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Another year of memories and milestones
MARC DUNBAR President INTERNATIONAL MASTERS OF GAMING LAW
W
elcome to the twentieth edition of the new-look IMGL Magazine. It is hard to believe that five years have
the bodies that enable me as president and our executive committee to achieve all that we do and we are all grateful to them. As far as our industry is concerned, 2025 – like every year that I can remember – has been one of mixed fortunes. What has struck me, however, is the relentless energy and optimism that endures. Yes, some markets are perhaps less promising than they once were, but many others are far from maturity and still offer great potential. That is one reason why I am so focused on extending the reach and geographical spread of our membership, and you can expect to hear much more about that in the next year. All of which leads me on to remind you to review the program of conferences we have planned for next year. Washington, D.C., is a beautiful city in the spring, and with politics an ever-present force in gaming it feels like April will be an opportune time and place to get together. The agenda is well advanced, and our moderators are currently approaching panellists for what promises to be another super event. One of the areas we have worked hard on recently is the value proposition for sponsors of our events. I would encourage you to consider the opportunity to get involved in D.C. or in Paris later in the year. These are both powerful platforms and we would be happy to send you the revised sponsorship prospectus. That just leaves me to wish you season’s greetings, and I hope to meet you in person at an IMGL event next year. Marc Dunbar
passed since its re-launch, but it continues to go from strength to strength under the guiding hand of Simon Planzer. Our intention with the relaunch was to deliver something of consistently high quality and to offer a platform that members and others would be excited to build on. The regular and overwhelmingly positive feedback that I receive and the willingness of some of the world’s leading gaming lawyers to contribute articles suggest that we have hit our marks on both counts. The turn of the year is an opportunity to look back at what the last 12 months have brought for our organization and our industry. Our two conferences hit the heights both in terms of educational content, the quality and quantity of attendees and the fabulous hospitality we enjoyed. Vancouver and Lisbon are two very different cities but, thanks to our organizing committees, we were able to see the best of them both. If you’re reading the digital version of the magazine, you can watch our superb post-Lisbon video in these pages and see what an IMGL conference is all about. Talking of committees, I am delighted to report that all these vital groups have made substantial progress this year. Whether they are looking at ways to better serve our members, reviewing our marketing, spearheading our program of Masterclasses or gazing into the future of the IMGL, our committees are great servants and advocates of the organization. They are also
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