Marc Ellinger, president of IMGL, will open the virtual meeting and then the cycle of debates will begin, which will include Luiz Felipe Maia, partner at FYMSA Advogados, and Neil Montgomery, founder of Montgomery & Associados.
Maia has over ten years of experience in the gamBLing sector in Brazil and has participated in major industry events around the world reporting the country's importance to the international market. This year, he was elected for the second time 'Lawyer of the Year' in the gambling industry by Global Law Expert. The Brazilian's work was recognized by professionals and companies in the area who evaluated specialists working in jurisdictions around the world.
The lawyers will share the panel “The influence of COVID-19 and the current development of online gambling in Latin American countries” with Ernest Matthews, President of ISI-Maritime / Islands (United States); Tomas Garcia Botta, partner at Masot & Frettes (Argentina); Carlos Portilla, lawyer at Law, Portilla, Ruy-Diaz y Aguilar (Mexico); and Carlos Fonseca Sarmiento, partner at Varela & Fonseca (Peru).
Complete agenda (with the presence of Brazil in bold):
10/11:
2:15 pm - Opening, with IMGL president Marc Ellinger
2:30 pm - The Influence of COVID-19 and the current development of online gambling in Latin American countries
3:50 pm - The implications for gambling in the McGirt vs. Oklahoma dispute and the changing landscape of game compacts
5:20 pm - Emerging igaming markets in the US / North America: latest developments
6:25 pm - Sports betting in North America
11/11:
10:45 am - Impact of COVID-19 in the gambling sector. Long-term lessons and effects with a particular focus on responsible and online gambling
12:05 pm - Diversity and inclusion in the gambling sector
1:35 pm - Bets at the border - Junkets - Discussion of benefits and concerns. How should they be regulated?
2:40 pm - Border betting - Gambling by the international visitor, with a particular focus on recent developments related to gambling debt enforcement
12/11:
11:15 am - Identification of problems with gambling and interaction with customers
12:35 pm - Panel on games, focusing on micro transactions / cashiers
3:05 pm - COVID-19, curse for some, blessing in disguise for others?
3:10 pm - Did the ‘regulatory pendulum’ go too far against gamblinge? What can the industry do to reverse this trend?
For more information about the event, access the IMGL website.
Source: GMB
