Southern Gaming Summit to Examine Problem Gambling
PR Newswire - April 27, 1999 09:59
Two Sessions Feature Harvard Medical School's Dr. Howard Shaffer and Debut of New American Gaming Association Responsible Gaming Program
BILOXI, Miss., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southern Gaming Summit has traditionally tackled the cutting edge issues confronting the gaming industry, and the 1999 version of the conference will be not different.
At the Summit, May 5 & 6, 1999 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, experts will reveal the latest data on research and treatment of problem gambling. The issue has been thoroughly examined by the federal panel studying the impact of gambling on the United States, but the industry response began long before the formation of this commission.
At an afternoon session on May 5, Dr. Howard Shaffer, the director of Harvard Medical School's Division on Addictions, will hold a "town hall" meeting that will solicit feedback from the general public. Dr. Shaffer will give an update of the current research that has been conducted to date, and discuss such issues as research trends, casino employee health and how science understands these problems. This program will be of specific interest to casino employees, industry executives, policy-makers, and health-care providers as it touches on a variety of issues related to employee health.
On May 6, the American Gaming Association will debut its new program designed to establish standards to help casino companies cope with the issue. Called "PROGRESS" (Promoting Responsible Gaming Resources and Education Standards), the program fills the need for uniform industry standards in addressing disordered gambling and underage gambling prevention. The American Gaming Association has created these standards and developed a comprehensive responsible gaming program that will bring casinos and parimutuel facilities up to par. The panel will be moderated by Mirage Resorts Vice President of Public Affairs Alan Feldman and includes Judy Patterson, Executive Director and VP, American Gaming Association; Betty Greer, Executive Director, Mississippi Council on Problem & Compulsive Gambling; and Dr. Howard Shaffer.
The Southern Gaming Summit is produced by the Mississippi Casino Operators Association and Casino Journal Publishing Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CJPG) with corporate presentations sponsored by Prudential Securities. The Summit is the largest gaming trade show and conference held outside Las Vegas.
In addition to seminars on industry issues, the Summit features keynote speeches by industry leaders, a large exhibit floor, and special events, including the Taste of the Gulf Coast Casinos Keynote Dinner, featuring an address by Barry Shier, chairman of Beau Rivage Resorts, a Mirage Resorts subsidiary.
The Mississippi Casino Operators Association is an organization consisting of the 13 casino properties on the Gulf Coast, and represents the interests of the region's casino industry. The group promotes the common businesses and general welfare of Mississippi's gaming industry, improves the industry's service to the public, cooperates with government officials in advancing the public interest, and improves conditions throughout within the industry. The MCOA's mission is accomplished through education, representation, legislative support and interaction, statistical data collection, and the support and promotion of the tourism industry in general. The group works in cooperation with the American Gaming Association in Washington and other gaming associations in Mississippi and throughout the United States.
Casino Journal Publishing Group publishes Casino Journal, the company's flagship magazine, and the most widely read trade publication serving the gaming industry; the National Gaming Summary, an extensive weekly newsletter that provides up-to-the-minute gaming news; and the Daily and Weekly Gaming Industry Reports and the Daily Lodging Report targeting gaming and lodging executives and investors.
For the gaming consumer, CJPG publishes Casino Player and Strictly Slots, the nation's largest circulation consumer gaming publications, and the Atlantic City Insider, which targets the frequent Atlantic City gambler.
In addition to the Southern Gaming Summit, CJPG also produces the American Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Summit (January 12 & 13, 2000 at the Venetian in Las Vegas) and UNLV's Casino Ops '99 (June 22 & 23, 1999, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas). On October 12-14, 1999 in Detroit, CJPG will produce the first Northern Gaming Summit, in conjunction with the Michigan law firm of Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Foster and Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.
For information on the Southern Gaming Summit or to arrange press credentials, call 1-800-394-2467.
SOURCE Casino Journal Publishing Group
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