Monthly Archives: May 2019

G2E Asia releases schedule for 2019 conference program

Macau – May 13, 2019 – Today, Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia – the marketplace for the Asian gaming and entertainment industry – released the schedule for the G2E Asia 2019 Conference Program taking place May 21 to 23 at The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo. This year’s program will present three content-rich days of conferences and forums across an interactive and new bi-level exhibition space.

The opening day keynote will be addressed by Daisy Ho, Chairman and Executive Director of SJM Holdings Limited and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A., with the topic of “China’s Greater Bay Area: Opportunities and Challenges for Macau and for our Key Industry.” The afternoon sessions will spotlight Japan’s gaming outlook, including potential economic impacts on neighboring markets, as Japan prepares to join Asia’s integrated resorts (IR) industry.

May 22 The conference’s second day will highlight the effects of technology on the customer experience landscape, including how to develop a unified analytics platform that will produce award-winning customer experiences. Also on day two, the Finance Technology Forum will present morning sessions centering around the latest technology developments and innovations in digital payments and finance security. Afternoon sessions will focus exclusively on blockchain and gaming technology, with keynotes on responsible gaming and technology related to operators and academics, respectively.

The final day will focus on gaming innovation and technology, providing a general overview and future outlook of sports betting in key Asian territories, followed by an afternoon keynote from Zane Moi , Deputy General Manager and Head of Partner Ecosystems For Amazon Web Service, with exclusive topic “Digital Innovation: Increase Agility and Go Global.”

Assets worth more than $4m seized from Oregon poker pro in pirate movie case

Feds have seized more than $4m in assets, and cash from an unnamed professional poker player from Oregon during a movie piracy investigation.

There was a time when you had to pay to watch Internet porn – the sheer incredulity of it. These days, we expect to switch on the laptop and gain access to 140,000 housewives from Hull, not just Hilda splattered across the staples of your Razzle magazine.

It’s the same with movies.

Ditto TV shows.

Live Tournament News: Triton update – wins for Kenney, Hecklen and Cao/Phua

A live tournament round-up from the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Montenegro including wins for Bryn Kenney, Rui Cao and Henrik Hecklen.

Bryn Kenney is likely sitting behind a computer screen in some dazzling part of the world, smoking a fat one through a holder made from the thighbone of an ostrich, winning heaps.

A few days ago, he was in Montenegro, at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series, and he made quite an impression amid the chandeliers, caviar and expensive smelling cigar smoke.

Kenney came into the event as one of the most in-form players in the world and left as THE most in-form player in the world. It began, with a win in Event #2: HK$500,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max, a 79-entrant event that created an HK$11,230,000 (US$1,431,264) first prize, and it ended with victory in the HKD 1 million (USD 127,000) Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro Main Event.

Betsoft Gaming is shortlisted in two cornerstone categories at 2019 EGR B2B Awards

13/5/2019 – Valletta, Malta – In recognition of its status as a premier supplier of online casino content, Betsoft Gaming has been shortlisted in two cornerstone categories at the 2019 EGR B2B Awards: Innovation in RNG Casino Software, and Mobile Gaming Software Supplier.

The EGR B2B Awards are among the iGaming industry’s top accolades, celebrating the best that online gaming has to offer across 40 different categories. These cover everything from casino management platforms to data centres, with a core focus on slot games, mobile games, and other content. A fresh panel of independent judges assembles the shortlists each year, and then selects an overall winner who is named during a glamorous, black tie reception.

This year, the final awards will be handed out on the evening of 25th June, at the Tower of London. For the first time, an outside party will officiate and audit the selection processes in 2019, ensuring that the winners can readily demonstrate the degree of creativity and commercial performance required to take home top honours.

Betsoft’s ascension to the Innovation in RNG Casino Software shortlist was driven by its compelling portfolio of character-driven games and new slants on traditional slots –which sit alongside all-new innovations like the multiplayer, role-playing experience Max Quest: Wrath of Ra. Set in a sunken tomb beneath the sands of Egypt, Max Quest: Wrath of Ra replaces reels and symbols with maze-like levels, special weapons, and supernatural enemies. Blending the best of social and home console gaming, Max Quest matchmakes players in parties of up to six and encourages a unique mix of cooperation and competition.