Dozens of conventions and business gatherings in Las Vegas have new dates in late 2021 or 2022.
Conventions
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority gave a hard-hat tour of the construction site at Paradise Road and Convention Center Drive to showcase the building that 14½ months from now will be teeming with thousands of people attending CES in 2021.
The idea behind the two-day conference at Aria is to bring together automotive executives and analysts to discuss the latest trends and innovations driving the industry.
About 100 airplanes will be on display between the two sites, with 83 aircraft being at Henderson airport and 13 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Panelists in 2019’s final G2E education session discussed trends in nongaming amenities, from nightclubs to the prospect of hosting Los Angeles’ quirky Two Bit Circus.
The innovations shown on the floor at G2E are more important than ever as the gaming industry strives to catch up to the technologies used in other industries, according to the AGA’s Bill Miller.
Debit cards and iPhone payments aren’t used in casino transactions, but Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, told a Global Gaming Expo crowd earlier this week that he believes it’s time to change that.
A panel at the Global Gaming Expo explored the Justice Department’s interpretation of the Wire Act and concluded there’s no clear path on what will happen next.
Roughly 1,000 vehicles are expected to hit the auction block during the Mecum Las Vegas 2019 auction event at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Big Boys Toys, an innovation and luxury lifestyle exhibition, runs from Friday through Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
“Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer is scheduled to appear at the International Game Technology booth at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
“You come to Big Boys Toys to see products that you never knew to Google for,” says Biju Jayaraaj, CEO of the innovation and luxury lifestyle exhibition.
A trade show that has frequently rotated between Orlando and Las Vegas has made a permanent commitment to Southern Nevada with 13 years of events beginning in 2027.
To assure the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion will be completed by CES 2021, the LVCVA board of directors approved a contract amendment that increases the cost.
Though they could end up competing for the same clientele, representatives of the Las Vegas Monorail and a company that wants to build an underground people mover system are forging a relationship.