CEEGC 2018
Evolution of technology vs Gambling Regulators panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Joseph Borg at CEEGC2018
Budapest – 3 July 2018 – The large impact of blockchain technology on the gambling industry is well felt by operators and suppliers and the demands to include cryptocurrencies in the deposit and withdraw options is also growing daily. The industry is shaping up to add these modern technologies of the 21st century, however, as in all industries, the regulators need to keep up with technology in order to make room for the business to grow.
The 2017 edition of Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference(CEEGC) featured an IMGL MasterClass which was titled “The devil is in the details as regulators apply stricter rules” and focused in the facts that shape the legal frameworks of licensing.
All attending keynote speakers of the IMGL Masterclass agreed that technology is way ahead of the regulatory frameworks and it usually takes about 5 year for the regulator and legislator to catch up with them. Thus, all regulators should attend technology conference to learn about the new methods that are being implemented by operators and suppliers to keep up with the demand.
In 2018, at the 3rd edition of CEEGC, we are adding a so-called follow up of the panel in order to track the latest movements of the industry and highlights some of the key aspects which are often overlooked by regulators. (You can view the agenda here.) The panel will focus on the use constant evolution of DFS and how regulators are overlooking its potential, the use of blockchain in the gambling industry and many more.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Joseph Borg who is an Advocate and Partner at WH Partners, heading the Blockchain Advisory and the Gaming and Gambling Advisory sections of the firm, and is titled as “Innovation Talks – Evolution of technology vs Gambling Regulators“.
More about Dr. Joseph Borg
From left to right, Jonathan Galea (Blockchain & cryptocurrencies lawyer, President of Bitmalta), Dr. Andreas Glarner (Partner at MME Legal Tax Compliance), Dr. Joseph Borg (Partner at WH Partners). Photo credits: European Gaming Media and Events
Beside the above mentioned titles, Joseph also practices in the areas of Esports, Corporate, IT, Telecoms and Intellectual Property Law. He also lectures Gaming Law at the University of Malta. Joe occupied the role of Secretary General of the Malta IT Law Association (MITLA) for over 3 years and is a Co-Founder and currently the Vice-President of Bitmalta, which is a non-profit organisation with a mission to promoting and stimulating discussion about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in Malta. Before joining WH Partners he occupied the post of Chief Regulatory Officer of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority – Malta. Joe was also an elected Member on the Board of Trustees of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR), a position which he held throughout 2012. He had originally joined the Authority in March 2007 as Director Legal and Enforcement and has occupied this position for almost 4 years. Before joining the Authority, Joseph, acted as a Legal Counsel to Vodafone Malta Limited for three years.
Joseph was conferred with an LL.M. in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow), with Distinction. Earlier, he was awarded the LL.D. from the University of Malta, after writing and successfully defending a thesis entitled, ‘Protection of Trademarks Against Domain Names’. In November 2000, Joseph graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Legal and Humanistic Studies. Joseph went on an Erasmus Exchange in 2002 at the Facolta di Giurisprudenza of the Universita’ degli Studi di Bologna. In 2009 he completed a Regulator Development Program organized by the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas (UNLV). In 2012 he was awarded a certificate in Casino Management by the UNLV.
Specialties: ICT Law, Gaming Law, Gaming, Blockchain Technology, ICOs, eSports
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Quotes about CEEGC Budapest from attending delegates
Fantasy Sports Interactive – FSI are proud to announce they have won the “Rising Star in the FantasySports / VirtualSports Award” at the CEEGC Budapest 2018!
The CEEGC (Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference) Budapest is an annual boutique event for the iGaming industry, which was held for a third consecutive year on September 25th 2018.
The organisers brought together a select team of successful professionals from the fields of the overall gambling and iGaming industry, as well as experts from the Regulatory and Legislation fields, for a series of insightful panel discussions.
The panels focused on the current situation and Regulation steps happening in Central and Eastern Europe. A highly informative IMGL Masterclass TM took place as well, regarding the U.S Market, its evolution in the post-PASPA era and the role of the European Operations in the ongoing establishment and application of the required regulatory frame.
The Conference was attended by a variety of high-level representatives from some of the most well-known companies in the online gambling industry and several experts from the Legal and Blockchain sectors.
Some of the companies attending the Event were BetConstruct, BtoBet, Betsson, NetEnt, SBTech, Tom Horn, iForium, Play’n’Go, Altenar and FederBet.
