The Global Gaming Expo (G2E) has confirmed its 2026 main stage lineup, putting the chief executives of MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts on the same panel in Las Vegas on 29 September.
The show runs from 28 September to 1 October at The Venetian Expo. It is organised by the American Gaming Association (AGA) and RX, and the organisers expect more than 25,000 industry professionals from over 120 countries, with close to 400 exhibitors on the floor.
Three Las Vegas CEOs on one panel
Main stage programming opens on Tuesday 29 September at 8:45am, with doors from 8:15am. AGA president and chief executive Bill Miller gives the keynote, followed by a session titled “CEO Outlook: The Global State of Gaming”.
That panel brings together Bill Hornbuckle of MGM Resorts International, Tom Reeg of Caesars Entertainment and Craig Billings of Wynn Resorts, moderated by CNBC correspondent Contessa Brewer. According to the organisers, the three will discuss expansion in Las Vegas and internationally, integrated resorts, technology and tourism.
The international line is the part European operators and suppliers will read closely. Two of the three companies have live projects outside the United States: MGM Resorts is part of the consortium developing an integrated resort in Osaka, and Wynn Resorts is building Wynn Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, the first casino resort in the United Arab Emirates. Caesars has taken the opposite route, selling down its international assets to concentrate on US regional casinos and digital.
“We are thrilled to welcome an exceptional lineup of industry leaders and speakers to the G2E Main Stage,” said Bill Miller, president and chief executive of the AGA.
BetMGM puts Gretzky on the schedule
The same morning, BetMGM chief executive Adam Greenblatt hosts Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky in a session billed as “Defining Greatness: A Conversation with Adam Greenblatt and Wayne Gretzky”, covering sports betting and what separates elite performance from the rest.
Greenblatt’s presence gives the main stage its clearest online betting slot. BetMGM is the joint venture between MGM Resorts and Entain, which makes it one of the few US-facing brands with a listed European parent on the other side of the cap table. Anything Greenblatt says about US market share and promotional spend will be read in London as much as in Las Vegas.
Global Gaming Women session on Wednesday
Wednesday 30 September opens at 9:00am, doors from 8:30am, with “Identity Beyond the Headline: Power, Voice and Resilience at Work”, presented by Global Gaming Women. Activist Elizabeth Smart takes the stage with Meghan Speranzo, co-chair of Global Gaming Women, for a session on resilience, adversity and professional identity.
It is the only main stage slot this year not built around a company balance sheet, and it follows a pattern G2E has kept for several editions, pairing the CEO programming with a session sourced from outside the industry.
What sits behind the main stage
Beyond the three headline sessions, G2E is running more than 100 education sessions with over 300 speakers across the four days. Registration is open at globalgamingexpo.com.
For European businesses, G2E remains the largest single point of contact with the North American land-based supply chain, and the timing puts it directly ahead of Q4 budget rounds. Suppliers use the floor to sign North American distribution, operators use it to scout cabinets and content, and the CEO panel is the closest thing the show offers to a public read on how the three biggest Las Vegas operators are pricing international expansion.
That read matters more than usual this year. Japan’s Osaka project and the UAE’s first licensed resort both move toward opening in the second half of the decade, and both will need European suppliers, compliance staff and operational hires. What Hornbuckle, Reeg and Billings say on 29 September about where they are willing to put capital next will set expectations for anyone selling into those projects.
Source: American Gaming Association
