Conference Registration / Check-In
Group Registration Desk - Lobby

IAGR Steering Committee Meeting
Suite 6725

IAGR Reception
(Regulators and invited guests only)
Sundeck

IAGR Continental Breakfast
Empress Room

Conference Registration / Check-in
Group Registration Desk in Lobby

IAGR Official Opening and Welcoming Remarks
Empress Room

Peter Dean, IAGR Chair,
Chairman of Gaming Board for Great Britain
London, England

Kerry Koenig, IAGA Executive Director,
Las Vegas, Nevada

IAGR General Session 1
Money Laundering: Panel Discussion of Strategies to Combat Money Laundering

International panel of casino regulators and government officials will address the latest anti-money laundering laws and initiatives and how regulators can identify suspicious financial transactions in the casino environment.

Moderator:

• Thomas Auriemma, Acting Director, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement

Panelists:

• Graham White, Chief Inspector, Gaming Board for Great Britain (doc/23k)
• Judith Collins, Chairperson, New Zealand Casino Control Commission
• Susan Lea Smith, Senior Trial Attorney, Asset Forfeiture/Money Laundering Section, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division
• R. Oliver David, Director of Gaming Enforcement, U.S. Virgin Islands
  
  
  
  

Networking Break
Grande Hall Foyer

IAGR General Session 2
Economic Impact of Gambling - It is all a Matter of Perspective

A discussion of the "balance" that is required for a gaming experiment and the related economics. Many jurisdictions seek a specific economic impact, rarely does it turn out exactly as it was expected. This session will examine the intended and unintended economic consequences of gaming to new jurisdictions. The panel will discuss the internet explosion, employment considerations, tourism and keeping up with your neighbor. Breakout groups will consider in greater detail each of these issues raised during the keynote address.

Moderator:

• Trevor Garrett, Chief Executive, Casino Control Authority, Auckland, New Zealand

Panelists:

• Brian Ford, Partner, Ernest & Young (.ppt/63.5kb)
• Anthony D. Restuccia, Chief of Investigations, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
  
  

Counselors' Luncheon
Edison Complex

IAGR Luncheon
Windsor Cottage

IAGR General Session 3
Macau Experience

For more than 40 years, Macau's casinos were synonymous with one man, Dr. Stanley Ho. In 2000, the Government of Macau commenced a program of liberalization of the industry which has resulted in new concessionaires operating within a new legal framework. This session will describe the challenges faced by Macau in the liberalization process, the approach taken to meet those challenges and what may lie ahead for the casino industry and regulators in Macau.

Moderator:

• David Ford, Executive Director of the Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation

Panelists:

• David Green, Presiding Member, Gaming Supervisory Authority, Rundle Mall, Australia (.ppt/484k)
• Jorge Costa Oliveira, Coordinator of the International Law Office of the Government of Macau SAR
  
  

IAGR General Session 4
Media Issues

This panel will examine media coverage of gaming issues and ways in which gaming regulators should interact with the media to enhance public confidence and trust in gaming regulation. Related topics include the impact of open meeting and public records laws on media relations.

Moderator:

• Scott Scherer, Member, Nevada Gaming Control Board, Carson City, Nevada

Panelists:

• Frederick Handleman, Legal Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Virgin Island Economic Development Authority (.ppt/121k)
  
  

IAGA / IAGR Opening Reception & Fireworks
California Beach Party on North Beach

IAGA / IAGR Continental Breakfast
Viceroy Room

Conference Registration / Check-in
Group Registration Desk - Lobby

IAGA / IAGR Welcome and Official Conference OPening
Empress/Regent Rooms

Welcome to attendees:

• Patricia Becker, 2001 IAGA President, Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs and Legal, Aladdin Gaming, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada

Welcome and introduction of IAGA Officers and Executive Director:

• Raymond D. Pike, 2002 IAGA President

Welcome:

• Barona Tribal Chairman Clifford LaChappa [Invited]
  
  

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Thomas E. Gallagher, President & CEO -
Park Place Entertainment Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada

Networking Break
Grand Hall

IAGA / IAGR General Session 1
Reactive v. Proactive Gaming Regulation Panel

With the expansion of new gaming jurisdictions, should regulators work more in partnership with their licensees and assist in providing information on new jurisdictions such as Macau, Mexico, Eastern Europe, South America, Isle of Mann, or should regulators just "ding" licensees if they find the licensee did not do proper due diligence.

