CONFERENCE CORNER

9 February 2007

Mexico chosen for IGCE 2007

The International Gaming Conference & Expo, (IGCE Europe), following very positive results from their two conferences of 2006, in San Jose, Costa Rica and Dublin, Ireland, has now scheduled its first gathering for May 7-9, 2007, in Cancun, Mexico, at the Fiesta Americana Condesa, possibly Cancun's finest resort.

Cynthia Pagano, Assistant Director of Conferences for the IGCE, said:"We focused on securing locales for North America and Europe for 2007, with an eye cast in the direction of yet another in the Far East for 2008, venues that would be our destinations for at least the next three years.

"Cancun is perfect, easy to reach, a five-star resort for our sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, attendees and we are now in the process of concluding Prague as our European setting with Bangkok, Thailand likely for our Far East offering in 2008."

The focus of the conference in Cancun is billed as "What's Next?" to attempt to determine the direction of the gaming and gambling industries in the U.S. and abroad, particularly off-shore.

"In a society such as ours," Pagano continued, "where gambling is pervasive, lotteries are held in almost every state, there is an overflow of Indian casinos, Nevada is burgeoning and busting at the seams, wagering is a near obsessive pastime of the populace, odds are published in all of our media, the intention of the government to curtail the activity, with emphasis on the Internet, demands a multitude of questions and answers to determine what is next."

Pagano says that what everyone wants to know is ... is Asia the next frontier, will the U.S. finally legalise, regulate and tax Internet gambling, opening the floodgates for Nevada and closing them for anyone else? Should you merge, sell, acquire, take the money and shut down? Will it be fantasy sports, mobile interactivity, positioning an acquisition by MGM Mirage or other anticipated entry over the next few years?

"The answers," she concluded, "will be found in Cancun in May."

Of DoJ actions, subpoenas and extradition

Diarise "World Online Gambling Law Report" and its Emergency Briefing for 27 February 2007 between 09h00 and 13h00 at a central London venue to be advised.

World Online Gambling Law Report is organising an Emergency Briefing to analyse the legal background and significance of the recent action taken by the US authorities, and the program will cover:

*THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.*
Their Powers, The Subpoenas, and the Neteller Arrests.

Speakers:

John Carroll, Partner, Clifford Chance, New York Mr Carroll joined Clifford Chance in 1992 after serving in the United States Attorney¹s Office for the Southern District of New York for the previous nine years. He has extensive experience representing clients in multinational criminal and regulatory investigations. He also regularly counsels several large broker-dealers and other financial institutions on money laundering and other matters, as well as Boards of Directors in Special Investigations. During his government service, Mr Carroll served as Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the Southern District of New York.

Thomas Durkin, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago Tom is a litigation partner who focuses primarily in the areas of federal criminal litigation, internal investigations, compliance programs and general commercial litigation.Having served as First Assistant United States Attorney and as Chief of various divisions for the United States Attorneys Office in Chicago for 13 years prior to entering private practice, Tom has particular experience with commodities fraud, RICO and complex bank fraud.

*POST UIGEA REGULATORY & POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS.*
UIGEA enforcement regulation and change of Congressional majority. Speaker TBA

*EXERCISING AMERICAN JURISDICTION IN THE UK.* Subpoenas, Extradition, and recent Case Law. Mark Spragg, Partner Jeffrey Green Russell. The UKs Leading extradition and white collar criminal defence Lawyer explains the current situation for UK companies and executives facing US Prosecution.

Full details are availabale at http://www.e-comlaw.com/events/events

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