The 8th Annual Northwest Indian Gaming Conference and Expo, sponsored by the Washington Indian Gaming Association (WIGA), will be held on July 14-16, 2008.The venue for the event is back to the Squaxin Island Tribe’s Little Creek Resort for the 2008 Northwest Indian Gaming Conference and Expo.  Last year’s show drew a record crowd of 485 attendees, plus over 100 exhibitors. By far the largest attendance came from the Washington tribes, followed by Oregon, California, Oklahoma, Idaho, Montana and Canada.

The popular Northwest Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, July 14, 2008 at the Hawks Prairie Golf Courses in Lacey, Washington. Hawks Prairie has two courses in one location- the Woodlands Course and the Links Course. The Conference and Exhibitor’s Expo will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 15-16, 2008.

The Squaxin Island Tribe’s Little Creek Resort includes 195 hotel rooms, five conference rooms for breakout sessions and the 23,000 square foot Event Center connected to the hotel, where the tradeshow exhibits will be located.

Conference sessions include speakers on:

Federal Gaming Issues

Regional Gaming Updates

Technology and Gaming Operations

Hotel and Resort Management

HR and Employee Development

Security and Surveillance

NIGC Rulemaking

Tribal Leadership Series