The last couple of months have been a very intensive period for IMGL.

With IMGL MasterClasses being held in various countries, including Australia, Malta, USA, Denmark, Hungary and Slovenia, numerous IMGL members have presented on key topics and demonstrated the leadership of IMGL in the gambling law field. This is illustrated by the topics addressed at each of the IMGL 2018 Autumn conference in Prague and the full day IMGL MasterClass at G2E, but more about those events later.

The challenges and opportunities facing the gambling sector globally are becoming more extreme, and diverse. With the expansion of licensed gambling in Asia ( with new casinos being opened and plans being put in place for new integrated resorts in Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines), in the United States ( with sports betting regulations being introduced in numerous states) and Africa, the necessity for considered regulation is paramount. On the other hands, mature gambling markets, like Great Britain, Italy and Australia are putting in place stricter controls which necessitate clear and concise advice to ensure compliance.