Visitors to ICEi, the remote gaming sector within the 2009 International Gaming Expo, will be part of a record-breaking event, according to Clarion Gaming.
The event organizer said that, this year, ICEi will feature more exhibitors from more jurisdictions, and the event will occupy more stand space than at any time in the event’s history. The international business-to-business event will be 40 percent larger than in 2008 and 75 percent bigger than in 2007, according to the company.
Big-name exhibitors will include Playtech Ltd., Cryptologic Ltd., Microgaming Software Systems Ltd., Boss Media A.B., WorldMatch, A-Bet-A Technology Ltd., Ongame Network Ltd., Synot Tip, Net Entertainment A.B. and Chartwell Games among many others. Some of this year’s newcomers are Global Collect, Inside Poker Business, Ivobank, Visionary iGaming, Vodafone Malta and WorldMatch.
“Online is most certainly the gambling platform of the moment,” said Charlotte Skinner, marketing manager for Clarion Gaming, in a prepared statement. “Respected observers and analysts including the Financial Times, William Hill chief executive Ralph Topping and market intelligence provider Key Note have all referred to online gambling as a strong driver of growth.”
Ms. Skinner believes that the heightened interest in online gaming will be manifest in the show’s attendance figures, which in 2008 attracted 2,861 unique I-gaming professionals from 68 jurisdictions.
“Combined with the Google decision to allow online gambling adverts to be displayed in Britain as well as online’s reputation for being part of the recession-resilient home entertainment package, I would anticipate strong levels of interest in the exhibition and our pre-registration figures are reflecting this,” Ms. Skinner added. “The attendance figure at ICEi 2008 was 21 per cent up on 2007 and we are looking to build on that.”
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