In this edition, we spoke to Fraser Linkleter, the CEO of Slots Temple, who shared the epic performance he saw at Glastonbury. 

What was your first-ever gig, and what was it like?

My first-ever concert experience was a band called The Wonder Stuff who played in my hometown of Reading. There were loads of smelly teenagers (myself included) in what was basically a glorified Sports Hall. It was still an exciting night though and was the beginning of my journey of live gigs.

What’s the best performance you have ever seen live, and why was it so good?

The most unforgettable live performance I’ve ever witnessed is probably Jamie XX’s set at Glastonbury. It was one of those rare moments when everything was aligned perfectly – the sun was going down behind the Park Stage and we were right at the front… It was the perfect setting and a brilliant performance. Glastonbury is a fantastic festival, and one I’d certainly recommend visiting.

Is there an artist who, in your eyes, can do no wrong? If so, why?

Damon Albarn. I loved Blur’s Britpop anthems growing up – they defined a generation of music fans. But then I also really admire all the different stuff he’s done since – Gorillaz managed to fuse a whole host of different genres in unprecedented ways. He’san amazing artist. 

What is your most cherished album, and what makes it so special to you?

The Stone Roses’ self-titled debut album certainly holds a treasured spot in my collection, it is a timeless classic in my opinion. I never get tired of it, and it plays so well from start to finish. It’s one of those albums that is great to blast out on the speakers!

What song always makes it to your gym playlist? What activities do you usually do in the gym while listening to it?

When it comes to fueling my gym sessions, there’s one track that never fails to make the cut – Frankie Knuckles’ iconic “Your Love”. It sets the right tempo. Going to the gym is sporadic for me, but when I go, I like to do circuit training classes.

Which artist or song helps take your mind off work? Why have you chosen this artist and genre?

I really like Kate Bush. Some of her music is so out there – it’s a delightful departure from reality and it’s great for taking your mind off work. 

If you could go on a night out with any musician, who would it be, and where would you take them?

I’d probably embark on a night out with Mick Jagger on one of his visits to the legendary Studio 54 during its 70s heyday. That would be the adventure of a lifetime … if you can remember all of it the next morning.

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The deal will see Push Gaming’s catalogue of slots integrated into Slots Temple’s online platform, as the affiliate site recently branched out from demo pages and free-to-play tournaments into real-money casino gaming. 

Fiona Hickey, Chief Business Development Officer at Push Gaming, explained: “It’s not often you see established affiliate sites taking the step into real-money operating but the move speaks volumes for the experience and ambition of the team at Slots Temple.

“That kind of drive and vision mirrors how we develop at Push and so it’s a pleasure to work with them and add our leading slot library to its ranks. It also strengthens our position in the key UK market as we continue expanding in regulated markets.”

Following the agreement, Slots Temple’s UK player base will soon find Push Gaming slot titles such as Razor Returns, Retro Tapes and Big Bamboo in their online casino lobbies. 

The studio’s upcoming releases have also been included in the deal, with slot sequel Retro Sweets to be hosted on Slots Temple upon its launch, alongside future releases Cats of Olympuss and The Grand Show.

Fraser Linkleter, Director at Slots Temple, added: “Push Gaming and its renowned collection of games needs no introduction to UK players. It’s a brand we absolutely had to have in our lobby and we think our players will wholeheartedly agree.

“We’re all about quality, choice and today’s best slots. Push Gaming gives us that in abundance and we’re delighted to welcome its content to our platform.”

Push Gaming joins a list of suppliers that have partnered with Slots Temple as it continues to build its real-money offering, following a similar deal the operator formed with Realistic Games.

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Through the collaboration, Slots Temple has agreed to host Realistic Games titles on its online casino website, which offers demo versions of games while running slot tournaments using content from a range of suppliers. 

Amy Brewis, Account Manager at Realistic Games, stated: “The platform that Slots Temple offers is perfect for Realistic and our UK ambitions. It’s a brand that lives and breathes slots run by people who are passionate about what they do and that aligns perfectly with our ethos for game development.

