AGA report emphasses ntegral role of gamng to Mchgan state economy

Posted: April 8, 2022 Author: Cory - Others

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Focus on JCM Global: JCM’s digital signs offer ‘architectural art’ throughout casino

Posted: April 8, 2022 Author: Cory - Others

Anyone who has struggled to sync devices or align a TV picture would be astonished by the challenge taken on by James “Smitty” Smith’s team at the Grand Casino in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Smith, product manager for audiovisual at JCM Global, was tasked with designing and installing a 40-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall digital sign.

The solution: 81 ultra-thin LED panels, less than 3. 5 inches wide, spaced 2 inches apart. Each panel was individually programmed to create the overall image. The display, which the company calls “architectural art,” is now up and running. Multimedia studio Render Impact created content for the display, which includes fireworks, abstract fluid art and lava lamp movement.

With today’s sign technology, “customers know that [we] can customize the project and bring to life any idea they have on paper,” Smith says. "Customers are becoming accustomed to the wide range of designs we can do," he said. "Requests for 4K resolution displays, the same level used in ultra-high definition television broadcasts, are common," he added.

The curved display is JCM's third digital signage solutions project at the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort in the past year. Last year, the company installed a 40-by-20-foot, double-sided digital display as part of the resort's main signage along Interstate 40. JCM also hung 30 digital display cubes above the resort's hotel-casino corridor.

The outdoor signage is bright enough for daytime use and can withstand the elements, JCM said. The versatile cubes can be stacked, linked or hung as the Grand chooses.

Render Impact can also program the cubes' content to display different images or videos on each side, which could have created revenue potential for the resort. Smith said a food and beverage vendor has inquired about displaying their company logo or merchandise on the bottom panel. In addition, JCM has been working with the Grand to develop a digital signage solution that can be used to display the company logo or merchandise on the bottom panel. For each of the Grand Projects, the company partnered with Analog Way, which provided the media servers and programming to stream content to both the Slim Displays and the Cubes.

In the JCM digital signage solution division, in addition to the exterior sign and cube used by the ground, the interlocking plane panel, sportsbooks that form customizable shapes and sizes, the maximum 8K resolution used in the convention area. It offers options such as screens, convex, concave, and flexible panels that can be formed in a cylindrical type.

JCM, which has the US headquarters in Las Vegas, is known worldwide in trading and payment technology used in games and banking operations. The company began in 1955 with the production of a cash register as Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd. In 1988, the company launched the world's first slot machine sid e-mounted banknote. According to Smith, most casinos in the United States use JCM transaction technology in some way, so operators are easy to use for digital signage.

JCM's digital display business began about 15 years ago. The Digital Synage Solutions is installed in many US casinos, including Resort World New York City, Detroit's motor city, Chocteau Casino in Oklahoma, Angel of the Winds, Arinton, Washington. It is done.

Smith explained that the LED (ligh t-emitting diode) display has a high energy efficiency, has a smaller number of amp and less heat generated than the LCD (liquid crystal display). The required amount of energy varies depending on the display, because each is custo m-made.

"Basically, you're giving someone a canvas to write your thoughts." Just using that specific product can convey a wide range of ideas.

Focus on JCM Global: FUZION enables easy monitoring of printers and bill validators in real time

Posted: April 8, 2022 Author: Cory - Others

JCM GLOBAL has introduced FUZION Technology to Native American Casino in Michigan, and is trying to expand more nationwide coverage by the end of 2022.

According to JCM Global's product manager, CHRIS BLEVENS, the latest installation is ongoing on the battle creek Firekeepers Casino Hotel and will be completed by the end of May.

JCM's unique patent technology, FUZION, is a live monitoring and management system of all printers (Gen5) on the casino floor and banknote 別。 (IVIZION).

With FUZION data, the casino can track the data and send alerts to the team.

"That means a better experience for guests on the casino floor," Bravens says. "We can reduce the number of emergencies where a player is putting cash into a validator and then gets locked out because the cash box is full, and has to wait for someone to come and take the cash out. With FUZION's data, we're constantly monitoring all the cash boxes, tracking how quickly people are putting cash in, and sending alerts that they're going to be full in two hours."

JCM also manages ticket printers with a live connection, so they can send alerts similar to those sent by bill validators when printers start to run out of paper.

FUZION also plays a key role in casino security, particularly in tracking money laundering. Bravens says the system can constantly monitor the various machines on the casino floor for suspicious activity and deter it by sending alerts to staff.

"If someone is trying to launder money on the casino floor or pass counterfeit bills, we can tell," he said. "When we see this kind of activity, we have a few options. We can send an alert to our monitoring team to check. With the FUZION system, we're taking pictures of bills that go through the iVIZION, whether they're being accepted or rejected. The security team can see what the player is doing."

The security team can see what the player is doing. Usually, a player is inserting a bill to activate a counterfeit bill, but no one knows that the person is on the casino floor, Blevens said.

"When we send an alert, they know he's there. "If we disable the bill validator, valid players can still play the machine, so we're not disrupting the casino's operations. We're just deterring suspicious people."

The technology also helps resolve bill disputes. With FUZION, we capture an image with every transaction, so we can show that to customers and show them the history of what they've done with the machine.

