Welcome to the 12th Annual, 2008 Canadian Gaming Summit

2008 Canadian Gaming Summit


	Canadian Gaming Summit Educational Program	Legal and Regulatory Program
	Standardbred Wagering Conference	Charitable Gaming Conference
	Canadian Association of Casino Security Directors

Tuesday, April 29 \| Wednesday, April 30 \| Thursday, May 1

Tuesday April 29, 2008
Time	Session	Room/Location	Category
7:30am - 4:00pm	Canadian Gaming Summit Golf Classic	Club de Golf de l'Ile de Montreal
8:00am - 8:45am	Standardbred Wagering Conference Breakfast & Welcome	Intercontinental Maisonneuve
9:00am - 9:50am	Turning The Ship	Intercontinental Sarah Bernhardt
9:50am - 10:00am	Standardbred Wagering Conference Coffee Break	Intercontinental Outside Sarah Bernhardt
10:00am - 10:50am	Betting At Your Corner Store	Intercontinental Sarah Bernhardt
11:00am - 11:50am	The Takeout Revolution?	Intercontinental Sarah Bernhardt
12:00pm - 1:30pm	Standardbred Wagering Conference Luncheon & Keynote	Intercontinental Maisonneuve
1:00pm - 1:50pm	New Responsible Gambling Tools to Increase Patron Awareness	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520a
1:00pm - 1:50pm	Building the Corporate Brand: How to Stand Out from the Crowd (or How to Become a Brand-centric Organization)	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520d
1:45pm - 2:45pm	Wake Up & Smell The Coffee	Intercontinental Sarah Bernhardt
2:00pm - 2:50pm	Media Relations: Cutting through the Clutter (or Getting Beyond the Spin)	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520d
2:00pm - 2:50pm	Essential Skills for the Gaming Industry	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520a
3:00pm - 3:50pm	Special Keynote (Allan Gregg)	Palais des congrès de Montréal: bcef
3:00pm - 4:30pm	Hitting the Homerun	Intercontinental Sarah Bernhardt
6:30pm - 8:30pm	Canadian Gaming Summit Opening Reception	Musee d'art contemporain de Montréal
7:30pm - 9:30pm	Canadian Association of Casino Security Directors Opening Reception	Delta Terrace
Wednesday April 30, 2008
Time	Session	Room/Location	Category
7:30am - 8:30am	Canadian Gaming Summit Opening Breakfast	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 517d
7:30am - 8:30am	Canadian Association of Casino Security Directors Breakfast	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519b
8:30am - 10:00am	Canadian Gaming Summit Welcome and Opening Keynote (Gary Loveman)	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 517d
8:30am - 10:00am	Canadian Association of Casino Security Directors Jurisdiction Reports	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519b	CACSD Members Only
10:00am - 10:15am	Summit Coffee Break	Palais des congrès de Montréal: Outside 519 & 520
10:15am - 11:15am	Reinventing Your Property In A Tight Financial Market	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520a
	The Power of Open	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520b
	Attracting and Developing Talent in the Food & Beverage Sector	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520d
	How Prevalent is Problem Gaming	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520e
10:15am - 11:15am	Recent Developments in I-Gaming – World-Wide Tour of I-Gaming Jurisdictions	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519a
10:15am - 11:15am	Supplier Presentations	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519b
10:15am - 11:00am	Progressive Link Bingo – the Quebec Experience (English)	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518b
10:15am - 11:00am	Industry Funds – Benefits	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518c
10:15am - 11:15am	The Customer is King	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520cf
10:30am - 12:00pm	Canadian Gaming Association Manufacturers Meeting	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 522b	CGA
11:00am - 11:30am	Charitable Gaming Conference Coffee Break	Palais des congrès de Montréal: Outside 518b
11:30am - 12:30pm	The HALO Effect of Great Labor Management	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520a
	The Value of Amenities	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520b
	Effective Table Games Management	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520d
	A View From the Top...Off the Record	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520e
11:30am - 12:30pm	What are the New Rules Which Affect Provincial Lotteries?	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519a
11:30am - 12:30pm	Supplier Presentations	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519b
11:30am - 12:15pm	Customer Service	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518b
11:30am - 12:15pm	Nova Scotia: Community Casino Nights	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518c
11:30am - 12:30pm	Wagering’s New Frontier	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520cf
