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SiGMA Gamification Conference: Top Speakers You Can’t Afford to Miss

Published

9 years ago

August 31, 2015

The Gamification track at SiGMA 2015 will be held on 5 November at the InterContinental Conference Arena. This conference includes four presentations that will be held during the first half of Day 2 of the event.

Eight speakers will sit on a panel moderated by Justin Franssen (bio), and share their knowledge and perspectives on current gamification topics being discussed in the iGaming industry, such as:

Evolution of games in iGaming and the impact of gamification on remote gaming
Emerging trends of in-play sports betting
Analysis of digital games of skill
Gamifying the acquisition and retention process

(See the full schedule here.)

Every iGaming professional interested in learning more about how gamification is taking the industry to new heights will walk away from these presentations with new insights and intriguing ideas that could radically transform their business.

In this article, we introduce four speakers you should watch out for during this conference.

Frank Ravanelli, Managing Director, Tournament Trading (Bio)

Frank Ravanelli has been involved in online marketing since 1995 and in iGaming since 2003. He has a successful track record in launching numerous start-ups and managing mature companies, helping them achieve explosive growth in avery short time. As an expert in affiliate marketing, Ravanelli has implemented the knowledge learnt from studying casino management and marketing in Las Vegas to the internet, and has successfully built, launched or expanded new and existing affiliate programmes into new markets. A veteran speaker in industry events, Frank Ravanelli has been touring the world and sharing his insights in various presentations and workshops he has held since 2014.

Frank Ravanelli will join Marc Lesnick and Valery Bollier in analysing digital games of skill, including daily fantasy sports, trading tournaments and e-Sports at SiGMA 2015.

Niclas Lundqvist, VP Sales, Goo Technologies (Bio)

Niclas Lundqvist has been an entrepreneur in the iGaming industry for over a decade, starting in 2003 by founding PokerEvent and then pursuing various roles in several companies. Although Lundqvist still works very closely with other iGaming operators, he is now the VP of Sales at Goo Technologies, an award-winning company based in Stockholm that pioneered a cutting-edge engine for WebGL/HTML5 ads, games and interactive experiences. Goo Create has been designed for the creation of immersive and fast-loading 3D rich media that can be accessed directly from a web browser.

Niclas Lundqvist will be speaking alongside Johan Styren about how to use gamification to enhance the acquisition process and bolster your player retention rates.

Angelo Dalli, CEO, Bit8 (Bio)

Angelo Dalli is one of the founders of Bit8, which offers an innovative intelligent online gaming platform catering for small, medium and large operators with various standalone and hosted turnkey solutions. As its CEO, Dalli is responsible for leading Bit8’s product development, business and technology strategy. Since taking this leading role in 2013, he has successfully overseen the company’s growth through its initial stage of operations and securedits first round of external financing.

“We are looking forward to participate in the SIGMA conference in our home country of Malta, where we will share our vision for using our innovative gaming platform as a source of competitive advantage in a business friendly context that is well attended.”

Angelo Dalli, CEO, Bit8

Angelo Dalli will be kicking of the Gamification conference together with Russel Mifsud with their presentation about the evolution of games in iGaming and the impact of gamification on remote gaming.

Itai Zak, CEO, SBTech (Bio)

Itai Zak is the CEO of SBTech, a leading provider of turnkey online betting and gaming solutions.Zak joined SBTech in 2011, bringing more than 15 years of experience in various senior positions in the online gaming industry. He is in charge of driving the company’s strategy and vision through the operational and commercial management of over 300 employees working in various countries. Prior to his current role at SBTech, Zak served as Executive Vice President of eGaming Products at Microgaming, which saw him in charge of the mobile and retail division of the company.

Itai Zak will be delivering a presentation entitled “Emerging trends of in-play sports betting” where he will discuss the benefits of in-play and how it is impacting the growth of the global sports betting marketings.

Don’t miss these and other illustrious speakers at the Gamification conference during SiGMA 2015. Hurry now to book your tickers to Malta’s largest iGaming event. Register online here. Affiliates enter free!

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

With an experience of over 8 years in the online gambling industry, as an affiliate, later affiliate manager and consultant, I consider myself a veteran of the industry and can guarantee that you will be served with the most accurate information.

Conferences

We are sponsoring the prizes at ASEAN Gaming Summit Poker Freeroll

Published

6 years ago

December 19, 2017

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

We are excited to announce our first event sponsorship and we would like to thank our friends at All-In Translations for the opportunity and initiative. As a strategic partner of Asia Gaming Brief (organizers of ASEAN Gaming Summit), the honor is even higher. (see EEGMedia/EEGEvents engages in strategic partnership with Asia Gaming Brief)

It was great to see that All-in Translations will once again host the official poker tournament of the ASEAN Gaming Summit in March and we want to make it even more interesting for the players by giving some prizes on behalf of our company.

The tournament is a freeroll for delegates attending the conference and we will be sponsoring the prize pool with no less than three packages of great value.

Prize 1 (worth $1600): 1 Seasonal ticket for a company representative which includes access to 5 EEGEvents in 2018.

