Gaming briefs for Dec. 3, 2003

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2003 | 11:07 a.m.

Son of chairman emeritus joining slot maker's board

RENO -- Robert A. Mathewson has been appointed to the board of directors of International Game Technology.

Mathewson is president of RGC Inc., a privately owned real estate investment company investing primarily in hotels and other commercial real estate. He is the son of Chuck Mathewson, IGT chairman emeritus.

Board seeks lottery director

ATLANTA -- The director of New York's lottery is among three finalists to lead Georgia's lottery.

The Georgia Lottery is looking for a new director after Rebecca Paul left to start up a lottery in Tennessee.

Margaret R. DeFrancisco, director of the New York Lottery, is one of the finalists. The other two are David Fisher, an executive at Bank of America, and Cathy Walls, interim president of the Georgia Lottery.

Ex-county official bidding for track

BALTIMORE -- Former Anne Arundel County executive Robert A. Pascal is one of a dozen bidders to buy Rosecroft Raceway, regarded by gambling experts as potentially the most lucrative site in Maryland for slot machines.

Pascal, a Republican who served as county executive from 1974 to 1982, confirmed Tuesday that he and partner Carl D. Jones are among the dozen groups bidding to purchase the Oxon Hill harness racing track.

"It's a good piece of property," said Pascal. Jones, the other principal, is a businessman with close ties to Prince George's County politicians. He was formerly a partner with Centaur Inc., which had an agreement to buy the track but failed to meet a Nov. 1 deadline to complete the purchase.

The Prince George's County track is close to Washington and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs making it a potential cash cow if slots machines are approved by the General Assembly next year, a priority of Gov. Robert Ehrlich.