As the industry’s biggest showcase draws closer, its inexorable gravitational pull will see the industry drawn to Orlando. Dan Snook examines why resistance to the IAAPA Expo is futile.

Have you ever revisited your old primary/elementary school as an adult and been amazed at how different it looks?
Things seem to change so much more rapidly when you’re all grown up. Or maybe you pay more attention when you’re 30-plus because, largely, everything is your responsibility so having your eye on things is necessary. Either way, (and there is a point to all this, bear with me…) that’s the way our industry appears to have gone over the last few years.