The ICE Totally Gaming trade show, slated for February 3-5 at the ExCel Centre in London, will feature a free seminar on gaming law presented in conjunction with the International Masters of Gaming Law. The IMGL Masterclass will feature a roster of international experts on gaming law.
Featured participants include Joerg Hofmann, president of IMGL and senior partner of Melchers, Germany; Richard Schuetz, commissioner, California Gambling Control Commission; Robert W. Stocker II, member, Dickinson Wright, Michigan, U.S.; Marja Appelman, chief executive, The Netherlands Gaming Authority; Michael Lipton, Q.C., senior partner, Dickinson Wright, Canada and Joseph Cuschieri, executive chairman of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority, Malta.
Taking place on Wednesday February 4 in the Platinum Suite Conference Room, the IMGL Masterclass comprises a full day of C-Level networking and learning. The five seminar topics for discussion and debate are:
• Shared Liquidity: How can markets and operators find enough players and cash to make it work? A panel discussion on the impediments smaller jurisdictions with established regulation for online poker markets face when pooling resources to enter larger markets;
• Regulation meets Science: How to implement sound consumer protection policies in Real Money and Social Gaming? An exploration of what measures regulators can implement to reach results that really make a difference when dealing with consumer protection;
• Mergers and Acquisitions: Where will the market go and how will it deal with the change? The effects of M&A activity on the industry as it continues to grow worldwide;
• Need to Know: New Opportunities and Emerging Jurisdictions A series of rapid-fire presentations from leading gaming law practitioners outlining key developments in a number of important iGaming jurisdictions and emerging markets; and,
• Global i-Gaming – What does compliance mean? iGaming compliance with the laws of new jurisdictions.
“2014 will go down as an exciting and inspiring year for IMGL during which we have hosted and supported some of the most prestigious gaming events in the world,” said IMGL President Joerg Hofmann. “It is therefore entirely appropriate that we should start 2015 at ICE in London, which has earned a reputation for being not only one of gaming’s most comprehensive annual events, but also with 156 nationalities represented in 2014, by far the most international ever.”
“We are honored to have Joerg and his colleagues at ICE 2015,” said Jo Mayer, marketing director responsible for ICE. “The IMGL is an internationally respected body of thought leaders, and the Masterclass adds to the overall ICE experience.”
