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President's Message

Tony Coles
J. Kelly Duncan

January 2012

IMGL Begins Its Eleventh Year

For the members of the International Masters of Gaming Law, the New Year has arrived with a bang.  In December, it was announced that the United States Justice Department has reversed its longstanding position that the Wire Act prohibits all forms of on-line gaming.  This month, we will join our colleagues from the International Association of Gaming Advisors for the first time in co-sponsoring an education conference during ICE in London (as discussed more fully below). 

As I follow a very distinguished list of prominent gaming attorneys as President of IMGL, I am excited to be so actively involved in our truly international organization that today is unequivocally viewed as the leading gaming law educational organization in the world.  As our first non-North American President, my predecessor, Tony Coles, has been on the forefront of ensuring that IMGL continues to be the leading international organization that it is.  Tony is universally recognized as one of the most prominent gaming attorneys in the world.  It is through his leadership that IMGL has continued its worldwide expansion by the election of some of the world’s most renown gaming attorneys and affiliate gaming industry experts, regulators, educators and consultants.  The high standard for excellence and leadership established by Tony and his predecessors is one that I and my successors can only hope to achieve.  My fellow officers, for whom I am most grateful to have their assistance, are reflective of the international composition of IMGL:  our Vice President is Joerg Hoffman from Heidelberg, Germany; Mike Zatezalo from Columbus, Ohio as Treasurer; and Jamie Nettleton of Sydney, Australia as Secretary.  I am comforted to know that I can count on these gentlemen, Tony and my other predecessors as President of IMGL as we begin 2012.  Last, but not least, the outstanding support of our Executive Director, Melissa Lurie, will be counted on to ensure that the sound organization, planning and execution of IMGL work that is the hallmark of our organization will continue.

 

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Plan to Attend the IMGL Spring Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona: April 15-17, 2012

It's not to early to register and make your hotel reservations for IMGL's 2012 Spring Conference at the Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona.  Click here for all the details.

Australian PM Under Pressure After Gaming Reform U-Turn

January 23, 2012 / Gambling Compliance Ltd / Dan Townend, GamblingCompliance

Australia’s Labor government was left clinging to power yesterday after independent MP Andrew Wilkie withdrew his support for the administration following their U-turn on gambling reform. Wilkie warned Prime Minister Julia Gillard that her party would pay a high price for its pokies reform betrayal.The Tasmanian MP announced on Saturday that he had pulled his support for the government after Gillard revealed she would not honour their agreement to pass legislation by May 8 for the introduction of a national mandatory pre-commitment scheme starting in 2014. Instead, Gillard announced a watered down 12-month trial of mandatory pre-commitment technology, starting in February 2013. A review of the results would then be conducted by the Productivity Commission ahead of a decision on whether to proceed with a nationwide rollout in 2016 at the earliest.  In response, Wilkie said the government could no longer rely on him for "supply and confidence". 

The collapse of the agreement left many observers doubting that substantial reform of poker machines will now ever happen. Anti-poker machine campaigner Tim Costello described the government's watered-down reform package as "a wing and a prayer." "It puts off any mandatory pre-commitment to another parliament and after a $40m campaign from the clubs this time, which future government will want to take them on again?" he said. The climbdown was also a victory for backbench MPs who opposed the planned legislation in the face of a concerted campaign from the gaming lobbyists. Gillard, announcing the compromise plan on Saturday, said Wilkie's plan would not have won enough backing in parliament to become law.

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Jamie Nettleton

Member Profile

Jamie Nettleton
Partner, Addisons Lawyers
Sydney, Australia

Jamie advises extensively on all aspects of Australian and international gambling regulatory issues. He acts for gambling industry organisations, gaming machine suppliers, testing agencies, bookmakers, poker industry participants (e.g. operators and tournament organisers), lottery providers as well as commercial organisations conducting promotional campaigns. Many of the international organisations that he has advised have subsequently established successful businesses in Australia. Jamie first became involved in the gambling area over 15 years ago in connection with the establishment of Sydney's casino and advising on the then new internet gaming sector. Since that time, he has given presentations on gambling issues throughout the world and has advised on, and been involved actively in, most material recent Australian gambling industry developments.

He can be contacted at jamie.nettleton@addisonslawyers.com.au.