Casino journal

Company Data

BUSINESS INFORMATION

Casino Journal Publishing Group, Inc. (CJPG) is the largest publisher of magazines and newsletters for the U.S. gaming and lodging industry and its consumers. CJPG produces the top industry magazine Casino Journal, which is aimed at gaming industry investors, executive, management and employees. Additionally, they publish Casino Player, the largest circulation consumer magazine for frequent casino customers; Strictly Slots, the nation's only award winning consumer magazine for slot and video poker enthusiasts; the Atlantic City Insider, a monthly consumer-advocate newsletter for gamblers in Atlantic City; Casino Ops, an annual technical journal that focuses on casino operations; National Gaming Summary, a weekly gaming industry newsletter; Nevada Hospitality, the official publication of the Nevada Hotel/Motel Association; and the Gaming Industry Weekly Report, the Gaming Industry Daily Report and the Daily Lodging Report* three financial newsletters for investors and industry executives. The Company also produces gaming industry conferences and expositions for the gaming, lodging and leisure industries as well as consumer gaming festivals and tournaments for contracted casinos. Moreover, the Company publishes a mail order catalog and on-line marketplace selling a wide variety of gaming-related books, instructional videos and other products. The Company also furnishes consulting services to companies involved in the gaming and lodging industries. The Company is made up of 3 wholly owned subsidiaries, Casino Publishing, Inc.; Gaming Entertainment Expositions and Gaming Venture Corp., U.S.A. The Company's growth plans are to become the most dominant leisure publisher in the United States. *This is to be accomplished through acquisitions, new publications and additional trade shows.

Casino Journal reported Nov. 10th, 1999 a 1000% increase in 9-month earnings per share. Highlights included 3rd Quarter Revenue of $2,966,493, up 36% and 9 Month Revenues setting a record of $9,722,909, up 41%. 9 Month EBITDA set a record of $1,036,205 or $0.21 per share.

Casino Journal has demonstrated consistent annual growth over a number of years. CJPG has an attractive stock structure with management owning over 75% of issued and outstanding shares. CJPG provides an exciting investment opportunity in the gaming/casino/online gambling market without the exposure to uncertain government regulation that remains a concern to the online (Internet) gaming market.

MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND

Alan Woinski is President, CFO and a Director of the Company. Mr. Woinski founded The Gaming Industry Weekly Report in March 1993, The Gaming Industry Daily Report in August 1996 and has been the editor since their inception. Mr. Woinski was Vice President of A& E Printing, Inc. from January 1988 to December 1994. From January 1995 to July 1996, Mr. Woinski was President of A & E Printing Inc., a commercial printing company. As Vice-President, Mr. Woinski was in charge of sales, marketing and production. As President, Mr. Woinski's duties were expanded to hiring and firing personnel, inventory control and overseeing all operations of the Company. From December 1992 to August 1995, Mr. Woinski was also President of Lucky Management Corp., an investment advisory firm that also held interests in other businesses including printing, real estates, etc. As President, Mr. Woinski handled all investment advisory accounts including being the advisor to the Monitrend Gaming and Leisure fund. Mr. Woinski served as an advisor for the Monitrend Gaming and Leisure Mutual Fund from October 1993 to December 1994 and was Portfolio Manager of the High Rollers Investment Partnership from December 1992 to October 1993. Duties as advisor and portfolio manager included updates on the gaming industry including trend analysis, technical analysis on securities of companies in the gaming industry, buy and sell recommendations, etc. Mr. Woinski graduated from Hofstra University in 1986.

Glenn Fine is Chairman, CEO and a Director of the Company. Mr. Fine has been Group Publisher and Chief-Executive-Officer of Casino Journal Publishing Group since its inception. Mr. Fine started Casino Journal Publishing Group in 1984 as a small Atlantic City employee publication. He has directed the growth of the Company through its startup of various new magazines, newsletters and trade shows and subsequent merger with Gaming Venture Corp., U.S.A. to form Casino Journal Publishing Group, Inc.

Roger Gros is Vice President and a Director of the Company. Mr. Gros was Vice President/Development of Casino Journal Publishing Group. Since joining Casino Journal Publishing Group in 1984, he has held virtually every editorial title. He is a founding editor of Casino Player Magazine, directing its editorial division until December 1994. He remains a senior editor of the Casino Journal and Casino Player as well as the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider. Mr. Gros also directs Gaming Entertainment Expositions, the trade and consumer show division of Casino Journal Publishing Group, Inc.

Kim Santangelo-Woinski is Vice President of a subsidiary, and a Director of the Company. Mr. Woinski was Vice President of Lucky Management Corp., an investment advisory firm that also held interests in other businesses including printing, real estates, etc. from December 1992 to August 1995. Mr. Woinski was Vice President in charge of all in-house accounting and customer relations as well as running the entire office including ordering supplies, equipment, etc.

Adam A. Fine is COO and a Director of the Company. Adam Fine was Chief Operating Officer of Casino Journal Publishing Group prior to the merger with Gaming Venture Corp., U.S.A. After attending Rutgers University, Mr. Fine played a critical role in the development of Casino Journal Publishing Group from its inception in 1984. In addition to serving as Editor-in-Chief of all the groups' publications, including Casino Journal and Casino Player magazines, he serves also as Chief Operating Officer, with oversight responsibility for marketing, circulation, sales, new product development and day-to-day operations. In 1989, Mr. Fine established Casino Journal's Las Vegas office, which has since become the nerve centre for the Company's editorial and sales functions.

Lisa Robertson is a Vice President and a Director of the Company. Mrs. Robertson is Vice President/Creative Director of Casino Journal Publishing Group, Inc. Before joining Casino Journal Publishing Group in 1988, she served as production director for the Times Beacon Newspapers of Ocean County, New Jersey. As Vice President in charge of Casino Journal's creative services, Ms. Robertson directs the Company's art department and coordinates the production schedules for all its publications, as well as the design and production of corporate direct mail and promotional materials. She has also played a key role in the development of Gaming Entertainment Expositions Inc., the Company's tradeshow division.