Riverboat Regulators to be Featured at Northern Gaming Summit
Executives with Gaming Divisions in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri, as well as Top Gaming Regulator in Michigan to Appear on Panel
DETROIT, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials with the Northern Gaming Summit announced today that some of the leading gaming regulators in the Midwest will appear on a panel at the Summit, scheduled for October 12-14, 1999 at Cobo Conference and Exhibition Center in Detroit.
The Northern Gaming Summit is the first conference and trade show produced for the gaming industry in the Northern U.S. and Canada. The producers of the Northern Gaming Summit are Casino Journal Publishing Group, the industry's leading information company, and Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Foster P.C., the Michigan law firm that specializes in gaming law.
On October 13 at 11:30 a.m., a seminar entitled ``Riverboats vs. Land- Based: Making a Difference' will feature top executives with the gaming boards of Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, as well as the top law enforcement officer overseeing gaming regulations in Michigan. Moderated by Donna B. More, an attorney with the Chicago law firm of Freeborn & Peters, the session will focus on the differences between land-based and riverboat casinos and how they provide economic impact for their host communities. Appearing on the panel will be Kevin Mullally, Deputy Director, Missouri Gaming Commission; Jack Thar, Executive Director, Indiana Gaming Commission, and Robert Vickrey, Chairman, Illinois Gaming Board. In addition, Eric Eggan, Assistant Attorney General in Charge of the Casino Control Division for the state of Michigan, will give his input. From the operators' perspective, Sal Semola, Vice President of Table Games Operations for Greektown Casino will also take part.
The Northern Gaming Summit will feature keynote speeches by Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer, American Gaming Association President Frank Fahrenkopf, Detroit City Council President Gil Hill, MGM Grand Inc. Chairman J. Terrence, and Mandalay Resort Group President and CFO Glenn Schaeffer.
At the opening session on October 14, the chief operating officers of Detroit three casinos will be featured on a panel, including MGM Grand's Lyn Baxter, MotorCity's Craig Ghelfi, and Greektown's Mike Mecca.
In addition to the keynote speakers, the Northern Gaming Summit will present an impressive series of speakers who will appear on the panels of seminars that will address all the important issues concerning Native American, riverboat, land-based and charitable gaming in the Northern U.S. and Canada. The Northern Gaming Summit also gives gaming vendors the opportunity to display and demonstrate their products and services to a wide array of more than 150 casinos, from Native American gaming operations and riverboats to land-based casinos and major resorts.
The producers of the Northern Gaming Summit are key players in the casino industry. Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Foster, P.C. is a full-service law firm with offices in Lansing and Detroit whose lawyers and gaming analysts are well-versed in the legal, historic, and business aspects of the gaming industry throughout the world. The Fraser firm is dedicated to keeping objective and accurate information available to all parties through its Michigan Gaming Law materials, which consist of a web site (http://www.michigangaming.com), a newsletter, and a variety of published works including a comprehensive legal resource book.
In addition to Casino Journal magazine, Casino Journal Publishing Group (OTC Bulletin Board: CJPG - news) publishes Casino Player, the largest circulation consumer magazine for the casino industry; Strictly Slots, a consumer magazine aimed at slot machine and video poker enthusiasts; the Atlantic City Insider, a monthly consumer-advocate newsletter for gamblers in Atlantic City; the National Gaming Summary, a weekly gaming industry newsletter; Nevada Hospitality, the official publication of the Nevada Hotel/Motel Association; and the Gaming Industry Weekly Report, the Gaming Industry Daily Report and the Daily Lodging Report-three financial newsletters for investors and industry executives. The company also hosts gaming's most comprehensive website at casinocenter.com.
In addition to the Northern Gaming Summit, Casino Journal Publishing Group also produces several trade shows including the American Gaming, Lodging and Leisure Summit, with the Nevada law firm of Lionel Sawyer & Collins, and Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.; the Southern Gaming Summit, in partnership with the Mississippi Casino Operators Association and Prudential Securities; UNLV's Casino Ops; and the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce Business Expo.
Casino Journal Publishing Group is a publicly traded company trading under the symbol CJPG on the OTC Bulletin Board.
For more information on sponsoring, exhibiting or attending the Northern Gaming Summit, please call 1-800-877-7176 or visit the website at northerngaming.com.
SOURCE: Northern Gaming Summit |
