A Best Gambling, que criou uma plataforma para operar em nome de novos participantes, permitindo que eles cheguem ao mercado até três vezes mais rápido e operem com 50% dos custos se fizessem isso sozinhos, foi nomeada como a primeira parceira de patrocínio da Pitch ICE. Com o acordo, a Best Gambling apoiará a edição de 2019 do Pitch ICE London, em que as start-ups de jogos terão a oportunidade de estrear suas empresas na feira e apresentá-las ao setor de jogos em geral.  

Ao anunciar o patrocínio, Ian Beauchamp, CEO da Best Gambling, comentou: "A Clarion tem sido líder de mercado na oferta de oportunidades para os participantes do setor de jogos de azar e estamos muito satisfeitos em apoiar essa cultura de empreendedorismo por meio de nosso envolvimento com o Pitch ICE. Isso representa uma iniciativa muito importante para todo o setor, que dá voz a novas ideias e insights sobre algumas das novas tecnologias que se tornarão comuns nos próximos anos."  

He added: "Being able to pitch ideas offers validation for start-ups and is a key opportunity to connect with others that can help, mentor, invest and support  going forwards.  In our opinion it is fundamental that the culture of entrepreneurship is supported and developed by both large and small organisations. Gaming and tech is a highly innovative sector and we at Best Gambling have built our entire business model on the support of start-ups and scale-ups allowing them to gain access to market quickly and as inexpensively as possible while remaining compliant with regulations. Our unique position enables us to bring brands to market utilising our knowledge and integration expertise, without the contingencies and restrictions some of the Tier 1 launchpad programmes may impose.”

Ewa Bakun, Director of Industry Insight at Clarion Gaming has welcomed the sponsorship of what she believes to be one of the most progressive initiatives to take place at ICE London.  She said: “Best Gambling is a perfect fit for Pitch ICE and I am confident this sponsorship will increase awareness of the brand and ensure that new entrants to the UK market know about the business and the services it provides.  We are extremely proud of our long standing support of the start-up community starting with our Launchpad initiative which has been running since 2009.  Gambling is founded on a spirit of entrepreneurship and Clarion Gaming has consistently taken the lead position supporting businesses that may be small in size but are huge when it comes to creativity, energy and  ideas."

The unique number of visitors attending ICE London 2018 was confirmed as a record 33,536, an 11 percent increase on 2017 and a landmark which constituted the event’s seventh consecutive year of growth. Despite occupying an additional hall at ExCeL London, density increased year-on-year, with the average number of visitors per stand up 17 percent and the number of visitors per square metre up 12 percent. The ICE London brand also demonstrated its unique ability to engage with gaming professionals based throughout the world, with the exhibition experiencing a surge of visitors from key growth regions, notably North America (+33 percent), Africa (+23 percent) and South East Asia (+18 percent).

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Para obter mais informações sobre a ICE London 2019 e o Pitch ICE, acesse: www.icelondon.uk.com.

Para obter mais informações sobre os serviços prestados pela Best Gambling, acesse: www.bestgambling.co.uk