One of the lesser known features of FUZION is its 2D barcode. JCM has developed a new specification for barcodes that can be used in slot machines through its iVIZION banknote validator.

"Tw o-dimensional barcodes are a function that can only be done by iVizion." Tito tickets are completely different from the previous one. 2D barcode tickets reduce space by about 75 % and place in the middle of the ticket. If you don't need it, you can use it for a lottery or sports gorse ticket if you want to ensure any type of promotion and marketing needs. We have a partnership with IGT, and the sports and kiosks are authenticating sports tickets. "

Any wallet can use the FUZION system and add a cashless interface to the slot machine. One of the great points of FUZION is that it is "an agnodist type system" because it can virtualize Tito tickets and send it back to the player's wallet.

"Our goal is to make the players always have options." If you want to pay with a mobile phone, that's great. If you want to bring cash, with that player. I don't want to turn that money.

JCM Global operates three facilities that have introduced FUZION Technology, such as Resort World Las Vegas, hard rock hotels and casino sacrament.

"I have a partnership in the field of cashless wallet." Many of the wallet providers like EVERI and Global Payments are looking for ways to integrate wallets and slot machines. JCM is one option for them. They are pushing their funds to the slot machine through our FUZION system. We are already looking for a way to open the way, but we have already begun to introduce cashless in one facility this year. I will also add FUZION as a standard option for existing Ivizion and Gen5.

Customer service is the center of all JCM activities, and Bravans believes that it is "the difference from competitors." He says that the casino updates the firmware of these devices by connecting the building ballidator and the printer to a 5-minute process per game if you need to plug in one by one.

When connected to FUZION, JCM can upload those files to the server and push down to the machine bank.

ICE London 2022 goes forward next week: ‘Together never felt so good’

Posted: April 7, 2022 Author: Cory - Others

ICE London, who had been suspended for two years due to the pandemic, will revive next week.

This show, which moved from early February to April 12-14, 2022, will be held at the Excel Center in London as in the past 10 years.

This year will be held in a slightly different form, focusing on collecting the industry into one. The size of the exhibition has been reduced, and the larg e-scale booths by land exhibitors are gone, but participants have been connected, shared best practices, and have increased opportunities for trading.

ICE VOX, an event conference factor, will be held from April 11 (Monday) as usual. This time, the format has been changed to provide custo m-made programs by participants.

Instead of the conference session divided into a normal theme, Agenda is divided into "Master Class", so that the participants can only access the content related to their duties, and expand the network elsewhere. I hope that you can secure more.

Kate Chembers, an executive advisor of Clayon Gaming, described the theme of this year's event as "Together Never Felt So God", which is a provisional recovery after pandemic, but one of the industries is a roof. He acknowledged that it was an innovative approach to return.

"This is a festival to return people to one. The main thing is to create a space where people can actually talk together. Therefore, there are many characteristic space that attracts people, such as business lounges and VIP lounges. She explains that people have the needs and desires to do business, and at the same time, they just want to catch up with the industries that they have not actually met for a long time.

In the past two years, companies have been busy with R & D, so technology is likely to be another central theme in this year's show.

The annual Pitch ICE introduces newly developed and emerging companies in all fields in the elevator pitch format.

Stand N1-510 will host an all-new show element, broadcasting ICE365 Live from a dedicated studio on the show floor. The studio will feature industry luminaries, including CEOs, regulators and Clarion Gaming's industry partners, in live conversations for attendees, as well as streamed to digital audiences who can't attend in person.

Chambers said that despite fewer land-based exhibitors this year, she thinks it's a great year for business leaders in the land-based sector to attend the show.

"What the pandemic has taught us is that businesses need to be adaptable. You need a strategy to deal with big, big changes. So if you're a land-based attendee or operator, I think it's a really good year to come because there's a lot more focus on igaming. If you want to talk about taking your brand online, how to build an audience, partnering with affiliates, this is a really good year," she said.

Chambers predicts that ICE 2023 will be bigger than ever before, and a good year for exhibitors from across the industry to reunite.

Eyeing better days, Atlantic City casinos start new projects

Posted: April 7, 2022 Author: Cory - Others

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (AP) - The thumping of hammers and buzzing saws, along with the beeping of slot machines and clanging of roulette balls, compete for attention this spring at many Atlantic City casinos as gambling halls spend millions of dollars to renovate their facilities.

The projects come in anticipation of a busy summer for the gambling industry as concerns about the pandemic ease and casino business picks up.

Redecorating hotel rooms, redesigning casino floors, adding new restaurants and pools are all part of the spring effort, with more to come in the new year.

Some of it is the usual upkeep casinos undertake to gain or retain market share, but the investments are especially important this year as casino executives expect a booming summer as people get used to life with COVID-19.

"Our business is still not at the revenue levels it was in 2019. "What helps is reinvesting in goods, and a lot of places are really spending money on projects this year."

The Rosorts roof pool is remade to make it completely closed, but with a retractable roof and panels, so that it is open on warm days, and on cold days it is heated. He must be ready by the end of June.

The casino also invests $ 5 million in new board games and slot machines, remakes the zone of high-orch slots and create a new VIP-room in Asian topics.

