2nd Annual SPORTS BETTING East Africa Summit 2016 the perfect entry into the African betting and gambling market! 23-25 May 2016 * Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya KEY ISSUES BEING COVERED: Explore the issues and trends impacting the sports betting industry Become familiar with the current sports betting environment in Africa and what is on the horizon Get a grip on the latest developments and the opportunities on gambling industry in Africa Market updates from around the world on trends, new products and regulatory matters Connect with leading leaders and captains of the industry for an unparallel networking opportunities Hear from leading experts: Alessandro Fried, CEO, Btobet Amar Mehta, Partner, Chebet Mehta Advocates Andrew Batley, Operations Manager, Premier Betting Kenya Andrew Dagnall, CEO, Bettorlogic UK Anli Kotzé, CEO, Bettech Gaming Charles Wambia, Director, Betting Control and Licensing Board, Kenya * Christina Thakor-Rankin, Principal Consultant, 1710 Gaming Ltd., UK Filippo Ceci, CEO, isolutions George Kagumba, Chairman, Association of Gaming Operators, Kenya Heavens Gonga, CEO, Lotteries and Gaming Board, Zimbabwe James Mpiirwe, Board Secretary, National Lotteries Board, Uganda John Mutua, Head of Betting Operations, Jockey Club Kenya Martin Kollie, Director General, National Lottery Authority, Liberia Philip Muema, Managing Partner, Nexus Business Advisory Sudeep Ramnani, CEO, SportyBet Yahaya Maikori, Managing Partner, Law Allianz, Nigeria Thulisizwe Johnson, CEO, Gambling Authority, Botswana PLUS: DON T MISS THESE ESSENTIAL WORKSHOPS Masterclass 1: Masterclass 2: Gambling revenue tax and the emerging tax issues within the region Led by: Philip Muema, Managing Partner, Nexus Business Advisory Step-by-step legal guide to establishing successful partnerships Led by: Amar Mehta, Partner, Chebet Mehta Advocates Gold Sponsor Lanyard Sponsor Notepad & Pen Sponsor Exhibitors Lunch Sponsor Cocktail Sponsors Web Banner & Newsletter Sponsor
SPORTS BETTING EAST AFRICA DAY ONE - Monday, 23 May 2016 DAY TWO - Tuesday, 24 May 2016 08:30 Registration and morning coffee 09.00 Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair George Kagumba, Chairman, Association of Gaming Operators, Kenya 09:10 OPENING ADDRESS Insights into the African market place and understand how you can enter it Charles Wambia, Director, Betting Control and Licensing Board, Kenya 09:40 Discussion Regulators View Regulatory updates and opportunities in the fastest growing gaming sector Christina Thakor-Rankin, Principal Consultant, 1710 Gaming Ltd., UK ists Thulisizwe Johnson, CEO, Gambling Authority, Botswana Heavens Gonga, CEO, Lotteries and Gaming Board, Zimbabwe James Mpiirwe, Board Secretary, National Lotteries Board, Uganda 10:40 Extended coffee break and exhibition walkabout 11:30 Discussion Operators View The future landscape of sports betting in Africa ists Andrew Batley, Operations Manager, Premier Betting Kenya Sudeep Ramnani, CEO, SportyBet 12:30 Sports, betting and gaming across different jurisdictions and cultures Cristina Thakor-Rankin, Consultant, 1710 Gaming Ltd. (UK) 13:00 Emerging trends and how they will affect future regulations Yahaya Maikori, Managing Partner, Law Allianz, Nigeria 13:30 Networking Lunch Sponsored by 14:30 Discussion The responsibility of bookmakers and responsible gambling ists John Mutua, Head of Betting Operations, Jockey Club Kenya Christina Thakor-Rankin, Principal Consultant, 1710 Gaming Ltd., UK 15:30 Why multichannel is vital to East Africa: Multi-channel retail solutions for retail shops and online cross bettors Alessandro Fried, CEO, Btobet 08:30 Registration and morning coffee 09.00 Opening remarks from the chair George Kagumba, Chairman, Association of Gaming Operators, Kenya 09.10 Product as competitive advantage In Africa Anli Kotzé, CEO, Bettech Gaming 09.50 Gold Sponsor Presentation Pioneering regulatory and tax control software for gaming boards Filippo Ceci, CEO, isolutions 10:30 Extended coffee break and exhibition walkabout 11:30 Discussion Addressing the success factors leading to growth in Africa s betting industry Yahaya Maikori, Managing Partner, Law Allianz, Nigeria ists Andrew Batley, Operations Manager, Premier Betting Kenya John Mutua, Head of Betting Operations, Jockey Club Kenya Sudeep Ramnani, CEO, SportyBet 12:30 Discussion Match fixing and illegal sports betting: Problems and solutions Cristina Thakor-Rankin, Consultant, 1710 Gaming Ltd. (UK) ists Andrew Dagnall, CEO, Bettorlogic 13:30 Networking Lunch 14.30 A look at the convergence of social media, land based and sports betting 15.30 Insights into Liberia sports betting industry Martin Kollie, Director General, National Lottery Authority, Liberia 16.00 Retail growth within the African landscape 16:30 Closing remark from the chair 17:00 Networking drinks Sponsored by 16:00 Maximising customer values Andrew Dagnall, CEO, Bettorlogic 16:30 Closing remark from the chair 17:00 Networking drinks Sponsored by www.sportsbettingevents.com
