IMGL Autumn Conference in Madrid
Schedule of Events
(Schedule is current as of 18 October 2010)
The location for all the conference events is the Hesperia Madrid hotel except the gala dinner that will take place at Meson Txistu, a popular Spanish restaurant.
19:30 – 20:30
Registration Open
19:30 – 21:00
Welcome Reception
8:00 – 17:00
Registration Open
8:00 – 9:30
Refreshments
Sponsored by GamingLaw.EU
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome & Keynote Address
Welcome: Tony Coles, President, International Masters of Gaming Law & Senior Partner, Jeffrey Green Russell, United Kingdom
Keynote Speaker: Rahela Welp, Head of Gambling Supervisory Authority, Ministry of the Interior, Wiesbaden, Germany
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Rahela Welp, Head of Gambling Supervisory Authority, Ministry of the Interior, Wiesbaden, Germany
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9:30 – 10:30
WORLD MARKET UPDATE SERIES
EU Update: Developed and Developing Regulatory Regimes
This international panel will offer insight into current online gaming developments in major European jurisdictions, including France, Spain, Denmark, Ireland and Italy. Each speaker will provide an overview of his country’s specific regulatory status. The panelists will also discuss key domestic topics, including total licensing requirements and relevant measures taken such as ISP and financial blocking to protect licensed operators.
Moderator: Nick Nocton, Partner, Jeffrey Green Russell, United Kingdom
Speakers:
Santiago Asensi, Partner, Asensi Abogados, Spain
Henrik N. Hoffmann, Advokat, LETT, Denmark
Joe Kelly, Partner, A&L Goodbody, Ireland
Quirino Mancini, Partner, Sinisi Ceschini Mancini, Italy
10:30 – 10:45
Refreshments
Sponsored by Gaming Labs International
10:45 – 11:45
Corporate Social Responsibility
The panel will discuss various approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the US and the EU, in particular addressing the questions of technology required by certain jurisdictions to address problem gambling issues. What are the newest innovations in CSR technology? What are some of the CSR issues in specific jurisdictions? What are the effects of the current economic situation worldwide on CSR? Does the industry have a duty of care to the problem gambler?
Moderator: Sue McNabb, Gaming Consultant, Louisiana
Speakers:
Dieter Behrendt, Sales Manager, TÜV Rheinland Group, Germany
Connie Jones, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, IGT, Nevada
Daniel Schiffman, Esquire, New York
11:45 – 12:45
Gaming Device Malfunctions:
Winners & Losers
This informative panel will explore the regulatory and legal implications of gaming device malfunctions. Industry experts will examine the rights, obligations, regulatory and liability exposures of casino operators, manufacturers and patrons when gaming devices malfunction. Speakers will also discuss investigation, preservation of evidence, burdens of proof and interaction with regulators.
Moderator: J. Kelly Duncan, Partner, Jones Walker, Louisiana
Speakers:
Phil Barow, Managing Director, GLI Europe, The Netherlands
W. Owen Nitz, President and Owner, Nitz, Walton & Heaton, Ltd. Nevada
Jerry Smith, Former General Counsel, Shuffle Master, Inc., Nevada
Thomas Freiherr von Stenglin, Executive Manager, Casino Wiesbaden, Germany
12:45 – 14:00
Awards Luncheon
Sponsored by Harris Hagan and Jeffrey Green Russell
Presentation to IMGL Gaming Regulator of the Year – Emerging Jurisdictions
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Francisco Leiva, Casino Superintendent, Superintendence of Casinos of Chile
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Presentation of IMGL Gaming Regulator of the Year – Europe Award to
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Morten Ronde, Head Legal Adviser, Danish Gaming Board |
14:00 – 15:00
WORLD MARKET UPDATE SERIES
EU iGaming – Countries in Closed Markets
Operators in licensing jurisdictions that maintain closed markets for the local offering face numerous challenges. This session will analyze influences that will determine which characteristics of closed markets and potential “game changers” will undermine or transform closed markets. Most importantly, the conversation will speculate on what impact changes, both within and outside these respective jurisdictions, will have on the closed market model when developing European Union online gaming markets.
Moderator: Wes Himes, Managing Partner, Policy Action Ltd., United Kingdom
Speakers:
Justin Franssen, Partner, VMW Taxand, The Netherlands
John Hagan, Partner, Harris Hagan, United Kingdom
Wulf Hambach, Partner, Hambach & Hambach, Germany
Jorg Stumke, TÜV Rheinland Group
Dr. Ola Wiklund, Partner, Wistrand Advokatbyrå, Sweden
15:00 – 16:00
Regulator Roundtable
Regulators have significant influence on national gaming markets. Within some geographic regions, the laws in most jurisdictions are diverse. However, across the border, regulators may police their respective countries differently. How do regulators remain current in order to exchange knowledge and experiences between their jurisdictions? For example, if France now issues Internet gaming licenses to online operators, while Denmark works on its own licensing model, and Italy reports positive results from its first year of regulated Internet gaming, will these actions influence Germany or Norway? Or, the same online operators listed on the London Stock Exchange and legally conducting business in the U.K. may find that other countries deem that same business as illegal. How do regulators deal with unsynchronized evaluations? The expert panel will discuss these questions, and explain how a cross-border perspective may potentially influence Internet gaming.
