About Us
Statement of Purpose
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 professional information concerning all aspects of gaming law.
IMGL membership consists of over 200 members and represents over 38 countries as well as members in 32 states and the District of Columbia in the United States.
General membership is by invitation only to members that distinguish themselves as having at least five years of gaming law experience; are able to demonstrate skills or knowledge that distinguish their performance as a gaming attorney; have a substantial gaming clientele and participate in philanthropic, charitable or educational programs related to the gaming industry. There are affiliate memberships for gaming regulators, educators, consultants, accountants, compliance officers, young attorneys and in house counsel of companies involved in the gaming business.
IMGL members are committed to participation in industry-sponsored conferences as well as the two yearly conferences sponsored by the IMGL. The IMGL conferences focus on issues facing the gaming practitioner worldwide.
The IMGL is creating a substantive body of gaming law work with our four magazines Casino Lawyer, Canadian Gaming Lawyer, European Gaming Lawyer and La Ley del Juego (The Law of the Game), as well as publishing Casino Law & Looseleaf Service, sponsoring the UNLV Gaming Law Journal and the Gaming Law Review and Economics publication and coordinating gaming articles for publication in various law school law review journals in conjunction with gaming law symposiums.
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. The IMGL members practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law.
2012 Officers
J. Kelly Duncan
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 Joerg Hofmann |
Jamie Nettleton – |
Michael E. Zatezalo – Treasurer
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 Douglas Florence Sr. – Vice President, Affiliate Members Avigilon Nevada |
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Keith C. Miller – |
Staff
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Melissa Lurie Executive Director International Masters of Gaming Law Boulder, CO 80301 +1 303 449 9955 Phone +1 303 449 9955 Fax IMGLDirector@aol.com |
Committees
Casino Industry Executives Committee
Chair: Franz Wohlfahrt
Members: Barth Aaron, Gordon Dickie, Katie Lever, Peter Maheu, Kevin Mullally, Dr. James Scicluna, Jerry Smith, Alexander Waldrop
Conference Partnerships Committee
Chair: Robert W. Stocker II
Members: Anthony Cabot, Anthony Coles,
Melissa Lurie,
Sue Schneider
Cooley Law School Directed Study Committee
Chair: Robert W. Stocker II
Member: Anthony Cabot
Gaming Executive of the Year
Chair: Kevin Quigley
Members: Sam Begley, Anthony Cabot, Nicholas Casiello, Jr., James Deutsch, John Maloney, Ellen Whittemore
Gaming Law Educator Forum
Chair: Ronald Rychlak
Members: Professor Joseph M. Kelly, Bob Faiss, Steven Light, Keith Miller, Kathryn Rand, I. Nelson Rose
Gaming Regulator of the Year – Americas
Present at the IMGL Reception at G2E
Chair: Frank Miller
Members: Thomas Auriemma, Leonard Blackwell, Marie Jones, Kevin Mullally, Daurean Sloan, Jerry Smith
Gaming Regulator of the Year – Europe
Present at the IMGL Autumn Conference in Vienna
Chair: Justin Franssen
Members: Olga Finkel, John Hagan, Henrik Hoffmann, Joerg Hofmann, Joe Kelly (Ireland), Stefano Sbordoni, Thibault Verbiest, Abdel Ytsma
Gaming Regulator of the Year – Evolving Jurisdictions
Chair: Carlos Alberto Fonseca Sarmiento
Members: Jose Luis Benavides, Meir Linzen, Sophia Lobo, Ernest Matthews IV, Katrina Nepomuceno, Jamie Nettleton, Wai Ming Yap
Gaming Regulator of the Year – Indian Country
Chair: Jess Green
Members: Thomas Foley, Gabriel Galanda, Steven Light, D. Michael McBride III, Kathryn Rand, John Roberts, Judith Shapiro, Heidi Staudenmaier, Dennis Whittlesey, Jane Zerbi
Gaming Regulators Committee
Co-Chairs: Larry Eliason and John Roberts
Members: Norman DesRosiers, Dale Fuga, Larry Gregory, Jack Ketterer, Charles Kimmel, Dennis Neilander, Andre Wilsenach
