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IMGL 2019 AUTUMN CONFERENCECharles Hotel Munich, Germany

September 11-13, 2019

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Dear Attendees,

Welcome to Munich, Germany and the IMGL 2019 Autumn Conference!

Wulf Hambach and Joerg Hofmann and the rest of the conference committee have put together a superb program which addresses the leading topics being faced currently by the gambling sector, both in Europe and globally. These topics will be covered both by our keynote speaker (Harald Neumann, the CEO of Novomatic), as well as regulators from a number of jurisdictions.

In addition to panels on topics such as the ‘Future of Gaming’, ‘Gaming on TV’ and ‘AI’, there will be a number of round table sessions enabling discussions to take place directly between attendees and regulators on issues, such as diversity, enforcement and the future of gambling. These discussion groups are intended to be collaborative and open dialogue sessions, so please feel free to participate.

The global coverage of IMGL’s membership will be demonstrated by topics involving leading gambling lawyers (also IMGL members) from Latin America, Eastern Europe and North America.

There will also be a range of social events including a Gala Dinner at BMW World and the closing reception will be held at Bayerischer Hof. Also, there will be special events for younger attendees, including a breakfast on Friday, 13 September at the Park Café.

I would also like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the IMGL 2019 Autumn Conference: Melchers, Gauselmann, NOVOMATIC, Play’n Go, Magic Sports Media GmbH, TÜV Rheinland, Schneider Schiffer Weihermüller, Table Trac, Saiber, BMM and Spectrum Gaming. Of particular note, a huge thank you to Melchers as the opening reception sponsor and Play’n Go for their part in sponsoring the closing reception.

IMGL is also proud and honoured to have keynote speakers Harald Neumann, the CEO of Novomatic, who will be opening the conference; and Trude Felde, President of IAGR & Senior Adviser of Norwegian Gaming Authority, who will speak at IMGL’s Award Luncheon on Thursday.

Thank you for coming and joining us in Munich. If this is your first time here, Munich is the cosmopolitan capital of Bavaria and is home to world class museums, sprawling parks, beautiful baroque palaces and the entire city is steeped in history. While Oktoberfest tends to be the first thing people think of doing when they visit Munich, there is so much more to the city than its famous beer festival. Our conference’s opening reception, sponsored by Melchers, will be held at our host hotel, The Charles Hotel, and our Gala Dinner will be held at BMW World.

I hope you enjoy your time in Munich and have some time to enjoy some of the greatness that the city has to offer.

Best wishes,

Jamie Nettleton President International Masters of Gaming Law

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MELCHERS covers all classic business law areas including corporate law, commercial law, property law, IP and IT, and labour and employment law as

well as regulatory law and litigation and also special fields such as construction law, public economic law and law relating to economic and fiscal offenses among many other specialist areas. With its expertise, MELCHERS is further able to advise its clients in very specialized fields as gaming law, data protection law and law of architects. MELCHERS all-around coverage is completed by its notary’s office in Berlin.

GOLD SPONSORSGauselmann www.gauselmann.com

We are an internationally active family-owned company,

committed to providing leisure-time entertainment and gaming fun with small stakes and prizes, true to our motto “More than a game”. Our core competences – content, technology and operating – enable us to offer top-quality games anywhere it is permitted and at any time based on the respective legislative framework. We stand for responsible gaming – the latest insights into prevention and consumer protection continually flow into our product range. Alongside our products, our employees play a major role in ensuring that our entire offering sets high benchmarks.OPENING RECEPTION SPONSORS

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to quality have made the NOVOMATIC Group a major player of the international gaming industry. Responsible Gaming, an extreme customer focus, respectability and technological trendsetting as well as quality standards which are exemplary in the gaming industry and beyond, build the foundation of international success.

CLOSING RECEPTION SPONSORPlay’n Go www.playngo.com

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supplier that has been in business for over 10 years. For both online and retail casino operators who are looking to increase revenue and customer loyalty, Play’n GO offers products that deliver original, fun experiences across any channel. Unlike most, our products are based on unique inspirations, creativity and are backed by a solid back-office platform.

SILVER SPONSORMagic Sports Media GmbH www.magicsportsmedia.com

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Munich, Germany, is a company of the Constantin Medien Group. Founded in 2018, it comprises the marketing portfolio and comprehensive expertise in the fields of betting, poker, casino and lottery. MAGIC SPORTS MEDIA offers companies in the gaming and gambling sector, media companies as well as sports associations, leagues and clubs a comprehensive service portfolio encompassing ad sales and consulting as well as regulation and policy.

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is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The company is publicly-traded (TBTC.QB). Table Trac, Inc. develops and sells a suite of casino management products system that automates and monitors the operations of a casino, using the name of CasinoTrac, a total casino management system with functionality modules for guest rewards and loyalty club, marketing analysis, guest service, promotions administration/management, vault/cage management, and audit/accounting. The Company currently has systems installed in 130 sites throughout North, South, and Central America, as well as the Caribbean.

Schneider Schiffer Weihermüller www.ssw.eu

SSW is one of the leading IT-Boutiques in Germany. A team of more than 30 experts provides quality and personal advise

to national and international clients with a focus on IT law but under consideration of all other relevant fields of law and taxes. With 15 years of experience in the gaming sector Frieder Backu and his team represent and advise international gaming companies. This includes representation at court and before tax and administrative authorities as well as developing forward-thinking strategies in challenging regulatory environments.

SUPPORTING SPONSORSpectrum Gaming Group www.spectrumgaming.com

Spectrum is an independent research, analysis and

professional services firm serving private- and public-sector clients worldwide. Its client base includes government agencies from Singapore to West Virginia and Massachusetts, major securities firms, and commercial and tribal gaming operators. Spectrum has performed gaming analysis in areas from Macau and South Korea to emerging markets in the U.S. and elsewhere. Its services include regulatory and due-diligence services, to internet gaming and public policy to feasibility and economic-impact studies. Spectrum serves as the Executive Director for the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) and its sister companies include Spectrum Gaming Capital, based in New York; Spectrum Asia, based in Bangkok; and Spectrum-I, based in Horsham, PA.

BMM Testlabs www.bmm.com

BMM is the longest established and most experienced private independent gaming

certification lab in the world, providing professional technical and regulatory compliance services to the gaming industry since 1981. BMM is a systems-expert company that has provided consulting for and tested many of the largest gaming networks and systems over the last 35 years. In addition, BMM has been successfully testing and certifying the full scope of Class III casino products for over two decades. BMM authored the first set of independent gaming standards in 1992 and the first set of online gaming standards in 2001. BMM employs some 300 people in 13 global locations and serves over 440 jurisdictions.

TÜV Rheinland www.tuvrheinland.comThe TÜV Rheinland Group is a leading provider of technical services worldwide. Since our foundation in 1872, we have been developing safe and sustainable solutions for the challenges arising from

the interaction between man, the environment and technology. As an independent, neutral and professional organization, we are committed to working towards a future that can fulfil the needs of both mankind and the environment in the long term. In the ever changing markets in which we operate, our focus is on serving customers, achieving success and constantly enhancing our appeal to customers, partners and staff.

Saiber LLC www.saiber.comLawyers for Business, Counselors for Life.For over 60 years, Saiber has approached the practice

of law with a dual purpose: to advocate tenaciously for our clients in times of conflict, and offer guidance and advice in our role as trusted advisors. We continue to uphold this legacy every day, working with a diverse clientele that includes national corporations, closely-held businesses, professional practitioners, families and individuals. Our practice encompasses virtually every area of the law, and ranges from simple, straightforward matters to complex, sophisticated litigation, corporate counseling, mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters. With thorough preparation, keen insight and immersive knowledge of your business interests, our lawyers are well equipped to represent you at all levels. We bring the same level of expertise to your corporate and commercial transactions and your personal family matters.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

10:00 am - 1:00 pm Registration Ballroom Foyer

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Member Meeting Charles Hotel Ballroom

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Opening Reception Charles Hotel Sophias Bar/Terrace and Marocain

MORNING SESSIONS Ballroom

8:00 am - 4:45 pm Registration Ballroom Foyer

9:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome and Conference Overview Jamie Nettleton, IMGL President

9:10 am – 9:30 am Keynote Speaker Harald Neumann, CEO, Novomatic AG, Austria

9:30 am – 10:30 am The Regulator’s View on Gambling Regulation – What is the Best Way of Channeling the Demand for Gambling?Among regulators it is rare to find anyone not agreeing that illegal gambling is harmful to players and society. But when it comes to regulating gambling diversity kicks in and very different legislative models can be found around the world. Listen in on why so different ways to channelize gambling into a legal framework has been chosen in Spain, Norway, Africa and Malta – and if they indeed has turned out to be successful.MODERATOR: Birgitte Sand, Director, Spillemyndigheden, DenmarkPANELISTS: Gunn Merete Paulsen, Director General, Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority, NorwayThulisizwe Johnson, CEO, Botswana Gambling Authority, BotswanaEugenio Álvarez, Vice-Deputy DG, Regulation and International Relations, Directorate General for Gambling Regulation, Spain

10:30 am - 11:00 am Networking Break Ballroom Foyer

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Outlook 2021 – The Executive VisionTechnology drives the industry - and technology advanc-es rapidly. Executives in the market must identify oppor-tunities, trends and new markets from an early stage and position their companies successfully. So what’s in store for us in the next two years? Where do we stand today and what are the challenges for decision-makers? We may expect a gaze into the crystal balls of the executive floors and an exciting discussion about personal paths and goals.MODERATOR: Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Senior Partner, MELCHERS Law Firm, GermanyPANELISTS: Harald Neumann, CEO, Novomatic AG, AustriaDr. Dirk Quermann, CEO, Merkur Media GmbH, GermanyIan Ince, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance, Playtech, UKChad Hoehne, CEO, Casino Trac, USAErich Olders, CEO, JVH Gaming, Netherlands

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

SPRING CONFERENCE SCHEDULEAll events take place at the Charles Hotel unless otherwise noted

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12:00 pm - 1:15 pm IMGL Awards Luncheon Park Café München GmbH Sophienstraße 7, 80333 Munich**We will walk to lunch at Park Café through the Old Botanical Garden. REGULATOR OF THE YEAR ASIA/AUSTRALASIARecipient: Paulo Martins Chan Director, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau of Macao SARPresenter: Changbin Wang Director, Professor, Gaming Teaching & Research Center, Macao Polytechnic Institute

Keynote Speaker Trude Felde President of IAGR and Senior Advisor of Norwegian Gaming Authority, Norway

AFTERNOON TRACKS Track 1: Developments in North America • Salon 3

Track 2: Global Trends in Gaming Regulation • Ballroom

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Track 1: Hot Topics in North AmericaThe hot topics panel will discuss the latest issues in gam-ing confronting regulators and the gaming industry. Top-ics will range from tribal, Lottery, online and emerging ju-risdiction. The format will be free ranging and interactive to address questions and issues of interest the audience. MODERATOR: Marc Dunbar, Shareholder, Dean Mead, USAPANELISTS: Kevin Braig, Attorney at Law, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, USAMark Hemmerle, VP, Legal & Compliance, Worldpay Gaming Solutions, USAJohn K. Maloney, Owner/Attorney, Law Offices of John K. Maloney, USAMarc Ellinger, Principal, Ellinger and Associates, LLC, USA

Track 2: Gaming on TV – From a Pan EU Legal and Business PerspectiveTV has been a difficult medium for gaming. The internet offers quicker and cheaper interactivity and less regula-tion. Can TV better support online gaming through ad-vertising and editorial content that shows gaming in a positive light? This panel looks at the upsides and down-sides of mass media TV for the gambling industry.MODERATOR: Jason Chess, Partner, Wiggin, UKPANELISTS: Dr. Andreas Blaue, CEO, Magic Sports Media GmbH/Constantin Media Holding AG, Germany

Katja Heintschel von Heinegg, Director of European Affairs, German Advertising Counsel, GermanyMichael Leadbeater, Group Legal Director, GVC Group PLC, UK

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Track 1: Tribal Sports Betting – Compact and Contract IssuesThis panel will address federal compact and contract re-quirements for Indian tribal governments to offer sports betting on Indian lands. Some of the issues discussed will include the compact process, exclusivity issues and the use of management contracts to offer sports betting. MODERATOR: Joseph Webster, Managing Partner, Hobbs, Straus,Dean & Walker, LLP, USAPANELISTS: C.J. Fisher, Attorney, Fox Rothschild, USAKevin Quigley, Attorney / Consultant, Foley & Quigley PLC, USA

Track 2: Sunrise in the East – Licensing Opportunities in Central Eastern Europe in the SpotlightThe gambling regulation in the Central and Eastern Eu-rope region is constantly developing and is offering at-tractive business opportunities for the gambling indus-try. However, the political landscape is rather volatile and in some cases even hostile towards the gambling busi-ness. This panel will provide you with a regulatory up-date of key jurisdictions in Central and Eastern Europe, expected regulatory developments and what business opportunities lie in the region.MODERATOR: Jaka Repansek, Founder, RePublis, SloveniaPANELISTS: Marek Smrha, Investment Manager, Penta Investments, Czech RepublicJan Rehola, Lawyer at Petroš Sedláčková Legal, Czech RepublicMarcin Wierzbicki, Partner, Konieczny, Wierzbicki Kancelaria Radców Prawnych Spółka Partnerska, Poland

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Networking Break Ballroom Foyer

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Track 1: Idiosyncrasies with US LicensingThe US gaming licensing process can be intrusive and often offensive to applicants experiencing it for the first time. The scope of disclosure and the depth of inves-tigation often go well beyond what is the norm in non-US gaming jurisdictions. This panel will explore how to navigate US licensing requirements through the lens of practitioners, as well as European lawyers and opera-tors, and how to manage cross-border issues such as GDPR, international tax issues, language barriers, and

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Track 2: Tax Responsibility – New Trends in the Taxation of Gambling in Europe and Across the PondWhereas the regulatory environment for gambling is sub-ject to constant national and international change, it ap-pears that tax legislation follows different principles and goals. The panel discusses current tax developments in Europe and across the pond and addresses the question of a reasonable taxation of gambling activities.MODERATOR: Frieder Backu, Attorney, SSW Schneider Schiffer Weihermuller, GermanyPANELISTS: Peter J. Kulick, Member, Dickinson Wright LLC, USARamona Azzopardi, Tax Partner, WH Partners, MaltaDr. Mónika Molnár, Tax Partner, MME Legal, Switzerland

6:00 pm - 10:30 pm Gala Dinner Bavarie @ BMW World Am Olympiapark 1, 80809 Munich**Shuttle buses will pick up attendees beginning at 5:30 pm from The Charles Hotel and will begin taking attendees back between 10:00 pm - 10:30 pm.

