9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

IAGR Conference Registration / Check-In
Le Meridien - Lobby Level

IAGA Conference Registration / Check-In
Ritz Four Seasons Lobby

IAGR Steering Committee Meeting
Room 1816 - Le Meridien Hotel

IAGR Reception
(IAGR Members and invited guests only)
Restaurant Casa do Leao

IAGA / IAGR Conference Registration / Check-In
Ritz Four Seasons Lobby

IAGR Official Opening and Welcoming Remarks
Coimbra B - Le Meridien Hotel

IAGR General Session
Coimbra B - Le Meridien Hotel

Internet - International Trends & Developments:
The panelists for this session come from jurisdictions with widely different and conflicting policies on Internet gambling. Each will first very briefly summarize his own jurisdiction's position and then give a personal answer to specified topical questions. The purpose of this session is to get constructive debate going in this controversial area, and plenty of time will be reserved for comments and questions from the floor.

Moderator:

• Peter Dean - Chairman, Gaming Board for Great Britain

Panelists:

• John Godfrey - Chairman, Alderney Gambling Control Commission
  
  
• David Ford - Executive Director, Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation
  

• Eric van Vondelen - Secretary, Netherlands, Gaming Control Board
  
  
• Thomas Auriemma - Director, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement

IAGR Networking Break

IAGR General Session
Coimbra B - Le Meridien Hotel

Cashless Wagering -- Technical Developments
and the Effects on Regulation:
Now that many casino customers have accepted the convenience of cashless slot machines, gaming equipment manufacturers are rapidly developing new technologies to meet the public demand. Casino operators appreciate the improved customer service and the cost savings that these new developments bring. Casino regulators, however, are faced with the task of regulating in an environment in which the money moves electronically rather than by hopper fills and hand-paid jackpots. More importantly, regulators must confront the controversial public policy challenges that this new technology presents. This session will examine the latest technologies that are operating throughout the globe and provide a sneak preview into the technological advances that lie ahead. Following this presentation, small breakout groups will discuss the regulatory challenges and public policy issues that result from the cashless gaming explosion and the technology that drives it. (Participants will be assigned a specific breakout room during the session).

Moderator:

• Tony Restuccia, Chief Investigator, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement

Featuring:

• James Maida - President and Co-Founder, Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. (Cashless Wagering - Effects on Regulations)
  
  
• Sylvie Linard - COO, Cyberview Technology (Downloadable Server Based Gaming; Evolution...Not Revolution)

IAGR Luncheon
(IAGR Members and invited guests only)

Porto Room - Le Meridien Hotel

IAGR General Session
Coimbra B - Le Meridien Hotel

Responsible Gambling:
Problem gambling continues to be one of the major items on the policy agenda for gaming. The first question that is asked is "How big is the problem?" The second question is "What can we do to minimize the number of people who experience problems with their gambling?" This session will address both issues. The first part of the session will involve presentations on the latest developments with each of the issues and this will be followed up with breakout groups where delegates will be able to discuss the subject in more depth and to get a greater understanding as to what is happening internationally.

Moderator:

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

Panelists:

• David Ford, Executive Director, Queensland Office Gaming Regulation
  
  
• Atle Hamar - General Director, Norwegian Gaming Board (Problem Gambling in Norway)
  
  

  Additional Information:

  • Norwegian Gaming Board Survey on Problem Gambling in Norway
    
    
  • Norwegian Gaming Board Survey on Youth and Gambling

IAGA Trustees Meeting
Tejo Room - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

IAGR Break-Out Session

Responsible Gambling:
Evora Room, Coimbra A Room, Nazare Room - Le Meridien Hotel
(Participants will be assigned a specific breakout room during the session.)

Moderator:

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

IAGA / IAGR Opening Reception
Ritz Four Seasons Hotel
Fernando Pessoa I Room

IAGA / IAGR Conference Registration / Check-In
Ritz Four Seasons Hotel Lobby

IAGA / IAGR Welcome and Official Conference Opening
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

IAGA / IAGR General Session
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Compulsive Gaming Initiatives:
Do they work? What should they include? Find out how much you really know about what helps and doesn't help compulsive gamblers. This panel, along with audience participation, will work through both ideas and answers regarding these compelling and problematic social issues.

Moderator:

• Sara Beth Brown - Vice President & General Counsel IGT

Panelists:

• Dr. Bo Bernhard - Director of Gambling Research, University of Nevada Las Vegas International Gaming Institute and Assistant Professor of Hotel management, William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
  
• Yvette Landau - Vice President / General Counsel, Mandalay Resort Group
  
• Bernie DeLury - Executive Vice President / Secretary / General Counsel, Park Place Entertainment
  
• Gary Jacobs - Executive Vice President / General Counsel / Secretary, MGM Mirage
  
• Peter Dean - Chairman, Gaming Board for Great Britain

IAGA Networking Break

IAGA / IAGR General Session
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

The Smoke Has Cleared... Are Gambling Class Action Suits Next?
This panel will explore the issues surrounding possible mass tort claims against the gaming industry. Speaking to the issues from a plaintiff's perspective will be Richard Scruggs, a Mississippi attorney who was involved in asbestos litigation and, more recently, the first successful suit against the tobacco industry. Speaking from the defense perspective will be David Boies, a New York attorney who has been involved in the anti-trust litigation involving Microsoft and represented the Democrats in the Florida election contest in the State and Federal Courts. The discussion should be quite lively and extremely insightful.

