Gary Adelson Director

A private consultant specializing in the media, sports and entertainment industries, Gary Adelson has served as a director since April 2002. He brings vast experience to Youbet.com from a wide range of professional disciplines.

Currently the director of Small World Kids, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality specialty toys and educational products, Mr. Adelson until September 2007 was the Managing Director of the international banking firm Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin. In June 2003 he co-founded and was a principal of Media Connect Partners, a provider of financial and operating advisory services to media, entertainment, sports and communications companies. In 1993, Mr. Adelson founded Interactive Cable Systems, a private cable and telephone company that was acquired by MCI.

Mr. Adelson also has a long and celebrated career in the television and entertainment industry as a producer of television shows, mini-series and feature films including Eight Is Enough, The Last Starfighter, Hook, Universal Soldier, It Could Happen to You and the Emmy-winning Sybil. He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American Film Institute and the Directors Guild of America.

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