Prague Gaming Summit – 29.03.2018
Mare Balticum Gaming Summit – 08.05.2018
Vienna International Gaming Expo – 30.05 – 01.06.2018
Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference and Awards– 25-26.09.2018
European Gaming Congress – 16.10.2018

The ticket includes access to the conference/seminar, complimentary lunch and access to all networking sessions.

More details about the events can be found on the official landing page of the events division: www.eegevents.org

Prize 2 (worth $550): Tickets for 2 EEGEvents in 2018 for a company representative.

The winner can choose from the above list of events.

Prize 3 (worth $900): Featured radio spot for 3 months and interview on iGaming Radio

The player who wins this gets the opportunity to present the company with a radio spot which will be streamed during peak hours on iGamingRadio.com. The radio spot can be created by the representative’s team or by the team at the first online radio dedicated exclusively for the b2b sector of the online gambling industry. A selected representative will also get the chance to take part in the Innovation Talks monthly show and discuss the latest innovation in the industry.

As you may already iGaming Radio is the first online radio streaming gaming related news exclusively through daily shows, interviews and press releases. The aim of the station is to keep its audience connected 24/7 with the online gaming industry by playing awesome music and serving the news first hand.

You can tune in on www.igamingradio.com

About ASEAN Gaming Summit

TECH TRENDS, CONVERGENCE, STRATEGY, RETURN ON INVESTMENT
20-22 MARCH, 2018, CONRAD MANILA, PHILIPPINES

The ASEAN Gaming Summit draws together the region’s leading operators, regulators and suppliers, who are successfully developing the next generation of gaming offerings, both terrestrial and online.

From new-style integrated resorts, addressing the premium mass market, to sports betting innovations and online gaming, this event is for anyone with an interest in this dynamic region.

Mark your calendars for 20 -22 March, 2018.

For any questions about the 2018 conference, send an email to [email protected] or visit the official website www.aseangaming.com

About All-In Translations

All In Translations is the only Language Service provider offering such a large variety of languages (70+) combined with a true enthusiasm for iGaming, hence their slogan “We speak your iGaming language”.

They are now a market-leading provider of language services to the iGaming industry. Their high-quality standards and service level are ISO certified and trusted by several of the biggest platform providers, developers, operators and affiliate marketers. The team helps companies like Playtech, William Hill, Betfair, Microgaming, Interblock, Betsson and many more to boost their online presence and grow their brands internationally.

The subject of iGaming has been their bailiwick since the company started up in Malta in 2008, meaning that all their linguists and project managers have both a strong knowledge of and a genuine passion for casino games, poker, sports betting, lotto, bingo, trotting, backgammon, roulette and more.

Visit their official website for more details: www.allintranslations.com

News

European regulators to ban binary options and crackdown on spread betting

Published

6 years ago

December 18, 2017

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

European regulators revealed plans to outlaw one of the most popular trading products available to the public.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) wants to ban the sale of binary options to retail clients.

The prohibition is part of a wider clampdown on the spread betting sector that would also see contracts for differences leverage (CFD) limits – the amount of risk/reward a retail investor can expose themselves to – dramatically reduced.

One year ago, City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), surprised the spread betting sector by unveiling its own plans to protect retail investors. A number of other European regulators followed suit and during this summer the matter was passed onto ESMA, so changes could be imposed Europe-wide.

ESMA said it will conduct “a brief public consultation in January 2018” on its plans. Once put in place, it would be the first time ESMA has used so-called “intervention powers” in financial markets.

The changes may come as a blow to some spread betting firms, which have booked bumper profits during 2017.

Others, of which CMC Markets has been very vocal on several occasions, believe the clampdown will help business by forcing rivals that focus on “lower-value” customers out of business.

EEG iGaming Directory

William Hill airs concerns over NYX-Scientific Games deal

Published

6 years ago

November 10, 2017

George Miller

William Hill has said that it is to consider its options regarding Scientific Games’ proposed acquisition of NYX Gaming Group.

In September, Scientific Games agreed to acquire NYX for approximately CAD$775m (€525m/US$609.2m), in a deal it said would lead to the creation of a “global digital gaming and lottery powerhouse”.

However, William Hill has now said it will look in detail at the deal in regards to contractual rights it obtained when it enabled NYX to purchase OpenBet.

William Hill said “no decision has been made at this time” and, despite reports, “refutes in the strongest terms that any anti-competitive measure have been requested or is being demanded”.

The company added: “William Hill confirms that it has issued a conversion notice to convert its holding of convertible preference shares and has commenced legal action in order that it may also vote such shares at the special meeting of shareholders.

“William Hill does not wish to make any further comment on those proceedings at this time, other to confirm that it will continue to act in the best interests of its shareholders.”

William Hill owns and controls 6,800,000 ordinary shares of NYX and £80m of preference shares of NYX Digital Gaming, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NYX.

Theses shares are initially convertible into approximately 40,723,339 ordinary shares of NYX, based on an initial conversion price of CAD$3.67 per ordinary share.