The CLARITY Act might have helped crypto adoption in gaming, but experts say it wasn’t needed to make progress now.
As attendees and delegates streamed into the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas for the 2026 edition of G2E Monday morning, the festivities began with a spirited and sometimes frustrated discussion on the future of cryptocurrency in regulated gaming, which, as panelists noted, is still very much in flux.
Industry consultant Jonathan Michaels moderated the panel with three guests whose experience covered various aspects of the intersection between gaming and finance: Earle Hall, CEO of systems provider AXES, Rich Winley, CEO of payment kiosk maker Payline, and Lindsay Slader, chief growth officer of UBank.
The panel…
