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PRNewswire -- Hundreds of people will gather June 5-7 in Toronto at what promises to be the biggest tradeshow the interactive gambling industry has seen to date. Twenty-nine internationally recognized I-gaming experts will speak about the key issues facing the industry as 42 vendors exhibit the industry's latest wares and services at the third annual Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo.

The event, to be held at the beautiful Royal York Hotel in the heart of downtown Toronto, is expected to draw at least 700 delegates from over 35 countries. Among attendees will be numerous key figures in what analyst Sebastian Sinclair projects to be a US$6.3 billion industry by the year 2003.

Exhibitors will showcase the industry's latest advancements in telecommunications, gaming software, transaction processing, marketing and security technology. Many will use the event as a platform to introduce new products.

The lineup of speakers delivers a level of I-gaming expertise that is unmatched by any other event. Complementing the ensemble will be keynote speaker John Perry Barlow. Dubbed the "Thomas Jefferson of Cyberspace" by Yahoo magazine, Barlow is an eclectic Internet visionary whose long list of credits range from co-founding the Electronic Frontier Foundation to writing lyrics for the Grateful Dead for more than two decades.

"John Perry Barlow is internationally recognized as an advocate of the freedom of the Internet," noted Sue Schneider, CEO of The River City Group, which produces the Summit. "His comments are thought-provoking and listened to worldwide by policy-makers who are fashioning the future of this new medium."

Seminar topics include such concerns as licensing and regulatory issues, public perceptions of the industry, financial transactions, emerging online gaming products and investment opportunities in the industry.

Several key industry issues will be addressed, including: burgeoning media such as wireless devices and Interactive TV; the rise of Internet gambling in Nevada and throughout the US; the convergence of the land-based and virtual gambling industries; emerging jurisdictions in Europe; challenges faced by the electronic transaction sector; and the future of I-gambling in Australia.

Details on the Summit, including a program, a list of exhibitors and online registration, are available at the River City Group web site.

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