MORNING TRACKS Track 1: Self Regulation • Ballroom

Track 2: Responsible Regulation • Salon 3

8:00 am - 4:45 pm Registration Ballroom Foyer

9:00 am - 10:00 am Young Gaming Lawyers’ + New Members Networking Event – Bavarian Breakfast Park Café Sophienstrasse 7, 80333 Munich, GermanyJoin new members of the IMGL and young gaming lawyers for a traditional Bavarian breakfast networking event at the Park Café at approx. 1min walking distance to the conference venue. After the long night of the IMGL Gala Dinner at the BMW world on Thursday, a rich Ba-varian breakfast comprising local food such as pretzels,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

differences in business culture and compliance, during the licensing process.MODERATOR: Jeremy Kleiman, Member, Saiber LLC, USAPANELISTS: Mark Clayton, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, USAC.J. Fisher, Partner, Fox Rothschild, LLP, USAMartin Lycka, Director of Regulatory Affairs, GVC Holdings, PLC, UKKristin Konschnik, Partner, Butler Snow LLP, UK

Track 2: Latin AmericaSlowly but surely, the Latin American region is in the process of incorporating new gambling regulations. Af-ter the approval of the Provisional Measure 846/2018 in order to authorize a future regulation on sports betting, Brazil has recently launched a public consultation in order to receive industry input on how to construct its regulatory system. Meanwhile, the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, shall soon approve the list of the seven companies that will be entitled to run online gambling operations within the boundaries of said province. What are the latest developments in these and other Latin American jurisdictions? In general terms, are the LatAm jurisdictions attractive for international stakeholders, or these jurisdictions can only be attractive for local com-panies due to its bureaucratic difficulties? MODERATOR: Santiago Asensi, Partner, Asensi Abogados, SpainPANELISTS: Luiz Felipe Maia, Partner, FYMSA Advogados, BrazilTomas Garcia Botta, Partner, Masot & Frettes Abogados, Buenos AiresFrancesco Rodano, Chief Policy Officer, Playtech, UK

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm Track 1: International Panel: Marijuana/Drug Use and Gaming LicensingLegalization of Marijuana- new compliance challenges in the gaming industry due in part to the banking restric-tions imposed. The panel will explore the complex com-pliance challenges on gambling operators, KYC, AML policies, restricting conferences that promote marijuana. How much is enough?MODERATOR: John K. Maloney, Owner/Attorney, Law Offices of John K. Maloney, USAPANELISTS: Andrew Cotton, Director Of Betting and Gaming, Ince Gordon Dadds LLP, UKBill Foss, Business Development and Marketing Director, Table Trac, USAElaine Alsén-Behr, COO, e-Management, CuracaoMichael Lipton, Senior Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP, Canada

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sausage and local cheese will get you ready for the final conference day.

9:20 am – 9:30 am Welcome Jamie Nettleton, IMGL President Ballroom

9:30 am - 10:15 am Track 1: Certification and Self-Regulation and Compliance of Gambling HallsMODERATOR: Jason Frost, President, EUROMAT, UKPANELISTS: Gene Chayevsky, Executive Vice President, BMM, Europe & South AmericaOlaf Seiche, Regional Manager “Service Sector”, TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH, GermanyJochen Biewer, CEO, Chevron Consulting, Germany Track 2: The Role of AI in Gaming in Promoting Responsible GamingThe role of AI in the gaming industry is by no means limited to just online gaming and betting anymore but extends to every gaming vertical (i.e. casinos, lotteries, betting, bingo) delivered through both the online and of-fline channels. The use of AI varies widely from predict-ing more accurately the outcomes of event-based games to better understanding and managing risks associated with sports betting; preventing cheating within casinos; and improving customer services. The big question is whether AI can be used as a reliable tool in detecting and monitoring addictive behavior, an area that is of concern to both gaming regulators and operators. MODERATOR: Pieter Remmers, CEO, Assissa, NetherlandsPANELISTS: Simo Dragicevic, CEO, BetBuddy, Playtech, UKKim Mouridsen, Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark 10:15 am - 11:00 am Track 1: Betting on eSports and Peer-to-Peer Gaming: Are We Reaching a New Era?In recent years, both eSports and Peer-to-Peer Gaming - skill-based, luck-based and the combination of the two - has gained interest by operators, players and regulators on both of the sides of the Atlantic. What are the current trends in these industries? What are the challenges com-panies are currently facing and what shall the future hold? MODERATOR: Tal Itzhak Ron, Chairman and CEO, Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., Law Firm, Israel PANELISTS: Kok Keng Lau, Partner, Rajah & Tann, SingaporeDr. Holger Jakob, General Counsel, G2 Esports GmbH, GermanyAriel Weiss, CEO, n00b AG, IsraelHans Jagnow, President, eSports Federation, Germany

Track 2: How to Regulate Land-based and Online Casinos in Compliance with EU Law?Gambling is one of the business sectors that have not been harmonised at EU level and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has granted wide discretion to member states in this area. Yet, the CJEU has also repeatedly made it clear that the EU primary law with its fundamen-tal freedoms nevertheless applies to gambling services, too. For many years now, this clash of supranation-al and national powers has led to significant, on-go-ing tensions between national gambling laws and EU law as well as to a voluminous, meandering case law. Hence, what is the legal status of casino games in the EU? In the midst of a perceived legal insecurity, this is a question of utmost relevance to legislators, regulators, B2Cs, B2Bs and gaming lawyers. This panel seeks to offer meaningful answers to the ongoing question: How to regulate your national land-based and online casino markets to ensure compliance with EU law? What are the regulatory options? Where do member states enjoy much autonomy - and where not? MODERATOR: Guido Schlütz, CEO, Casino Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyPANELISTS: Kevin O’Neal, Director Business Development, The StarsGroup, AustriaDr. Simon Planzer, Founding Partner, PLANZER LAW, SwitzerlandDr. Alexander Legat, GeneralCounsel, Novomatic, Austria 11:00 am - 11:15 am Networking Break Ballroom Foyer

11:15 am - 12:00 pm EU New Online Gambling - Do’s and Don’ts For Advertising Campaigns BallroomIn the wake of the blanket gambling advertising ban im-plemented by the Italian government little more than one year ago, a contagious domino effect was spurred across Europe with other jurisdictions since following suit intro-ducing ever stricter rules and very rigid limitations for gaming operators to promote their business. This pan-el will discuss the current situation as well as the likely developments in some of the most important European gaming markets offering also a view on how the industry should best cope with the advertising restrictions.MODERATOR: Quirino Mancini, Partner, Tonucci & Partners, ItalyPANELISTS: Justin Franssen, Partner, Kaff, Katz & Franssen, NetherlandsAlla Serebrianskaia, Partner, Asensi Abogados, SpainDr. Wulf Hambach, Founding Partner, Hambach & Hambach, GermanyJoe Kelly, Partner, A&L Goodbody, IrelandTatjana Klaeser, Partner, Klaeser Avocat, Belgium

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12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Regulatory Best Practices - Guidance of Former Gaming Regulators Finding Themselves Now on ‘The Other Side’ BallroomThis panel will discuss former and current regulatory practices with the benefit of hindsight, which as they say, is a most wonderful thing! The panel, made up of former gaming regulators, now find themselves in differ-ent spheres of the gaming and betting industry, and are therefore in the ideal position to comment on current and former regulatory practices, especially, considering what they have learned whilst being ‘on the other side’. It is hoped that this discussion will be of value to both gam-ing advisors and regulators in considering best practices in building and developing a regulatory regime which is in the best interest of all stakeholders i.e. consumers, government and industry. MODERATOR: Andre Wilsenach, SVP Government Relations, BMM Testlabs, UK PANELISTS: Francesco Rodano, Chief Policy Officer, Playtech, UKMorten Ronde, Founding Partner, Nordic Gambling, DenmarkRolf Francis Sims, Manager of Public Affairs, Kindred Group, NorwayJoseph F. Borg, Senior Advisor, WH Partners, MaltaGuido Schlütz, CEO, Casino Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm IMGL Luncheon Ballroom Foyer

AFTERNOON DISCUSSION GROUPS

Track 1: Ballroom Track 2: Ballroom Track 3: Salon 3

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Round Table Session: Regulator and Lawyer Speed Dating BallroomDiscussing current trends in regulation; observation of in-creasing issues of the industry with its public perception and brand awareness, and best practices to work on it.TABLE 1: UK Stephen Kettleley, Partner, Wiggin LLP, UKTABLE 2: SWEDEN Henrik Hoffmann, Partner, Nordic Gambling, DenmarkTABLE 3: SPAIN Eugenio Álvarez, Vice-Deputy DG, Regulation and International Relations, Director General for Gambling Regulation, SpainTABLE 4: NORWAY Gunn Merete Paulsen, Director General, Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority, NorwayTABLE 5: BRAZIL Luiz Felipe Maia, Partner, FYMSA Advogados, Brazil

TABLE 6: USA Michael Pollock, Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming, USATABLE 7: AFRICA Thulisizwe Johnson, CEO, Botswana Gambling Authority, Botswana

ROUND 1 DISCUSSION GROUPS 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmTrack 1: The Gambling Industry’s Commitment to Diversity: Is it Real or Hot Air?Global Gaming Women brings together women from all segments of gaming in an effort to enrich their pro-fessional and personal lives. It was established by the American Gaming Association to create a wide network that allows peers to connect with their colleagues. The goal is for female gaming professionals to learn from one another, create lasting connections and nurture emerg-ing women leaders. In 2016, GGW launched as an in-dependent charitable organization to deliver high impact programs and events on a global scale that support, in-spire, and influence the development of women in the gaming and lottery industry.FACILITATORS: Veronique dos Reis, Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Pinnacle, Netherlands AntillesCosmina Simion, Partner, Simion & Baciu, RomaniaTina Kilmer, Board Member, Global Gaming Women, USA

Track 2: Enforcement Action in the EU vs USThis discussion group will focus on the unique challenges presented by disciplinary investigations and enforcement proceedings, in particular in helping clients balance the need to preserve important working relationships with regulators while protecting the client’s legal rights and business interests. Each stage of the disciplinary pro-cess presents different challenges which, in turn, differ across jurisdictions. Facilitators will lead the discussion group participants through the various stages of the disci-plinary process, with a focus on comparing the differenc-es among jurisdictions: informal or formal notice to the licensee, the investigation process, formal complaints or orders, settlements, appeal and judicial review. Through shared real-world examples, participants will be better positioned to help clients navigate enforcement actions. FACILITATORS: Alan Littler, Lawyer, Kalff Katz & Franssen, NetherlandsStephanie Bell, Partner, Ellinger and Associates LLC, USATamsin Blow, Partner, CMS Law, UK

Track 3: Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: What Commercial and Regulatory Challenges will the Sports Betting Industry Be Facing in 2020?The discussion group will address new challenges facing the industry and the trends in regulated vs unregulated markets, including Brexit and product restrictions.

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This conference qualifies for 11 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits

A self-certification form is available at the registration desk.

The International Masters of Gaming Law is a non-profit association of gaming attorneys, regulators, educators, executives, and consultants from around the world who are dedicated to education and the exchange of profes-sional information and advice. The open networking and collective experience of its members makes the IMGL an integral and effective tool for the dissemination of gaming law developments worldwide. IMGL members practice in-dependently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law.

