HOUSTON, April 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. (NYSE Amex:UWN) announced today that Robert Sturges, Chief Executive Officer, and Frank Catania, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, have been invited to speak at the International Masters of Gaming Law Spring Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. The event is being held on April 16th and 17th at the Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa in Scottsdale.
Mr. Sturges, who has over 25 years of gaming industry experience and has been a frequent spokesperson on gaming issues and trends throughout his career, will be discussing the past and future expansion of gaming in the United States.
Mr. Catania, a nationally recognized expert on internet gaming, will be discussing the possible development of an internet gaming industry in the United States.
About Nevada Gold
Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. (NYSE Amex:UWN) of Houston, Texas is a developer, owner and operator of 12 gaming operations in Colorado and Washington and a slot route operation in Deadwood, South Dakota. The following properties are wholly owned and operated by Nevada Gold: Colorado Grande Casino in Cripple Creek, Colorado, the Crazy Moose Casinos in Pasco and Mountlake Terrace, Washington, Coyote Bob's Roadhouse Casino in Kennewick, Washington, the Silver Dollar Casinos in Seatac, Bothell and Renton, Washington, the Club Hollywood Casino located in Shoreline, Washington, the Royal Casino located in Everett, Washington, the Red Dragon Casino in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, the Golden Nugget Casino located in Tukwila, Washington and the AG Trucano slot route operation in Deadwood, SD. The Company has an interest in Buena Vista Development Company, LLC which is working with the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians on a Native American casino project to be developed in the city of Ione, California. On November 23, 2011, the Company signed an agreement to sell the Colorado Grande Casino. Closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to take place before the end of the Company's 2012 fiscal year or shortly thereafter. For more information, visit www.nevadagold.com
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