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addition, a treasure trove of diverse and targeted onsite activities will also be available for participants to conduct business and make new connections: they can choose to attend a welcome reception and a variety of segmented industry cocktail events, including the Table Games Networking Cocktail, Slots Networking Cocktail, and Esports Networking Cocktail. “We look forward to welcoming a projected [estimate of] 6,000 visitors and more than 100 exhibiting companies across 20,000 square metres of exhibition space,” the organiser says. “Whether content, networking, or exhibition, G2E Asia continues to meet the moment as our industry resurges from the pandemic.”
Japan and Thailand Apart from the exhibition and networking events, the conference programme is also a crowd-puller of any G2E-branded show, featuring sessions and forums led by high-level industry leaders, influencers, and experts. “G2E Asia has always reflected the industry that we serve by identifying the trends, leaders, and products that are driving the Asian gaming community forward,” Reed Exhibitions remarks. “Specific to the special edition in Singapore, our content line up will deliver the insights attendees need to inform today’s business.” With an overall theme of “The Future Gaming Landscape in Asia”, the first day of the conference (30 May) will present an overview of Asian gaming markets, including the financial outlook of the sector and the latest updates on the emerging markets in the region, including Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and India. The opening day will end with a panel that specifically talks about two markets that could become the potential growth engines of the region, Thailand and Japan, and their economic impacts to other Asian markets. Following years of discussions and setbacks after the
“[The edition in Singapore] marked a milestone for G2E Asia, which serves to connect thousands of gaming’s leading suppliers and operators with visitors of the most important gaming and entertainment countries in Asia,” the organiser says in a statement. Thus, it comes as no surprise that the event is going to be
staged in the island state again later this month. “The Singapore event in May falls nicely in the global gaming event calendar and allows our customers to go back to their normal routine of attending all the major global gaming events,” Reed Exhibitions adds.
Awaiting more visitors The upcoming edition of the three-day event will focus on catering the content in various aspects across a show floor of 20,000 square metres, including the latest innovative products, market trends, and regulatory requirements. In
formulation of an integrated resort law that legalised casino gambling in 2018, the Japanese government finally approved in April this year the country’s first plan to construct an integrated resort in the western city of Osaka. The 1.08 trillion-yen (US$8.07-billion) complex, developed by a consortium comprising casino operator MGM Resorts International and Japanese group Orix Corp., aims to be inaugurated in 2029. Meanwhile, Thailand is just in talks about legalising land-based casinos without any concrete targets at the moment.
Compliance and regulations The second day of the 2023 Singapore conference programme (May 31) will place an emphasis on the investment and developing opportunities across Asia, how operators can optimise customer experiences, and innovations in the region. There are also a number of sessions dedicated to the eSports industry. The final day of the programme (1 June) will concern the
IAGA Best Practices Institute, which will examine compliance and regulatory challenges and issues in Asia, and key considerations for new and expanding markets. Panels about balancing operations with regulatory oversight, latest advancements in combating financial crimes, and how to
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