Russian Gaming Week: results of the first day

On 5 June, Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre saw the beginning of the main event in Russia’s gambling industry – the 7th International specialized gambling and amusement exhibition and forum Russian Gaming Week 2013. On the first day, the event was attended by over 2,000 professionals from such areas as betting business, totalisators and lotteries.

The floor space of over 4,000 m² played host to 56 companies from different countries showcasing a wide range of legitimate products for gambling business within the Russian legal framework.

In addition, Bookmakers & Betting conference dedicated to betting business and totalisators was launched as part of the business program.

The event was officially opened by: RGW director Oleg Vlasov, president of the National Association of Bookmakers of Russia Yuri Fedorov, managing director of Bingo Boom Konstantin Makarov, representative of Betconstruct in Russia Sergey Shelenkov, and development director of Wezzet Alexey Kuzmin.

"After several years of relative inactivity in the gambling industry, we are very pleased to welcome you to a crowded and truly beautiful exhibition. We will use our best efforts and resources to contribute to the civilized development of the industry. Welcome to the exhibition and conference, which we have tried to make the most practical and useful for all exhibitors, experts, speakers, and visitors", the exhibition director Oleg Vlasov said in his welcome speech.

The conference addressed such important issues for the industry as:

• technologies to improve profitability of betting shops;
• creation and development of PPC networks;
• selection of betting software;
• legal aspects of betting shop operations;
• and more

RGW 2013 exhibition is once again a great success and it has confirmed its status as the main platform for communication and exchange of business contacts between the professionals of legal gambling business in Russia.

The event will last one more day. The business program of the second day of Russian Gaming Week will feature the first specialized conference iGaming Russia Affiliate (iGRA) focusing on Internet affiliate marketing.