Asia’s premier online gaming event - the iGaming Asia Congress, 23-25 February 2010, set for the Grand Hyatt, City of Dreams will welcome the crème de la crème of gaming operators and providers, both globally and regionally, for a truly world-class event. Visitors will hear how Asia fits into the strategic plans of the global operators from the big boys, plus tactical business strategies from those operating on the ground here and where they see market opportunities.

Just some of the industry leaders that will be speaking on valuable marketing and operational insights from include: Mitch Garber, CEO, Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment, Atul Bali, President, GTECH G2, Patrick Selin, CEO, Bodog Network, Jose Mari B. Ponce, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Cagayan Economic Zone Authority, Daniel Liao, VP/CFO, Chinalotsynergy, Benedict Wan, Assistant VP, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Jacob Wong, CEO, Gamelot, Paulo Azevedo, Publisher & Founder, Macau Business, and Peter Nolan, Managing Director, Genting Alderney, amongst others.

The event will present a total view of the gaming market in the region, with featured speakers from Australia, India, China, Philippines, Cambodia, Macau, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong, focusing on sessions with specific areas of interest, including Live dealer, Sports betting, Lotteries, Casual and web-based gaming, and Mobile betting and gaming.

Rosalind Wade, General Manager of organizers Beacon Events Ltd., said: “ Attendees will be able to hear from new start-ups in the region who are expanding their businesses across the range of phone, Internet and terrestrial, and what it takes to build an online gaming business in Asia, as well as meeting market and legal experts from each jurisdiction in intimate round-table sessions to get the low-down on what you can and cannot do in each market, plus meet like-minded business partners and potential clients at the same time”.

The iGaming Asia Congress is an event not just for western service providers looking to get into the Asia market, but also for Asian operators to get a better understanding of global market conditions and opportunities and share best practice with the most successful companies in the region and the World. Wade concluded: “Visitors will discover how land-based operators are capitalizing on their brands to recruit online customers, and lessons learned along the way, and will also find out how to exploit casual gaming and social networks in the region, and about hybrid gambling in Chinese online games”. (E-12.04.09)

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