EEGS 2008

Held in parallel with the 1st Balkan Entertainment and Gaming Expo was the 1st Eastern European Gaming Summit. The aim of the events was not only to consolidate companies for the trade show, but also to present the opportunity to gain expertise and experience from the professionals in the Gaming Industry, along with the chance to learn more about the situation in Bulgaria from the most reliable sources with the presentations from the Chairmen of Bulgarian Institutions such as the Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling and the Bulgarian Institute of Metrology.

The first 3-day edition of EEGS 2008, focused on Gaming Legislation, Casino Marketing, Integration of Gaming and Tourism and Best business practices, calling together 46 Speakers from countries including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Macedonia, (FYROM), Netherlands, Russia, Italy, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Slovenia, UK and USA.

Gaming Legislation in Bulgaria was presented by Dimitar Terziev, the Chairman of the Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling and was the discussion point of the audience. The program of the Summit included practices in countries like Spain, presented by Honorary President of EUROMAT, Eduardo Antoja, USA, presented by Fredric Gushin Managing Partner of Spectrum Gaming Group and Bob Miller, Chairman of International Association of Gaming Advisers (IAGA), as well representatives from Russian Federation, Latvia, Slovenia, Serbia and Austria overviewed the situation, problems and possible solutions in their countries.

The track ‘Integration of Gaming and Tourism’ gained much interest from the audience, where Thomas Tait, President & CEO of Nevada Tourism Alliance, Jordan Jordanov, Member of the Board of Bulgarian Association for Rural and Ecological Tourism, Blagoi Ragin, Chairman of the Bulgarian Hotel & Restaurant Association were uncovering huge collaboration possibilities for creating an attractive product to be presented to the Bulgarian Market.

The First trial at calling together Industry Leaders, Decision Makers and Gaming Experts in the Balkan region received a very positive response and encouragement for the event to become a regular meeting point for worthwhile relationships.