FACILITATORS: David Zeffman, Partner/Head of Gambling and Sport, CMS Law, UKDr. Matthias Spitz, Partner, MELCHERS Law Firm, GermanyChris Elliott, Associate, Wiggin, UK

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm Closing Remarks Jamie Nettleton, IMGL President Ballroom Foyer

FACILITATORS: David Zeffman, Partner/Head of Gambling and Sport, CMS Law, UKDr. Matthias Spitz, Partner, MELCHERS Law Firm, GermanyChris Elliott, Associate, Wiggin, UK

ROUND 2 DISCUSSION GROUPS 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmTrack 1: The Gambling Industry’s Commitment to Diversity: Is It Real or Hot Air?Global Gaming Women brings together women from all segments of gaming in an effort to enrich their pro-fessional and personal lives. It was established by the American Gaming Association to create a wide network that allows peers to connect with their colleagues. The goal is for female gaming professionals to learn from one another, create lasting connections and nurture emerg-ing women leaders. In 2016, GGW launched as an in-dependent charitable organization to deliver high impact programs and events on a global scale that support, in-spire, and influence the development of women in the gaming and lottery industry.FACILITATORS: Veronique dos Reis, Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Pinnacle, Netherlands AntillesCosmina Simion, Partner, Simion & Baciu, RomaniaTina Kilmer, Board Member, Global Gaming Women, USA

Track 2: Enforcement Action in the EU vs USThis discussion group will focus on the unique challenges presented by disciplinary investigations and enforcement proceedings, in particular in helping clients balance the need to preserve important working relationships with regulators while protecting the client’s legal rights and business interests. Each stage of the disciplinary pro-cess presents different challenges which, in turn, differ across jurisdictions. Facilitators will lead the discussion group participants through the various stages of the disci-plinary process, with a focus on comparing the differenc-es among jurisdictions: informal or formal notice to the licensee, the investigation process, formal complaints or orders, settlements, appeal and judicial review. Through shared real-world examples, participants will be better positioned to help clients navigate enforcement actions. FACILITATORS: Alan Littler, Lawyer, Kalff Katz & Franssen, NetherlandsStephanie Bell, Partner, Ellinger and Associates LLC, USATamsin Blow, Partner, CMS Law, UK

Track 3: Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: What Commercial and Regulatory Challenges will the Sports Betting Industry Be Facing in 2020?The discussion group will address new challenges facing the industry and the trends in regulated vs unregulated markets, including Brexit and product restrictions. NOTE: Information in this program booklet is current as of

September 1, 2019. Any changes or additions made after that date will be available on the IMGL website: www.imgl.org

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5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Closing Reception Rooftop Garden at Hotel Bayerishcher Hof Promenadeplatz 2-6, 80333 Munich**Hotel Bayerischer is 1.0 km and within walking distance from The Charles Hotel. It is approximately a 10 minute walk. You may walk, Uber, or ask for a taxi ride to this event.

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SPEAKERSELAINE ALSÉN-BEHR COO, e-Management, Curacao

Elaine has been working in the financial services in-dustry since January 2004. Her areas of expertise are regulatory & compliance consulting, process optimi-zation and implementation, corporate governance and company secretarial services.Elaine enjoys partaking in board activities and does so both professionally and voluntarily. She is a member of several associations both within and outside of the financial services industry. In addition to her profes-

sional career and extra-curricular activities, she loves spending time with her family, which includes beach visits, boating and grilling, outdoor activ-ities, cooking and plain old family time.

EUGENIO ÁLVAREZ Vice-Deputy DG for Regulation and International Relations, Directorate General for Gambling Regulation, Spain

Eugenio Álvarez, Deputy Head of Unit of the Subdi-rectorate General of Regulation, joined the Directorate General for Gambling Regulation october 2018. Since then, he has been deeply involved in the third Spanish licensing process as well as in the preparation of draft regulations. The supervision of sanctioning proce-dures and issues related to the system of jurisdictions between State and Regions are among other of his duties.

Prior to this, from september 2014 to september 2018, he was Technical Vicesecretary General of the Ministry of Justice, and before – from 2011 - he was in the same department as Deputy Head of Unit being his main tasks the organization and coordination of the Department’s Council of Ministers affairs and legal advice on regulatory drafting. Between 2006 and 2010 he held a position as area manager for public procurement and budgetary management in the Directorate-General for External Service of the Ministry for Foreing Affairs. He holds a Law degree from the University of Vigo.

SANTIAGO ASENSI Partner, Asensi Abogados, Spain

Santiago Asensi is the Managing Partner of Asen-si Abogados and is an expert attorney in Gaming & Gambling Law. Asensi represents most of the major operators and gaming services providers, being deep-ly involved in all the regulatory developments carried out for this industry. Asensi provides legal advice to a large number of bookmakers, poker, casino, bingo and skill games operators (online and terrestrial), soft-ware providers, slot suppliers with interests located in Spain and Latin America as well as to gaming ju-

risdictions. Asensi is General Member for Spain of the IMGL, member of IAGA and one of the European co-partner law firms of the portal Gamin-glaw.eu. Santiago is included in the Global Gaming & Gambling section of the leading publication Chambers Global. Asensi has been awarded this prestigious inclusion within “Band 1” from 2009 to 2013. Since 2014, Santiago has been ranked as “Star Individual”, a distinction only received by 3 lawyers world-wide. Asensi has been awarded as the “best service provider” in Spain for the gambling industry by the Association Jdigital in 2014 & 2016. He is co-author of the Gaming Law Book (Editions 2012 / 2014/2017) published by Thomson Reuters and of the Spanish Gambling Market Report for MECN (Editions 2007 / 2011). Likewise, he is the co-ed-itor of the magazine “La Ley del Juego” published by IMGL. During the last years, Asensi has also acted as the official advisor of Coljuegos (the Colombian Gambling Regulator). In 2016, Asensi has opened an office in Bogota in order to represent international clients.

RAMONA AZZOPARDI Tax Partner, WH Partners, Malta

Ramona Azzopardi is recognized as one of the lead-ing taxation lawyers in Malta. Although her expertise covers any industry, she is particularly active in the Gaming, Commercial, Private Clients and Financial Services industries. She has in-depth expertise in both direct and indirect tax issues in cross-border transactions. She regularly assists private clients with wealth management and relocation services.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERSHARALD NEUMANN CEO, Novomatic AG, Austria

Harald Neumann has 20 years of leadership experi-ence gained in different companies focused on tech-nology. In 2011, he joined the NOVOMATIC Group as Managing Director of Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH. Since October 2014, Mr. Neumann has served as Chief Executive Officer of NOVOMATIC AG. In February 2017, he became Non-Executive Director of Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd. and since March 2017 Mr. Neumann was appointed as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Casinos Austria AG.

Harald Neumann finished his studies at the Vienna University of Econom-ics and Business in 1985. In 1993, he worked for the technology company Alcatel as Key Account Director Public Administration for six years and lat-er in the position of regional CEO for Central and Eastern Europe. In 2001, he started at T-Systems Austria, an information technology company, as General Manager Desktop Services & Solutions for the Austrian market. In 2003, he changed to the Federal Computing Center, Bundesrechenz-entrum GmbH, as Managing Director. Prior to joining NOVOMATIC, Mr. Neumann managed the G45 Security Services Austria AG as Chairman of the Board.

TRUDE FELDE Senior Advisor, Norwegian Gaming Authority

Trude Hogseth Felde works for The Norwegian Gam-ing Authority. She has a Master degree in Law, and has worked for the Norwegian Gaming Authority since August 2001. Her special area is regulation of the Nor-wegian market, Internet gaming, EU gambling regula-tion and social gaming/gambling.Trude is also the current president of the International Association for Gaming Responsibility (IAGR).

REGULATOR OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTPAULO MARTINS CHAN Director, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau of Macao SAR

Paulo Martins Chan was appointed as the Director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) in December 2015 due to his extensive legal knowledge and language proficiency in Chinese, Portuguese and English. Under the leadership of Paulo, the DICJ’s law enforcement capability and regulatory framework con-tinues to enhance, further expediting the healthy and sustainable development of the gaming industry. Prior to joining the DICJ, Paulo worked at the Prosecutions Office for over 17 years. Owing to his wide knowledge

in law, strong ethics and unquestioned integrity, Paulo was appointed as the Assistant Public Prosecutor-General since 2009.Paulo received his Bachelor of Law at the University of Macau and obtained his Master of Law at the Macau University of Science and Technology. His passion in the field of law is shown by his active participation in various law committees and sharing of professional experiences via lecturing to the University of Macau, Public Prosecutions Office, Legal and Judicial Training Centre, Macau Bar Association, Legal Affairs Bureau, Judiciary Police and Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau. Paulo is also the co-author of the book “Studies on Macau Gaming Law” — the first English book that ex-plains about the various gaming laws and regulations in Macau.

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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS, cont inuedPrior to joining WH Partners in 2014, Ramona worked at Fenech & Fenech Advocates, where for seven years she was a tax lawyer assisting clients in tax matters in relation to Gaming, Aviation, Shipping, Financial Services and ICT.Ramona is a member of the Malta Institute of Taxation, Chamber of Advo-cates and the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners where she also serves as committee member on the Taxation Sub-Committee.Ramona is frequently invited to speak at various tax conferences and has contributed to a number of international tax publications.

FRIEDER BACKU Attorney, SSW Schneider Schiffer Weihermuller, Germany

Frieder Backu is Partner with SSW Schneider Schiffer Weihermüller, one of the leading German law firms in the field of information technology law. He stud-ied law at the universities of Munich and London. Following Backu’s studies at university he passed an education as certified expert for tax law and for information technology law. His focus is online and in-formation technology law. Since 2002 Backu consults and represents international gaming companies with respect to their business activities in Germany. He is

co-author and editor of the monthly journal Der IT-Rechtsberater (IT Law Specialist, www.itrb.de) and author of numerous publications in the field of IT and taxes. Backu lectures regularly in the field of IT. He is Member of the German Bar Association, Munich Bar Association and the Information Technology Working Group of the German Bar Association (DAV IT).

STEPHANIE BELL Partner Ellinger and Associates LLC, USA

Stephanie Bell is a founding partner of Ellinger and Associates, LLC. Her practice focuses on election, regulatory, utility, gaming, tax and other governmental disputes. She represents individuals, businesses, associations, committees, and political subdivisions in a wide array of state and local government matters and has achieved a Martindale- Hubbell AV Preeminent rating. Stephanie previously worked at Blitz, Bardgett, & Deutsch, LC, for almost a decade. Stephanie’s litigation practice includes

representing clients before government agencies, the Administrative Hearing Commission, the Public Service Commission, circuit courts, and Missouri Appellate courts. She has litigated cases concerning constitutional and statutory amendments being proposed by initiative petition, challenges to agency rules, the Missouri Sunshine Law, professional licensing, and general business disputes. Stephanie also regularly advises candidates, committees, political sub- divisions, and other entities regarding campaign finance compliance. Stephanie has served as treasurer of multi-million dollar political action committees. She has successfully defended clients against Missouri Ethics Commission complaints. Stephanie regularly advises clients in relation to highly regulated industries. She has represented political subdivisions and state agencies before the Missouri Public Service Commission in both water and electric rate cases, as well as certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) cases. She also advises clients in relation to Missouri Gaming Commission matters.Stephanie has also advised numerous entities during Missouri Department of Revenue audits. With respect to sales and use tax in refund cases and appeals from notices of assessments, Stephanie has represented clients from small businesses to nationwide corporations . She has also represented recipients of tax credits who have received penalty notices. While in law school, Stephanie served as Symposium Editor of the Missouri Law Review and was a member of the Board of Advocates. She is the recipient of Academic Excellence Awards in Legislation, State Constitutional Law, Trial Practice and Advocacy & Government Agencies. She received the Fred L. Howard Prize for Excellence in the Advancement of Advocacy and was inducted into the Order of the Barristers. She also received the Stanley B. Botner Award for achievements in earning her Master of Public Administration in Public Policy at the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs

JOCHEN BIEWER CEO, Chevron Consulting, Germany

Jochen Biewer is the founder and CEO of Chevron Consultants, a German company specialised in com-pliance consulting and auditing. The majority of the clients are from the gaming and financial industry. Its areas of expertise are all aspects of compliance in Gaming including licensing, anti-money laundering, data protection and consumer protection. Chevron Consultants supports clients in the establishing of effective compliance and risk management systems based on ISO standards 19600 and 31000. Chev-

ron Academy delivers compliance training in several European countries

with its own web-based training platform or classroom training. Chevron Technology provides a case management platform for internal suspicious transaction reports and whistle blower reports. Jochenholds a bachelor degree in Economics and an LLM degree. He is also a certified compli-ance auditor, certified AML officer and certified data protection officer.

DR. ANDREAS BLAUE General Counsel, Prokurist Constantin Medien AG / CEO Magic Sports Media GmbHG, Germany

Following completion of his studies of law, European legal practice, and journalism in Germany and abroad Andreas Blaue began his career in 2001 as a lawyer for the public television station Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen - ZDF. Following positions at ProSieben-Sat.1 Digital and as a legal consultant at the media supervision authority BLM (Bavarian Regulatory Authority for Commercial Broadcasting) he began working for the publicly listed Constantin Medien AG and its subsidiaries in mid-2003, initially as corporate

counsel for the multimedia platform sport1.de, subsequently as Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the television station Deutsches Sport-Fernsehen - DSF (nowadays SPORT1) and as Chief Legal Officer for the holding company Constantin Medien Group. Since 2017 he has been active as General Counsel and authorized officer of Constantin Medien Group. In a secondary function he has also been responsible for the ad-vertising marketing of TV broadcasters and digital platforms, initially as Director Entertainment & DRTV for the marketing company Sport1 Media, since 2018 as CEO of Magic Sports Media. In 2010 Andreas Blaue ob-tained his doctorate on the subject of television advertising and received the title of Doctor of Economic Science. He publishes articles on media and gambling law and was a nominee for the European Counsel Award 2016 in the category “Regulatory - Best Individual”.As General Counsel and authorized officer of Constantin Medien AG An-dreas Blaue is responsible for all legal, regulatory and policy issues af-fecting in particular the group holding, the television stations SPORT1, SPORT1+ and eSPORT1, the radio station SPORT1.fm, the digital me-dia platforms sport1.de, the marketing company Sport1 Media and the television production company PLAZAMEDIA. He specialises in gambling law and regulation and has a network of contacts encompassing author-ities and politics. Furthermore in his role as CEO of Magic Sports Media, Andreas Blaue is responsible for the marketing of gambling advertisement (sports betting, poker, casino, lottery etc.) on television stations and inter-net, mobile and social media platforms of the SPORT1 brand and other brands. SPORT1 was the first mover in the German market in media ad-vertising for sports betting (since 2003), poker (since 2005), and casino (since 2013).