Moderator: Joerg Hofmann, Partner, MELCHERS Law Firm, Germany
Speakers:
Dr. Joseph Borg, Chief Regulatory Officer, Lotteries & Gaming Authority, Malta
Rhadamés Killy, General Counsel, Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne (ARJEL), France
Rolf Sims, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Culture, Department of Administrative Affairs, Norway
Rahela Welp, Head of Gambling Supervisory Authority, Ministry of the Interior, Germany
16:30 – 16:45
Refreshments
Sponsored by Integrity
16:15 – 17:00
Cashless Gaming and iGaming Payments: A Talk About the Issues
The casino industry is reacting as consumers use less cold hard cash in their daily lives. This session will examine the current status and future expectations of cashless gaming in both “brick and mortar” casinos as well as payment mechanisms in iGaming. What is going too far in permitting a cashless gaming environment on the casino floor? What are the risks and benefits facing the operator and casino patron? What payment mechanisms are available in the U.S. and internationally? How will multi-faceted regulatory restrictions promote or limit iGaming expansion? The electronic wallet is here to stay, but its use in the casino industry is an issue for operators, casino regulators, banking authorities and players.
Moderator: Katie Lever, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Global Cash Access, Nevada
Speakers:
Michael Bolcerek, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Aristotle International, California
Toni Cowan, Attorney at Law, Catania Gaming Consultants, New Jersey
Joel Leonoff, President & CEO, Optimal Payments, Canada
Ivan Zasarsky, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Deloitte, Canada
17:00 – 18:00
The Uninformed Regulator & the Steep Learning Curve
The Armchair Regulator vs. the Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Regulator–the steep learning curve and getting it right and wrong. This panel will examine how the Internet search engines adversely affect a complete investigation of applicants. Lazy regulators may use Google to form firm opinions, basing their findings on unreliable sources. Taking the statements of ex-wives, ex-employees and business competitors may complicate licensure. The panel will also examine the “eager-beaver” enforcement agent, intent on discovering violations to assess fines, and those regulators seeking to satisfy legislative oversight and the press.
Moderator: Britt Singletary, Partner, Singletary & Thrash, Mississippi
Speakers:
Anthony Cabot, Partner, Lewis & Roca, Nevada
John Maloney, Principal, Law Offices of John Maloney, California
Kevin Quigley, President, Hamilton Quigley & Twait PLC, Minnesota
Philippe Vlaemminck, Managing Partner, Vlaemminck & Partners, Belgium
20:00 – 20:10
Busses depart
20:30 – 23:00
Reception and Dinner at Meson Txistu
Pza Angel Carbajo, 6
9:00 – 13:00
Registration Open
9:00 – 10:00
Refreshments
Sponsored by Novomatic
9:30 – 10:30
Show Me the Money – a Funding Discussion
Money is tight. Financing is difficult around the world. From a regulatory perspective, what can be done to help the industry? Topics covered will include the roles of institutional investors, private equity and hedge funds, banks as owners and sovereign wealth funds in funding the industry.
Co-Moderators:
Nick Casiello, Jr., Chair, Gaming Practice Group, Fox Rothschild LLP, New Jersey
& Mark Clayton, Of Counsel, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Nevada
Speakers: Julian Harris,
Partner, Harris Hagan, United Kingdom
Bill Lerner, Principal & Analyst, Union Gaming Group, Nevada
Michael Pollock, Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming Group, New Jersey
10:30 – 11:30
WORLD MARKET UPDATE SERIES
Countries in Latin America, South America, Asia, Australia
Jurisdictions frequently develop their effective gaming regulations solely on a local or national basis. However, other countries and regions have often already confronted the same challenges and issues. Why reinvent the wheel? This panel will analyze recent developments in gaming regulation and the underlying policy in several countries worldwide. Speakers will offer guidance to policy makers, regulators and lawyers addressing similar issues in their home jurisdictions.
Co-Moderators: Ernest Matthews IV, President / General Counsel, ISI - Maritime/Islands Ltd., California & Jamie Nettleton, Partner, Addisons Commercial Lawyers, Australia
Speakers:
Carlos Fonseca, CEO, Gaming Law S.A.C., Peru
Alfredo Lazcano, Managing Partner and Director, Lazcano Samano, S.C., Mexico
Wai Ming Yap, Director, Stamford Law Corporation, Singapore
11:30 – 11:45
Refreshments
Sponsored by Video Gaming Technologies
11:45 – 13:00
WORLD MARKET UPDATE SERIES
iGaming in North America – Hew We Got Here and a Look to the Future
What is the existing status of iGaming in the US? Why has the existing prohibition not worked, and why will it continue to fail? This panel will review current legislative developments in the US, discussing the issue at the state and federal levels. Specifically, the speakers will explain developments in California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey and other states, as well as assess the impact of the 2010 Congressional elections on federal Internet gaming legislation. The discussion will also address the recent Canadian decision of the British Columbia Lottery Corp., Lotto Quebec, Ontario Lottery Corporation and the Atlantic Lottery Corporation to compete in the iGaming industry with the large offshore operators and those operators hosted in Kahnawake.
Moderator: Michael D. Lipton Q.C., Senior Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP, Canada
Speakers:
Sam Begley, Principal, Begley Law Firm, Mississippi
Bob Faiss, Chair, Gaming Law Practice Group, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Nevada
Sue Schneider, Owner, eGaming Brokerage, Missouri
Robert W. Stocker II, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC, Michigan
13:00 – 14:00
Luncheon
14:00 – 15:30
IMGL Members Only Business Meeting
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