Countries that were able to attend the conference include: Argentina; Aruba; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Curacao; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Jamaica; Mexico; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; United States (Puerto Rico); Spain; Trinidad and Tobago; and Uruguay. Also, the Association of Argentinean State Lotteries (ALEA) and the Iberoamerican Corporation of State Lotteries (CIBELAE) participated with their presidents and members.
In its 10th year, the Latin American and Caribbean Regulators Roundtable offered attendees the unique opportunity to network with their peers, share ideas with industry thought leaders and discuss current challenges they face in their day-to-day operations. Hosted by GLI University, the event was free of charge and took place over the course of two days.
GLI
Director, Latin America and Caribbean Government Relations and Business
Development, Karen Sierra-Hughes said: "This year, we celebrated our 10th
anniversary, and we selected Panama as the destination for this very special
milestone. We listened to the regulator and government lotteries’ comments in
2016 and produced this year’s event with topics that targeted their most
immediate and important needs. The topics were separated into three big groups:
technology and innovation, policy and regulatory development, and the
risk-based approach to the supervision of the industry.”
"New to this year’s Regulators Roundtable was the introduction of working
groups led by the regulator/lottery experts in their respective fields in order
to provide attendees the opportunity to discuss specific topics of their
interest. At the conclusion of the Roundtable, they were able to present the
conclusions of the discussions to the group. Also new to this year’s conference
was the first-time participation of Spain regulator, DGOJ, which added an
important component to the event content with their experience in online gaming
regulation,” Sierra-Hughes added.
"The Regulators Roundtable is a unique opportunity that gaming and lottery regulators and government lotteries have to meet in an exclusive environment where they share their experience, concerns and plans for their jurisdictions,” Sierra-Hughes also said.
Source: GMB
