Tag Archives: EIG 2015

Big rise in EiG 2015 attendees

SBC News Big rise in EiG 2015 attendees

EiG 2015 last month set a new benchmark for the iGaming industry event as a record number of countries and attendees gathered at Arena Berlin for three days of insight and networking opportunities. Eighty-three countries were represented at EiG 2015 – a huge increase of more than a third on last year’s total of 61, illustrating the increasingly global appeal …

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EIG 2015 – Marco Kobelt – Casino VR: Welcome Reality

SBC News EIG 2015 - Marco Kobelt - Casino VR: Welcome Reality

Following on from the completion of EIG Berlin 2015,  SBC chatted with Casino VR Founder and CEO Marco Kobelt, following his enterprise’s win at the 2015 EiG Start-up Launchpad in Berlin. Kobelt details to SBC readers why virtual reality (VR) will have a big role to play in the industry’s future and how VR technology will potentially capture a new sector audience. SBC: Can …

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EiG 2015 announces LaunchPad finalists

SBC News EiG 2015 announces LaunchPad finalists

Trends in eSports, VR, anti-fraud, sports trading technology and casual gaming are exploited by start-ups shortlisted for the 8th EiG Start-Up LaunchPad competition to take place on 22 October at Arena Berlin. The LaunchPad, that takes place twice a year at Clarion’s flagship events, EiG in Berlin and GiGse in San Francisco, boasts amongst its winners and participants successful companies …

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EIG 2015 – David Mills: Matchbook – Why incubators are the next big industry idea

SBC News EIG 2015 - David Mills: Matchbook - Why incubators are the next big industry idea

Bigger companies and more competition across the market mean it’s a great time to be an innovator in the gaming industry, according to David Mills, head of Matchbook’s mLabs incubator. Mills, who is also head of research for the betting exchange, was speaking ahead of Matchbok’s participation at next month’s EiG event in Berlin, where his colleague Derek Coetzee will …

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EIG 2015 – Gareth Davis: William Hill – On Reputation

SBC News EIG 2015 - Gareth Davis: William Hill - On Reputation

Amid changing and more challenging market conditions, the industry’s overall reputation and political agenda has become a prominent issue for all betting operators. SBC and EIG met with Gareth Davis William Hill Chairman to gain insight on how debate and government discussions are progressing for the industry as a whole. With 38 year executive career, Davis former CEO of Imperial …

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Berlin Affiliate Conference visitors welcomed by EiG 2015

SBC News Berlin Affiliate Conference visitors welcomed by EiG 2015

Attendees at this year’s Berlin Affiliate Conference (BAC) are being offered a free pass to the Excellence in iGaming (EiG) expo in the same city. The EiG event takes place at Arena Berlin from October 20-22, meaning it finishes on the same day that BAC begins at the Berlin ExpoCenter Clarion-organised EiG is this year aiming for the first time to reach out to the full …

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EIG 2015 – Rahul Sood – Unikrn – eSports: Creating a competitive dynamic

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Introducing eSports to the gambling sector will be a key theme at EIG 2015 (Berlin  Arena Halle 20-22 October). The rise of competitive platforms in eSports has seen a number of questions being asked of this contemporary industry SBC caught up with Rahul Sood Co-Founder and CEO of Unikrn, an eSports competitive platform that plans to lead this exciting and …

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Clarion Gaming – EIG 2015 – Agenda Berlin

SBC News Clarion Gaming - EIG 2015 - Agenda Berlin

EIG 2015 the gambling sectors leading knowledge led and innovation focused conference returns to the Arena Halle Berlin (20-22 October) Following a year of seismic change for the gambling sector which is witnessing operators, service providers and various stakeholders adjust to new demands and market conditions. Outlining the conference key discussions and agenda, Team SBC caught up with Clarion Gaming’s Jo …

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EiG to explore eSports opportunities for the gaming industry

SBC News EiG to explore eSports opportunities for the gaming industry

The eSports sector is a “generational movement” that can provide scalability that the gaming industry will relish, according to experts who will focus on the topic at EiG in Berlin, Germany. Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood and Marco Blume, Head of Sportsbook at Pinnacle Sports, will lead an industry discussion on ‘eSports and gambling – exploring the potential at the intersection of both’ …

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