Khalid Ali, the recently appointed Secretary General of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA), has given a ringing endorsement to the 2009 International Gaming Expo, which runs between Tuesday 27 and Thursday 29 January at Earls Court, London and incorporates the casino-focused ICE and remote gaming sector ICEi. Ali has described IGE 2009 as ‘a perfect way to kick off 2009 and a fundamental part of our organisation’s communication initiative and calendar’.