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DURING 2011 THE AGA COMMISSIONED AN UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY WHICH EXPLORED HOW CASINOS IMPACT THE STATES, CITIES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY OPERATE. DURING 2011 THE AGA ALSO PROVIDED UPDATED RESOURCES REGARDING ONLINE GAMBLING. THE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE AGA WEBSITE, WWW.AMERICANGAMING.ORG, AND INCLUDE A WHITE PAPER ON INTERNET GAMBLING AND A THOROUGH BACKGROUND OUTLINING INTERNET GAMBLING ISSUES SUCH AS LICENSING AND REGULATION. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 X X THE ORGANIZATION 2025522675 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 1175 WASHINGTON DC 20004 KEITH SMITH 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD HADDRILL 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN R GAMACHE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATTI S HART 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HELLER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON R KANOFSKY 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS KHIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LEVEN 2.00 X 0 0 0 GARY LOVEMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA MCDOWELL 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM ROSENBERG 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES J MURREN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY RUVO 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY SANFILIPPO 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM WILMOTT 2.00 X 0 0 0 GAVIN ISAACS 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK J FAHRENKOPF JR 40.00 X 4632882 0 732306 JUDY L PATTERSON 40.00 X 1412449 0 282458 DOROTHY JACKSON 40.00 X 235000 0 66156 WHITAKER ASKEW 40.00 X 176923 0 9499 HOLLY WETZEL 40.00 X 131082 0 34519 6588336 0 1124938 5 0 1 0 GIBRALTAR ASSOCIATES LLC 815 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20006 CONSULTING 538640 BRATTLE GROUP 44 BRATTLE STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 CONSULTING 400000 HOGAN LOVELLS 555 13TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 LEGAL 304173 ROPES & GRAY PO BOX 414265 BOSTON MA 02241 LEGAL 224618 BROWNSTEIN HYATT GARBER SCHREK LLP 410 SEVENTEENTH STREET SUITE 2200 DENVER CO 80202 CONSULTING 180224 9 TRADE SHOWS 900099 5954451 5954451 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1923546 1923546 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 40254 40254 7918251 15186 15186 7933437 7918251 0 15186 3306937 494727 57204 97409 186122 403742 76802 780224 335 1586671 163781 54486 346058 259310 85149 42487 11259 MEMBERSHIP DUES 84806 CONTRIBUTIONS 72550 LIBRARY 26027 MISCELLANEOUS 5760 11314 8153160 881562 525084 31514 31561 5079483 7061361 113274 37884 397131 333509 128995 63622 8539385 3731891 646967 646967 15421180 12098370 928246 934350 75375 57919 3384614 297800 4388235 1290069 X 11032945 10808301 11032945 10808301 15421180 12098370 X -219723 -4921 X X 0 1 1 X 0 0 0 1 1923546 1516218 -89624 1426594 1442670 -16076 73148 73148 0 86484 81523 4961 237499 178838 58661 63622 LEASE DEPOSIT 2883 INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURE 55623 INVESTMENT IN LLC 588461 646967 HELD FOR MANAGEMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 297800 297800 7933437 8153160 -219723 -4921 -4921 -224644 7928176 -4926 -4926 7933102 335 335 7933437 8152825 0 8152825 335 335 8153160 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD RELATED TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. THE STANDARD REQUIRES THAT AN UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITION MUST BE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT (GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD) BEFORE IT IS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE STANDARD REQUIRES THAT THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED BE THE SAME AS THAT WHICH WOULD BE DETERMINED AS A RESULT OF A REVIEW BY TAX AUTHORITIES HAVING ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011, MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. GENERALLY, INCOME TAX RETURNS RELATED TO THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 THROUGH 2011 REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MACAU CHINA 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 X X X 1 1 X X X X 0 1 0 FRANK J FAHRENKOPF JR 1000000 0 250000 0 3382882 0 634156 0 98150 0 5365188 0 2245219 0 JUDY L PATTERSON 350000 0 150000 0 912449 0 251568 0 30890 0 1694907 0 721963 0 DOROTHY JACKSON 210000 0 25000 0 0 0 46752 0 19404 0 301156 0 0 0 WHITAKER ASKEW 176923 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9499 0 186422 0 0 0 HOLLY WETZEL 123846 0 7236 0 0 0 23386 0 11133 0 165601 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A PERSONAL SERVICES - DRIVER PART I, LINE 4B DURING 2011 THE ASSOCIATION MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO A 457(F) PLAN AND 457(B) PLAN. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLANS WERE MADE FOR: FRANK FAHRENKOPF, JR. $585,156 JUDY PATTERSON $202,568 GAMING BUSINESS ASIA LLC AGA OWNS 50% INTEREST IN LLC 531035 SHARE OF GAMING TRADE SHOW REVENUE 0 FORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART IV BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: JUDY PATTERSON, THE SECRETARY/TREASURER OF THE AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION, IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR THE LLC. JUDY PATTERSON SERVES AS A REPRESENTATIVE SOLELY ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PROPOSES A SLATE OF POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS. ALL CLASS 1 MEMBERS VOTE FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND WRITE-INS ARE ALLOWED. THE BOARD IS ELECTED BY MAJORITY COUNT, BY THE CLASS 1 MEMBERS. IN ADDITION TO THE SEATS ELECTED BY THE CLASS I MEMBERS, AS MANY AS THREE AT-LARGE BOARD SEATS ARE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE ELECTED BY SUCH CLASS 1 MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE DECISIONS OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ARE THEN SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CLASS 1 MEMBERS WHEN VOTING FOR BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND SR.VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE CEO/PRESIDENT AND SR. VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER 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 15A THE FOUR PERSON COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE AGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS TO COMPENSATION FOR ITS SENIOR EXECUTIVES. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES INDUSTRY COMPENSATION DATA TO MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE AGA BOARD, WHICH IS ALSO INDEPENDENT, MAKES THE FINAL COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS. THE AGA BOARD APPROVES A POOL OF FUNDS FOR SENIOR BONUSES. AGA'S PRESIDENT DETERMINES THE BONUS ALLOCATION. 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. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -4,921. AGA HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCEDURES HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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