Andrew Rhodes has reiterated that the Gambling Review’s underlying challenge is to find the right balance to govern a commercially evolving UK gambling marketplace and its engagement with the public. The observation led the Chief Executive of the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) address to delegates of the ‘Consumer Protection Zone’ at ICE London 2024. The address began by acknowledging that …
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Tim Kennedy, SUZOHAPP’s VP of Sales Europe, reflects on the company’s 2023 performance and the gaming sector as a whole, whilst shedding some light on its ambitions for the coming months. Last year saw more roll-outs in the US and Canadian betting markets, with notable industry names such as Fanatics. Meanwhile, SUZOHAPP also entered the lottery markets – introducing a …
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Clarion Gaming has confirmed today that ICE London and iGB Affiliate will relocate from their current home at ExCeL London to the Fira de Barcelona (Gran Via) in January 2025. The decision to relocate, said the event organiser, was based on the need to look beyond the ‘here and now’. In a statement, it claimed: “Everything we do is customer-led …
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ICE London upped its attendance numbers by 4,000 this year, as a total of 40,000 ‘unique attendees’ visited the event at the ExCel centre last week. This is a record figure for the betting and gaming trade show, up from 36,000 in 2020 and 24,000 who attended the ‘scaled down’ post-pandemic edition in April 2022. Stuart Hunter, Clarion Gaming Managing …
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Xtremepush has bolstered its omnichannel customer engagement platform by launching its betting-specific ‘Real-Time Sports Feeds’ designed to optimise operators ‘live campaigns’ reach and engagement with target audiences. New Business Executive Will Hansen states that Xtremepush’s sports feed can deliver new dynamics to bookmakers’ standardise marketing plays. SBC: Hi Will; thanks for the catch-up… Why are Real-Time Sports Feeds such an …
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The organisers of this year’s ICE London event plan to make the 2023 edition ‘the biggest on record’, having booked up a vast amount of space at the ExCel Centre. The expo will encompass 51,466 square metres of net space and occupy 41 halls of the exhibition centre in Tower Hamlets, East London, whilst the iGB Affiliate London sister show …
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This year’s ICE London event will feature a dedicated floor focused on regulated street gaming, catering to both operators and suppliers active in the space. Dubbed the GBG High Street Hub, the project has been jointly developed by the Gambling Business Group (GBG),ICE organisers Clarion Gaming, and feature brands such as Novomatic UK, Entain, Buzz Bingo, Merkur UK and GameNation. …
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Betting and gaming start-ups have been reminded of the upcoming deadline to submit entries to the Pitch ICE initiative for 2023. Companies have until this Thursday, 8 December, to pitch their businesses, solutions and innovative approaches to prospective industry investors and ICE London attendees. The initiative chooses up to 14 successful participants, with interested start-ups applying for the programme via …
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Working closely with operators gives BtoBet the necessary ‘ears to the ground’ when it comes to player trends and demands, and ultimately enables the platform provider to develop its offering to the highest possible standard. That was a key message from Dima Reiderman, Chief Operations Officer at BtoBet. Speaking to SBC at the recent ICE London, Reiderman began the interview …
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Clarion Gaming has this morning confirmed that its flagship ICE London and iGB Affiliate conferences have been postponed for a further year. The corporate events company had planned to host smaller editions of its ICE and iGB shows at London’s ExCeL exhibition centre from 29 June – 1 July 2021. However, following concerns from industry stakeholders, the organiser has been …
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