EDITORIAL
Transnational perspectives for an international organization
T
SIMON PLANZER PHD Editor in Chief IMGL MAGAZINE
he International Masters of Gaming Law is a global organization. From the launch of the IMGL Magazine, I was determined that the international ambition be reflected in its pages. Indeed, in my very first editorial in April 2021, I wrote: “This first edition sets the standard for what I intend will be a truly worldwide publication with contributions from all continents and which addresses a global readership interested in gaming law” Alongside this goal was a profound desire to move away from quick fix jurisdictional updates and to “seek out and publish articles that illuminate the regulatory debates in the gaming industry with evidence,” as I outlined in my editorial in January 2022. It is always exciting to review each edition of the IMGL Magazine and to watch it come together in ways which I believe continue to meet the
international ambition. In this edition, we publish articles contributed by authors from five different European countries, three different Latin American countries and from Australia. Our organization, while founded in Las Vegas, continues to attract an international membership base, which I find important to recognize and honor. The industry is a truly global one and there are lessons to learn from right across the world. It is accordingly always a particular pleasure to be able to publish articles, which offer a refreshing perspective that shows relevance well beyond the jurisdiction of the author. You, dear readers, can look forward to discovering a broad variety of perspectives in this edition: highly topical market updates from France, Ukraine and Australia; a fascinating study on ways how AI could significantly affect the current debate around prediction markets; an insightful examination
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Can artificial intelligence shape the future of prediction markets as financial dynamics?
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Riding the wves: 1-on-1 with Gagbit's Guy Fietz
Betting on the future: Gambling regulation in Australia in 2027 and beyond
Tensions in Europe over player claims
Regulatory design & the online gambling black market: four determinant failures Sweepstakes: tension between virtual gaming and regulated gambling
Will prediction markets come to Europe?
Influencers and illegal gambling: Argentina’s criminal enforcement model Regulating gambling in France in the digital age: from casinos to Web3 RTM v Bonne Terre Ltd and another: the Court of Appeal sets the standard for consent
62 Navigating the evolution: a comprehensive review of Ukraine’s gambling sector transformation
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