The Addition of the U.S. Virgin Islands as a New Jurisdiction for Internet Gaming to be Discussed International Symposium on Internet and Wireless Gambling Law and Management

Business Wire, Dec 5, 2002

Business Editors

LARCHMONT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2002

The U.S. Virgin Islands recently passed Internet gambling regulations.

Eileen Peterson, Virgin Island Casino Control, will discuss the latest developments at the Sixth Annual International Symposium on Internet and Wireless Gambling Law and Management (www.bioconferences.com/igi).

The conference, sponsored by International Internet Wireless Gaming Association (www.MMSIOnline.com) and Internet Wireless Gaming International newsletter (www.liebertpub.com) and presented by BioConferences International, (www.bioconferences.com), is scheduled for December 8th - 10th at the Atlantis in Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas.

The Symposium will also cover such topics as the future of the industry, financing, intranets, kiosks and other new media, growth of wireless gaming, responsible gaming, regulatory updates, success of online lotteries, rapid growth in sportsbooks, Internet casinos and electronic payment systems.

Speakers at the event include Adam Anhang, Consultant; Adriaan Brink, Consultant; John Cargnello, Technical Systems Testing: Michael Caselli, Online Casino News.com: Frank Catania, Catania Consulting Group; Mickey Charles, CEO, The Sports Network; John Clitheroe, Alderney Gaming Commissioner; Tony Coles, Jeffrey Green Russell; Gary Collins, Betting & Gaming; David Fleming, World Gaming; Tony Fontaine, Consultant; Brian Ford, Ernst & Young; Kenyatta Gibson MP, Gaming Board for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; John Godfrey, Alderney Gambling Control Commission; Lorraine Grymala, Vice President, North American Trading Institute; Frederic Gushin, Spectrum Gaming; Julian Harris, Pinsent Curtis Biddle; Peter Higgins, Sportingbet PLC; Jeff Houle, Greenberg Traurig; Joseph Kelly, SUNY College at Buffalo; Marc Lesnick, Startcasino.com; Lloyd Levenson, CPANW&L; Gary Locke, Casino Promote; Ted Loh, Orient Gaming; Ed McGuinn, eLottery; Bruce Merati, VirtGame Corp.; Art Mitchell, US Treasury; Christopher Murphy, Mann & Partners; Peter Nolte, Latin American Gaming; Eileen Peterson, Virgin Island Casino Control Commission; I. Nelson Rose, Whittier Law School; Michael Smeaton, Gamcare; Michael Tew, Bear Stearns; Lawrence Walters, Weston, Garrou & Dewitt; Obediah Wilchombe MP, Minister or Tourism; Desley Roberts Wray, Technical Systems Testing and Lisa Wycherley, Microgaming.

Sponsors include Cooper Perskie April Niedelman Wagenheim & Levenson and World Gaming. Exhibitors at the conference include Casino Promote, ccTransAct, Online Casino News, Sports Network and Startcasino.com. For more information about exhibiting, sponsoring, or attending the conference, please contact Joanne Gallichio at (914) 834-3100, ext. 629, or by email jgallichio@liebertpub.com.