Czech Republic
Prague Gaming Summit announces the first set of keynote speakers
The organizers (EEGEvents) are honored to announce the first set of speakers who will be joining the highly dynamic panels which focus on the state of the online gambling industry in Czech Republic, the European Union and highlight some of the challenges the affiliates are facing.
As you man know from their earlier Press Release, the organizers have created two panels which will bring a wealth of information based on the negative and positive feedback received by companies that are aiming to operate legally within the Czech Republic.
The first announced keynote speaker have been selected from the biggest names of the online gambling industry and when it comes to the online gambling market of Czech Republic, the organizers aren’t holding back from bringing the most popular professionals.
Here are the first keynote speakers announced to join Prague Gaming Summit between 8-9 June, 2017 at Andel’s by Vienna House Prague.
Panel: Focus on the Czech Republic (8th of June – 9:30 – 11:00 AM – Prague Local Time)
Jan Rehola – PS Legal
Jan Řehola has over 6 years of experiences in gambling field, both from the public and private sector. He is a master of Law from the Charles University in Prague.
Jan has been working for 4 years for the Ministry of Finance – Czech Gambling regulator, firstly as a Head of the Legal Unit and later as a Director of Gambling Department. In his work for the Czech Gambling regulator Jan was responsible for all gambling policy issues, including drafting of new legislation, issuing of gambling licences and cooperation with other European regulators as a member of European Commission Expert Group on Online Gambling.
Due to his background, he is well versed in all aspects of gambling operations.
PS Legal is Prague based law firm specialized in providing legal services to all sectors of the gaming industry. PS Legal has rich experience in gambling field and provide professional and high quality legal and compliance consultancy to key players on Czech gambling market. He can be reached at [email protected]
Panel: Focus on the Czech Republic (8th of June – 9:30 – 11:00 AM – Prague Local Time)
Jan Urbanec – VP of Sales at Endorphina
Currently Jan is in the role of VP Sales in Endorphina, an online slot games provider.
He made a 2 and a half year journey with Endorphina from a startup with zero clients to a company that has their games in more than 180 online casinos.
He is now leading the direction of the company towards expansion in the regulated markets.
Jan gained his experience in various executive positions in the financial sector, before he joined the iGaming business.
Studied at University of Economics in Prague. Had his humble beginnings as a salesman in a souvenir. He can be reached at [email protected]
Panel: Focus on the Czech Republic (8th of June – 9:30 – 11:00 AM – Prague Local Time)
Dr. Robert Skalina – Senior Advisor to WH Partners
Dr. Robert Skalina is Czech Advocate as well as a Registered European Lawyer in Malta. He is currently a Senior Advisor to WH Partners, a Malta-based leading law firm with a business focus and expertise in gaming & gambling, technology, financial services, tax, M&A and corporate finance.
Robert has vast experience advising clients in the gaming/gambling industries on all aspects of their operations. He also provides advice to wide range of investment managers and funds, and regularly advises clients on complex cross border transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
He has previously held the position of head of legal of a London based investment advisor active throughout EMEA region.
Robert holds LLM from the London School of Economics and a Master of Laws degree from the Charles University in Prague. He can be reached at [email protected]
Panel: Affiliates in regulated markets (9th of June – 9:30 – 11:00 AM – Prague Local Time)
Eman Pulis – Founder and CEO of SiGMA, the summit of igaming in Malta & AGS(Affiliate Grand Slam).
An entrepreneur who loves life, takes calculated risks and lives by the motto, ‘Pray often. Use words if necessary’.
Eman is also a partner in BonusVikings, an affiliate venture focusing on European and Asian markets, mainly gaming and binary products. He also co-founded SMSwarriors.com, an affiliate software for SMS marketing.
Eman graduated with first class honors in 2001 with a Bachelor of Education degree. He holds a Masters Degree in Creativity and Innovation as well as a Masters Degree in Diplomatic Studies.
He can be reached at [email protected]
Panel: The Benefits of the European Gambling Laws(8th of June – 11:30 – 1:00 PM – Prague Local Time)
Helmut Kafka – President at Automatenverband
More than 35 years internationally busy in the amusement and gambling trade.
