James Allen, Virginia McDowell Highlight Fifth Annual Florida Gaming Summit

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (July 9, 2009) – The continuing development of the Florida gaming market will be explored at the Florida Gaming Summit, which takes place October 19-20 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino here. Now in its fifth year, the Summit annually attracts hundreds of gaming executives and other industry professionals from the Sunshine State and beyond.

Leading the event will be keynote speakers James F. Allen, Chief Executive Officer, Gaming Operations, for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, who will provide the morning address on October 20, and Virginia McDowell, President and Chief Operating Officer of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., who will make the luncheon keynote presentation later that day.

The Summit is also pleased to announce that the exclusive presenting sponsors of this year’s event are the City of Hollywood and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

“Hollywood is certainly a key beneficiary of the expansion of gaming in Florida, with new business being generated in the city from racetrack and tribal gaming. Of course, gaming has also driven new development across Florida, despite numerous legal and market challenges,” said Charles Anderer, Group Publisher, Gaming, for BNP Media, co-producer of the conference along with Spectrum Gaming Group. “The Summit is all about bringing industry participants together to examine these issues in a constructive manner.”

The two-day event begins with an evening cocktail reception on October 19, followed by a full day of in-depth seminars with plenty of networking opportunities. Session topics include updates on racetrack and tribal gaming, a review of table games and poker, the view from Wall Street and a look at the politics of Florida gaming.

Complete conference information is available at www.floridagamingsummit.com.

Florida Gaming Summit is the ideal way to reach key decision makers in the Florida gaming industry. To learn more about sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, contact Lesley Grashow at grashowl@bnpmedia.com.

About the producers:
BNP Media Gaming Group (www.casinojournal.com) is the world’s largest and most experienced gaming industry media resource and the leading producer of trade magazines, specialized conferences and expos, websites, e-newsletters and targeted specialty publications serving the gaming industry worldwide. BNP publishes Casino Journal and Slot Manager, two of the most respected titles in the gaming industry.

Spectrum Gaming Group (www.spectrumgaming.com) is an independent research and professional services firm that provides economic and feasibility studies, impact analyses, regulatory services, customer-service audits, and operational assistance for private- and public-sector clients on five continents. Spectrum publishes the Gaming Industry Observer newsletter and produces the East Coast Gaming Congress and Pennsylvania Gaming Congress.

Source: BNP Media Gaming Group and Spectrum Gaming Group
Media Contact: Allison McCoy, Vice President of Business Development, Spectrum Gaming Group, amccoy@spectrumgaming.com.

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