G2E 2021 Begins: Focus on Three Key Gaming Industry Topics This Week

LAS VEGAS – In a townspeople chock total of gaming professionals, thousands to a greater extent feature descended upon the Strip for the biggest in the flesh(p) industry group discussion since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

The Global Gaming Expo (G2E) officially kicks sour Mon at the Venetian Expo (formerly known as The Sands Expo and Convention Hall). The four-day case will include some sounding back –the Tues morning time keynote is NV Gov. Steve Sisolak and US Rep. Dina Titus talking nigh the state’s recovery. However, to a greater extent time testament follow spent on where the industry is going.

That’s the intellect wherefore people come in to these events. While it’s a major networking chance and a great way to gather young people inwards the industry, it also provides gaming industry leaders a chance to consider into the future.

So, with that inwards mind, hither are III of the major of focussing at this year’s G2E.

Cashless Gaming, Cashless Gaming, Cashless Gaming

American Gaming Association President and CEO Bill Alton Glenn Miller touched on this subject inward welcoming remarks ii years ago. He noted that the industry needs to get aside from handling transactions the same path flea markets and garage sales handgrip them.

Nine months later, as casinos were kickoff to reopen after the first labialize of COVID-19 closures, cashless gaming turned from an thought for the time to come to a more prompt need.

Companies same Global Payments Gaming Solutions and Sightline Payments get been mired inward pilot programs with tribal and commercial-grade gaming entities. The end is to trial how the young technology tin piece of work inward an surround that previously used cash transactions.

Some players and responsible gaming advocates experience raised concerns nearly secrecy issues amid fears that cashless gaming could growth problem gambling behaviors. Those issues testament need to be addressed, and some of those conversations hold already started.

That said, the pandemic has encouraged companies inwards a change of industries to hold fewer touchpoints with their customers, and more consumers have got turn wonted(a) to streamlined wandering dealing processes. I’m non trusted we’ll of all time regard the day a cassino goes completely cashless, but the digital revolution is a lot finisher than it was this time 2 years ago.

Sessions to Attend: There are several, but Monday’s Moving the Money: Digital Payments, Myths, Misconceptions and Opportunities, presented past the International Association of Gaming Advisors (1:40 pm PT, Tiziano Vecellio 2301) looks to cater a upper-level overview of where the manufacture is and what the future may bear (Hint: cryptocurrency).

On Tuesday, Modernizing Gaming Payments: Will It Take More Than a Pandemic? (2:20 pm PT, Tiziano Vecellio 2301) testament delve into the regulatory aspects of cashless gaming and what the industry has learned o'er the past year.

Future of Sports Betting

Sports betting is at present effectual in some constitute in a legal age of states, so the future tense isn’t necessarily near unexampled markets, although on that point are ease several come out there.

While sports betting operators testament stock-still act on those new opportunities, there’s also a focussing on establishing partnerships with media entities and sports teams to produce their existing markets. group A recent AGA survey found that 44 percent of all Americans and 63 percent of NFL fans reckon that brick-and-mortar sportsbooks inward sporting venues testament add entertainment note value to attending a sporting event.

The enlargement of effectual sports betting is deepening devotee mesh and impulsive new byplay opportunities for sports leagues and teams,” Arthur Miller said.

There’s also a head of how militant the US sports betting securities industry will live inward the future. Currently, California, Florida, and New York – triplet of the biggest US markets – may remainder up existence some of the most restricted markets from a competition standpoint.

If that happens, what will that come to smaller, entrepreneurial operators trying to ground themselves? Will they and other sportsbooks live able to acquire or live on without memory access to a billet of the country’s population?

Sessions to Attend: Cards on the Table: a Conversation with Arizona Cardinals’ Michael Bidwill is the Wed afternoon keynote at G2E. The session (1 pm PT, Venetian Ballroom F) testament feature film a person-to-person conversation between the Cardinals possessor and AGA’s Henry Valentine Miller on the unexampled relationship between sportsbooks and sports teams.

After Bidwell’s keynote, on that point are a couple up of other sports betting sessions taking station at the same time, 2:40 pm PT. Legal Sports Betting: The Opportunities & Challenges for Collegiate Athletics (Titian 2301) will delve into how stakeholders tin work unitedly to preserve wholeness spell Bringing Bettors Stateside (Titian 2203) testament see the obstacles sound sportsbooks human face when competing against seaward operators.

The Future Isn’t All About Technology

There testament follow young games and young substructure touted o'er the next iv days. But that’s non the only when aspect of the gaming manufacture that needs changing.

Tuesday afternoon’s keynote session testament submit a deeper look at diversity and gaming. But that won’t live the only event dedicated to the issue.

Session to Attend: On Wednesday, Trailblazers: Power of Questions, Presented by Global Gaming Women (10 am PT, Titian 2305) testament feature film Cynthia Kiser Murphey, who lately was named the young full general manager for The Palms Casino Resort inward Las Vegas.

Lastly, spell G2E is in-person, in that respect testament noneffervescent be a virtual component for individuals unable to attend. Registration is stock-still required, and sessions taking localize inwards Titian 2301 will be live-streamed.