2009 Conference Session Descriptions

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Monday, June 1

7:30 a.m. to 1 pm: Registration

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: NAGRA Board Meeting

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Casino Fraud Training (8 Hours CPE): Trainer: Craig Greene
Headlines such as “A Failing Economy,” “Casino Gaming Revenues Down,” and “Job Cuts and Layoffs at Casinos” fill our newspapers daily. The consensus is that employee fraud is on the rise as a result — and crimes of opportunity abound in the back of the house of most casinos. In this information packed session, gaming audit instructor and white collar criminologist Craig L. Greene, CPA, CFE, MCJ, guides you through the more common employee frauds in the casino industry. Greene, a seasoned fraud buster, will discuss methods of investigating these crimes and preventative measures to deter them. Don’t miss this important and thought-provoking session.

Tuesday, June 2

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Registration

1:30 to 2 p.m.: NAGRA Welcome and Opening Remarks
from NAGRA President Jim Haynes and Jeffrey A.Young, Executive Director of the Washington D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board

2 to 3 p.m.: Overview of Gaming in Washington, DC
Speaker: Susie Kay, President and Founder of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund
This general plenary session will provide a brief overview of Charitable Gaming in DC with perspectives from the oversight agencies as well as the licensee.

3 to 3:15 p.m.: Break

3:15 to 5 p.m.: General Committee Breakout Sessions

6 to 8 p.m.: Welcome Reception: Solarium, L'Enfant Hotel

Wednesday, June 3

7:30 to 8:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Registration

8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m: General Breakout Sessions

• Charitable Gaming: Revitalizing Bingo
  Moderator: Joseph P. Koss, Jr, Tax Auditor, Alaska Department of Revenue
  Speakers: Patsy Congrove, Administrator of Charitable Gaming, Kansas Department of Revenue; Mary B. Magnuson, Legal Counsel, NAFTM
  As bingo revenues decline, some states are taking steps in an attempt to revitalize bingo. Staff from Minnesota, Kansas and Ontario will present what their agencies are doing in that direction.
  
• Investigators/Casino: Changing Ownership Structures: How Do We Conduct Due Diligence?
  Moderators: Charles Devenney and Aaron Wong Speaker: A.G. Burnett, Deputy Chief, Nevada State Gaming Control Board; Josh Lichtblau, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement; Susan Hensel, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
• Indian: NIGC: The State of Indian Gaming
  Speaker: Phil Hogen, Chairman, NIGC
  
• Internet: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) Rules
  Moderator: Michael Peterson, Deputy Commissioner, Michigan Lottery
  Speaker: Joe Baressi, Financial Services Project Leader, Federal Reserve System
  In this session, a representative from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System will discuss the rules developed to implement UIGEA. Regulators will have the opportunity to discuss the new regulations with a member of the team that drafted the regulations for the Federal Reserve and the Department of Treasury.
  
• Lottery: Lottery Security and Regulation
  Moderators: Joe Sellens, Kansas Lottery; Greg Schnasse, Nebraska Lottery
  Speakers: Jim Haynes, Nebraska Lottery; Scott Ralston, California Lottery; Joe Sellens, Kansas Lottery
  General presentation/discussion of Lottery security issues.
  

9:45 to 10:15 a.m.: Break

10:15 to 11:30 a.m.: General Breakout Sessions

• Charitable Gaming: Charitable Gaming Roundtable
  Moderator: Phil Sanderson, Director, Texas Lottery Commission
  While charitable gaming is offered and regulated in most all jurisdictions, each jurisdiction has its own regulatory policy and philosophy. These policies are most likely driven by enabling legislation. While there may be very different regulatory schemes, there are more than likely many similarities and similar problems that are encountered. This session will provide attendees an opportunity to present problems they currently face and see if other jurisdictions have faced similar concerns.
  
• Investigators/Casino: Investigations: Tucson Card Room
  Moderators: Charles Devenney and Aaron Wong Speaker: Rudy J. Casillas, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Gaming
  The presentation of the Tucson Card Room investigation will provide information on the Arizona Gambling laws, exclusions to the laws, investigative techniques, and current legal issues concerning prosecution of poker games.
  
• Indian: Audit Issues and Challenges
  Moderator: Richard Ross, Deputy Director, Compliance Division, California Gambling Control Commission(CGCC)
  Speaker: Craig Greene, CPA/CFF, CFE, Partner, McGovern & Greene LLP
  Audit issues and challenges of concern to Indian Gaming management and regulators.
  
• Internet: What are the Hot-Button Issues on Internet Gaming
  Moderator: Dale Fuga, Chief Operating Officer, Manitoba Gaming Control Commission
  Speaker: Michael D. Lipton Q.C., Dickinson Wright LLP
  The session will feature a presentation by Michael D. Lipton on the latest topics in the Internet Gaming arena.
  