“It’s been a delight to work with them in the lead-up to going live and we’re looking forward to moving forward together.” 

As a result of the deal, Slots Temple users will be able to find game information and spin the reels on several Realistic Games slots, including Book of Charms, Catch 22, Book of Midas, Chicken or the Egg and the supplier’s latest release Fortune Fortress.

In addition, the remainder of Realistic Games’ 2024 title roadmap will also be integrated into the platform upon each game’s launch. 

Fraser Linkleter, Director at Slots Temple, added: “It’s fantastic to see the games that Realistic puts out and so we’re delighted to have its library now available to our players. Its evolution has many similarities with ours and we love working with brands that share that enthusiasm for growth.”

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Through the deal, the NeoGames subsidiary’s collection of third-party slots will become available to UK players of Slots Temple’s online casino product, which runs alongside its slots tournaments following the company’s receival of a UKGC licence. 

While Fusion offers slot releases from suppliers across the industry that have partnered with Pariplay, the aggregation platform also provides slot content from Wizard Games, Pariplay’s subsidiary slot supplier. 

Andrew Maclean, VP of Sales at Pariplay, stated: “We are always on the lookout for new ways in which we can extend our reach in regulated markets, and this deal with an operator group such as Slots Temple will assist our efforts in the UK.

“We are sure that players at Slots Temple will enjoy the experience of taking part in competitions featuring content from Fusion, whether it be from Wizard Games or our aggregation platform partners.”

Slots Temple’s UK players will now be able to play real-money titles on the website, with slots such as Captains of the Coast, Mammoth Mayhem, Wolf Riches and Fisherman’s Bounty Deluxe becoming available through this collaboration. 

Fraser Linkleter, CEO at Slots Temple, added: “Our players in the UK are very knowledgeable when it comes to slots and want an entertainment experience that is packed with features, with an engaging maths model and attractively packaged.

“Pariplay’s Fusion platform more than meets those standards, with its huge range of integrated third-party studios as well as its top-class in-house studio Wizard Games. We look forward to a long and fruitful partnership together.”

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With this in mind, we turned to the CasinoBeats 100Club to find out just what challenges are presented by multiplayer slots, asking: 

Why haven’t multiplayer slots made larger inroads into the online casino space? What challenges do they face and what growth opportunities do they create? 

Suzanne Jiggens-Johnson, Marketing Director at Slots Temple: We’re constantly baffled at the number of businesses that haven’t made more inroads into multiplayer games. At Slots Temple we offer Slots Tournaments where players compete against each other to climb the leaderboards and win cash prizes. 

Player feedback tells us our players love the social nature of our tournaments and often we see friends competing against each other within a tournament. Bringing a social element into our products provides players both access to their favourite games alongside some playful competition within their social groups.

Anthony Gaud, CEO at GaudHammer Gaming Group: The development of sophisticated and reliable software that facilitates seamless, real-time interaction between players is a considerable challenge. It is essential that the underlying infrastructure is capable of supporting a high volume of simultaneous players, while ensuring smooth gameplay that is free of lags or errors.

There are a variety of regulatory frameworks concerning online gambling in each state and country, which will pose challenges to the mass implementation of multiplayer slots. From my experience, it may be difficult for new innovations like multiplayer slots to gain traction in some jurisdictions due to regulation regarding online gambling.

Players who are used to conventional slot machines may prefer their solitary, straightforward experience. Adapting to multiplayer slots, which can involve collaborative or competitive play and additional rules, might not appeal to existing slot players who are used to playing alone. Having said that, I have tested prototypes of these concepts with millennial players and video game enthusiasts, and they have proven extremely successful which bodes well for future audience expansion.

Slot machines with multiplayer features often require more strategic thinking and player engagement. The creation of short- and long-term, goal-oriented rewards and gameplay may prove challenging for developers without previous experience developing multiplayer video games.

