AGS returns to Asia

Affiliates enjoy an evening of fine dining in Hong Kong.
On the 21st to 22nd March, 2019, SiGMA will embark on the next stage of its iGaming roadshow. This year, our established affiliate event, Affiliate Grand Slam, will be held in Manila, the Philippines.

The all-inclusive event will provide ample opportunity for those in the business to forge the kind of deal-making handshakes that will shape the future of the iGaming industry in the years to come. Affiliates will be treated to several no-expense-spared evenings of fine dining and networking with like-minded denizens of the iGaming sphere, as well as an occasion for meaningful debate.

The increasingly competitive Asian region presents an impressive opportunity for those interested in making the most out of the fast-growing, regulated and soon-to-be-regulated markets in the continent. As such, the AGS is ideally positioned on the global iGaming calendar, with the event occurring back-to-back with the ASEAN Gaming Show. The summit will focus on technological innovation and disruption in the Asian market – in line with this focus, the AGS will feature a conference dedicated to a conversation on AI for Affiliates.

The AGS is sponsored by 6 operators and 6 suppliers.

Booking and sponsorship opportunities for this exclusive event are currently available, interested individuals can contact Laima and Claudia.

Are you an affiliate with Asian traffic? Register here.

The third edition of Prague Gaming Summit, held on the 12 of March 2019 at Vienna House Andel’s Prague, will open with a thought-provoking and energizing panel discussion of operators, service providers, affiliates and expert lawyers. The experts of the panel will present a case study about the Affiliate-Operator relations and how it has been influenced by the regulators choices in 2019 and beyond.

Tal Itzhak Ron (Chairman & CEO at Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., Law Firm), along with a panel of industry experts will dissect the topic and answer a burning question of the industry, the Affiliate-Operator relations can be strained at times, so what should each party look for in a partnership in order to make sure it runs smoothly?

Find out what operators look for in a trustworthy affiliate, and discuss how we can all play a part in improving industry relations across the board. In this exclusive session affiliates, operators, lawyers and regulators discuss topics storming the industry.

• As the compliance in the UK and Malta tightens – how do operators and affiliates embrace these changes?
• Are players looking for other markets due to these compliance requirements?
• As initiatives like trustly “Pay N Play” disrupts the way players open account –  what is the future of player acquisition and how can such initiatives propagate the tightened UK market?
• As key personnel shift between the Malta Gaming Authority and Malta Financial Services Authority – can blockchain technology and cryptocurrency be the future basis for the iGaming industry?
• What is the current M&A landscape for operators and affiliates?
• How are the relationships between operators and white hat affiliates evolving as affiliates programs trim their affiliate partners? Are the big networks, which work on contracts with operators going to totally change the affiliate industry landscape?
• What would the affiliate world look like a year from now with all the regulatory changes and the US opening for business?

The panel members will be:

• Assaf Stieglitz (President, Odds1x2 Holdings)
• Amir Mikay (Co-founder, TrafficLightMedia)
• Yoav Dotan (Co-Founder, Affiliate Cruise and Genesis Global)
• Stephanie Attias (Global Head of Regulation, Tal Ron, Drihem & Co.)

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to engage on the subject of operator and affiliate relations at Prague Gaming Summit 3! You can Register here or View the Agenda

Whether you are a new to the industry or a veteran, Prague Gaming Summit offers the opportunity to learn something new and be part of a group at the forefront of gambling industry in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein.

The Summit will approach all regulatory and compliance related aspects of the mentioned markets and will also highlight some trending topics such as the relationships between Regulators, Operators – Affiliates, MasterCard’s new requirements for Online Merchants (CFD, FX, Gaming, Crypto), understanding millennials (with emphasis on eSports, Daily Fantasy Sports an Virtual Sports), outsourcing for gaming companies, IT security, AML, KYC, CSR.

Several topics will also focus on the use of AI in sports betting industry related Big Data and in Responsible Gambling.

The program will also include a very important IMGL MasterClass that will aim to sharing the latest insights by the International Masters of Gaming Law experts about advertisement banning.

Full details about the event can be found on the official event website: www.praguegamingsummit.com

Login Casino, the media gambling-sponsor of Kyiv iGaming Affiliate Conference, is raffling a free VIP ticket for the event.

The conference will be held on November 15 at a popular local platform TAO Event Hall, Kyiv, Ukraine. In order to take part in the raffle one has to fill in the registration form on the Login Casino website, having indicated the name and e-mail address from 9.10.2018 to 04.11.2018. The winner will be determined on November 5 via a random number generator.

The VIP ticket includes:

• separate registration at the entrance;
• comfortable VIP zone with the best level of service and networking opportunities;
• access to both conference and exhibition area;
• access to the after-party;
• gifts from the event organizers.

What is going to be at the conference:

Both local and foreign experts of the sector will take part in the event. The conference will bring together iGaming business representatives as well as stakeholders of the affiliate marketing industry – one of the most accessible ways of brand promotion. The platform will give the visitors and speakers the opportunity to get new business contacts and listen to a number of useful reports.

During the event, the industry experts will take the floor in section № 1. They will cover the following topics:

• revenues from the affiliate programs;
• correct paid traffic redirection to gambling website;
• which resources outside of the Runet can be useful for operators;
• how exactly the work for the World Wide Web is carried out and many more.

The special guest for the event is the head of the advertising traffic audit service ClickFrog.ru Konstantin Novofastovsky. He will dwell on how a successful gambling-related traffic purchase is carried out as well as about the most popular traffic channels to gambling websites. The expert will also explain how to avoid bots, what to choose – CRM-banner or ClickUnder and many more.

One more speaker at the platform for presentations in section № 1: Conference will be Vladimyr Luchaninov, Procurement Director at Firelink Media. He will explain the criteria for choosing an affiliate program, which risks and pitfalls can be connected with it.

The event organizer is an international company Smile-Expo.

Register: https://bit.ly/2QE5peS