Bingo World 2009 Brochure - (Page 4) Tuesday, March 3 General Sessions 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. New Politics, New Economics…New Opportunities? A new administration with the prospect of new appointments to key bodies such as the National Indian Gaming Commission and the Department of Interior creates the potential for change on many key issues. In the commercial gaming sector, states are running a collective deficit of $48 billion and are looking for new ways to raise revenue and cut costs. The charitable sector has a new case for liberalized rules to enhance their ability to raise funds while easing the pressure on state budgets. This session will examine what all of these new factors mean for bingo operators across the board. 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Networking Break Class II Gaming: The Road Ahead After many years of industry and government-to-government debate, new technical standards for Class II gaming machines along with new minimum internal control standards for tribal casinos were imposed last fall, creating a new environment for vendors and operators alike. This session will consider the impact of new rules and standards, the real cost of compliance and the prospect of new legal challenges and/or congressional action to address the remaining concerns of the various stakeholders in tribal gaming. 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Networking Break Bingo Mexico Mexico’s Class II gaming establishments have emerged, over the past few years, as one of the fastest growing new markets in the world. Mexico’s licensed gaming operators have created a new trade group – The Association of Gaming and Sweepstake Licensees (Associacion des Permissionarios des Juegos y Sorteos) and the government is in the process of developing a staterun certification process. This session will examine the state of Class II gaming in Mexico and the efforts to build a legal and regulatory framework will impact it today and in the coming years. 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Bingo Hall Survival in Today’s Financial Crisis If you have to cut costs, where do you cut? If you have to cut or reschedule staff, how do you do it? These and a variety of other crucial questions, including how to offset dwindling attendance and whether or not to reduce advertising, will be the focus of this session. Hall managers from Canada and Las Vegas and from tribal bingo games will share their thoughts and experiences. Marketing in Your Community on a Shoestring Budget In this session, industry expert Stephen R. Kaplan will review the tools you already have – telephones, faxes, computers, staff, volunteers, charities and players. He will offer an analysis of free and nearly-free community facilities that could be available to you. And finally, he will provide concrete suggestions to combine these tools with the community to increase your awareness, your attendance and your revenues. Reinvent and Rebuild Your Bingo – Part I This special session has already been described as the “Seminar of the Decade,” and is so large that it will be offered in a rare two-part format. It will include an analysis of customer service, prize structure and game formats; offer a proven method to find and keep new players; provide a program to recruit, train and retain volunteers and paid staff; and send attendees home with solid steps to take toward bingo hall profitability. 4 Visit www.bingoexpo.com for up-to-date information http://www.bingoexpo.com
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