Internet and Gaming Leaders to Attend Dublin Symposium

19 November 2001

LARCHMONT, New York -- (Press Release) -- Internet and traditional gaming leaders from around the globe will attend the Fifth Annual International Symposium on Internet Gambling Law and Management, organized by Mary Ann Liebert publishers www.liebertpub.com presented by BioConferences International www.bioconferences.com and sponsored by Zabadoo.com (Grand Sponsor), World Gaming (Bronze Sponsor) and Playtech (Reception Sponsor) to be held Nov. 25-27 at the Shelbourne hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

``Attendees represent a veritable who's who of the industry,' says Pat Hogan, conference director. ``Representatives from the top companies in the industry --- Internet casinos, lotteries, sportsbooks and pari-mutuels, software companies, law firms, marketing and consulting companies that serve the industry and representatives from various jurisdictions such as Antigua, Alderney, Isle of Mann, Gibraltar, Malta and others --- will be on hand. Indeed, it's the first conference in the industry where executives from the top three companies in Internet gaming will be speaking,' she adds.

Chaired by Anthony Coles, Partner, Jeffrey Green Russell in London and Joe Kelly, Professor of Business Law, SUNY College at Buffalo, the conference features speakers including Peter Bertilsson, CEO, Boss Media; Adriaan Brink, Zabadoo.com ; Eric Brown, Camelot; Mickey Charles, The Sports Network; Gary Collins, Antigua; Tony Fontaine, Station Casinos; Michael Frendo, Gatt Frendo Tjufigno; Bill Galston, Galston Associates; Fred Gushin, Spectrum Gaming; Marc Lesnick, startcasino.com; Gary Locke, Casino Promote; Quirino Mancini, Sinisi Ceschini Mancini & Partners; Isaac Marrache, Marrache & Co.; Vince Monical, Flutter.com; Christopher Murphy, Mann & Partners; David Outhwaite, COO, CryptoLogic; I. Nelson Rose, Professor, Whittier College of Law; Michael Tew, Bear Sterns; Andrew Tottenham, Harrods Online; Thibauld Verbiest, Libert-Mayerus and many others. Full program details and online registration is available at www.bioconferences.com

The conference will feature sessions on the burgeoning Asian and Latin American markets; new entrants into the field from land-based gaming and other industries such as Harrods and Playboy; new jurisdictions such as Jersey, Isle of Man, Alderney, Channnel Island, Malta and Gibraltar; new laws and regulations in Antigua, St.Kitts, New Zealand and other jurisdictions; the latest in Internet gaming technology including streaming, wireless, border control and voice systems; the growth in Internet lotteries around the world; major developments with online sportsbooks, pari-mutuel sites and Internet casinos.

The Annual International Internet Gaming Innovator Awards will be presented at a luncheon on Nov. 26th at the conference.

Zabadoo.com is the Grand Sponsor of the event. Since 1995 Zabadoo has pioneered Internet gaming with the world's premiere lottery site, PLUS Lotto. Since June this year, Zabadoo has allowed partners to `own-brand' its systems to create their own standalone sites, or bring content such as Lloyds of London insured $20m lotteries, $1m bingo and interactive scratchcards to their existing audiences. PLUS Lotto has already raised millions on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Zabadoo(TM) intends to do the same for these new partners: casinos, charities and sportsbooks alike.

In addition to the Grand Sponsor Zabadoo.com, World Gaming is the Bronze Sponsor and PlayTech is sponsoring the cocktail reception on Monday evening. Exhibitors include Casino Promote, Microgaming, Online Casino News, Orbis, RGTonline.com, Smart Transact, the Sports Network, Startcasino.com, and others.

For more information about sponsoring, exhibiting or attending the Fifth Annual International Symposium on Internet Gambling Law and Management, contact Joanne Gallichio at jgallichio@liebertpub.com or call 914-834-3100,ext. 629 or fax 914-834-4329 or check the website www.bioconferences.com


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