“We are looking forward to summer in Atlantic City,” said Bill Kallakhan, general manager of Ocean Casino Resort, who, from May to October of this year, will put up new objects worth $ 100 million.

Ocean completes 12 floors of hotel rooms, which were never built when the casino first opened under the name Revel in 2012. It is expected that at least part of the numbers will be ready by July. In addition, Ocean remakes his sports book in the center of the casino and adds a new diner.

According to Kallakhan, since last year his casino is experiencing a “surge in demand”.

“This demand, combined with a decrease in the number of travelers, concerned about pandemia, and the upcoming tourism on the coast will create great energy and volume for our resort and the entire Atlantic City market,” he said.

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「バリーズ の マイケル ・ モンティ 支配 人 は 、「 に は は 9 つの 異 なる が あり 、 人 々 が 選ぶ。。。。。

最新 の プロジェクト に は 、 360 度 回転 バー や 屋内外 の ビア ガーデン など ある。 また 、 、 750 室 の ホテル も 改装 中。。。。。

ハードロック は 今年 、 スロット マシン マシン 台 と テーブル ゲーム ゲーム ゲーム 台 の 追加 、 コンベンション 、 ビーチバー 、 従業員 エリア 改装 など に に 2000 万ドル を やす 予定。。。 だ だ だ だ だ だ だ だ だ

シーザーズ ・ カジノ は 、 、 2023 年 第 1 四 半期 に 予定 の 新しい 劇場 と 常駐 ショー の 建設 今年 着手 する。 この は 、 、 、 年 に られ た 旧 劇場 の ファサード を 取り入れる で 、 現在 は ボード ウォーク ウォーク ウォーク ウォーク ウォーク ボード ウォーク ボード ウォーク ボード ウォーク ウォーク ボード ウォーク ボード ボード ボード ボード ウォーク HIP に 面し た カジノ の の 一部 と なっ て。。

また 、 、 2022 年 に シーザーズ で 計画 さ て いる の は 、 俳優 ロバート ・ デ ・ が 関与 する ホスピタリティ が オープン する 新しい レストラン で ホテル の も 改装 さ れる。 シーザース エンターテイメント ノブ ・ ホスピタリティ と し し し し し し 提携 し 提携 提携 提携 し 提携 し 提携 提携 提携 提携 AH 、 「ノブ ・ ホテル ・ ・ シティ」 と 呼ば れる プロジェクト を 進め いる。。

While specifics are still to be revealed, eight new casual dining options are planned for this year at Tropicana and three at Harrah's.

Non-casino hotels also have big spending plans this year. Former casino Showboat is building a $100 million year-round indoor water park next door, and an indoor go-kart track will be added to Lucky Snake Arcade, scheduled to open in May.

Borgata and Golden Nugget declined to comment for this article, but Borgata said it plans to announce one or more projects later this year.

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

ICE London 2022 goes forward next week: ‘Together never felt so good’

ICE London, who had been suspended for two years due to the pandemic, will revive next week.

This show, which moved from early February to April 12-14, 2022, will be held at the Excel Center in London as in the past 10 years.

This year will be held in a slightly different form, focusing on collecting the industry into one. The size of the exhibition has been reduced, and the larg e-scale booths by land exhibitors are gone, but participants have been connected, shared best practices, and have increased opportunities for trading.

ICE VOX, an event conference factor, will be held from April 11 (Monday) as usual. This time, the format has been changed to provide custo m-made programs by participants.

Instead of the conference session divided into a normal theme, Agenda is divided into "Master Class", so that the participants can only access the content related to their duties, and expand the network elsewhere. I hope that you can secure more.

Kate Chembers, an executive advisor of Clayon Gaming, described the theme of this year's event as "Together Never Felt So God", which is a provisional recovery after pandemic, but one of the industries is a roof. He acknowledged that it was an innovative approach to return.

"This is a festival to return people to one. The main thing is to create a space where people can actually talk together. Therefore, there are many characteristic space that attracts people, such as business lounges and VIP lounges. She explains that people have the needs and desires to do business, and at the same time, they just want to catch up with the industries that they have not actually met for a long time.

In the past two years, companies have been busy with R & D, so technology is likely to be another central theme in this year's show.

The annual Pitch ICE introduces newly developed and emerging companies in all fields in the elevator pitch format.

Stand N1-510 will host an all-new show element, broadcasting ICE365 Live from a dedicated studio on the show floor. The studio will feature industry luminaries, including CEOs, regulators and Clarion Gaming's industry partners, in live conversations for attendees, as well as streamed to digital audiences who can't attend in person.

Chambers said that despite fewer land-based exhibitors this year, she thinks it's a great year for business leaders in the land-based sector to attend the show.

"What the pandemic has taught us is that businesses need to be adaptable. You need a strategy to deal with big, big changes. So if you're a land-based attendee or operator, I think it's a really good year to come because there's a lot more focus on igaming. If you want to talk about taking your brand online, how to build an audience, partnering with affiliates, this is a really good year," she said.

Chambers predicts that ICE 2023 will be bigger than ever before, and a good year for exhibitors from across the industry to reunite.

Ainsworth igaming slot titles available in Pennsylvania through Cordish Live

Posted: April 7, 2022 Posted by: Cory --Igaming

AINSWORTH GAME Technology announced on Thursday that online slot game digital portfolio has become available in Pennsylvania through Cordish Live!

