IGE, GN Media and WorldGaming launch Casa Italia at ICE Barcelona 2027

Casa Italia will debut at ICE Barcelona 2027, running from 18 to 20 January at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, according to the organisers. The project is promoted by IGE – Italian Gaming Expo & Conference and GN Media in strategic partnership with WorldGaming, the organiser of ICE. The official opening is scheduled for Monday 18 January 2027 at 12.00.

The organisers said the initiative will give Italy's regulated gaming sector a recognisable space for representation, discussion and networking internationally. They described it as more than an exhibition pavilion: a meeting point between industry, institutions, regulators and associations, intended to highlight the country's expertise, technologies and entrepreneurial capacity and to encourage public-private dialogue and access to international opportunities.

The programme will include meetings and analysis on the evolution of regulated markets, innovation, consumer protection, sustainability and responsible gaming, as well as spaces for professional relations. The project will also engage with ICE initiatives aimed at the international community of regulators.

Alessio Crisantemi, founder of IGE and president of GN Media, said the aim is to give a common voice and home to an ecosystem with much to offer the world. He said Italy is a market of note and also a laboratory of industrial and regulatory expertise, and that the ambition is to turn participation in ICE into a stable platform for relations between businesses, institutions and international markets rather than an isolated showcase.

Stuart Hunter, managing director events at WorldGaming, said Italy is a protagonist of European gaming and that Casa Italia is a concrete opportunity to connect its experience with ICE's global community. He said the initiative is intended to encourage new exchanges between companies, institutions and regulators.

Casa Italia is launched with a multi-year perspective within the collaboration between IGE/GN Media and WorldGaming/ICE, the organisers said, to strengthen the link between the Italian market and the global gaming industry.