Moderator:

• Bobby L. Siller, Member, Nevada Gaming Control Board, Las Vegas, Nevada

Panelists:

• Glenn Schaffer, President and Chief Financial Officer, Mandalay Resort Group, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Leonard Blackwell, Chairman, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Biloxi, Mississippi
• Tom Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Game Technology, Reno, Nevada
• Steve DuCharme, Former Chairman, Nevada Gaming Control Board, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Trevor Garrett, Chief Executive, Casino Control Authority, Auckland, New Zealand
• David Friedman, Assistant to Chairman of Board, Las Vegas Sands, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
  
  

IAGA / IAGR General Session 2
Gaming Regulation as Social Policy

Good idea: wrong agency? Regulators are quickly imposing affirmative action programs and/or compulsive gaming programs. Is this just in the United States and, if so, why? Is this a good idea? What are the legal ramifications?

Moderator:

• Yvette Landau, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Mandalay Resort Group, Las Vegas, Nevada

Panelists:

• Phil Parenti, Administrator, Illinois Gaming Board, Chicago, Illinois
• Patricia Churchill, Deputy Director Legal & Legislative Affairs, Missouri Gaming Commission, Jefferson City, Missouri
• Chris Fismer, Chairperson, National Gambling Board of South Africa
• Claire Hepburn, Chairman, Gaming Board for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
• Jane McFetridge, Partner, Fisher & Phillips, Chicago, Illinois
• Phyllis James, Deputy General Counsel, MGM Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
  
  

California Wine Testing
Windsor Lawn

IAGA / IAGR Continental Breakfast
Viceroy Room

IAGA Report
Empress/Regent Rooms

Peter Dean, IAGR Chairman
Chairman, Gaming Board for Great Britain

IAGA / IAGR General Session 3
Dispute Resolution / Negotiation Skills Presentation
Professor Lawrence E. Susskind, PhD., Harvard - MIT

Trustees' Meeting (Working Luncheon)
Edison K

Ethics Presentation for CLE Credit
Viceroy Room

Presented by: Richard J. Morgan, Dean UNLV School of Law

IAGR General Session 5
Empress/Regent Rooms

Featured Presentation by Howard J. Shaffer, PhD., C.A.S.
Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the Division on Addictions at Harvard Medical School and Richard LaBrie, Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School's Division on Addictions

www.hms.harvard.edu/doa

www.thewager.org

What do gambling regulators regulate? This presentation will examine the need to regulate gambling, gamblers and gambling disorders by promulgating public policy and treatment initiatives. The talk will examine the relevant evidence relating to gambling and gambling disorders.

Follow-up Session

Moderator:

• Chris Fismer, Chairperson, National Gambling Board of South Africa

Panelists:

• Eric van Vondelen, Secretary, Netherlands Gaming Control Board
• George Rover, Assistant Attorney General, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, Trenton, New Jersey
• Sfiso Buthelezi, Chief Executive Officer, National Gambling Board of South Africa
  
  

IAGR Business Meeting
Installation of 2003 Chair; election of 2003 Vice Chair, selection of new steering committee; 2003 annual meeting; update of IAGR web site; multi-jurisdictional application form; consideration of position paper on internet gambling; other business

IAGA / IAGR Continental Breakfast
Viceroy Room

IAGA General Membership Meeting
Empress/Regent Rooms

Presentation on Borgata Project, Atlantic City, New Jersey

William S. Boyd, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Boyd Gaming Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada

Robert L. Boughner, Chief Executive Officer, The Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey

IAGA / IAGR General Session 4
Crossing the Border Panel

Crossing the border into an international jurisdiction has substantial impact on regulators, operators and suppliers. Issues of investigation, licensing and compliance are often more sensitive in light of language barriers, foreign business practices and cultural differences. Topics of discussion include:

• Issues which arise when an operator or supplier seeks licensure in a foreign jurisdiction
• How regulators and investigators handle the issues of foreign business practices, language barriers and cultural differences when investigating a foreign company and/or its principals
• How regulators view a licensed casino operator or supplier which looks to do business in previously unregulated jurisdictions such as Mexico, Macau or Eastern Europe
• Current views on reciprocity, use of the Multi-Jurisdictional Disclosure Form and sharing of investigative findings between agencies

Moderator:

• Laura McAllister-Cox, Partner, Cooper Perskie April Niedelman Wagenheim & Levenson, P.A.

Panelists:

• Nelson Westrin, Executive Director, Michigan Gaming Control Board
• David Ford, Executive Director of Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation
• Javier Tronscoso, Esquire, Bufete Troncoso
• Gavin Isaacs, Managing Director, Aristocrat Technologies Europe Limited
• Orrin J. Edidin, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, WMS
• David Samson, Attorney General, State of New Jersey
  
  

Networking Break
Grand Hall

IAGA / IAGR Panel Breakout Groups

Breakout Group 1 - Empress/Regent
Internet Issues

This panel will focus on the relationship between entities and the jurisdiction in which they are licensed in the context of various types of participation in Internet gaming activity. Emphasis will be placed on defining how licensees can avoid regulatory problems where Internet activity is concerned and how regulators might best articulate their expectations for compliance by licensees, in light of the rapidly changing Internet environment.