We operate Cordish Live! Casino and Hotel.

"I am glad to be able to provide a library for Ainsworth online slot games to Penjylvania through Gan Superrgs." Einsworth is the latest game and new innovative content, promising to strengthen the Codish Live online player experience. Masu."

The portfolio of the AINSWORTH online slot games has titles such as Amazon Gold, Dragon Lines, and Electric Nights. AGT, based in Australia, offers content in Asia, South Africa and European markets, in addition to the home country.

"We are excited to bring Ainsworth content to another state through GAN SuperRGS," GAN Managing Director Giuseppe Galdari said in a statement. "We aim to provide the best and most engaging gaming experiences for our operators and their players, and Ainsworth's portfolio certainly checks all of those boxes. We look forward to rolling out even more titles to the Pennsylvania market in due course."

Ontario: Toronto Blue Jays, theScore Bet, announce partnership deal

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Cory - Sports Betting

It didn't take long for Canadian sports teams to jump on the sports betting bandwagon.

Three days after legal sports betting debuted in Ontario, the Toronto Blue Jays and theScore Bet announced a 10-year partnership agreement on Thursday. The first of its kind in Canada, the deal names theScore Bet as the Blue Jays' official gaming partner.

"theScore Bet is proud of Canada and we are pleased to have Canada's baseball team as our long-term partner," said the spokesman. "This is a cornerstone partnership with a team and organization that is deeply rooted in our country's sports culture. Our partnership with the Blue Jays opens up exciting new exclusive marketing opportunities and further connects us to their vast audience of passionate and engaged fans, both in-game at Rogers Centre and online through our platform."

theScore Bet is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn National Gaming. Penn National signed a definitive agreement in August 2021 to acquire the Canadian digital media and sports betting company for $2 billion. The deal closed in October 2021.

Thursday's announcement gives theScore Bet exclusive domestic marketing rights to Blue Jays material in gaming categories including sports betting, casino, online casino and fantasy sports. The Blue Jays and theScore Bet will also establish a 365-day premium flagship sports bar and restaurant at the team's home stadium, Rogers Centre, that will serve as an entertainment hub and destination for fans.

The partnership also includes exclusive in-stadium and digital offerings for Blue Jays fans and theScore Bet users through various sponsorships, including two immersive premium seating locations on the baseline, extensive in-stadium branding, in-game features and team-related experiences. The partnership also names theScore Bet as the presenting partner of the Blue Jays' Cares 50/50 program.

"Toronto Blue Jays' President Mark Shapiro and CEO said," The fan experience is evolving, and the monumental partnership with Thescore Bet is attractive for sports lovers to be part of the game. We will provide a new method, "We are able to provide baseball to more fans nationwide in partnership with our Canadian companies in the industry, which is the highest level of Toronto and Canada. I'm excited "

Idaho: Nez Perce Tribe appoints Nikoli Greene new executive officer

Posted: April 7, 2022 Posted by: Cory --TRIBAL GAMING

The Nezparth Executive Committee in Idaho has recently appointed Nicori Green as a new executive officer of the Nespers Enterprise. Green has been a registered member of the Nezpersian tribe and has been a provisional executive officer since October 2021.

Green, who graduated from Lewis Clark State University, has been working for Nezpers Tribal Enterprise for 12 years. Most recently, he has been an assistant general manager of the Clear Water River Casino in Lyston, Aidaho.

"The Nespersian Tribal Executive Committee is looking forward to the appointment of Enterprise Executive Officer. He has shown a strong ethics and professional attitude toward work during his employment. We are proud of what we have accomplished, and we are looking forward to what we are waiting for in the future. "

Green is in charge of the development of new businesses and economic opportunities for the Nespersian tribe as an executive officer. Green also supervises existing companies in the following tribes: Clear Water River Casino & Lodge, Its Ye Ye Casino, Nezpers Express, Camas Express, Red Wolf Golf Course, Jims ・ Hot spring.

"We are looking to continue to cooperate not only with Nezparth tribal members but also with other tribal organizations, LC volleyball, and surrounding areas," Green said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to this next chapter, and I'm very grateful that I have the opportunity to do this for the Nespersian tribe. I'm excited to be able to work with such talented staff. I will focus on the team's care and provide the necessary resources to succeed.

Las Vegas has hosted more than 3 million convention visitors since June. Rebound key to filling hotel rooms midweek

Posted: April 7, 2022 Author: Cory - Others

Las Vegas has accepted more than 3 million convention participants since the revival of the trade show in June, and the Las Vegas Tourism Bureau states that this trend will increase even after the remaining period of 2022. Ta.

LVCVA emphasized the recovery of the convention business as part of the Global Meeting Industry Day (GMID) celebrated on Thursday. Convention is the key to filling the hotel room in the middle of the week, and these visitors consume more than average tourists.

In 2019, before the pandemic, 6. 6 million (15. 5 %) of a total of 42. 5 million people visited Las Vegas for convention. According to LVCVA, the number decreased to 1. 72 million in 2020, but increased to 2. 2 million in 2021.

