The German IMA show, set for Düsseldorf from January 18-21, has already reached the 21,000sq.m gross floor space that it utilised in 2010, said the organiser, Reed Exhibitions Deutschland, this week.
The company said that the show - as of Tuesday - had 176 exhibitors, exactly the same as last January. "We anticipate that the final floor area will reach 22,000sq.m and the final number of exhibitors will close on the 200 mark."
The show will have specialist areas for tenpin bowling, Coffee World for suppliers of coffee and snack machines and a Service Solutions Village to cater for the suppliers of additional services to the gaming machine industry.
The last show attracted over 8,000 industry professionals from a wide range of countries.