SPORTS BETTING EAST AFRICA DAY THREE - Wednesday, 25 May 2016 EVENT BACKGROUND 08.30 Registration and coffee 09:00 Masterclass 1 Step-by-step legal guide to establishing successful partnership - What elements of the developments cycle can be acquired externally? - What business models can be used to engage with another operator or suppliers? - What terms and conditions should you insist on being included in a contracts? - What level or due diligence needs to be conducted? Led by: Amar Mehta, Partner, Chebet Mehta Advocates Lottery business is well patronised in Africa, with Kenya and Ghana not an exception. Lottery kiosks are visible in various corners across the countries. Weekly lottery results used to be shown on national television in times past; an indication of its popularity back then. It still is. 12:30 Netrowking Lunch 13:30 Masterclass 2 Gambling revenue tax and the emerging tax issues within the region - Why the gaming industry is rapidly expending into new markets - Navigating the regulations in different African jurisdictions - Learn what to look for in taxation - The tax system of Kenya Led by: Philip Muema, Managing Partner, Nexus Business Advisory 16:30 Workshop ends But a different kind of lottery is growing leaps and bounds in the country sports betting. This is where sports fans wager or place a bet on the outcome of a sporting event with the payment of a small fee. If the odd bet comes through, one wins a bigger amount. They capitalise on the fans passion and love for European football like the English Premier League and other leagues around the globe. But the fans also place bets on other sports including boxing, rugby, tennis, NBA basketball and others. Many also offer Virtual Gaming for patrons. Following on from the great successes of the inaugural Sports Betting East & West Africa in 2015, the Second Annual Sports Betting East & West Africa 2016 conference and exhibition will take place in Nairobi from 23rd - 25th May and in Accra from 18-20 July. SUPPORTING P A R T N E R S UPCOMING EVENTS SPORTS BETTING WEST AFRICA 18 20 July 2016 Accra, Ghana www.sportsbettingevents.com CASINO MARKETING FORUM 23 25 August 2016 Johannesburg, South Africa www.casinomarketingforum.com BiG AFRICA SUMMIT 24 26 October 2016 Cape Town, South Africa www.bigafricasummit.com AFRICAN LOTTERY FORUM December 2016 Abuja, Nigeria www.africalot.com www.sportsbettingevents.com
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Golden Race: providing reliable & cost-effective Virtual Betting Solutions for Shops, Terminals, Online, and Mobile - worldwide! Meridian Gaming Ltd is a leading licensed gambling company in South East Europe. We offer our services in 4 continents, 26 countries, 86 cities, 520+ betting shops. Fully developed business in all gambling sectors and channels. More than 1700 employees. specialised in retail betting. Over 30 years of continuous service in Europe. Several years ago started in South Africa, Africa and Caribbean. Meridian Gaming has plug and play solutions with trading departments, fraud teams, It services and customer services. World-class technology operates behind Meridian betting business. Our significant investments in technology reinforce our commitment to serve our customers for long term and enable us to provide an unrivalled service to our clients. Our service is our bestseller. Each year Meridian is adding new features, incentives and services to be able to deliver the highest performance and security to the worldwide markets. We established in 1999 as company that develops applications of high technological content. Our objective is to provide solutions to customer's needs, through experience and knowledge developed in computer science field, combined with the constant research of new, smarter technologies. isbets is our advanced sports book platform, fully featured and customizable. A complete product, which you can trust and can quickly adapt to our customer's different needs in all world markets. BetConstruct is an award-winning developer and provider of online and land-based betting and gaming solutions, with eight global sales offices, BetConstruct s innovative and proven offerings