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Gambit



Special Interest Group for Gaming Gambling Industry Worldwide



Welcome

Gambit is destined to be intellectual playground for all those in the gaming, gambling and gamebling industries. Initiated by Cass Business School's Executive MBA alumni, Gareth Wong, founder of GamBond®, our aim is to provide a space for networking, mental stimulation and exchange of views on an industry that’s highly innovative, always controversial yet gaining further legitimacy and respects everyday.

Gambit already attract interest from around the globe and we are passionate about creating an eclectic mix of business, legal and technology professions with an interest in debating industry trends and developments.

Our mission is to bring value to the sector, and our fees are mainly to cover our cost. Gambit is unique and will continuously innovate and lead by example by spotting trends, pioneering new formats and focus on the specific needs of our sector.

Gambit is the chosen network & platform for people that want the best our sector has to offer.

A great opportunity to get in on the ‘ground floor’ is to attend our future public events.

We also have the Gambit Leadership Forum, which is an invitation only series of closed door discussion of issues that matter most for Chairman/CEOs/Directors/Owners of major firms, and governments from around the world.

Would you like to be kept up to date about Gambit? please click here to signup to our newsletter, we do NOT share your contact details with other organisations.

Our last event on Outsourcing, Agile Development went brilliantly, event report here.

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The impressive panel above (left to right), Jeremy Longley, Co-founder CTO PKR.com, Christian Aaen, Consulting director, Ciklum, Tom Hillary, CTO Gamesys, and Gareth Wong (Gambit & GamBond® Founder).


 
Would you like to be kept up to date about Gambit? please click here to signup to our newsletter, we do NOT share your contact details with other organisations.

Public Gambit Events in 2011

topics coming up:

* marketing matrix (above, thru, DM or social)

* mobile gambling update

* product developments (graphics, mechanics, concepts or payout?)



Register online NOW!


Got some thoughts about what trends/aspects of our sectors that you would like us to cover (not from a vendor's point of view, but what our sector 'needs'!)

Speakers of the evening:


 

Email us if you have any suggestions of very senior speakers, proposing to sponsor, or indeed want to be kept informed about future Gambit event.

It will take place at the Centaur Academy:City Tower, 40 Basinghall Street, London EC2V 5DE


Find Centaur Academy

Timing:

6:00pm Welcoming drinks, tea & biscuits

6:30pm Panel discussion commence

8:00pm Drinks & Networking

9:00pm Proceedings finished at the Academy, further networking to a local club/bar

How to book

It is possible to book online:

New Business model since 2007

Gambit was launched to bring value, trust and transparency to the sector and help us reach out and explain to Technology, Finance and media/ entertainment sector about our gaming gambling world. It has been free to attend since 2005 until end of 2006. 2007, we will commence charging but its mainly to cover our cost.

Logistics: 1) Once the gambit ticket(s) been purchased, 2) you will be sent a serial number per ticket. 3.) For each Gambit event, one set of serial number (previously not used ) would be required to register a proposed individual's name and company information at time of booking online or via email to GambitEventRegistration@cassalumni.net, 4.) the named person registered can just turned up at the event. 5.) at the door tickets will be sold for £70 cash.

Click here to purchase annual membership (5 tickets) or more, or indeed for only one Gambit ticket (£58).

Exchanges and returns: Gambit tickets cannot be exchanged or money refunded, unless the registered event is cancelled, in that case, the serial numbers can be reused for future events.


To be hosted by:

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Evening sponsored by:

TBC


Gambit-Special Event media partners:

SBC

Silicon.com
Lotteries

promotional partner:

Speaker Profiles:


Please see the future events page here.


 

 

 

See what others have to say about the Gambit Initiative:

“Gareth is a very good friend and business colleague of mine. His unique and profound understanding of networking has been a big inspiration to me and has influenced the way I conduct my own business. Over the years I have come to admire the way he has managed to stay helpful to me as well as other industry people sharing good advices and key insights about the gaming industry. For instance, he has established an open forum called The Gambit where key industry people meet to discuss topics about the gaming industry. If you get the chance of talking business with Gareth I would recommend you to take this opportunity. I can guarantee that you will inspired in many ways.” October 19, 2008

Rasmus Soejmark, Sales Director, BetBrain.com

"Gareth is a gambling industry networker extraordinaire. Gareth's brain-child Gambit is an excellent forum to share news and ideas with industry movers, shakers and opion-formers and offers a warm welcome to industry newbies and old hands alike." September 13, 2007

