Editor's Letter

Gaming tradeshows are like London buses! No ICE for over two years, then this year's ICE London was followed the very next week by IGA 2022 in California.

Gambling Insider was in attendance at both shows and, in this upcoming issue, as well as in our sister publication Gaming America, we bring you plenty of review content after the industry came 'back together again.'

The two weeks back to back provided a very rounded experience of the sector: ICE London was essentially an iGaming show, while IGA (formerly NIGA) was a land-based, tribal event. There were key takeaways from both, as we evaluate in our review article (as well as on the Gambling Insider website).

While this magazine is our flagship product, we are proud of the strides we have made in terms of video coverage – something we showed off at both ICE and IGA, where our video teams interviewed exhibitor after exhibitor (all of which you can find on LinkedIn), as well as the debut of our live GI Huddle booth.

Most of all, we were delighted to bring the Global Gaming Awards London back to the Hippodrome Casino, where our Marketing & Events Manager Mariya Savova did a fantastic job hosting the industry's most prestigious Awards ceremony. You can read our full winner's round-up.

However, neither the Global Gaming Awards nor ICE London are all that have taken place within the UK gaming industry so far this year. Indeed, in a potentially momentous decision, the Gambling Commission ruled against Camelot and handed the UK National Lottery licence from 2024 to new contender Allwyn. With an appeal process still looming, we explore the episode in our cover feature.

Back to the topic of the Global Gaming Awards, though, our recent announcement that we are launching a Global Gaming Awards Asia emphasises the size of the Asian market. And, to that end, we have an exclusive interview with the CMO of Hoiana Integrated Resort, Jit Ng.

Elsewhere in our May/June issue, we feature in-depth interviews with Lightning Box and Novomatic, while we boast a strong Insiders section including David Williams, Anna Sainsbury and Björn Krantz. The team at Exacta Solutions also talks us through the latest iGaming recruitment trends, while our product review section is filled with brand new products that hit the tradeshow fl oor at ICE London. Like Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool squad, at Gambling Insider we are off ering you nothing but strength in depth.