Gary Ehrlich is a principal in Catania Consulting Group, Inc. of New Jersey, a consulting firm with extensive experience in gaming issues involving both land-based and Internet operations. An attorney, he is also associated with Catania & Associates, Law Offices, L.L.C.
Mr. Ehrlich’s expertise stems from his many years of service as an Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, an internationally recognized gaming regulatory agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting all licensing, civil regulatory and criminal matters involving the New Jersey casino industry. In that capacity, he either supervised or handled personally many significant casino licensing investigations, as well as important litigation and appeals in state and federal courts including the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Ehrlich also has significant experience in Internet gambling issues, having served as one of the experts in New Jersey government and provided information to both the Executive and Legislative branches. He also served as Chair of the Internet Gambling Task Force, a working group consisting of representatives of States, the federal government and foreign jurisdictions, focusing on Internet gambling activity and public policy. He is a past member of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, and remains a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law.
Mr. Ehrlich has authored numerous law review articles on gaming-related topics, and has presented testimony before legislative bodies. He has a B.S. degree from Seton Hall University, a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law. Mr. Ehrlich served as law clerk to the Honorable Richard J. Hughes, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
