Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN MAY 2019 86 TRADE EVENTS F ollowing the huge success of the G2E Asia Awards in 2018, the official awards of Asia’s premier trade show and conference returns this year at a brand new venue – the Ballroom at The Parisian Macao. Co-organized by Inside Asian Gaming and G2E organizers Reed Exhibitions and the American Gaming Association, the 2019 G2E Asia Awards will be held on the evening of Tuesday 21 May and welcome around 400 guests including industry developers, suppliers and operators, local dignitaries and leading government officials. A prestigious formal dinner event, the 2019 G2E Asia Awards will recognize excellence and innovation within Asian gaming while celebrating the success and outstanding contributions of not only gaming but also the non-gaming aspects of the entertainment industry in Asia. The awards evening will provide an unrivaled industry networking opportunity. Featuring 12 awards categories, the final nominees for this year’s awards were selected from almost 200 public nominations received during the nine-week public nominations period. The G2E Asia Awards judging panel – comprising 50 expert industry representatives – will cast their vote in each awards category with the award winners to be announced at the 2019 G2E Asia Awards gala dinner. Judges will be recused from voting in any categories they or their organizations are nominated for. The awards categories for 2019 include 10 awards that were presented at the G2E Asia Awards in 2018 plus two new categories – Best Regional Asian IR and Best IR Non- Gaming Attraction. With Galaxy Macau named Best Integrated Resort in 2018 and Asia’s biggest gaming cities offering numerous other leading contenders to fight it out for the top prize again this year, the Best Regional IR award aims to recognize the achievements of top performing IRs from outside of Asia’s leading casino hubs of Macau and Singapore. The Best IR Non-Gaming Attraction is a nod to the full scale of today’s integrated resorts and the importance of providing guests with a complete entertainment experience both on, and away from, the casino floor. Seats at the G2E Asia Awards can be purchased at www.G2EAsiaAwards.com .