Fantasy Sports Interactive was originally nominated by the European Gaming Media Committee in both Fantasy Sports Categories of the Awards:
- Best Overall Fantasy Sports / Virtual Sports Provider 2018
- Rising Star in the Fantasy Sports / Virtual Sports 2018
The Committee decided based on criteria indicating the companies’ outstanding contributions to the online sector of industry in their respective fields.
Fantasy Sports Interactive competed with other Fantasy and Virtual Sports Software companies in an online voting phase between 1st and 31st August 2018 and managed to get shortlisted in both Categories.
The final winners of each category were decided by envelope vote, casted by the CEEGC attendees.
FSI was represented by the company’s Marketing and Communications Manager, Maria Arnidou. The Fantasy Sports Interactive team greatly appreciate their peers’ support and look forward to presenting more of their work to the industry.
As FSI’s founders, CEO Dennis Tsalikis and COO Bill Mexias, stated:
“We are proud to receive the CEEGC Rising Star in the FantasySports / Virtual Sports Award. We would like to thank our team, for bringing the company’s vision to life, the European Gaming Events for hosting us and everyone who kindly supported us with their vote, from the very beginning and during our journey from the nomination, to the shortlist and to this award. We’d like to congratulate our worthy fellow-nominees and let everyone know we are committed to working hard and advancing further. We are looking forward to meeting you all at ICE 2019!”.
FSI have been working on Fantasy Sports since 2013. They aired a beta version of their proof of concept B2C site, Bet4theBest, in 2014; they officially launched with Bet4theBest in the UK in 2015 with an extended Marketing Campaign both in Digital and Traditional Marketing and former footballer and pundit Jermaine Jenas as brand ambassador. After gaining hands-on experience both on B2C handling and marketing, they proceeded with founding Fantasy Sports Interactive; a B2B Fantasy Sports Software House offering a complete and fully customizable range of fantasy sports solutions.
Budapest – 28 September 2018 – The 2018 CEEG Awards Ceremony took place on the 25th of September at the Ritz-Carlton Budapest and was once again embedded in the official agenda of CEEGC Budapest. The winners of each category were announced after 2 months of excitement, which included online voting, shortlist creation and the final vote of the attending delegates of the event.
The awards were presented by Julia Peeva (Amusenet) and Assaf Stieglitz (Odds1X2.com) during the final session of the event and the organizers are honored to reveal the public list of the winner per each category:
- Best Customer Support in Online Casino 2018: Betsson Group
- Best Overall Online Casino 2018: Mr. Green
- Best Customer Support in Sports Betting 2018: Superbet
- Best Overall Sports Betting Operator 2018: Superbet
- Best Overall eSports Service Provider 2018: UltraPlay
- Best Overall Fantasy Sports / Virtual Sports Provider 2018: NSoft
- Rising Star in the Fantasy Sports / Virtual Sports 2018: Fantasy Sports Interactive (FSI)
- Best Sports Betting Innovation in 2018: Altenar
- Rising Star in Sports Betting Technology 2018: Digitain
- Best Overall Sports Betting Provider 2018: SBTech
- Rising Star in Online Casino Technology 2018: Tom Horn Gaming
- Online Casino Innovator 2018: Wazdan
- Best Online Casino Provider 2018: Play’n GO
- Best Lottery Service Provider 2018: Playtech
- Best Cryptocurrency Gaming Platform Provider 2018: Bethereum
- Best Overall Payment Service Provider 2018: paysafecard, part of the Paysafe Group
- Best iGaming Press in the region 2018: GamblingCompliance
- Best Connected iGaming Service Provider 2018: Iforium
- Best Testing Laboratory 2018: Gaming Laboratories International (GLI)
- Best Support for Responsible Gambling 2018: Betsson Group
The official press releases are already rolling out through industry media and here is what the winners are saying:
Johan Törnqvist, CEO at Play’n GO: “We are very active in this region and, as with all areas we work, we have dedicated ourselves to creating the best content we can and making sure we give the operators what they need to best entertain their players.
Our people work incredibly hard to make sure we’re only putting out the finest games and services possible and I’m sure this kind of recognition will only serve to make us work harder to continue setting high standards.”
Andrzej Hyla, Head of Sales at Wazdan: “As a company we’re very proud to win this CEEG Award, and to be recognised in this way for our role as an innovation leader. Behind every achievement, award or milestone reached there is a team of dedicated individuals who work endlessly towards achieving that goal. I’d like to thank our team for their dedication, great work and constant motivation. This one’s for you!”
FSI founders, CEO Dennis Tsalikis and COO Bill Mexias: “We are proud to receive the award. We would like to thank our team, for bringing the company’s vision to life, European Gaming Events for hosting us and everyone who kindly supported us with their vote, from the very beginning and during our journey from the nomination, to the shortlist and to this award.”
