The Global Gaming Expo on Monday announced a bonus main stage session on the united front against prediction markets. The additional session, scheduled for 1 p.m. September 29, will provide insights from leaders with unique points of view regarding prediction markets’ effect on the gaming industry.
G2E is presented by the American Gaming Association and organized by RX.
“Collaboration both across and beyond the industry is critically important in preserving and protecting the state- and tribal-regulated gaming market, it’s employees, consumers, and the communities we serve,” AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said in a statement. “In the midst of prediction markets brazen encroachment, our panel of leaders will showcase the strength of our unity.”
Miller will host union, gaming, and congressional leaders to discuss why they are involved and how prediction markets are affecting the people they represent.
Scheduled to appear with Miller:
- Gwen Mills, president, Unite Here
- Rodney Butler, chairman, Mashantucket Pequot
- Rep. Steven Horsford, Nevada congressman
“Unite Here, the tribal gaming industry, and the commercial gaming industry are standing side-by-side in a campaign to end illegal prediction market gambling,” Mills said. “This is a pivotal moment to come together as a coalition to face an unprecedented challenge. Prediction markets are threatening the livelihoods of casino workers throughout the country. Our members are casino housekeepers, bartenders, servers, cooks, and dishwashers. Together with responsible gaming employers, we have built a union standard with high wages, access to affordable health insurance, and the ability to retire with dignity. We are now united for a common goal – upholding tribal, state, and federal law and protecting jobs.”
Prediction markets have evolved into one of the most significant challenges facing state and tribal gaming. As litigation unfolds and regulators debate jurisdiction, the industry seeks a coordinated response. The discussion examines why unity matters, how the regulated industry can align legal, political, and public policy strategies, and what collective action may be necessary to protect gaming, sovereignty, and regulatory authority.
“Nevada set the gold standard for gaming regulations,” Horsford said. “Prediction markets are gambling dressed up as innovation. They are exploiting our youth, threatening Nevada’s hospitality jobs, and gutting the integrity that keeps the gaming industry honest. That’s exactly why Nevada fought back. My bipartisan Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act stops federally regulated trading platforms from hiding sports betting and casino-style gambling behind the label of ‘financial products.’ You don’t get to claim the benefits of the gaming industry without playing by its rules.”
This month, G2E announced its initial main stage sessions for Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday morning will feature Miller’s keynote, a CEO panel on the state of the industry moderated by CNBC ‘s Contessa Brewer, followed by a conversation with Wayne Gretzky and BetMGM’s Adam Greenblatt.
On Wednesday, Global Gaming Women is hosting activist Elizabeth Smart on resilience in the workplace.
G2E’s full education lineup features more than 100 sessions and more than 300 speakers and runs from September 28 – October 1 at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas.
