Many exciting exhibits, scores of seminars and workshops to choose
from, plus Thursday Welcome Party, Friday Continental Breakfast, Friday
Dinner Banquet, Saturday Breakfast Banquet, great entertainment, keynote
speakers, special events, and hundreds of opportunities to meet and
greet fellow charitable gambling professionals from all across the great
state of Minnesota.

Who Should Attend

 There are seminars and workshops for everyone involved in charitable
gaming, including:

 Gambling managers and assistants; CEOs; organization board of
directors; organization members; gaming employees; manufacturers;
distributors; accountants; gaming suppliers and vendors; executive
directors; government regulators; law enforcement officials;
legislators; state, county, and city officials; news media; gaming fund
beneficiaries; and members of the public who are interested in lawful
gambling.

World Class Facilities

 All seminars, workshops, and meals - and the Minnesota Lawful Gambling
Expo - will be held at the beautiful St. Cloud Civic Center, Best
Western Kelly Inn, or Radisson Suite Hotel in beautiful St. Cloud, MN.

 The St. Cloud Civic Center is centrally located in downtown St. Cloud
overlooking the mighty Mississippi River.

One Low Fee

 One registration fee gains you complete access to all seminars and
workshops, the Expo, Thursday Welcome Party, continental breakfast, and
Friday Dinner & Saturday Breakfast Banquets. Sign up early and enjoy our
Early Bird discount. Check the Official Registration Form for complete
details.

Registration

 Just complete the official registration form and return with your
payment as soon as possible. To receive the Early Bird discount your
response must be postmarked by Saturday, November 6, 1999. After this
date you must register on-site. See back page for complete details.

Lodging

 This year we will again be using a Housing Bureau to process room
reservations. The St. Cloud Area Convention & Visitor's Bureau will be
providing the ACM Housing Bureau. A St. Cloud Housing Bureau Reservation
Form is enclosed for your convenience (see white insert).

 Reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis based on
the postmark or fax date of the Housing request. Additional hotels will
be added if needed. Priority for reservations with same postmark or fax
date will be based on a random drawing. Please do not overbook - only
make reservations for rooms that you intend to use. A St. Cloud
Accommodations Update as of 8/30/99 can be found on page 16 of
July/August Newsletter.

 To be assured of housing, please return the St. Cloud Housing Bureau
Reservation Form as soon as possible. All reservations at ACM preferred
rate hotels must be made through the St. Cloud Area Convention &
Visitor's Bureau - delegates are required to send the St. Cloud Housing
Bureau Reservation Form to the St. Cloud Area Convention & Visitor's
Bureau to make reservations for their sleeping rooms (telephone
reservations and those sent directly to the hotel/motel for ACM blocked
rooms will not be accepted until after the cut-off date of: Friday,
October 29, 1999).

 For additional St. Cloud Hotel Information please contact Joni of the
St. Paul Convention & Visitor's Bureau at 320-251-2940 or 800-264-2940
(ext. 110).

 Again, in fairness to others please do not overbook - only make hotel
reservations for rooms that you intend to use.

Shuttle Service

 Ground transportation will be provided throughout the show between the
St. Cloud Civic Center and most ACM Convention Hotels. We are working
with the St. Cloud Area  Convention and Visitors Bureau and local
transportation experts to develop the exact plan. Shuttle schedule will
be mailed out in the ACM Pre-Convention Info packet.

Seminars & Workshops

 Approximately 32 different topics will be offered at the Convention &
Expo. Presenters will be experts from the Lawful Gambling industry,
including the Gambling Control Board and Department of Revenue. You will
find the greatest collection of gambling related topics and
personalities available. Most topics will be presented twice so that you
can take in as much as possible. Many topics will qualify for a gambling
managers continuing education requirement. Topics, descriptions, and
schedule appear on pages 10-16 of the July/August ACM Newsletter.

Exhibitors

 Approximately 45 gaming suppliers and vendors from around the state and
across the the country will display their latest products and services
at the Convention & Expo. See page 17 of Newsletter for current
exhibitor list.

About The Sponsor

 The Minnesota Lawful Gambling Convention & Expo, the state's (and
nation's) largest event of it's kind, is sponsored by the largest trade
association of licensed lawful gambling organizations in Minnesota (and
the USA), Allied Charities of Minnesota.

 Each year, they use their expertise to bring gaming professionals from
every facet of Minnesota's lawful gaming industry together for this
extraordinary show.

Information

 Call King Wilson, Executive Director of ACM, at 651-486-7801 for more
information.