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27th February, The Dorchester - London.
Senior industry advisors and executives cannot afford to miss the Gambling Compliance executive briefing at the Dorchester Hotel on February 27th 2008.
- Hear top level analysis of the duties and obligations of personal and operating licensees;
- Meet your personal 2008 compliance education and awareness obligations;
- Hear first-hand what the Gambling Commission has to say about compliance and enforcement;
- Discuss common compliance challenges with industry colleagues and advisors
Significant discount for subscribers to the gamblingcompliance.com legal and regulatory information service. Book early – space is limited.
Regulators and Associations at The Briefing include BACTA, ABB, IBAS, IBA, RGA, NGRC, Gambling Commission, Malta Regulatory Authority, Gibraltar Regulatory Authority.
An executive briefing on the personal and corporate compliance responsibilities affecting senior executives and managers under the Gambling Act 2005.
Goal:
- To provide senior executives with a clear understanding of the personal and corporate compliance structure established by the Gambling Act, and information which will enable them to set up and monitor an efficient and cost effective compliance regime.
- To provide a level of awareness of the compliance requirements of the Gambling Act required as a Licence Condition for all personal and operating licence holders.
- To offer a senior level networking opportunity focussed on a non-contentious but critical industry issue which requires a common industry understanding and response.
Registration and Introduction – 9:00 – 9:30
Session I - Andrew Lyman, Andrew Poole, Leon Thomas, Michael Caselli, Peter Wilson, Russ Phillips
The Gambling Act requires executives and Personal Management Licence holders (as well as those holding 1968 Act certificates) to be aware of their responsibilities under the Act, and of the Licence Conditions that apply to them. We will therefore cover:
- The Regulatory Compliance Structure:
- Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice
- Operating Licences – role and responsibility of Operating Licence holders
- Personal Licences – role and responsibility of Personal Management Licence Holders
- Investors and Shareholders – role and responsibility of participating shareholders
- Small Scale Operators – Compliance responsibilities for small businesses
- The Principal Objectives of the Act:
- Protect the under aged
- Protect the vulnerable
- Prevent Crime – money laundering
- Fair and open Play – contract terms
Coffee – 11:00-11:15
Session 1 Continued
- Training and “Awareness” requirements
- Operating Licences
- Personal Licences
- Investors and Shareholders
- Enforcement
- Better Regulation environment
- Inspections and reviews
- Regulatory reporting
- Sanctions and Penalties
- Reducing regulatory interference – practical guide
Lunch – 12:45- 1:45
Session II – Bill Galston, Sue Harley, George Quigley, Tony Coles
To minimise outside regulatory interference, operators must demonstrate effective and robust procedures for identifying and correcting breaches of Licence Conditions involving education and training, policies and procedures, and review and action plans. The briefing will therefore examine the components of such a program and provide a compliance structure checklist with the following components:
- Corporate Compliance Structure and Responsibility
- Shareholder level
- Board Level
- Compliance Committee
- Compliance Officer
- Personal Management Licensees
- potential conflicts of interest
- Compliance Awareness template
- Corporate statement of principal
- Written policies and procedures
- Communication and customer education
- Internal record keeping
- Internal audit
- Internal Reporting tree
- External reporting
- Crisis planning – breach of licence conditions
Tea – 3:15 – 3:30
Session III – Tim Jones, Roy Ramm, Julian Harris
Larger operators with operations in multiple jurisdictions, and companies looking to broaden their capital base through flotation or involvement of private equity face particular issues in terms of the transparency and thoroughness of their compliance programs, and the need to avoid having the regulatory approval and compliance process drive commercial decision making. We will therefore address the following issues:
- Issues for multinational operators
- Compliance standards
- Reporting
- Operating in a complex regulated environment
- Issues for quoted companies
- Compliance and good governance
- Information for Shareholders and Financial Regulators
- Public information
- Planning for listing or outside investment – securing compliance and licence protection
Speaker Bio's
Leon Thomas.
Leon Thomas has overall responsibility for overseeing PartyGaming's regulatory compliance, responsible gaming and counter money laundering initiatives.
Michael CaselliMichael Caselli is the editor of Gambling Online Magazine
Tony Coles.
Tony is a respected senior gambling lawyer and senior partner at Jeffrey Green Russell , Solicitors.
Bill Galston, Bill is a former Gaming Boards inspector, and is now a director of eCogra, Trustee of Gamcare, and a director of Gambling Governance.
Jim Noakes Jim is the Head of Transactional Services at Gala Coral.
Russ Philips Russ is the Deputy CEO of the Association of British Bookmakers
Sue Harley, Sue is director of compliance for Ladbrokes PLC.
Tim Jones. Tim is managing partner of the London corporate department at Freshfields, Solicitors.
Andrew Lyman Andrew is Director of Monitoring and Enforcement at the Gambling Commission.
Andrew Poole Andrew is head of on-line services at Gamcare.
Roy Ramm. Roy is a director of London Clubs International and director of compliance .
Julian HarrisJulian is a Partner at Harris Hagan.
George QuigleyGeorge is a Partner at BDO Stoy Hayward.
Peter Wilson, Peter is a respected senior gambling lawyer and a partner at Blake Lapthorn Tarlow Lyons, Solicitors.
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Places are limited, please register your interest by clicking on the "Sign up for Executive Compliance Briefing" link below. A member of our team will contact you shortly to confirm your registration.
