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Despite living in the digital age, where much of what we do involves virtual reality and artificial intelligence, it’s clear that in-person conferences and trade exhibitions still have an important role to play. Luckily, our industry is well served by live events, with at least one taking place on an almost monthly basis in different regions around the world.


4 ONLINE NEWS


The latest news and updates from across the iGaming sector


8 INDUSTRY INTERVIEW: KATE CHAMBERS – TGB


Neil Mead speaks to Kate Chambers, founder of The Gaming Boardroom, to discuss some of the most pressing topics in the iGaming industry


10 SBC SUMMIT RIO: FULL REVIEW


Following our round up last month, we take a more in-depth look at this year’s SBC Summit Rio, which welcomed 12,000 attendees and recorded 200 percent growth


12 INDUSTRY INTERVIEW: CHUCK ROBINSON – BETER


We ask Chuck Robinson, CRO at BETER about the company’s primary goals for the future, and how it plans to adapt to the changing dynamics of the global iGaming market


14 INDUSTRY INSIDER


Over the past two decades, the online casino industry has evolved remarkably, but Mark McGuiness believes that one crucial aspect has been largely overlooked: the social dimension of play


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We started the year with ICE and iGB Affiliate in Barcelona, which have now been recognised as global leaders in their field by event industry expert Explori, ranking both events in its top five percent based on their Net Promoter Scores (NPS). This is not only great news for the organisers, but the gaming industry in general, as it puts these events firmly on the global business map. But ICE was just the first in a series of successful trade fairs that so far this year have also included SBC Summit Rio. We had a short summary of the event last issue, but this month we’re bringing you a more in-depth review.


Then there’s SiGMA Africa, which took place last month, with SiGMA Americas just about to start. This will be followed by SBC Summit Americas in May, SiGMA Asia and SBC Summit Malta in June, and then the big SBC Summit Lisbon in September, with SiGMA Euro-Med and SiGMA Central Europe happening later in the year. So there are plenty of opportunities to network with other industry professionals and exchange ideas and best practice. This is vital for the health and sustained growth of the business, something that both founder of The Gaming Boardroom, Kate Chambers and CRO of BETER, Chuck Robinson touch on in this month’s industry interviews. And to further emphasise the importance of human contact, social gaming is the subject of our industry insider, Mark McGuinness’ guest column this month.


Neil Mead, Editor GIO 10


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