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4 NEWS It’s just like news, only from a few weeks ago. Print media eh!
8 STATESIDE Sharon Harris watches as one of the most fascinating and infl uential gaming icons of our time leaves Las Vegas.
12 LATINO AMERICA Ricki Chavez-Munoz reports on the latest developments in Argentina, Uruguay and Dominican Republic.
20 MACAU BUSINESS Our excellent partner in Asia brings us all the latest news.
24 GATEWAY 2 GAMING – INDIA Our news partner in India, Gateway 2 Gaming, delivers the latest stories.
26 GAMING FOR AFRICA Roy Bannister leads the way with news and reports from his fi ne publication.
28 UK LEGAL VIEW Northridge Law’s Melanie Ellis looks at how impending reforms over the course of the next 1-2 years will affect online slots games.
30 BETTER CHANGE Better Change founder, Victoria Reed, looks at the key differences between a customer interaction and a customer intervention and details the approaches required for both.
32 ICE IN BARCELONA I’m not saying we’ve already packed, but we have already packed. Here’s the low down.
36 G2E REVIEW By all accounts it was a great show, and we’ve got the photos to prove it.
38 GUEST COLUMN - JOHN CONNELLY Interblock’s CEO explains how the company’s focus will remain fi rmly on innovation and technology at this year’s G2E Las Vegas.
39 GAMING INTERNATIONAL ONLINE Anjali Sooknanan brings you the very latest news and features from the world of iGaming.
Editor’s comment
I went to the Great British Beer Festival at London’s Olympia this month. I’ve probably been seven or eight times before, but not since COVID. It was lovely to be back but it was a much smaller affair than previous years. The layout had been changed to make the most of it, but the fact we were able to do our initial recce and crawl back to where we started in a personal best time let us know there simply weren’t as many exhibitors as pre-pandemic.
The big question that inevitably left our drunken lips was, “are events
worth it for companies?” Planning, building, equipping, shipping, staffi ng, accommodating,
travelling… all massive drains on companies when it comes to dedicating time and effort to a show that might only last two, three of four days. In the case of the GBBF there was at least some cash to be made for a humble pint but imagine a trade show where no money is changing hands. You know… like, for instance, EVERY event our industry holds. We’ve just been told ICE is moving to Barcelona in 2025 (you could almost hear the company expense account creak as the announcement hit). For many companies it’s great news; Brexit clobbered everyone when it came to visas and customs and costs, so a central European location is a blessing. For me (I happen to live 20 minutes from Excel, godammit) it’s a slightly more painful change (and the weather isn’t even that good in Barcelona at that time of year. I checked).
The question is… considering most companies will spend plenty of
November, most of December (and ALL of January) working towards ICE, does anyone get THAT much business from the show to counter the huge drain on resources. I’m sure for some it’s a no-brainer, but for some I’ve spoken to, it’s a “we have to attend or people think we’re going under” affair.
If I have one more meeting where we shout at each other over the adjacent night club-level sound system, ultimately ending with “let’s catch up when we’re back in the offi ce” I might start to think it’s a false economy. Anyway, I’m off for a pint. Cheers!
Matt Broughton Managing Editor
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