The latest and greatest offerings in slot machines were on full display this week as gaming manufacturers gathered in Las Vegas for the industry’s largest trade show.
Conventions
Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. • Expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $1.4 billion project, will keep the city on pace to compete for the top shows. • CES tops the list. (See Top 10 below, and follow the link to a full list.)
Top 10 Las Vegas conventions
(ranked by attendance)1. CES — Consumer Technology Association
2. NAB — National Association of Broadcasters
3. MAGIC — Marketplace Spring Show
4. SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
5. World of Concrete
6. International Builders Show
7. Las Vegas Market (winter)
8. Las Vegas Market (summer)
9. ASD Market Week
10. (tie) Mr. Olympia.
10. (tie) PMMI — Pack Expo Las Vegas
See the full list of Las Vegas conventions.
Gaming manufacturers are working to advance the table game experience, as the innovative products at the Global Gaming Expo revealed Tuesday.
Thousands of attendees are expected check out the latest slots, table games and other gaming and hospitality innovations this week during G2E’s trade show, which opened Tuesday morning.
Las Vegas is expected to be one of the first markets where 5-hour Energy will launch a new energy drink it touts as a competitor to Monster and Red Bull.
A wide array of casino gadgets will be on display beginning Tuesday at the American Gaming Association’s four-day, pandemic-delayed industry showcase.
PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO is underway through Wednesday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, bringing together the packaging and processing world.
Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill will be the final keynote speaker at next week’s Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, the sponsoring American Gaming Association announced today.
Travel industry leaders were still walking on air Tuesday morning thanks to news that fully vaccinated foreign nationals could again visit the U.S. starting November.
A large number of international attendees will make the U.S. Travel Association’s IPW an important gathering to show off Las Vegas to leisure and business travel buyers.
Six gaming industry leaders will be inducted into the American Gaming Association Hall of Fame when the Global Gaming Expo takes place in Las Vegas next month.
The National Association of Broadcasters show is one of Las Vegas’ top three annual trade show gatherings by attendance. The annual convention was set to take place Oct. 9-13.
Steve Hill, the LVCVA’s president and CEO, said employees had to prove COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing.
The passage of key legislation funding infrastructure should help the mining industry thrive, panelists agreed during the Monday kickoff address of the MINExpo trade show in Las Vegas.
MGM Resorts International’s Bill Hornbuckle and Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s Matt Maddox will be among the speakers at the Global Gaming Expo beginning Oct. 4 in Las Vegas.
Fans of a famous pink-feathered bird found a fitting hotel in Las Vegas for their convention — the Strip’s Flamingo.