Moderator:

• Dan M. McDaniel, Jr. - Partner, Phelps Dunbar

Featuring:

• David Boies - Partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP
  
• Richard F. Scruggs - Member, The Scruggs Law Firm

IAGA / IAGR Breakout Group
Douro Room - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Racinos - A Run for the Roses?
Slots at race tracks have become a recent gaming trend. Both the pari-mutuel industry and taxing authorities see this as a winning combination. Nonetheless, issues abound concerning taxation, regulation, cooperation and coordination between racing and casino operators. This panel will explore whether the "racinos" trend will win, place or show.

Moderator:

• Paul West - Partner, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC

Panelists:

• John deGrasse - Director of Regulatory Affairs, Penn National Gaming
  
• Brian Larson - Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Boyd Gaming Corporation
  
• Brian Ford - Director of Gaming Industry Services, Ernest & Young, LLP

IAGA / IAGR Breakout Group
Tejo Room - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Global Insurance Crisis - The Impact on the Gaming Industry
Enron, Worldcom, terrorism and war have caused havoc in the global insurance market. This panel will discuss strategies to help minimize the impact of reduced capacity, increased pricing and more restrictive policy wording. Particular areas of focus include director and officer liability, property liability and kidnap and ransom insurance.

Moderator:

• Steve J. Batzer - CPCU, CLU, Senior Vice President, Global Gaming Practice Leader, Marsh USA, Inc.

Panelists:

• Kathy Bryant - Senior Vice President / Gaming Practice Leader, Marsh USA, Inc.
  
• Marc Davis - Client Servicing and Business Development Director, Marsh UK Ltd.
  
• Gina Leslie - Vice President / General Counsel, Windsor Casino Limited
  
• Lance Ewing - Vice President of Risk Management, Park Place Entertainment

IAGA Counselors' Luncheon
Marques de Pombal Room - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel
(IAGA Counselors and Invited Guests Only)

IAGA / IAGR Reception
The residence of the Honorable John N. Palmer,
United States Ambassador to Portugal

IAGA / IAGR General Session
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

The Media Game: Will Gaming Expansion Buy Respectability?
This panel will examine the still-evolving reputation of the gaming industry in the current expansionist regulatory environment. Does expansion - and a bigger tax bite - mean improved public perceptions of the industry... or is it just the short-term economy talking? Could an elevated role in public finance augur a change in tone and focus of media coverage? Is now the time for the industry to launch a campaign to change its image? Discussion will be focused on the results of 2003 public attitude surveys and media coverage analyses.

Moderator:

• Richard Nathan - Partner, Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio

Panelists:

• Charles Anderer - Director, Product Development, Ascend Media Gaming Group
  
• Leonard Blackwell - Chairman, Mississippi Gaming Commission
  
• Hud Englehart - Chief Executive Officer, Englehart & Associates
  
• Frank Fahrenkopf - President/ Chief Executive Officer, American Gaming Association
  
• Jan Jones - Senior Vice President / Communications and Government Relations, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

IAGA Networking Break

IAGA / IAGR General Session
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Casino Taxation - Will It Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg?
A cross section of industry insiders from U.S. and international jurisdictions will analyze the effects of increasing taxation on gaming. With governments taking aim at casinos as the answer to budget shortfalls, will there still be a chicken in every pot, or will private enterprise be forced to fly the coop?

Moderator:

• Lloyd D. Levenson - Senior Partner, Cooper Levenson

Panelists:

• Steve Brammell - Senior Vice President / General Counsel, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
  
• David Clifton - Partner, Joelson Wilson & Company
  
• Brian Gamache - President & CEO, WMS Industries, Inc.
  
• Mark Harms - Managing Director and Head of European Consumer Growth, Global Head of Gaming, Lodging and Leisure Investment Banking, CTBS World Markets
  
• Linda Kassekert - Chair, New Jersey Casino Control Commission

IAGA / IAGR Breakout Session
Tejo Room - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Introducing New Technology to the Gaming Regulatory Environment:
Suppliers are constantly introducing new technology at a rapid pace, whether it be cashless gaming, kiosks, or other consumer benefiting and revenue generating ideas. This panel will discuss what suppliers their counsel, and regulators can do to navigate the regulatory environment and facilitate approvals of this new technology.

Moderator:

• James Maida - President, Gaming Laboratories International, Inc.

Panelists:

• Walter Stowe, Jr. - Vice President & Compliance, Artistocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
  
• Kathy Worley - Director of Compliance, ShuffleMaster, Inc.
  
• Derek Harmer - Director of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, WMS Gaming, Inc.
  
