243281 0 0 0 ANDREW SMITH SENIOR DIRECTOR 162227 0 20600 0 0 0 8526 0 20397 0 211750 0 0 0 ALLISON BARTH SENIOR DIRECTOR 145984 0 15000 0 0 0 7893 0 4656 0 173533 0 0 0 BRIAN COHEN DIRECTOR 137917 0 10712 0 0 0 0 0 10191 0 158820 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A GEOFFREY FREEMAN FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL GEOFFREY FREEMAN HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES - $9,041 PART I, LINES 4A-B DURING 2016 THE ASSOCIATION MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO A 457(F) PLAN FOR GEOFFREY FREEMAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 118,000. RONALD ROSENBAUM RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $216,244. GAMING BUSINESS ASIA LLC AGA OWNS 50% INTEREST IN LLC 1591986 SHARE OF GAMING TRADE SHOW REVENUE 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ASSOCIATION HAS SEVERAL CLASSES OF MEMBERS, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL AND TRIBAL CASINO OPERATORS (OPERATOR MEMBERS), GAMING SUPPLIERS (SUPPLIER MEMBERS), FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MEMBERS, NON-GAMING VENDOR-BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MEMBERS, NON-GAMING VENDOR-BUSINESS TO CONSUMER MEMBERS, GAMING DESTINATION MEMBERS AND STATE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS. THERE ARE FIVE TIERS OF OPERATOR MEMBERS AND FOUR TIERS OF SUPPLIER MEMBERS BASED ON GLOBAL REVENUE. TIERS 1, 2 AND 3 OF OPERATOR MEMBERS AND TIERS 1 AND 2 OF SUPPLIER MEMBERS (COLLECTIVELY, VOTING MEMBERS) MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS FROM EACH OF TIER 4 AND TIER 5 OPERATOR MEMBERS, TIER 3 AND TIER 4 SUPPLIER MEMBERS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MEMBERS, NON-GAMING VENDOR-BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MEMBERS, NON-GAMING VENDOR-BUSINESS TO CONSUMER MEMBERS, GAMING DESTINATION MEMBERS AND STATE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS TO SERVE FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM ON THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EACH, AN ALLIED DIRECTOR). ALLIED DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY A PLURALITY OF VOTES BY VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT AT A MEETING IN PERSON OR BY PROXY. EACH VOTING MEMBER ALSO IS ENTITLED TO ELECT ONE DIRECTOR TO SERVE ON THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD AS ITS REPRESENTATIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE CEO/PRESIDENT IN CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND, AS APPROPRIATE, FURTHER CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. THE FORM 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS SET BY HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE AGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE AGA COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH ALSO IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, AS WELL AS THE COMPENSATION OF AGA'S SENIOR OFFICERS DIRECTLY REPORTING TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. AS NEEDED, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS COMPARATIVE INDUSTRY AND TRADE ASSOCIATION COMPENSATION DATA IN MAKING COMPENSATION DECISIONS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDERS THE AGA'S PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING FINANCIAL HEALTH, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MADE AT A COMMITTEE MEETING THAT IS DOCUMENTED BY MINUTES. IN ADDITION, THE AGA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH ALSO IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, ANNUALLY APPROVES BEFORE THE START OF EACH YEAR, AN ANNUAL BONUS POOL BASED ON THE AGA'S DOCUMENTED BONUS AND COMPENSATION POLICIES. THE AWARD OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUSES BY THE COMMITTEE FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AND BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES, IS CONTINGENT ON THE AGA'S FINANCIAL HEALTH, AS DETERMINED BY AGA'S FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS ALSO COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS & CONTRACTORS 3,157,963. GAMING BUSINESS ASIA LLC 383 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851 510615268 GAMING TRADE SHOW DE RELATED 0 1591986 637413 0 1 0.50000