SACRAMENTO, California – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The California Nations
Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) announces the 12th Annual Western Indian
Gaming Conference (WIGC) to be held Tuesday January 16th through Thursday
January 18th at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California.
The event is a combination of a trade show, panel discussions, reports
and speeches. Following a golf tournament at the Temecula Creek Inn Golf
Club that will open the event on Tuesday, a general assembly will convene
on Wednesday morning at the Pechanga Resort and Casino followed by several
moderated panels lasting through Thursday afternoon. Among the highlights
of the general assembly are scheduled speeches by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa as well as Anthony Miranda, chairman of the California Nations
Indian Gaming Association who will present the "State of the Tribal
Nations." Political reports from Washington D.C. and Sacramento are also
slated to be on the agenda.
Discussions will touch on a wide variety of gaming issues and will
include panel discussions with officials from the California Gambling
Control Commission, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and a discussion led by
federal Securities and Exchange Commissioner Roel Campos. Other topics
include, but are not limited to, diversifying revenue streams, federal
regulation, problem gambling, energy issues, retaining employees, fiscal
leadership and internal controls, and tacking fraudulent behavior.