President’s message
Growth, development & the IMGL: our future is bright! Marc Ellinger , President INTERNATIONAL MASTERS OF GAMING LAW W elcome to the latest edition of the IMGL Magazine and my last message as President (more on that encourage you to take advantage of these savings by booking now. We have also finalized some wonderful hotel, dinner, and reception choices for our Zurich conference September 6-8, 2023. Programming for both these events
later). Thanks to editor in chief, Dr. Simon Planzer, and head of publications, Phil Savage, for their work once again in ensuring the IMGL Magazine is a must-read production. This edition is full of valuable information with a focus on emerging markets and technologies in line with IMGL’s mission to expand as opportunities open up for regulated gambling and gaming. There is, of course, more to the IMGL than an engaging magazine. Whilst in London for our autumn conference, I had the opportunity to meet with the heads of several IMGL committees and review initiatives which reflect these themes. Tomas Enrique Garcia Botta has agreed to take on the Emerging Markets Committee with a mission to grow IMGL membership in new and promising jurisdictions. Similarly, Joseph Borg is heading up a new committee on Emerging Technologies. I’m sure we will all benefit from his expertise in these new frontiers for gaming. I want to make a special note of another important new initiative; the IMGL writing competition for students of gaming law, which Kathryn Rand and her colleagues on the Education Committee have inaugurated. Entries for the first competition closed in October and we have received some high- quality work. The prize for the winner is to have their piece published in this magazine and the chance to address our conference in April so all attending the 2023 Spring Conference in Napa should benefit from their work. Speaking of our conferences, discounted tickets and accommodation for Napa, April 26-28, 2023, are currently available and I
has started and there will be an exciting education agenda as well as a high-quality networking and social program. If you have topics you would like addressed in Napa or Zurich, please let us know as soon as possible. As I pass the baton to the next IMGL President, Quirino Mancini, there are so many people I must thank for their help and support. First my wife, Christine who has supported me and allowed me the time away to work on behalf of the IMGL; to my law partner, Stephanie Bell, who has carried so much of the workload over the last three years; and to our Executive Director and President’s Award winner, Brien Van Dyke, for her outstanding contribution to the success of the IMGL. I want to thank our Executive Committee and Committee Chairs who work to develop and execute new educational opportunities and programs. Their commitment is the foundation on which the entire IMGL relies. Most importantly, I want to thank you, my fellow IMGL members, for your dedication and service to the IMGL. Knowing your commitment, I am confident that the organization will go on to ever greater heights. On a final note, soon-to-be President Mancini has already started laying the groundwork for the next two years and beyond. Please join me in supporting him and answering his calls to move the IMGL to the next level. I know that his leadership will result in an even bigger and better IMGL in the future. Enough from me…I’m off to the bar. So, for one final time…cheers! Marc
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