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inside asian gaming June 2014 46 Events Calendar 12|13 June Online Gambling Summit USA Bellagio Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, USA In 2006, the United States Congress passed a law that precipitated an end to the majority of legal online gambling in the US. Since the DOJ’s 2011 ruling on the applicability of the Wire Act this situation is rapidly changing. A nascent online industry is re-emerging in a few re-regulated States, with rumblings of a potential gold rush if larger States decide to embrace online gaming. Online Gambling Summit USA brings together key industry leaders to discuss the issue of creating a profitable and sustainable online operation. www.bulletbusiness.com/online-gambling 8|10 July World Gaming Executive Summit WHotel, Barcelona, Spain The World Gaming Executive Summit brings together the industry’s elite CEOs from both the online and offline community—including the likes of Bwin.Party’s Jim Ryan, Playtech’s Mor Weizer, Ceasers Interactive Entertainment’s Mitch Garber, Ladbrokes’ Richard Glyn and Betclic Everest Group’s Nicholas Beraud, to name a few—to share ideas and debate their strategies in an open forum. www.terrapinn.com/conference/wges/ 14|16 July Global iGaming Summit and Expo (GiGse) Hyatt Regency San Francisco, USA Established as the leading event focused on the future of iGaming in North America, GiGse attracts over 700 delegates to examine the legislative progress, commercial strategies and partnership opportunities for all the key stakeholders to enter iGaming and achieve first-mover advantage in this lucrative market currently undergoing a significant regulatory change on a state-by- state basis. www.gigse.com 12|14 August Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia Featuring more than 180 exhibitors across 15,000 square meters of exhibition space, the Australasian Gaming Expo is the biggest event of its type in Australia and one of the world’s biggest, featuring the best and latest gaming and hospitality equipment. Entry is complimentary to gaming industry executives, courtesy of the Gaming Technologies Association www.austgamingexpo.com 30 September|2 October Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, USA G2E is the world’s largest gaming event where gaming executives, buyers, and industry professionals meet each fall in Las Vegas to conduct serious business. It claims to be the most in-depth source of new products, networking, ideas and information, taking place in the laboratory for the industry, Las Vegas. G2E showcases over 600 exhibitors, more than 100 conference sessions and exciting special events, as well as F&B at G2E, the only F&B event for the gaming industry. www.globalgamingexpo.com 21|23 October European iGaming Congress & Expo Arena Berlin, Germany EiG is the home of online gaming, where top gaming CEOs from around the world mix with start-ups, regulators and new entrants for three days of serious business and influence at the highest level. This year EiG is moving to Berlin. www.eigexpo.com