ATE Announces Gambling Industry Forum

This article comes from Highwaygames.com

ATE – organisers of the annual Amusement Trades Exhibition International/ International Casino Exhibition – together with The Gambling Consultancy have announced details of the Gambling Industry Forum which is being staged in London on Wednesday 31 October 2001.

The one-day event, which is being headlined as ‘A definitive analysis of the threats and opportunities created by the Gambling Review', will draw on the expertise of key opinion-formers drawn from all sectors of the gambling industry.

Roger Withers of Littlewoods Leisure, Lady Cobham representing the British Casino Association, Professor Neville Topham of Salford University and gambling expert Lord Donoughue will chair the Forum. Presented in four clear sections the Gambling Industry Forum will deal with a range of contentious issues generated by the recommendations of the recent Budd Report. The Forum will pose questions central to the development of the gambling industry including:

- Is the UK now in the world market place?
- What are the financial implications of responsible gambling?
- What are the costs and benefits of extending to on-line operation?
- Can resort casinos and US-style gambling tourism work in the UK?
- What has the industry asked for and will it get it?
- How and when can new UK gambling legislation be expected?

Confirmed speakers include David Boden, Grosvenor Casinos; David Marshall, Accor Casinos; Andrew Burnett, City Leisure Analyst, Merrill Lynch; Paul Bellringer, GamCare; Roy Howell, Maygay; Brian Morgan, Cyberslotz; Marc Etches, Leisure Parcs UK; Keith Smith, President, BACTA; David Beeton, Chief Executive, British Casino Association; Tom Kelly, Chief Executive BOLA, and Sir Peter Fry, Chairman of the Bingo Association.

Ticket applications should be made to ATE on Tel: +44 (0) 20 7713 0302; Fax: +44 (0) 20 7713 7454; E-mail: info@atei.co.uk; or visit www.atei.co.uk. Members of BACTA, BOLA, BCA, BALPPA and the Bingo Association: £295 + VAT / delegate. Non-members £445 + VAT / delegate.

The Gambling Industry Forum takes place on Wednesday 31 October 2001, The Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, 09.00 – 16.45hrs.