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Stage 1 |
| 08:15 |
Registration, welcome coffee and refreshments
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| 09:00 |
Opening remarks from the conference chair
Speaker(s):
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| 09:10 |
Panel Debate: Operating in the reality of a fractured market
- The economic cost of a fractured market and reality for compliance officers
- Strategies for dealing with fragmented regulation: how to structure a multi-jurisdiction legal team
- What could regulatory authorities do to make it easier? Is there a path to mutual recognition?
Speaker(s):
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| 09:45 |
Briefing One: Regulated European Markets: UK, France & Italy
Look ahead to the future of gaming under a new British government- Are UK gaming laws and advertising standards too lax?
- What changes will the new Coalition Government be looking to implement?
- Assess the possibility and potential consequences in introducing mandatory UK online licenses
Speaker(s):
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| 10:00 |
Workshop briefing: France
- Legal – What games can you offer in France and on what terms (such as tax rates and advertising standards)?
- Commercial – What is the cost of successful entry?
- Future – When will there be a legal review to current legislation and what might change?
Speaker(s):
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| 10:30 |
Workshop briefing: Italy
- Legal – What games can you offer in Italy and on what terms (such as tax rates and advertising standards)
- Commercial – What is the cost of successful entry and can you still penetrate rapidly maturing market?
- Future – When will there be a legal review to current legislation and what might change?
Speaker(s):
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| 11:00 |
Coffee break and networking
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| 11:30 |
Panel Debate: Who has got what right and wrong?
- Examine the key lessons from successful land-based and online operators in the French and Italian markets and how you might replicate their success
- Look across the markets of UK, Italy and France, does one model present a template for other European countries to copy (or avoid)?
- Is there a winning formula that would allow maximum government tax receipts and operator revenues when designing future regulatory models?
 
Speaker(s):
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| 12:30 |
Lunch
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| 14:00 |
BRIEFING TWO: POTENTIAL OPENING MARKETS – GERMANY
Gain the latest updates on the draft gambling bill process being sent to Brussels
- Discover the conclusions of the first notification process from the beginning of April and look ahead to the fi nal ratifi cation in May/June
- Learn how federal states are reacting to Germany taking on the Danish model of 20% gross profi t tax
- Find out how the market for online and land-based operators is already reacting and how the remainder of 2011 can create opportunities for your organisation
Speaker(s):
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| 14:10 |
Netherlands
- Understand the full-scale regulation of Dutch remote gaming and off-line liberalisation
- Discover the results of the letter from the Minister of Justice for the new agenda in regulating remote gaming by 2012
- Uncover the potential in the government liberalising the offl ine gaming sector
- Capitalise on new government policy just three weeks after its release in March – the results of a 10 year struggle with Dutch authorities
Speaker(s):
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| 14:20 |
Spain
- Analysing the process of regulating the Spanish online gaming industry
- Discover the latest developments of the draft bill
- Hear details of the planned taxation model
- Capitalise on new opportunities for operators in marketing to Spanish consumers
- When will the first licenses be granted?
Speaker(s):
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| 14:30 |
Greece
- Exclusive content to be released at WGB
Speaker(s):
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| 14:40 |
Belgium
- Discover the latest re-regulations of Belgian legislation and how this affects foreign land-based and online operators
- What signifi cant changes are expected going forward for Belgian legislation?
- Is it correct that current guidelines are incompatible with current EU gaming law?
- Discover how the latest EU green paper will affect future Belgian gaming
Speaker(s):
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| 14:50 |
Denmark
- Exclusive content to be released at WGB
Speaker(s):
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| 15:00 |
Norway
- Analysing the recent re-regulations of the Norwegian gaming market
- General market overview and introducing an overview of the recent re-regulation of the bingo market from Autumn 2010
- Get insight into the possibilities for foreign gaming companies in land-based operations
- Look to the future of Norwegian igaming – what does the future hold for companies such as Norsk Tipping? What games will be permitted?
Speaker(s):
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| 15:10 |
Coffee break and networking
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| 15:40 |
Panel Debate: Regulating the European markets
- Investigate the opportunities for land-based operators presented by shifting regulation
- Discover how online operators will be able to move into these newly regulated gaming markets
- Clarify the balance between risk and reward of being an early mover in these markets
   
Speaker(s):
- Andrew Zammit, Managing Partner, Zammit & Associates
- Amy De-Balsi, Head of Social Responsibility and Compliance, Sky Betting and Gaming
- Christina Thakor-Rankin, Operations Director, Virgin Games
- Jessica Ordovas, CEO, MediaTech Solutions
- Eric van Vondelen, Chairman of the Executive Committee, European Association for the Study of Gambling
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| 16:30 |
Day one roundtables: A table to cover every country
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| 17:30 |
End of day one. Drinks and networking reception
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