HOLLYWOOD, Florida -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- James F. Allen, CEO of
Seminole Gaming, will be the Keynote Luncheon Speaker at the 3rd annual
Florida Gaming Summit, October 8-9 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood
Hotel & Casino.
Adding to the agenda of prominent speakers, Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy
Cooper will deliver the conference Welcome Address, discussing the impact
of South Florida gaming on her community.
Jim Allen is a 26-year gaming industry veteran who developed and is
responsible for the operations of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casinos in
Hollywood and Tampa, FL, and five other Seminole casinos in the state. With
Allen's vision and direction, the gaming division of the Seminole Tribe of
Florida has become one of the top gaming companies nationally.
"Jim Allen has become one of the most successful and respected
executives in the entire gaming industry. With the Seminole Tribe and the
State of Florida on the cusp of an agreement that could alter the gaming
landscape in Florida, his presentation at the Florida Gaming Summit will be
especially timely and important," said Charles Anderer, Director of Trade
Events for conference co-producer BNP Media Gaming Group.
The Florida Gaming Summit kicks off with an October 8 tour of the host
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, followed by an evening reception. The
next day, the daylong conference program examines slot operations in South
Florida, the view from Wall Street, Indian gaming in Florida and
nationally, the impact of slots on parimutuel operations, and the political
outlook in Florida.