North America iGaming's First Day Kicks Off

For the next three days, all industry eyes will remain on Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino where the iGaming North America conference is currently taking place.

Vital Regulation Updates

The event kicked off with a private officials-only session in which 12-year industry veteran and Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Director of Licensing Susan Hensel provided vital information in moderating a discussion between government representatives which illuminated the tasks at hand for effective adaptation of regulated frameworks for online gambling. Expert government representatives included bwinPoker Director Jeffrey Haas, GeoComply CEO Anna Sainsbury and California Gambling Control Commissioner Richard Schuetz.

Women Network

This vital update was followed by the rousing and lively Global Gaming Women Networking Lunch, in which a vital sector of the industry engaged in an energized discussion on strategic planning led by strategic planning guru and Simmons Group Founder Ann Simmons Nicholson.

Visionaries

The 2015 Visionaries Panel then provided an empowering perspective on the current state of iGaming in Reality Check - The State of the Industry. Key CEO's from the biggest acquisition of this year and last provided insight on how consolidation helps improve the products, marketing and technology of complementary organizations. 888 CEO Brian Mattingley further provided a refreshingly candid perspective in his state of the Industry report revealing the parallel courses of industry developments in the US and abroad.

Overall, eGamingBrokerage.com Founder Sue Schneider did a wonderful job moderating preparing attendees for harnessing the benefits of the insider perspectives from panelists Scientific Games President Gavin Isaacs and CEO NA Gaming/Interactive IGT Renato Ascoli in addition to Mattingley.

The Rise of Fantasy

Key perspectives on Fantasy sports followed in the afternoon and are ongoing. DraftKings CEO Jason Robins provided a perspective on the almost bionic rise of fantasy sports. Then CAMS CEO Mathew Katz made a huge splash defining the new opportunities for financial institutions with the rise of iGaming, expertly meshing together panelists perspectives that included Mastercard Senior Counsel for US Regulatory and Public Policy Jenna Goodfellow; Wells Fargo Senior Company Counsel Ted Teruo Kitada; and Paypal North America Director Laura Kane.