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CJPG, UNLV Present Gaming Casino Education Conference

LAS VEGAS -- The International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas has joined with Casino Journal Publishing Group (OTC Bulletin Board: CJPG) to present UNLV's Casino Ops '98, the inaugural conference designed to offer an intensive two-day program concentrating solely on successful and innovative gaming operations.

UNLV's Casino Ops will be held on June 22 & 23, 1998 at the new meeting facilities at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The conference will include two full days of seminars, special events, an exhibit hall, and networking opportunities for the speakers and attendees.

UNLV's Casino Ops is designed to give members of middle and lower management in gaming operations a well-rounded overview of how a successful casino functions. Seminars are divided into three areas: Table Games, Slot Operations, and Casino Issues (human resources, financial insight, tribal gaming, and other subjects). Each 90-minute panel will feature a moderator and at least three panelists, who are widely regarded as experts in their fields. Speakers will include many member and adjunct members of UNLV's faculty, high level executives actively involved in casino operations, executives with some of the industry's leading supply and service companies, influential gaming attorneys, and public officials involved in regulating gaming.

In addition to casino management, attending Casino Ops would be valuable for mid-level executives with supply and service companies; gaming regulators, educators, and financial analysts who need to understand the specifics of casino operations.

The Keynote Luncheon at UNLV's Casino Ops includes an address by Peter Boynton, Chairman of Caesars World Inc., a division of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. With more than 20 years of experience in the gaming industry, Boynton has recently warned of an upcoming shortage of qualified gaming executives, as some of the industry's major companies open huge mega-resorts in Las Vegas, Mississippi, and Atlantic City.

More than 70 speakers are scheduled to take part in the conference, including such important executives and officials as Jason Ader, Senior Managing Director, Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.; Carl Braunlich, Associate Professor, Purdue University; Shannon L. Bybee, Executive Director, UNLV-IGI; Frank Catania, Director, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement; Alida Delponte, Vice President of Casino Operations, MGM Grand Hotel Casino; Alan M. Feldman, Vice President, Public Affairs, Mirage Resorts; John Groom, Chief Operating Officer, Players International Inc.; Mark Juliano, President and Chief Operating Officer, Caesars Atlantic City; Robert McMonigle, Executive Vice President, International Game Technology; James J. Murren, Executive Vice President & CFO, MGM Grand Inc.; Hilary Owl Osborn, Chairman, Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise Board, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Mac R. Seelig, President, A.C. Coin & Slot Service Co.; and many more.

Other special events include a poolside Welcome Reception on June 21 at the Caesars Palace recently renovated spa area, continental breakfasts and networking breaks.

UNLV's Casino Ops is affiliated with the Casino Management Association, an organization devoted to the professional development of casino employees. Members of CMA receive a substantial discount when registering for Casino Ops.

Patrons of UNLV's Casino Ops include some of the industry's most progressive companies, and will present their innovative products and services during networking breaks and other sessions.

UNLV's Casino Ops '98 is sponsored by the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The IGI is part of the William F. Harrah School of Hotel Administration, and has been offering quality and complete gaming education for more than 20 years. Ground has been broken for a new building at UNLV for the Institute, and completion is scheduled for 1999.

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