TAMSIN BLOW Partner, CMS Law, UK

Tamsin Blow is a Partner in the Litigation and Arbi-tration Group, specializing in commercial, media and public law dispute resolution. Tamsin draws on over ten years’ experience with the firm to offer clients strategic and commercial advice on potential and on-going disputes. Tamsin acts in substantial com-mercial disputes including multi-jurisdictional fraud cases for claimants (such as the former subsidiaries of Yukos Oil) and defendants. Tamsin supports clients through reputation management issues and times of

crisis. She draws on her expertise in defamation, data protection and pri-vacy law and her investigations experience, including as advisor to News International in relation to the voicemail interception crisis. Tamsin also has particular expertise advising gambling operators on a full range of contentious legal and regulatory issues, including supplier disputes, cus-tomer disputes, judicial reviews, Gambling Commission investigations and license reviews and anti-money laundering and social responsibility policies and procedures. Tamsin is a strong supporter of CMS’ CSR pro-gramme, in particular coordinating support for the Ladies Day initiative by Whitechapel Mission, which provides support to the homeless and vulner-able in East London.

JOSEPH BORG Senior Advisor, WH Partners, Malta

Dr. Joseph F. Borg is an Advocate and Partner at WH Partners, heading the Blockchain Advisory and the Gaming and Gambling Advisory sections of the firm. He also practices in the areas of Esports, Corporate, IT, Telecoms and Intellectual Property Law. He also lectures Gaming Law at the University of Malta. Joe occupied the role of Secretary General of the Malta IT Law Association (MITLA) for over 3 years and is a Co-Founder and currently the Vice-President of Bit-malta, which is a non-profit organization with a mission

to promoting and stimulating discussion about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in Malta. Before joining WH Partners he occupied the post of Chief Regulatory Officer of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority - Malta. Joe was also an elected Member on the Board of Trustees of the Interna-tional Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR), a position which he held

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throughout 2012. He had originally joined the Authority in March 2007 as Director Legal and Enforcement and has occupied this position for almost 4 years. Before joining the Authority, Joseph, acted as a Legal Counsel to Vodafone Malta Limited for three years. Joseph was conferred with an LL.M. in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law at the Universi-ty of Strathclyde (Glasgow), with Distinction. Earlier, he was awarded the LL.D. from the University of Malta, after writing and successfully defending a thesis entitled, ‘Protection of Trademarks Against Domain Names’. In No-vember 2000, Joseph graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Legal and Humanistic Studies. Joseph went on an Erasmus Exchange in 2002 at the Facolta di Giurisprudenza of the Universita’ degli Studi di Bologna. In 2009 he completed a Regulator Development Program organized by the Inter-national Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas (UNLV). In 2012 he was awarded a certificate in Casino Management by the UNLV.

TOMAS GARCIA BOTTA Partner, Masot & Frettes Abogados, Argentina

Tomás E. García Botta is based in Buenos Aires and his practice focuses on tax litigation, as well as regu-latory and gaming matters. He graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires and is licensed to practice law in Argentina, having been admitted to the bars of the City of Buenos Aires (Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal) and the Province of Buenos Aires (Colegio de Abo-gados de San Isidro). He has also been authorized to practice before the Federal Courts by the Federal

Chamber of Appeals of San Martin (Cámara Federal de Apelaciones de San Martin). He is a member of the Argentine Association of Fiscal Stud-ies (Asociación Argentina de Estudios Fiscales).Prior to joining Masot & Frettes Abogados, he was senior associate at Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, focusing his practice on tax litigation, regulatory and gaming matters.He has written several articles has also participated in conferences related to gaming and tax matters. He has advised local and international clients in connection with the Province of Misiones’ online gaming licencing pro-cess and more recently the online gaming licencing processes undertaken by the City of Buenos Aires and the Province of Buenos Aires.Tomás E. Garcia Botta speaks Spanish and English.

KEVIN BRAIG Attorney at Law, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, USA

With nearly 25 years of legal experience, clients fre-quently look to Kevin for his experience representing large scale agricultural operations in the area of live-stock permitting and communicating and negotiating with both state and local governments, neighbors, citizens groups, and other members of the national agribusiness community. He also is experienced in assisting clients that operate as agricultural coopera-tives with specialized business counseling under the Ohio Cooperative Law.

In the technology space, Kevin’s attention is mostly focused with an em-phasis on sports betting, esports gaming, daily fantasy sports, and other gaming and blockchain related legal issues. Kevin advises clients with respect to licensing, record-keeping, and compliance with state and fed-eral law, including the Wire Act of 1961 , the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and gambling laws, rules, and regulations in all 50 states and Australia and Europe. He also has defend-ed governmental enforcement actions, and has drafted statutory gaming language for proposed state gaming laws. His research and knowledge of the economics of network effects and two-sided matching markets add value to his clients’ business strategies in this space. Kevin’s passion for gaming and software development has led to a num-ber of interesting ventures, including the invention and patenting of an electronic system and exchange that enables educational institutions to manage economic risks associated with intercollegiate athletic and edu-cational programs. He also has authored a number of articles relating to both quantitative analysis and regulation in sports.

GENE CHAYEVSKY Executive Vice President, BMM, Europe & South America

Chayevsky has over 25 years of executive manage-ment and investment banking experience, and served as chair and CEO of Cadillac Jack, a gaming man-ufacturer. His background also includes senior cor-porate and private equity executive knowledge with substantial experience in US and international execu-tive management, turn arounds, private equity invest-ing/acquisitions, and investment banking. Gene has particular specialization in the gaming industry, with global operational and investing experience.

JASON CHESS Partner, Wiggin, UK

Jason is a partner and co-head of the Betting and Gaming group. Jason has a particular expertise in electronic betting and gaming, as well as all types of lotteries, competitions and promotions. He rep-resents both the platforms and operators providing electronic gambling and also the brand and media owners who use remote gambling to monetise exist-ing audiences. He advises upon the regulation and marketing of betting and gaming as well as the asso-ciated issues of distribution and sponsorship. Jason

is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and sits on the Editorial Board of the World Online Gambling Law Report.

MARK CLAYTON Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, USA

Mark A. Clayton is Co-Chair of the Global Gaming Practice and has wide-ranging experience in the gam-ing industry and focuses his practice on gaming op-erational and regulatory matters, including those re-lated to land-based gaming, internet gaming and the manufacturing and distribution of gaming equipment. He also focuses on legislation and regulatory projects and represents clients with gaming matters in U.S. and international jurisdictions. Prior to joining the firm, Mark served as counsel for three casino corporations.

He is a former member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

ANDREW COTTON Director Of Betting and Gaming, Ince Gordon Dadds LLP, UK

Andrew is an experienced and self-motivated solici-tor with a sustained record of achievement in one of the UK’s leading gambling-based leisure operators, now providing remote and land-based gambling op-erators with licensing, on-going legal compliance and regulatory support services. Andrew has strong interpersonal, negotiating and analytical skills which have ensured positive results with an excellent track record of delivering competitive advantage in a highly regulated market. Andrew has successfully focused

on establishing and implementing strategies to exploit existing and new markets delivering in excess of £60m in licence asset value. Andrew is also a specialist in alcohol, entertainment and gambling law with close working relationships with the Gambling Commission, local authorities and government.

VERONIQUE DOS REIS Legal. Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Manger, Pinnacle, Netherlands

Veronique is Executive General Counsel of leading on-line sports book Pinnacle (formerly Pinnacle Sports) and is based at Pinnacle’s Headquarters in Curacao. French qualified advocate. She graduated in new tech-nology law in France and started her career in 2007 when she joined the legal department of Unibet (now Kindred Group Plc) in London. Latterly she qualified as a certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS).In the intervening years she has gained legal experi-

ence in France, UK, Brazil and Curacao both as in-house counsel and in private practice. Her expertise in the online gambling industry covers both the B2C and B2B markets.Veronique’s work encompasses board advisory, global strategy, regula-tory and compliance matters for Pinnacle’s mobile and online sports bet-ting, online casino, B2B and eSports betting verticals across more than 80 markets worldwide.

SIMO DRAGICEVIC CEO, BetBuddy, Playtech, UK

Simo is Founder and CEO of BetBuddy, Playtech’s award-winning safer gambling data analytics compa-ny. Simo is an expert in gambling products, consumer behaviour, and consumer protection. Simo’s research is centred on data, safer gambling, and making Artifi-cial Intelligence (AI) explainable and more human-like. His research has been published at the most respect-ed gambling journals and AI conferences, including NIPS, ECAI, and The Joint Multi-Conference on Hu-man-Level AI. Simo is a PhD supervisor at the Re-

search Centre for Machine Learning at City, University of London, a board member of the Responsible Gambling Council, and was named AMBA Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013.

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MARC DUNBAR Shareholder, Dean Mead, USA

Mr. Dunbar focuses his practice on governmental re-lations and legislative advocacy, commercial transac-tions and gaming. He has more than two decades of experience, and he advises a wide range of clients, with particular emphasis on businesses in highly regu-lated industries. Mr. Dunbar handles legal matters and provides lobbying representation for a multitude of reg-ulated industries, including motor vehicle manufactur-ing and dealerships, gaming, tobacco, alcohol, health-care services and providers, and medical cannabis.

At the trial and appellate levels, Mr. Dunbar is regularly engaged in litigating complex statutory and constitutional matters. He has more than two dozen reported appellate cases that he has won on behalf of clients in regulated professions. In addition to civil, administrative, and appellate litigation, Mr. Dunbar has been very active in assisting regulated entities and private eq-uity firms in exploring and evaluating emerging opportunities in industries in which federal and state governments exercise high levels of oversight and law enforcement agencies focus their scrutiny. He is frequently asked by industry clients to draft proposed changes to complex rules and statutes affecting regulated professions in Florida and elsewhere.Along with his work for regulated industries, Mr. Dunbar also practices eth-ics and elections law representing a host of statewide campaigns such as the campaign for Governor Ron DeSantis and the Republican Governors Association. He has served as a gubernatorial appointee to one of Florida’s water management districts and presently is an appointee by Florida’s Chief Financial Officer to the board of Citizens Property Insurance Company.Furthermore, Mr. Dunbar has extensive private-sector experience outside of his legal practice. Among other examples, he has twice served in se-nior executive capacities for large, integrated gaming properties; qualified as an expert witness in a gaming-related administrative trial; founded and sold a gaming-related business; and regularly retained as a game-design consultant.Mr. Dunbar is a member of the Board of Visitors for Florida State University College of Law, where he also serves as an adjunct professor.Following law school, Mr. Dunbar worked for several years in the public sector. He was recognized for his exceptional legal work by Florida Tax Watch, and he was a recipient of the Davis Productivity Award, which honors state employees for exemplary service to Florida’s taxpayers.

MARC ELLINGER Principal, Ellinger and Associates, LLC, USA

Marc Ellinger is a founding partner of Ellinger and Associates, LLC, Attorneys and Counselors at Law. This firm has a civil practice with an emphasis in government regulatory law, political law, and com-pliance matters. Ellinger has actively engaged in the representation of gaming clients since 1999. He rep-resents gaming licensees, including those operating gaming facilities and online platforms, key personnel, and manufacturer/supplier licensees, on all facets of gaming, including licensing, relicensing, disciplinary

matters, gaming transaction compliance matters, legislative counsel and direct representation, including litigation, before the Missouri Gaming Commission. Ellinger regularly speaks and moderates at international gaming conferences on emerging gaming issues. Ellinger is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant. He has extensive experience in regulatory matters regarding financial transactions as well as litigation experience representing gaming clients in regulatory actions and in the state and federal courts in Missouri.

CHRIS ELLIOTT Associate, Wiggin, UK

Chris is a commercial and regulatory lawyer, concen-trating on providing UK regulatory and compliance advice to various stakeholders in the online gambling and gaming industries. Chris acts for some of the industry’s leading operators and suppliers, as well as smaller start-up companies, advising on the regula-tion and marketing of betting and gaming products. Chris also regularly advises businesses looking to ex-pand into new markets, and has particular expertise in helping businesses understand the legal and regu-

latory implications associated with operating in regulated and unregulated markets.

C.J. FISHER Attorney, Fox Rothschild, USA

C.J. represents clients in a range of corporate and gaming law matters. He has represented and advised various entities and individuals in gaming licensing, regulatory and compliance matters, includ-ing: International, national and regional casino com-panies and corporations, Slot machine, table game and other gaming equipment manufacturers and distributors, Private equity firms and other investors, Vendors and various technology providers and Inter-net gaming operators and service providers.

