Tag Archives: San Francisco
US – DraftKings establishes coast-to-coast presence with San Francisco office
DraftKings announced the official opening of its new San Francisco office, furthering the company’s West Coast presence alongside its most recent opening in Las Vegas. Boasting 4,750 square-feet, the new space marks DraftKings’ third office opening since unveiling its Boston headquarters nearly one year ago. DraftKings has opened state-of-the-art offices in Hoboken, New Jersey, and…
US – GiGse attendees hail Open Space format
GiGse 2015 has been hailed as the most productive and interactive edition of the annual iGaming industry gathering so far by leading influencers who attended last month’s event at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, California. GiGse brought together top decision-makers from within and outside the sector to offer their perspectives of some of the…
US – Companies benefit from reducing risk of problem gambling, NCPG says
Gaming companies can benefit both customers and themselves by helping to minimise problem gambling, according to Keith Whyte, the Executive Director of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), who will be appearing in a GiGse in San Francisco later this month. The NCPG, which was set up in 1972, is a non-governmental organisation whose…
US – Santa Ysabel white paper sets out legal stance ahead of GiGse
Just days before speaking at GiGse in San Francisco, the lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel tribe from California has published a white paper setting out why it believes it should be allowed to offer internet poker and bingo. The white paper, which outlines why the tribe believes the state is stepping ‘outside of their legal…
US – NBA to discuss sportsbetting regulation at GiGse
The National Basketball Association (NBA) will provide its perspective on the evolving US sports betting sector at GiGse later this month in San Francisco, California. Dan Spillane, the NBA’s Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, will feature in a session entitled ‘understanding the evolving stance of sports leagues on legalization of sportsbetting’. The session, which…
US – Weiss wants New Jersey to stay focused on innovation
New Jersey wants to be the centre of iGaming innovation in the US and is keen to hear the industry’s thoughts on the future of the sector at GiGse Totally Gaming later this month. Eric Weiss, Chief of Technical services bureau and slot laboratory at the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE), has been…
US – Five start-ups selected to pitch at GiGse Launchpad
The five finalists have been unveiled for the highly anticipated GiGse Totally Gaming Start-Up LaunchPad competition, in partnership with GamCrowd. Leetcoin, Betzapp, Tapcentive, numberFire and L2W will take to the stage to pitch their concepts to GiGse attendees and an expert panel of judges who will test the candidates with a series of searching questions…
US – ALC’s Phil Holmes emphasises importance of future planning
Phil Holmes, Vice-President of Strategy and Planning at the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC), has urged gambling companies to peer into the future if they are serious about continuing to operate successfully in the years to come. Due to speak at GiGse next month in San Francisco, California, Holmes will base his presentation around ‘Vision 2030’,…
US – Rocha ready to put ‘tribal gaming in global context’ at GiGse
Victor Rocha, the award-winning editor and owner of influential portal Pechanga.net, is keen to gauge the state of the Tribal gaming market at GiGse next month after picking up a prestigious gong for his work in the industry. Pechanga.net has supported GiGse since its relaunch in 2010, and Mr. Rocha will take a central role…
