The event was opened tby a ceremony attended by Lorenzo Cagnoni, president of Italian Exhibition Group, Domenico Distante, president of SAPAR, who also introduced a telephone connection with the President of the Puglia Region Michele Emiliano, and Mauro Zaccaria, president of FEE Consortium.

“Enada - recalled Cagnoni - is one of the very few events that has never missed an appointment, not even during the pandemic. And today, opening this 34^th edition by returning to the usual dates is good omen. Without exaggeration, I would say that there are concrete elements, even if still tenuous, to be able to talk  about recovery: gradual, but constant. Enada itself has grown, compared to the last editions, also from a qualitative point of view ".

SAFEGUARDING COMPANIES

The President Distante then introduced the president of the Puglia Region, via telephone connection, recalling that on the institutional front he has done a lot to protect the legal gaming companies and their employees, introducing a "Puglia model" that has already come a long way at the regulatory level . “We started from a common, great attention to people - Emiliano began - We know that gambling can give problems especially to the most fragile and that illegal associations ride this dimension by preventing the correct dynamics connected to fun and games. To maintain the right balance, we have decided to give more strength to serious companies and at the same time protect the most vulnerable people. It was necessary to strengthen the legal activity, precisely to combat gambling addictions ".

COMPANIES ON THE FRONT LINES

President Distante, for his part, after thanking the institutions for their collaboration, commented: “After 18 months of forced stop, being able to attend an event like this today testifies to the confidence of our companies. The sector has undergone many changes, but companies evolve and adapt to always be in compliance. Because they are aware of being the first bulwark of legality in the area ".

President Zaccaria concluded by summarizing: “I confirm that the wind is changing. We sat down at a table with the Monopolies and the dialogue started. The bureaucratic difficulties remain, and slow down the restart, but the whole supply chain is increasingly professionalized and is capable of making one's needs understood ”.

THE AFTERNOON CONFERENCE

In the afternoon, space for the conference "The evolution of the game and the player: how the market is changing, online and retail". Speakers: Maurizio Guerra, Microgame online product and marketing director; Daniele Tagliarini, managing director and payment OKTO; Gianfranco Scordato, RELIGA executive director and Member board of directors, Massimiliano Guarneri, business intelligence & senior back office of Admiral Gaming Network, moderated by Alessio Crisantemi, GiocoNews editor.