C.J. has represented casino licensees before various domestic gaming regulatory agencies, including the New Jersey Casino Control Commis-sion, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and the New York State Gaming Facility Location Board.

BILL FOSS Business Development and Marketing Director, Table Trac, USA

William Foss is the Business Development & Mar-keting Director at Table Trac Inc. (CasinoTrac) head-quartered in Minnetonka Minnesota. CasinoTrac is a progressive Casino Management System (CMS), cur-rently installed in 145 casinos across North & South America, Latin America and the Caribbean.Bill has over twenty-six years of experience in the Gaming Industry. Twenty-five years operational ex-perience from being a General Manager or Director of Marketing and Sales on property at corporate and

Native American owned casinos, in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, California (mul-tiple properties), Arizona & New Mexico. Also having his own Marketing Firm for almost seven years that specialized in supervising smaller casi-no’s marketing and sales departments.

JUSTIN FRANSSEN Partner, Kaff, Katz & Franssen, Netherlands

Partner Justin Franssen is head of the Gaming prac-tice group at Kalff Katz & Franssen Attorneys at Law. Prior to his admission to the bar in Amsterdam, he worked as a general counsel for a gaming company in Amsterdam and New York. He founded the KPMG European Gaming & Entertainment Services Group and co-founded gaminglaw.eu, the leading European portal on gaming and gambling law and regulation. Franssen established the Gaming, Sports & Enter-tainment practice group at VMW Taxand Attorneys

at law, which he led for 12 years. He is board member of the Interna-tional Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) and member of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA). In addition, he is on the editorial board of Gaming Law Review & Economics and on the advisory boards of the UNLV Gaming Law Journal and the International Research Institute for Gambling and Gaming in Bonn (D). He is a frequent speaker at key conferences and industry events and publishes regularly. He has been awarded eight consecutive ‘ Band 1′ rankings in Chambers Global. Peers laud Justin Franssen of Kalff Katz & Franssen Attorneys at Law as “the best gaming lawyer in Holland and one of the best in Europe.” (Chambers Global Edition 2014).

JASON FROST President, EUROMAT, UK

Jason Frost was born in Chichester, West Sussex (UK) where he attended Littlemead Grammar school. Working in the family business Jason gained wide experience of the business as his duties covered all aspects of running the amusement park and the ar-cades. In 1991, Jason left the family business and worked for Southern Games (Jersey) Ltd, where he operated casinos both on cruise ships and land based, in a variety of jurisdictions around the world until 1998.

Jason has organized various charity events working locally with the Round Table and nationally with bacta and Rays of Sunshine. He organized the bacta South West open days and race evenings in May 2013 and 2014, both of which were enormous successes.Jason has been a passionate bacta member for more than ten years, fol-lowing his Father and Grandfather who were both bacta members before him. He was the Chairman of Division 3 as well as the Regional Chair-man for the West of England, before being elected President of bacta in March 2015. Since becoming President, Jason has been keen to act as a figurehead for the industry and has been tireless in his desire to engage with opinion formers and other individuals, promoting the industry and addressing key issues and concerns. Over the past year he has developed relationships with key people important to the industry including senior officials and ministers at HM Treasury, DCMS, 10 Downing Street together with regulators. Jason has also represented bacta at meetings, seminars and other events in the UK and Europe.

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Jason’s aim has always been to lead by example and he is determined to ensure that at the end of his Presidency, the amusement machine industry in the UK, will be in a stronger and healthier position than it was before he took up the role.

DR. WULF HAMBACH Founding Partner, Hambach & Hambach, Germany

Dr. Wulf Hambach is one of the founding partners of Hambach & Hambach.He regularly publishes articles in national and inter-national legal media. Furthermore, he is a co-publish-er and one of the authors of the legal commentary “Glücks- und Gewinnspielrecht in den Medien” (Gam-bling and Sweepstakes Law in the Media, C.H. Beck Verlag). Dr. Hambach is a sought-after lecturer at leading international conferences and board adviser

of leading internet service companies. He was i.a. honoured by Chambers and Partners and ranked by WHO’s WHO LEGAL.Dr. Hambach is one of the founders of the European portal Gaminglaw.eu (www.gaminglaw.eu), as well as being a member of the European Adviso-ry Committee of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) and General Member of the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL). He is also member of the board of the German Association for Telecom-munication and Media (DVTM) as well as the editorial board of the Online Gambling Lawyer magazine.

KATJA HEINTSCHEL VON HEINEGG Director of European Affairs, German Advertising Counsel, Germany

Katja Heintschel von Heinegg M.E.S. is head of Eu-ropean affairs at the German Advertising federation (ZAW) and the advertising selfregulation organisation Deutscher Werberat (DWR). Since 2011 she is the chair of the selfregulatory committee of the European Advertising Standards association (EASA), the um-brella organisation of advertising selfregulation organ-isations across Europe.Katja von Heinegg is an attorney at law and holds a master degree in European Studies. Before joining

ZAW and DWR she worked in a law firm specialised in Media Law.

MARK HEMMERLE VP, Legal & Compliance, Worldpay Gaming Solutions, USA

Mark works with Worldpay Gaming Solutions (former-ly Vantiv Gaming Solutions), where his responsibilities include contractual matters and evaluating compa-nies’ proposed gaming models, especially those in on-line and mobile markets, to ensure the operations and offerings comport with existing state and feder-al laws and regulations, as well as payment industry requirements. Mark joined Worldpay in 2014. Prior to Worldpay, Mark spent more than 15 years in the ca-sino industry as a General Manager, General Counsel

and Assistant General Manager for several casinos in the mid-west. Most recently he was General Manager for Indiana Live! Casino responsible for the opening and operation of both its temporary and permanent facilities.

CHAD HOEHNE CEO, Table Trac, USA

Chad Hoehne is the Founder, President and CEO of Table Trac, Inc. After graduating from Minneso-ta State University Mankato earning his BS in Busi-ness Administration and Finance, Mr. Hoehne spent 10 years working in management for a Minneapo-lis-based electronics manufacturing and software company prior to founding Table Trac Inc. in 1995. Mr. Hoehne took his experience in electronic manu-facturing and software design and applied those in the area of gaming systems, developing and patent-

ing the first of its kind table games management system (Table Trac) in 1996, and leading the company’s business plan to encompass the entire Casino Management Systems business in all jurisdictions. Table Trac Inc has grown to be licensed in Nevada and 4 other states commercially, 12 countries and dozens of First Nations serving over 150 casinos.

HENRIK HOFFMANN Partner, Nordic Gambling, Denmark

Henrik Norsk Hoffmann is a founding partner of Nor-dic Gambling and he has 14 years of experience from working in the industry.He is a Danish attorney at law and he specializes in gaming law, corporate and commercial law and inter-national commercial and arbitration law. He offers le-gal advice in regard to gaming law issues in Denmark. Hoffmann has worked with gaming law since 2002, and has handled some of the most important court cases regarding gambling and in particular poker.

Henrik has been appointed to be a member of a committee under the Danish Ministry of Justice, which was appointed with the task of review-ing Danish Gambling law on poker. Hoffman was the first Young Gaming Attorney to be inducted into the International Masters of Gaming Law. Henrik is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

JOERG HOFMANN Senior Partner, MELCHERS Law Firm, Germany

Dr. Joerg Hofmann is head of the Betting and Gaming Group of Melchers Law Firm in Germany. He is a Past President of IMGL and has been consistently ranked as a “Leading Individual” in Gaming & Gambling by Chambers Global since 2011. Joerg is also listed among “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the category “Gaming Law” by Handelsblatt and BestLawyers since 2014. Who’s Who Legal 2019 recognised him as the number one German lawyer in the “Sports and Entertainment”

category. Joerg is based in Heidelberg/Germany. He frequently publishes articles in international expert’s magazines and periodicals and speaks regularly on international gaming law conferences around the world

IAN INCE Global Head of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance, Playtech, UK

Ian joined Playtech as Head of Regulation and Com-pliance in 2013 previously he worked for Sportingbet as Head of Regulatory Affairs. During this time he has firsthand experience of regulation across Europe and now has a deep understanding of regulation and the on-line gaming environment. Ian came to gaming through professional services, with Deloitte consult-ing in their Programme Leadership division, deliver-ing business change to the BBC, and the NHS. He was also seconded to HM Treasury where he spent

a year in the defense spending team analyzing and advising to cabinet level on maritime procurement. The remainder of Ian’s career to date was spent in the British Army throughout the world. Unusually for a regulatory position Ian is not a lawyer! He has a degree in Engineering and an MBA.

HANS JAGNOW President, eSports Federation, Germany

Hans Jagnow is President of the eSport Federation Germany. He has been working for several years on the subject of digitization and network policy in the Berlin Chamber of Deputies as a research assistant and has completed his law studies in October 2017. From 2016 to 2018, Hans Jagnow was a member of the executive board of the 1st Berlin eSport Club eV and has been responsible for communication work there.

DR. HOLGER JAKOB General Counsel, G2 Esports GmbH, Germany

Dr. Holger Jakob, born in Mannheim, studied law in Heidelberg, Saarbrücken, Speyer and Berlin, where he also successfully completed his dissertation. He has been working as a lawyer for Entertainment and Sports law since 2002 and has been working as an In-house lawyer in the gaming and gambling indus-try since 2008. In January 2019, he became Head of Legal at G Esports Holding GmbH, which manages some of the most successful Esports teams in the world under the brand G2 Esports (e.g. League of

Legends, Rainbow Six Siege).

THULISIZWE JOHNSON CEO, Botswana Gambling Authority, Botswana

Mr. Thulisizwe Johnson has a distinguished varied ca-reer in Financial Services, including having led the Na-tional Development Bank of Botswana, and Metropoli-tan Life Botswana. Mr. Johnson also has over 7 years’ experience as Managing Director of Barclays Bank of Botswana. He was the first employee of the Gambling Authority of Botswana, as its founding Chief Executive Officer in 2014, and was tasked with setting-up and crafting the strategic direction of the Authority. He has overseen the growth of the Authority to the current 53

employees and is currently leading the licensing of the first Botswana Na-tional Lottery.

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JOE KELLY Partner, A&L Goodbody, Ireland

Joe Kelly is a Partner with A&L Goodbody Solicitors in Dublin, one of Ireland’s largest law firms. For almost 20 years Kelly has advised clients active in the Gam-ing, Leisure and Licensed Trade Sectors. He heads up the specialist Gaming Law Group which advises land based casinos, suppliers to the sector, internet gam-ing operators and trade associations, many of whom were attracted to Ireland by a favorable tax and busi-ness regime. A&L Goodbody is playing a leadership role in creating the conditions for regulating and leg-

islating the land based and online sectors in Ireland. Legislation reforming Ireland’s gaming laws and establishing an up to date licensing system to regulate gaming, is due to be published this year and Kelly has contribut-ed a number of position papers to those involved in writing the legislation. He is a frequent contributor to the media in Ireland, including radio, TV and print, on the subject of legislating for Ireland’s gaming industry.

STEPHEN KETTLELEY Partner, Wiggin LLP, UK

Steve Ketteley is a partner at Wiggin, a leading firm in the media, entertainment and gaming spaces. He is based in London. By background, Stephen is a commercial, regulatory and technology lawyer and concentrates on advising clients on all operational and regulatory aspects of their businesses, with a partic-ular expertise in the infrastructure that underpins the on-line gambling industry. He acts for operators and suppliers alike by drafting, negotiating and advising on matters such as intellectual property, software licens-

ing and development, white-label supply agreements and affiliate arrange-ments and advises on the regulatory aspects of corporate transactions and the corresponding issues affecting investors, lenders and intermediaries. He regularly speaks at the sector’s major conferences, regularly writes for its major publications and is noted in Chambers and the Legal500 as an expert on legal matters relating to the online gambling industry.

TINA KILMER Board Member, Global Gaming Women, USA

As Senior Director of Engineering for Gaming Labora-tories International, Tina M. Kilmer ensures that GLI’s testing and compliance services are provided at the highest standards of excellence. She oversees engi-neering managers and teams to facilitate the delivery of services on time, on budget, and with unbeatable quality. She also works closely with gaming suppliers at multiple levels to understand the issues they are facing and how GLI can best meet their needs. Kilmer has more than 20 years of global gaming experience

and is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) with a proven record of success in developing a culture of compliance and delivering exceptional results in highly competitive environments. Her areas of expertise include technical compliance, program management, product development, and strategic planning and execution.Prior to joining GLI, Kilmer was Vice President of Product Compliance for Scientific Games (formerly Bally Technologies) where she built a dynamic, global team responsible for global regulatory management and technical compliance of advanced technology-based gaming devices and systems, table games and utility products, and mobile devices. Kilmer also served as Vice President of Project Management for the former Bally Gaming and Systems. Previously, Kilmer held senior leadership roles with Aristocrat Technologies (formerly Casino Data Systems) and Harrah’s Entertainment.

