TORONTO
June 1st, 2001.

    All eyes in the interactive gambling business this weekend are on
Nevada, where the legislature is expected to decide the fate of online
gambling in the state by Monday. As policy makers there debate whether the
state should embrace the $3 billion-plus industry, most onlookers with an
interest at stake will be acclimating in Toronto, where the largest
interactive gaming conference ever is about to take place.  

    At least 800 gaming professionals from over 40 countries will congregate at
the Royal York Hotel in the heart of downtown Toronto June 5-7 for the third
annual Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo. Twenty-nine internationally
recognized I-gaming experts will speak about the key issues facing the
industry as 42 vendors exhibit the industry's latest wares and services.
 
    Among attendees will be numerous key figures in what analyst Sebastian
Sinclair projects to be a US$6.3 billion industry by the year 2003. Exhibitors 
will showcase the industry's latest advancements in telecommunications, gaming 
software, transaction processing, marketing and security technology. Many will 
use the event as a platform to introduce new products. 

    The lineup of speakers delivers a level of I-gaming expertise that is
unmatched by any other event. Complementing the ensemble will be keynote
speaker John Perry Barlow. Dubbed the "Thomas Jefferson of Cyberspace" by
Yahoo magazine, Barlow is an eclectic Internet visionary whose long list of
credits range from co-founding the Electronic Frontier Foundation to writing
lyrics for the Grateful Dead for more than two decades. 

    Seminar topics include such concerns as licensing and regulatory issues,
public perceptions of the industry, financial transactions, emerging online
gaming products and investment opportunities in the industry. Several key
industry issues will be addressed, including: burgeoning media such as
wireless devices and Interactive TV; the rise of Internet gambling in Nevada
and throughout the US; the convergence of the land-based and virtual
gambling industries; emerging jurisdictions in Europe; challenges faced by
the electronic transaction sector; and the future of I-gambling in
Australia. 

    The River City Group, which produces the event, is urging those who haven't
registered yet to do so  before making the trip to Toronto because
attendance has nearly reached capacity. Walk-ins will not be guaranteed
admittance.

 To register online, go to http://www.rivercitygroup.com/summit.