In a gaming industry with hundreds of executive meetings worldwide during the year, some stand out for the originality and importance of their themes. Such is the case of these conferences (two in one) about Global Game Protection/Surveillance and Table Games (GGPC and GTGC). Taken place on the next week, on June 6-9th, at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (3850 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States), this academic encounter is designed to offer the best education to delegates.
By bringing in the best speakers, who really know their stuff and have had tons of directly related experience, attendees are going to learn how to put gained information into the betterment of their operations going forward. Organized by Richard Marcus (former Blackjack and Baccarat dealer, notorious professional casino cheater in the past and current game protection consultant and trainer) and sponsored by Match52 and Bear River Casino Resort, the event will seek, at the same time, to educate, entertain and create a good atmosphere among the participants.
A REMARKABLE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
The purpose of the conferences is to address and examine current and future casino operations and problems in the sectors of Table Games and Game Protection. With interactive discussions between speakers and attendees, in Table Games, the individual presenters and panels will cover Analytics, Optimization, Operations, Product Development, Distribution, Technology, Marketing, Player Development, New Games, Advantage Play and Leadership. In Game Protection, they will analyze multi-topics in Surveillance, Security, Compliance, Cheating, Advantage Play, Technology and Leadership.
With a very complete program, on Monday, June 6th, the event will start with a Game Protection Workshop/Training by Richard Marcus, featuring game protection Professor Jim Kilby and legendary ex-casino cheat Dustin Marks. There will be a hi-tech marked-cards detection demonstration that could prevent any casino from being victimized by organized international card-marking gangs. The day will end at 6 PM with a welcome Reception. Drinks and snacks will be served.
The following days, June 7th to 9th, attendants will receive deep knowledge through keynotes, round tables, panels and sessions. There is a strong list of confirmed speakers for both events: Roger Snow (SVP, Scientific Games), Shaun Moore (CEO of Trueface, Pangiam Labs), Steven Nagata (former VP, Operations and Casino Strategy, Tangam Systems), Brian Stanton (VP Casino Operations, The Strat), Derk Boss (VP Surveillance, American Casino & Entertainment Properties), Taylor May (Host of Security VIP Podcast and National Sales Director, Rekor Systems), Brad Stegman (Director of Casino Operations, Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas), Joshua Anderson (Director of Surveillance and Technology, Cherokee Nation Entertainment), John Underwood (Surveillance Technology Manager, Cherokee Nation Entertainment), Ari Mizrachi (SVP and Head of North America Business, Tangam Systems), Jay Shapiro (former Director of Casino Operations, Green Valley Ranch Resort and Casino), Zachary Levine (VP MGM Resorts International, Table Games Analyst and Strategist), Mridula Saini (International Casino AI Expert and VP of Global Sales, IKASI), Mathieu Clas (CEO and Co-Founder, HookMotion Artificial Intelligence), Tyler Burtis (Director of Investigations at Burtis Investigations), John Kucera (former Federal Prosecutor and Special Assistant US Attorney, and Casino High Crimes Investigator), Nick Ippolito (Player Development Educational Leader), Paul Mollo (VP Table Operations, Pechanga Resort Casino), London Swinney (VP Casino Operations, Bellagio Las Vegas), Sanjiv Goyal (Leading Casino Artificial Intelligence Thinker, Business Entrepreneur and Innovator), Subhash Challa (CEO & Executive Chairman of SenSen Networks), Kiran Brahmandam (CEO, Gaming Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Strategic Leader), Jeffrey Otto (Director of Surveillance, Del Lago Resort & Casino), Collette Brown (Executive Director, Spirit Lake Gaming Commission), Ryan Yee (Executive Director Table Games Development, Scientific Games), Hina Reed (VP Sales and Marketing, Nexgen Technology), Robert Holder (Advanced Game Protection Software Developer), Marcelo Silva Manci (Country Product Manager of Table Games, Logrand Entertainment Group, and Tournament Director, WSOP Mexico), Michael Shackleford (Wizard of Odds), and Sudhir Kale (CEO of GamePlan Consultants), among many others.
One of the highlights will be on June 7th, with “Le Tricheur” (The Cheat) show by Maurice Douda, a multi-award-winning French illusionist, magician and master of card-trickery and cheating techniques.
According to organizer Marcus: “This event will feature the best lineup of presenters ever seen. The Game Protection Conference will have a much narrower focus, dealing with protecting casinos from real threats. The GTGC will analyze performance at Table Games, Electronic Table Games, Electronic Gaming Machines and everything that is physically present in casinos.”
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