The 8th edition of the Malta iGaming Seminar will take place between November 7-9 at the Grand Masters Suite, Hilton Malta which was announced by Jeffrey Buttigieg, Director of Malta iGaming Seminar and the COO of RE/MAX Malta during a press conference together with Joseph Cuschieri, The Malta Gaming Authority Executive Chairman.
Addressing the media conference, Buttigieg said: “We are delighted to host the 8th edition of the Malta iGaming Seminar, a seminar which started as a local event aimed at educating foreign investors to relocate to Malta and now has become an international event where delegates and speakers converge to discuss, network and debate regulatory gaming policy, latest trends and technology of the global gaming industry.”
Buttigieg noted also that the event will be hosted by AJ Thompson, who is an online gaming veteran and two of the world’s leading experts in Global Gaming, Michael Caselli and Sue Schneider. Malta iGaming Seminar 2016 will be spread over a thee-day programme covering topics from regulatory and taxation to virtual currencies and block chain, eSports, player retention and many more. Several renowned experts have already confirmed their attendance and the organisers will very shortly be announcing the attendance of yet another high-level keynote speaker.
The event has sealed several media partnerships and sponsorships including iGaming Business as the official media partner, Malta Gaming Authority, Slots and The Malta Tourism Authority as the lead supporters, while such companies as Act Consultas, Bet Construct, ApcoPay, Continent 8, Calvin Ayre, Hitachi, Catella, JP Advertising, Netshop, Avizza, Bit8, PTL, Kyte Consultants, Konnect, Betting Connections, RE/MAX Malta, BMIT and others are sponsors.
“We are pleased to be supporting MiGS for the eighth consecutive year. I believe that such an event has placed Malta on the international scene for high quality gaming events both in terms of content and high profile of speakers and attendees. I believe that MiGS is an ideal platform for all those who are involved in the remote gaming industry to network, learn and share relevant information and knowledge,” Cuschieri, Executive Chairman of the Malta Gaming Authority, said.
NetEnt Regional Business Manager Michael Pedersen announced that this year the Malta iGaming Seminar 2016 organisers, together with Ambassador events, Ramona Mifsud and himself will be launching a new initiative to promote employees working in the Maltese online gaming community. This will include an awards gala dinner which will be called iGaming Idol. Videoslots.com will support this event as a lead sponsor together with the Malta Gaming Authority, NetEnt and others to be announced shortly.
The awards event will be the first of its kind in the iGaming market and are aimed at recognising individuals and is available to males and females in every iGaming sector. Employers or colleagues will have the opportunity to nominate outstanding individuals working within an online gaming firm. Nominees of the award will then have to prove themselves in front of a panel of judges and will be drilled on a number of tasks that are relevant to their job description. The event has been built on three pillars: recognition of employees, charity – from each ticket there will be a donation to the Malta Community Chest Fund – and entertainment. iGaming Idol will take place on the 8th of November, the first night of Malta iGaming Seminar and will be held in the Grand Masters Suite, Hilton Malta.
The Malta iGaming Seminar was the first ever to be held in the country in 2009 and today it has become one of the most significant iGaming conferences and an integral part of the iGaming calendar. The event attracted over 450 delegates last year with over 300 individuals travelling from Europe, Asia, South Africa, Middle East and the Americas.
The event attracts C-Level delegates and creates a discussion forum for the most valued management and owners of iGaming operations, service providers and Government entities. The discussions help to enhance the knowledge of the ever changing online gambling industry.
The founders of Malta iGaming Seminar are: BMIT, the Malta-based leading data centre, cloud and managed service; RE/MAX Malta, the leading real estate agency of choice for online gaming firms in Malta and ARQ Group, the accountancy, auditing and consultancy company.
