Understand Ownership
Experience with the financial, staffing and operational pressures that shape decisions inside a TPPPS business.
ISG / ABOUT
Industry knowledge.
Earned from the inside.
Financial leadership. Regulated operations. Hands-on Designated Agent representation. ISG brings an insider's understanding of what California cardrooms and third-party providers need to keep moving.
Connect with ISGFOUNDER / PRINCIPAL
JC Macalino
Founder · Senior Advisor · Designated Agent
- Education
- Economics, University of California, Berkeley
- Prior leadership
- Chief Financial Officer, TPPPS operator
- Current practice
- Designated Agent & specialized industry advisory
A perspective shaped by experience
Executive judgment.
Ground-level fluency.
Industry Solutions Group was built on a simple belief: specialized industries deserve advisors who know how the work actually gets done.
As a former Chief Financial Officer in the third-party proposition player services sector, JC Macalino understands the responsibilities carried by Ownership and management—not just the documents that eventually reach their desks.
Today, his work spans Designated Agent representation, Bureau and Commission correspondence, employee badging, TPPPS contract coordination, and select executive advisory matters. That range helps connect regulatory detail to practical decisions.
The objective isn't to add complexity. It's to bring clarity, accountability and dependable follow-through.
A rare combination
Three perspectives.
One focused practice.
Leadership experience and day-to-day regulatory execution inform how ISG approaches each assignment.
Know the Process
Hands-on experience with applications, renewals, regulatory questions, supporting records and follow-through.
Connect the Details
Coordinate contracts, operational processes and stakeholder communications with an understanding of the broader business.
How ISG works
Quiet confidence.
Consistent execution.
Industry fluency
Familiarity with the regulators, terminology, operating realities and administrative responsibilities unique to California gaming.
Clear communication
Responsive updates and practical explanations that help clients understand what's needed, what's pending and what comes next.
Discretion
Sound judgment and respect for the confidentiality that employee, regulatory and executive matters require.
An informed partner
Put experience
to work.
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