- Tom Kenny, Chief Operating Officer at Cantor Gaming

“Got good contacts from his events and also learnt alot about the industry!!” April 5, 2007

- Sab Knight, Channel Sales Manager, Globix Ltd


“Gambit is a great forum for discussing topical issues and at a more informal level, chatting with the good and the great of the iGaming world. Gareth's commitment and energy that he puts into Gambit is reason enough to recommend him. That same energy guarantees a bright future for for this valuable organisation.” (February, 2007)

- Brian Macsweeney, Managing Director, Endemol Gaming

I found the quality of the presentations effective and informative and conducted in a refreshingly relaxed laid back manor which kept ones attention at the end of a busy day. This is has been my second Gambit Conference and can't wait for the next! Well done Gareth on another superb set of speakers! (June, 2006)

- Peter White, European Sales and Marketing Director, Casino Connection LLC, Publishers of Global Gaming Business, Global Gaming Business Weekly, Global Gaming Business Russia, PokerBIZ Magazine

Gambit is the very notable exception to the rule of "no free lunch", a free, educational, and pleasant meeting place in the gaming industry. (June, 2006)

- Ebbe Groes, CEO BetBrain.com

Thanks for a great evening. You arranged a good array of speakers who stood by the brief, making the event interesting and useful. The panel discussion afterwards was excellent. It was a well balanced evening, the best Gambit event so far. (March, 2006)

- Richard Sagman, Fixed-odds manager, Two Way TV

"Thank you for organising it Gareth - I do like the way the speakers had first hand experience, which they shared with the audience, and that they came it from several different angles. Another high value, highly enjoyable and informative Gambit event, very ably chaired by Mr Wong, from the sidelines!" (March, 2006)

- Paul Renney, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard

"I found the GAMBIT event very interesting/ useful, and would come along to future events." (January, 2006)

- An analyst from a major "bulge bracket" investment bank.

“Excellent opportunity to keep up to date on current thinking.” (January 11, 2006)

- Susan Osman, Head of Operations, Sportingbet Plc

“Gambit was very interesting and well organised - well done again Gareth. Change is good and people like Gareth will always be at the forefront of change. Why? Because there always is someone at the front to lead, pulling and pushing the rest along towards change. Gareth is an intellect with operational experience, a great asset to any one or any company.” (October 10, 2005)

- Jan Rodrigo, Executive MD, Amorim Entertainment & Gaming International

“Gambit was a well prepared, useful event. If you are interested in this area of business I highly recommend Gambit. Well done Gareth!” (October 6, 2005)

- Liz Cooke, New Business Manager, Barclaycard Business

I have known Gareth for little under a year now. My first impression of him that is still true today, is that he has boundless energy, enthusiasm, commitment and belief for his work and industry that he represents. He makes things happen (March 15, 2005)

– Annamaria Mignano, Head of Marketing at Hoodless Brennan & Partners Plc

Gareth's tenacity and professionalism are well known and respected in the market. His innovation with Gambit and GamBond are testiment to this. (February 8, 2005)

– Paul Lampey, Senior Relationship Manager, Standard Chartered Bank



News

June07 Leisure report covered the last Gambit public forum on Innovation you can dowload it here.

Aug06 Leisure report covered the Gambit public forum on Gaming Marketing, you can download it here.

May06 Leisure report covered the Gambit public forum on Mobile Gaming, you can download it here.

March 06 The Gambit special interest group and the Inaugural Gaming Money Summit are covered by the Industry leading IGWB magazine. See the pdf file of the article.

23-24 January 06 Gambit founder Gareth Wong founded the Inaugural Gaming Money Summit took place at the London Stock Exchange (co-sponsor). We are happy to tell you that it was a resounding success, it was the major event which we launched the CXO Network Europe, which is a private collaborative network for those of influence.

9th Dec 2005
Gambit Announce New Appointments

The special interest group for the gaming gambling sector, Gambit, has announced the appointment of Clive Hawkswood (CEO of Remote Gambling Association) and André Wilsenach (CEO of Alderney Gambling Control Commission) to its steering committee. (see full press release here).

13th Oct 2005
The Times newspaper UK
interviewed Gareth Wong on how his Executive MBA helped his career, on his mission in life, and about the initiative Gambit he founded (see it on the times website or download the scanned article here).



 

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