What to Expect from 2019 Prague Gaming Summit

Online gaming industry’s top topics of interest at Prague Gaming Summit 2019.

Online Gaming's Top Topics of Interest at Prague Gaming Summit 3Two weeks ago, ICE Totally Gaming, the online gambling industry’s most prestigious, must-attend trade show wrapped up in London. Less than three weeks from now, the majority of that event’s attending delegates will be on their way to the Czech Republic for one of Europe’s most important information sharing and networking conferences, Prague Gaming Summit 2019.

Now in its third rendition, PGS3 will take place on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Vienna House Andel’s Prague. It’s a single-day event, but one that’s packed with panel discussions and activities.

Online Gaming Industry’s Top Topics of Interest at PGS3

From 9:00am to 5:00pm, attendees will be bombarded with information imperative to the continued growth of the global online and mobile gambling market. Many of the industry’s most challenging issues are on the agenda. Before, after, and a few times in between, networking over coffee, lunch, and a festive after party will take place.

The following is a list of the most critical discussions sure to interest participants in the global iGaming industry. You can find the full schedule of PGS3 events here.

9:15-9:55 Case Study: Relationships between Regulators, Operators and Affiliates…

The morning kicks off with a bang as panelists dive straight into the meat and potatoes of business matters. This discussion will address the all-too-often taut relationship between operators and affiliates, and how to keep the mood light but professional, and mutually accommodating. It will cover things like attractive affiliate principles, improving industry relations and embracing regulatory change, among others.

9:55-10:15 Emergency Briefing regarding Visa and MasterCard new requirements for Online Merchants

This should be an interesting one, surveying the recently reported situation surrounding Visa and MasterCard, who now require online merchants in “hi-risk industries” to provide legal opinions from locally accredited legal eagles in all their operating jurisdictions.

10:15-11:00 – Marketing & Innovation: Understanding Millennials…

From eSports and DFS to online slot machines, iGaming operators continue to struggle in understand and adapting to the needs of today’s youngest generation of online gamblers. Panelists will discuss the shifting tides of technology and new marketing materials that go beyond the tiring effects of bonus promotions; a synergistic element they refer to as “Millennial offerings”.

11:30-11:45 – Outsourcing for gaming companies – practical lessons, risks and solutions

This brief keynote speech from Hyperion Tech co-founder Stav Zilberstein will address the performance and cost efficiency of proper IT outsourcing.

12:45-13:00 – Key Compliance and AML issues for Gaming and Online Merchants

Another quick keynote speech from legal experts Genia Gurevitz (Tal Ron, Drihem & Co.) and Dr. Simon Planzer (Planzer Law) will illuminate modern AML compliance issues from a practical standpoint.

14:55-15:45 – Safe Gambling – IT security and AML / KYC

This, the Horus Session of the day, has been the most talked about panel of the 2019 Prague Gaming Summit. It revolves around the new iGaming term, “safe gambling”, which panelists are deeming “a possible replacer for the notion ‘responsible gambling‘.” Experts will discuss how safe gambling now includes all of the implications of responsibility, intertwined with IT security and regulatory compliance issues.

15:45-16:00 – Use of Big Data with the help of AI in online and landbased sports betting solutions

This keynote briefing from BETEGY founder and CEO Alex Kornilov will enlighten guests in the ways artificial intelligence (AI) can help process Big Data, leading to smoother automation of engaging textual and graphical content creation.

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