Inside Asian Gaming

August 2009 | INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 47 Briefs quarter of this year, we’ve experienced rates of adoption which have exceeded considerably our initial expectations,” stated Nick Hogan, Gaming Support’s Vice President of Sales and Business Development. “Whether we’re dealing with a sophisticated, enterprise-class gaming organization such as Holland Casino or a 60-unit, stand-alone arcade, SlotTimer’s benefits are immediate, highly significant, easily quantifiable and grounded in basic physical realities,” continued Hogan. “We’re exceedingly pleased with Holland Casino’s decision to implement SlotTimer company-wide and we look forward to subsequent deployments throughout the global gaming industry.” Regulatory Summit in Taipei Beacon Events has announced the Asian Gaming Regulation and Investment Summit will take place in Taipei, Taiwan, in October. The company says it is the region’s only dedicated regulatory conference for gambling. AGR will cover current legislation and future directions for gambling regulation in key Asian jurisdictions, including regulation for casinos, integrated resorts, lotteries, betting and tournaments. It will also deal with legal issues surrounding the business of gambling, such as payments and fund transfers, anti-money laundering, advertising and marketing regulations and socially responsible gaming. Novomatic Brand Building in Argentina Austrian Gaming Industries has launched a wholly owned subsidiary in Argentina to build its sales in South America. Laureano Bonorino, aged 38, has been named as Head of Sales with the new company, AGI Argentina s.r.l., which is based in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires. AGI is currently expanding its network of Novomatic sales and service centres across the South American continent. Mr Bonorino has wide experience in the international gaming industry with companies including Unidesa Gaming and WMS. He will be responsible for building sales within the country from existing customers; building the customer base and further strengthening the Novomatic brand as a strong trade name in the local casino industry. He will be supported by a team of local technicians dedicated to delivering excellent customer service. “I feel honoured by this assignment and the invitation to become part of the international Novomatic Group team,” says Mr Bonorino, “I am convinced that I will be able to contribute to the group’s successful expansion in the South American market by establishing a strong and effective local representation. AGI Argentina will offer excellent sales and after-sales service as well as technical support for our regional customers and partners.” “Our new subsidiary AGI Argentina was founded to satisfy the constantly growing demand for our products and services in the Argentine market and to guarantee the best possible support for our local customers and partners,” says Jens Halle, Managing Director AGI. “We are pleased to have retained such an experienced and well- established team of industry veterans who are determined to make this company a success. I wish Laureano Bonorino and his colleagues all the best for the new challenge and assure them of the full support of the Novomatic Group of Companies.” iGaming Congress and Expo in Europe The 8th Annual European iGaming Congress and Expo (EiG) takes place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen from 15th to 17th September. The organiser Clarion Gaming says one of the biggest changes to EiG this year is that the expo hall is adjacent to the conference rooms as opposed to being on separate floors, allowing a greater flow of traffic through the hall and for all coffee and networking events to be held with the exhibitors. Other new features include a more prominent networking bar hosted by Microgaming Systems, which will prove the central meeting hub for everyone; and topical roundtable sessions in the expo hall hosted by key industry experts for all attendees. Attendees will see the widest range of suppliers ever, offering the latest products and solutions, including white label and turnkey solutions, casino, poker, bingo, sports betting, branded content, jurisdictions, licensing, hosting, payment solutions, fraud prevention and live dealer solutions. In addition to this, the World Poker Congress 2009 will be co-located with EiG this year, for the first time on Thursday, 17th September. Clarion says it is the only conference to examine and generate partnerships between live and online poker businesses. This partnership will further increase the large number of industry experts, speakers and affiliates that will be in Copenhagen, benefiting the audiences of both events. “The strong growth of EiG’s exhibition shows us a few things; the resilience and growth of the iGaming industry is not to be underestimated, EiG is heading to even bigger and better things as an unmissable calendar event, and all attendees will get more product insights, networking and fun for their money than ever before!”, says Mark Walker, Global Head of Conferences. Taipei from above Laureano Bonorino