G2E Las Vegas 2026 Concludes with Exhibitions and North America Dealer Crown

G2E 2026 in Las Vegas closed on Thursday 1 October after a week of exhibitions, presentations and awards. The Global Gaming Expo staged the final rounds of the second edition of the Best Dealer of North America competition in Pavilion D, while the show floor continued to showcase supplier launches and industry solutions to more than 25,000 professionals.

G2E Las Vegas 2026: attendance, exhibitors and international reach

The Global Gaming Expo drew over 25,000 professionals, featured 400 exhibitors and hosted representatives from 120 countries, regions and territories across its week-long programme. The scale of the gathering reflected participation from operators, suppliers, technology vendors, regulators and investors active in the global gaming market.

The exhibition concentrated vendor activity in multiple halls, with product demonstrations and vendor meeting rooms running through the final day. Technology themes on display included artificial intelligence, payments, digital transformation, cybersecurity, hospitality technology and tools for operational optimisation.

Best Dealer of North America competition concluded in Pavilion D

The tournament to select the Best Dealer of North America held its final stages in Pavilion D on Thursday. Now in its second edition, the competition brought together dealers from the United States, Mexico and Canada to be judged on skills, precision and professional presentation.

Emely Pascual-Alvarez, who works at Mohegan Sun, won the title at this edition of the competition. The podium finishers were:

1. Emely Pascual-Alvarez, Mohegan Sun

2. Daniel Mora Hernandez, Caliente Casino Tijuana Pueblo Amigo

3. Cheyanne Williams, Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Judging focused on technical dealing ability, speed and table presence. The event is positioned as a professional showcase for a role that remains central to casino floor operations across North America.

Exhibition themes: AI, payments and operations tools

Across the show floor exhibitors presented solutions targeting operator priorities:

• Artificial intelligence applications for player engagement and back-office automation

• Payments infrastructure and onboarding improvements

• Digital transformation platforms for property management and guest experience

• Cybersecurity products aimed at protecting player data and operator systems

• Hospitality technology fitted for hotels and integrated resorts

• Operational optimisation tools for inventory, staffing and floor management

Vendors used product demos and live booths to explain integration pathways and commercial models to operator delegations. Buyers attended briefings and met suppliers on scheduled appointments as well as in informal show-floor conversations.

Programming and industry takeaways

Conference sessions across the week covered trends in regulation, technology adoption and business strategy. Delegates heard from market participants on how new tools are being deployed and what regulatory developments they are tracking. Session topics delivered practical case studies alongside strategic outlooks for the coming 12–24 months.

The show continued to serve as a meeting point for deal-making and partnership formation. Operators and suppliers used the event to accelerate procurement discussions begun earlier in the year and to assess vendors they had shortlisted remotely.

Closing day and what comes next

With the exhibition and competition wrapped on 1 October, G2E leaves a set of concrete takeaways for attendees: a refreshed shortlist of technology vendors, the results of the Best Dealer of North America contest, and a record of industry attendance that organisers will use in commercial follow-up. The technologies highlighted on the floor — particularly AI, payments and cybersecurity — are likely to be the topics operators prioritise in procurement pipelines through Q4 2026 and into 2027.

Operators and suppliers who want to review product categories mentioned at G2E can find related coverage in our b2b reporting and post-event analysis in the news section.