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____ Business Development, Market Intel, Risk Management, Legal ____
For more than 20 years, Gaming Laboratories International (www.gaminglabs.com) has been the world leader in providing independent testing, inspection and certification services to the gaming industry. With 15 laboratories spread across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America, GLI is the only global organization of its kind to hold U.S. and international accreditations for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, 17020 and Guide 65 standards for technical competence in the Gaming industry. Gaming Laboratories International contact is Martin Britton, Managing Director Europe, +44 7747 04 79 89 [email protected] Martin began working with GLI in 2008, acting as U.K. Business Development Manager. In 2009, he became Director of Engineering and Managing Director in 2012. Mr. Britton has a long history in the European gaming industry, including positions as Chief Operating Officer for Cyberview Technology, Technical Director and Commercial Director for TCS/John Huxley and Commercial and Technical Director at VIP Gaming. Dictao (www.dictao.com) provides iGaming technical compliance services to online gaming operators on regulated markets, including France (ARJEL), Denmark (DGA), Spain (DGOJ) and Schleswig-Holstein. These services include Electronic vault, Simplified integration and Player authentication solutions. In France, Denmark and Spain, Dictao accompanies more than 50 online gaming operators to be compliant, enter their markets first, and benefit from proven, cost-efficient and scalable solutions. 9 out of the top 10 eGaming Review’s “Power50” operators chose Dictao. Dictao contact is Gabriel Dubois, Head of iGaming Operations. +33 1 73 00 20 47. [email protected]. Prior to joining Dictao, Gabriel Dubois was Convergence Programme Manager and a Programme Manager for billing solutions for multimedia content delivery with Orange. He began his carreer with SmartJog, GlobeCast and Webtiss. Gabriel Dubois holds an engineering degree from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, ENST, Paris. Continent 8 Technologies (www.continent8.com) is focused on the delivery of market-defining Internet technologies, products and services for the global online gaming industry; providing companies with a secure, reliable facility from which to host their online operations. Continent 8 Technologies provides co-location and a comprehensive managed hosting service portfolio along with specific products including Distributed Denial of Service protection, Disaster Recovery and Content Delivery. Continent 8 Technologies contact is Peter Williams, Director of Global Sales , +44 1624 694608 or [email protected] Before joining the company, Peter was with Telefonica O2 Ireland where he led a team in the setting of the ICT strategy. Previously Peter worked with companies such as Cable & Wireless, BT Worldwide, Energis Communications and Cisco Systems. Scott Mihajlovic Associates (http://s-m-a.com) offers unbiased advice and assistance in compliance and security for on-line gaming and finance, from both technological and regulatory aspects. A small team of very experienced people, SMA works with companies to help them through the process of accreditation, certification and licensing. Areas of expertise include all the currently regulated on-line gaming jurisdictions in Europe as well as PCI DSS and ISO 27001. Scott Mihajlovic Associates contact is Dusan Mihajlovic, partner, T +44 787 66 55 267 [email protected]. A former Head of Compliance and Risk Management at Finsoft / GTECH G2, Dusan is a senior IT professional specialising in Information Compliance, Security and Risk Management in the financial and gaming industries. He has been involved in nationally regulated gaming markets from the early days and has hands-on experience in regulatory compliance for on-line sports betting, gaming and lottery in several international jurisdictions. ComTrade Gaming (http://www.comtradegaming.com ) is a leading independent provider of technology solutions to the regulated gaming industry, and a part of the ComTrade Group, a large international provider of IT solutions and services to the Telco Banking and Gaming sectors. The Group has over 1,200 employees, annual turnover of $300 million and operations in Europe and the US. ComTrade Gaming has over 10 years of gaming industry experience and a wealth of product development knowledge from both the Telecoms and Banking sectors. This means that ComTrade Gaming is able to build open, scalable and secure standards based gaming platforms specific to client requirements. ComTrade contact is Oliver Lynch, Director of International Business Development, T +353 86 3834557 [email protected] Prior to working at Comtrade, Oliver was the Lucent Business Development Manager at DCM, Sales and Customer Service Manager at GTS Group and Sales Manager for Gateway.
