Casino Expos and Gaming Floors
Why a section on gaming?
Casinos and event organisers have more in common than either might expect. Both move large crowds through big rooms, both identify people with a card or a tag, and both care a great deal about queues, data and what guests do next. Many of the largest trade shows are held at casino resorts, and the gaming industry runs major expos of its own.
What you will find here
This section looks at casinos, sports betting and poker from an event technologist's point of view: RFID chips, player cards, cashless wallets and sportsbooks at stadiums, as well as the practical side of running a show in a resort. It is written for readers in the events trade who are curious about how the gaming floor solves problems they face themselves.
Articles in this section
RFID Casino Chips: What Event Tech Can Learn From Them
Casinos put radio tags inside their chips long before most trade shows put them in badges. What the two worlds share.
What Poker Odds Teach Exhibitors About Lead Value
Good poker players think in expected value, not single results. The same arithmetic can change how a booth team ranks leads.
How Gaming Trade Shows Handle Badges and Access
G2E and ICE draw tens of thousands of visitors to halls full of casino equipment. Why their access rules are stricter than most.
Casino Player Cards and Event Badges: Two Floors, One Idea
Slot clubs learned long ago how to turn a small plastic card into useful data. What event organisers can take from that history.
Trade Shows at Casino Resorts: A Logistics Checklist
Las Vegas resorts have some of the world's largest meeting spaces. What changes for badges, signal and routes when the hall is next to a casino.
Cashless Casino Wallets and the Old Debit Badge
Trade shows experimented with badges that could pay for things. Casinos are now moving their slot floors the same way.
Sportsbooks at the Stadium: Lessons for Fan Events
Legal betting has moved into arenas and onto phones. What marketers running fan activations can learn from sportsbook data habits.
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