Welcome to the 2026 Global Gaming Awards Americas. Interblock is proud to serve as Lead Partner, and it's a pleasure to open this year's ceremony.

I've spent much of my first period as CEO on casino floors. The thing that stays with me is how fast the verdict comes in. A player walks up, or doesn't. They stay for the next round, or they leave. Every roadmap, every board deck, every supplier conversation eventually arrives at that one moment on the floor, and the moment is short.