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GAT Caribbean, business, technology and entertainment in Punta Cana

Friday 19 de May 2023 / 12:00

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(Punta Cana).- GAT Caribe 2023 is coming up, a business opportunity for leading entrepreneurs and brands in the gaming industry with investments or interest in the market of the Dominican Republic and jurisdictions of the Antilles and Central America.

GAT Caribbean, business, technology and entertainment in Punta Cana

The scenario could not be better for a meeting that has it all, opening the work agenda for the month of June with the participation of such relevant companies as Alfastreet, Novomatic, Pragmatic Play, Zuum, Betconnections, SIS.Tv, Mi Quinte + , Loteka, Golden Race, IGC, Todo +, Juancito Sport, Mobadoo and PMU, who have confirmed their participation on Friday, June 2 in the academic agenda and the exhibition at Punta Cana Club, a luxury location within The Westin Puntacana Resort complex &Club.

The Dominican industry says present!

The Dominican Association of Gaming Casinos ADCJ, chaired by David Moniz, has shared the call among its associates who are announcing their active involvement in the third edition of this event. Also invited to GAT Caribe is the Dominican Association of Sports Benches ADOBAD, which represents an outstanding sector of the Dominican economy that generates thousands of jobs in the country. ADOBAD, led by Leonardo Lantigua, brings together the consortiums of sports benches that have more than 80% of the points of sale authorized by the State throughout the national territory. Likewise, the National Federation of Lottery Banks, FENABANCA, another important organization, headed by Juan Antonio de Jesús, will also participate in the commercial exhibition and in the GAT Caribe conferences and panels on June 2.

The casino sector is the protagonist in GAT Caribe

The casinos in the Dominican Republic are very popular among tourists from all over the world who come to the island by the millions every year. They offer a variety of gambling, ranging from slots to table games like blackjack, poker, and baccarat. An additional ingredient that adds to its success is the offer of live entertainment, cabaret shows and magic shows.

Located in the main vacation destinations in the country, such as Punta Cana, Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata, they offer unique experiences with promotions and bonuses for players, which makes them even more attractive.

The recovery of this segment of the game after the pandemic is complete. Hence the importance of the market for new machines, technology, equipment and updated gaming portfolios that GAT Caribe will offer.

Beach Networking

As part of the scheduled agenda from June 1, the previous one will be the Networking event on the beach of the Westin Hotel between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Within this space and enjoying the sunset, the white sand and the green and blue sea of Punta Cana, attendees will be able to enjoy a varied musical accompaniment with a DJ, colorful shows and performances, cocktails and exquisite Caribbean gastronomy that will create an ideal environment for meet colleagues and make new friends.

Executives representing major brands, operators, distributors and suppliers from Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Curacao, Jamaica, Panama and Peru, among other countries, are expected.

Platform launch and Academy

On June 2 in the morning, a varied academic agenda will be held between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., at the Punta Cana Club, where in the afternoon the commercial exhibition will take place with exhibition stands.

In the third edition, GAT Caribe will have new features in its update component, the launch of state-of-the-art technology platforms. The first of these is Mi Quinte +, a Franco-Dominican firm that operates PMU (Pari Mutuel Urbain), a leader in the marketing of mutual horse betting in Europe. The conference will be in charge of the president of the company, Ramy Belhachmi.

On the other hand, representatives of TODO +, Lottery Banking, will present their Multiservice Transactional Network, specially designed for the Dominican Republic.

Víctor Arias, Vice President for Latin America of Pragmatic Play, Premium Sponsor of GAT Caribe, will give a conference on the topic of New Generation Games.

Loteka, sponsor of the event and leader of lotteries in the DR, will also speak at the morning training session.

In the same way, a panel of the slot, roulette and casino equipment industry will be held, in which senior executives from Novomatic, IGT and Merkur will participate.

The IGC firm directed by Jorge Gómez in the Dominican Republic will hold a discussion with BMM about the process of homologation and certification of equipment for casinos.

Likewise, invitations have been extended to the management staff of Coljuegos, the Colombian regulatory entity, to the Social Protection Board of Costa Rica, to the Gaming Commission of Puerto Rico and to the Gaming Control Board of Panama.

Trade shows in stands

On Friday, June 2, the land-based and online exhibition will open from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., where representatives of important companies with a global presence will present the best of their products and equipment latest technology for casinos. Within the framework of the exhibition, the so-called "Casino Minimarket" will be held, named after the Dominican industry to define a commercial meeting of supply and demand of products and services for its sector.

GAT Caribe will also be the occasion for the firm Mobadoo, an electronic sports betting platform, to expose its portfolio of virtual bets at physical points for Lottery Banks in the Dominican Republic to the operators and providers present.

To close the event, a Happy Hour GAT Caribe will be held by GAT Expo.

José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO of Gaming & Technology Expo, comments: "After the success of GAT Expo Cartagena, we are warming up to deliver the best business and technological development experience to the gaming industry in the Caribbean and Central America, now in full swing to normality and therefore, to the increase of its international and national market in the Dominican Republic and neighboring countries. We wait for you".

Registration, registration and sale of entrance tickets to the different activities of GAT Caribe can be purchased on the website http://www.gatexpo.net/.

We invite you to visit the website http://www.gatexpo.net/ , to click on the Facebook page: GAT EXPO Gaming & Technology Expo, and to follow us on Twitter: @gat_expo and Instagram: @gat_expo and on LinkedIn.

Categoría:Events

Tags: GAT EXPO Gaming & Technology,

País: Dominican Republic

Región: Central America and Caribbean

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