Rome, the capital city of Italy, will host a major iGaming industry event, the first edition of IGE – Italian Gaming Expo & Conference, which will take place on April 18 and 19 at the Palazzo dei Congressi.

The event will bring together over 60 speakers from various countries located both in Europe and the rest of the world. There will also be over 30 companies from the industry involved and over 10 key Italian and European institutions: Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli, Coni, Agcom, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, State Police, Finance Police, Europol, Interpol, as well as the Italian Government and Parliament.

Foreign regulators such as the U.K. Gambling Commission and the Malta Gaming Authority will also be represented at the event, alongside several international entities like the International Association of Gaming Regulators and the United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports.

The Italian Gaming Expo & Conference was created as a brand new business-to-business event dedicated to the iGaming and sports betting industry in Italy, a key regulated market in Europe. The event will focus on content and will try to define the guidelines for companies that want to evolve in this industry in future years through innovation and sustainability.

The event will bring together institutions, experts, scholars, influencers and companies which will have an open dialogue on various topics that are very important for the future of the industry in the Italian regulated market and beyond.

Perfect Timing

The Italian Gaming Expo & Conference couldn’t have come at a better time since 2024 is marked by the intention of the Italian Government and Parliament to reform the gaming sector in the country, along with the issuing of tenders for the renewal of the current licenses.

The Italian online casino and sports betting market has been the subject of gradual regulation over the past twenty years and overall it has been a success since other jurisdictions have attempted to copy the model in recent years.

The event has put together a Scientific Committee that has illustrious components, scholars and industry professionals that are well-known in the field. Among the members of the committee we can mention Lucio Lamberti, Professor of Marketing Analytics and Analytics for Business Lab at Politecnico di Milano, Francesco Rodano, Chief Policy Officer at Playtech and Former Online Gaming Regulator, and Ludovico Calvi, Honorary President United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports.

The first edition of the Italian Gaming Expo & Conference will end with the first edition of the Italian Gaming Awards, which will reward the Italian gaming operators and suppliers that have proven their excellence and commitment to the best practices.

Source: “ITALIAN GAMING EXPO & CONFERENCE THE FUTURE HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND LOOKS AT SUSTAINABILITY”. European Gaming. April 2, 2024.

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Rimini, the gorgeous Italian seaside town, is set to host the 36th edition of the Enada Primavera trade expo, an event that is extremely important for the Southern European gaming industry.

The event will take place at Rimini Expo Centre between 12 and 14 March 2024 and it is organized by IEG Italian Exhibition Group and promoted by SAPAR, Italian Association of coin-op entertainment machines. EUROMAT, the European association of land-based entertainment operators, also supports the event, which also benefits from the collaboration of other important trade associations.

Enada Primavera has all the sectors of the gaming industry involved, starting with products and continuing with technology and services supplied both by Italian and international companies. At this year’s edition participants can expect to see and try out new slot machines, video lottery systems and video games.

Moreover, participants will get to enjoy more equipment designed for the entertainment industry, including technology, payment systems, fittings and services for land-based operations such as bingo halls and amusement arcades.

Online gaming is not forgotten either, there will be plenty of products and solutions for online casinos, mobile gaming and other gaming facilities offered by companies licensed to operate in this sector in Italy.

Along with showcasing the latest innovations and technologies in the gaming industry, the event will also host debates and events which facilitate networking between the key players in the gaming industry. One of the most important topics is expected to be the support and promotion of responsible legal gaming which provides security and control.

Top Participants Confirmed

Altenar, the well-known international sports betting software provider, has announced its participation at this year’s events because it has some important novelties for the Italian market to showcase.

Among these novelties we can find the BetMentor product, which is capable of generating a random bet for which the player can decide the desired amount and expected winnings. Moreover, the company’s software also offers the Insights feature (also called Analysis), which offers suggestions on selected matches while also offering players a large amount of statistical data in order to make their betting choices better informed.

The software provider will also showcase MOA, its mobile sports betting application, which is designed to take the sports betting platform to mobile devices without losing any of the functionality. The supplier will also present its bonus tool, which allows sportsbook operators to activate promotions on selected matches or leagues.

