Like many other trade shows and conventions that have gone by the wayside due to Covid-19, the 2020 SAGSE Expo in Buenos Aires has been postponed until March 17-18, 2010.
Organizer Monografie will hold “SAGSE+” events in many markets in the region, aimed at boosting the sector on a local level, according to Alan Burak, vice president. “Argentina and Latin America as a whole are currently being hit by the consequences of the pandemic and begin preparing for the very difficult months coming ahead as the health crisis adds up to the business shutdowns, which results in a more than challenging economic context,” he said.
“We believe that the unprecedented global scenario leaves all of us with no choice but to make decisions aimed at supporting the industry in the face of its worst crisis. Operators and suppliers worldwide are going through times of uncertainty, so, as the organizers of SAGSE, we understand that it would be irresponsible to offer a business event within an industry that is going to take many months to get back to normal,” he added.
“It’s time we acknowledge the seriousness of the pandemic and its consequences: gaming operators are sustaining huge economic losses in light of the mandatory closure of every gambling venue in the region, and manufacturers across the globe are witnessing how their sales freeze and their payment chain is interrupted, so there is no way a massive crisis like this could be over in just a few months.”
Pushing the event to March 2021 will “grant the industry some time to recover, to generate the flow of income necessary for reinvestments and then offer the business gathering the gambling sector truly deserves,” he added.
Burak said Monografie “will continue working on the new version of SAGSE, developing high-value innovations that operators, regulators, and suppliers will very much appreciate in this situation. We will have even more time to enhance our innovation efforts and bet on a change the industry has been calling for.”