• Thomas Auriemma - Director, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement

IAGA / IAGR Breakout Session
Duoro Room - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Diversity Issues in the Gaming Industry:
Regulatory agencies continue to examine the progress the casino industry is making in creating a diverse workforce, providing promotions for women and minorities, and utilizing minority-owned vendors for construction and supplies. This panel will discuss these topics and highlight resources available to companies to assist them in their efforts.

Moderator:

• Rose McKinney james - Member, Board of Directors and Chair of the Diversity Committee, Mandalay Resort Group

Panelists:

• Judy Campbell - Vice President and General Manager, Bluechip Casino
  
• J.P. Suarez - Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, United States Environmental Protection Agency and former Director, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
  
• P. Gregory Giordano - Partner, Lionel, Sawyer & Collins
  
• Laura McAllister - Cox - Partner, Cooper, Levenson

IAGA / IAGR Breakout Session
Guadiana Room - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Gambling in the United Kingdom: An Update
The UK's laws on gambling, mostly enacted 30 to 40 years ago, are in the throes of a fundamental overhaul. Features of the proposed new regime include a single regulatory authority with wide powers; the dismantling of barriers to entry for gambling operators and of some social controls; the adoption of formal codes of conduct in relation to social responsibility; and measures to deal with problem gambling. This briefing session will provide and update on the latest development and likely timetable for change.

Presented by:

• Peter Dean - Chairman, Gaming Board for Great Britain (Gambling Law Reform in the United Kingdom)

Ethics Presentation for CLE Credit
Tejo Room - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Panelists:

• Jeffrey A. Silver - Partner Gordon & Silver
• Kay Fleming - Of Counsel, Ice Miller
  
• Bruce I. Goldstein - Managing Partner, Saiber Schlesinger Satz & Goldstein
  
• I. Nelson Rose - Professor of Law, Whittier Law School

IAGR General Session
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Intelligence and Information Gathering:
This panel will discuss methods of gathering intelligence and information necessary to enable regulators to properly police the gaming industry and available methods for the industry to conduct due diligence on potential vendors, key employees and business partners.

Moderator:

• Scott Scherer - Board Member, Nevada Gaming Control Board

IAGR General Session
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Money Laundering:
The potential for casinos to provide an opportunity for money laundering activity has long been a concern for both regulators and law enforcement agencies throughout the world. There is a perception, however, that these problems are potentially greater in jurisdictions located outside North America and Europe. This panel brings together speakers from a number of jurisdictions outside these areas and provides a forum for discussion of the regulatory approaches to the issue adopted in those jurisdictions.

Moderator:

• David Ford - Executive Director, Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation.

Panelists:

• Tibbs Majake - CEO, National Gambling Board of South Africa (Money Laundering Controls in South Africa)
  
• Jorge Costa Oliveira - Director, International Law Office, Macau

IAGR Networking Break

IAGR Business Meeting
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

IAGA General Membership Meeting
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

Keynote Address

Gaming Industry Overview by Frank Fahrenkopf
President / CEO, American Gaming Association

IAGA / IAGR General Session

Mission Impossible: Making a Case for Best Practices in the Casino Industry - Vendor / Key Personnel Due Diligence - What should companies be doing about vendor and key personnel investigations?

Moderator:

• Steve DuCharme - Former Chairman, Nevada Gaming Control Board

Panelists:

• Fred Gushin - Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming Group
  
• Trevor Garrett - Chief Executive, New Zealand Casino Control Authority
  
• George Rover - Assistant Attorney General, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
  
• James B. Mintz - President, The James Mintz Group

Jurisdictional Due Diligence - When should a company perform due diligence; how should a company go about getting accurate information; and should regulatory agencies assist in these efforts?

Moderator:

• Scott Scherer - Member, Nevada Gaming Control Board

Panelists:

• Graham White - Chief Investigator, Gaming Board for Great Britain
  
• Tom Smock - Senior Vice President / General Counsel, Venetian Macau, Ltd.
  
• Orrin Edidin - Executive Vice President / Chief Operator Officer, WMS Industries, Inc.

Disciplinary Actions: Is there or can there be jurisdictional consistency on which violations warrant discipline; the nature of the penalty imposed; and how companies can deal with an aberrant regulatory agency?

Moderator:

• Thomas B. Shepherd, III - Shareholder, Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis

Panelists:

• Mike Epps - Commissioner, New Jersey Casino Control Commission
  
• Phil Parenti - Vice President / Chief Regulatory and Compliance Officer, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
  
• John Stawyskyj - Partner, Blake Dawson Waldron

IAGA Networking Break
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

CEO Panel
Ballroom - Ritz Four Seasons Hotel

The Word from the Top - CEOs from some of the industry's most successful companies offer insights on the developing marketplace for gaming, regulatory and legislative issues / hurdles, the climate for new investment, the Internet and public perceptions of the business.

Moderator:

• Glenn Schaffer - President and Chief Financial Officer, Mandalay Resort Group

Panelists:

• Wally Barr - President and Chief Executive Officer, Park Place Entertainment Corporation
  
• Bill Boyd - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Boyd Gaming Corporation
  
• Peter Carlino - Chief Executive Officer, Penn National Gaming [invited].
  
• Gary Loveman - Chief Executive Officer, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

President's Reception & Dinner
Xabregas Palace