Since 1988 expert for the Austrian Chamber of Commerce for gambling and amusement with prices machines (AWP), re-elected March 2015.
Since 1999 member of the British Society of Study of Gambling.
Since 2006 president of Automatenverband.at.
2007 until 2015 first vice president EUROMAT, Brussels and chairman of the legal affairs committee. Presenter and attendant of various international conferences, seminars, congresses Member of the scientific advisory board of the Institut f. Glücksspiel u. Wetten at the University Bonn-Sieg, Germany.
2013: Certificate ‘Excellence in Responsible Gaming’ of the Sigmund Freud University, Vienna. He can be reached at [email protected]
Panel: Focus on the Czech Republic (8th of June – 2:00 – 3:30 PM – Prague Local Time)
Jakub Kolomicenko – Head of legal department at Endorphina
Jakub started his practice as a corporate lawyer and member of Czech Bar Association but then he changed his focus and as an in-house counsel specializes on IP law and all aspects of gaming law namely licensing, regulations and compliance.
He can be reached at [email protected] or skype legal.endorphina
Delegates can reserve their limited seats at an Early Bird Rate of 250 EUR(-50%) until 28.05.2017 by registering on the official website of the event: https://praguegamingsummit.eu/
…or by choosing your delegate package(delegate passes with accommodation at the official hotel) here: https://praguegamingsummit.eu/register/
For more details about the event, you can contact the organizers directly by e-mail on the following e-mail address: [email protected] or by phone on +40 726 388 370.
Make sure you check back for more updates about Prague Gaming Summit.
2022 WSOP Europe
WORLD SERIES OF POKER® RELEASES 2022 WSOP® EUROPE & 2022-2023 INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT SCHEDULES
Following its successful debut on the Las Vegas Strip, the World Series of Poker remains in action through the rest of 2022 and beyond with WSOP Europe and the 2022-23 WSOP Circuit (WSOP-C). The prestigious 2022 WSOP Europe takes place at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, from October 26 – November 16, with the highly anticipated Main Event® starting on November 11.
“We’re very excited to host the biggest and most prestigious tournament series with the biggest guarantees in Europe without any limitations and struggles of the past two years. Finally, also travel restrictions for players coming from the US have been lifted”, said King’s owner Leon Tsoukernik. “We’re all set to deliver first-class service and hospitality for all poker players at King’s.”
The WSOP-C also kicks off its 2022 international run on September 21 at King’s Resort, with 10 confirmed stops scheduled to date and more stops to be announced soon on WSOP.com. In addition to earning a spot in the invitation-only “Tournament of Champions” event at the 2023 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, each champion from the live or online circuit events will also get a highly coveted WSOP gold ring.
“The World Series of Poker is ready to go international once again,” said Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the World Series of Poker, Ty Stewart. “Poker is bigger than ever and there has been a recent run of international champions in our Main Events. We’re excited to bring the once-in-a-lifetime poker experiences of the WSOP-C and WSOP Europe back to transcontinental players.”
WSOP-C schedules are subject to change and the WSOP reserves the right to make changes to all events related to the WSOP-C at any time. Please visit https://www.wsop.com/2022/circuit/international/ for the latest news and information related to these events. Additional information on individual circuit events, including event schedules and structure sheets, can be found on each respective property’s websites or by visiting www.WSOP.com
*The WSOP-C Events and “Tournament of Champions” event are subject change, with tournament rules and restrictions to be determined. The timing, number and location of events are subject to change and all applicable gaming regulations. Additional information regarding international and online circuit events will be released later.
WORLD SERIES OF POKER 2022-2023 CIRCUIT TOUR SCHEDULE INTERNATIONAL STOPS
| INT. TOURNAMENT DATES | TOURNAMENT LOCATION |
| September 21 – October 11, 2022 | King’s Resort (Rozvadov, Czech Republic) |
| September 22 – October 2, 2022 | Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort (Aruba) |
| October 11 – 23, 2022 | Cintermex Convention Center (Monterrey, Mexico) |
| October 18 – 28, 2022 | Unique Hotel (Sao Paulo, Brazil) |
| November 2 – 14, 2022 | The Star Sydney (Sydney, Australia) |
| November 25 – December 3, 2022 | Holland Casino (Rotterdam, Holland) |
| December 2 – 10, 2022 | Enjoy Punta del Este Resort (Uruguay) |
| January 11 – 23, 2023 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino (Calgary, Canada) |
| January 14 – 22, 2023 | Es Saadi Marrakech Resort (Marrakech, Morocco) |
| March 22 – April 3, 2023 | Casino Royale (St. Maarten) |
The Czech Republic is to introduce a series of consumer protection laws to its revamped gambling regulations.
