Michael Pollock recently retired after two decades as Managing Director of Spectrum Gaming Group. He now holds the emeritus title of Senior Policy Advisor for Spectrum. He began analyzing the casino industry in 1978 and served as spokesman for the New Jersey Casino Control Commission. He was a close advisor to the chairman, and he oversaw the Office of Legislative Liaison. Pollock is the author of the award-winning book Hostage to Fortune: Atlantic City and Casino Gambling, published by the Center for Analysis of Public Issues in Princeton, NJ. He is the former editorial page editor of The Press of Atlantic City and has won 20 journalism awards.