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Exploring Opportunities in the Tournament & Out-of-Home Leisure Sector- First Annual Multi Platform Gambling Forum brings amusement onboard

London, United Kingdom – The diversity of gambling in the modern market is covered in the Multi Platform Gambling forum scheduled for June 28 and 29, gathering leading exponents ranging from casino and internet to the

Kevin Williams

entertainment terminal sector. The event organizers ATE have invited a presentation from video amusement and attraction specialists KWP Limited, who will be presenting an overview of the Out-of-Home leisure entertainment markets adoption of the gaming initiative, as well as chairing a gathering of speaker from the market on this subject.

The ‘Multi Platform Gambling Forum’ has gathered the biggest players in the field of traditional land based casinos, the internet, mobile phones, interactive-TV, kiosks and entertainment terminals, representing an industry predicted in excess of $16 billion worldwide.  This world wide market looking towards the application of the latest technology, with an industry that sees the Out-of-Home leisure entertainment sector as a logical next step. This two day event has attracted an influential line-up of attendees, and has brought together an experienced group of speakers to pack the conference schedule. Joining the presentation line-up, for the first time, KWP’s founding executive Kevin Williams (see Bio) presenting his session ‘Exploring Opportunities in the Tournament & Out-of-Home Leisure Sector’.

In his presentation, Kevin Williams will address the cooling of the consumer game scene towards stronger gaming experiences, and how the amusement and attractions sector hopes to capture the new audience. The amusement industries’ need for an 'Unachievable @ Home' experience that reverses casual attendance to powerful repeat revenue generation the aim of the changing amusement scene. This presentation bringing oversight into the application of Prize Tournament, Roaming Communication, Broadband Connectivity and User Targeting (linked to smart-cards and player accounts).  

The presentation will include guest speakers to offer authoritarian observations of how manufacturers are currently applying this technology; one of those speakers being the respected 30-year amusement industry veteran Frank Ballouz, Vice President, International of Merit Industries Inc. Who will be supported by other fellow experts in the scene that will support the overview by KWP with views on the implementation of new market thinking.

The development of Gambling into the amusement scene including the popularity of skill based products has taken many by surprise, the forum hoping to brief influential decision makers ranging from game content, marketing and brand licensers – to name some, that will benefit from the topics to be covered from KWP’s presentation, while other high level sessions will be provided from the likes of Inspired Broadcast Network, O2, CyberView, InterCasino, BetFair and Chartwell Games, to name a few.

[Presentation Details]

‘Multi-Platform Gambling Forum’
’Exploring opportunities in the Tournament & Out-of-Home Leisure Sector’

Date: Tuesday the 28 June 2005
Venue: Royal Garden Hotel, London

Time: 2.20 - 3.20pm
Register online at -  http://www.ateonline.co.uk/conferences/default.asp?showid=6&pageid=3082

[Presenter Bios]

About KWP Limited – http://www.thestingerreport.com/kwp.htm  

Well known industry specialist Kevin Williams is founder and director of the out-of-home leisure entertainment consultancy operation KWP Ltd. His years in the global video amusement and hi-tech attractions industry include top management and design posts with Walt Disney Imagineering, Infogrames Entertainment and Angel Studios, with special focus on new technology development and applications. A well-known speaker on the industry and its technology, he also pens extensive articles for leading trade publications. Williams is publisher of ‘The Stinger Report’, the amusement eNewsletter and web-based information service.

For further information on presentation, or for additional background and image library material please approach:

KWP Limited

Media Representative

+44 (0)7785 254 729

kwp@thestingerreport.com

www.thestingerreport.com/kwp.htm