The seventh edition of the Malta iGaming Seminar was launched on 30th July, in the presence of Jose Herrera, Parliamentary Secretary of Competitiveness and Economic Growth and Joseph Cuschieri, Executive Chairman of the Malta Gaming Authority at the Mistral Suite and Terrace at the Marina Hotel Corinthia Beach resort. This year's MiGs will be held at the Corinthia Hotel, St. Julian's between the 16th and 19th of November.
Speaking on behalf of MiGS, Jeffrey Buttigieg, Director of MiGS and COO of RE/MAX Malta, thanked all attendees and collaborators for providing their support to the event. "Founded in 2008, today MiGs has become globally recognized as a must-attend conference on the iGaming Calendar. Over the last two years, the event has seen a transformation and has matured into a top-ten event, as quoted by Calvinayre.com, a major iGaming online portal. Last year, the event was especially successful as we attracted over 450 delegates to MIGS14 and we started seeing the fruit of our labour during the previous five years," Mr Buttigieg stated.
The Director of MiGS also explained how in spite of competition from other events being held abroad and in Malta, MiGS managed to consolidate its position as leader regardless of the challenges it faced. Mr Buttigieg thanked the Malta Gaming Authority for their yearly support, as well as other sponsors, speakers and those who work tirelessly in the background to coordinate the event, including Ramona Mifsud from BMIT, Kris Baron from Capstone Group, Sue Schneider from Egaming Brokerage, as well as the rest of their team members.
One of the highlights of the upcoming event in November - in line with the conference theme, "Past, Present and Future of iGaming" - will be hosting a panel that will include four remarkable pioneers of the industry that have a combined experience of over 100 years. The event will also expound on a number of ensuing topics, including the latest EU directives, emerging jurisdictions, payments, advocacy as well as subjects of potential growth including Mobile gaming, eSports and others.
In 2015, MIGS will be introducing a concept called "Fishbowl conversations" which entices the delegates to get closer to the speakers, ask questions, and become moderators, therefore providing a new dimension of interactivity and fun to the conference. Mr Buttigieg confirmed that every speaker will be an authority in their field of expertise and the tight-knit networking, which MiGS is renowned for, will continue to be a mainstay of the 2015 event.
Joseph Cuschieri, Chairman of MGA, said he was honoured to launch an event, which the Authority has supported from its humble beginnings, and congratulated the organisers for bringing together so many people for this launch. He said that this proves that MiGS has a strong backing as he encouraged individuals to attend. He added: "MiGS has not only played an important role in promoting the Malta Gaming industry over the years, but has also placed the country on the international gaming map, as a destination to attend a top level iGaming conference that attracts international executives."
Jose Herrera, Parliamentary Secretary of Competitiveness and Economic Growth stated: "I am honoured to be able speak at the launch of such an entrepreneurial initiative from the private sector. The Malta iGaming Seminar is a must-attend event and I'd like to thank the organisers for doing Malta proud."
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