Becky Liggero Fontana
Reporter, Producer & Host

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Becky Liggero is a Reporter, Producer and Host for CoinGeek.com, with a special interest in the intersection of blockchain technology and the online gambling (iGaming) industry.  Becky’s passion for the iGaming space stems back to 2005 when she started working for affiliate and publisher Casino City, attending industry events around the world and contributing to the company’s newsletter and magazine.

In 2009, Becky joined iGaming pioneer and tech enthusiast Calvin Ayre to serve as the Lead On-Site Reporter for CalvinAyre.com, a popular iGaming industry news site.  Throughout her time with the publication, Becky conducted hundreds of interviews with iGaming professionals, celebrities and sports stars, attended every major industry conference to produce daily highlights videos and moderate panels, published a weekly column and hosted industry awards.

From 2012, Becky started reporting on Bitcoin and its use case for peer-to-peer payments in iGaming.  As the Bitcoin and blockchain space developed, Becky spent more time studying the technology and in 2017, she started reporting for CoinGeek.com when it was acquired by Ayre’s media group.  When CalvinAyre.com ceased publishing iGaming industry news in 2021, Becky made a full transition to CoinGeek.com and has been focused on the intersection of blockchain and iGaming ever since.  

A Bates College graduate, Becky is an American living in London covering the European and North American markets, although throughout her career she has travelled extensively, including event coverage in exotic locations such as Rwanda, Morocco, Siberia, Macau, Philippines, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Scandinavia, Israel, Saudi Arabia and UAE.  Becky is a regular moderator at iGaming industry events and webinars organized byHipther, World Gaming Business (Clarion), SBC, iGaming NEXT, WGES and SiGMA in addition to various blockchain and tech events.  She also enjoys chairing blockchain conference tracks, start-up accelerators and hosting industry ceremonies.  

In her spare time, Becky is a wellness enthusiast with a passion for running, fitness and organic living, often spotted around conferences with healthy snacks and in hotel gyms.

Speaking Engagements:

GPWA Conference 2006 https://www.gpwaconference.com/EiG2008/2006

SBC Digital Summit 2020 https://calvinayre.com/2020/04/30/bitcoin/sbc-digital-summit-how-to-get-blockchain-payments-right

iGaming Business 2022 https://igamingbusiness.com/webinars/practical-implementations-for-blockchain-safer-gambling-and-aml/

European Gaming Congress 2023 https://hipther.com/events/egc/speakers-2023/

European Gaming Congress 2023 https://hipther.com/fintech/2023/10/17/54987/unlocking-the-future-european-gaming-congress-panel-explores-the-confluence-of-blockchain-fintech-and-ai-2/

CoinGeek Conversations 2023 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/festive-sweaters-and-bubbly-battles-the/id1448857575?i=1000639308157

iGB L!VE 2024 https://www.isa-guide.de/english-news/launchpad-finalists-announced-for-igb-lve/

European Gaming Congress 2024 https://malta-media.com/igaming-european-gaming-congress-2024

Tech of Tomorrow 2025 https://techoftomorrow.pl/team/rebecca-liggero-fontana/

London Blockchain Conference 2025 https://londonblockchain.net/speakers/past-speakers/

TokenizeLDN2 2025 https://tokenize-event.com/conference-content

ICE Gaming 2026 https://www.icegaming.com/speakers/rebecca-liggero-fontana

ICE Gaming 2026 https://www.icegaming.com/world-gaming-week-agenda/blockchain-black-markets-breakthrough-the-regulatory-pivot-for-crypto-casinos

Payment Expert 2026 https://sbcnews.co.uk/sbc-digital-payment-expert-2026/

iGB L!VE 2026 https://www.igblive.com/speakers/becky-liggero?&sortby=Community_Featured%20desc%2Ctitle%20asc&searchgroup=libraryentry-speakers

iGB L!VE 2026 https://www.igblive.com/igb-live-agenda/following-the-money-investing-in-gaming-innovation

Interviews:

EEGaming 2015 https://eegaming.org/interact-interview/2015/06/19/1937/interview-with-one-of-the-industrys-internationally-known-reporter-rebecca-liggero-of-calvinayre-com/

Affiverse Media 2019 https://www.affiversemedia.com/then-and-now-becky-liggero/

Women of BSV 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCLX20mh_g8

Decentric Media 2022 https://www.gettyimages.pt/detail/v%C3%ADdeo/becky-liggero-reporter-at-coingeek-talks-about-what-filme-de-not%C3%ADcias/1435151401

Decentric Media 2022 https://www.gettyimages.es/detail/v%C3%ADdeo/becky-liggero-reporter-at-coingeek-talks-about-nfts-v%C3%ADdeos-de-noticias/1435214920

iGaming Business 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGWgDyrFLy8

Saroca Speaks 2025 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-network-is-career-insurance-how-industry-legend/id1785983771?i=1000723644416

Casino Reports 2026 https://www.casinoreports.com/news/reel-lives-becky-liggero-fontana/

iGaming Expert 2026 https://igamingexpert.com/features/becky-liggero-media-and-my-most-eccentric-interview/

Event Hosting:

iGaming IDOL 2017 https://eegaming.org/press-release/2017/10/02/9875/igaming-idol-doubled-size-sets-new-standard-industry-award-events/

iGaming IDOL 2017 https://europeangaming.eu/portal/latest-news/2017/08/30/9248/michael-caselli-becky-liggero-host-igaming-idol/

iGaming IDOL 2017 https://timesofmalta.com/article/iGaming-Idol-doubles-in-size-sets-new-industry-standard.659325

iGaming IDOL 2017 https://eegaming.org/malta/2017/08/30/9248/michael-caselli-becky-liggero-host-igaming-idol/

iGaming IDOL 2017 https://timesofmalta.com/article/igaming-idols-recognised-as-award-ceremony-doubles-in-size.659156

iGaming IDOL 2018 https://nextmagazine.io/igaming-idol/

iGaming IDOL 2018 https://newsbook.com.mt/en/igamings-oscars-a-wonderful-success/

iGaming IDOL 2018 https://lovinmalta.com/lifestyle/heres-what-went-down-at-the-third-oscars-of-igaming-this-week-in-st-julians/

iGaming IDOL 2022 https://nextmagazine.io/igaming-idol-delivering-the-most-prestigious-award-show-in-gambling/

Contributor Pages:

Casino City Times 2009 https://www.casinocitytimes.com/rebecca-liggero/

GPWA 2009 https://www.gpwa.org/article.asp?id=179891

Other Mentions:

Gaming Meets 2016 https://www.gamingmeets.com/event/ice-totally-gaming-2016/videos/ice-totally-gaming-2016-day-3-highlights-216540/

EEGaming 2016 https://eegaming.org/vige/2016/10/26/5978/calvin-ayre-cover-3-day-vige2017-special-video-reporting/

Gambling911 2017 https://www.gambling911.com/video/empowerment-women-comes-sigma-start-pitch-booth-introduced-.html

Blexr 2019 https://www.blexr.com/the-sweet-taste-of-success-at-sigma/

Sigma World 2021 https://sigma.world/news/bitcoin-was-created-with-the-gambling-industry-in-mind-dr-craig-wright/

GamblingTV 2022 https://gamblingtv.com/featured/2022/02/01/coingeek–how-blockchain-can-benefit-the-operator-the-player-and-regulator/

SBC Events 2024 https://sbcevents.com/events/insights-prague-gaming-tech-summit-2024/