Events

Ahead of ICE 2015 Peter Bertilsson  CEO & President of Metric Gaming reviews igaming 2014 innovations and industry technology/market conditions. The gambling industry – despite (or perhaps because of) its size and success – has been notoriously resistant to new technology. Indeed, because many gambling operators still rely heavily on outdated technology, any upgrade would likely require a complete system …

Events company iGaming Business has confirmed and released the schedule for the London Affiliate Conference 2015. The largest affiliate event of the year, will take place between the 31st of January – 3rd of February 2015 at Olympia,London. There are a number of fresh and improved discussion panels and presentations that will be held during LAC 2015 and aim to help business owners …

The two-day Malta iGaming Seminar attracted over 400 delegates and reaped praise from various high-profile industry leaders. Declan Hill, the investigative journalist who was a panelist on the discussion of match fixing, delivered the keynote address titled ‘How to fix a football match’. Mr Hill, who is an international speaker, said MiGS 2014 was one of the best conferences he …

IGB Affiliate announced today they will be adding four brand new awards to the iGB Affiliate Awards which is set to take place on 1st February 2015 at Chelsea Football Club during the London Affiliate Conference. In partnership with casinomeister.com, OLBG.co.uk,bingoport.co.uk and Bluff Europe there new categories will reward the best online casino, sports book, bingo and poker room but uniquely from the …

The iconic Hippodrome Casino, situated in London’s Leicester Square, has been chosen as the venue for the 2015 International Casino Conference (ICC), taking place on Monday 2nd February. Organised jointly by Clarion Events and the European Casino Association, the ICC serves as the curtain raiser to ICE – the world’s biggest B2B gaming event – which runs from 3rd-5th February at London’s ExCeL …

The cancellation of the IMA trade show, scheduled to take place in Düsseldorf in January 2015, will effectively make London’s ICE Totally Gaming the German industry’s ‘international trade show’ according to Lars Rogge, Managing Director of Bally Wulff, one of the principal German machine manufacturers. “I would expect there to be at least 300 of the most important German operators visiting …

The bingo sector is set to take a significantly higher profile within gaming’s most influential b2b exhibition following a strategic partnership agreed between ICE, the Bingo Association and Bingo Life. The partnership will see bingo’s representative body in the UK and Bingo Life, the sector’s dedicated print and digital media channel, taking a joint stand presence on the show floor, …

Registration has opened for next year’s spectacular London Baby! networking event, which will be held at London’s glamorous Cafe de Paris on Tuesday 3 February. Now in its fifth year, London Baby is once again organised by Sports Betting Community and Igaming Business and will provide one of the key networking opportunities around next year’s ICE Totally Gaming show. By …

Adam Hurley of Ladbrokes has scooped the 2014 Betting Shop Manager of the Year award. The manager of the Winchecombe Street branch in Cheltenham beat a strong final eight, also including Ladbrokes’’ Kirsteen Sutherland who was the regional winner for Scotland. Hurley, who has been with the company since the age of 18, commented: “I’m so honoured to have won …

Today sees the official launch of the SBC Job Board – a new resource that aims to help people find their dream job in the sports betting industry. Available to view at http://jobs.sbcnews.co.uk/, the SBC job board details all the latest vacancies in the sector. Job seekers can search for new opportunities via job category or keyword search, and advertising …