AGE to be held at the ICC Sydney

The 2017 Australasian Gaming  Expo (AGE) is set to receive visitors and exhibitors at its permanent home, the new ICC Sydney in Darling Harbour.

Australia.- Organisers have expressed their excitement about the new location and by the fact that the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is the world’s third largest gaming industry trade show. Requiring 19,000 square metres of floor space, it is one of the largest trade events in Australia and the largest gaming event in the Southern Hemisphere. A finalist in last year’s EEAA Awards for Excellence, the event attracts exhibitors and visitors from around Australia and internationally.

Owned and operated by the Gaming Technologies Association, AGE is a showplace for new gaming technologies for casinos, clubs and hotels. The biggest attraction is the new machines and games from poker machine suppliers, who look forward to August each year to unveil their best products.

The Association’s primary members Ainsworth, Aristocrat, Aruze, Ebet, IGT, Interblock, Konami and Scientific Games are some of the world’s-best at their trade and AGE helps their customers from around the region to experience their latest gaming design and technologies. And with 15 new casinos scheduled to open in the AsiaPacific region in the next 5 years – now is the time for suppliers to engage their customers.

With 250 exhibitors (including over 50 for the first time) showcasing Audio Visual equipment, ATM Equipment, Building Services, Cash Handling & Equipment, Consultancy Services, Entertainment, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Furniture, I.T., Interior Design & Fitout, Marketing Services, Membership Management, Paging & Communication, Point of Sale Systems, Retail, Security, Signage & Displays and Staff Uniforms.

800 poker machines will be available in addition to hundreds of truckloads of signage and equipment which is moved in to the ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre, installed, connected, tested, used and compared by the most demanding critics and then moved out again.

Last year 2,527 visitors attended the first day, with 2,911 on the second day and 1,359 on the third day. They came from every Australian State and Territory, along with a big contingent from New Zealand and international guests from America, Europe and around the Asia-Pacific region.

92 percent of visitors surveyed last year saw the Expo as an opportunity to see new products and technology, while 96 percent said the exhibition stand quality was good or excellent and 96 percent said the event itself was satisfactory or excellent.

The AGE17 app is available for download at the Apple Store, or via the event website and features information about the event and will send updates to users before and during the exhibition. The Expo will also feature the “AGE Daily” newspaper, covering both event and industry news, which will be free to all registered visitors and will be available online.

This year it will also be running complimentary seminars for all visitors over the first two days of the Expo. All visitors will be able to take away information in “digital show bags” just by tapping their entry badge at their preferred exhibitors’ stands and they’ll receive email information.

The event website includes the interactive floor plan which is updated in real time, along with a list of exhibitors which can be sorted by company name, stand number or category – and provides contact details for each exhibitor and their website address for further information.

The expo will be held through June 15 to 17.