Until there is clear evidence of demand for multiplayer slots, casinos will be hesitant to invest in developing or adopting this technology. Casinos are likely to wait and see what works, which creates a chicken-and-the-egg scenario for development, which has further delayed the rollout of multiplayer slots. I believe that in the short term, online casinos and websites in the EU will be the best place to experiment with multiplayer slots.

There will be a lack of awareness of multiplayer slots among most players, leading to a slow adoption rate and insufficient demand. It will be necessary for casinos and manufacturers to engage in a promotional/educational campaign to explain the advantages of multiplayer gaming. The additional expense will prevent brick and mortar casinos from adopting multiplayer slots quickly.

Multiplayer slots enable the exploration of new gaming dynamics, including collaborative and competitive play, bringing the world of slots closer to those of video games. Casinos will be able to offer a wider range of gaming experiences as a result of this innovation, potentially making them more appealing to both new and existing players.

Helen Walton, CCO at G.Games: It’s a really hard problem – technically hard, liquidity and marketing hard, user and product design hard. Multiplayer slots is – in some ways – a new genre, and that takes time, and sometimes a couple of false starts, to develop. There’s also only just starting to be true commercial pressure to do something different. 

Many of the original concepts in multiplayer are borrowed too heavily from social, for example. People don’t have the same feelings about sharing slot wins, and spend, as they do with social or skill games. 

So, what’s interesting is to look at what we can learn from successful real-money multiplayer games such as bingo, lottery and poker, to see how we can tap into what might be related motivations in slots. I would argue that no multiplayer real money slot game yet exists – we are working on that.

Alex Lorimer, COO at Gaming Corps: I look at companies like HungryBear Gaming and they seem to be moving things in this direction; their games with multiplayer battle tools seem to be getting a decent level of traction. 

The slot space has been very robust across a long period of time, but when it comes to significantly changing things and offering products to a player demographic that is used to familiarity, it takes a lot of gumption and insight to really shake things up.

You have to do this without a fear of failure, but the issue comes when people then expect consistency and continued innovation, which puts a lot of pressure on development teams. 

Any developer that can manage to do this though will certainly carve out a niche position in the market, even if it could take some time to really reap the benefits of doing so.

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To better understand why multiplayer slot products have never quite hit it off, we asked the CasinoBeats 100Club: 

Why haven’t multiplayer slots made larger inroads into the online casino space? What challenges do they face and what growth opportunities do they create? 

Tom Finlayson, Co-Founder at Jooba Tech: The idea of social, multiplayer or community gambling has been around as long as gambling itself has. The concept of sharing that gambling experience in a physical casino – the highs of a big win, the lows of an unlucky loss – is part of the attraction, just as much as the chance of winning. However, when applied online, something changes.

In a physical casino, you know you are surrounded by like-minded individuals. You’ve all travelled to the casino for the same reason, often away from judgement. They understand and can empathise with your wins and losses, as you can with theirs. However, for online, this is not the case. Online play is you and you alone. You play on your device and  on your own time.

Attempts in the past have been made to help punters advertise their bets, their wins, their tips or favourite games, however, gambling still has a stigma associated with it. A punter is unlikely to reveal to their friends and family that they gamble, as opposed to strangers at a casino.

Therefore punters are more reluctant to notify their online circle – often consisting of family and friends – of their gambling habits. Naturally, there are exceptions to the rule; both ways. A VIP player may book an entire blackjack table to themselves in a casino, and an online player may be more than happy to share their play, hello streamers. 

But on the whole, online punters want to separate their online gambling from the rest of their online presence. Much like the casino punter needs to physically travel away and be with like-minded punters at the venue.

For multiplayer slots to become successful, gambling itself needs to become less stigmatised, which I believe will eventually happen. Until then, the idea of others in your online circle being more aware of your gambling will struggle to take off.

