MUMBAI: Top gaming industry analysts Bill Lerner, Rich Moriarty and Grant Govertsen have formed a Union Gaming Group, which is a new boutique research and advisory firm.

Based in Las Vegas, Union Gaming Group becomes the only independent research organization located in the world’s gaming capital.

Union Gaming Group is an independent research and advisory firm focused on the global gaming marketplace, providing services to government and industry. The company offers independent research products and services that are rooted in the extensive industry expertise and insight of the founders, all of whom have deep relationships with the investment community, corporate managements, governments and other parties important to the global gaming business.

“Union Gaming Group has been created in response to the growing call for independence in research, very specific market insight, and unbundling of fees. We understand that focused industry expertise, local market presence in Las Vegas, and global relationships across the sector are tremendous advantages for clients who increasingly demand specific and highly relevant research and analysis,” said Lerner.

Govertsen said, “Never before has there been a greater need for increased tax revenues at the local, state and federal level. Gaming expansion is a viable solution to fulfill those needs.”

“The global gaming industry, despite current sentiment, is alive and well. Union Gaming Group is the only independent firm headquartered in Las Vegas, because we understand the importance of working side-by-side with the leaders in industry and government from the global hub of the business. We have deep expertise and understanding of the challenges and opportunities within the gaming industry, because we are completely focused on this sector,” said Moriarty.