NEW YORK, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIBC World Markets hosts its 15th Annual Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Forum on March 1-2, 2006 at the New York Palace in New York City. This forum will provide institutional investors with insight into the key issues affecting the Gaming, Lodging and Leisure industry through a series of panel discussions with industry experts as well as representatives from more than 40 companies. This forum will address the top of mind question for investors "Is this still where to invest in 2006?" The conference will feature an Executive Roundtable Luncheon on March 1 including Gary Loveman, CEO of Harrah's Entertainment, Steve Heyer, CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Howard Frank, COO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Carnival Corporation. It will also feature a Keynote Address on March 2 by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour. More information on the conference, including an agenda and a list of presenting companies, can be found at http://conferences.cibcwm.com/Gaming06/index.html. This event is by invitation only; media and the public are invited to listen to the corporate presentations via audio cast at the above link on the day of the conference. The source code to access the audio cast is: gaming2006. CIBC World Markets is the wholesale banking arm of CIBC, providing a range of integrated credit and capital markets products, investment banking, and merchant banking to clients in key financial markets in North America and around the world. We deliver innovative full capital solutions to growth- oriented companies and are active in all capital markets. We offer advisory expertise across a wide range of industries and provide top-ranked research for our corporate, government and institutional investor clients. DATASOURCE: CIBC World Markets CONTACT: Media contact: Susan McDougall, Communications and Public Affairs, CIBC at (416) 980-4047 or

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