Career

Art. 1 — New Jersey General Assembly

1990–1994

Frank Catania represented the 35th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly as a Republican and served as Deputy Speaker. In private practice he was a partner in Catania and Harrington and counsel to the Law Offices of Catania & Associates.

Art. 2 — Director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement

1994–1999

As Assistant Attorney General he directed the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement from 1994 through 1999. The Division sits within the Department of Law and Public Safety. It investigates casino license applicants, monitors casino operations, tests gaming equipment and prosecutes violations of the Casino Control Act.

Art. 3 — Regulators' associations

He served as vice chair and then chairman of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, and as chairman of the Forum of American Casino Regulators. He was a founding member and the first president of the International Masters of Gaming Law, the association for the education and advancement of gaming law.

Art. 4 — Compliance and consulting

From 1999

After the Division he became Vice President and Compliance Officer of Players International, a casino operator. He then built the consulting business that became Catania Gaming Consultants, which he leads as President. He is also counsel to the New Jersey law firm Catania & Ehrlich, P.C.

Art. 5 — Internet gaming regulation

1999–2010

He helped draft the interactive gaming regulations of the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, Antigua's revised interactive gaming rules, and the interactive gaming regulations of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. In July 2008 the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission appointed him to lead an independent team auditing Tokwiro Enterprises, the licensee behind Absolute Poker and UltimateBet. He testified for the Interactive Gaming Council before the House Subcommittee on Crime in 2001 and the Senate Banking Committee in 2003, making the case for regulation over prohibition.

Art. 6 — Boards

From 2009

In February 2009 he joined the board of directors of Nevada Gold & Casinos. He is also a director of Continent 8 and one of three independent directors of eCOGRA, the player protection and standards body for online gaming.

Art. 7 — Teaching

He has taught gaming law as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, where he earned his J.D.