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Gaming & Technology Expo 2022 to be held in Cartagena Gaming & Technology Expo 2022 to be held in Cartagena

10 March 2022 - 10:31

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Gaming & Technology Expo 2022 to be held in Cartagena Gaming & Technology Expo 2022 to be held in Cartagena

This year Gat Expo, in addition to opening the agenda of face-to-face meetings of the sector in Latin America, will be the first large-format fair to be held in 2022 at a global level.

On March 15, 16 and 17, at the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center, the 23rd edition of Gaming & Technology Expo 2022 will take place, the most important event in Latin America, directed to the actors of the gaming industry, such as suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, operators and companies interested mainly in the markets of the Andean and Caribbean regions. Within the framework of the event, César Valencia Galiano, president of Coljuegos, the regulator of games of chance, will present the extraordinary balance of the entity in 2021 and the projections foreseen for 2022, regarding the collection of taxes on legal games that contribute in favor of the health of Colombians. The advances in new regulated games in Colombia have placed the country at the forefront of the regulations in Latin America. Colombia's internet-operated gaming sales grew 93 percent between 2021 and 2020, and 234 percent between the latter year and 2019, statistics that spurred the gaming industry's recovery to pre-Covid-19 pandemic values. The main Colombian associations, Asojuegos, Cornazar and Fecoljuegos, will participate in the fair. From Mexico, the Aieja Association, from Argentina, the Association of State Lotteries, Alea and from the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Association of Gaming Casinos. "Gat Expo is the most important international trade show and business fair in Latin America for the gaming industry, which makes it the best scenario for companies from more than 25 countries to participate and showcase their latest innovations. We bring together physical equipment, online games, live casino, online poker, sports betting, virtual games, lotteries and e-sports. We also have a high-level academic component that includes keynote lectures, corporate conferences and panel discussions, knowledge exchange, regulatory updates and collaborative networking", José Aníbal Aguirre, General director of the trade show, assured. This year the fair will have several attractions focused on three areas: academic agenda, booth exhibition and networking events. The academic agenda will focus on casinos, sports betting, eSports and affiliates. On the other hand, the exhibition will feature land-based equipment with the latest technology and artificial intelligence. Online gaming platforms will offer at Gat Expo great opportunities to enrich portfolios with digital transformation. Gat Expo will also have eSports content and betting on new generation games that are developed in alliance with the company Geek City. "It will delve into the influence of eSports in the current world of entertainment, psychology of the eSports bettor, legal betting and regulation on this business model." Aguirre indicated. Among the networking and academic events, the International Business and Regulation Roundtable, organized by Fecoljuegos and V&I Legal Consultants, will be held on March 16, with the participation of lawyers from renowned firms in Spain, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. Lida María Roldán, Executive Director, comments: "We feel very happy to host this event whose contents are focused on the most pertinent topics of the present time, consulted with online gaming operators, land based, association leaders, authorities and guilds of the continent. It is important to note that we will be strictly complying with biosecurity protocols, indispensable requirements to participate in all the conferences". The support of brands from all continents, sponsors, speakers and allies, make possible the execution of the first fair event of the global gaming industry in 2022. Cartagena, Colombia's jewel in the Caribbean, and the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center confirm its status as the world epicenter of meeting tourism.   For more information, please visit www.gatexpo.net.   Gioco News is one of the media partner of the event.

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