Issued by the Czech Ministry of Finance earlier this week, the guidelines require operators to set maximum limits for players on an hourly basis.
According to the Casinoscamreport.com website, these limits must comply and be of a mathematical formula that uses and accepted tool to calculate losses for players.
Limit factors will include the size of a wager, average payout and the number of times a bet is place.
Earlier this year, the Czech government introduced sweeping changes to gaming laws in the country, with operators now facing tighter licensing processes, such as having to hold an official seat in a European Union or European Economic Area country.
The regulations have led to a mixed response from operators, with a number of major brands having withdrawn from the country as a result.…
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Source: EEGaming.
The organizers of Prague Gaming Summit (EEGEvents) an event which is going to take place between 8-9 June, 2017 at Andel’s by Vienna House Prague have recently addressed their audience about the new set of speakers, a brief report on the Finnish market and the signing of the exclusive lanyards and badge sponsor for the event.
Gambling Monopoly should be kept by the State, Finns say
The organizers are pointing out that the Scandinavian region has a rich history when it comes to gambling Finland has the average spending 14 Euros per week on gambling. Around 80% of gamblers in the country are lottery players, but the market is driven by the top five percent who are considered high rollers. That five percent reportedly generates roughly 50 percent of the country’s market. A new study shows that nearly 70 percent of people in Finland want the government to keep its monopoly on gambling. According to an Yle-commissioned poll, there are slightly few options when it comes to enabling remote licensing. These regulations are strongly powered by the citizen’s view, who still prefer the state having control over gambling, despite arguments made in recent years against that setup.
The size of the gambling market in Finland is more than €2.5 billion, which includes lotteries and casino games, both live and online and the most feared high-stakes players over the years are a product of Finland. The include all-time online poker money earner Patrik Antonius, online greats Sami Kelopuro, Jens Kyllönen and Ilari Sahamies, as well as tournament star Juha Helppi.
Finland has a state-controlled monopoly on all forms of gambling: both offline and online. Three different entities are each responsible for a specific form of gaming in the country. These entities also operate the only officially sanctioned gambling sites in Finland.
RAY is the provider for brick-and-mortar gambling across the nation. It has the monopoly for land-based casinos, table games, slot machines, and traditional casino games such as roulette.
Veikkaus Oy is responsible for the national lottery, sports betting, and instant win games.
Fintoto Oy is responsible for parimutuel horse racing.
In 2017 the best Finnish online casinos are set to have a great year and after conducting a small overview we have found that the same goes for other games available on mobile.
The Finnish market witnessed a first when it comes to gaming companies going public. Finnish company Next Games became the first Finnish gaming company to go public and it happened this year in March. According to a report from Reuters, the final subscription price was of EUR 7.90 per share and the IPO stabilized at 4,376,530 shares with gross proceeds from offering at approximately EUR 32.8 million.
To hear more about the online gambling market of Finland and to gain advantage to discussing directly with one of the regulators of the Finish market, make sure you book your seat for Prague Gaming Summit by submitting your details here: https://praguegamingsummit.eu/register/
BetConstruct as lanyards sponsor of Prague Gaming Summit
The organizers have also announced their new signing as a supportive sponsor of the event and the lanyards and badge sponsor of the inaugural Prague Gaming Summit in none other than BetConstruct.
BetConstruct has over the last year shown a great commitment to bringing together industry peers and helping spread information about regulatory updates and hot topics. The award-winning developer and provider of online and land-based gaming solutions currently has service centers in 14 countries and offers innovative and proven offerings with an extensive range of market-leading products and services, including Sportsbook, eSports, Sports Data Solutions, Retail Betting Shop Solutions, RNG Casino Suite & Live Dealer Casino, VR Casino, Poker, Skill Games, Fantasy Sports, Social Platform and more.
