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Ice Conference - London
International Casino Exhibition - Earls Court 2005
The 24-26 of January brought about a gathering of online gambling operators,software providers and portal owners at the International Casino Exhibition. ICE provided an opportunity for the online gaming industry to meet and network, as well as showcase their wares. Reports indicate that this years exhibition was extremely successfull. The e-gaming industry is gaining mainstream accredition and with deregulation within certain markets, the future of this industry is bright.
Splash... Microgaming and Intercasino had a marked prescence at the conference this year with Intercasino donating $110000 to the tragic Tsunami fund. Microgaming announced several new game suites as well as unveiled its new corporate headquaters in the Isle of Man. Microgamings other 2004 highlights were as follows:
Launched a new 15-line, multi-coin progressive video slots on Jackpot Madness
23 Microgaming-powered casinos were awarded the eCOGRA Seal of Approval
Launched new Viper-powered games including Big Kahuna, Aces and Faces
10-Player Power Poker and Bonus Blackjack
Microgaming's Progressive Jackpot total exceeded $140,000,000
Awarded Gambling Online Magazine's "Top Casino Software" and "Editor's Pick" Awards
Launched Tomb Raider(TM) video slot game
Prima Poker Network grew from 18 to 28 operators, and is the largest poker network in the world.
All in all the conference helped to consolidate the community of online gaming, till 2006.
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