Apercon participates in SiGMA East Europe-2024
Apercon Consulting Group recently participated in Sigma East Europe 2024, the leading iGaming event in the region. The event brought together key stakeholders from across the gambling industry, including operators, suppliers, regulators, and investors.
The event provided a valuable opportunity for us to meet with the partners, to connect with leading industry professionals, network with potential clients and stay abreast of the latest trends and developments in the iGaming landscape.
Sigma East Europe https://sigma.world is specifically tailored for the Eastern European iGaming market. This region is experiencing rapid growth in online gambling, fueled by increasing internet penetration and a growing appetite for online entertainment.
The event highlighted key trends shaping the future of the gambling market in 2024-2025, including:
🎲The rise of mobile gaming: mobile devices are increasingly becoming the preferred platform for gambling, driving innovation in mobile-first game design and user experience.
🎲Focus on responsible gaming:regulation and consumer awareness are leading to a greater emphasis on responsible gaming practices , including player protection measures and self-exclusion tools.
🎲Emerging technologies:technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality are took place and poised to transform the gambling industry, offering new opportunities for acquisition, innovation, retention and engagement.
The European market is far more regulated than any other, with the Western side catching up to the Eastern market revenue-wise. In Asia, wagering on sports and games of chance is only wholly legal in three countries and partially legal in six. In South America, nine states allow gaming establishments and four offer pari-mutuel facilities. Though 80% of Australians enjoy playing games of chance, the 2001 Interactive Gambling Act does not allow companies to offer internet gaming services to residents. However, it doesn’t forbid players to access offshore gaming sites. Africa strictly regulated the activity, with South Africa being the market leader and Egypt coming in second. The North American market is highly fragmented and compromised of global and regional players. The event showcased the attractiveness of various Eastern European countries for gambling businesses.
These include:
- Romania which has a thriving regulated online gambling market, with strong growth potential.
- Poland regulatory changes are expected to take effect in early 2025
- Hungary
- Georgia has recently implemented a favorable regulatory framework for online gambling, making it a popular destination for operators.
- The Czech Republic
- Ukraine- despite the current geopolitical situation, Ukraine’s online gambling market is expected to rebound strongly in the coming years.
Apercon is a leading provider of consulting and recruiting services for gambling and betting in Europe. We have deep expertise in recruiting top managers, organizing, auditing and building business processes, the regulatory environment, enabling market trends, practical hiring, elements and technical features that shape the ecosystem of the industry.
Regardless of the specific business and role – whether it is an operator or a provider, a fintech company or a traffic agency, our team is always open to cooperation and is ready to help clients in the selection of key specialists, in the launch of new projects and the development of iGaming geomarkets to achieve high efficiency and sustainable development business of our partners and customers.