Las Vegas's conventional business has a slower start in January, when Omicron Variety restricted visitors to the Consumer Electronics Show, but since the 305, 300 conventions of January in January. , The number of convention visitors is increasing.

Las Vegas recorded 439, 000 convention visitors in February. The March numbers have not been confirmed, but they are expected to grow from the first two months of this year. Las Vegas in February 2019 was 749, 600 in February 2019, so there is room for improvement. Casino executives said that their reservations were recovering, especially from late 2022 to 2023. Earlier this week, Wall Street analysts said that the second half of this year would be closer to the level before the pandemic.

According to J. P. Morgan's report, weekday accommodation rates for the second quarter of 2022 increased 90 % yea r-o n-year. Compared to 2019, the weekday fee is 8 % higher. The hotel operating rate in the midst of February was 60. 7 %, fell from 84. 6 % in February 2019.

LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill said that the convention business was relapsed and the meeting could be held safely and efficiently. The sales team in Las Vegas is also working hard to secure new projects that bring new businesses to the city for the next 10 years.

Hill added that Las Vegas has a 14 million squar e-fit meeting and exhibition space, combining more than 150, 000 hotels and a business that can access directly to worl d-class sports and entertainment.

Las Vegas has been constructing several important development facilities during the pandemic (global trends), and has been preparing for new services and experiences with new services and experiences with the resumption of business trips. Hill says.

In recent years, the West Hall of the Resort World Las Vegas, Caesters Forum, and the Las Vegas Convention Center has debuted. The MSG Sphere of The Benetian Resort Las Vegas, the next generation of experience, will open in late 2023. Hill has expected more than $ 4. 5 billion investment in the next two years, and by the end of 2024, about 7, 000 hotels and 791, 000 square fits convention spaces will be added to South Nevada.

"MGM Resorts International Senior Vice President and Subscription Officer Stephanie Granzer said," Two years after our world turned upside down, this GMID is the true recovery of our industry. The festival is better, not only for new creative approaches, enhanced technology, and overwhelming desires to develop a meaningful and memorable event. , Born strongly. "

This week, the leaders of the industry got off at Washington, D. C., met with the Nevada Congress, and continued to support the industry's advancement and future plans, which was based on this. The bill under deliberation in Congress supports the travel and tourism industry by let the Ministry of Commerce investigate the effects of pandemic and recommend changes in policy.

"Today, we celebrate Las Vegas for many contributions to maintain its status as the number one fai r-city city. I am honored to have a valuable direct connection, and I am grateful for their business and our commitment to our destination.

GMID, invented by U. S. Travel Association, a travel industry advocate organization, introduces the impact of the meeting industry on the US economy. According to the organization, pandemic has reduced business trips in the United States by $ 211 billion, of which $ 97 billion is due to meetings, conventions and trade shows.

Hill says not only economic losses. Directly faced meetings will provide profits to participants by nurturing deeper connections, enhancing education and training opportunities, and accessing information through unofficial conversations.

"As co-chair of Meetings Mean Business, I encourage everyone to advocate for the industry," said Caesars Entertainment Chief Commercial Officer Michael Massari. "To get business back to 2019 levels, we must continue doing what we do best: planning and executing exceptional meetings and events."

Over the past 12 months, Caesars Entertainment has hosted many conferences at the new Caesars Forum, including PCMA Convening Leaders, Meeting Professionals International's World Education Congress and Cvent Connect, Massari said.

Las Vegas has been North America's No. 1 trade show destination for 26 consecutive years, according to Trade Show News Network.

Trade show organizers say Las Vegas is a favorite because of its ease of doing business, abundance of entertainment and hotels -- all essential ingredients for a successful trade show.

"Our team is in daily contact with clients who recognize the importance of in-person interaction and providing a first-class experience that guarantees travel," said Steve Branagh, executive vice president of hotel sales at Wynn Resorts. "Now more than ever, organizations are prioritizing safety and meticulous event programming, and we are a steadfast partner in every step of the process to help them successfully create memorable events. There is no place in the world more exciting than Las Vegas."

The Venetian Convention & Expo Center, home of the Global Gaming Expo in October and other major events, is a top meeting destination.

"The team has recently rallied around creativity and safety to create some truly innovative events," said Chandra Allison, senior vice president of sales at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas. "The last couple of years have solidified the need for in-person meetings and events. As an industry, we need to continue to advocate for the positive impact in-person meetings have on communities and how they bring people together."

There are already some success stories: The 2021 SEMA Show took place in November at the Las Vegas Convention Center and attracted more than 100, 000 attendees.

"The event did not disappoint, as it was the first time the entire automotive industry came together since the pandemic began," said Tom Gattuso, SEMA's vice president of events. "In addition to the business that takes place annually at the SEMA Show, the 2021 event was a unique celebration that united the automotive aftermarket industry. Las Vegas continues to support our industry in ways no other city can."

After three cancellations, the National Association of Broadcasters will hold its convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 24 to 27. It usually draws 90, 000 to 100, 000 people.

The Latest: Trump and Harris are set to debate in Philadelphia

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are preparing to take the stage in Philadelphia for a debate on Tuesday night.