TATJANA KLAESER Partner, Klaeser Avocat, Belgium

Tatjana Klaeser is a Member of the Brussels Bar Asso-ciation, since 2009. She holds a Bachelor and a Master Degree, Private Law orientation (options intellectual and industrial property / information technologies) from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Tatjana Klaeser worked in several major law firms and has been in charge of the Gaming & Entertainment Law Practice in a Franco-Belgian niche office, which led her to advise clients both for the French and Belgian market. Advis-ing, drafting contracts, accompanying and defending

the interests of her clients in their dealings with authorities, as well as litiga-tion, are part of the usual practice of Tatjana Klaeser.Tatjana has a broad experience in different areas of IP and IT law, and espe-cially in the gambling sector advising both land based and online operators in matters ranging from licensing to the development of tailor-made strat-egies to fit the specific legal and technical requirements of a local market. She also contributes to scientific research by publishing in the field of Gam-ing Law, Fair trade practices, Intellectual property and Information tech-nologies, being frequently consulted as an expert on these subjects. She

regularly intervenes in the context of conferences and seminars on legal topics relating to new technologies. She is further involved on an Academic level and teaches as a Lecturer within the Sports Law Master at the Univer-sité d’Aix-Marseille.

JEREMY KLEIMAN Member, Saiber LLC, USA

Jeremy Kleiman focuses his practice on gaming, regulatory and business law, representing casino operators, gaming equipment suppliers, technol-ogy providers and financial institutions involved in the gaming and lottery industries. He specializes in gaming-related corporate, regulatory, licensing and compliance matters, with an emphasis on the online and mobile gaming industry. Prior to rejoining the firm, Jeremy served as Executive Vice President, Regulato-ry & Business Affairs for Coastal Development, LLC,

a developer, investor and operator in casino resorts and racetracks. In that role, he was responsible for the company’s legal affairs, government relations and compliance functions, as well as sourcing, negotiating and executing on a number of business transactions. Jeremy’s background and experience on the business side of the gaming industry uniquely po-sitions him to counsel and advise clients on transactional and regulatory matters while understanding the clients’ business objectives.

KRISTIN KONSCHNIK Partner, Butler Snow LLP, UK

Kristin advises individuals and their companies on US and international transactional tax matters, including cross-border sales and acquisitions, intellectual prop-erty structuring, hedge and private equity funds, and tax-efficient US inbound and outbound business and investments. She also regularly advises on foreign tax credit and treaty planning. Kristin frequently works with founders, investors and management on a range of US tax issues, including compensation matters, in private equity buyout and rollover transactions. Kris-

tin helps clients consider tax-efficient giving, including through personal philanthropic vehicles, and advises clients on creating and operating US tax-exempt ‘public charities’ and ‘private foundations’ under US Section 501(c)(3). Kristin also advises clients on tax-efficient cross-border chari-table giving, including through the use of US ‘friends of’ organizations and ‘dual qualified’ charities. Kristin represents and advocates for clients be-fore the US Internal Revenue Service in a variety of matters, and advises on compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS).

PETER J. KULICK Member, Dickinson Wright LLC, USA

Peter J. Kulick is a Member of Dickinson Wright PLLC. For nearly 15 years, Peter has brought creative solutions to clients’ complex and tax-driven transac-tions. Peter’s transactional experience runs the gam-bit of mergers and acquisitions to a variety of financ-ing transactions. With his tax law background, Peter is well-versed in navigating clients through complex bodies of law. Beyond his tax law practice, Peter has represented all types of gaming businesses, includ-ing land-based gaming operators, i-gaming operators

and suppliers in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters. Prior to practicing law, Peter served on the staffs of a United States Senator and United States Congressman. His experience and law practice background has served well to assist gaming clients with regulatory matters and de-veloping sophisticated operational structures, which are sensitive to the unique intricacies of tax law and gaming law. Peter regularly speaks at gaming conferences throughout North America and is a prolific author on gaming law matters, with his articles appearing in such publications as the Drake Law Review, the John Marshall Law Review, the Michigan State University Law Review, Casino Lawyer, Casino Enterprise Management, and the Journal of Multi-State Taxation and Incentives. Peter authored a chapter on accounting and audit regulations in legal treatises cover the regulation of land-based casino gaming and in REGULATING INTERNET GAMING, one of the first legal treatise on i-gaming, published by the UNLV Press. He also the co-author of Chapter 11 Cases Involving Gambling Casinos, which appears in the preeminent U.S. bankruptcy practice guide, COLLIER GUIDE TO CHAPTER 11: KEY TOPICS AND SELECTED INDUSTRIES.

KOK KENG LAU Partner, Rajah & Tann, Singapore

Lau Kok Keng has been in practice in Singapore since 1990. He currently leads Rajah & Tann LLP’s Gam-ing practice. His team handles advisory, regulatory, transactional and disputes work relating to gam-bling and the industry. Kok Keng is recognized as a leading lawyer in his fields by following publications such as Asian Legal Business’s Legal Who’s Who, Asia Pacific Legal 500, AsiaLaw Profiles, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook Singapore and Who’s Who Legal

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Singapore. Kok Keng has also been consistently named in The Interna-tional Who’s Who of Internet, e-Commerce & Data Protection Lawyers, The International Who’s Who of Sports & Entertainment Lawyers, The In-ternational Who’s Who of Information Technology Lawyers and the Asia Pacific Legal 500, placing him amongst the world’s pre-eminent lawyers in these respective fields. Since 2001, Kok Keng has been actively involved in representing and advising clients in the gambling industry. His practice is arguably the most experienced and extensive gambling law practice in Singapore and in the region. Kok Keng is one of only 2 Singapore lawyers who are members of the International Masters in Gaming Law.

MICHAEL LEADBEATER Group Legal Director, GVC Group PLC, UK

A highly-experienced leader advising on the widest range of legal, Michael is familiar with regulatory and business affairs and is highly effective at providing strategic legal advice at FTSE 250 Executive and PLC Board level in a fast-changing regulatory and tech-nology-driven digital environment. He has consider-able experience in high-profile brand, mass-market, consumer-facing, onmi-channel (retail, online, mobile) businesses licensed in, and operating across, multi-ple jurisdictions, and also has a deep understanding

of B2B, B2C and B2G business models; and considerable experience in establishing and running JV deals, as well as the inception and execution of M&A deals, within the corporate space. Although his core skills are as a lawyer, he has outstanding commercial skills, experience and acumen, which enables Mr. Leadbeater to contribute and lead as the member of the C-suite / executive team. He sits on the Board of several group com-panies, industry bodies (GBGA) and companies which my employer holds significant shareholdings in (SIS). His current role’s sector is characterised by having a regulatory framework which is largely completely unharmon-ised; inconsistent in terms of approach, application and enforcement; frequently onerous; operationally invasive; commercially indispensable; legally multilateral; and uniquely polticised.

DR. ALEXANDER LEGAT General Counsel, Novomatic, Austria

Dr. Alexander Legat currently holds the position of Head of the Group Legal Department at the gaming technology group NOVOMATIC AG in Austria, a posi-tion he holds since 2006.Furthermore he is Member of the Supervisory Board of the Austrian gaming and sports betting operations companies.Between 1995 and 2004 Alexander Legat studied law in Vienna. During this time he also spent a year

abroad, at the University of Turku, in Finland. After his graduation, Dr. Legat worked as a lecturer at the FH St.Pölten and the University of Vi-enna. During this time, in 2004, he first came in touch with the gaming industry as Legal Advisor at Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH, former subsidiary of NOVOMATIC AG. In 2004 Alexander Legat got a doctorate of law and graduated with excellence. He is price winner of the Hardegg´sch Private Foundation for Doctors Institute of Business Law – University of Vienna.

MICHAEL LIPTON Senior Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP, Canada

Michael Lipton is a Senior Partner of Dickinson Wright LLP, based in Toronto and heads the Canadian gam-ing law group. For over 25 years, he has served as se-nior counsel on several complex gaming law matters including advising on Requests for Proposals from governments to operate commercial and charitable casinos and advising applicants who seek registra-tion with the gaming regulatory authorities throughout Canada. He regularly represents and counsels gam-ing equipment suppliers, institutional investors, gov-

ernments, racetracks, casinos, First Nations and pari-mutuel operators in all aspects of gaming law from both a land based and internet per-spective. He has presented numerous papers on the various aspects of gaming law at international legal conferences and his gaming law articles have been published on a global basis including the Canadian chapter of the Internet Gaming Report. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the World Online Gaming Report and the founding editor of Canadian Gaming Lawyer. Michael’s vast expertise and knowledge in gaming law have been recognized by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada and by Chambers Global from 2008 to 2016. He is a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and a past President. In 2011, the Canadian Gaming Association presented him with an award for Leader-ship and Outstanding Contribution to the Gaming Industry. Michael has earned a global reputation for the strength and substance of his practice.

ALAN LITTLER Lawyer, Kalff Katz & Franssen, Netherlands

The focus of Alan’s work is for remote gambling op-erators and adjacent activities, such as social gam-ing. He also advises those providing services to the sector, e.g. payment services providers, and covers regulatory developments in the lottery and casino markets. Current interests include issues concerning data protection and privacy around gambling.Alan has a strong academic background in European law, holding a LL.M. (cum laude) in European Com-munity Law from Leiden University, and moreover

having been awarded his PhD from Tilburg University for research on the regulation of gambling and EU law. His research was published under the title Member States versus the European Union: The Regulation of Gam-bling by Martinus Nijhoff in 2011.

MARTIN LYCKA Director of Regulatory Affairs, GVC Holdings, PLC, UK

Martin Lycka, solicitor, is the Corporate Industrial Af-fairs Director at GVC Holdings. Martin has been an in-house legal and regulatory counsel to large oper-ators in the gambling industry for over 8 years. Prior to that Martin worked with a number of other entities, including Salans Europe LLP or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. He has graduated from the Prague Law Faculty and has obtained a LLM de-gree at the College of Europe in Bruges as well as a LLB degree at the University Law London. Martin has

authored or co-authored over 80 academic articles as well as 3 books on EU law and gambling law.

LUIZ FELIPE MAIA Partner, FYMSA Advogados, Brazil

Maia has a J.D. degree from the University of São Paulo, specialising in business law with a focus on contracts from Getúlio Vargas Foundation, and a Master’s degree in Law from Federal University of Pernambuco. He is also an experienced negotiator and mediator, certified by the Program on Negotia-tion at Harvard Law School, and teaches negotiation courses in business school. He is member of the In-ternational Association of Gaming Advisors, a General Member of International Masters of Gaming Law, and

is the author of the Brazilian chapter of the two editions of The Gambling Law Review (https://thelawreviews.co.uk/edition/1001028/the-gambling-law-review-edition-2) and the Peer Reviewer for GamblingCompliance in Brazil. Maia is a frequent speaker at international gaming events and was awarded for Corporate Livewire Excellence Gaming Awards 2016 and rec-ognized as one the top100 lawyers in Brazil by Lawyer Monthly in 2018, being the only Brazilian gaming attorney to receive such award.

JOHN K. MALONEY Owner/Attorney, Law Offices of John K. Maloney, USA

John K. Maloney is the founder of the Law Offices of John K. Maloney with offices in Las Vegas and Sac-ramento. Maloney specializes in the area of gaming regulatory law and assists gaming clients in domestic and international markets. The work includes repre-sentation of gaming vendors, to include gaming man-ufactures and distributors in such markets. Maloney has more than 30 years in the gaming field and spent 8 years with the State of Nevada Gaming Control Board in the Investigations Division and four years with the

Casino Control Division in Queensland, Australia. This work involved com-plex forensic accounting investigations of large multinational companies and interactions with law enforcement and regulatory bodies worldwide. Maloney is a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.) in the Gaming Law Section and The Chambers Guide. Maloney is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley, earned a Masters degree from the American Graduate School of International management (Thunderbird) and a JD from the University of Pacific’s Mc George School of Law.

QUIRINO MANCINI Partner, Tonucci & Partners, Italy

Quirino Mancini is a partner at Tonucci, a top ten Ital-ian general practice firm with offices in Rome, Milan, Brescia, Padua and Florence as well one of the lead-ing Western firms in the key Eastern European mar-kets such as Romania, Serbia and Albania. Quirino has a vast experience and a solid as well as long-es-tablished professional background in the sports, en-tertainment, media, and e-commerce fields. In partic-ular, over the past fifteen years he has developed an

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almost unique know-how and specialist practice in national/EU gaming & gambling law acting on behalf of several foreign-based operators in con-nection with their Italian market entry plans as well as advising them on joint-venture and M&A deals, commercial partnerships sponsorship ar-rangements and contract matters in general. He also advises market an-alysts, investment houses and venture capital funds involved in the Italian gaming business. He also offers a bespoke match-making service aimed at devising the most sensible Italian business strategies and introducing foreign companies planning to enter the Italian market to suitable local businesses for purposes of joint venture, acquisition or commercial deals. Quirino is a regular speaker at the most important European and interna-tional gaming conferences and sits in the editorial board of various gaming and sports publications. He is a member of the advisory board of the Inter-national Research for Gambling and Gaming of Bonn, Germany. He is the Secretary of the International Masters of Gaming Law and a member of its Leadership Committee. Awarded Top Rank (Band 1) status by Chambers Global as the leading lawyer in Italy in the gaming and gambling field for six consecutive years (2009-15). Rated by Who’s Who Legal as one of the Italian leading sports & entertainment lawyers. He is a co-founder and editor of www.gaminglaw.eu, a pan-European information and commen-tary portal focusing on legal and regulatory issues under European and national gaming laws.

