Southern Gaming Summit, the casino industry’s leading regional trade event and conference with the intention to happen at Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Miss., May 3-5, announced that Wind Creek Hospitality, the gaming and hospitality arm of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Alabama and the Florida panhandle, as a signature sponsor of this year’s event.

As a signature sponsor, Wind Creek will maintain a high profile within the event’s conference and trade exhibition floor, including sponsorship of the outlet keynote, as a way to be delivered by Anthony Sanfilippo, CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment. QUITE A FEW high-level Wind Creek executives can even speak at numerous sessions in the course of the process the program.

“Wind Creek is among the most dynamic gaming brands within the region and we're honored to have their support,” said Larry Gregory, executive director, Mississippi Gaming & Hospitality Association, which co-produces Southern Gaming Summit with BNP Media Gaming Group. “They are on the forefront of an overly vibrant and expanding tribal gaming market within the South, person who has long supported Southern Gaming Summit and its companion event Bingo World, including greater than 20 tribes from the region and across the country finally year’s event.”

Tribal gaming is spotlighted on both the Southern Gaming and Bingo World conference programs, attracting top speakers from casinos, tribal regulatory bodies, and state and national trade associations.

Another important participant at this year’s Southern Gaming Summit is Global Gaming Women, a high-profile group which supports the improvement and success of ladies within the international gaming industry. The gang can be playing a growing role on the event with its annual pre-show luncheon followed by a first-ever session curious about executive-level equality at the opening day of the conference.

Both the luncheon, now in its fifth year, and the conference session could be supported by an excellent array of speakers, led by Virginia McDowell, president and CEO, Isle of Capri Casinos and board chair and president for Global Gaming Women, who will moderate each panel.

The Global Gaming Women luncheon may be held Tuesday, May 3, at Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport. Along with McDowell, panelists are: Cathy Beeding, vp and general counsel, Gulfside Casino Partnership/d/b/a Island View Casino Resort and Windance Country Club; Kim Ginn, vice chairman of marketing, L’Auberge Baton Rouge Casino and Hotel; Luann Pappas, CFO, Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort; and Ashley Wade, regional vice president, human resources, Caesars Corporation, Horseshoe Bossier, Harrahs Louisiana Downs.

The subject of this year’s luncheon discussion can be: “Building a Career: A Candid Conversation Concerning the Valuable Lessons Learned From First Jobs, Memorable Mentors and Taking Chances.”

Speakers on the opening day session, “What is the trail to Executive-Level Equality?” on Wednesday, May 4, are: Jan Jones Blackhurst, executive vice president—government relations and company responsibility, Caesars Entertainment Group and previous mayor of Las Vegas; Lynn Fitch, Mississippi state treasurer; and Sarah Jackson, senior vice president, human resources, Isle of Capri Casinos.

Full details at the conference program, including methods to register, can be found at www.sgsummit.com.

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