include market-leading online and land-based Sportsbook, Live Dealer Casino, RNG Casino Suite, Poker, Skill Games, Virtual Betting, Financial Betting and Fantasy Sports. BetConstruct currently powers more than 80 partners globally, fully supporting them in offering their players the finest betting and gaming experience, while efficiently managing their business through a single back office suite. For more information, please visit BetConstruct website at www.betconstruct.com. BtoBet is a pioneer in new technologies for igaming operators and the betting industry by using technological intelligence as the main base for our products. Its unique, customizable, secure and flexible igaming platform and Sportsbook software deliver unprecedented capabilities to drive Sportsbook and igaming businesses. BtoBet serves the gaming industry with solutions and products that are ready to support any change in the consumers behavior and on the market as well as custom software Headquartered on the Isle of Man and home to the world s development and services based on client s largest progressive jackpoteverymatrix network, Microgaming is the Ltd is an independent software development requirements. The company drives businesses to the first leading supplier of casino,company poker, bingo, foun sportsbook, live AI igaming Dimension with its three unique products: dealer and back-office software. B Neuron, B Retail and B Konnect. software ded in 2008. It delivers custom-built Interswitch is a leading, pan-african integrated payment and transaction processing company providing technology integration, advisory services, transaction processing and payment infrastructure to government, bank, Gaming and a variety of blue-chip companies. Interswitch has been the market leader in the payment processing industry in Nigeria for over 10 years, providing clients with a robust transaction infrastructure. World Sports Betting is one of South Africa s and ultimately Africa s leading bookmakers which offers national, continental and international sports betting, live in play betting, lotto and powerball as well as global horse race betting. Betradar is a brand of Sportradar, the world s leading supplier of sports and betting-related live data, odds solutions and fraud detection services to bookmakers, media companies, sports federations and government agencies. Sportradar provides compelling products, services and solutions with its brand Betradar to the bookmaking world, and through its Scoreradar brand to the international media industry. More than 6000 businesses in over 70 countries rely on Sportradar s data depth and quality services in their daily business. Sportradar employs more than 750 highly experienced staff worldwide. Since the company s founding in 2001, Betradar has developed into a key player providing all necessary data for bookmakers, such as fixtures, results, odds compiling, monitoring and inrunning services, front-end content solutions like statistics and live scores, as well as innovative virtual sports betting solutions. With 10,000+ land-based installations, satellite broadcast, more than 200 website integrations worldwide and customers who rank among the biggest players in the industry, Global Bet is undoubtedly the market leader in Virtual Sports, and is now available in whole Africa. Stock exchange-listed gaming operator, mybet Holding SE, founded in 1998 in Germany, has long established a leading role in shop franchising in Germany and Central Europe with more than 800 franchise partners. Their online platform mybet.com is one of Europe s most popular betting websites. mybet was one of the first major European gaming providers to establish themselves as a market leader in West Africa, with currently over 50 shops in Ghana, starting now to expand into the rest of the African continent. GI Tech is a 40 year young company focused on the Online Lottery, Scratch ticket Management and Sports betting. GI s strength is strong technology and innovation capability, deep industry knowledge backed by significant skill base for developing / maintaining new products, managing operations, secure, high-volume transaction processing; network integration, infrastructure development, execution and project management. SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBITON OPPORTUNITIES For more detail on pricing and included benefits please contact us on info@eventus-international.com Booth stands are limited and given out on a first come first served basis. To avoid disappointment, reserve your booth today.
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