GiGse Announces Startup Launchpad Finalists

							GiGse Announces Startup Launchpad Finalists

Facebook, GamesBeat, Trinity Ventures, The Raine Group and others join GiGse all-star line up.

San Francisco, CA, April 20, 2012 --(PR.com)-- GiGse announced today the list of startups selected for
the Startup Launchpad at the iGaming conference to be held in San Francisco, CA, on April 24th-26th,
2012, at the Westin San Francisco Market Street Hotel.

For the first time, the event will spotlight promising and disruptive startups that blend the very best from
the worlds of gambling and social gaming, and offer innovative solutions for mobile gaming and legal
internet poker, in a one-day contest complemented with a stellar list of judges.

“The convergence of casual gaming and online gambling represents one of the hottest emerging sectors in
social media,” said Hal Bringman, chairman of the social games section of GiGse and President of
NVPR. “The Startup Launchpad portion of the event brings these evolutionary forces together and
delivers them to the marketplace combined with a mixture of Silicon Valley's top VCs and media alike.”

The list of esteemed judges include:
- Sean Ryan, Director, Games Partnerships, Facebook
- Dan "Shoe" Hsu, Editor-in-Chief, GamesBeat
- John Salter, Partner, The Raine Group
- Gus Tai, Trinity Ventures
- Lizette Chapman, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones
- Moderator: Melissa Blau, Director, iGaming Capital

The divergent group of startups selected to compete at GiGse include:

- Joingo - a mobile loyalty system that integrates the casino floor on patrons' mobile devices and enables
casinos to create a sophisticated and engaging dialogue with their customers.

- Virtual Gaming Worlds - launching with Chumba World, a virtual casino that allows players to create
and monetize their own virtual and real money casinos, VGW operates at the convergence of social
gaming and licensed online gambling and caters for both legalized and non-legalized markets.

- PopCorn Games - boasting a strong management team with 12 years of experience in money bingo, this
social gaming platform uses patent-pending social goods engine that builds more entertainment and value
in the customer experience.

- SkillBet- as claimed by the founder, a 100% legal, real money online poker solution in 28 US States.

- Use It Better - a SaaS service that enables online game developers to record and analyze -- and even
replay -- individual players' behaviors in order to improve monetization or eliminate frauds.


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When asked what he's looking for in start-up candidates, Sean Ryan, Director, Games Partnerships,
Facebook, commented, “Free to Play gaming is the single most important trend, across both desktop and
mobile. The key is for startups to understand the user behavior first and foremost - what problem are they
solving, and why is it an important one? Also, team, team, team - a key is to have a strong technical
leader from the beginning.”

The 12th Annual Global iGaming Summit & Expo brings together senior executives and decision-makers
to discuss how to take advantage of the emerging North American iGaming market and to network and
create strategic partnerships for exchange of expertise that will help them secure the quickest way to
market possible.

The lead sponsor of the event is IGT, whose recent $500m acquisition of Double Down Interactive,
creators of the DoubleDown Casino, helped accelerate the pace of investment and innovation in iGaming.
Key players from that transaction will be speaking on panels at the event, including IGT, The Raine
Group, and NVPR.

About GiGse

The 12th Global iGaming Summit & Expo (GiGse) attracts the key decision-makers: politicians,
regulators, top executives representing the US land-based industry and global iGaming providers, media
and social gaming developers to debate the impact of the iGaming regulation on their businesses and to
find out strategies aimed at securing the first-mover advantage in this emerging market.
http://www.gigse.com

About Clarion Gaming

Clarion Gaming is the first choice provider of quality information, events and services to the global
gaming, gambling and betting industries. It is dedicated to supporting the industry - whether traditional or
new, supplier or buyer, trade association or government department. Clarion Gaming's ongoing goal is to
maintain its position of leadership both within the industry and in representing the industry to the
business community at large, providing world class customer service in the process.
http://www.totallygaming.com

About NVPR

NVPR is a digital media consultancy well-known for introducing disruptive technologies to the market.
With an ROI emphasis and an entrepreneurial mindset, we help companies reach the next level, whether
select startups, or major multinational corporations. Founded in 1998, the firm launched the digital music
revolution and has continued to lead the digital media marketplace through today. The firm consults a
wide range of clients providing them with strategic PR, marketing and business development services all
delivered with a global perspective. For more information, please visit http://www.nvpr.com

Contact:


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Elias Bustos
NVPR
+1.323.851.6877 (office)
+1.310.210.8011 (mobile)
elias(at)nvpr(dot)com

or

Hal Bringman
NVPR
hal(at)nvpr(dot)com
+1.206.299.0622, ext 801 (o)
+1.323.851.6877 (o)
+1.310.210.8011 (m)
Skype: halbringman
AIM: hbringman
Yahoo: halbenz




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Contact Information:
NVPR
Hal Bringman
323-851-6877
Contact via Email
www.nvpr.com


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