ICE 2016: ‘Enter The Gaming Technopolis’

The wait is over, ICE Totally Gaming, the most important event of the gaming industry, opens its doors today.

UK.- ICE 2016 is being held at the London ExCel featuring 500 exhibitors drawn from 62 nations; 25,000 visitors; over 70 hours of learning opportunities delivered by 200 thought leaders during ICE Conferences and ICE Seminars; Pitch ICE competition, designed to help identifying and supporting start-ups in the gaming industry; two Official Sports Betting Tours on the exhibition floor during the event designed to give delegates the opportunity to mix with key industry suppliers and to discover the latest products that will help their business thrive in a competitive market and more.

ICE’s conference will present the International Casino Conference (ICC) on Monday 1st February.  On Tuesday 2nd, the schedule goes as follows: Modernising Lotteries: Retail & Digital; Data Insight & Business Intelligence and a programme dedicated to Cross-Platform & Multi-Channel Gaming.  On Wednesday 3rd, the final full day of ICE Conferences, will feature Game Design & Development; World Regulatory Briefing (organised in partnership with IAGA); Betmarkets (organised in partnership with SBCNews) and Cybercrime, Security & Regulatory Compliance (organised in partnership with GAMSHIELD).  A workshop to combat Cybercrime led by the specialist Organised Crime Command based at New Scotland Yard will be held on Thursday 4th February.

Seminars have been curated in partnership with leading authorities comprising, the National Indian Gaming Association and Victor Rocha of Pechanga.net (US Tribal Gaming, Tuesday 2 February), Spectrum Gaming Group (Millennials & Gaming, Wednesday 3 February), FICCI (India Briefing, Wednesday 3 February), SiGMA (Affiliate to Operator, Thursday 4 February), WrB Africa (Sports betting in Africa, Thursday 4 February) and Juegos Miami (LatAm Briefing, Thursday 4 February.)

Pitch ICE: it is a free to attend event where the 14 finalists, will present its start-ups ideas on Tuesday and Wednesday (2nd and 3rd) at stand N7 460.

Official Sports Betting Tours start at 11am on the SBC stand SD2-C/D and will run on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd. Visitors attending the Tuesday tour will also be able to pick up tickets for SBC’s London Baby!, a networking event in the evening.

To stay tuned and in addition to the web site, the ICE app is available for free on Android and iOS devices and it can be downloaded by visiting the Apple App or Google Play stores and searching for Totally Gaming. The app features a detailed interactive floor-plan to help attendees navigate the Gaming Technopolis, allows visitors to access the full event schedule, browse the latest product launches, to receive information on all of the speakers taking part in the ICE Conference and Seminar programme and includes a personal event planner to remind them of appointments, business meetings and other events.