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Stephen A. Crystal Vice Chairman, President & General Counsel Stephen Crystal, Co-Founder, Vice-Chairman and President of Barrick Gaming Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barrick Corporation, has been involved in gaming development and operations in numerous gaming jurisdiction as General Counsel to the Barrick family of businesses since 1993. He assisted Barrick in the negotiation and management of its joint venture relationship with Station Casino in its $450 million riverboat/hotel/entertainment complex in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to Barrick, Mr. Crystal has represented numerous other private and public gaming companies and host jurisdictions in numerous gaming projects and transactions throughout the country, including the City of Riverside, Missouri, host to the Argosy riverboat Casino. In addition to gaming development and operations, Mr. Crystal, through his involvement in Barrick Corporation, has been involved in the ownership and operation of numerous private companies including a leading provider of extended warranties/service contracts in the wastewater and water treatment industry nationally and internationally; a distributor of water and wastewater equipment globally; and a manufacturer and distributor for pet products and vitamin supplements in retail outlets globally. A former New Hampshire legislator, elected a the age of 20 while still attending school at Dartmouth College, Crystal has been an active participant in the national political scene having managed many congressional and presidential campaigns, including participation in several national conventions. Crystal has been a partner in one of the mid-west's oldest and most prestigious law firms, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP and he has managed the firm's public law and gaming practices in addition to its offices in the nation's capital. Crystal has developed a national reputation in spearheading some of the most innovative large-scale public-private redevelopment efforts in the country, with a focus on representing municipalities and private developers in the mid-west and the Washington, DC area and nationally. Projects have included a 1000-acre mixed-use development including 10 million square feet of industrial/commercial and retail as well as a 61-acre new urbanism redevelopment with approximately 3 million square feet of residential/retail/commercial. He is a member in good standing of the legal bars in the States of Missouri and Kansas and the District of Columbia. Mr. Crystal received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his law degree from American University, Washington College of Law. |
