iGaming Asia Congress to be held in March
The beginning of the year has been quite exciting in terms of the coming conferences, and one of those is certainly iGaming Asia Congress, which will be held in the Grand Hyatt, City of Dreams in Macau from March 2, 2011.
According to the organizer’s announcements, the conference will present a comprehensive overview of Internet and gaming legislation in Asia, and cover some crucial issues, including the repercussions of China's ban on Internet betting and gaming, licensing options, and potential online gambling legalizations in the future.
In a rather comprehensive statement, the organizers provided a summary of the biggest markets in Asia, as well as a country by country breakdown of what is legally allowed and what is not, who the main players are, routes to market and local partnerships.
The countries and regions addressed are:
CHINA & TAIWAN – Opportunities in the sports and welfare lotteries, building relationships with local media and update on the casino law in Taiwan
SE ASIA – Strategies of the incumbent operator in Malaysia and sports betting updates for Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia
PHILIPPINES – Marketing channels, betting opportunities and distribution via Internet cafés and kiosks
KOREA – Update from the monopoly operator, SportsToto
INDIA – Lottery opportunities, licensing and online gaming
AUSTRALIA – Policy and regulatory changes implemented since the Productivity Commission's Final Report on Gambling and the potential Asia-wide impact of changes in racing and sports betting
In addition, it was stated that the conference will introduce delegates to the strategies used by Asian operators to approach the European market, as well as some crucial challenges that foreign operators may encounter in Asia.
Apart from this, the organizers provided a list of speakers on these topics, which include:
Vincent Seow, Executive Director, BERJAYA SPORTS TOTO
Magnus Grinneback, Business Area Director, BETSSON
Miao Fu Rui, Director-General, Working Committee, CHINA ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS LOTTERY (SOCIAL WELFARE DEPT OF CHINA)
Su Guojing, CEO, CHINA UNIVERSAL KINGLOTT TECHNOLOGY
Duarte Chagas, Legal Adviser, DICJ MACAU (GAMING INSPECTION & COORDINATION BUREAU)
Kapil Khanna, CEO, FUTURE GAMING SOLUTIONS
Sachin Pawa, CEO, EGT ENTERTAINMENT
William E. Bryson, Partner, JONES DAY
Dennis Valdes, President, PHILWEB
Bill Mummery, Executive Director, SBOBET
Aris Lacuna, Executive Director, SG8 INTERNATIONAL
Tim Shepherd, COO, SILVER HERITAGE
Allen Yan, CEO, SPADE 9
Frederic E. Gushin, Managing Director, SPECTRUM GAMING GROUP
Thibault Verbiest, Partner, ULYS
Andrew Scott, CEO, WORLD GAMING MAGAZINE
Tony Tsai, iGaming Entrepreneur
For more information, visit: www.iGamingAsiaCongress.com
In Light of Coming Conferences
Back
General Gambling News
Gambling Law & Society News
Back to articles
Was this article helpful?
Your Feedback
Please enter your comment.
Your comment is added.
All Article Categories
- General Gambling News (7134)
- Casino Games (5816)
- Gambling Law & Society News (3539)
- Casino Software (3040)
- Tournaments, Promos & Bonuses (1472)
- LCB News (979)
- Sports Events (835)
- Land Based Casino News (657)
- Casino Banking (312)
- Bitcoin & Crypto News (296)
- From the Players for the Players (185)
- Casino Warnings & Rogue Reports (109)
- LCB Monthly News Reports (96)
- Upcoming new casinos (74)
- LCB Approved Casinos (33)
- Sportsbook Sponsorship (27)
- Predatory Terms (15)
- Upcoming Sporting Events (5)
- Live Sports Betting (1)