Global Gaming Expo 2007: platform for internet gambling industry

Policymakers and premier internet gambling industry leaders discussed outlook for online casino gambling at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2007.

The G2E took place in the second week of November 2007 at Las Vegas Convention Center. The event is a perfect casino consultant for those who want to stay tuned to the latest in the industry.

The state of the industry was the subject of the discussions at the expo. Internet Gambling at the Crossroads as a topic was highlighted during the keynote session. It focused on the unique regulatory challenges and future outlook for Internet gambling in the United States and around the world.

Frank J.Fahrenkopf, Jr., president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), moderated a panel of policymakers and industry executives.

The panel included U.S. House of Representatives (D-NV), the Honorable Shelley Berkley; chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, Alfonse D’Amato; chairman and CEO of MGM MIRAGE, Terry Lanni; chairman, CEO and president of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., Gary Loveman; and CEO of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. Andre Wilsenach.

Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is the annual international gaming trade show & conference that is organized “by the industry and for the industry.” It’s hosted by the American Gaming Association (AGA) in association with Reed Exhibitions. G2E was first held in fall 2001, and is now known to be a pre-eminent show for the entire gaming-entertainment industry.

Ernie Stevens, Jr., chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) moderated Native Matters: Tribal Gaming Past, Present and Future, the final keynote at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2007.

Stevens moderated a panel of tribal gaming experts as they discussed the current status of casino gaming and the issues that lie ahead. Chairwoman, Ak-Chin Indian Community, Delia M. Carlyle; vice chairman, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, J.R. Mathews; chairman, California Nations Indian Gaming Association, Anthony Miranda; Hollywood representative, Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Council , Max B. Osceola, Jr., and chairwoman of the Great Plains Indian Gaming Association, Myra Pearson took part in the deabte.