Inside Asian Gaming

IAG AUG 2022年8月 亞博匯 66 TRADE EVENTS T hree years and three months after it was last held in its traditional home of The Venetian Macao, G2E Asia is back. The long- running trade show, celebrating its 14th edition in 2022, makes its long-awaited comeback in August after the 2020 and 2021 events were cancelled – albeit at a planned temporary new home at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in Singapore. Maintaining its relationship with Las Vegas Sands – whose duo of MBS and The Venetian Macaomakes uppart of its stable of Asian integrated resorts – G2E Asia Special Edition: Singapore will run for three days from 24 to 26 August 2022, combining a slimmed-down exhibition with a comprehensive three-day conference program. According to Josephine Lee, Chief Operating Officer of co- organizer RX (Reed Exhibitions) China, Singapore was the logical choice of event venue for 2022 given the ongoing COVID-19 border restrictions limiting access to Macau. “Singapore is located at the center of Southeast Asia and is a global transport hub with flight connections from hundreds of cities around the world, which makes travel very easy,” Lee said. “On the other hand, Singapore’s Vaccinated Travel Framework allows all fully