Justin Chamberlain, CEO and Founder at HungryBear Gaming: I think multiplayer slots haven’t made the inroads into the space simply because there isn’t enough choice yet for operators, and that is because a lot of providers, I don’t think, see or understand the opportunity in the multiplayer genre.

Multiplayer has dominated the social, console and casual space for many years now, and I think operators aren’t looking far enough ahead to realise the potential, or that younger players coming into the gambling sector will look for, and maybe even demand, a multiplayer experience.

As for the challenges facing anyone looking to bring multiplayer to market – immense! The difference between delivering a single-player experience, one game client talking only to one server, and rendering one set of results, seems like a walk in the park compared to a multiplayer experience.

We have been live now with Slot Masters for a little over 12 months, and we have been continually improving and fine-tuning all aspects of this genre of game, from the client side, to server, to database queries, rendering results in real-time to three players at a time, and handling millions of transactions and database queries every single day! It’s not for the faint-hearted.

Connor Blinman, Head of Games at Gaming Corps: The challenges surrounding multiplayer slot content can only really be found out via trial and error, analysing the data, and making improvements for the next product; the key thing to remember though is this can be costly. 

As for now, slot players continue to show they are players of habit who know what they know and like what they like. Incremental innovation rather than overnight change has always been key to finding success in this industry.

Aside from slots, players who are fans of multiplayer content can get their fix from the numerous types of table games out there, as well as the live casino products that the likes of Evolution are putting out.

We have recently achieved a lot of success with our Crash products, which feature a multiplayer element to their core game loop. Players join the game, place their bets and can see when others are cashing out. All these elements give the game a sense of community and show multiplayer games hold true, and I think this is where the growth opportunity is. Whether or not we will see them dominate the slot space in the future is still up in the air.

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Over the last year, Slots Temple became the first affiliate site to gain a UK Gambling Commission licence, a decision that led to the firm to offer cash prizes in its free slots tournaments for the first time. 

On the decision, Linkleter noted: “Previously, you could play for fun for the chance to win merchandise or avatars, and to earn xpoints to open chests. But now, we could offer our users something else. 

“It’s something that places us in a unique position in the market and really adds to the user XP. It also means we can roll out paid-for tournaments in the future. Entry fees will allow for bigger prizes, although we will still offer free tournaments for cash prizes.

“The licence also represented our commitment to social responsibility and to working within regulatory frameworks. UKGC licensees are held to the highest of standards, and it was important to show our users that we meet those standards.”

Along with the UKGC licence comes a world of stricter regulations. On this point, Slots Temple’s CMO noted that regulations can be challenging but expressed his belief that the affiliates that embrace compliance will have “sustainable businesses in the long term”. 

He continued: “More regulation means operators are increasingly cautious about the affiliate partners they choose and will only work with those who put social responsibility at the cornerstone of everything they do, as we do.”

Looking into how slot suppliers can look at incorporating video game elements, such as multiplayer, into slots, Linkleter admitted that there is “certainly an appetite” for multiplayer games, but conversely, he noted that players’ tastes in games have “not changed” as much as people might tend to believe over the years. 

“Many of the simple, classic slots are still hugely popular. I think the key element is social, which will become increasingly more important. 

“This is what we have done at Slots Temple – taking a traditionally solitary pastime like slots play and adding dynamic social elements through multiplayer tournaments and leaderboards. We’ve built a very active and engaged community whose members have fun competing against each other. 

“We’re planning new products and games to enhance this, such as the potential for private tournaments in future which will add a new social dynamic.”

Looking over the next 12 months, Linkleter expects continued innovation in mechanics and mathematical models based round the core game elements, as well as slots that add elements of skill gaming. 

From the perspective of Slots Temple, the affiliate will roll out its paid-for tournaments and introduce new tournament variations. 

On 2023, Linkleter concluded: “We’ll also be integrating with more games developers which will allow us to offer tournaments across an even wider variety of games. And we’ll be building our communities in the US and Canada, which are relatively new markets for us, while increasing our mar keting activity across the board. Exciting times!”