DR. MÓNIKA MOLNÁR Tax Partner, MME Legal, Switzerland

Dr. Mónika Molnár joined MME in 2016. She has long-standing experience in the field of national and international indirect taxation (VAT and customs), in-cluding acting as indirect tax knowledge manager and national representative for Switzerland at a Big Four advisory firm. Among other aspects, she focuses on advisory services in connection with international VAT and customs duties in cross-border transactions of all types, auditing of existing structures, support with VAT audits and representation of clients in dealings

with authorities. Mónika is a very versed lecturer and author of several publications and textbooks. In addition, she placed her research work at the disposal of the IBFD (International Bureau for Fiscal Documentation) in Amsterdam and continues to act as the Bureau’s correspondent for Switzerland and Hungary.

KIM MOURIDSEN Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark

Kim Mouridsen has previously worked at the Universi-ty College of London and held faculty positions at Har-vard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital and the Norwegian University of Science and Tech-nology. He has a track-record of developing clinically applicable decision support tools combining neurosci-ence and artificial intelligence. Kim has founded and developed the core technologies in award-winning companies Mindway AI and Cercare Medical.

ERICH OLDERS CEO, JVH Gaming, Netherlands

Eric Olders is the Chief Executive Officer of JVH gam-ing & entertainment group, the leading private casino and arcade company in The Netherlands. From 2006 Mr. Olders was CFO of JVH gaming & entertainment group until he was appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board in 2008. In 2007 – 2008 Mr. Olders was responsible for the financial and operational restruc-turing of the group following a massive change in the gaming taxes in The Netherlands. From then on he successfully led the strategic repositioning of the

company and strong growth path from thereon. In addition, Mr. Olders is also an active member in the VAN (Dutch branch organisation). Before en-tering the gaming market Mr. Olders held several board positions as a CFO in the IT and telecommunications business, in both privately-held and publicly-listed companies. Mr. Olders holds a Masters degree (with honours) in Business Administration and postgraduate degrees in Ac-counting and Finance.

KEVIN O’NEAL Director Business Development, The StarsGroup, Austria

Kevin O’Neal is Director, Market Development at The Stars Group and has extensive experience in regulat-ing markets. He is a regular speaker at conferences.

GUNN MERETE PAULSEN Director General, Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority, Norway

Gunn Merete Paulsen became Director General of The Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority in August 2018. She has previously worked as senior adviser and later Deputy Director General under Atle Hamar between 2008 and 2015.Gunn Merete has a Master’s degree in law from The University of Bergen. She is an experienced judge and lawyer, both from private and public sector. When she became Director General, she came from a position as Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers

(PwC). She has degrees in Leadership Management and History.Gunn Merete is a member of International Association of Gaming Reg-ulators (IAGR) and Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF). Gunn Merete is also engaged in local politics and has over many years volun-teered to work with children’s sports activities.

DR. SIMON PLANZER Founding Partner, PLANZER LAW, Switzerland

Dr. Simon Planzer is partner at PLANZER LAW, a Zurich-based law firm specialising in Swiss and EU/EEA gaming & entertainment and online & technolo-gy businesses. PLANZER LAW’s team notably pro-vides strategic, regulatory and legal advice to B2Cs and B2Bs, regulators and other stakeholders, in-cluding compliance issues such as AML, responsible gaming and data privacy. PLANZER LAW represent the interests of both large corporations and start-ups. The firm has been shortlisted for the 2019 GC

Global Regulatory Awards as ‘Best European Regulatory Law Firm’ in London. Simon has specialised in gaming law and EU/EEA law through many years in practice. Prior to running his own law firm, he worked inter alia on gaming cases at the European Free Trade Association Court (EFTA, Luxembourg) and on EEA matters at EFTA’s legal service (Brussels). Si-mon has substantially contributed to regulatory best practices, work-ing closely with industry, regulators, policy makers and the media. He is endorsed as „absolutely excellent“ and „the top Swiss lawyer“ for gam-ing (Chambers & Partners). He has presented and published extensively on Swiss and EU/EEA gaming matters. He has i.a. authored the chapter on ‘Gambling Law’ for the official ‘Handbook of EEA Law’ (2016) and the monograph ‘Empirical Views on European Gambling Law and Addiction’ (2014), both published by Springer International Publishing and endorsed by some of the world’s leading gaming lawyers. Simon is an alumnus of the College of Europe and did further studies i.a. at Harvard University and the European University Institute. In addition to running his law firm, he also serves as Lecturer in Law at the University of St.Gallen teaching on gaming and EU law matters.

MICHAEL POLLOCK Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming, USA

Michael Pollock oversees a broad portfolio of Spec-trum services, including policy and impact studies for country, state and local governments, and financial and market studies for private-sector clients. Pollock – a pioneer in the study of the economic impacts of gaming -- is the author of the award-winning book Hostage to Fortune: Atlantic City and Casino Gam-bling, published by the Center for Analysis of Public Issues in Princeton. The book examines the impact of casinos on Atlantic City and New Jersey.

He has led economic-impact studies around the world from Spain and Korea to Guam and Cyprus, as well as in Florida, Georgia, Washington State, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and other states, provinces and municipalities in North America. Pollock began analyzing the casino industry in 1978 and served as spokesman for the New Jersey Casino Control Commission from 1991 through 1996. He was a close advisor to the chairman, and oversaw the Office of Legislative Liaison. During this period of rapid deregulation, his charge was to maintain public confidence in the integrity of the regulatory system.He has testified before the International Tribunal at The Hague, the World Bank in Washington DC, the US Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the US Senate Select Committee on Indian Gaming, and has been a featured speaker at the Congressional Gaming Caucus, a group of US House of Representatives members from gaming jurisdictions. He has also testified before numerous legislative committees throughout the United States. He has led Spectrum economic analyses in markets throughout North Amer-ica, as well as in Latin America, Guam and Korea.Pollock has won 20 journalism awards, and is the former editorial page editor of The Press of Atlantic City. Pollock is often cited by national media outlets, including The New York Times, Star-Ledger, BBC, MSNBC, ABC News and National Public Radio Pollock earned his MBA, with high hon-ors, from Rutgers University, and has served as a member of the adjunct faculty of New York University, Rutgers University and Stockton University.

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DR. DIRK QUERMANN CEO, Merkur Media GmbH, Germany

Dr. Dirk Quermann entered the gambling industry at the Business Development division of the Gausel-mann Group in 2003. Since 2006 he is the Managing Director and CEO of several companies of the Gausel-mann Group within Germany and abroad dealing with both land-based as well as online gambling and the respective licensing for these fields. In addition, Dr. Quermann represents the Gauselmann Group within several industry associations. He is the President of the German Online Casino Association (DOCV) and a

Vice President of the German Sportsbetting Assiciaiton (DSWV). Dr. Quer-mann holds a Master of Economics and a Ph. D from the University of Bielefeld, Germany.

KEVIN QUIGLEY Attorney / Consultant, Foley & Quigley PLC, USA

Kevin Quigley’s practice is focused on providing Indi-an gaming business counsel services nationwide to casino management/development companies, gam-ing equipment vendors, financial institutions and trib-al governments and their tribal agencies with matters related to federal, state and tribal regulatory compli-ance, financing, taxation, jurisdiction, Indian lands and i-gaming issues. Quigley also assists tribes and states with negotiating tribal-state compacts, acts as legal counsel to tribal gaming commissions, and

advises utility companies with tribal jurisdiction issues. Besides his Indian country work, Quigley also assists gaming industry clients in connection with Minnesota state licensing and regulatory compliance matters. In ad-dition to being elected in 2005 as a general member of the International Masters of Gaming Law, Quigley has been selected for The Best Lawyers in America for Gaming Law and Native American Law for many years, and is a frequent speaker and writer on Indian gaming business matters.

JAN REHOLA Lawyer, Petroš Sedláčková Legal, Czech Republic

Jan Řehola has over seven years of experiences in gambling field, both from the public and private sec-tor. He is a master of Law from the Charles University in Prague.Jan has been working for four years for the Ministry of Finance – Czech Gambling regulator, firstly as a Head of the Legal Unit and later as a Director of Gambling Department. In his work for the Czech Gambling reg-ulator Jan was responsible for all gambling policy is-sues, including drafting of new legislation, issuing of

gambling licences and cooperation with other European regulators as a member of European Commission Expert Group on Online Gambling. Due to his background, he is well versed in all aspects of gambling operations. PS Legal is Prague based law firm specialized in providing legal services to all sectors of the gaming industry. PS Legal has rich experience in gam-bling field and provide professional and high quality legal and compliance consultancy to key players on Czech gambling market.

PIETER REMMERS CEO, Assissa, Netherlands

Pieter Remmers is a veteran in the area of respon-sible gaming, consultancy and training of gambling industry professionals. At present he has his own company, Assissa Consultancy Europe (since 1999). However, he has been involved in projects with the gambling industry already since 1989. Pieter started his career as the head of an outpatient clinic (part of Jellinek, the largest treatment agency on addictions in the Netherlands) and served as managing director of Jellinek Consultancy since the early ‘90’s. Pieter

was involved in a number of surveys on problem gambling. Assissa Con-sultancy Europe works / worked on responsible gaming policies and pro-grammes in a number of countries a.o. South Africa, Germany, Switzer-land, Luxemburg, Belgium, Italy, Spain (Catalunya) and Sweden. Besides Pieter is a consultant world wide for as well as the industry offline and online, casinos and lotteries and as well for regulators or other govern-mental bodies. In 1996 he became the co-chair of the section on gambling of the International Council on Alcohol and other Addictions (ICAA). Since 1997, he has been a member of the Executive Committee and serves as administrator / conference organizer of the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG), the sponsor of major bi -annual conferences on gambling issues in Europe. Pieter is also a shareholder/board member of the Swedish company ACE Sweden/ Spelinstitutet and a Trustee of Gordon House / Gordon Moody Association in the UK. In 2003 he also was the initiator of G4 ( Global Gambling Guidance Group ) G4 is to set up an International Accreditation System on Responsible Gaming for the Remote and E-Gambling Industry. At present he is also very much in-volved in the development and carry out of online education programmes on problem gambling and responsible gaming for the gambling industry as well as online treatment modules, like a self help manual with assistance of professional (CBT /MI based) counseling.

JAKA REPANSEK Founder, RePublis, Slovenia

Jaka has worked for various TIME (Telecom, Internet, Media, Entertainment) companies since 1996. He is recognized as one of the leading experts on gaming, media and digital law in Slovenia. Jaka graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljublja-na, Slovenia and gained his graduate degree from Cambridge University in England and Faculty of Law in Ljubljana (Diploma in European Community Law) and completed two-year MBA graduate studies at the University of Kansas in the USA. Jaka is an active

member of IMGL (Slovenia) and a member of several other domestic and international organizations and is active also as a lecturer in various sem-inars and conferences.

FRANCESCO RODANO Chief Policy Officer, Playtech, UK

Francesco, born in Rome, Italy, is Playtech’s Chief Policy Officer. He engages with policy-makers and advises company executives on governmental poli-cies at local, state, national and EU levels as well as provide Playtech with further business opportunities.From 2007 to 2016 he was the Italian regulator for online gambling, building from scratch the Italian reg-ulatory framework and leading it to a size of €1B – Eu-rope’s second largest regulated market.

Francesco has more than 20 years’ experience in e-business related jobs. He began his career in IT, then worked in a variety of roles for private com-panies, focusing on B2B marketing.

TAL ITZHAK RON Chairman and CEO, Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., Law Firm, Israel

Advocate and Notary Tal Itzhak Ron – LLB, BSc, MSc, International Master of Gaming Law (IMGL), a Financial Entertainment, i-Gaming and Crypto veter-an, working with the biggest names in online gam-ing and financial trading since 2003. Tal graduated from Haifa University School of Law and Faculty of Computer Science in 2001, and while working as a software developer at the publicly-traded software company Ness Technologies, has further obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Bar Ilan University in 2006. Tal founded Tal Ron, Drihem &

Co., Law Firm 15 years ago, focusing from its start on Online Gaming, Fin-tech, Hi-Tech, and Ad-Tech, quickly becoming one of the first international firms focusing solely on these areas and one of the best known names on the market. His firm today advises the world leading operations, affiliates, platforms and governing bodies in Europe and Asia, and is considered a first point of contact for entrepreneurs searching for turnkey solutions in the online space.

MORTEN RONDE IMGL/Nordic Gambling, Denmark

With over 15 years of experience from the private and public sector Morten is the Director of Education and Association Development in the International Masters of Gaming Law. Morten’s background is in gaming regulation. He worked 12 years as legal counsel for the Danish Gambling Authority and during his time as a regulator he drafted the Danish online gambling reform that allowed licensing of betting and online casino operators in Denmark. Morten received the IMGL European Regulator of the Year Award in 2010.

