Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING MAY 2018 70 TRADE EVENTS buyers. This year’s showcase boasts close to a dozen recognized exhibitors highlighting the most advanced parts and components in the industry. Finally, the popular Asia Lottery Expo and Forum, held concurrently with G2E Asia each year, is a multi-faceted event that delivers an unprecedented business, learning and networking platform uniquely designed for lottery professionals. It provides an opportunity for exposure to all tiers of Asia-Pacific’s rapidly expanding lottery industry via a three-day forum with topics ranging from the transformation of China’s lottery development and regional lottery outlook to responsible gaming and innovation of lottery games in the new era. The Forum will welcome companies from China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan and the United Kingdom in 2018. NETWORKING G2E Asia has built a reputation for its incredible array of networking events but this year will see the launch of a major new initiative with the inaugural official G2E Asia Awards. A collaboration between Inside Asian Gaming and G2E Asia, the G2E Asia Awards will recognize excellence and innovation within the Asian gaming industry while celebrating operators, regulators, suppliers and service providers for their success and outstanding contributions to the industry. To be held in the Ballroom at MGM Cotai on the evening of Tuesday 15 May, the official G2E Asia Awards are set to become a highly-anticipated fixture on the annual gaming industry calendar. Turn to Page 72 for more details. Returning to G2E Asia in 2018 after a well-received debut last year is the Future Technology Leaders Get-Together, gathering Each year the three-day G2E Asia Conference offers attendees a unique opportunity to gain incredible insights from a lineup of high-level industry leaders, influencers and experts on the most important issues affecting the industry today.