International Gaming Law Summit 2011

08:30 Registration and Coffee

09:00 Opening Remarks from the Chair

Clive Hawkswood
Chief Executive
REMOTE GAMBLING ASSOCIATION

09:15 Build Your Line of Attack to Counter the Proposed Changes to UK External Licenses

Clive Hawksood
Chief Executive
REMOTE GAMBLING ASSOCIATION

Lara Lightbody
Legal Counsel
SPORTINGBET

Andrew Lyman
Head of Public Affairs
WILLIAM HILL

Nick Hawkins
Legal Director and Company Secretary
Danoptra Ltd

Moderator:

Nick Nocton
Partner
Jeffrey Green Russell

• How will the forthcoming announcements in the Queen’s Speech affect foreign operators?
  - levy on advertising
  - what will be the cost of obtaining a license?
  - what will be the regulatory burden?
  - how will the cost of business change?
• Protecting consumers against unscrupulous offshore operators
  - who stands to win, who stands to lose?
• What regulatory costs will there be as a result of formal national licensing changes?
• How similar will the UK’s licensing model be in comparison to the Italian model?

10:30 The European Green Paper: A Glimmer of Hope for Harmonisation?

Wes Himes
Managing Partner
POLICY ACTION

Laurie Korpi
Legal and Research Director, International
GamblingCompliance | GamblingData

James Scicluna
Chief of Regulatory & Corporate Affairs
BETCLIC EVEREST GROUP

Annette Kok
President
EUROMAT

• Discussing the outcome from the first public hearing
• Where will the European Green Paper lead to next?
  - what is the view from the European Parliament?
  - to what extent can the European Green Paper affect member states reform projects?
  - to what extent will operators be affected?
  - will this lead to a pan European solution?
• Outstanding European Commission infringement proceedings
• What is the position on companies who continue to operate in low tax jurisdictions?
• Exploring whether Europe is developing into a blueprint for the rest of the world
• The impact on the Isle of Mann, Gibraltor and Alderney with regards to the movement from regulation from the place of supply to regulation from the place of consumption
• What is the impact of the Betathome case?
• Can member states ask online gaming operators to be established in jurisdictions which could possibly place online business models under threat?

10:30 Morning Refreshments

11:00 European Operators Entering the US Market

Julian Harris
Partner
HARRIS HAGAN

Joseph Borg
Chief Regulatory Office,
LOTTERY AND GAMING AUTHORITY - MALTA

John Hagan
HARRIS HAGAN

Robin Le Prevost
Director of E-Commerce Development
ALDERNEY eGAMBLING LIMITED

• Black Friday: an update on the poker indictments
• What opportunities exist for European internet gaming operators to participate?
  - what type of licensing issues will they face over in the US?
  - how can licensing take place and who can get licensed?
• Examining the difficulties of obtaining over 50 different licenses, servers, operations and compliance regimes
  - what would be the impact on competition and smaller operators?
• Getting into bed with large land based casinos
  - what is the likelihood of EU operators re-entering the US online market?
  - should they be looking to partner, or should they act independently?
  - an example of successful partnerships such as Betfair and TVG, and Harrah’s and 888 Holdings
  - what is the likelihood that most of the fuel will be given to its own and state controlled operators?
  - will it be a business model?
  - could this lead to international trade litigation?
• Market entrance strategies
  - what prohibitions will be included by those taking business from the US now?
  - will there be any specific technical requirements that are unusual for our industry different from what we’ve seen in Europe?
• Who are the big names from the media side, the consultancy side and the sports side? What currently is the appetite from the commercial side?

12:30 Networking Lunch

14:00 Sports Betting Rights: Is There An End in Sight?

Andrew McCabe
Legal Counsel
BETFAIR

• How much could this potentially cost the operator?
• What is the conflict of interest for private practice law firms who represent both the operator and the sports event organiser?
• To what level is it possible to protect this actual information?
• What is the possibility that the issue of corruption us being used as a tool by the sports industry to gain funds?

15:00 Afternoon Refreshments

15:20 Technology and Data Protection: Getting the Bigger Picture and Managing your Risk

Philip Taylor
Legal Counsel
ALDERNEY GAMBLING CONTROL
COMMISSION

Marcus Whalen
Group General Counsel
KING.COM

Jason Chess
Partner
WIGGINS

• How are revenues being generated with technology?
  - how are technologies being used to generate wages?
  - managing risk by increasing the variety of transactions and their effectiveness of process
  - offering player base ease of experience and retaining players
• What bearing does cloud computing on the gaming industry?
• Various safety measures to put in place when using the cloud
• Data protection issues of using the cloud given the potential transfers of personal data to other jurisdictions
• What is the impact on the igaming affiliate world of the update to the E Privacy Directive?
  - balancing the requirement of the directive with the reality of how business works and how cookies are used
• To what extent would express consent to cookies be required?
• How does the directive affect first and third party cookies?
• What can be done to stop cookie stuffing and other nefarious techniques used by the Black Hats of the affiliate world?

16:30 Closing Remarks from the Chair and Conference Ends

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