For the second year, the 2000 Northern Gaming Summit has attracted leading industry executives and important civic leaders to its upcoming trade show and management conference.  The conference, which is taking place from September 11-13, 2000 at Cobo Exhibition and Conference Center in Detroit, Michigan, features, among other notable speakers, the following all-star lineup:
 

• Glenn Schaeffer, President & Chief Financial Officer, Mandalay Resort Group
• Rhonda Cohen, Vice President & General Manager MotorCity Casino
• Honorable Sheila Cockrel, Detroit City Council Member
• Jacob Coin, Executive Director California Nations Indian Gaming Association
• Patricia Johnson, Vice President MGM Grand Detroit Casino
• Nelson Westrin, Executive Director Michigan Gaming Control Board
• Paul Lofgren, Senior Vice President & General Manager Bally Gaming
• Michael Mecca, Chief Operating Officer Greektown Casino
• Apesanahwat, Chairman Menominee Tribe
• Toby Redshaw, Director Zoho
• Sal Semola, Vice President of Table Game Operations Greektown Casino
• Tony Lewin, Executive Director Casino Management Association
• Gary Loveman, Chief Operating Officer Harrah's Entertainment
• Honorable Michael Hurst, Mayor, City of Windsor
• Bobby Yee, President & Chief Executive Officer Casino Windsor Limited
• Benny Napoleon, Chief of Police City of Detroit
• Christopher Storcella, Director of Licensing New Jersey Casino Control Commission
• Pat Leen, Director Compliance Division Michigan Gaming Control Board
• Robert McMonigle, Executive Vice President Sales & Corporate Relations International Game Technology
• Scott Snow, President & Chief Operating Officer MGM Grand Detroit Casino
• Tom Davis, General Manater Little River Casino
• Bill O'Hara, Senior Vice President PDS Financial Corp.
• David Schugar, Director of Casino Operations MotorCity Casino

2000 Northern Gaming Summit conference agenda

    The Northern Gaming Summit, September 11-13 2000, at Cobo Exhibition and Conference Center in Detroit, will present a program designed to enlighten all levels of casino management.  It is the first and only conference and trade show produced for the gaming industry in the Northern U.S. and Canada. Show producers are Casino Journal Publishing Group, the industry's leading information company, and Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Foster P.C.

    At the Northern Gaming Summit, some of the sessions cover issues such as casino marketing, designing an effective slot club, the latest in slot and player tracking technology, using non-gaming amenities to broaden the appeal of a casino resort, how perks and benefits are used by human resource executives, and why innovations in table games are important for success.
 
    Other panel topics will include casino purchasing and the Internet, how to use the gaming industry to provide new opportunities for tribes and communities, the future of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, supplier regulation and vendor licensing, examining the gaming industry in Canada, and the recent developments in riverboat and racetrack casinos.
 

    For information on registering for the Northern Gaming Summit, call 1-800-394-2467 or visit the website at www.northerngaming.com.