We are looking forward to the upcoming IMGL 2019 Spring Conference in New Orleans, which will take place at the Windsor Court Hotel next week from 27-29 March 2019.

Kelly Duncan, John Maloney and Donna Moore have put together a fascinating and fulsome programme of interest to gaming law professionals and other stakeholders interested in the gambling sector.

Of particular note are our keynote speakers – Jim Allen, the Chairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole Gaming, Tim Wilmott of Penn National and Ronnie Jones, the Chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. We are honoured to have these eminent industry leaders being able to join us. In addition to the keynote presentations, there are a considerable number of panels on topics of fundamental importance to the gambling sector, including ‘eSports’, ‘Sports League Entitlements’ in the context of sports betting, ‘Gaming, Elected Officials and the Media’, ‘Sports Betting – Lessons from Europe’ and ‘Card Rooms and Tribal Gaming’. Further, there are a number of discussion panels covering current topics such as: ‘Sexism in the Gaming Industry’ and ‘the Wire Act’.