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Steve Geller has been involved with gambling
law issues as either a Legislator or attorney for
30 years.
Geller served on the committees regulating gambling for all 20 years that he
served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate,
including serving as Chair of the Committee. Geller was the Founder of the
National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) and served as its
National President for 10 years. Geller is now a Senior Advisor and Special
Counsel to NCLGS. Geller served as National Chairman of the National Public
Sector Gaming Study Commission. Geller was the author of many pieces of
gaming legislation, including the bill which authorized cardrooms at Florida
Pari-Mutuels, and was actively involved in many other pieces of gambling
legislation in Florida.
Geller speaks across the United States on a regular basis at numerous Gaming -
related conferences, most often on the topics of Internet gaming, Sports
Betting, Indian gaming, Pari-mutuels, and the future of gaming in the State of
Florida. He has also spoken on the Lottery, cruises to nowhere, and most other
gaming -related topics. In 2018 alone, Geller has spoken to NCLGS on Pari-
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Mutuels, GiGse on SpdOs Betting, the American Bar Association Business Law
Section on Indian Gambling, and to other groups on other gambling -related
topics.
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gaming interests in front of the Legislature and the Department of Business
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and Professional Regulation. He has provided analysis on Florida and National 0,, o
gaming issues to Investment Houses and has given legal opinions on gaming
issues to numerous clients.
Geller is frequently interviewed by the media on gambling law issues and has
been quoted in every major South Florida newspaper, including the Miami
Herald, the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the Daily Business Review, the South
Florida Business journal, and the Miami New Times. He has also been
interviewed by Statewide publications and has given interviews to National and
International gambling websites. The Daily Business Review said, "Attorney
Steve Geller has been a player in gambling politics and law for most of his
career". Daily Business review, May 17, 2017
Geller chaired the National Gaming Law practice group at Greenspoon Marder
(GM), a National Law Firm, until .Geller left GM when he was elected to the
Broward County Commission. Geller writes a Gaming Law blog,
www.GellerGamingLaw.com.
Geller is rated an "A-V Preeminent" attorney by Martindale -Hubbell, which is
the highest possible rating for both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards. Geller
has been named in Florida Super Lawyers, The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers,
South Florida's Top Rated Lawyers, and received other awards of distinction for
his legal abilities and reputation. Geller is "of -counsel" to the prominent Boca
Raton law firm Sachs Sax Caplan, giving Geller the ability to handle matters that
require additional resources or attorneys.