Introducing more speakers for Prague Gaming Summit: Darren Moore, Yoav Dotan and Jaka Repansek
As part of their ever growing presence in the online gambling events industry, the organizers aim to create some of the most interesting debates at their conference, thus aren’t holding back for Prague Gaming Summit either. They promise a great show with many important facts being mentioned by some of the biggest names in the online gambling industry. The Summit will also bring together some of the new names of the online gambling industry who bring a new and fresh approach of doing things.
Both cases apply for the speakers announced below:
Panel: The Benefits of the European Gambling Laws (8th of June – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Prague Local Time)
Yoav Dotan – Founder of Genesis Gaming
Yoav is a graduate of the Tel Aviv University (TAU) Bsc and IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Mamram graduate – computer programming and system design and architecture. He is also know as a serial entrepreneur, advisor and director to companies dealing with technology .
Returned to Israel from NYC in 1999, following several years of working in Technology sector, where he has worked with Tradal who later evolved into Empire online- an online marketing company focused on gaming later went public in AIM.
He is also the co owner of Earthquake media – a marketing company focused on gaming. Partnered with success with 888, Sportingbet, PokerStars, Party Gaming, Playtech, Microgaming. The company is ranked among the top 3 gaming marketing companies.
But this, doesn’s stop here, Yoah is also the co-owner of Bingohall(one of the largest bingo operators), the founder and co-owner of Genesis Global(online casino operator – operate casino brands such as Spinit.com and Casinocruise.com.).
In a recent interview conducted by CalvinAyre.com at Vienna International Gaming Expo, Yoav referred to himself a medium sized operator and said “we are operating on Maltese and UK licenses currently because the tax and regimes in places like Czech Republic don’t make sense for us”.
He confirmed Holland, Sweden and Germany are markets he’s keeping his eyes on for the future, assuming the tax will be reasonable. However, he described keeping track of a variety of regulatory regimes around the EU as “a big headache” and said he would prefer one unified license for the EU, but recognizes this is not likely to happen. “But that’s my wish”, he said.
He pointed out how monitoring so many markets and regulations takes away from innovation and addressing customer needs, two of the most important focuses for his organization.
Panel: The Benefits of the European Gambling Laws (8th of June – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Prague Local Time)
Jaka Repanšek – LL.B, MBA, Founder and Managing Partner of RePublis d.o.o.
Jaka has worked for various TIME (Telecom, Internet, Media, Entertainment) companies since 1996. He is recognized as one of the leading experts on gaming and media law in Slovenia. After graduating from Greenwood High School (Springfield, Missouri, USA) in 1992, Jaka graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
He gained his graduate degree from Cambridge University in England and Faculty of Law in Ljubljana (Diploma in European Community Law) and completed two-year MBA graduate studies at the University of Kansas in USA. Jaka is an active member of IMGL (Slovenia) and a member of several other domestic and international organizations and is active also as lecturer in various seminars and conferences.
Panel: Affiliates in regulated markets (9th of June – 9:30 – 11:00 AM – Prague Local Time)
Darren Moore – Founder & Director of Betting Gods Ltd
Former professional gambler, Founder and Director of Betting God Ltd, Darren runs the company with great energy and is the leading provider of professional sports betting content. Darren is a self-confessed chocaholic who spends half of his time in the mediterranean island of Gozo, and the rest in the UK.
Betting Gods is what I refer to as a tipster stable. This means that it is an online service that brings together a number of different tipsters under a single platform (the same roof).
This allows Betting Gods to manage their tipsters’ services, market them and most importantly for you as a punter, ensure that the best quality tips are made available.
Since starting Betting Gods, Darren Moore has gone on to feature on Richard Branson’s Virgin Pioneers – read the interview here.
Delegates can reserve their limited seats at an Early Bird Rate of 250 EUR(-50%) until 28.05.2017 by registering on the official website of the event: https://praguegamingsummit.eu/
…or by choosing your delegate package(delegate passes with accommodation at the official hotel) here: https://praguegamingsummit.eu/register/
For more details about the event, you can contact the organizers directly by e-mail on the following e-mail address: [email protected] or by phone on +40 726 388 370.
Make sure you check back for more updates about Prague Gaming Summit.
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