Biggest online gaming conference starts the 13th

Montreal will see an influx of online gambling people from 45 nations and all sectors next week as the industry gathers to debate and network at the Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo (GIGSE)

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Sun, June 12th, 2005

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