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May 5, 1998


ADVISORY

NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMMISSION
TO MEET IN CHICAGO, MAY 20-21, 1998


WHAT: Meeting of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission
     
WHEN: Wednesday, May 20, 1998; 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 21, 1998; 8:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.
     
WHERE: James R. Thompson Center, Auditorium, Concourse Level
100 West Randolph, Chicago, Illinois 60601

AGENDA:

  • Presentations from State and local officials


  • Staff briefings on riverboat gambling and Internet gambling


  • Testimony from an expert panel on pathological gambling


  • Demonstration of Internet gambling


  • Testimony from invited panels of speakers on riverboat gambling, Internet gambling, and the regulatory structure of the financial markets


  • Regular meeting business


  • Executive Session, May 21, 12:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.


  • Public comment period from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m., May 20, 1998


    • All interested persons should contact the Commission by telephone and speak with Dr. Timothy Kelly. No requests will be accepted via mail, facsimile, e-mail, voice mail, or web site. You must speak directly with Dr. Kelly.


    • Requests will be taken M-F, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. EST, beginning on the day the notice appears in the Federal Register. No requests will be accepted after 5:00 p.m., May 14, 1998.


    • For complete guidelines, contact Amy Ricketts (202-523-8217) or check www.ngisc.gov.

MEDIA:

  • We are trying to make arrangements for media at the Chicago meeting to have access to a media room in the James R. Thompson Center. It is important that you contact Amy Ricketts (202-523-8196) if you plan to attend.



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