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Gaming's Future to be Discussed at the American Gaming Summit

LAS VEGAS-- The leadership and decision makers of America's gaming community will meet in Las Vegas to determine the future of the nation's rapidly changing industry.

The American Gaming Summit will take place December 4-5 at Caesars Palace and will feature a who's who of the gaming industry. The summit will include 20 panel discussions and seminars on a variety of topics affecting gaming while 26 casino corporations and industry-related companies will make financial presentations.

One of the seminars is a panel on marketing on the internet. RGT's editor Sue Schneider is joined by David Herschman of Virtual Vegas and Stephen Buchsbaum of Creative Edge Inc. on the panel hosted by Tony Cabot of Lionel, Sawyer and Collins.

The keynote speakers for the American Gaming Summit include, Rand Araskog, chairman of ITT Corp., and Peter Boynton, president of Caesars World/ITT Corp.; Steve Bollenbach, chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corp.; Frank Fahrenkopf, president of the American Gaming Association; J. Terrence Lanni, chairman of MGM Grand Inc.; Philip Satre, president and chief executive officer of Harrah's Entertainment; Glenn Schaeffer, president of Circus Circus Enterprises; and Donald Trump, chairman of Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts.

Steve Wynn, chairman of Mirage Resorts Inc., will participate in the summit's luncheon on Wednesday, December 4, which will honor long-time Nevada banking figure Parry Thomas, who was one of the first members of the investment community to recognize the potential growth and impact of the gaming industry.

The summit, now in its third year, is produced by Casino Journal Publishing Group; Bear, Steams & Co. Inc.; and the Nevada law firm of Lionel, Sawyer & Collins.

"The vital issues affecting America's gaming industry will be explored in detail by a tremendous cross section of the business's most influential and powerful leaders," said Harvey Whittemore, a partner with Lionel, Sawyer & Collins and chairman of the National Gaming Law Council. "The American Gaming Summit is expected to attract political leaders and regulators in a two-day event that will chart the future of gaming in the United States and worldwide."

Among the topics for the seminars are labor and human resources, featuring union leaders and resort human resource directors; future slot technologies with representatives of the leading slot machine manufacturers; casinos and conventions with presentations by representatives of the Las Vegas and Atlantic City convention bureaus; and political updates on states considering gaming, including a panel devoted to the recent vote in Michigan that legalized casinos in Detroit.

In addition, the future of Indian gaming, riverboat gaming, lotteries and pari-mutuels, as well as the composition and scope of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, will be topics for discussion.

"The American Gaming Summit will focus on gaming law, corporate finance and casino development," Whittemore said. "This will be the most talked about gaming conference of the year."

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