Taiwan Takes a Big Step Toward Casino Legalization

The 20th GTI Asia Taipei Expo to be Filled with Excitement

Given that the related ministries including the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice have conducted reviews for the related laws contained in the draft gaming law, no matter which region will be the first to build a tourism casino in the future, be it Matsu, Kinmen, Penghu or the island of Taiwan, this signifies Taiwan is speeding up in opening up tourism casinos.  At this key moment, the most representative and influential gaming and amusement show in the Asia-Pacific Region – GTI Asia Taipei Expo will take place on May 9~11, 2013 at Areas B & C, Hall 1 of the Taipei World Trade Center and celebrate its 20th anniversary.  This year’s GTI Asia Taipei Expo will gather developers, manufacturers and suppliers with the strongest capabilities and potential, and attract buyers from across the world to check out the exhibits and make purchases.  Delegations from Japan, Korea and China will also participate in this grand event.  With the theme “See Asia from GTI” aimed to tap into new markets, the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2013 enthusiastically welcomes industry global professionals to jointly experience Taiwan’s beauty and develop business opportunities together.

Held in May annually, the GTI Asia Taipei Expo has 20 years of experience in the industry and has achieved outstanding results in the aspects of scale, effectiveness and reputation.  Through this international exhibition platform, Taiwanese game developers can fully demonstrate their technologies, creativity and services to global buyers, and provide buyers from across the world a one-stop shop where they can purchase diverse software, hardware and parts ranging from gaming (AWPs, video slot games, multiplayer games and Mario slot machines) to amusement (crane machines, bingo pinball games, simulators and redemption games), sports and online gaming.  Also, the event offers tremendous opportunities for cooperation.  Through OEM and ODM collaboration, industry members can work together to develop the international market.  More importantly, industry associates can obtain valuable market intelligence and grasp the next wave of business opportunities at this event that has the highest number of buyers from the Asia-Pacific Region.

The planning for GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2013 has kicked off and the exhibitor registration is in full swing.   GTI Magazine and the exhibitors cordially invite global buyers to the show and complimentary admission tickets will be available for industry professionals. 

For more information about the show, please contact GTI Magazine via

TEL: +886-2-2760-7407 Ext. 208,

FAX: +886-2-2742-0522 or E-mail: [email protected]. 

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