“The product is becoming more and more relevant, but it can always be better and I'm going to continue to challenge them,” Hornbuckle said. He credited gaming’s manufacturing sector with addressing the changing market. “Millennials have shown up,” he said, noting that many older people are still somewhat hesitant about venturing out. MGM Resorts’ top executive, Bill Hornbuckle, echoed his competitor’s remarks. We've seen a 200 percent growth in people, 18 to 35, coming into our properties and actually gambling.
“I've never been more excited about the future of Las Vegas,” Wynn Resorts’ Matt Maddox said.
Just ask two of the CEOs who participated in G2E’s keynote panel on Wednesday. “The theme is finally gaining steam and deployments are growing,” Beynon said.īut the gaming industry’s top executives largely were focused on finishing 2021 on a high note, and moving toward more normalized operations in 2022 after many months of COVID-19-related business disruptions.
