Conferences
ITL successfully showcase biometric and cash handling technology at ICE Barcelona
Innovative Technology (ITL) return from Barcelona after three days of successful networking and information exchange with new prospects and opportunities generated from the vibrant gaming and casino market. The booth showcased their latest innovations from both the cash handling side of the business as well as their biometric age and facial access control division.
Summarising their presence at the show, Marcus Tiedt, ITL Sales & Marketing Director said, “Thank you to all the customers, partners and industry experts who took time out to see our latest innovations. Our demo linking our age & access control system replicating an 18+ gate entrance and on-machine age verification was the star of the show. ICU Lite offers age estimation directly at the machine so manufacturers and operators can simply and quickly integrate age checks to help ensure player protection, prevent underage gambling and provide a seamless gaming experience for 18+ players. This compact USB size hardware can be easily plugged into gaming machines to automate age checks and when teamed with MyCheckr placed at 18+ casino entrances or access gates, we can provide a full solution for secure age related access control. Linking our devices with MyConnect we offer an efficient way for casino staff to remotely respond to any underage play or access attempts and using facial recognition it can even work with self-exclusion lists.”
Enrique Jütten, VP of Sales & Business Development responsible for ITL’s gaming customers said, “On the cash side, the clear winner was our flagship NV200 Spectral banknote validator. We successfully showed the industry how this is the best value casino-grade note validator on the market for operators, especially those wanting to upgrade outdated or obsolete equipment. This highly secure validator offers exceptional note handling, superior counterfeit detection, 99%+ first time acceptance of new & street grade notes, and fast note-to-note processing time. When used with the Spectral Payout add-on module we can offer the industry an 80 mixed note recycling capacity to help to significantly reduce collection costs and machine downtime. And of course it was great to show the NV22 Spectral which continues to dominate the Spanish market and is the proven note recycler for street gaming.”
Concluding Enrique said, “ICE is a key exhibition in the ITL calendar and as always it proved to be a success for the global gaming team who are looking forward to following up on all the productive discussion and opportunities we had at the show.”
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Casino Operations Summit 2026
EGT signs on as platinum sponsor for Casino Operations Summit 2026
The land-based casino conference runs April 21–23 in Thessaloniki and is expected to draw 300–400 professionals from Europe and Africa.
EGT will serve as a platinum sponsor of Casino Operations Summit 2026, taking place April 21 to 23 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Organizers typically bring together 300 to 400 land-based casino professionals from across Europe and Africa for three days of sessions and networking. This year’s agenda includes the role of land-based casinos in the digital age, the relationship between retail and online gaming, and the use of AI in product development as well as player behavior prediction and experience improvement.
Alongside the sponsorship, EGT plans to show product on-site, including two new Supreme Series slot cabinet models: the S 55 S ST and S 55 V ST. The company said the S 55 S ST will feature a 55-inch S-curved UHD 4K display, while the S 55 V ST is positioned around vertical play and interactive features.
EGT also said attendees will be able to see the S 32-32 ST cabinet model, with game content including Supreme Buy Bonus Bonus Prize Selection, Supreme Red Selection, and Mega Supreme Fruits Selection.
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Africa
TaDa Gaming joins inaugural iGaming AFRIKA Summit in Nairobi
Supplier plans Stand A08 meetings on May 4-6 as it targets further growth across African iGaming markets.
TaDa Gaming will attend the inaugural iGaming AFRIKA Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 4-6, where it plans to meet partners and operators at Stand A08 as it targets further expansion across African markets.
The supplier said it is live in more than 16 countries and is preparing to launch in South Africa through new partnerships and collaborations. TaDa described its approach as a “glocalisation strategy” built around global core mechanics and localised content.
TaDa highlighted its Fortune Gems and Fortune Coins series—specifically Fortune Gems 500 and Fortune Coins 2—as key titles, alongside its market-tailored X Hot slots, including X7 Hot. The company also pointed to its mobile-first focus, citing “fast loading and lightweight deployment” to support local infrastructure and devices.
The company said its Africa footprint includes partnerships with betPawa, Hollywoodbets, World Sports Betting and Betway, as well as distribution via 1XBET and BetConstruct. TaDa previously won SiGMA Africa Slot Newcomer of the Year.
Ray Lee, Director of Business Development, TaDa Gaming, said: ‘We are consistently growing our brand awareness through new partnerships across multiple markets, increasing our know-how and positively impacting our ability to keep delivering the experiences players want. We welcome everyone to drop by Stand A08 to meet our dedicated team and find out more about what we can do for your African success.’
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Conferences
ELA Games joins SBC Summit Malta panel on cinematic and social slots
Senior Business Development Manager Petr Vonarshenko appears on 29 April 2026 alongside Betsson’s Janick Bonnici and KALAMBA’s Steve Cutler.
ELA Games will appear at SBC Summit Malta on Wednesday, 29 April 2026, with Senior Business Development Manager Petr Vonarshenko set to take part in a panel on the future of slot content. The session runs 15:00-15:45 CEST at the InterContinental Hotel, Malta.
The panel, part of the event’s “Product Visionaries” track, is titled Casino Product Innovation & Content: The Future of Slots. According to the company, discussion will focus on how slot design is moving beyond “traditional solo experiences” toward “socialised play,” including co-op jackpots, friend challenges and audience-influenced features.
The agenda also includes the use of data-led design to build engaged “micro-audiences,” and how “cinematic storytelling, branded crossovers, and episodic content drops” are changing slot content strategy.
Vonarshenko will be joined by Janick Bonnici, Principal Gaming Content Manager at Betsson Group, and Steve Cutler, CEO and co-founder of KALAMBA. Arjan Korstjens, Principal at the Casino Marketing Academy, will moderate the session.
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