World Gaming Congress, Las Vegas, September 2001

Alatto will be speaking at 2 panel sessions

Session 1: Wireless Wagering-The Shape of Wagers to Come

The wireless Internet--Web access on Palm pilots, pagers, mobile phones and other hand-held devices is already here today. It will become the most significant technological event since the Internet itself took off in the 90s. Most estimates put the number of global wireless Internet users as numerous as people accessing the Web on PCs by 2004. Interactive gambling has already begun the migration to wireless. With lottery operators looking to sell tickets via a new medium and bookmakers wanting to increase accessibility, the wireless revolution has intersected with gambling. Sports book operators have also been entranced by the possibilities of wireless, with European-based bookmakers the most common mobile-enabled entrants. Online wagering is ready-made and highly viable application that seems a perfect fit for the wireless world. But is the wireless world ready for online gambling? As wireless enters the early stages of adoption, what will the technical, legal and practical issues of the mobile world become?

Moderator: David A. Freemon, Freemon and Company
Speakers: Dr. John Whelan, Alatto; Mr. David Lehrer, Alatto

Session 2: Wireless Wagering - Demonstration and Q&A Session

In three to five years, online gambling via devices (mobile phones, pagers and other devices) will be as common as Internet gambling is today. And it's already happening today. In this breakthrough session, you will witness the future.

See how present software developers have transformed present Internet content into ready-made wireless enabled applications. And discuss the technical, legal, and security-related issues that will confront gaming operators as the wireless revolution takes hold.

Moderator: David A. Freemon, Freemon and Company
Speakers: Dr. John Whelan, Alatto; Mr. David Lehrer, Alatto

[Alatto are a leading European strategic wireless consultancy based in Dublin, Ireland. They will be talking on the European experience with advanced wireless devices and applications such as gambling. Alatto have worked with many of the leading wireless telcos in Europe and have expertise in UTMS and i-mode, service offerings which will be mirrored in the US in the short term by domestic wireless telcos]