Noon to 1:15 p.m.: Lunch, Keynote: Washington DC Update
Speaker: U.S. Congressman Tom Cole, Oklahoma

1:30 to 2:45 p.m.: General Session: FBI — Enforcement Issues
Speakers: FBI Agent Laddie Carballosa and Special Agent Deb Laprevotte

2:45 to 3:15 p.m.: Break

3:15 to 5 p.m.: General Session: Using Technology in Gaming Regulation
Speakers: John Briney and Kathy Baertsch

Thursday, June 4

7:30 to 8:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast

8:30 to 9:45 a.m.: General Breakout Sessions

• Charitable/Investigators: Audit Investigation Fraud Case Studies: “Multi-State Credit Card and Identity Theft Scam”
  Moderator: Patsy Congrove, Kansas Department of Revenue
  Speaker: Michael Rzymek, Ohio Attorney General’s Office
  In this session, we will discuss interesting charitable audit/fraud cases which have occurred in several jurisdictions. The session will provide information on the discovery, inspection and investigative processes and techniques, and the current situation or final outcome of each case.
  
• Casino: Electronic Card Games: Gaming Devices or Table Games?
  Moderator: Chuck Stratton, Arizona Department of Gaming
  Speakers: James Maida, GLI; James Namcheck , VP of Regulatory Compliance, PokerTek, Inc.
• Internet: IGTF Meeting (closed)
  Speakers: Dale Fuga, Manitoba Gaming Control Commission; Lester Elder, Missouri State Highway Patrol - Gaming Division
• Responsible Gaming: Responsible Gaming, More Than Good Intentioned Guesses – An Interactive Approach
  Moderator: Terri Sue Canale, Deputy Director, Office of Problem Gambling, CA Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
  Speakers: Andrea Kowal, Research and Communications, MGCB; Melissa Stephens, Problem Gambling Programs Administrator, MGSB; Keith Whyte, Executive Director, NCPG
  Panel members will participate in a Phil Donohue-styled interactive discussion about Responsible Gaming’s beginnings, present attitudes and future regulation. What is the social responsibility of the gaming operator, the regulators and the players? What works and what doesn't. Each panelists will be brought into the discussion by the moderator to tell/show what is going on in her/ his organization. The moderator will keep the discussion going with questions and attendee participation.
  

9:45 to 10:15 a.m.: Break

10:15 to 11:30 a.m.: General Breakout Sessions

• Charitable/Investigators: Audit Investigation Fraud Case Studies: “Multi-State Credit Card and Identity Theft Scam,” continued
  Moderators: Charles Devenney and Aaron Wong
  Speaker: Lester Elder, Captain, Missouri State Highway Patrol
  Session is based on a Credit Card and Identity theft scam involving 13 individuals over 7 States. Discussion will focus on how they stole the information, created fictitious accounts and how they managed to withdraw money from the accounts.
  
• Casino: Gaming Devices: New Challenges in Software Verification
  Moderator: Mike Taylor, Arizona Department of Gaming
  Speakers: Dennis Bochman, Kobetron; James Maida, GLI
• Indian: State, Provincial, and Tribal Regulators Round Table
  Moderator: Richard Ross, Deputy Director, Compliance Division, California Gambling Control Commission
  Speakers: Tom Nelson JD, Chairman TTGC, Tonkawa Tribal Gaming Commission (TTGC) in Oklahoma; Dean Shelton, Chairman, California Gambling Control Commission(CGCC); Gregory Ahenakew, President and CEO, Indigenous Gaming Regulators, Inc.(IGR)
  Regulators Roundtable: Challenges impacting Indian gaming in Canada and the US.
  
• Internet: IGTF Meeting (closed)
  Speakers: Dale Fuga, Manitoba Gaming Control Commission; Lester Elder, Missouri State Highway Patrol - Gaming Division
• Lottery: Lottery Regulation/ Multistate (MUSL) Rules
  Speaker: Ed Stefan, Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer for Multi-state Lottery (MUSL)
  Security requirements related to MUSL rules
  

Noon to 1:15 p.m.: Lunch, Keynote: The Economic Tsunami and its Effect on Gaming
Speaker: Robert W. Stocker II, Dickinson Wright PLLC

1:30 to 2:45 p.m.: General Session: Research on Problem Gambling, What Regulators Need to Know
Speaker: Rachel Volberg

2:45 to 3 p.m.: Break

3:00 to 4:30 p.m.: General Session: Sports Betting Investigations: NCAA & Links to Organized Crime
Moderators: Charles Devenney and Aaron Wong
Speaker: Tom Oberweiser, Eastern District Supervisor, Montana Gambling Control Commission
This session will focus on Sports betting at the Collegiate (NCAA) level and the involvement of organized crime with influencing the game determination. We will discuss how young players are drawn into this situation and the responses from law agencies.

6:30 to 10 p.m.: Closing Reception, Solarium L’Enfant Plaza Hotel

Friday, June 5

8 to 9 a.m.: NAGRA Business Meeting

9:15 to 11:00 a.m.: NAGRA Board and Committee Chair Meeting