As an iGaming professional who has been attending industry conferences since 2005, its been an interesting ride watching organizers come and go, innovate and grow, start working together such as SiGMA and Clarion are doing at ICE 2016 and even acquire such as Clarion is doing with iGaming Business.

2015 was a decent year for conferences with the big companies putting on garish displays on the expo floors as usual, but I would say the big focus this year was on start-up companies and the innovation coming from those start-ups.  Sessions dedicated to Daily Fantasy Sports and eSports were also key focuses this year and were covered at just about each conference listed below.

There were also a few niche events introduced into our calendars in 2015, several of which have a lot of potential and are included in my list.  The rest are staples in our calendars but have earned their right due to consistent delivery from the industry’s conference organizers.

10) Matchbook Traders Conference