Live Casinos Attract Customers to Local Casinos
Live casinos boost local casinos in an astonishing turnaround for the ailing brick & mortar casino industry. On April 26th, land casino owners will come together with live dealer game developers, online casino operators and various stakeholders to deliberate on new developments in live casinos and how land-based casinos can leverage this growing online trend at the second annual Live Gaming Summit in Barcelona.
Recently the symbiotic partnership between land casinos and live dealer providers has been recognised and more and more live gaming operators are utilising locally licensed casinos to broadcast their games.
Live Casino Studios
Traditionally the business model pioneered by Evolution gaming, veered towards custom-built live dealer studios to broadcast their online games in places like Riga, Malta and Gibraltar.
While games like Live blackjack and roulette are rapidly gain popularity with online punters, utilising local studios to broadcast these games is gaining ground. This is attracting online customers who tend to prefer croupiers speaking in their own language.
For this reason, as well as country specific casino legislation, local casinos are now being used in places like Spain, Italy, Belgium, Romania and the UK. This also enables patrons of land-based casinos to continue playing on the casino’s tables from home after their visit to a local casino has concluded.
Focus on Monetising Live Gaming for Local Casinos
Live gaming operators will have several expert representatives in attendance. Their focus will be on exploring the potential to monetise the live gaming industry by land-based casinos. Notable speakers will include Jonas Delen, CEO of Authentic Gaming; Kfir Kugler, CEO of Ezugi and Robert Wheeler, Commercial Director at MediaLive Casino. These keynote speakers are expected to be a big hit with local casino operators at this year’s Live Gaming Summit.
Other Industry Developments
While the focus of the conference will be firmly placed on the opportunities local casinos can have in partnering with Live Dealer operators, other industry developments are also on the agenda.
• Studios and Table Streaming
• Localization and Private Tables
• In-venue (closed loop) Live gaming
• Product dev & tech, Virtual Reality
• Regulatory Developments
• Television Gaming
Fitting Location
Of course, this year’s 2018 Live Gaming Summit organisers have chosen a fitting location to host the event. The conference will take place in the famous Casino Barcelona, alongside the live action of their roulette and blackjack tables.
The Casino Barcelona part of the elegant Hotel Arts (Ritz Carlton), the no. 1 hotel in Barcelona and has beachfront views of the balmy Spanish spring. Sign up here if you’re interested in attending this illuminating event.