LAS VEGAS (May 8, 2007) – Raving Consulting and Ascend Media Gaming Group are pleased to announce two major marketing conferences for the gaming industry in 2007: the fourth annual Casino Marketing Conference, July 17-19 at Paris Las Vegas; and Raving’s 10th Indian Gaming National Marketing Conference, Sept. 24-26 at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in California. The conferences mark the continuation of a partnership between the two market-leading companies.

Casino Marketing 2007

Casino Marketing has quickly grown into one of the premier conferences in the gaming industry, attracting several hundred of the most creative minds from commercial and tribal casinos of all sizes throughout North America and around the globe. This year’s event again features the Romero Awards: Recognizing Excellence in Casino Marketing. Another highlight is the presentation of the Casino Marketing Lifetime Achievement Award to John Acres, inventor, entrepreneur and Chairman of the Board for GameLogic, Inc.

An added feature of this year’s Casino Marketing program is the Player Development Summit. This powerful pow-wow will explore such topics as the value of junket reps, how to tap into ethnic markets, player development in locals gaming markets, and how to decide what emphasis should be placed on acquisition, retention, reactivation or growth in player development efforts.

“As gaming markets mature, growth can only come from increasing the discretionary gaming spend of current customers, and the Player Development Summit is the perfect forum to highlight effective ways to do just that,” explained Dennis Conrad, Raving’s President and Chief Strategist.

Complete conference details and registration information are available at www.casinomarketing2007.com.

Raving’s 10th Indian Gaming National Marketing Conference

Ascend Media Gaming Group is also partnering to present Raving’s 10th Indian Gaming National Marketing Conference, Sept. 24-26 at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in California. This intensive seminar features the nation’s top casino marketing experts and a format and curriculum unmatched by any other provider of casino education for the gaming professional. In addition to informative presentations by the industry’s savviest experts, small group hands-on workshops will be held to explore and strategize solutions to critical issues facing casinos.

Native Voices, a new half-day seminar on September 24, will explore communication strategies for tribal nations, and discuss how to deliver an accurate, widespread message about economic and social progress in Native America.

“This event has always been the top gaming marketing event in Indian country, and we are so pleased that our partnership with Ascend has raised the event’s profile, broadened its participation, improved its content and made it a premier networking event for gaming marketing vendors,” said Conrad. “The new program Native Voices will add even more value to the conference.”

Conference topics and speakers will be announced soon at www.indiangamingmarketing.com.

A limited number of exclusive sponsorships are available for both shows by contacting Lesley Grashow at (203) 938-2782; lgrashow@ascendmedia.com.

This marks the fourth year Ascend and Raving have co-presented conferences. Ascend Media Gaming Group is the world’s largest and most experienced gaming industry media resource and the leading producer of trade magazines, specialized conference and expos, websites, eNewsletters and targeted specialty publications serving the gaming industry worldwide. Raving Consulting is a Reno-based marketing company that has worked with more than 200 casino companies worldwide and trained more than 1,500 gaming executives in its insider-savvy gaming seminars.

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Media contact: Charles Anderer, Director of Trade Events, Ascend Media Gaming Group, (718) 432-8529; canderer@ascendmedia.com.