Slovenia: ECA confirms Nova Gorica as venue, shares details for its Casino Industry Forum 2024

The European Casino Association (ECA) has announced Perla, Resort & Entertainment in Nova Gorica, Slovenia as the venue for the forthcoming ECA Industry Forum 2024. This year’s host is Slovenia’s Hit Universe of Fun, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024.

The event will take place from November 11 - 12, featuring a panel of speakers discussing the topic: Future-Forward: AI and Innovation in Casinos with industry delegates from across the spectrum of European casino gaming. 

The association elaborates that the ECA Industry Forum is a "unique conference" focused upon land-based and online casino gaming topics, debated by both industry experts and influential speakers from outside the sphere of gaming, giving their thoughts, opinions, and advice on the pressing issues facing the European casino business.

Tiina Siltanen, Senior Vice-Chair of the European Casino Association, stated: "The ECA Industry Forum is a strategic event that brings together representatives from land-based casinos to discuss industry trends and developments."

"This year’s agenda, AI and Innovation, is especially exciting and guarantees a future-forward approach. We are thrilled to take the Industry Forum to Slovenia and show our support to Hit Group’s 40th anniversary celebration," she added.

Tiina Siltanen

Sandi Brataševec, President of the Hit Company Management Board, commented: "For the Hit Group, hosting the ECA Industry Forum constitutes a significant endorsement of our business mission. We are excited to celebrate our 40th anniversary with leading European casino industry experts."

"At the Hit Universe of Fun gaming and entertainment centers, we are eager to showcase our hospitality, engaging and fun experiences, and the opportunity to explore the charm of Nova Gorica, the European Cross-Border Capital of Culture," he noted.

The ECA Casino Industry Forum is an exclusive, invitation-only event reserved for representatives of ECA member casinos, partners, supporters, and friends of the association. The ECA informs that it is a closed-door gathering that offers a condensed, high-level experience akin to the World Economic Forum in Davos, albeit focused on the casino industry. 

"Like it's Swiss counterpart, the ECA Forum strives to deliver unparalleled networking opportunities, thought-provoking discussions, and insights from top-tier experts," the ECA notes. "The event’s exclusivity ensures an intimate setting where industry leaders can engage in frank, in-depth conversations about the future of European casino gaming."

By curating a select group of attendees and speakers, the ECA aims to foster an environment of trust and collaboration that drives innovation and shapes the industry’s trajectory. This approach allows the Forum to maintain its status as the premier gathering for Europe’s casino elite, offering a unique blend of strategic foresight, peer-to-peer learning, and exclusive access to the latest trends and technologies shaping the sector.