In Light of Coming Conferences

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