For the next five years, until 2029, the ECA will keep hosting the International Casino Conference (ICC) during Clarion's main trade expo, ICE.

The conference provides a platform for world-renowned land-based industry professionals to delve into the current status of the sector. It commences the day before to the main ICE show.

Leading casino operators' key stakeholders and decision-makers will be in attendance at the ICC, which is a component of the ICE VOX conference and networking event.

"A bond that holds immense value to us"
According to Alex Pratt, group managing director of Clarion Gaming, the ICC is one of the most significant events of the year for the land-based business, and the ECA is very essential to ICE.

Erwin van Lambaart, chair of the ECA
"AN ALLIANCE WE ALL CHERISH": Van Lambart's Partnership with Clarion
He acknowledged that the ECA and its members had a significant role in ICE's growth and continued attraction of influential global thinkers and top purchasers.

Managing director Stuart Hunter of Clarion said, "A cornerstone of our philosophy is working with the industry to ensure that ICE continues to provide the very best professional business environment for all of the verticals that we serve."

The ECA is "thrilled" to be maintaining the cooperation, which chairman Erwin van Lambaart described as "an alliance we deeply cherish."

"This partnership has been a lynchpin for the land-based casino industry's expansion and success since its inception, lending credence to the European Casino Association's claims of representing the sector on a global, national, and regional scale."