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This saw Slots Temple become the first affiliate site to be awarded a UK Gambling Commission licence, with social responsibility a key message among the excitement that absorbed the company.

Following this, Fraser Linkleter, CMO of Slots Temple, spoke to CasinoBeats regarding the key development, progress since licence approval, which are the most popular offerings on its platform and the importance of multiplayer dynamics.

CasinoBeats: Slots Temple is the first affiliate site to receive UK licensing, what does that mean for your business?

Fraser Linkleter: Receiving our UKGC license is an absolute game changer for Slots Temple. Over the last couple of years, we’ve steadily built a platform that hosts more than 10,000 free-to-play slots from some of the industry’s most exciting game studios e.g. Relax Gaming, Push Gaming, ReelPlay and 4ThePlayer. During this time, we’ve managed to build a community of players that compete against each other to get to the top of the leaderboard and win prizes e.g. merchandise. 

Now, with the UKGC license, we can level up the overall player experience by offering real-money prize tournaments where players can now play their favourite slots whilst competing to win cash prizes of up to £5,000. This makes us a unique proposition to players, operators and game studios.

CB: You say social responsibility is a watchword, why is this so important as an affiliate?

FL: We’ve always put a huge emphasis on social responsibility and believe that the affiliate industry as a whole, has a key part to play in ensuring that players are protected as much as possible. Our UKGC license means that we have been officially recognised as a responsible gambling site by a world leading regulator and as the first, we hope that it also demonstrates the value we put on the welfare of our players.

Also, by conforming to stringent safer gambling regulation, we are providing an additional level of trust between us and our operator and game studio partners. As mentioned, we all have a part to play in ensuring that players are protected as much as possible from any potential gambling related harm and by not doing so, we are jeopardising our entire industry.

CB: How will tighter regulation in certain jurisdictions impact the affiliate space?

FL: There is bound to be an impact if you are an affiliate that is looking to work within a regulated framework, however this requires significant investment. We have modelled our business, so that we are able to react quickly to any changes in regulation, which means we’re sometimes less impacted by changes compared to other affiliates. 

Regulation has been a hot topic within our industry for years and we made the decision early on to work in ‘best practice’ which has put us in a good position however it will certainly make affiliates start to revaluate their businesses. Not only that, regulated operators and game studios are also doing the same, and the more reassurance you can give to your partners, the better that affiliate relationship is going to be.

CB: Following receipt of the approval, what new range of tournaments have you launch on site?

FL: Since we received our UKGC license, we have launched cash prize tournaments which have already been a huge hit with players. We also want to build a level of anticipation and excitement within our player community, therefore we’ve also launched ‘Turbo Tournaments’ which run for just one hour.

This means that players have to be quick off the mark to climb the leaderboards to win a prize however it also creates anticipation as they find out very quickly if they’ve won.

In the next couple of months, we’ll also be launching new tournament variants, but we can’t tell you too much about those right now, other than it will bring an entirely new level of competition for our players.

CB: What are some of the more popular slots at Slots Temple at the moment? How have you seen players’ tastes change over the years?

FL: In many ways tastes have remained remarkably similar over the last few years. The old classics from game providers such as IGT, Play’n Go and Blueprint remain consistently popular such as Eye of Horus, Fishin Frenzy, the Rich Wilde games and Cleopatra – all of which are all still extremely popular on Slots Temple.

Of course, there has been tremendous innovation too which has been fantastic. Game studios like Push Gaming, 4ThePlayer and Relax have all had really popular titles that have pushed the envelope in ways that our players have absolutely loved.

We really welcome the opportunity to work more closely with any game developer that is looking to bring something different to market as it’s great for us to continue bringing new and fresh content to our platform.

CB: How important is the multiplayer and social dynamics to the industry moving forward?

FL: Social interactions and building community is huge and we’re seeing much more demand for this type of engagement within the slots industry. Although many games are still enjoyed as a solitary pleasure, we know being able to offer a more social or multiplayer experience, brings a new level of enjoyment for many of our players.