Indian Gaming Committee
Chair: Jess Green
Members: Tom Foley, Gabe Galanda, Jerome Levine, Steven Light, D. Michael McBride III, Kathryn Rand, John Roberts, Judy Shapiro, Heidi Staudenmaier, Dennis Whittlesey, Jane Zerbi
Interactive / Internet Gaming Committee
Co-Chairs: Santiago Asensi Gisbert and Quirino Mancini
Members: Frank Catania, Mark Clayton, Anthony Coles, Henrik Hoffmann, Joerg Hofmann, Meir Linzen, Michael Lipton, Sanford Millar, Jamie Nettleton, Stefano Sbordoni, Dr. James Scicluna, Dr. Thomas Talos, Martin Thorvaldsson, Thibault Verbiest, Larry Walters, Garron Whitesman, Andre Wilsenach
Member Services Committee
Chair: Dan Schiffman
Members: Marc Ellinger, Michael Ficaro, Douglas Florence, Mark Hichar, John Maloney, Morden "Cookie" Lazarus, Meir Linzen, Wayne Lurie, Katrina Nepomuceno, Stefano Sbordoni, Wai Ming Yap
Membership Committee
Chair: Michael McBride
Members: Tony Cabot, Frank Catania, Tony Coles, Jeffrey Cooper, Bob Faiss, Douglas Florence, Carlos Fonseca, Peter Kulick, Morden “Cookie” Lazarus, Michael Lipton, John Maloney, Ernest Matthews, Sean McGuinness, Jamie Nettleton, Kevin Quigley, Monika Racek, Daniel Schiffman, Sue Schneider, Judy Shapiro, Heidi Staudenmaier, Robert W. Stocker II, Garron Whitesman, Wai Ming Yap
Membership Recruitment Committee
Chair: Michael Lipton
Members: Frank Catania (USA and Caribbean), John Hagan (Western Europe), Morden "Cookie" Lazarus (Canada), Jamie Nettleton (Asia), Carlos Alberto Fonseca Sarmiento (South America), Clive Tilley (Eastern Europe), Garron Whitesman (Africa)
Pari-Mutuel Wagering Committee
Chair: Robert W. Stocker II
Members: Laura D'Angelo, Michael Lipton, David Waddell, Alexander Waldrop
Program Committee – IMGL Napa Valley Spring Conference
Co-Chairs: John Maloney and John Roberts
Members: Anthony Cabot,
Melissa Lurie ,
Quirino Mancini, Britt Singletary, Robert W. Stocker II
Program Committee – IMGL Autumn Vienna Conference
Co - Chairs: Joerg Hofmann and Franz Wohlfahrt
Members: Tony Coles, Kelly Duncan, Michael Lipton, Melissa Lurie, Quirino Mancini, Monika Racek, Sue Schneider, Walter Schwartz and Bob Stocker
Program Committee – North American Gaming Regulators Association
Co-Chairs: Don Dutton and Gary Erlich
Members: Kevin Mullally, Robert W. Stocker II
Program Committee – Southern Gaming Summit
Co-Chairs: Kelly Duncan and Britt Singletary
Member: Melissa Lurie
Publications Committee
Chair: Anthony Cabot (Co-Editor, Boyd Gaming Law Journal)
Members: Santiago Asensi Gisbert (Co-Editor, La Ley del Juego)
Peter Kulick (Assistant Editor, Casino Lawyer)
Alfredo Lazcano (Co-Editor, La Ley del Juego)
Michael Lipton (Editor, Canadian Gaming Lawyer Magazine)
Sue McNabb (Editor, Casino Lawyer)
Nick Nocton (Editor, European Gaming Lawyer)
William Thompson (Editor, International Casino Law & Regulations)
Regulatory Enhancement Committee
Chair: Ernest Matthews
Members: Jose Luis Benavides, Frank Catania, Tony Coles, Michael Lipton, Sean McGuinness, Robert W. Stocker II, Clive Tilley, Jaime Varela Vidal
Responsible Gaming Committee
Chair: Connie Jones
Members: Jeffrey Derevensky, Nanette Horner, Tom Kitts, Alfredo Lazcano, Sue McNabb, Pieter Remmers, Monika Racek, Daniel Schiffman, Kate Spilde, Clive Tilley, Arnie Wexler
Strategic Planning Committee
Chair: Robert W. Stocker II, Chair
Members: Anthony Cabot, Frank Catania, Tony Coles, Kelly Duncan, Joerg Hofmann, Michael Lipton, Quirino Mancini, Jamie Nettleton, Carlos Fonseca, Heidi Staudenmaier, Michael Zatezalo
Website Committee
Chair: Robert W. Stocker II
Webmaster Coordinator: Fran Russell
Members: Anthony Cabot, Melissa Lurie, D. Michael McBride III
Young Lawyers Committee
Chair: Andrew Zammit
Members: Scott Freeny, Peter Kulick, Jaka Repansek, Karl Rutledge, Kenneth Steely, Kevin Weber
International Masters of Gaming Law
Email: IMGLDirector@aol.com | Phone: +1.303.449.9955
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 independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law.