The event, which starts at 9 p. m. EDT, will give the American public their closest look yet at a campaign that has changed dramatically since the last debate in June. President Joe Biden dropped out of the race after a dismal performance, Trump survived an assassination attempt, and both campaigns have chosen running mates.

For Associated Press Election 2024 coverage, go to https://apnews. com/hub/election-2024.

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Who are the debate moderators?

Most of the focus of the debate will be on the candidates, but with no audience, the moderators will also be in the spotlight.

The Harris-Trump debate will be on ABC News and will be moderated by the two personalities.

David Muir's World News Tonight has led the evening news ratings for eight years, making him virtually the most popular news anchor in America. World News Tonight has more viewers than any other primetime show.

Lindsay Davis is lesser known, and many will be seeing her in action for the first time on Tuesday night. She hosts ABC's nightly streaming news show, filling in for Muir, and has moderated presidential nomination debates in the past.

Trump has repeatedly questioned his participation in the ABC News debate, claiming he agreed to participate when Biden, not Harris, was the Democratic nominee. The Republican candidate has repeatedly criticized the network, particularly targeting political journalists George Stephanopoulos and Jonathan Karl.

Israel-Hamas war protesters gather outside debate venue

In Philadelphia, where the presidential debate is scheduled for Tuesday night, demonstrators have been protesting the war between Israel and Hamas.

A lot of people lined up on the street and shouted: "Justice is our demand," and holding a banner and flag, raising a sign saying "Weapon embargo now."

Philadelphia has been a key venue in Harris' rise in presidential politics

In November 2020, Camara Harris was the headliner for the election day event rally held in Philadelphia on the same evening when Joe Biden was in Pittsburg. The combination of Biden and Harris has left Pennsylvania from the Republican Party four years after Trump broke Hillary Clinton.

Last month, Harris introduced Tim Waltz, the governor of Minnesota, the runner of her accompaniment, at a great rally of Philadelphia.

Tonight, she is the first to set up the President General Election Discussion at the National Contination Center.

Don't be surprised if she returns to Philadelphia on the last night before the election this November.

Trump arrived in Philadelphia with an entourage

Donald Trump has been on an airplane with his family, election campaigns and advisors, with the fa r-right activist Laura Roomer.

The 3 1-yea r-old Roomer has long been remarks from ant i-Islam, ant i-immigrants. She has also spread racist conspiracy theory, including the wrong idea that Harris is not black.

Top Trump surrogate wants difficult debate questions for Harris

Doug Burgam, Governor of North Dakota, says that ABC is responsible for asking Harris tonight.

Otherwise, he says, "America will be angry."

Burgam is the top agent of Trump, who was listed as Vice President of Trump.

Burgam, who was asked if Trump would be too aggressive, argued that the risk was "either side." He pointed out that Harris was a former prosecutor and remembered the aggressive lines well.

"Depending on how people are in contact, he may be considered too aggressive."

Mr. Trump said, "He comes out, makes a decision, and says, reads the room, checks what he is facing, and then departs."

"I want the United States to know the False of President Trump and him about him," said Burgam.

Trump arrives in Philadelphia

Donald Trump arrived in Philadelphia before a Tuesday night debate with Vice President Camara Harris.

Harris arrived on Monday afternoon after preparing for a discussion at a downtown hotel in Pittsburg for several days.

Harris has many tasks to balance

Camara Harris must do a lot of things in the first presidential election discussion.

She is not unknown, but she is no longer the president like Donald Trump. Now she has gathered the biggest audience so far and talks to voters who have not yet decided to see her behind the resorted desk.

However, her conflict candidate was a deeply divided person, who was convicted of a felony, criticized the US system regularly and promised unconditionally conservative agendas when returning to the White House. be.

Harris is not an incumbent, but is the face of the Biden administration and has a prominent legal track record, but has also been leading the inflation economy.

So how much time does Vice President spend for her personal claim? How much do you refute to Trump? How much do you want to take the device of Biden's victory while keeping a distance from Biden's debt?

How dark and dystopian will Trump go with Harris on stage?

Donald Trump depicts an exaggerated image of the United States under the Camala Harris administration at rally.

"The crash like 1929. World War III. The suburbs will overflow with violent crimes and savage foreign gangs, and all over the country will overflow with crime, confusion and death."

His audience believes it. But Tuesday's audience is a wider voter. And Harris can refute Trump by directly or simply as a stable mainstream performance that betrayed satire.

This risk must be taken to consider whether Trump uses the usual rant.

The debate's set is smaller than it looks

It may look big on television, but the set of two candidates tonight is actually quite small.

Candidates are arranged in a small circular theater illuminated in blue, about 6 to 8 feet (about 1. 5 to 2. 5 meters). In other words, there is no noisy applause, no cheers or noisa.

Candidates enter simultaneously from the opposite side of the stage.

I still don't know if both candidates shake hands.

Abortion rights could be an important topic in Harris-Trump debate

The Democratic Party wants to push the role of President Trump in the front of the debate because President Joe Biden missed a chance to hammer Trump in a solo debate in June.

The Democratic Party National Committee stated on Tuesday that "Trump owns all abortions in this country." < SPAN> She is not unknown, but is not already the president like Donald Trump. Now she has gathered the biggest audience so far and talks to voters who have not yet decided to see her behind the resorted desk.