We’re embracing this by building an enhanced level of social dynamics within our tournament products to enable players to interact with both friends and other players. Watch this space – there are some very cool initiatives on the horizon from Slots Temple.

CB: What’s on the Slots Temple roadmap for 2023?

FL: We’re busy working on the new tournament variations I’ve mentioned above, as well as the new social elements. We’re also investigating paid for tournaments which will allow us to offer huge prizes for top place rankings on leaderboards.

We’ll also continue to work with the casino operators and game studios to make sure we’re offering our players the most exciting gaming experience possible in the safest possible environment.

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Under the terms of its licence agreement, Slots Temple will now legally be eligible to offer its users cash prizes for winners of its F2P tournaments. 

Fraser Linkleter, Director at Slots Temple, explained: “It’s always great to achieve an industry first, and we’re proud to be the first affiliate site to receive UKGC licensing. Licensees are held to high regulatory standards, and we believe this demonstrates our long-held commitment to social responsibility. 

“But above all, the licence adds excitement and value for our users, who get to compete for cash while paying nothing up front. And what’s not to like about that?”

Alongside the approval of offering cash prizes on its F2P tournaments, Slots Temple will also be launching a range of new tournament formats, including Turbo Tournaments and Risk. 

Currently, the online slots platform offers free casino games and tournaments to players over the age of 18. The platform hosts more than 10,000 slots from casino games studios, such as Push Gaming, Relax Gaming, ReelPlay and 4ThePlayer.

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With the event scheduled to take place on April 12-14, following the cancellation of the event in 2021 due to the pandemic. In the first of two articles, we checked in with our 100 Club members to unveil what their expectations are for the igaming conference. 

We asked: What are you expecting from ICE this year? 

Martin Hodges, Director of Marketing, Vivo Gaming

I’m expecting to see a lot of familiar faces that I haven’t seen in far too long. I’m also excited to meet people I haven’t seen in real life yet but have only interacted with through email or on video calls. It’s going to be interesting to find out how tall everyone actually is! 
 
Of course, reconnecting with our partners and clients will be a huge priority for us throughout the week.

Sarah Blackburn, Founder at GameOn

I’m expecting there to be a huge buzz and for it to be filled with people excited to have meetings and presenting new products and services. 

Although the timing of the event isn’t ideal, I think it will make people more selective as to the meetings they have and taking a more focused approach to their own business development strategy.

Abby Kimber, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Digital IOM

After what feels like a very long time, I’m expecting an exultant atmosphere at ICE this year. Although things are slowly getting back to normal, I think we all recognise that international travel might still be a little tricky depending on where you are located so I’m expecting a little less traffic but that means that we’ll get the chance for some more meaningful, in-depth conversations.

Joe Hall, Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer at Gift & Go

We’re expecting to show both the online and offline gaming sectors how integrating Gift & Go technology into their player reward programmes and user journeys can increase the key metrics for operators acquisition and retention teams.

Michael Pedersen, Chief Commercial Officer at Livespins

I look at ICE 2022 very positively, finally the show is back in action, the wait is over. Will it be a different show this year? “Clearly, however, the fact that some exhibitors have pulled out or morphed into hospitality instead only equals opportunity for the brave and bold and we believe Livespins fits perfectly into that category of companies.

James King, Chief Executive Officer from Flows

For Flows we expect two things, the first is the opportunity to really push brand and product awareness to the largest face to face audience of the year and demonstrate to as many as possible the power of Flows. 

Secondly it’s to meet with current partners as well as those we’re already in talks with in person both on stand as well as at our hosted dinners.

Kevin McGinnigle, Founder of Positively Distinctive Media

I have no expectations for two reasons; 1) I’ve never exhibited at ICE before and have only ever been part of the crowd and 2) having moved the dates, I’ve no idea what to expect in terms of attendance. 

