LAS VEGAS, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 30 speakers and presenters have been confirmed for the inaugural Gaming Technology Summit May 28-29 at the Green Valley Ranch, Las Vegas, including a keynote address by Glenn Schaeffer, President and CFO of Mandalay Resort Group. Schaeffer will address the impact of technology on casino profitability and how Mandalay Resort Group assesses the return on investment of significant technology expenditures.

Schaeffer is one of the pioneers of the modern casino hotel mega-resort industry. An executive with the company's predecessor, Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc., since its initial public offering in 1983, Schaeffer was largely responsible for building the credibility of the company on Wall Street. The Mandalay Resort Group now controls 16 casinos and 27,000 hotel rooms.

Schaeffer is one of 30-plus industry leaders scheduled to serve as presenters and speakers at this unique educational conference. Speakers will come from major gaming and technology companies, such as: Acres Gaming, Atronic Americas LLC, Bally Systems, Compass America Inc., Cooper Levenson, CSC Consulting, Cyberview, Fair Isaac and Company, Gaming Laboratories International, Gaming Standards Association, Harte-Hanks, Hyatt Gaming Services, IGT Gaming Systems, InfoGenesis, Infonox, Isle of Capri Casinos, Korn/Ferry International, MICROS-Fidelio, Microsoft, MGM Mirage, Mikohn Gaming, New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Nevada State Gaming Control Board, PeopleSoft, Station Casinos, The Natural Intelligence Group, Venture Catalysts and Wynn Resorts.

The Summit is unique among gaming conferences in that most sessions will be led by one or two knowledgeable professionals, allowing the presenters more time to delve deeper into issues and solutions than is possible with a more traditional speaker/panelist format. It is presented by Ascend Media (formerly GEM Communications) and WhiteSand Consulting. Registration is available at a special early-bird rate of $495 per person. Information is available online at www.gametechsummit.com .

Source: Ascend Media