Russian Gaming Week 2018: day one

The long-awaited gaming event is at the very height! June 7, started 12th International gambling and entertainment exhibition-forum Russian Gaming Week 2018. In Moscow, exhibition center "Sokolniki" brought together leading experts in the field of gambling from all over the world to discuss the trends and prospects of modern online gambling, and to present their latest developments. 

Slotegrator is in the midst of events, at RGW, and is ready to share the impressions of the event. So what was the first day like?

9:00-10:00. Registration of participants and welcome coffee
Representatives of gambling companies and visitors interested in starting their own gambling business gathered to register for the exhibition-conference and to gear up for a productive day with a cup of coffee.
 

10:00-11:00. Opening of the conference 
To mark the opening of RGW 2018, sponsors and organizers of the event sounded lead in speeches.  The speech delivered Tatyana Zheltomirskaya (Affiliate Marketing Director at StarLadder), Samvel Nersisyan (VP of Strategic Partnerships at BetConstruct), Artyom Ustinov (Head of White Label & Turnkey Solutions in SoftGamings). 

After that, the participants of the exhibition started the presentation of their fancy stands and new products. Such companies as Slotegrator, GreenBet, Boss Gaming studio, Digitain, SoftGamings, BetConstruct and others introduced their latest developments. 

The exhibition's just begun, and AGS company has already surprised the surrounding with the drum with flying banknotes. Try the luck could everyone, however, time was limited – only 60 seconds to replenish your budget with large bills. 

11:00-14:00. Expert presentations
All visitors moved to the lecture hall to listen to the series of presentations from the leading experts in online gambling. Vladislav Hveckovics, the CIO and co-founder at SoftGamings shared his knowledge and reflections in the report "How to start an online casino business: most common mistakes inexperienced entrepreneurs make". 

Also, Andrew Pearson, the founder of the Intelligencia Limited, gave lecture on the topic "Using AI for customer intelligence, real-time personalization marketing, and corporate optimization". Robert Brassai, Principal Consultant at Sense4Gaming reported about the usage of Big Data in online casinos. And Roman But, CEO & Founder in Quintessence, shared some secrets in the lecture "How to make online marketing work in your favor?"

14:00-16:00. Entertainments from the participants
In addition to the useful lectures, the audience was impressed with the interactives from gambling companies.
Thus, Slotegrator organized a barman show with delicious drinks and treats for guests. Besides, everyone could have a go at real money roulette on the stand of M1 Casino Restaurant Hotel.

16:00. Awarding ceremony 
Traditionally, every RGW conference doesn't go without winners. This year, many participants received the prizes at Betting Awards 2018, including Slotegrator that won in the category "Best advertising campaign 2018".

Other well-known gambling brands also were among the winners:

• GreenBet – "Innovator of the year in the betting industry."
• QiWi –"Best payment system".
• Quintessence – "Best startup in the field of marketing".

We congratulate the winners, wish them to move forward, and improve!

17:00. Speech by Vadim Potapenko
Vadim Potapenko, Head of Sales Department in Slotegrator, in his lecture, reveals an important question for many operators: "How the choice of gaming providers affects the success of online casinos". He spoke in detail about modern providers, the criteria for their selection, and shared with the audience successful cases.

To sum up, the first day of the Russian Gaming Week 2018 was successful and informative. The Slotegrator team is pleased with the new award and is already preparing for the next stage of the exhibition-forum.
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