During the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Hotel-Casino and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, October 5, 2021, attendees will be watching video slot machines at the Ainsworth Game Technology booth.
Rachelle Rabago, IGT Director of Casino Systems Product Management, demonstrates cashless gaming technology while transferring money to a video slot machine from an IGT Pay Resort wallet on a smartphone during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Hotel-Casino and Sands Expo transfers center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Participants pass the Scientific Games booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Hotel-Casino and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Attendees will try out IGT’s Wheel of Fortune 4D Collector’s Edition slot machines during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Hotel-Casino and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Darnell Johnson, Senior Director of Protect Management at IGT, stands behind an IGT Peak BarTop machine during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Hotel-Casino and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The machine can play the traditional slot machines and video poker games, but also includes sports betting and live sports broadcasts.
Participants line up to play a video slot tournament during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Hotel Casino and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Levi Elliott, left, a tech at Longhorn Amusement, tries out a new slot machine during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Hotel Casino and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
A woman adjusts the intensity on a Wheel of Fortune 4D Collector’s Edition slot machine from IGT during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Hotel-Casino and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The machines have 4D technology built into the seats.
From KEN RITTER Associated Press
LAS VEGAS – Casino industry executives and providers experiencing a resurgence in gambling after coronavirus closings are gathering in person in Las Vegas this week for an annual conference – amid strict coronavirus mask and vaccination rules – after they met almost a year ago hit.
“We are very excited to be back here in Las Vegas,” said American Gaming Association chief Bill Miller on Tuesday as he greeted about 500 people in a ballroom. At the Global Gaming Expo at The Venetian Resort on the Las Vegas Strip, the chairs were spaced in groups of two, three, and four people.
“I mean, there’s nothing like meeting up again in person,” said Miller, calling four days with an extensive trade show, breakout meetings and keynote speeches “much better than a Zoom call (video conference).
“A year ago this hall was empty,” he said.
The event at The Venetian Expo Center has drawn up to 27,000 visitors in recent years. Gaming Association spokeswoman Allison Nielsen said the latest visitor numbers won’t be announced until later this week.
Participants submitted proof of vaccination, many through the Clear Health Pass mobile app, and were given green armbands to show compliance.
Non-smoking advocates, in a separate event at the expo, highlighted achievements in persuading lawmakers in some states and tribal administrators across the country to make casinos smoke-free and outlining efforts to quit smoking in casinos in Nevada outlawed and back in New Jersey.