“We’d like to congratulate our worthy fellow-nominees and let everyone know we are committed to working hard and advancing further. We are looking forward to meeting you all at ICE 2019.”
Andrew Cochrane, Chief Commercial Officer of SBTech: “We are very proud of our strong relationship with the region, with two of SBTech’s biggest offices based in Bulgaria and another major operation in Kyiv. Just this month we opened a state-of-the-art sports-themed office in Sofia and we have a number of key clients in the region. I look forward to growing our presence in Eastern Europe still further over the coming years.
After a period of intense activity for SBTech in the US and Western Europe, it’s gratifying to be recognised once again for our work in a region that remains vital to our international strategy”
Ondrej Lapides, CEO at Tom Horn Gaming: “At Tom Horn, we always strive for excellence, combining the latest technology with creative ideas to deliver high-quality gaming products that are popular with players and operators, and always comply with the most stringent regulations in the industry. We are proud of the work we do and are honoured to have won this award.”
Udo Müller, CEO of paysafecard: “I am very proud that our team has won the CEEGC Award 2018 for the best payment solution provider in the gaming sector, as further proof that paysafecard is the leading online prepaid payment method for gaming enthusiasts. We won’t rest on our laurels, and will take this award as further motivation to continue our commitment to offering gamers a safe and simple alternative payment method.”
Suren Khachatryan, CEO at Digitain: “The CEEG Conference is one of the industry’s best events to attend in the iGaming calendar and grows in stature every year. We are therefore honoured to be the recipient of the 2018 Central and Eastern European Gaming Awards ‘Rising Star in Sports Betting Technology’ category and look forward to delivering continued technical excellence to our customers.”
Domenico Mazzola, Comercial Director at Altenar: “We are thrilled to receive the award for Best Sports Betting Innovation this year. Thanks to the CEEGC for recognising the power of innovation to shape the future of online sports betting”.
More quotes and testimonials can be found on www.ceegc.eu
The official Post Event Press Releases is scheduled to be published at the beginning of October with a full overview of the happenings and the content that was shared by the top experts of the industry at the event.
We would like to thank once again the event sponsors and media partners for their support!
For more details about the event, visit www.ceegc.eu
UltraPlay has been awarded as the best eSports betting service provider of 2018 by Starlet Awards, organized by the 5 Star iGaming media and Central and Eastern European Gaming (CEEGC) Awards, held in Budapest. The two accolades came a week after the successful performance of the company during the key eSports event of the year – ESI London, where UltraPlay has presented its latest updates and insights from its advanced eSports betting suite during the exhibition and conference days.
Mario Ovcharov, CEO of UltraPlay, who also participated in the Innovation Talks at the CEEG Conference in Budapest, has commented: “It is a great honor to be acknowledged as the best eSports service provider of the year by two industry’s Awards – one focused on the CEE region and the other covering the leading B2B iGaming providers. This wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of the entire team of UltraPlay creating the innovative concepts that make the company standing out from the crowd. We would also like to thank all who voted for us and our clients who spread the word for our unrivaled eSports betting products around the globe.”
Having been at the forefront of the iGaming industry for more than 8 years now, UltraPlay has been creating and developing innovative concepts embracing the entire spectrum of the industry with its turn-key iGaming platform and betting solutions with a leadership position on the eSports betting vertical. The company’s eSports betting suite is used by the leading eSports dedicated brands and covers both established and emerging markets.
The Starlet Awards celebrate the best providers in the B2B supply chain. Judging is conducted by a specifically selected panel of industry experts all with diverse experience and ideally placed to be able to decide which products and innovations are outstanding in their field. Offering the widest coverage of competitive games (25+), 3000+ events monthly as well as 1500+ live events a month and more than 50 markets, UltraPlay has been awarded for its leading position on the eSports betting service provision for 2018.
Celebrating gaming software suppliers with their outstanding contributions to the online sector, CEEG Awards recognized UltraPlay as the Best Overall eSports service provider of 2018 with the votes given both online and on-site, during the CEEG Conference.
About UltraPlay:
UltraPlay is a modern technological company, founded in 2010, with the core ambition to offer an innovative approach to the online gaming industry by providing advanced betting solutions, focused on sports and eSports betting, live betting, white label, online casino and Blockchain technology.
Assembled by a team of iGaming professionals with vast experience in betting product development, operations, eSports and marketing, UltraPlay is a trusted partner for delivering superior sports software and odds products to its customers. Learn more about the company here: www.ultraplay.co
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