Endorphina, the famous content supplier for online casinos, has also revealed that the company will attend the 2024 edition of the Enada Primavera event. The supplier announced that it is going to present its top-performing slot titles at the event in Italy.

Source: “Presentation“. ENADA. 2024.

“Altenar’s new products at ENADA24“. ENADA. February 20, 2024.

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In 2019, Swedish game studio Thunderkick, which offers premium slots and a supporting RGS engine for the industry, Thunderkick, released Midas: Golden Touch. 

Now, following the success of the game, the company that is “trying to make it through bold ideas, color, and loads of fun” has announced that it geared up for the holiday season by adding the game’s Christmas edition to its roster of titles.  

Players eager to experience the magic of the holiday season through a themed slot should get ready to set on a “unique golden adventure” while exploring the mesmerizing world of the iconic King Midas. 

The release of Midas: Golden Touch Christmas Edition follows the launch of Hot Potato and Bones and Bounty, two slots that have already drawn the attention of a large number of players.

Midas: Golden Touch Christmas Edition Metrics Overview

• Rows: 3
• Reels: 5
• Paylines: 15 
• Volatility: High
• Max win: 10,100x
• RTP: 96.17%
• Min/Max Bet: min: 0.10, max: 160
• Release date: November 22, 2023

The Slot, “A Fantastic Festive Update”

Thunderkick’s product owner, Mike Collins, spoke about the “fantastic festive update” brought to one of the studio’s most successful games, praising the additional excitement that the fresh slot is expected to bring to players. 

In this regard, he mentioned the bonus buy option, along with the Wild Multipliers and the Free Spins bonus rounds that attract boosted winning opportunities. 

Collins also took the opportunity to express their confidence that players will appreciate coming across the fan-favorite game with “thrilling new additions.”

Turn Everything You Touch Into Glittering Gold

Reach the Greek king’s pantheon and admire the Christmas decorations with twinkling lights and trees on the list. Keep your eyes on the chalices, crowns, and Midas symbols, and cross your fingers for Midas’s golden hands, which is the Wild symbol in the game.

This symbol can replace the rest of the symbols on the grid. At the same time, all paylines that feature the symbol offer a multiplier of up to 32x, depending on the exact number of Wilds seen landing.

Players who land at least three Scatter symbols during any spin in the base game enter the Free Spins bonus round, where they are given 10 free spins. 

Land three more Landing Scatters during this round to obtain 10 extra free spins. While still engaged in the bonus round, all winning symbols will remain locked on their positions for a respin. The feature will go on until there are no more additional winning symbols that can land. 

Wild symbols can also be randomly placed on the reels prior to a round of free spin for more winning opportunities.

Players willing to pay 80x the base bet can purchase the Bonus Buy feature and jump right into the Free Spins bonus round. 

In August, Thunderkick launched Grand Melee, a slot with premium sound effects, excellent features, and award-boosting options. The release came shortly after the company inked a content agreement with Gamingtec.

At the start of June, the studio entered the LatAm market with Rush Street Interactive and Rushbet to its side.

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Pragmatic Play, a leading iGaming content supplier, has announced that it will be doubling the annual prize pool of its popular Drops & Wins event. This year, the total prize pool will be a whopping €30,000,000 (around $33,000,000), the company said.

Drops & Wins is an annual promotion that takes entertainment in mind and channels Pragmatic Play’s energy and resources into an initiative where players can win extra prizes when playing their favorite slots or participating in tournaments. The company has been running Drops & Wins since 2020, with the initiative proving to be a resounding success.

In addition to doubling the total budget, Pragmatic Play announced that players will have the chance to win bigger than ever before when playing one of the game’s slots or live casino games.

Players can be looking forward to the largest prize pool in the industry and an enhanced gaming experience with our new promotional mechanics.

Pragmatic Play statement

The impressive prize pool means that a staggering €2,000,000 can now be won every month. Meanwhile, a monthly prize pool of €500,000 will be available across the company’s best live casino titles.

