Fireside Chat: Taking stock after decades of regulated markets
Moderator: Dr. Simon Planzer, Partner, PLANZER LAW, Switzerland (SP) Speakers: Jason Lane, President IAGR and CEO, Jersey Gambling Commission ), Jersey (JL) Emmanuel Mewissen, CEO, Gaming 1 Group, Belgium (EM)
Abstract: What have gaming markets been able to deliver throughout the decades? What are the market conditions that are logical, sustainable, and work for communities, regulators and the industry? This fireside chat will look at the success factors of the past and challenges ahead.
Thank you very much, Mr. President, for your very kind introductory words. Willkommen, bienvenue, benvenuto, beinvegni! A warm welcome in the four languages of Switzerland. It’s really nice to see you all here. And it’s a real pleasure to host for the very first time an IMGL conference in Switzerland. I would invite you to not miss out on certain things. I should mention, first and foremost, the panels. Then the chocolate. And as our president mentioned: a refreshing dip in the summerly warm Limmat river. You might have seen the card provided in your hotel room that invites you to ‘your urban beach’. I want to start by thanking of course and immediately passing on the flowers that President Mancini mentioned to my colleagues on the Organizing Committee, all those that have contributed on the three subcommittees to activate this wonderful attendance that we have during these three days, the sponsors contributing with ideas such as the chocolate tour, and last but not least, a rich conference program. The way we have conceptualized this program is that you will find recurring themes from the first panel to the last panel. These themes include enforcement, sound regulation and multi-channel provisioning of gaming services. With this fireside chat, we are going to prepare the ground for some of these themes to be further explored in subsequent panels. We are going to structure this in three parts. First, we’re looking back at the last two decades. IMGL was founded a bit more than two decades ago. Hence, it feels appropriate to first look back where the industry comes from. Second, we are going to discuss what the regulated gaming industry has achieved. The industry is often criticized, but today we also talk about the positive. And finally, we are going to look at sound market conditions in regulated markets and the challenges ahead.
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