Frank Fahrenkopf and Jan Jones impressed crowd at GLI’s Annual Roundtable

32 states, four Canadian provinces and two Caribbean jurisdictions were represented at the two-day event. A consortium of experts from around the world comprised panels who addressed a wide range of today’s most relevant gaming industry topics.

“We are thrilled to have been the conduit for bringing to the fore such timely dialog as was presented by Frank Fahrenkopf and Jan Jones and from all of our panelists,” said GLI President and CEO James Maida. “The feedback we received from regulators was extremely positive. We appreciated how many regulators from jurisdictions far and near told us that this event and the knowledge they gain here is a critical part of their business.”

After Fahrenkopf’s address on day one, the event continued with a presentation of the impacts of new technology on current regulation by Maida and GLI’s Director of Compliance Patrick Moore. Later, GLI Interactive CEO Salim Adatia led a discussion on the latest tools of the trade that help regulators avoid common security pitfalls. Panelists included Michael D. Lipton Q.C., Senior Partner, Dickinson Wright; Carlo Scappaticci, Director of Sales and Marketing, PokerAnalytics.com and Éamonn Toland, President of Paddy Power North America.

Jones’ keynote opened day two, which was followed by a lively discussion of how regulators and operators can share common ground, and how new technologies can facilitate ongoing discussions between the two sides. Tom Neiman, VP of Global Marketing of JCM Global, moderated and panelists included Mark Brnovich, Director Arizona Department of Gaming; Tina Kilmer, Vice President Product Compliance, Bally Technologies; Grant Stousland, President and CEO, Gaming Informatics; and Randy Voss, Director of Sales, Capitol Logistics.

Adatia returned, leading a discussion about the complex challenge of implementing a multi-jurisdictional strategy for internet-based lottery, bingo, sports betting and casino-style gaming. Joining were panelists Vahe Baloulian, Managing Partner, eGaming Partners; Kevin Gass, Vice President Lottery Gaming, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) and Robin Le Prevost, Director of eCommerce Development, Alderney.

Next, GLI’s General Counsel and Senior Director of Government Relations Kevin Mullally led a discussion about the legal challenges gray area games have caused, and how the industry might come to a better definition of these games. Speakers were Major Craig Durbin, Director, Oregon State Police; Kurt D. Freedlund, COO & General Counsel, Georgia Lottery Corporation; and GLI’s Director of Engineering Richard LaBrocca.

The Roundtable ended with an eye focused on the future with a panel dissecting the internet cloud into its three major areas and discussing how regulators might make the most of the cloud. Leading the discussion was GLI Senior Director of Engineering and Client Services Ian Hughes, and participating were Paul Hogan, Director of Product Compliance Operations, IGT; Jamie Hummingbird, Director, Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission; and Manjit Singh, Sr. VP at Aristocrat.

The event is produced by the company’s GLI University, an exclusive program that offers continuing education and training to regulators around the world, and regulators attend at no charge. “We present the Roundtable free of charge to regulators, because we want to help regulators from every jurisdiction have the latest, most relevant information,” Maida said.

GLI’s Roundtable was staged March 7-8 at Treasure Island Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. CIOs, CTOs, gaming commission chairs and members, tribal regulators, security directors and slot operations directors were among those in attendance.