GES 2011
Gaming Executive Summit 2011
Schayltz: “The networking opportunities were of tremendous value”; Gaming Executive Summit LatAm 2011 “a resounding success”
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he Gaming Executive Summit LatAm 2011 conference during February 22-24 at the Marriott Panama City Hotel in Panama, organized by Terrapinn, was a resounding success, with over 130 online and offline
operators, lotteries, government regulators, jurisdictions, technology & service providers and other key decision makers in attendance.
Building off the success of its global Gaming
Executive Summit event portfolio that includes conferences in Europe, Australia and Asia, Gaming Executive Summit LatAm ushered in a high standard for the Latin American gaming industry, covering a very hot topic and presenting the opportunity for online and offline operators alike to do business. It established itself as a quality and trustworthy component of what is a rapidly growing and increasingly relevant regional community. We will continue to provide this top-notch professionalism in 2012 in Panama.
Gaming Executive Summit LatAm focused on
innovation and strategy in the entirety of Latin America, spanning both the online and offline sectors of sports betting, bingo, poker, new technology, and mobile betting, as well as putting particular emphasis on regional regulatory and payments infrastructure problems.
The conference spanned three days, dividing the
topical matter strategically across the days, including a pre-conference workshop specifically dedicated to
navigating Latin Americas difficult regulatory framework. These days provided attendees with holistic and deep coverage of niche topics, allowing participants to focus while leaving the remaining days to explore other areas.
Pre-conference Workshop The conference started off with a rousing,
interactive workshop of regulatory models in Latin America led by Gambling Compliance. Workshop leaders James Kilsby and Luis Gil discussed current trends in major markets like Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. There was also a rousing discussion of the effect potential US online gaming regulation could have on Latin American jurisdictions.
“Everyone realizes that Latin America is the next big market and that’s why this conference is here. And that’s why I’m here.. I want to find out what’s happening in Latin America. I think within 2 years the Bodog Brand will be in Latin America,” said, Calvin Ayre, Founder,
BodogBrand.com and
CalvinAyre.com
DAY 1 The morning conference opened with dynamic and
interactive remarks by Day 1 Chairman James Kilsby, Americas Editor, Gambling Compliance, that led into the very comprehensive Keynote Address given by Fernando Ors, Codere Chief Development Officer, who detailed the present state of the Latin American gaming market, making correlations between that and one of Europe’s most promising markets, such as Spain. He emphasized the macroeconomic factors which make Latin America a promising market for operators and what the unique market limitations are.
Following Ors, was the first Keynote Address; we
heard from Andy Wasserman, CEO, bwin Argentina, who focused on the potential and challenges of the Latin American online gaming market. This was followed by a lively debate on the competition
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