The Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Las Vegas 2019 has started. It´s the largest gathering of global, commercial and tribal gaming professionals in North America.
The fair started yesterday with its educational approach that goes from October 14 until October 17, however, for the expo hall, the doors open today and end the same day as the educational approach. G2E's Education is setting the industry bar for gaming professionals. The education sessions have been carefully built by industry experts and will offer an extraordinary scope of actionable content delivered specifically to key industry sectors in carefully curated tracks.
- IAGA Best Practices Institute
- Tribal Gambling
- iGambling Congress
- Gambling Leadership
- Marketing and Analytics
- Optimizing Gambling Operations
- Non-Gambling Growth Opportunities
- Security, Surveillance & Compliance
- Sports Betting Symposium
A new aspect in this fair is the Sports Betting Symposium, the attendees will reap the benefits of this new opportunity by participating in the comprehensive G2E Sports Betting Symposium. Topics will range from legislative issues to business strategies, including ample opportunities to engage with sports betting exhibitors to begin or refine your sports betting strategy. Starting with an update on the sports betting rollout in the US from a Federal, Tribal and State-specific perspective, we move on to answer your key questions about white-label operator vs. supplier strategy; leveraging local partnerships; location-based venue challenges and strategies and critical information about payments and sports betting.
The fair expects to receive more than 27,000 gambling industry professionals, according to the G2E logistic team, around 90% of the are involved in the buying process. The education attendance, international attendance, and VIP attendees have increased by 37%, 13,5% and 17% respectively. And they spend the next 12 months on buying decisions.
For this year, the top 10 products and services gambling professionals are looking for are:
1. SLOT/GAMING MACHINES & COMPONENTS
2. IGAMBLING, MOBILE & SOCIAL GAMBLING
3. TABLE GAMES
4. BINGO/LOTTERY
5. CASINO MARKETING (PLAYER DEVELOPMENT)
6. SPORTS BETTING
7. IT & SECURITY
8. CAGE/FINANCE PRODUCTS & SUPPLIES
9. FOOD & BEVERAGE
10. COMPLIANCE, LEGAL & REGULATORY
There are more than 90 new companies exhibiting their products this time, with that, they overpass the mark of more than 400 gambling exhibitors, which comes from 106 countries. Finally, the G2E Las Vegas 2019 will count with the following media outlets well-known worldwide:
- ABC NEWS
- BLOOMBERG NEWS
- CDC GAMING REPORTS
- CNBC
- ESPN
- FORBES
