Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2022年5月 亞博匯 10 G2E ASIA is on the move, with the 2022 event set to relocate from its traditional home of Macau to Singapore. It will be known as “G2E Asia Special Edition: Singapore.” Organizers Reed Exhibitions and the American Gaming Association revealed via the G2E Asia website that the event will be held at Marina Bay Sands from 24 to 26 August 2022. This replaces the previously announced trade event, which had been scheduled to take place at The Venetian Macao from 30 August to 1 September 2022. IAG understands that the relocation to Singapore is planned as a temporary move, with the intention of returning to Macau once travel and border restrictions are eased. No doubt the hope is for this relaxation to come in time for the 2023 event, presumably to be held in its traditional May time slot. The news is the latest in a number of scheduling changes for G2E Asia, which was twice postponed in 2020, first from May to July and again to December, before being cancelled altogether. The show was eventually re- scheduled for May 2021, then moved to August and again to November before finally being “postponed” to August 2022. Prior to COVID-19, G2E Asia had been held annually since 2007. But due to the pandemic the show was last held in May 2019, meaning it will be three years and three months between shows by the time G2E Asia in Singapore rolls around, and at least four years between G2E Asia instalments in the event’s “spiritual home” of Macau. G2E ASIA 2022 MOVING TO SINGAPORE 2022亞洲國際娛樂展 將移師新加坡 2022年 的亞洲國際娛樂展（G2E Asia 2022）將從傳統舉辦地澳 門移至新加坡舉行，並更名為「亞洲國際娛樂展特別展：新加坡 （G2E Asia Special Edition: Singapore）」。 主辦方勵展博覽集團及美國博彩業協會透過亞洲國際娛樂展 官網披露，之前公佈將於2022年8月30日至9月1日在澳門威尼斯 人舉辦的活動，將轉移至新加坡濱海灣金沙，於2022年8月24日 至26日期間舉辦。 《亞博匯》獲悉，此次移師新加坡舉辦的計劃為暫時舉措。 一旦旅遊及出入境政策放寬，展會仍會於澳門舉行。毫無疑問， 主辦單位希望2023年的活動仍可繼續在傳統的5月期間舉行。 此前亞洲國際娛樂展的舉辦時間曾歷經多次調整。展會曾 在2020年被兩度推遲，先是從當年的5月推至7月，後又推至12 月，之後被完全取消。2021年，展會曾計劃於2021年5月舉辦， 後被推至8月，之後再被延至11月，最終被拖延至2022年8月舉 行。 在新冠疫情爆發之前，亞洲國際娛樂展自2007年以來每年 都會舉辦。因應疫情影響，最後一次展會的舉辦時間為2019年5 月，亦即代表此次在新加坡舉辦的亞洲國際娛樂展與上次展會之 間隔了3年零3個月，而距離再度在「精神家園」澳門舉辦的時間 亦至少間隔4年。