HOLLYWOOD, Florida – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Just weeks before the expected
commencement of racetrack gaming in Florida, hundreds of experts from the
gaming industry, Indian country, state politics, tourism and law will
converge Oct. 16-17 for the 2nd annual Florida Gaming Summit at Seminole
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino here.
Florida Legislators Sen. Steven Geller and Rep. Ron Greenstein,
Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen, Hollywood Mayor Mara Giulianti, Isle of
Capri Casinos Chairman and CEO Bernard Goldstein, gaming attorney Alan
Koslow, and Baha Mar President Don Robinson are among the many
distinguished conference speakers.
The conference kicks off with an evening reception, followed by an
intensive daylong program starting with a panel of executives from each of
the four Broward County racetracks now preparing to start slot-machine
operations. Other sessions include Indian Gaming Update; Gaming and
Tourism: An Uneasy Mix?; Politics and Gaming in Florida; and Regional
Gaming Overview.
"The Florida Gaming Summit will provide both an intensive analytical
forum and valuable networking opportunities for anyone who might benefit
from, or be impacted by, the Florida gaming industry," said Charles
Anderer, Director of Trade Events for Ascend Media Gaming Group, conference
co-producer.
"With state-regulated gaming about to commence in Broward County, the
Florida Gaming Summit provides a timely forum to address the critical
issues facing an industry that could become an economic powerhouse," said
Joseph Weinert, Vice President of Spectrum Gaming Group, conference
co-producer.