BetMarkets Asia 2009 is a new event from Clarion Gaming and Beacon Events which will be taking place in Macau 25-27 May, 2009. Bringing the highly respected BetMarkets conference to Asia for the first time, this event will give a thorough overview of sports betting and lotteries in the region.

This is a sister event to BetMarkets, Clarion’s respected sports betting conference and expo which takes place in Europe in March and welcomes over 200 professionals from the land-based and online betting communities.

Betting is hugely popular in Asia Pacific with Australia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia all being large betting markets and China also attracting huge interest. A number of South East Asian countries are making moves towards opening up their markets and with casinos opening up in Taiwan and Singapore, the indications are there that these countries may open up to betting operations and offer a fuller range of services.

BetMarkets Asia 2009 has been designed to give a thorough overview of sports betting and lotteries in the region. Find out which countries are softening their stance towards betting regulation and what you can and can’t do in marketing betting services. Get the low-down on fixed-odds, Asian handicaps, live betting and discover opportunities in multi-channel betting and betting & lottery technology.

More information here: http://www.betmarketsasia.com/en/home.html