May 13, 14 and 15, 2025
COS 2025 – the Nova Gorica (Slovenia) edition!
MAGIC NUMBERS
In the conference Center of the Beautiful Perla Resort & Entertainment.
BLOCK THE DATES; May 13, 14, and 15, 2025.
Spring in Slovenia! An excellent environment for what promises to be another record-breaking Casino Operations Summit.
Register in 2024 and receive the invoice in 2025. The hotel booking code will be shared directly after registration.
Perla and Park Resort & Entertainment from Hit Group
Kidriceva 7.
5000
Nova Gorica
Slovenia
| Time | Titel | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-18:00 | Build-up Sponsors Areas | |
| 19:00-21:00 | Opening Reception |
| Time | Titel | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| - | THEME : Magical Numbers | |
| 13:30-13:45 | Opening words | |
| 13:45-14:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION – Why my kids will visit a land-based Casino in 2040 | Moderated by Lucien (Lucas) Wijsman |
| 14:30-15:00 | PART 1 – Forecasts – They are all wrong…but some are useful. Description: A deep dive into the data available from most European Countries; both land-based and on-line gaming. | Josh Hodgson - Senior Associate H2 Gambling Capital Bio: Josh leads the wider team at H2 to track markets from both data and regulatory aspects with a particular focus on the impact of regulatory change on market revenue projections. He has an academic and applied background in data analytics and drives the continuous development of H2’s new and existing datasets and regulatory updates. Josh oversees over 150 markets worldwide and interprets constantly changing data and market developments to deliver accurate, up to the minute intelligence on the global gambling market. |
| 15:30-16:15 | Breaking it down; how important are your top segments | Nick Hogan - CEO ReelMetrics Bio: A 28-year gaming industry veteran, Nick Hogan is Co-Founder & CEO of data science firm, ReelMetrics. Nick co-founded ReelMetrics with partners John Boushy & William Schoofs in 2014, and, in just 9 years, has grown the organization to become the world’s leading aggregator of slot player, product & performance data. Prior to ReelMetrics, Nick spent over a decade as Director & EVP Sales and Marketing at Gaming Support, a Rotterdam-based provider of yield enhancing slot peripherals and managed gaming services. Nick joined Gaming Support following 5 years with Mikohn Gaming, where he was responsible for the company’s Systems portfolio globally. A self-confessed power nerd & Big Data junkie, Nick is a frequent industry speaker, co-host of the ReelCast podcast, and a recognized industrial authority in the fields of slot analytics, yield optimization, and player behavior. |
| 17:20-18:00 | Magical Numbers |
| Time | Titel | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| - | THEME : Casino on-line Systems / CMS | |
| 10:00-10:40 | Anonymous Play is soo passé | Lucien (Lucas) Wijsman |
| 10:40-11:20 | The effect of Promo Play on the Bottom Line | Prof. Anthony Lucas (UNLV) |
| 11:20-11:40 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:40-12:30 | Less Cash with Cashless? | |
| 12:30-13:10 | Unique ways to promote Mystery Wins – Making it MEMORABLE | |
| 13:10-14:30 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 14:30-15:10 | The making of the Incheon Resort LED Experience | |
| 15:10-15:50 | Augment the reality of the Player’s Experience | |
| 15:50-16:10 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:10-16:50 | Casino On-line Systems / CMS and Artificial Intelligence | |
| 16:50-18:00 | the Do’s and Donts’ of Casino Loyalty Systems | Arjan Korstjens |
| 19:30-23:00 | CASINO LOYALTY SYSTEM OF THE YEAR! AWARDS Dinner |
| Time | Titel | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| - | THEME The Multi-channel experience | |
| 10:00-10:40 | WHY does Homo Sapiens Play and Gamble | Michael Auer - Data scientist, Psychologist & Gambling researcher |
| 10:40-11:20 | PART 2 – Forecasts – They are all wrong…but some are useful. | Josh Hodgson - Senior Associate H2 Gambling Capital |
| 11:20-11:40 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:40-12:05 | European AML & KYC datawarehouse and what to do with this info. | Silvio Frick |
| 12:05-12:35 | The making of The Strip in Las Vegas Discription: In this presentation about Las Vegas, author Joris Dekkers will take you on a journey through time. He explores the evolution of casino resort development, from the heydays of the 1950s all the way to the modern era of megaresorts. Watch how Joris will unravel the astonishing story of customer experience in the capital of land-based gaming and entertainment. | Joris Dekkers - Passionate Vegas Fan Bio: Having studied history for 7 years and being a passionate Las Vegas visitor and fan, for the last 2 years Joris Dekkers has thrown himself on fulfilling his dream: writing the definitive story of how the Las Vegas Strip came to be. Dekkers has extensive experience in the iGaming world, having worked in various capacities at a myriad of gaming companies such as Kindred Group and Better Collective, as well as steering his own ships. He combines his expertise of affiliate marketing with an eye for elegance, entertainment and creativity. |
Registration fee for COS 2025, themed MAGIC NUMBERS is 777 euro per person (plus VAT).
Early bird rates apply until December 31, 2024. Register before January 1, 2025 for 666 euro (plus VAT).
Conference Fees are charged with 22% VAT (Slovenian Vat rules). EU law (under Article52 of the VAT Directive) states that ‘VAT must be charged on conference places at the rate for the country in which said conference is taking place’. Delegates must therefore pay this VAT in full and can reclaim it via their home country’s tax authority (unless VAT exempt).
Discounts apply for groups of 6 or more delegates. Group rates are 555 euro (plus VAT) if booked before January 1, 2025 and 666 euro (plus VAT) if booked after December 31, 2024.
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