Of those who do attend, I would imagine they’ll be excited to get out of their houses and or/offices and put in some facetime. We’ve all been locked up far too long and it’s nice to be able to get back to some sort of normality. I know I am.

Suzanne Jiggens-Johnson, Marketing Director at Slots Temple 

We’re hopeful ICE will be just as exciting as previous years. It’s an important opportunity for us to reconnect with our partners, as well as discover new technologies and services. 

Being able to fully immerse ourselves in all the exciting developments happening in the industry at the moment is really important for us to be able to stay at the forefront of where the gambling industry is heading.

Oliver Niner, Head of Sales at PandaScore

We’re expecting great things from ICE after it’s long hiatus, particularly how much growth and success esports has experienced since the last conference, including PandaScore’s contribution to this.

Contributing to the ESIC conference running in tandem is a great opportunity to continue building greater integrity in esports and how the gambling sector engages with these competitions.

And seeing the global iGaming community together again and striving for further exciting product innovation is always fantastic.

Victor Pronk, Chief Commercial Officer of Incentive Games

With the event running up to the start of the Easter Holiday period, the ongoing uncertainty with regards to the pandemic, the situation in the Ukraine and the additional and continuously changing travel requirements we have already seen several big exhibitors that have withdrawn. 

Therefore we expect a smaller exhibition, that is more online focused and with a dominant UK/European visitor attendance. This is an opportunity for smaller innovative suppliers to step into the spotlight.

Tom Wood, Chief Executive Officer at RAW iGaming

ICE is an amazing opportunity for RAW iGaming to showcase for the first time our new, patent pending game engine, SuperSlice to a larger audience.  

We will also be revealing our up-and-coming SuperSlice games and new, secretive, patent pending innovations for selected operators. 

Lahcene Merzoug, Chief Executive Officer at PressEnter

There are some great conferences happening throughout the year like the SBC and CasinoBeats Summits and iGaming NEXT to name just a few but ICE is traditionally the biggest event of the year for igaming and where all the latest features and innovations are showcased. 

Although there will be less attendee’s than usual given that it is being held over the Easter holidays, we do anticipate more of the same, as many providers reveal new products for the first time and use ICE as the launchpad for their new offerings. 

We expect it to be a very busy event and our team is really looking forward to attending.

Nadiya Attard, CCO at Relax Gaming

I’m expecting to truly appreciate the value of face-to-face meetings once again. Technology has played a fantastic role in keeping business going over the last couple of years, but a Zoom meeting doesn’t hold a candle to the productivity of a group of like-minded people in a room together.

That being said, the gaming sector thrived in the adversity of the pandemic – innovating its way to success all the way through. This period of necessarily thinking outside the box will lead to some exciting new ideas, which always come to the fore at ICE. I wouldn’t miss this year’s show for the world!

Jeremy Coleman at Commercial Director at PearFiction Studio

A much smaller show with most of the big industry names missing. This is a shame but we cannot be surprised because the Easter/Passover week will be difficult for many attendees.

Lisa Karran, COO at Eminence

I expect it to be a very different event this year with more of a focus on getting together over huge exhibits on the expo floor. 

If people are not required to be manning large stands all day they will have more opportunity to attend educational sessions and networking. I’ve no doubt there will still be good attendance.

Helen Walton, CCO at G.Games

Reconnecting with some operators we haven’t been able to meet in person. We’re hearing a lot of negativity from some people about the event, but I think it will prove very effective still for the online gaming industry.

Paul Crisp, CMO at Symplify

A great event and a chance to get going. Meet face to face. Hear and understand challenges, present our vision in terms of creating solutions.

Gaming for us has always represented one of the most dynamic and fast moving industries, the more we get to speak to the people behind the curtains of the industry, the better.

Alberto Alfieri, Jada Gaming CEO and Co-Founder  

In a very hectic environment, due to the COVID emergency and more recently the international political turmoils, we expect ICE to represent a return to some sort of normality where meeting and getting together with colleagues and peers will be the most welcome novelty.

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