Gamers convention to stay in Indianapolis through 2021
INDIANAPOLIS — A massive video game convention that once threatened to leave Indianapolis during an intense public debate over LGBT rights announced Tuesday that it has signed a contract that will keep the event in the city through 2021.
Gen Con, one of the largest gaming conventions in the U.S., says that it is extending its contract an additional year, according to a joint news release with Indianapolis officials.
“We have never, nor will we ever, take their business for granted,” said Chris Gahl, a spokesman for Visit Indy, the city’s tourism bureau.