Inaugural courses for the highly anticipated Stockton Institute for Gaming Management (SIGMA) begin this fall at the Carnegie Center in Atlantic City. The first class is scheduled for October 5, 2006.

SIGMA, a venture of The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Spectrum Gaming Group, will meet the management training needs of the gaming industry by offering a certificate-based program of specialized courses. The courses offered through the remainder of this year include:

Gaming Industry: Status and Trends

October 5, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Instructor: Michael Pollock, MBA

Gaming Management and Leadership

November 2, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Instructor: John Ceresani, BA, JD

Public Relations and Crisis Management

November 9, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Instructor: Michael Pollock, MBA

Financial and Managerial Accounting in the Gaming Industry

December 5, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Instructor: Jean Abbott, MBA, CPA

Register by calling Bobbi Focareta at 609-347-2175.

Future SIGMA courses will be offered in other gaming jurisdictions as well as in concert with Spectrum's nationally renowned gaming industry conferences.

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