____ Certification, IT Compliance, Hosting, Technology, Software Development ____
SafeCharge (http://www.safecharge.com) is a leading payment service provider (PSP) – providing credit cards and alternative payments processing for leading gaming brands and businesses. Designed and customized to suit the unique processing needs of online gaming businesses, SafeCharge's cross-platform payment solution for Web and Mobile deposits offers maximum sales conversion with a fully-integrated risk management platform that accurately recognizes and minimizes potential online risks, while at the same time increasing profits. SafeCharge contact is Danit Alon Weitz, Senior Sales Manager, +972 54 210 00 32 and +44 20 30 51 30 31 [email protected] Danit has been working for and with SafeCharge since 2003. She holds an MBA from Derby University and BAs in Sociology and International Affairs from The Hebrew University. GranViaOnline (www.granviaonline.com): Strategic Advisory for online gaming markets based in Madrid, Barcelona, London and Amsterdam. With a team of professionals with experience since 2005, GranViaOnline handles clients for Sportsbetting, Casino, Soft Games, Bingo, Financial Trading and Poker. Especially in the transformation process to regulated markets GranViaOnline is delivering extensive advisory with regards to product choice, vendor selection and general business/marketing strategy. GranViaOnline.com contact is Willem van Oort, CEO. [email protected] Willem has worked in the eGaming sector for Gamesys / Jackpotjoy in Spain as well as Rank Interactive, both in the role as Country Manager. Before joining the eGaming industry, Willem was a live entertainment producer for award winning Broadway and Westend productions throughout Europe for Stage Entertainment (being part of their international board, based in Amsterdam), the live entertainment entity of Endemol. Willem is also founder of GAMING IN SPAIN, and GAMING IN HOLLAND, leading business communities with regular roundtables and yearly conferences. Revenue Engineers, http://revenueengineers.nl, is a collective of senior professionals in media, marketing, technology, business & finance Which provides consultancy, operations and development. An in depth understanding of innovations in technology, consumer behavior, marketplaces and specific business verticals ensure that Revenue Engineers are a great partner when looking to realize sustainable and profitable growth at scale. Revenue Engineers contact is Jasper Hoekert, founder and managing partner, [email protected]. Jasper has extended experience in creating innovative, groundbreaking result driven marketing strategies for several extremely diverse clients and managing teams of 50+ digital specialists. With experience in managing cross medial marketing departments and marketing campaigns that deliver exceptional, holistic, innovative and cost effective results. Jasper has always been on the forefront of (digital) technology and innovation. SSI, www.simpelsportsinternational.tv, is an independent TV production company and has become - in the Benelux - the production company of choice for some of the world’s largest gambling operators and platforms. Our expertise ranges from live coverage and production of international poker tournaments, poker & gambling TV shows to moneytainment formats. The company is able to achieve the highest level of service and production quality in short production periods. We can offer clients the flexibility needed for these highly specialized kinds of productions. SSI is the only production company in the Netherlands and Belgium with extensive experience in “poker and gambling” productions. SSI contact is Jurriaan Hillen [email protected] +31655791720: Jurriaan started his career with Joop van den Ende TV productions (Endemol). In 2001 he became co-founder of Eyeworks and gained responsibility for the international deployment, production and sales of the National IQ test, broadcasted in 40 countries. In 2005 he founded as CEO Simpel Media and SSI. Jurriaan has committed himself to poker and gambling from the very early days of the company.
____ Payment, Business Consulting, TV Production ____
LegiGame (www.legigame.net), offers a turnkey solution to outsource players ID, address & bank details verification process, accordingly to regulatory requirements. LegiGame provides a full service from proof documents reception to validation, including follow-up messages and secure archiving. With fast track integration and no set up fees, LegiGame outsourcing solution lets online gaming operators get direct access to other innovative LegiGame solutions for players acquisition. Legigame contact is Hervé de Kermadec, Director. +336 26 30 94 96. [email protected] Assissa Consultancy Europe, http://www.assissa.eu, focuses on responsible gaming training and communication, complementary advice and counseling services, self-help, treatment, and treatment management. Assissa works on responsible gaming policies and programmes in a number of countries a.o. South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Belgium, Italy, Spain (Catalunya) and Sweden. Assissa Consultancy Europe contact is Pieter Remmers, CEO. M: +31 204124403 - [email protected]. A veteran in the area of responsible gaming, consultancy and training of gambling industry professionals, Pieter is a consultant world wide for as well as the industry offline and online, casinos and lotteries and as well for regulators or other governmental bodies. Neccton, http://www.neccton.com, has been supporting gaming companies and the financial industry in the areas of Business Intelligence and Responsible Gaming for over a decade. neccton’s strength is a unique multidisciplinary approach that is based on solid business experience and the latest technology. Among neccton’s clients are Austrian Lotteries, Gauselmann AG, Norsk Tipping and many big players from the financial industry. neccton contact is Michael Auer [email protected] m: +43-650-4783160 is a director at neccton and also enrolled in a PhD program at Nottingham Trent University with Dr. Mark Griffiths. He holds a master degree in statistics and psychology. An expert in the area of responsible gaming, Michael has been supporting gaming companies in the areas of statistical data analysis, experimental design and data mining for several years. He published several studies focusing on personalized feedback in academic journals and was crucial in the development of the new responsible gaming solution ‘mentor’. Founded in 2005, Largillière Finance (www.largilliere-finance.com), specialized in merging and acquisition, has developed a thorough competence in the i-gaming and i-gambling sector, in France and abroad. Its team covers every step of the merging & acquisition deals, funding and financial engineering processes (LBO, OBO,…) for the management teams, shareholders and investors. They advise a large number of operators in their application to obtain license agreements in France and abroad. Largillière Finance contact is Thibault Verbiest, Partner - France/Benelux business development. [email protected]. Thibault is a European expert in technology and business law with more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer at the Paris and Brussels Bars. He founded and managed the international law firm Ulys (based in Brussels, Paris and Tel Aviv, a leading firm in technology). He joined Largillière Finance after several years of collaboration in M&A and fundraising operations
____ ID Validation, Responsible Gaming, Gaming Analytics, M&A ____