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Clarion Gaming has completed the latest in a programme of orientation visits which began in October 2023 with the organising team responsible for delivering the first editions of ICE and iGB Affiliate to be held at the Gran Via Barcelona participating in the 2,400 exhibitor Mobile World Congress (MWC) as the international showpiece event celebrated its 18th year at the venue.

The international gaming industry turned out in huge numbers to mark the last editions of ICE and iGB Affiliate to be held in London with a record 52,345 gaming professionals attending both shows.

A total of 11 individuals and organisations, including Victor Rocha, Stowe Shoemaker, Playtech and Bellagio Resort and Casino will be honoured in the ICE Landmark Awards which are being made at an informal presentation taking place at ICE, ExCeL London, 4pm on Wednesday 7th February on the Clarion Gaming Stand N4 – 360.

Clarion Gaming has added to its ICE Ambassador team of senior international gaming influencers with the appointment of Karen Marcela Sierra-Hughes, Vice President, Latin America Caribbean and Spain at GLI.

Registration to attend what will be the last edition of ICE held in London prior to its relocation to Barcelona in 2025, has opened.

‘ICE Gives you MORE’ is the powerful and confident pledge adopted in support of the 2024 edition of what is the largest and most influential business-to-business expo in international gaming.

Simon Thomas, Executive Chairman of the world-famous Hippodrome Casino has urged business leaders in the gaming community to ‘stand-up and be proud’ of the socially responsible entertainment offering they provide, particularly in the face of what he described as the constant criticism levelled at the sector by regulators.

Stuart Hunter, Managing Director of Clarion Gaming has confirmed the organisation’s ongoing support for CHIPS, the gaming industry charity which has raised over £3m to fund the purchase of wheelchairs for children with severe mobility issues.

Stuart Hunter, managing director of Clarion Gaming has welcomed the success of October’s G2E Las Vegas arguing that a strong G2E is positive for everyone involved in the global industry and that it augurs well for February’s edition of ICE London which will see the return of all of gaming’s major supplier brands to the show floor.

The team behind ICE London continued its preparations for the large-scale return of land-based casino industry suppliers to the 2023 show floor with a senior delegation travelling to Las Vegas to discuss industry trends, challenges and opportunities with leading US b2b and consumer gaming brands.

Andy Ventris recognised as one of the event industry’s rising talents has accepted an invitation to join the senior team at Clarion Gaming..

Internationally recognised gambling brands from Sweden, Austria, Belgium and the UK have confirmed their participation in the ICE London and European Casino Association Summer Symposium, which is taking place 13 July at Les Ambassadeurs Club, London. The in-person Symposium is being held in order to share insight on the key operator issues and requirements ahead of the 2023 edition of ICE London which will welcome back all of the major land-based sector suppliers to the ICE show floor.

Preparations for the return of ICE to its traditional February dates continue at a pace with confirmation that the symposium created in partnership with the influential European Casino Association will take place on Wednesday July 13th at Les Ambassadeurs Casino in Mayfair, London. The ECA/Clarion/ICE Symposium will draw on the experience, needs and insight of operators and games creators in order to plan how the casino sector can come back stronger post-Covid and to confirm what it needs from the industry supply side ahead of ICE London 2023.

The 2023 edition of ICE London, which will take place across 7th/8th/9th February is on course to match the physical size of the 2020 event with 85% of available stand space already booked. The demand has been driven by the positive experience of exhibitors attending in April coupled with the return of the major suppliers to the land-based sector.

Clarion Gaming chose the international platform provided by ICE London, the world’s biggest b2b gambling expo, to present two bespoke powered wheelchairs to the gambling industry charity CHIPS.

Buyers mean business as 5,000 meetings confirmed using ICE app

Simon Thomas, owner of the world famous London Hippodrome Casino, has backed the return of ICE London describing the show’s April dates as being an important opportunity for the recovery and growth of the international land-based gaming sector.

Clarion Gaming has confirmed new April dates for its colocated ICE London, ICE VOX and iGB Affiliate London in-person events which will bring together over 700 exhibitors from 50+ countries in what constitutes the world’s biggest gathering of international gaming and gambling brands.

European Casino Association (ECA) Chairman, Per Jaldung believes ICE London 2022 (February 1-3, ExCeL Exhibition Centre, London) will be a pivotal event for the land-based casino sector as it addresses the challenges of operating in a post-pandemic environment.

Following an ongoing customer consultation programme, Clarion Gaming has responded to requests from its international community of stakeholders and taken the extremely difficult decision to postpone the co-located 2021 editions of ICE London and iGB Affiliate London which were scheduled to open at the end of June

Clarion Gaming has announced changes to its senior team with Alex Pratt, who helped pioneer the development of the i-Gaming Business brand, becoming Group Managing Director, and long-time Clarion executive, Stuart Hunter assuming the role of Managing Director with direct responsibility for all of Clarion’s market-leading industry events and brands.