Leading speakers from across the industry have signed up to Betting on Football 2018 (20-23 March), while 70% of the exhibition space at Stamford Bridge has already been sold.

The list of confirmed speakers includes Snaitech CEO Fabio Schiavolin, Danske Spil CEO Niels Erik Folmann, Mr Green CEO Jesper Kärrbrink, Pinnacle CEO Paris Smith, Veikkaus Senior Vice President Jari Vahanen, Better Collective CEO Jesper Soegaard, OPTIMA CEO Jacob Lopez Curciel, Microgame CEO Marco Castaldo and Matt Scarrott, Director of Sportsbook & VIP at BetVictor.

There are still sponsorship opportunities available for #bofcon2018, the fifth edition of the largest international football and betting trade conference, while the 25% discount on individual tickets will run until Monday 19 January.

This year’s conference agenda has been deliberately shaped around this year’s World Cup, with a full day’s track covering key topics such as engaging customers in a live environment, standing out in the social media battleground and preparing for ‘Life beyond the bonus’.

Betting on Football 2018, held at Stamford Bridge from 20-23 March, will demonstrate its international appeal by delivering updates around the biggest sports betting jurisdictions.

Global Market Profiles, which takes place on the first full day of #bofcon2018 on Wednesday 21 March, is one of five main tracks at the event, which will feature a total of more than 40 sessions and up to 190 industry speakers.

OPTIMA CEO Jacob Lopez will get the ball rolling with a presentation on the new window of licensing opportunity in Spain, just a few months after Spanish regulatory body Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) reopened the application process for the third time since 2011.

Lopez commented: “This event comes at a great time for us, as it falls within the 12-month window for online licence applications in Spain, that will enable new online operators to gain access to the market by working with OPTIMA.

New Styles of World’s Most Comfortable Chairs on Display on Stand #S5-200

RENO, Nev. (January 12, 2018) – Gary Platt Manufacturing will bring a new definition to the phrase “European elegance” at ICE 2018. Gary Platt will be on stand #S5-200, where the company will celebrate its 20th anniversary by bringing the gifts of incredible style and unsurpassed comfort to casinos worldwide.

Gary Platt has the largest casino seating footprint in North America, and now the company is poised to make a major push into the European market, through a combination of direct sales and a network of leading distributors, and that push begins in grand style at ICE.

“For 20 years, Gary Platt has earned a global reputation for custom-designing and hand-manufacturing seating exclusively for casinos including slots, table games, poker, bar-top, and bingo. By specializing in casino seating, Gary Platt has become the recognized global leader in performance seating by casino customers and casino management. Now at ICE we are thrilled to present three new styles that up the ante in design and comfort,” said Gary Platt Vice President of Sales and Marketing Joshua Corrick.

London Blockchain Week is pleased to announce that DreamTeam, IBM, BTCC, IOTA Foundation and Gibraltar Stock Exchange will be headlining the event in January 2018 in London.

Now in its fourth year, London Blockchain Week will bring together between 800-1400 leading international Blockchain thinkers throughout the week comprising of senior audience from enterprise, start-ups, VC firms, media, government and academia. Companies, individuals and governments who are affected by and are taking full advantage of the disruptive technology, will discuss the trends and issues they are seeing.

London Blockchain Week takes place in the context of soaring digital currency prices and accelerating testing and implementation of Blockchain platforms in financial services, legal, healthcare and many more sectors.  It is becoming vital for companies to understand the amazing possibilities that come from embracing this technology.

The conference will feature 50 international companies exhibiting over the course of the week, and an additional 25 ICO and Blockchain companies will be pitching during the conference, including Viola.AI, Bethereum, Chainium, CharityStars, Atonomi, Lucyd, Bitcar, NEM Foundation, DeepRadiology, All Public Art and Viewly.

Dench Solutions is one of the few platform providers recognised for “highest level of security” after being awarded ISO 27001 Security Management certification by the International Standards Organisation (ISO).

Following a successful sales campaign with a number of newly acquired EU regulated operators in 2017; the online gaming platform provider has been awarded the ISO 27001 certificate in recognition of its ability to meet strict security standard requirements when dealing with information.

ISO 27001 is the international standard for information security, awarded by the ISO following a comprehensive and complete audit. The prestigious certification outlines Dench’s ongoing commitment to its customers by ensuring that they deliver products with the highest security standard across all areas of the business.

Dobromir Mitev, CEO, Dench eGaming Solutions, said: “Obtaining the certificate wasn’t an easy task as it required positioning our focus and efforts on a number of different areas within our organization and aspects of the business respectively.

Slot games pay out more than $15 million to nine PokerStars Casino players

ONCHAN, Isle of Man – January 12, 2018 – Nine millionaires were created  in 2017 at PokerStars Casino, a record for one of the world’s fastest growing online casinos. Seven players pocketed seven-figure sums from PokerStars Casino in-house developed slot games Millionaires Island and Stars Mega Spin, which paid out a total of more than $10.3 million. The largest jackpot paid out to date through PokerStars Casino is more than $2.5 million.

“PokerStars Casino grew from strength to strength in 2017,” said Bo Wänghammar, Managing Director of PokerStars Casino. “The launch of two exclusive, in-house developed $1 million guaranteed jackpot slots games in one year alongside the launch of over 150 new games has created what we believe to be a very strong offering and a truly unique online gaming experience for our customers.”

