AGEM Membership News
(left-to-right): Alan Feldman, Distinguished Fellow, Responsible Gaming, UNLV IGI; Jeanne Elfant Festa, Co-President, White Horse Pictures; Myron Martin, President & CEO, The Smith Center.
(left-to-right): Eliza Wiggins, Community Programs Manager, UNLV IGI; Katherine Jackson, Associate Director, UNLV IGI; Dr. Brett Abarbanel, executive director, UNLV IGI; US Congresswoman Dina Titus (represents the Strip in her district); Kasra Ghaharian, Director of Research, UNLV IGI; Gwen Marchand, AVP for Research, UNLV; Alan Feldman, Distinguished Fellow, Responsible Gaming, UNLV IGI.
MEMBER ACTIVITIES AGEM once again proudly sponsored this year’s European Casino Association’s European Dealer Championship, which was held in Germany and hosted by Casino Baden-Baden. Tis year’s winner was Temin Joguncic from Casino Baden-Baden, with runners-up Robin Stepanek of Casino Stuttgart, Germany and Manon Martire, Casino de Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
AGEM MEETING UPDATE 1 At the request of Chief Jeremy Eberwein, he and members of the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Technology Division recently met with AGEM President & CEO Daron Dorsey and technical compliance professionals on AGEM’s Compliance Committee to discuss potential regulatory updates, solicit industry input, and identify opportunities to further improve the Nevada framework as part of the Board’s ongoing outreach efforts. AGEM greatly appreciates the outreach and engagement opportunities afforded by Chief Eberwein and the Technology Division and will continue keeping its members updated on any developments, timelines, or requests for public input regarding the agency's review of legacy technical regulations as that information becomes available.
2 Dr. Brett Abarbanel, executive director of International Gaming Institute at UNLV, provided a comprehensive overview of the 19th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, highlighting key features including a law and policy track in collaboration with the American Bar Association's Gaming Law Committee, a slot math and modeling session, and an entire track dedicated to IGI's State of AI in Gaming report, which will continue to gather data on AI applications in business practices and will be updated annually. She also noted that the conference exceeded expectations with 540 attendees from 26 countries, representing a significant increase over the previous year despite predictions of a 25% drop due to international travel restrictions. Brett expressed gratitude to sponsors including AGEM for their support and confirmed the next conference will be held in 2029.
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AGEM INDEX The AGEM Index rose by 54.38 points to 1,578.22 in May 2026, a 3.6 per cent increase from the prior month. Compared to one year ago, the index declined by 9.4 per cent, or 162.96 points. During the latest month, seven of the nine AGEM Index companies reported stock price increases, which resulted in six positive contributions and three negative contributions to the index. The largest positive contributor to the monthly index was Aristocrat Leisure, whose 6.0 per cent increase in stock price led to a 37.65-point gain. Meanwhile, Agilysys saw its stock price increase by 35.1 per cent, leading to a 26.28-point increase for the index. The largest negative contributor to the index was Konami Corp., contributing a 6.56- point loss to the AGEM Index.
3 Tracy Cohen, AGEM’s Director of Europe, provided a written report while she was attending the European Casino Association’s European Dealer Championship, which AGEM proudly sponsors. In her absence, Daron Dorsey highlighted a few key items from her report, including ongoing discussions about a EU-wide gambling tax proposal and the growing unregulated gaming market, emphasizing the need for continued advocacy and awareness among stakeholders.
4 AGEM continues to closely follow the situation regarding US tariffs and trade policy which has been ongoing for the past year. Daron Dorsey discussed ongoing tariff issues and AGEM's involvement in providing comments to the U.S. Trade Representative about the USMCA renewal and the recent KPMG/AGEM event on May 13 focusing on trade developments and potential strategies for gaming suppliers. If interested in KPMG's trade update and related materials, please contact Allison McCoy at
Allison.McCoy@
AGEM.org.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS 1 Te National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) Summer Meeting will take place July 8-11, 2026, at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. As the only organization where state legislators regularly convene to discuss gaming policy, NCLGS brings together stakeholders from more than 30 states for in-depth sessions.
2 Te National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) Annual Conference will take place July 22-25, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. Te NCPG Annual Conference brings together world-class presenters to deliver powerful and insightful messages about problem gambling and responsible gambling.
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