OLYMPIA, Washington -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Washington Attorney General Rob
McKenna will be a featured speaker at a Northwest Indian Gaming Conference
and Expo on July 16, 2008 in Shelton during the association's annual trade
show.
"We welcome an opportunity to hear from Mr. McKenna and to share views
with him," said W. Ron Allen, Chairman of Washington Indian Gaming
Association (WIGA) and Chairman of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. "We
appreciate the interest he has shown in tribal issues since becoming
attorney general. Mr. McKenna doesn't always agree with us, but he has
taken the time to learn about our issues, and he listens and respects our
views."
More than 500 people from throughout the western U.S. are expected to
attend the three-day trade show and conference which opens on July 14 at
the Squaxin Island Tribe's Little Creek Casino Resort. Participants will
have an opportunity to attend more than 18 panel discussions on current
issues related to Indian gaming and to visit with more than 90 exhibitors
showcasing new products and services.
McKenna is scheduled to address tribal leaders at 2 p.m. on July 16
following a WIGA board meeting that concludes the show.
WIGA is a trade association that represents 26 of the tribes in
Washington State that participate in tribal government gaming. Revenue
earned from gaming is used to pay for tribal government programs including
health care, education, housing, public safety, environmental, natural
resources, and for other purposes.