However, her conflict candidate was a deeply divided person, who was convicted of a felony, criticized the US system regularly and promised unconditionally conservative agendas when returning to the White House. be.

Harris is not an incumbent, but is the face of the Biden administration and has a prominent legal track record, but has also been leading the inflation economy.

After debate, allies to make arguments for candidates in the spin room

So how much time does Vice President spend for her personal claim? How much do you refute to Trump? How much do you want to take the device of Biden's victory while keeping a distance from Biden's debt?

Donald Trump depicts an exaggerated image of the United States under the Camala Harris administration at rally.

"The crash like 1929. World War III. The suburbs will overflow with violent crimes and savage foreign gangs, and all over the country will overflow with crime, confusion and death."

His audience believes it. But Tuesday's audience is a wider voter. And Harris can refute Trump by directly or simply as a stable mainstream performance that betrayed satire.

This risk must be taken to consider whether Trump uses the usual rant.

Tonight's debate venue is rich with historical significance

It may look big on television, but the set of two candidates tonight is actually quite small.

Candidates are arranged in a small circular theater illuminated in blue, about 6 to 8 feet (about 1. 5 to 2. 5 meters). In other words, there is no noisy applause, no cheers or noisa.

Candidates enter simultaneously from the opposite side of the stage.

I still don't know if both candidates shake hands.

The Democratic Party wants to push the role of President Trump in the front of the debate because President Joe Biden missed a chance to hammer Trump in a solo debate in June.

The Democratic Party National Committee stated on Tuesday that "Trump owns all abortions in this country." She is not unknown, but she is no longer the president like Donald Trump. Now she has gathered the biggest audience so far and talks to voters who have not yet decided to see her behind the resorted desk.

Biden says Harris seems ‘cool and collected’ ahead of the debate

However, her conflict candidate was a deeply divided person, who was convicted of a felony, criticized the US system regularly and promised unconditionally conservative agendas when returning to the White House. be.

Harris is not an incumbent, but is the face of the Biden administration and has a prominent legal track record, but has also been leading the inflation economy.

So how much time does Vice President spend for her personal claim? How much do you refute to Trump? How much do you want to take the device of Biden's victory while keeping a distance from Biden's debt?

Donald Trump depicts an exaggerated image of the United States under the Camala Harris administration at rally.

"The crash like 1929. World War III. The suburbs will overflow with violent crimes and savage foreign gangs, and all over the country will overflow with crime, confusion and death."

If debates are as much about style as substance, what will the candidates wear?

His audience believes it. But Tuesday's audience is a wider voter. And Harris can refute Trump by directly or simply as a stable mainstream performance that betrayed satire.

This risk must be taken to consider whether Trump uses the usual rant.

It may look big on television, but the set of two candidates tonight is actually quite small.

Candidates are arranged in a small circular theater illuminated in blue, about 6 to 8 feet (about 1. 5 to 2. 5 meters). In other words, there is no noisy applause, no cheers or noisa.

Candidates enter simultaneously from the opposite side of the stage.

I still don't know if both candidates shake hands.

The Democratic Party wants to push the role of President Trump in the front of the debate because President Joe Biden missed a chance to hammer Trump in a solo debate in June.

The Democratic Party National Committee stated on Tuesday that "Trump owns all abortions in this country."

What polling shows about Americans’ debate expectations

Harris brings up Trump's position on abortion in every campaign speech, reminding voters that Trump has boasted that his three Supreme Court nominees contributed to the 2022 Dobbs decision, which overturned a constitutional right for women to end pregnancies for nearly half a century. Republican-run states across the country have near-total bans on surgical abortions.

Harris has proven an effective advocate on the issue ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, and Democrats are relishing the chance that she, as the second female presidential candidate of a major U. S. party, will go head-to-head with Trump on the issue.

While the official debate will take place on stage, both Harris and Trump will have plenty of allies arguing on their behalf in the spin room afterward.

Harris has been mentioned by a number of Democrats as possible running mates, including Gavin Newsom (California), Roy Cooper (North Carolina), Josh Shapiro (Pennsylvania), and Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico). There are also a handful of congressional candidates: Sens. Tammy Duckworth, Chris Marler, and Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico). Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Chris Murphy, Rep. LaFonza Butler, Rep. Jason Crow, and Rep. Veronica Escobron. Jason Crow, Veronica Escobar, Robert Garcia, and Ted Lieu. Reproductive Freedom for All CEO Mini Linmaraj; retired Brigadier General Steve Anderson; and Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim-American soldier killed in Iraq who famously asked Trump "Have you ever read the Constitution?" during the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

In addition to Vance, Trump is represented by Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and his co-chair Lara Trump, who is also Trump's daughter-in-law.

Trump's and Harris’ advantages going into the presidential debate

Also on the list are several Republicans he defeated in the primaries, including North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswami, as well as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who gave up his independent bid a few weeks ago to endorse Trump. Also on the list is former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party in 2022 to endorse Trump.

Other prominent surrogates supporting former President Trump include South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Rick Scott, Representatives Byron Donald and Matt Gaetz of Florida, and Representative Mike Waltz of Texas.

The National Constitution Center is the setting for tonight's debate, but it has also played host to other politically momentous occasions.