DECEMBER MILLION-DOLLAR PAYOUTS

A very successful inauguration of the World Gaming Expo in Monaco confirmed Igor Gamba’s attention to organize this important event on a yearly basis. The 2018 edition of the World Gaming Expo is scheduled for beginning of December 2018.

Gaming industry from 4 continents meet for the very first time on December 6, 7 and 8 in Monte – Carlo at the lavish exhibition venue – Grimaldi Forum. The inaugural edition was small compared to the gigantic plans Igor Gamba, the founder and CEO of the WGE, has for the future editions but nevertheless the event is considered a huge success as it joined the gaming industry exhibitors, conference speakers, visitors and media from all over the world.

The doors of Grimaldi forum opened on Wednesday when Exhibitors from 14 countries presented their glamorous stands. Some were very impressive, even outshined Las Vegas, as you will have the chance to see in the photos. Already on this first day celebrities joined the WGE exhibitors and visitors. Patrik Antonius, the biggest winner in history of on-line poker and the 2017 WGE guests of honor was accompanied by Hassan N’Dam, 3 times world champion in middle weight boxing, Maro Engel the E-formula pilot with other local sports and entertainment personalities. The celebs were hanging out in the WGE stylishly-furnished VIP lounge sponsored by Espresso Games. Yes “Espresso”, but nothing to do with coffee as the newly re-emerged Italian gaming company with this playful name provides solutions for on-line and land based gaming.

Many Monaco based gaming professionals, including numerous SBM members were there as soon as the doors to the expo opened to visitors. Already on the first day, the WGE team counted visitors from more than 30 different countries and the numbers kept raising through the following days.  Without a doubt the most visited part of the exhibition ground during this first day was the open-space conference area where conferences and panels were chaired by incredibly entertaining veteran in the gaming industry Steve Donoughue. WGE team made sure to include the FB fans and shared these exciting debates on FB live stream.

Leading supplier integrates ReelNRG’s slot portfolio

London, 12 January 2018: Casino game development company ReelNRG has announced a deal to integrate its full portfolio of games with the Pariplay platform.

The landmark deal will see Pariplay integrate ReelNRG’s entire range of slot games into its platform, including popular titles such as Goddess of Asia and Ella’s Riches.

This deal marks the latest step in ReelNRG’s commercial expansion, having signed with BetVictor in October 2017.

Simon Hammon and Andrew Crosby bolster supplier’s management and commercial teams

Malta, January 12th, 2017 – ​Innovative platform provider Relax Gaming has announced the appointment of Simon Hammon and Andrew Crosby as Chief Product Officer and Head of Account Management.

The move will significantly increase the expertise of the supplier’s management and commercial teams, with the two industry veterans bringing 18 years’ worth of casino experience across a variety of leading brands.

Hammon spent seven years at NetEnt, most recently as Chief Product Officer, where his responsibilities included executing the company’s product roadmap across games, mobile, platforms, and new markets.

Prospectors go in search of their fortune in latest release

Malta, 12 January 2018: Multi-award-winning slot developer, Pragmatic Play, is inviting players on a race to unearth hidden riches in Gold Rush, the latest video slot to join its acclaimed portfolio.

The game takes players back in time to the peak of the American gold rush, lining the reels with prospectors, packhorses and pickaxes, along with an explosive dynamite wild symbol.

Take the mine train to trigger the game’s new progressive spins feature, starting players on a journey from levels one to four.

January 12, 2018, Malta – Wazdan, the major casino games producer with products covering slots, table games and video poker has appointed former Rank Group executive Jeremy Fall as head of marketing and brand while naming veteran IT specialist Michael Follett as head of product management with David Mann in the business development role and Lauryn Duncan in a key sales role with new and existing clients.

From the left, David Mann, Lauryn Duncan, Michael Follett and Jeremy

Fall.

Fall has taken up the new role after serving with Grosvenor Casinos, Betclic and Evoke Gaming where he was brand custodian for Bertil Bingo and Casino as well as MamaMia Bingo and Casino. Prior to his time at Wazdan, Fall was with WebFusion and New Era Publishing in high-profile marketing roles.

Advanced betting solutions provider UltraPlay will present its premium eSports betting suite during the upcoming ICE Totally Gaming (6-8 February), in London.

With its 7 years at the iGaming frontline, UltraPlay is fully prepared to present its latest products and expanded portfolio to all delegates who are invited to the company’s booth #S1-110.

Among the company’s extended offerings and highlights this year to catch the attendees’ interest are:

Esports betting solutions – The revolutionary match-predicting system offering the widest odds feed on the market right now – odds.gg will be presented with the latest add-ons and upgrades made by the company in the last 12 months. Besides the most popular game titles, UltraPlay has expended its odds feed with Heroes of the Storm Live, Kind of Glory also covering live betting as well as FIFA Interactive World Cup and GWENT. Along with the diversified coverage of 25 competitive games, UltraPlay offers 3000+ eSports events monthly as well as 1500+ in-play events. UltraPlay’s team will answer why eSports betting holds great potential, and how the iGaming brands can benefit from it.