TEMECULA, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 15, 2013) - Victor Rocha, the owner of Pechanga.net, a leading news aggregator for the gaming industry for over 14 years, is pleased to announce a partnership with Spectrum Gaming Group, the world's leading gaming research and professional services firm, to host the inaugural Indian Country Online: The 2013 Congress. The conference will be held at the spectacular Pechanga Resort and Casino on June 3-4, 2013, in Temecula, California.
The conference, themed, "No Tribe Left Behind," will take a comprehensive look at the next wave of business opportunities that technology, e-commerce, and iGaming will create for the tribes and entrepreneurs of Indian Country. We will also explore the current global and U.S. business markets and look at the ancillary businesses created to support the industry.
"If we focus only on the business of iGaming, Indian Country will be left without the ability to grasp the full potential and benefits that the iGaming industry stands to produce. I felt there was an urgent need for us to look beyond the current debate on online gaming and focus on the entire industry, including the myriad business opportunities that will be created by iGaming and e-commerce," said Mr. Rocha. "Creating this conference is my way of pulling back the curtains and demonstrating that every tribe in the country can have a role and an opportunity to benefit in some real and direct way. No tribe should be left behind!"
"With the prospect of online wagering, tribal councils face a combination of opportunities and challenges, along with a cacophony of opinions, interpretations and legislative issues," said Spectrum Managing Director Michael Pollock. "This conference has been structured to cut through the noise, identify the opportunities and chart some realistic pathways."
Pechanga.net (www.pechanga.net) is the leading news source for gaming, Indian gaming, and Native news on the internet. Owned and operated by Victor Rocha, an enrolled member of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, the service has been disseminating the essential stories to Indian Country's decision-makers since 1998.
Spectrum Gaming Group (www.spectrumgaming.com) is an independent, full-service global gaming research and professional services firm serving private- and public-sector clients on five continents. Spectrum has performed online gaming research and analysis for the National Indian Gaming Association as well as several tribal governments across the United States, has testified twice before the US Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and has been a leader in developing online-gaming policies for more than a decade. Spectrum produces several conferences and publishes SPECTRUMETRIX™, a comprehensive and dynamic suite of web-based reports including the Atlantic City Revenue Analysis; East Coast Slot Report; Mid-Atlantic Gaming Report; Midwest Slot Report; National Gaming-Regulation Digest; US Gross Gaming Revenue Analysis; and US iGaming Watch.