GAT Expo Colombia debuts in a face-to-faceformat

August 19, 2021
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Global gaming industry meets again in Cartagena de Indias.

Since last weekend, the organizers of Gaming & Technology Expo have been fine-tuning the details of th eexhibition in biosecure and environmentally friendly stands at the San Francisco Esplanade of the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center.

Speakers and exhibitors are pleased to walk the streets of the city and enjoy its environment facing the Caribbean Sea, colonial architecture, its iconicwalls and its gastronomic and entertainment diversity.

At 2 pm today, Wednesday, August 18, the I World Congress one Sports Gambling will begin with welcoming words from the Mexican regulators who are already in the city, Coljuegos and the main associations of Colombia and the Aztec country. During the afternoon, specialists in omnichannel digital transformation will provide knowledge and guidance to the audience on how to incorporate new trends and games to their traditional operating models.

At 5 pm, a business roundtable will be held between online and land-based entrepreneurs to put on the table the coincidences and contributions that lead to productive alliances. At the same time, the online platforms exhibition will open outdoors at the San Francisco Esplanade and the land-based teams will have their space in the Gran Salón Barahona.

GAT GO, the streaming transmission of the congress with the company Nueve Producciones will allow those who cannot get to Cartagena de Indias to remotely attend and participate in the two-day CMA eacademic sessions by purchasing their tickets at www.plusboletos.com.

José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO of Gaming &Technology Expo, the organizing company, says: "The emphasis as an international fair that the organizers sought to achieve with the change of venue from Bogotato Cartagena is a reality. GAT Expo has visitors from 30 countries, including Sweden, Costa Rica, Latvia, Spain, Brazil, Malta, Argentina, Uruguay, Switzerland, Chile, Israel, Nigeria, Czech Republic, India, USA, Canada, Russia, Armenia, Panama, England, Cyprus, DominicanRepublic, Philippines, Italy, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru. A total of 415 companies applied to register for the event. We are really surprised with the success of the event".     

City Group, the strategic production partner of GAT Expo 2021, has implemented all the required sanitary protocols and highlights that the use of masks is mandatory for all participants, even though the country is going through a good epidemiological moment with a remarkable drop in cases and serious illnesses, since vaccination has completed 32 million doses applied in the national territory and 14 million complete schemes.

The Cartagena de Indias Convention Center is wearing as never before a multicolored gala dress with the outdoor advertising of the event's sponsors: Softgamings, BetPlay, WorldMatch, Rivalo, BtoBet, Golden Race and Mobadoo. In addition, the following will participate: WinSystems, Alfastreet, Aruze, Digitain, EvenBet, Ezugi, Betandeal, Universal Soft, Jazz Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Betcris, PlayN’Go, Kiron Interactive, TVBet, Luckia Colombia, Apuesta Total, Oddin, Sportradar, Geekcity,  Latam Café Rocks, WCH, Red Evolution Gaming, Netent, Red Tiger andSabon International.

At the close of the exhibition on Wednesday, WorldMatch hosts a networking reception with a bullerengue folk group, mojitos and fireworks.

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