STATESIDE


Stateside


Sharon Harris looks at the damage done when the hackers aim their keyboards at America’s playground.


Leaving Las Vegas B


y now, the 23rd G2E is a memory. After a hectic, nonstop week in October, I expect most attendees happily returned home for a well-deserved breather. By all measures, it was a huge success, judging by more than 25,000 in attendance.


According to the American Gaming Association (AGA) and


partner RX show organizers, the four-day educational schedule included more than 100 topics. Visitors from regulated gaming jurisdictions represented 125-plus countries, territories and regions. Of 368 exhibitors and participating companies, 128 were new and spread out across a record 269,000+ square feet of exhibition space.


Every few years, a new gaming innovation has its day in the


sun. Years ago, tickets and vouchers replacing coins were the “technology du jour.” The convention hall aisles overfl owed with booths and companies showcasing this new concept. Once the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to legalize sports betting


in May 2018, those organizations promoting, operating and developing technologies for multiple American jurisdictions appeared everywhere on the exhibit fl oor. The list of advanced technology to streamline business


operations during these 23 years is long. However, those same benefi ts also have a downside that invites criminal, sometimes crippling actions. In a prior column, I described


8 NOVEMBER 2023


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