Conference Corner - G2E Gets A New Look
Published: Friday, March 18, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
CONFERENCE CORNER
G2E gets a new look
Global Gaming Expo (G2E)
2005, to be held Sept. 13-15 this year at the Las Vegas Convention Center, will
feature the iGaming Business Pavilion - a featured presence for online gaming
operators at this important gaming exhibition. The pavilion, a joint effort between
G2E and i-gaming publication iGaming Business, will focus on gaming companies
that have established a presence in the growing global online gaming market.
i-Gaming Business editor Mike Caselli says the online gaming sector now accounts
for more than 3 percent of global gaming revenues. According to the firm Media
& Entertainment Consulting Network (MECN), more than 60 percent of industry
experts surveyed believe that online poker will be the dominant offering in online
gambling in two to three years. The amount played on poker Web sites around the
world in 2005 is expected to be more than $60 billion, with commission revenues
around $3 billion. According to The Wall Street Journal (Feb. 24, 2005), revenue
for the roughly 2,000 gambling Web sites will reach $9.8 billion in 2005, up from
$7.5 billion last year and $5.7 billion two years ago.
The iGaming Business
Pavilion will attract a wide range of visitors, including service providers for
interactive gaming operators. Professional services providers such as law firms
focused on Internet gaming, online gaming auditors, financiers and specialty jackpot
insurers will showcase their products and services during the three-day expo,
along with online payment solutions providers, Internet security specialists,
player verification specialists and hosting facility managers.
The pavilion
will be located in Hall C2 of the G2E show floor, and will be complemented by
a dedicated conference track addressing various issues in interactive gaming such
as the current state of domestic regulation, the challenges of going mobile, the
latest gaming development products on the horizon, and perspectives on international
regulatory affairs.
"The experience at the iGaming Business Pavilion
will be one of total immersion into the world of interactive gaming," Courtney
Muller, G2E's industry vice president and show manager claims. "It will be
a showcase of A-list providers, which will allow firms interested in the space
to hand-pick the providers and service professionals necessary to get their interactive
gaming service up and running."
Last year, attendance at G2E was
around 25,000 industry professionals from around the world - visit the Web site
at www.globalgamingexpo.com.