He moved to the private sector in 2012 and has since been involved in advising governments and industry operators about European regulatory affairs. He acts as the CEO of the Danish Online Gambling Association (DOGA), a trade association for online gambling operators in Denmark. Furthermore does works in partnership with the Brussels based public affairs agency Instinctif and the London based law firm Harris Hagan. Morten is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

BIRGITTE SAND Director, Spillemyndigheden, Denmark

Birgitte Sand, Director of the Danish Gambling Au-thority (DGA). In 2008, appointed to her current po-sition after being a long-standing member of the Executive Board of the National Tax Administration in Copenhagen. Birgitte Sand has been responsible for the successful implementation of a partly liberal-isation of the Danish Gambling Market. The results show that the market is now stable, highly compliant and well-functioning. DGA is responsible for issuing licences – and furthermore supervising and con-

trolling – a wide range of gaming providers that stretches from land-based

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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS, cont inuedcasinos to lotteries, gaming machines, charity lotteries, betting, online casino, public poker tournaments and horseracing. Birgitte Sand holds a master’s degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen and among several executive educations including an INSEAD Executive Programme. She began her career in the Danish Court of Taxation, but has since then covered a wide range of different tasks and management positions in the Ministry of Taxation. Her experiences span from legal advice on corporate tax structures and taxation of private companies and property to cen-tral IT responsibilities, and furthermore includes projects regarding lead-ership, innovation, strategy, change of organizational structures and the development of a nationwide user-friendly IT solution for salary payments. She has also been a long-standing member of the Board coordinating the nationwide tax compliance projects. Since 2011, Birgitte Sand has been a member of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) Board of Trustees and served as President from October 2014 to October 2015. She is still serving as a trustee and furthermore as chair of the sub-committee for statistics.

GUIDO SCHLÜTZ CEO, Casino Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Guido Schlütz, formerly head of gambling supervision in the Ministry of the Interior of Schleswig-Holstein, assumes the role of managing director at the SH GmbH gaming house in Kiel, which acts as a man-agement company for the five Schles- tern-Holstein casinos Schenefeld, Kiel, Lübeck, Flensburg and Sylt. The casinos Schleswig-Holstein are public casinos. Schlütz succeeds Jürgen Kiehne, who retired in May 2019 after 21 years. Guido Schlütz is a lawyer and was, among other things, head of gambling supervi-

sion at the Ministry of the Interior of Schleswig-Holstein. In 2012 he was named “Regulator of the Year” by the International Association of Gam-bling Lawyers.

OLAF SEICHE Regional Manager “Service Sector”, TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH, Germany

Since 2002, Olaf Seiche has worked for TÜV Rhein-land as an auditor for several standards. His other responsibilities include development of new business fields and several industries and customizing solu-tions for the German gambling halls. He has about 15 years of experience in several projects regarding the relation between certification and law making and legislation His educational background includes the study of production technology as an engineer.

ALLA SEREBRIANSKAIA Partner, Asensi Abogados, Spain

Alla Serebrianskaia is a specialized lawyer in Gaming Law and expert in licensing procedures and public tenders. Alla joined ASENSI in August 2011 and she has been deeply involved both in the first and in the second Spanish licensing process, representing the interest of most of the major operators. Prior to this, she was an in-house lawyer working at Indra Siste-mas S.A. providing comprehensive legal advice for the company, particularly in the public procurement sector, administrative concessions, commercial mat-

ters and corporate contracts of national and international nature. Alla studied a bachelor of Law and a also bears the title of a Master in Busi-ness Law, both at ESADE Business School. Alla is included in the Global Gaming & Gambling section of the leading publication Chambers Glob-al. Asensi Abogados has been awarded as the “best service provider” in Spain for the gambling industry by the Association Jdigital in 2014 & 2016. Alla is co-author of the Gaming Law Book published by Thomson Reuters (Editions 2012/2014/2016). Alla speaks English, Spanish, French, Russian, Hebrew, Czech, Croatian and Catalan.

COSMINA SIMION Partner, Simion & Baciu, Romania

Cosmina is a Partner with NNDKP, one of the most preeminent business law firms in Romania, where she co-head the Gaming and Consumer Protection & Ad-vertising practices together with Ana-Maria Baciu. In addition to the gambling industry, her practice focus-es on intellectual property issues, media & entertain-ment, online industries. She is a licensed European trademark and design attorney and a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA). Previous coordination roles include heading the Intellectual

Property, Media and Technology Romanian Practice of a global law firm, as well as acting as in-house counsel for a US media group, in CEE juris-dictions where the group was a market leader. In the gaming field, her ex-perience encompasses the full range of regulatory and operational gam-

ing aspects, including assistance and representation before the gambling regulator of betting and gaming operators, software & platform suppliers, financial services providers, international testing laboratories, industry rel-evant associations or marketing affiliates. She has been actively involved in the review and drafting of the Romanian gaming legal framework and has participated in the technical meetings of the Consultative Commit-tee organized at the level of the National Gambling Office. She regularly contributes to industry dedicated publications as well as working groups seeking to improve the business and regulatory approaches in gaming, technology, media and communication fields.

ROLF FRANCIS SIMS Manager of Public Affairs, Kindred Group, Norway

Rolf graduated with a law degree from the University of Oslo in 1995, specializing in intellectual property and international human rights. He has previously worked on land concessions and area planning at the Ministry of Agriculture and legislation and individual cases related to oil pollution in the North Sea at the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority.Between 1998 and 2018 he worked as a gaming reg-ulator, first with the Ministry of Justice and Police, and from 2001 with the Ministry of Culture. The Ministry

is responsible for the regulation of all gaming in Norway except gaming connected to equestrian activities. His scope of work encompassed EU/EEA-law, all aspects of legislation connected to gaming machines, I-gam-ing, bingo, provisions and regulations on lotteries and sportsbetting. He has also supervised the administration of Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian state-owned gaming company, as well as the Norwegian Gaming Author-ity. He was particularly involved in the Norwegian Slot machine case and Ladbrokes case which questioned the compatibility of Norwegian gaming law to EU/EEA-law. Rolf also participated as the Norwegian Government`s representative in the European Commission’s Expert Group on Gambling Services, which provides the Commission with advice and expertise in re-lation to the preparation of policy initiatives and facilitates the exchange of regulatory experience and good practices between EEA Member States. He was also a director on the board of the Gaming Regulators European Forum. In August 2018 Rolf took up a new position as public affairs man-ager for Kindred Group in Norway.

MAREK SMRHA Investment Manager, Penta Investments, Czech Republic

Marek Smrha graduated from the Manchester Busi-ness School (B.Sc. (Hons) in Management) in 2009 and London Business School (Masters in Manage-ment degree) in 2010. He has been working for Penta Investments since 2011. He is currently in charge of the fund’s interests in betting & gaming (board mem-ber of Fortuna Entertainment Group) and aerospace & defense (board member of Aero Vodochody). He also oversees Penta’s investment in RTSmunity, a young start-up focusing on esports and advanced

trading techniques.

DR. MATTHIAS SPITZ Partner, MELCHERS Law Firm, Germany

Dr. Matthias Spitz is a Senior Partner at Melchers Law Firm. He specialises in the area of gaming law with a focus on European law and administrative matters. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Interna-tional Masters of Gaming Law (“IMGL”). He advises clients on the legal developments in online gambling and sports betting in Germany and, specifically, on the implementation of new gambling products on the German market, as well as on the development of advertising strategies for operators of online gam-

ing. His areas of practice further cover administrative proceedings against regulatory measures. Matthias frequently publishes articles on regulatory developments in leading industry journals.

JOSEPH WEBSTER Managing Partner, Hobbs, Straus,Dean & Walker, LLP, USA

Joe is recognized for his knowledge of and experi-ence in tribal rights under the Indian Gaming Regu-latory Act. He represents tribes before the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) and the Depart-ment of the Interior (DOI), as well as in federal court. He also has worked on several multimillion-dollar tribal gaming development and financing projects. Joe was the primary drafter of the 2004 Oklahoma Tribal-State Gaming Compact. He represented the Seminole Tribe of Florida in the negotiation of the

landmark 2010 Gaming Compact with the State of Florida and in sub-sequent litigation over the Tribe’s right to continue offering banked card games. In 2016, Joe represented the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla In-dians in its successful effort to negotiate an amended gaming compact with the State of California. Joe also has represented tribes in the Class

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III secretarial procedures process before the DOI. Joe represents tribes on issues related to various state and federal internet gaming propos-als. He has focused on helping to ensure that proposed internet gaming legislation protects existing tribal gaming operations and respects tribal sovereignty. In the area of Class II gaming, Joe advises tribes on the scope of permitted games, especially those using technologic aids. He helped to obtain groundbreaking Class II advisory opinions from the NIGC Office of General Counsel on linked electronic bingo games and works with tribal and industry representatives to defend against regulatory and legislative efforts to restrict tribal Class II gaming rights.

ARIEL WEISS CEO, n00b AG, Israel

Ariel is the CEO of n00b, an eSports startup aiming to make eSports accessible for non-professional gamers as regular sports are for everybody.Ariel graduated from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) school of Mathematics & Computer Sci-ence in 2004, and further obtained an M.B.A from the Tel Aviv University in 2010.With over 18 years of experience in the software and hi-tech business, Ariel has long held an appreciation

of how technology can change the world. From early career roles in the elite tech unit of the Israeli Defence Forces leading command & control system development, to start-up, C-suite leadership roles in the edTech as well as the eSports space, Ariel have advocated the importance of cre-ating technological products that address user pain points.

MARCIN WIERZBICKI Partner, Konieczny, Wierzbicki Kancelaria Radców Prawnych Spółka Partnerska, Poland

A graduate of law, with honors, at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University and of the American Law School of the Columbus School of Law. He also completed scholarships at the faculties of law of the Tilburg University (the Neth-erlands) and the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (the Ukraine). A certified advisor in the NewConnect Alternative Trading System. He specializes in corporate law, real property law, and investment processes. He has ex-tensive experience in providing comprehensive legal

services in terms of construction projects and to property development companies, including international aspects. Very experienced in negoti-ating commercial agreements and managing complex court litigations, as well as out-of-court settlement of disputes. He provides legal services to

domestic and foreign enterprises. Speaks fluent English and Ukrainian. In private, a keen Alpine skier and a lover of Australia.

ANDRE WILSENACH SVP, Government Relations, BMM Testlabs, UK

André Wilsenach leads BMM’s executive team as senior vice president of government relations. Wilsenach supports the continued expansion of BMM Testlabs’ global footprint with expertise in government relations and gaming regulations that spans 20+ years and several countries.Wilsenach is a graduate of the University of Pretoria, South Africa and amongst others worked for the Africa Institute of South Africa, the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Ernst & Young as well as the South African

Government prior to a longstanding career in gaming regulation.Wilsenach’s career in gaming started in 1995, when he was appointed to the South African Lotteries and Gambling Board which was set up to advise the Mandela government on the legalization of gambling in South Africa. During the period 1995 to 2000 he was the executive officer of the Mpumalanga Gaming Board whilst serving as a member of the National Gambling Board. In 2001 he was appointed as the first executive officer of Zonke Monitoring Systems, a private company established to render electronic monitoring services to the National Gambling Board of South Africa. In 2002 he was appointed executive director of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission which regulated online gambling. In 2016 he joined the University of Nevada Las Vegas to set up the International Center for Gaming Regulation. He held the position of executive director of the Center until the end of 2018.Wilsenach is a former president of the International Association of Gaming Regulators and an active member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and the International Association of Gaming Advisors.

DAVID ZEFFMAN Partner/Head of Gambling and Sport, CMS Law, UK

David has been one of the leading lawyers in the UK media sector for over 25 years and has extensive experience providing strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to clients in the gambling, sport and television sectors. He has been involved in many of the major transactions that have taken place in these sectors, including the launch of several television channels and the sale of media rights to some of the world’s biggest sporting competitions.

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Brien Van DykeDirector Nevada

Morten RondeDirector of Education and Association Development

Denmark

IMGL 2019 AUTUMN CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Co-Chairs Wulf Hambach Joerg Hofmann

Staff Support Brien Van Dyke Morten Ronde Nicole Tonelli

Paula Ott

IMGL is a not for profit association comprising over 340 members globally. Its members are recognized as the leading experts in their jurisdictions and are involved in most material gambling sector developments and issues worldwide.

IMGL OFFICERS

D. Michael McBrideExecutive Vice President

Crowe & Dunlevy, P.C. Oklahoma

Quirino Mancini 1st Vice PresidentTonucci & Partners

Italy

Marc H. Ellinger2nd Vice President

Ellinger and Associates, LLCMissouri

Justin Franssen

Secretary Kalff Katz & Franssen

The Netherlands

Marie JonesTreasurer

Fox Rothschild, LLPNew Jersey

Marc DunbarAssistant Secretary

Dean Mead & DunbarFlorida

Peter Kulick.Assistant Treasurer

Dickinson Wright, PLLC Michigan

Douglas Florence, Sr.Vice President

Affiliate MembersPatrocinium Systems, Inc.

Nevada

Kathryn RandVice President

Educator MembersUniversity of North Dakota

School of Law North Dakota

IMGL STAFF Jamie Nettleton

President Addisons Lawyers

Australia

Churchill, MDBlackhawk Casino, OKSac and Fox Casino, OKSay When Casino, NVLast Chance Casino, WAOasis Springs, NVIsland Resort, MITurks and Caicos

SRY, NVNevada Nugget, NVTahoe Nugget, NVPrairie Flower, IABingo World, MDChurchill Casino, NVKickapoo Casino, OKCoral Cliff, JamaicaWild Rose Entertainment, IABroadband Security, Tokyo

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IMGL wishes to thank the 2019 Autumn Conference co-chairs, committee members, the moderators, and the panelists for the contribution of their

time and efforts in putting together the excellent educational opportunities IMGL is proud to provide at the 2019 Autumn Conference.

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