Leon Thomas appointed chief commercial officer

London, February 2017 – IWG has strengthened its management team by appointing Leon Thomas to the role of chief commercial officer.

Thomas brings a wealth of iGaming experience with over 10 years in the industry. He joins the supplier from Mecca Digital, a current partner of IWG, having worked there as chief operating officer.

Prior to that he worked as managing director for Tombola.co.uk, overseeing a period of sustained success before taking his knowhow to the US market with Caesars and NYX Gaming Group Ltd.

Besides that, the leading provider of software and business solutions for land-based and online gambling supported Georgia Gaming Congress as a Badge lanyards sponsor.

BetConstruct is well-known in the global market for its cutting-edge betting products and online casino games, including live games. Company also offers an efficient affiliate program and business management system.

BetConstruct’s advances have repeatedly won awards at prestigious international contests, for instance, The Innovator of the Year and The Technology Supplier at EGR B2B Awards 2015/2016. At the same time the company was winning the nomination The Best Customer Service at International Gaming Awards for two years in a row.

You will be able to evaluate the benefits of the General sponsor’s products at the exhibition within Georgia Gaming Congress.

On March 1, Tbilisi will host the third annual Georgia Gaming Congress. The event is sponsored by one of the Internet’s fastest-growing international sports betting networks – BettingGods.com.

Previews of sports events, analytics and tips from the industry experts are published on the website. It works with the outstanding global mass media, all the information published is evaluated by independent experts which proves the website’s reliability.

BettingGods.com partners can make a profit by promoting the online resource. Last year the company paid 140 000 dollars for advertising.

Let us remind you that Georgia Gaming Congress is a b2b conference dedicated to gambling in all of its aspects. In order to register and buy a ticket, visit the website.

Heads of Business Development of the company in Central Europe and CIS Stefan Enchev and Nina Alexandrova will report at the conference on the topic “Practical guide of omni channel delivery in gaming”.

Casino Technology is a worldwide renowned provider of gambling software, games and equipment. Stefan Enchev joined the team back in 2008 with years of experience in the gaming industry behind. He was amongst the pioneers who opened the Casino Technology`s office in Peru. Now he has a crucial role in the online business expansion and boosts presence of the company in the Central Europe.

Nina Alexandrova is responsible for the company’s promotion on the CIS market. She has comprehensive knowledge of customers’ needs and jurisdiction requirements of the former Soviet Union countries. Among Alexandrova`s competencies are technical compliance of products in different jurisdictions and development of marketing strategies.

Georgia Gaming Congress will be held on March 1 in Tbilisi. In order to register for the event or buy tickets follow the link.

Why have a license if you don’t need one.

On March 1, 2017, Susan O’Leary, Director of eCommerce at Alderney eGambling and gambling industry lawyer, will speak at Georgia Gaming Congress. Her presentation will be dedicated to business licensing issues.

“Regulated online gambling market. Why have a license if we don’t need one”, Susan’s presentation topic.

Prior to the position of Director of eCommerce at Alderney eGambling Limited, Susan O’Leary has represented leading online gambling operators and gambling services suppliers as a lawyer.

L2W Limited (“Link2Win”) has entered into a long term strategic game development agreement with UK-based Sigma Games Limited (“Sigma Games”) for the development of its next generation of ‘Linka’ games. The next games to be developed are BingoLinka and SpinLinka, with SpinLinka having particular applications for use in the casino/slot segment of the market.

John Reid, CEO of Link2Win, said: “We’re excited to be working with Sigma Games which already has an impressive client portfolio and by its founders have been responsible for some of the world’s best performing games, including the slots game, ‘Rainbow Riches’. They truly understand the important features and underlying maths requirements for great game design. We look forward to working with them to create and deliver our next generation of Linka games.”

Kevin McGovern, a founding partner of Sigma Games, commented: “Link2Win has created a new gaming system which has very strong and flexible underlying core game mechanics and maths models, with multiple applications for lottery and digital gaming markets. We look forward to working with the Link2Win team to develop games that deliver engaging and satisfying player experiences.”

Link2Win is a patent-pending gaming system, which provides new number-orientated games, utilizing a new linking system that uses and fully displays a small set of numbers on a matrix grid. The games are built on robust maths models and allow immersive gaming experience, where winning steps are transparent, engaging and easily understood. Links occur between numbers on the grid to create flexible and wide ranging odds profiles. The forming of links provides continuous action and engaging game plays with multiple rewards and numerous near wins. Linka games are easily understood and results are fully transparent and clear, as all numbers are ‘in play’.