{"id":261,"date":"2019-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/ice-africa-can-bring-investment-and-economic-contributions-to-the-fore\/"},"modified":"2019-07-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T00:00:00","slug":"ice-africa-can-bring-investment-and-economic-contributions-to-the-fore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/ice-africa-can-bring-investment-and-economic-contributions-to-the-fore\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cICE AFRICA CAN BRING INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FORE\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ICE Africa 2019\u00a0is taking place\u00a0<strong>across 2-3 October at the Sandton Convention Centre<\/strong>. The second edition of the showcase event will be seeking to build on its successful launch which attracted 1,597 gaming professionals from a total of 89 countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflecting on his role as Brand Ambassador, John Kamara<\/strong>\u00a0said: \u201cI am delighted to be helping the team at Clarion Gaming further develop the ICE brand in Africa.\u00a0 A huge amount of extremely positive work was achieved in year one and I consider my involvement in the launch of what is the largest gaming event to be held on this side of the world, to be one of my proudest professional achievements. There\u2019s no doubt that ICE Africa has proved to be an invaluable focal point for the industry, providing a professional meeting place for the a-z of gaming on the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the next stage in its development, John Kamara added: \u201cThe ICE brand, which is one of the most respected in international gaming, can help develop a deeper understanding of the contribution the industry can make in relation to the social economic development of many national economies in Africa.\u00a0 By bringing this to the forefront of the debate we can have meaningful conversations concerning investment, and the far ranging benefits of a robust, socially responsible gaming industry can have in terms of employment, taxation and contributions to GDP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ICE Africa\u2019s two day free to attend conference and exhibition provides an opportunity for operators, regulators and suppliers to meet, network, share best practice and see the very latest gaming products from the industry\u2019s leading innovators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"author__bio\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"comment\">Comment<\/label><br \/>\n<textarea aria-required=\"true\" cols=\"45\" id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" placeholder=\"Message\" rows=\"8\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"author\">Name<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"author\" name=\"author\" placeholder=\"Name...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"name\">Email<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"url\">Url<\/label><input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" placeholder=\"Website...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\"\/><label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input class=\"submit\" id=\"comment-submit\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\"\/> <input id=\"comment_post_ID\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"5578\"\/> <input id=\"comment_parent\" name=\"comment_parent\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE Africa 2019\u00a0is taking place\u00a0across 2-3 October at the Sandton Convention Centre. 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