The venue in downtown Philadelphia is across from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where the Founding Fathers debated and signed the U. S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

In 2008, it was the site of then-Senator Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" speech.

Harris’ running mate says debate will show she is the most qualified for the job

The speech came amid controversy over Obama's longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, making anti-American rants that threatened Obama's presidential campaign.

Harris is the first black woman to serve as vice president and the first black woman to be a major U. S. party presidential candidate.

The center has also hosted presidential debates in 2008, including the Democratic primary showdown between Obama and Hillary Clinton and a town hall with Republican candidate Senator John McCain.

Harris will almost certainly hear about her more liberal positions from 2020

President Joe Biden said he had a chance to speak with Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Tuesday night's debate. He seems to think she's ready for a one-on-one with Donald Trump.

"She seemed calm and collected," Biden said during a brief exchange with reporters.

Biden did not say what advice he gave to Harris.

The president is spending the night of the debate in New York, where he plans to celebrate his granddaughter Finnegan's birthday and watch the debate.

Biden will kick off Wednesday in New York to mark the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, including visiting the Pentagon and the Cenotaph in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Former President Donald Trump seems to have a uniform of navy suits, white dress shirts (with unbuttoned pointed collars) and red ties (always tied longer than men's fashion rules dictate).

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Vice President Kamala Harris often wears custom pantsuits in solid colors ("power suits" in women's fashion lingo) but often with contrasting blouses. Pearls are a go-to for jewelry, and she favors American flag lapel pins in a variety of designs. But there are plenty of potential surprises.

In 2016, Trump wore a blue tie and Hillary Clinton wore a bright red suit to the first debate. The reversal of the colors usually associated with each party caused social media to erupt in delight and bewilderment. Trump has also worn striped ties to debates, including against President Joe Biden in 2020.

As vice president, Harris has worn a variety of colors, including bright ones typically worn by men in politics. She is also not afraid to wear serious heels.

Some scenes may have given a hint about her choice for Trump.

At the 2020 vice presidential debate, Harris wore a navy suit and blouse while the candidates were seated. She added a flag lapel pin and contrasting white pearls. Harris also chose a navy suit for her Democratic nomination acceptance speech last month. But this time, she opted for a pussy-bow blouse with subtle pinstripes, which fashion experts say is a bit too much.

Earlier this year, at what turned out to be Biden's final State of the Union address, Harris wore a black Alexander McQueen dark suit with a cream Saint Laurent blouse. In 2023, she wore a maroon suit and blouse with black pearls, in 2022, a chocolate brown coat and dress by Sergio Hudson with pearl earrings and no necklace, and in 2021, a cream suit by Prabal Gurung.

Some Democrats are hoping Donald Trump repeats his June performance

Recent polls show that many Americans are looking forward to tonight's debate.

A Quinnipiac poll of voters found that 9 in 10 people are "likely to watch" a televised debate between Trump and Harris.

A Syracuse University/Ipsos poll conducted in August found that about half (53%) of U. S. adults said a televised debate between the two candidates was "very important." About two-thirds (67%) of Republicans said it was "very important," compared with about half of Democrats and independents.

The pressure on Harris may be a little higher: According to an ABC News/Ipsos poll, Americans are slightly more likely to expect Harris to "win" a debate against Trump; roughly two in 10 say they expect a draw or that neither will win.

However, the betting is large for the two: In the national poll conducted after the candidate for Biden has finished the election campaign, both candidates are in close contact. A poll conducted after the Biden candidate has left the election campaign, shows the polls conducted on major swing states, such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wiscalorina, North Carolina, Nevada, and Georgia.

According to AP-NORC public opinion polls in August, Vice President Camala Harris is likely to be aware of Americans as candidates to commit to sincere, democracy and value themselves. We are facing the presidential election.

A look at false and misleading claims as Trump and Harris meet for their first debate

However, former President Donald Trump is dominant in that Americans think that it is advantageous to deal with economic and immigration issues.

Harris is more advantageous than Trump in dealing with racial and races, abortion policies, and medical issues. About half (47 %) of Americans (47 %) answered that Harris was more "disciplined" than Trump (28 %).

Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race

During the election campaign, he defended himself as a powerful leader who could cope with the severe crisis facing the country, but according to AP-NORC's poll, Americans as a whole were Harris on such features. It has not given an advantage.

At present, Trump's strength is that Americans are more reliable in Trump than Harris, regarding economic and immigration issues. Independent groups tend to trust Trump more than Harris due to economic issues.

Democratic Vice President candidate Tim Waltz said that Camala Harris would be the most suitable and Tuesday discussions would show it.

Waltz said at a funding party held in Las Vegas prior to 9:00 pm (Eastern the United States) with Vice President Camara Harris and Republican Donald Trump.

A look at the rules for tonight’s debate

Waltz said that Trump might be a "Showman" with a wealth of debate experience. The good news is that this is his seventh debate, and we know what we should expect. "

At a debate with Donald Trump, Vice President Camala Harris is almost certainly defended the lef t-wing position in her career, especially in the 2020 Democratic President's candidate nomination. I have to do it.

This is part of an important question at the debate tonight: Harris positions himself as a mainstream consensus, and can the Republican satire that is "dangerous and liberal"?