Nearly 90 percent of owners who responded to the survey Resort Timesharing  Gaming: A Survey of Resort Timeshare Owners in Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Reno expressed satisfaction with their timeshare purchase.

Additionally, more than 43 percent expressed interest in owning additional timesharing, and nearly 70 percent said their ownership experience had either matched or exceeded expectations.

While traditional hotel room rates have increased in these markets in recent years, the timeshare owners' rate is constant. "Timesharing gives vacationers more discretionary money for gambling and shopping," said Tom Jones, chair of the Department of Hotel Management at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. "Consumers looking for value and for the type of activities that Las Vegas, Reno and Atlantic City have to offer, would be well served to buy timesharing in these communities."

The study was conducted by the research and consulting division of Resort Condominiums International LLC, the world's premier timeshare-services provider, under the direction of Richard L. Ragatz, Ph.D. Ragatz is executive vice president of RCI Consulting and the timeshare industry's pre-eminent researcher. He regularly speaks to the timeshare, hotel and investment communities on consumer and business issues relating to timesharing.

Resort Timesharing  Gaming: A Survey of Resort Timeshare Owners in Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Reno reflects the responses of 1,683 households owning resort timesharing in Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Reno. The survey had a nearly 20 percent response rate.

For a complimentary copy of Resort Timesharing  Gaming: A Survey of Resort Timeshare Owners in Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Reno, call 800/331-4654.

RCI, a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD), is the world's leading timeshare exchange company, with an unmatched range of products and services for resort affiliates and timeshare owners. RCI provides timeshare exchange and travel services for nearly 2.4 million member families through its network of more than 3,300 affiliated resorts in nearly 90 countries. In 1997, RCI booked more than 1.8 million exchanges, sending more than 6.5 million people on vacation.