5 November 2012 (London, UK)- Today, the organisers of the Social Gambling Conference have announced that Venture Beat‘s Social Gaming lead commentator Dean Takahashi, Hussein Chahine, Founder & CEO of Yazino, Brian Morgan, Executive Director Online Gaming at WMS, Vaughan Lewis, Analyst at Morgan Stanley and Joost van Dreunen, Co-Founder & CEO of SuperData will be joining the elite line up of speakers at November’s conference.
Venture Beat is the leading resources for the social gaming community, with in-depth reporting on the business of social gaming and other technology trends. Dean is recognized as one of the leading voices of Venture Beat, and leads their GamesBeat editorial team. At the Social Gambling Conference, Dean will be discussing ‘The Real Social Economy and Making the Next Billion’.
Hussein Chahine, Founder & CEO of Yazino has joined the Monetization panel as an expert to contemplate different paths to the monetization of social casino-style games. “Social gaming is the single most important opportunity, and possibly threat, to the iGaming industry. As the fastest growing social game genre, social casino gaming is forcing the historically slow-moving iGaming industry to look for innovative solutions to catch up with the market,” commented Hussein. ”Yazino believes that the future of gaming lies in synchronous game play accessible anytime, anywhere, and that smartphones and tablets will deliver the future of these social interactive experiences. I’m looking forward to getting involved in the Social Gambling Conference to discuss with the industry how the two sectors converge.”
Brian Morgan, the Executive Director Online Gaming at WMS and Vaughan Lewis, Analyst at Morgan Stanley will present the topic ‘Big Casino’s interest in Social Games’. They will provide insight into why large traditional gambling companies are interested in social gaming.
Joost van Dreunen, Co-Founder & CEO of SuperData, completes the line up of the CEO Panel. He will join Brock Pierce, Lior Shiff, Raf Keustermans and Rich Roberts to discuss where social gambling will be in 12 to 24 months, where the opportunities are and what roadblocks await you on the not-so-distant horizon.
The Social Gambling Conference on November 16th at Dexter House, London is the first show of its kind, and will cover many topics including; the transition between social and real money gambling, the regulation of social games, monetization and the opportunities in social gambling. But perhaps most importantly, the conference provides an insight into where the leaders and innovators in the space are directing the industry. Attendees can register at for the conference at www.SocialGamblingConference.com.
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About The Social Gambling Conference:
The Social Gambling Conference, hosted by iGaming Business, will be held at Dexter House on the 16th of November. It is a conference for anyone that wants to define their own unique opportunities in the crossroad between the social games space and the iGaming space. It is also a forum for investors in social and gambling that want to stay on the cutting edge of social monetization. The Social Gambling Conference covers the transition between social and real money gambling, regulation in the space, monetization and the opportunities in social gambling. But perhaps most importantly, the conference provides an insight into where the leaders and innovators in the space are directing the industry. Chaired by iGaming expert Michael Caselli, the conference brings together 27 leading figures from the social and gambling communities to discuss the future of the industry.
About iGaming Business:
iGaming Business has been involved in the iGaming sector for over 10 years. They specialize in publishing and providing high level information to the iGaming sector through magazines, events, websites and intelligent reports. With over 16,000 affiliates, operators and vendors regularly reading our information off-line and 75,000 online iGaming Business is the biggest publishing company within the sector. Please visit www.iGamingBusiness.com for further information.