Moderator:

• Rich Nathan, Special Counsel, Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, Denver, Colorado

Panelists:

• Anthony Cabot, Partner, Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Scott Scherer, Member, Nevada State Gaming Control Board
• Tom Kitts, Director, Colorado Division of Gaming
• Larry Gregory, Executive Director, Mississippi Gaming Commission
• John Stawyskyi, Partner Blake Dawson Waldron, Sydney, Australia
  
  

Breakout Group 2 - Spreckle Complex
Indian Gaming

Unprecedented growth in the Indian Gaming industry has created issues and opportunities that continue to require the service and expertise of lawyers in the fields of regulatory law, commercial law, gaming law, Indian law, environmental law, real estate law, and employment law. Expertise in the areas of Tribal and non-Tribal politics is essential for full representation of clients involved in, or opposed to, Indian Gaming. The respected experts on the Indian Gaming Issues Breakout Panel will take a critical look at the current trends in Indian Gaming and the challenges facing the lawyers on the cutting edges of this industry.

Moderators:

• Mike Diedrich, Vice President & General Counsel, Sodak Gaming, Rapid City, South Dakota
• Mickey Brown, Partner, Brown, Previti & Carroll, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Panelists:

• Don Speer, CEO, COO & Chairman, Venture Catalyst, San Diego, California
• Kim Sinatra, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Park Place Entertainment Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Tim Glidden, Former Counsel to the Secretary of the Department of Interior Manuel Lujan
• George Skibine, Director of Department of Interior BIA Office of Indian Gaming Management
  
  

Breakout Group 3 - Wilder Complex
Risk Management

Risk Management means more than managing the risk of injury. Casino companies and their counsel deal not only with outside lawyers and the courts, but with the media, regulators, shareholders and others in managing high profile litigation. The impact of significant commercial and tort litigation on gaming companies: financial stability, suitability, reputation. What risks can and should be insured against.

Moderator:

• Bernard E. Delury, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Park Place Entertainment Corporation, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Panelists:

• Steve Batzer, Senior Vice President - National Practice Leader - Gaming, Marsh USA, Inc., West Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Lori Grifa, Chief of Staff, Office of the New Jersey Attorney General
• David Arrajj, Partner, Schreck Brignone Godfrey, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Jack Thar, Executive Director, Indiana Gaming Commission
• Patricia M. Wild, Vice President and Corporate Counsel, Park Place Entertainment Corporation, Atlantic City, New Jersey
  
  

Breakout Group 4 - Edison Complex
Compliance Issues in Gaming

This panel will discuss compliance issues in the regulation of casinos and how they are applied by the various jurisdictions. The consistency, or lack thereof, in gaming enforcement across the states has become the topic of much discussion, especially in light of the recent consolidation in the gaming industry.

Moderator:

• Dan M. McDaniel, Jr., Attorney / Partner, Phelps Dunbar LLP, Jackson, Mississippi

Panelists:

• Steve DuCharme, Former Chairman, Nevada Gaming Control Board, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Mike Fries, Legal Counsel, Illinois Gaming Board, Chicago, Illinois
• Steve Johnson, Deputy Director Enforcement, Missouri Gaming Commission, Jackson, Missouri
• Leonce G. Gautreaux, IV, Assistant Attorney General, Section Chief, Licensing & Compliance, Gaming Division, Louisiana Department of Justice
• Larry Gregory, Director, Mississippi Gaming Commission
  
  

IAGA / IAGR General Session 5
Empress/Regent Rooms

Living Under a Microscope Panel Discussion

Regulators and industry are subject to their every decision being reviewed and praised or criticized. How can each be more effective in communicating their decisions to the public? How should bad press be handled? How should controversial or bad decisions be handled?

Moderator:

• Patricia Becker, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Legal, Aladdin Gaming, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada

Panelists:

• William S. Boyd, Chairman of the Board of CEO, Boyd Gaming Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Brian Gamache, Chief Executive Officer, WMS Industries, Inc., Waukegan, Illinois
• Hud Englehart, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kemper Lesnik Communications, Chicago, Illinois
• Stephen H. Brammell, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
• Jack Thar, Executive Director, Indiana Gaming Commission
  
  

IAGA / IAGR Future Planning Meeting
Spreckles Complex

Moderator: IAGA 2003 President, Donna More

President's Reception & Dinner
Crown Room

Special Acknowledgement of Patty Becker and JP Suarez
Induction of new counselors Frank A. Screck, Jeffrey A. Silver, Guy S. Michael
Acknowledgement of Sponsors
Induction of incoming IAGA President, Donna B. More
Induction of incoming IAGR Chair, Chris Fismer