Vienna International Gaming Expo will be back in 2018 with the second edition of one of the fastest growing conference in Central Europe. The 2018 edition of VIGE is reincarnation of the inaugural edition and the motto of the event is “Do it for your karma”.

Below are the main updates which have been adopted to further increase the quality of the event.

New period and a new program

The event will be held between 30 May and 1 June in 2018, the first day being dedicated for Pre-registration, Welcome Drinks and Networking.

The exhibition will be open between 31 May – 1 June and the 2 day event will highlight some of the latest launched companies, but also feature some of the already established providers of the online gambling industry. The key focus is to bring together both software providers and connected service providers of the industry to encourage collaborations in the casino, sports betting, eSports, daily fantasy sports and of course virtual reality game providers.

The floor plan is limited for up to 38 exhibitors and it is encouraged to book early in order to avoid missing out on this great opportunity to highlight your brand in front of the top decision makers of the industry at a boutique style environment.

In parallel with the exhibition, the event will focus on bringing a wealth of information is the special designed panels of the newly launched iGaming Knowledge Seminar series and the already established Innovation Talks.

iGaming Knowledge Seminar – is a conference dedicated to highlighting some of the key techniques and a services which can be implemented by gambling operators in order to increase revenues, decrease fraud and of course catch up with the latest regulatory updates of trending markets.

Innovation Talks – will be highlighting some of the latest technology which is available for operators worldwide and will also feature some new product launches from the top names of the industry. The Innovation Talks series has been launched at VIGE2017 and has been the main topic since then at all the events organized by EEGMedia/EEGEvents.

The seminars will focus on the following main topics: Market Update Austria, Market Update Germany, Market Update Malta, Gambling Regulations in the European markets, IMGL Masterclass, Match Fixing, Convergence between Land Based and Online Gambling, Fraud Detection, VR/AR technology use in Gambling, AI use in Gambling, Customer Retention, eSports, Daily Fantasy Sports, Cryptocurrency

New location

VIGE2018 will be held at a new location which will check the boxes of many delegates that attended the inaugural event and given the feedback about the location.

The event will take place at Austria´s tallest skyscraper, the Danube City Tower.

The iconic DC Tower is the tallest skyscraper in the country. So, when you stay at the Meliá Vienna Hotel you can enjoy spectacular views of the city and the river. It is also close to the United Nations Offices, the Austria Center Vienna congress center and many leading companies.

The location has been picked in order to give the best experience for attending delegates, who will have the opportunity to enjoy networking with a breath taking background view.

Introducing Welcome Drink and Networking Boat Trip, More networking opportunities than ever

The event is built around the feedback that has been received after the inaugural event and it has been carefully analyzed in order to create yet another unique platform for attending delegates.

In addition to the traditional “Official Networking Party” which will be take place at a soon to be confirmed location on the evening of 31 May, the conference will feature a Pre-Registration session with Welcome Drinks and a Networking Boat Trip on the Danube.

Delegate pass price breakdown:

• General Admission (Early Bird Rate – 50% off): 99 EUR – Sales end on March 1, 2018
• Group General Admission (Early Bird Rate – 60% off): 79 EUR – Sales end on March 1, 2018
• General Admission (Advance Rate – 40% off): 118.80 EUR – Sales end on May 1, 2018
• Group General Admission (Advance Rate – 50% off): 99 EUR – Sales end on May 1, 2018
• General Admission (no discount): 198 EUR – Sales end on May 31, 2018

The delegate pass will grant access for the visitor to enter and network during the 2 days of action packed seminars and visit the busy floor plan. The delegate pass also includes a complimentary buffet lunch which will be served on both day of the event.

REGISTER HERE

For more details, visit the official website of the event: www.viennagamingexpo.com

The mybet Group has expanded its B2B services business and starts with a new partner into the Austrian market. After having completed the technical ramp-up phase the partner’s first seven sports betting shops are now in operation. Further shops are already being planned and are going to significantly increase the business volume in the B2B group segment during the second half of the year.

“Also in Austria, like in all our B2B shops, we cooperate with a partner holding the necessary permissions. This step creates a quick and profitable growth in our B2B group segment,” said Markus Peuler, CEO of mybet Holding SE.

Cashout available in whole mybet offering

Since the complete launch of the new online platform mybet is constantly working on improving the offering. In example, as a direct consequence of the platform switch the cashout feature, meaning a buy back option for a bet that has not been settled, which is very popular in the market, is available in all mybet sales channels. That means, customers can use cashout independently from having placed the bet in a shop, on a smartphone or online.

“Cashout is a very popular feature in the market and already a standard offering for a modern betting provider. This is why we are very glad to be able to offer this feature not only like before in some but in all our sales channels,” explains Peuler.

About mybet Holding SE
The mybet Group, licensed in several European countries, provides sports betting and online casino games with the headquarter located in Berlin and offices in Cologne and Malta. mybet offers its betting and gaming products over the internet platform mybet.com as well as in land-based betting shops operating under a franchise system. In addition, the group is supplying regional betting providers in Europe and Africa as a B2B service provider.
mybet Holding SE is the parent company of the mybet Group. The shares of mybet Holding SE (ISIN DE000A0JRU67) are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the Prime Standard.
For further information, visit www.mybet-se.com | www.mybet-shop.com

Internet service providers in Austria could be authorised to block domains of websites that break local laws, such as some international gambling sites.

Internationally licensed online gambling sites have proven to be a pain to deal to several countries without proper regulation for the online segment. In order to improve its control over them, Austria is considering to authorise internet service providers (ISPs) to block the domains of websites presumed to be breaking their laws.

As reported by CalvinAyre, plans to amend the Telecommunications Act 2003 to permit local ISPs to take “traffic management measures” in order to prevent “criminal acts” have been recently revealed by the Ministry of the Interior. Despite not being specifically targetted to gambling sites, the Austrian Association for Betting and Gaming (OVWG) has alerted that they could be included if Austrian legislators approve the amendment.

Government’s intentions aren’t a novelty, however, legal challenges at the Court of Justice for the European Union have interfered with their previous efforts to get ISPs to block unauthorised gambling operators’ domains.

Online gambling verticals (excluding sports betting) are restricted in Austria to the Win2Day brand of Casinos Austria and its Austrian Lotteries subsidiary. The OVWG was created to update the current framework in order to make it more EU-compliant.