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Former Colorado Senator to Be Honored as 'Indian Gaming Advocate of the Year'
FARGO, N.D., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Casino Enterprise Management magazine
will recognize Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell as the "Indian Gaming Advocate
of the Year."Campbell will be presented with this award Sept. 10 during
CasinoFest7, held at Pechanga Resort & Casino inTemecula, Calif. National
Indian Gaming Association Chairman and previous Indian Gaming Advocate of the
Year award winner Ernie Stevens Jr. will preside over the ceremony.
A member of theNorthern Cheyenne tribe and Council of 44 Chiefs, as well
as a former Congressman fromColorado,Campbell has long been a tireless
supporter of Native American sovereignty. He served in the U.S. House of
Representatives from 1987-1993 and the U.S. Senate from 1993-2005, and in 1997
became the first American Indian to chair the Indian Affairs Committee. His
political career is marked with successes in protecting native lands and
resources, and improving health, education and economies in Indian Country.
The second annual Indian Gaming Advocate of the Year Award, which honors
an individual who has dedicated his or her life to the advancement of
sovereign nations, peoples and gaming enterprises, joinsCampbell's impressive
record of military, political, civil, sports and artistic accomplishments.
Casino Enterprise Management magazine is an international trade journal
serving the gaming industry. CasinoFest7 is part of the CasinoFest conference
series dedicated to furthering the education of those men and women who work
in all facets of the gaming industry through interactive lectures and hands-on
training by the best and brightest professionals in the fields of casino
management, marketing, slot operations and table games.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Shirek
Associate Editor
Casino Enterprise Management
(701) 293-7775
editor3@aceme.org
SOURCE Casino Enterprise Management
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