For those involved in real money or
social casino gaming — or looking to break into the casino industry — it is an event not to be missed.
We will look at the lucrative area
of social casino, after a year of consolidation and continued new faces.
At the same time, more and more operators are beginning to eye mobile apps and
social casino game development.
With major players in the region, Tel Aviv is a perfect hub for those interested
in social casino gaming and the emergence of skill - based gaming in casinos around the world.
If you would like to know how Murka has succeeded in becoming the then tenth largest and the fastest growing
social casino company in today's environment, you need to watch this video of Mark's presentation at Casual Connect USA 2017 in Seattle.
Founded in 2011, Murka focuses on creating
social casino genre hits such as «Slots Journey», «Scatter Slots» and «Infinity Slots» catering for a global audience.
PlayStudios» John Lin looked eastward and discussed
how social casino is evolving in Asian markets.
Executives from PlayStudios Asia, KamaGames, Huuuge Games, Murka, and more will speak on topics ranging
from social casino content to skill - based tournaments.
broke
open social casino with a three - day track July 18 - 20 that focused on the $ 3.5 billion industry.
Casual Connect USA 2016 broke open
social casino with a three - day track July 18 - 20 that focused on the $ 3.5 billion industry.
Speakers such as Murka VP of Strategy Mark Beck and Huuuge Games Chairman Wibe Wagemans will discuss innovation and user acquisition in
social casino while GameDesire VP Maciej Mroz will talk about different approaches to revenue for free - to - play (F2P) games.
DoubleDown is certainly well positioned to take advantage of this trend with their commitment to providing the best fun to
play social casino games.
Experts from Scientific Games, GAN, Ruby Seven Studios, San Manuel Digital, Imperus and iGaming Capital will discuss
where social casino and brick - and - mortar is converging in a jam - packed panel.
The team will stay in Chicago and work with Zynga's San Francisco -
based social casino gaming team.
Additionally, they also announced a
new social casino experience in Atari Casino (read more information about casino reviews), which sounds like a experience along the lines of mobile Zynga titles, with whom they just released Super Bunny Breakout.
In a panel led by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming's DJ Leary, experts will dissect and discuss
successful social casino and RMG games to find commonalities that could help budding independent developers find success in their own titles.
As a provider of player modeling services for dozens of
social casino brands, Optimove has access to massive amounts of player data that reveals plenty of interesting information and patterns.
PALO ALTO, California — August 4, 2016 — Huuuge Inc., the leading
global social casino games developer, announced the completion of a $ 4.6 million Series B round led by Asia Pacific - based investors Woori Technology Investment, along with Seoul Investment Partners and Kiwoom Investment.
The Series B financing will further enable the company's global growth within the $ 3.4 billion
social casino market.
Huuuge's vision is to change how gamers play
mobile social casino games by offering superior real - time social experiences on a global scale.
Lastly, Coligan explained how the Orange County Development Studio is making Konami's jump
into social casino apps, with titles such as Slot Revolution and Casino League.
Mobile Game Genres and Consumer Analysis: Breakouts of major genres includ -
ing social casino.
In spite of the recent layoffs, Zynga is still picking up talent in strategic areas
like social casino gaming.
One study found these games — also known
as social casinos — normalize the gambling process for children and may lead to increased risk for addiction later in life.
All in all, experts from 10 of the top 15
social casino companies will share their insights with Casual Connect attendees during the conference November 1 - 3 in Tel Aviv — in addition to innovative independent developers who are carving out their own spaces in the casino and social gaming industries.
In addition to providing the expected high - quality content
on social casino games, Casual Connect will also dive into esports — providing game developers with insights on streaming, esports game design, advice from esports teams and more.
The Good Search, a leading retained executive search firm in the greater New York City area, announces the successful completion of an executive search for High 5 Games (H5G), an industry leader
in social casino games.
We were told «esports and digital currencies have been a significant focus for us in recent years», with a spokesperson directing us towards a position paper published in March titled «Virtual currencies, esports and
social casino gaming» - specifically, paragraphs 3.17, 3.18 and 3.20.
Whilst gambling is technically illegal in China,
social casino games do have quite a large market there, are popular, and have no issue being on app stores.
We like the team, their assets, their capabilities, and the synergies we believe they can unlock in
our social casino business.
Our commitment to free to play,
social casino is the reason that we acquired Spooky Cool in Q2, a developer of free to play social slots games.
We will continue to evaluate all of our priorities against the growing market opportunity in free social gaming including
the social casino offerings.
«At this point,
social casino is certainly still a niche cousin of the much larger video games and casino industries, but increasingly recognized as an important and growing dimension of the gaming / casino business.
The social casino gaming track at Casual Connect Europe brought together big - name leaders and independent innovators for a focused look on how the social casino industry can continue thriving.
Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer of KamaGames Daniel Kashti will discuss
the social casino industry at large and KamaGames» strategy within that — as well as discuss the influence of genres such as MMOs and RPGs on the social casino ecosystem and the introduction of meta - games designed to attract the mainstream gamer.
The $ 4.4 billion acquisition of Playtika in 2016 by Giant Interactive, a Chinese online games company, and the $ 825 million acquisition of Doubledown Casino in 2017 by DoubleU Games, a Korea - listed
social casino company, show that awareness of the value and growth potential of social casino is extending far beyond the traditional slot or games companies.»
Bingo is already known (in the real world) as the most «social» of casino games, so we figured it would be a great vehicle to demonstrate our vision for
the social casino category in general.
We decided to go after «
social casino» (defined as casino style games where you can not win real money) for a number of reasons.
Social casino games and the risks they could pose to vulnerable players were also discussed by the two gambling officials.
«In 2014, the (
social casino) niche generated $ 2.84 billion of revenue,» he says.
The Social Casino industry changes rapidly, and developers need a strong understanding of the market to make an impact, Elad Kushnir explained in his Casual Connect Europe 2015 lecture.
At Casual Connect USA 2018, experts in
social casino and real - money gaming (RMG) will be tackling major issues for both independent casino gaming developers and the casino industry as a whole.
Its steady and continuous revenue growth, mainly due to the strong performance of Playtika's
social casino games, has led to 20th place for the company.
Recently Casual Connect enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about Doug's work and insights on the game industry, especially
the social casino genre.
At Casual Connect Asia 2017, Mark discussed potential ways to innovate and succeed in
the social casino sector.
Held in London, Casual Connect Europe 2018 aims to teach aspiring developers such things as game design, esports,
social casino, funding, next - generation technology and best practices.
We also expect to release at least two new mobile titles during 2018, including
a social casino game from King.»
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