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Strategic partnerships start to bear fruit for members
MARC DUNBAR President INTERNATIONAL MASTERS OF GAMING LAW
W elcome to the latest edition of the IMGL Magazine. As this issue went to press, we were in the final stages of preparation for our autumn conference in Paris, France. Both our organizing and programming committees have been hard at work creating a sparkling program of education, hospitality and networking. I am very excited to see the results of their labors and would like to express the gratitude of all of us for their commitment. Looking through the conference brochure, Paris promises to be a memorable and worthwhile event and I encourage you, if you have not already done so, to reserve your place. As with all our conferences, it will also be an opportunity to learn what has been going on in the organization at our member’s meeting. Much of what IMGL does is handled by our numerous committees and you can hear reports from some of these in Paris. One of this year’s strategic projects has been to refresh the IMGL website, boost our rankings on the various search engines and ramp up our presence on Linkedin. We have been working with an external agency to achieve these aims, and I’m pleased to report the results have been impressive as you will learn in Paris. Additionally, you will hear about some new developments in our administration which will streamline the handling of member data and information making us more efficient and more transparent. The member’s meeting will also be your opportunity to vote on the new IMGL president who will take over when my term ends in December. If you are not planning to attend, I encourage you to use your proxy to give a ringing endorsement to the new president.
Of course, the IMGL conference is just the start of a very busy autumn season as we move straight on the G2E in the US and the SBC Summit in Europe. We have a presence at both major industry events with a Masterclass and reception in Las Vegas and the first public rollout of our strategic partnership with SBC and IAGR in Lisbon. The partnership will be announced to the world as the event starts, there will be a super Masterclass on one of the main event stages and IMGL and IAGR members will be hosting new regulatory meetups throughout the week. As you will read in Simon’s interview with SBC’s founder and CEO Ras Sojmark, this is a big deal for all the organizations involved and should be a triple win for all three. Talking of IAGR, we are delighted to be taking a delegation to their event in Lima, Peru in October and to continuing to strengthen our partnership with regulators as we do. The relationship with IAGR has also reopened our links with Clarion and their ICE event and we will re-taking our place at the World Regulatory Briefing in January in Barcelona. These kinds of platforms for members can only come about through the relationships we as an organization have been able to forge and I hope we will continue to deliver for members in this way. As with many activities in life, the opportunities have to be grasped. With these and other activities we have worked hard to improve the value proposition of IMGL membership. I would heartily recommend you explore and take advantage of all that the organization can offer you both personally and professionally.. Marc Dunbar
IMGL MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER 2026
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