Drops & Wins Will Engage Players at No Added Cost

In addition to winning Daily Prize Drops, players will be able to compete against their peers. The top players in Pragmatic Play’s daily and weekly tournaments will earn extra prizes depending on their position on the leaderboard.

Drops & Wins will run from April 5, 2023, to March 6, 2024, providing players with a full year of exciting prizes. The company is excited to renew the initiative as attested by Irina Cornides, Pragmatic Play’s chief operating officer.

Cornides pointed out that the prize pool of €30,000,000 is entirely funded by the provider and is the largest of its kind. The best thing for operators is that there are no added integration costs to take part in Drops & Wins. The initiative, Cornides added, will help Pragmatic Play’s partners inspire loyalty among their players.

And with no extra cost or additional integration required to take part, we couldn’t have made it easier for our partners to boost player acquisition, engagement, and retention through Drops & Wins.

Irina Cornides, COO, Pragmatic Play

Pragmatic Play continues to boast a robust pipeline, producing several new slots each month. The company’s products are growing more and more popular among operators, as proven by the recent agreements the provider has been signing.

Pragmatic Play just expanded its presence in Brazil via a deal with Win Prêmios. Previously, the company launched some of its games with Swiss Casinos.

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This year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) is expected to build on the momentum of last year’s successful tournament when over 197,000 participants from over 100 countries took their best shot at the mouth-watering total prize pool of $347.9 million which broke all previous records.

This year’s WSOP will mark the 54th edition of the most successful poker event on the planet and it will be held at the freshly rebranded Horseshoe Las Vegas Casino and Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino between May 30 and July 18.

As explained by WSOP’s executive director and senior vice president Ty Stewart, the momentum created by the series making its debut on The Strip in 2022 is expected to generate record-breaking WSOP and World Championship events at the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino and the Horseshoe Las Vegas.

The latter officially opened its gates to the public on March 24 after a year of multimillion-dollar remodeling.

“This Is the Year to Go to Vegas”

Stewart also added that this would be the perfect year to “get to Vegas” if the Main Event has been on your bucket list for a while. In 2023, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship will be held between July 3 and July 17.

Besides the freshly added permanent hall of fame poker room built at Horseshoe Las Vegas, the much-anticipated event will also feature the biggest capacity in the history of the series. No less than 608 tables will be spread across the convention space’s 200,000 square feet for nonstop live action.

WSOP 2023 will also host the first-ever $300 price point tournament in the history of the series.

Other exciting events to be looking forward to are the 600 Main Event Seats Guaranteed from GGPoker, where the latter will be providing 500 guaranteed Main Event seats on GGPoker.com via global qualifiers along with an extra 100 seats on the ClubGG.net subscription site.

The 600 total seats will have a massive prize pool of $6,000,000, representing more than double of GGPoker’s official qualifiers in 2022. The online satellites will be initiated in March.

The Main Event Mania at Casinos Worldwide will introduce the pioneer Global Qualification Weekend held on May 20-May 21 at live poker rooms located on four different continents. Right before the start of the series in Las Vegas, poker rooms from all parts of the world will reunite to offer Guaranteed Seat satellite tournaments, sending players to the 2023 Main Event.

Every poker room will organize step tournaments with buy-ins capped at $140 and a culminating mega of $1,175 that will award a guaranteed seat along with all travel expenses to Las Vegas.

The Horseshoe Casino Held the First WSOP Tournament in 1970

The first-ever Horseshoe Casino opened its gates in 1951. The first WSOP tournament was organized there almost two decades later, in 1970.

The Caesars Entertainment-owned brand is currently responsible for operating and managing 10 different Horseshoe properties spread all across North America.

Caesars announced its intention to purchase Bally’s Las Vegas and turn it into a Horseshoe Casino a year ago, in February 2022.

The property’s general manager and senior vice president Jason Gregorec called the arrival of Horseshoe on The Strip a “significant moment for Caesars Entertainment,” as well as for the Horseshoe brand and the entirety of the city.

Gregorec also expressed excitement for being able to welcome guests to the freshly redesigned resort and its newest additions including the interior and exterior upgrades and renovations and new entertainment and culinary options, while also reintroducing it to Las Vegas.

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