Clarion Gaming and the SiGMA Group announced Monday that they have partnered for a new gambling sector show under the ICE brand.
The new B2B event, ICE Asia, which will be held at SMX Manila on June 8-9, 2020, will cater to both the land based and iGaming sectors, with online suppliers, operators, affiliates, regulators and blockchain businesses in attendance.
As Asia tempts leading brands from the global gambling sector to expand business opportunities in the region, it’s fast becoming clear that Asia is the new frontier for both land-based and iGaming industries. The region continues to offer leading gaming operators expanded business opportunities, and the planned introduction of integrated resorts to Japan in the next several years will only increase demand. Recent figures from Global Gambling Statistics 2019 reveal that seven of the top ten locations for gambling revenue based on visitors are in Asia, including Australia. In Macau alone, revenue could reach as high as $53 billion by 2022.
The event will serve to bridge the business divide between East and West, giving attendees new insights into regulatory conditions in Asian markets, payment processing methods and the integration of emerging technologies such as blockchain.
“As we take the SiGMA brand to global markets, we’re proud to facilitate the biggest gaming expo to bring East and West together,” SiGMA Group founder and CEO Eman Pulis said. “It is unprecedented for two such established events to join forces in Asia this way, so this will be an unmissable calendar event amongst C-level gaming executives, whether they have existing business activity in Asia or are looking to expand their operations in the Far East.”
Clarion managing director Kate Chambers said that the combination of Clarion and SiGMA will ensure “that both the land-based and iGaming sectors will find synergy in Manila in 2020.”
“The opportunities for growth in Asia are increasing exponentially year on year, and the time is right to cement new and existing relationships between the gambling industries in both East and West. This is an exciting time.”
