The organisers of the Andean Gaming Fair FADJA 2008 have declared the event a resounding success for the exhibitors and for themselves. Expo director José Aníbal Aguirre said that there was a great response from the gaming sector and that the fair had consolidated its position as a showcase for the industry. “The event began 10 years ago in Cartagena with 5 exhibitors; this year in Bogotá there were 140, and we are really proud of the results.”

The most impressive thing this year has been the development of stand design. IGT shone with a 2-storey stand similar to exhibits in Las Vegas and London. Welcoming visitors at the door of the Corferias expo centre was the General Manager of IGT distributor Gaming & Technology Peru y Colombia, Fernando Ledesma Martínez. The latest IGT innovations in gaming machines and systems were on display under the theme ‘The Right Vision.’

According to Mery Luz Londoño, president of the government entity ETESA that supervises gaming in Colombia for the benefit of health and welfare, “This fair is very important for the government. It brings together the businessmen, operators and the government in meetings to strengthen strategic alliances and promote the development of this important industry in Colombia.”

Londoño explained that the money collected by the government from the gaming industry finances health and welfare programmes in the country. She added that FADJA is an excellent opportunity to advance and adjust the national gaming industry to developments in the international markets. (E-04.09.08)

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