The folks from Santa Ana Star Casino show their 2008 award, along with Raving's Dennis Conrad, Native American Casino's Melanie Dellas and Barona/VCAT's Don Speer and Rick Salinas

Join Raving in the Pacific Northwest this year as Raving's 12th Indian Gaming National Marketing Conference heads to Tulalip Resort Casino in Tulalip, Wash. This two-and-a-half-day conference is tribal gaming professionals' "go-to" for "how-to." You'll learn the strategies and best practices for marketing, promotions and operations of tribal gaming facilities that you won't find at any other conference.

Whether you're a seasoned general manager or a fresh-faced newbie to tribal casino marketing, this is the one conference you won't want to miss. Learn from the very best marketing folks who have thrived in Indian Country. Connect with your peers and learn what challenges you share and how to overcome them. Discover new ideas that your competitors haven't thought of!

Some of the hot-topic items we've covered in the past include: effective ways to find new customers; strategies to successfully market during a recession; how nongaming amenities can enhance marketing efforts; real-life, proven strategies to motivate employees and middle managers to enhance marketing efforts; and examples of promotions and events with which tribal casinos have found great success.


But what really sets this conference apart is our series of intimate, hands-on workshops. These workshops provide an in-depth look at a number of different topics that define top marketers and marketing teams. The up-close and personal attention you'll receive from our workshop presenters is like having your own, personal consultant for your marketing needs.

You'll also want to be on hand for our presentation of this year's winner of the Barona/VCAT Award for Excellence in Indian Gaming marketing, and, of course, networking with the very best of your peers and exhibitors throughout the conference and at Raving's infamous Insider Party! Marketing professionals from the most cutting-edge tribal casinos return to this conference year after year to hone their skills. See for yourself what keeps them coming back!

And what could be better than late-September near Seattle? How about our host property, Tulalip Resort Casino? With the opening of its 370-room luxury hotel in August 2008, Tulalip Resort Casino has become the largest and most distinctive meeting, gaming, entertainment and shopping destination in Washington State. Surrounded by the Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound, Tulalip Resort Casino is situated on 83 acres within the municipality of Quil Ceda Village on the Tulalip Indian Reservation. A perfect setting to learn how to better market your tribal casino!

Rock out at Raving's Insider Party:

If you've never been to a Raving Insider Party, you don't know what you're missing. And this year, we're going all out, letting you fulfill your rock star fantasies with Rockstar Live! On Sept. 30, you'll sing the songs while a real live band backs you up on stage in Tulalip's Canoe Cabaret. Click here for more!

Questions or comments about Raving's 12th Indian Gaming National Marketing Conference?
Contact Christine Faria, Vice President of Operations for Raving Consulting Company at (775) 329-7864 or by e-mail: chris@ravingconsulting.com.