The Aruba Gaming Expo will now take place on September 1-2 at the Westin Resort Hotel.

The University of Nevada and 3 A Productions, the company organising the event, have agreed upon a strategic alliance that will allow them to offer casino operators in the Caribbean region an academic event and an internationally-recognised trade show.

On a recent visit, Cheryl Olson, associate director of the gaming management programme at the University of Nevada, presented a variety of training course options to local casino managers and discussed the subject areas that will be covered at the event.

"I am very pleased with the result of our tour to the casinos in Aruba," she said. "The format of an academic event together with an exclusive corporate exhibition has had great acceptance. I hope to receive news very soon from each one of the manager with whom I was able to meet to announce the special courses we will be presenting to a very selective audience with specific training needs."