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Canadian Gaming Summit Lunch	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 220c
12:30pm - 4:00pm	Canadian Gaming Summit Exhibition	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 220de
1:45pm - 2:45pm	Promoting Your Charity	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518b
1:45pm - 2:45pm	Break Open Tickets - Trends and Growth	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518c
2:00pm - 3:15pm	What is the State of Aboriginal Gaming in Canada and the USA	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519a
3:15pm - 4:45pm	Canadian Association of Casino Security Directors Annual General Meeting	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519b	CACSD Members Only
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Charitable Gaming Conference Coffee Break	Palais des congrès de Montréal: Outside 518b
2:45pm - 3:30pm	Marketing and Promotion	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518b
2:45pm - 3:30pm	New Bingo Rules - Quebec (Part 1)	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518c
3:45pm - 4:30pm	British Columbia - Poker Initiative	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518b
3:45pm - 4:30pm	New Bingo Rules - Quebec (Part 2)	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518c
4:30pm - 5:30pm	Canadian Gaming Association Board Meeting	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 522b	CGA
4:30pm - 5:45pm	Charitable Gaming Networking Reception	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518a
6:30pm	Canadian Association of Casino Security Directors Dinner	Restaurant Carte Blanche	CACSD Members Only
6:00pm - 11:00pm	Race Night at Hippodrome Montreal	Hippodrome
Thursday May 1, 2008
Time	Session	Room/Location	Category
7:30am - 8:30am	Canadian Gaming Summit Breakfast	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 517d
8:30am - 9:20am	Financing & Strategic Alternatives for Middle Market Canadian Gaming Operators	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520a
	E-Learning: Customer Service	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520b
	Reducing Energy Consumption and Costs in Gaming Facilities	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520d
	From Enforcement to Assistance: Evolving Best Practices in Self-Exclusion	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520e
	Security-Lottery Ticket Fraud Investigations	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518c
	Charitable-Transforming Gaming to a New Social Experience, Through Innovative Wireless Technology, Game Design and Even Alternative Venues	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518b
8:30am - 9:20am	Is it Time to Amend the Canadian Criminal Code and Privatize the Gambling Industry?	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519a
9:30am - 10:20am	Hurdles in Gambling Research: Social/Economic Costs	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520a
	Workforce Trends and Talent Management – Implications for the Gaming Sector	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520b
	Increasing Business Performance	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520d
	Future of Game Design	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520e
9:30am - 10:20am	What Gaming Regulators Need to Know About Compliance and How They Deal With Difficult and Different Compliance Issues	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519a
9:30am - 10:20am	I-Gaming Regulations	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518C
10:30am - 11:20am	The Top 5 Things Gaming Operators Should Assess (or Reassess) in Today’s Economic Climate	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520a
	Branding for the Rest of Us	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520b
	Managing Your Slot Operations	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 520e
	Security-Privacy and Biometrics – A Balancing Act	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518c
10:30am - 11:20am	What Does the Future Hold for Race Tracks in Canada? Is Their Success Tied to Slots?	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 519a
10:30am - 11:20am	Security-Privacy and Biometrics – A Balancing Act	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 518c
11:30am - 1:00pm	Canadian Gaming Industry Executive Roundtable	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 517d
12:30pm - 4:00pm	Canadian Gaming Summit Exhibition	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 220de
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Canadian Gaming Summit Lunch	Palais des congrès de Montréal: 220c
5:45pm - 9:00pm	Canadian Gaming Summit Awards Reception and Charity Gala	Casino Montreal

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