Hi all, I found this on the net. This article was dated April 98. Internet Gambling expected to be 10 BILLION dollars by year 2000. This is a VERY big growth industry.
2nd Annual Symposium On Internet Gambling Law and Management
to be Held in Washington
The 2nd Annual Symposium on Internet Gambling: Law and Management will take place November 29 - December
1 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. The symposium is sponsored by the journal "GamblingLaw
Review" and the newsletter "Internet Gaming International" published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
(http://www.liebertpub.com). The co-sponsor of the meeting is the International Internet Gaming Association
(IIGA).
A primary focus of the 2nd Annual Symposium will be investment, venture capital and strategic partnering
opportunities in Internet Gambling, which is projected to be a $10 billion industry by the year 2000. Participants
include gaming executives, software and website developers, investment firms, bankers, gaming attorneys,
legislators, and regulators.
Sessions include Legal and Regulatory Updates; E-Commerce; Banking and the Internet; Native Americans and
Sovereign Immunity: Europe, the Internet and the EEC; Intellectual Property; International Overview; Senate Bill
S-474 and House Bill 2380; The Applications of New Technology; Virtual Reality; International Case Studies;
Public Education and Protection; Industry Self-Regulation; and Compliance and Enforcement in a Global
Environment. The Chairman of the Symposium will be Joseph Kelly, J.D., Ph.D.
The meeting is organized by BioConferences International, a division of Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, Two
Madison Avenue, Larchmont, New York 10538. For further information about the Symposium or to receive Copies
of "Gaming Law Review" or "Internet Gaming International" please call 914-834-3100, ext. 622 or e-mail
hmatysko@liebertpub.com.
- Fred Bigham: fbigham@igs1.Lnd.com |
