BEGE Expo - The premier gaming expo in the Balkans you can’t afford to miss!

The 6th edition of Balkan Entertainment and Gaming Expo (BEGE) will be held on 22–23 October 2013 in Inter Expo Center – Sofia.

The event will become once again arena of gaming, entertainment and leisure industries in the Balkans, where manufacturers, vendors, operators and industry representatives from around the world will have the opportunity to meet their future clients and partners at one place and discuss their business ideas. This year, the exhibition organizers have announced a NEW 2-day show format.

Each year the event gathers together representatives from Serbia, Romania, Montenegro, Greece, Bulgaria, F.Y.R. Of Macedonia, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia, and many other countries, such as United Kingdom, USA, China and others. The annual forum represent products and services from the following sectors: amusement and leisure centres, casinos, gaming halls, hotels, restaurants, bars, etc., along with additional marketing products, digital information technologies and media, mobile applications, security systems etc. Along  the traditional exhibitors who  will demonstrate their new solutions in the entertainment, casino and gaming industry, remote gaming, and mobile technologies, there will join important companies from the supporting sectors, such as tourism, show business and leisure. Among our exhibitors this year are: APEX gaming technology, Vermantia Plus, AlfaStreet Trade BG Ltd, Alfastreet Gaming Instruments – Pockaj d.o.o, Abbiati, SB Tech, Spielo International, Microgaming Software Systems Ltd, Fininvest, Sound Leisure, Future Gaiming, Advansys d.o.o., Betconstruct, Suzo-Happ Group, SC Syswin Solutions SRL, Advanced Technology Research, S.A. de C.V. The Bulgarian newest technology achievements will be on the spotlight too,  presented by some of the leading companies such as: Casino Technology, Casino Game Innovation, Interservice Uzunovi AV, Decart, Simonas Cards, Avangard Technology, Amstrat Ltd, Avant-x, Wizzy Cast, Enco Vending and others.

The visitors will have a chance to follow all technology innovations and products while being entertained by various  events such as live performances,  prize draws,  bartenders show with free cocktails from Bar Academy Bulgaria;  Baristo coffee tasting from and more to be announced. During the first day of the exhibition there will be held the second edition of the beauty contest ”Miss Gaming BEGE 2013”, organized in partnership with the leading model agency Visages Model Group. The traditional BEGE Awards distinguishing persons and companies with special  contribution and excellent achievments in the industry will take place during  BEGE Expo.

Become a part of BEGE EXPO & EEGS 2013 - the premier events on the Balkans for gaming, entertainment and technology industry you can't afford to miss! Take the chance to build new partnerships on local and international level and find more about the new trends and technologies in tourism, entertainment, gaming and vending sectors.

The annual conference of the gaming industry in the Eastern Europe that traditionally presents the market and regulatory situation as well as the new developments in the sector will be held on October, 21-22, 2013 in Sofia. The 6th Eastern European Gaming Summit (EEGS) invites you to join the regulators, operators, manufacturers, gaming attorneys, professionals and all interested in challenging the changing gaming standards to discuss the new horizons and marketing perspectives around Eastern Europe.

Let's lift slightly the curtain. When Sportingbet gave up cooperation with Serbian State lottery more efficient actions against black market were undertaken. We shall see how it worked. We will note that after 4 years of controversies the Polish gaming market is still shrinking - during the Summit you will hear about the overpaid taxes, renewing gambling licenses and damage compensations. Following the recent developments in the gaming market in Greece, each attendee will definitely be curious to hear about the future prospects. Not leaving behind the latest developments, where The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling undertook strict measures against the online operators in the enforcement of the new Gambling Act, this is the opportunity to follow the hot debate and its various aspects and perspectives. Each day now Croatia awaits a Draft of the new gaming law and you will be able to discuss tête-à-tête the anticipated future of the gaming industry in the country. We will see how the new grounded Romanian Office for Gambling will meet the hopes of the Romanian operators to get more adequate gaming law and regulated market! F.Y.R. of Macedonian online market is waiting the door for online betting and gambling finally to be open. After last activity of national lottery with finished public call for partner, online gambling will be finally a fact.

The challenges in the regulation, the inter-state co-operation and all the priorities on the EU agenda as well as the next steps will be analyzed and commented by Joerg Hofmann, Vice President, International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), Sue Rossiter, Director Projects and Policy, Remote Gaming Association (RGA) and Philippe P. Vlaemminck, Chair EU, Lotteries, gambling & sport law, Altius and Mike O'Kane, Chairman, European Sports Security Association (ESSA).

To see the Conference program, visit www.eegamingsummit.com/program or contact us at info@eegamingsummit.com

For more information about BEGE EXPO, visit www.balkangamingexpo.com or contact us at info@balkangamingexpo.com 

Author: Desislava Kirova