EDITORIAL
Rigor and relevance
With the launch of the IMGL Magazine at the start of 2021, we started a new publishing endeavor. IMGL wanted to go online and broaden the geographic scope of the authors and the spread of the readership. This was to ensure that all continents were covered to duly represent the expertise of the global IMGL membership base and the global perspective of the gaming industry. Having been trusted with the editorial responsibility by former presidents Ellinger and Nettleton, I prioritized, from the outset, a high bar regarding the quality of the articles in our new flagship publication. Accordingly, new guidelines for contributors were composed to ensure articles were of high standard and followed common rules. A high threshold of authorship, informed by scholarly best practices, that should ensure both rigour and relevance. Rigour in the way manuscripts are drafted, reviewed and finally published. Relevance in terms of the focus taken in the manuscripts and bearing in mind our readership during the editorial review. From issue one of volume one of the new IMGL Magazine, I have been a strong supporter of student submissions on gaming law to our magazine. The finest of these student submissions are carefully drafted and integrate case law and scholarly literature. Upon moderation by their supervisors and / or our
editorial review, they result in fine articles providing value to our readers. In this context, I would like to thank all members of our IMGL Education Committee led by Professor Kathryn Rand. Members of the committee have worked with their students to submit their theses, papers and other coursework. To date we have received almost 30 such submissions on a vast range of subjects. Each submission was the result of many hours of research into academic literature and caselaw, and of collaboration with lecturers. This is the kind of time dedication and relentless rigour that busy legal practitioners struggle with amid the rough and tumble of client meetings and constant pressure to meet deadlines. The result has been a series of articles published in the IMGL Magazine which genuinely add to the sum of our knowledge of gaming law. With former president Marc Ellinger having inaugurated the new IMGL Student Competition, it was clear that we would want to showcase the efforts taken by the finalists. The latter were invited to present their work at the IMGL Conference in Napa. The winning article is being published in this very first special issue of the IMGL Magazine. I cordially congratulate our first winner, Ms Jacqueline Vokoun, for this scholarly achievement and the exposure gained among our prominent readership.
SIMON PLANZER PHD, Editor in Chief IMGL MAGAZINE
IMGL Magazine is owned, published and distributed by: The International Masters of Gaming Law PO Box 27106, Las Vegas, NV 89126 USA The IMGL is a domestic non-profit corporation registered in Nevada, U.S. with registration number NV20121147120 Editor in Chief: Simon Planzer PhD, planzer@planzer-law.com Publication & Marketing Committee: Co-chairs , Stephanie Bell and Simon Planzer Members : Henrik Hoffmann, Kok-Keng Lau, Christine Masse, Peter Kulick, Anna Soilleux-Mills, Veronique dos Reis Impresum
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