Top Dealers From Across the Country Set to Compete in Inaugural U.S. Dealer Championship

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LAS VEGAS (Sept. 25, 2025) — Presented by the American Gaming Association (AGA) and organized by RX, the inaugural G2E U.S. Dealer Championship will make its North American debut at this year’s Global Gaming Expo, featuring dealers from industry-leading casinos across the country. Throughout the three-day event, 34 dealers will compete for the title of the Best Dealer in America and a cash payout. As a key part of the casino-going experience, this competition highlights table games and their hosts in a way that’s never been done before.

The multi-day competition will be held in Booth #5225 at The Venetian Expo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.7 and Wednesday, Oct. 8, with the final day starting at 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.globalgamingexpo.com.

The championship celebrates dealers nominated by their employers, including full-time, part-time and dual-rate staff from land-based or online regulated casino operators across the United States. The dealers will be judged by table game executives from all participating properties in the competition. Contestants will compete in both blackjack and traditional roulette where they will be judged on technical skills, hospitality and game control.

This year’s roster includes representatives from the following casinos:

• Aria Resort & Casino
• Bellagio Resort & Casino
• Caesars Palace
• Caesars Southern Indiana of EBCI
• CasaBlanca Casino Resort
• Casino Arizona
• Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
• Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino
• Fontainebleau Las Vegas
• Grand Sierra Resort
• Graton Resort & Casino
• Harrington Raceway & Casino
• Hollywood Casino and Hotel Saint Louis
• Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway
• Hollywood Casino at The Meadows
• Hollywood Casino Charles Town
• Horseshoe
• Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
• MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
• Morongo Casino Resort
• Muckleshoot Casino
• The Palazzo
• Pechanga Resort and Casino
• Planet Hollywood
• Quil Ceda Creek Casino
• Resorts World
• Soboba Casino Resort
• Talking Stick
• The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
• The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
• Virgin Hotel Las Vegas
• Virgin River
• Wynn Las Vegas
• Encore Las Vegas

The championship is proudly supported by a distinguished group of sponsors including:

• Title Sponsors:
  • "Bee" - The United States Playing Card Company
  • TCSJOHNHUXLEY
• Supporting Sponsors:
  • Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
  • Gasser Chair
  • GPI – Gaming Partners International
  • The Hippodrome Casino
  • The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
  • Genesis Gaming
• Advisory Sponsor:
  • European Gaming Association

For 25 years, G2E has been the leading international event for the legal, regulated gaming sector, promoting innovation and fueling growth in casinos, hospitality, technology, iGaming, sports betting and beyond. The event is set to host over 25,000 industry experts representing more than 120 countries, regions and territories, along with nearly 400 exhibitors presenting the newest global gaming technologies. 

Kirvin Doak Communications
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G2E is the world's premier gathering of the global casino gaming community in Las Vegas. For 25 years, G2E has served as the catalyst for gaming’s growth and innovation by convening the industry to define tomorrow. 

As the national trade group representing the U.S. casino industry, the American Gaming Association (AGA) fosters a policy and business environment where legal, regulated gaming thrives. The AGA’s diverse membership of commercial and tribal casino operators, sports betting and iGaming companies, gaming suppliers, and more lead the $329 billion industry and support 1.8 million jobs across the country.

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