WASHINGTON DC 2026
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
11:30am IP, Advertising and Platform Liability in iGaming Advertising restrictions, affiliate ecosystems, platform responsibility for third-party content, and cross-border marketing compliance. Recent enforcement actions and best practices. Panelists will be drawn from marketing counsel, advertising regulators, platform operators, affiliate networks. Moderator – Cosmina Simion, Managing Partner, WH Simion, Romania
3:00pm IMGL Member Meeting 5:30pm Opening Reception
THURSDAY, APRIL 30
8:00am Continental Breakfast BLOCK 1: IGAMING: REGULATION, GROWTH & RESPONSIBLE EXPANSION 8:30am Welcome and Conference Overview IMGL President, Marc Dunbar, IMGL President 9:15am State-by-State iGaming Landscape: Lessons from Recent Rolloutsl Comparative analysis of U.S. state legalization, licensing models, tax frameworks, and enforcement trends between 2023 and 2025. Case studies of successful and struggling markets, key takeaways for operators and regulators. Panelists to include state regulators from mature and emerging markets, multi-state operators, policy advisors. Moderator – Jeff Ifrah, Founding Partner, Ifrah PLLC 10:15am Offshore, Onshore, Convenience Store – Illegal Gambling and Enforcement Options This panel will discuss the three major veins of illegal gambling: offshore operators bringing web-based games; domestic entities running online sweepstakes games; and the continued proliferation of illegal slots across the US. Multi-agency coordination and enforcement strategies. Panelists will comprise DOJ representatives, state regulators, state attorneys general, law enforcement. Moderator – Josh Kirschner, Associate, Nelson Mullins
12:30pm IMGL Networking Luncheon
BLOCK 2 – PREDICTION MARKETS: LEGAL STATUS, PRODUCT VARIANTS & INEGRITY 2:00pm From Sports Betting to Political Markets: Legal and Ethical Boundaries in Prediction Markets Explore the regulatory distinctions between prediction markets and traditional gambling, with attention to U.S. federal and state issues. CFTC oversight, commodities law implications, and the debate over event contracts. Panelists invited from federal regulators (CFTC), state regulators, prediction market operators, legal scholars. Moderator – Ali Bartlett, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig 3.00pm What Does Online Wagering on Horse Racing have in Common with Kalshi and the Tribes? A discussion of Churchill Downs Tech Init Co. v. Michigan Gaming Control Board et. al, the Interstate Horse Racing Act and state and federal court holdings as to pre-emption and bet location. Does this mark the end of the “hub and spoke” model and do the states stand to lose control over gaming within their borders? Could these cases up-end state regulatory bodies? Moderator – Laura D’Angelo, Partner, Jones Walker LLP 6:30pm – 10:00pm IMGL Gala Dinner, Hay Adams Hotel
11:15am Networking Break
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