Toni Repetti and SoYeon Jung (Hotel) were awarded Best Conference Paper at the 2013 International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education summer conference. Their paper, "The Effects of Cross-Border Competition on Atlantic City Gaming Volumes," was one of three papers selected as conference best papers out of more than 100 submissions. This paper looked at the effect of the "Great Recession" and the legalization of gaming in Pennsylvania on Atlantic City table games and slot volumes to identify the effects of each factor. The award was presented at an awards dinner in St. Louis in July.