The Executive Chairman of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has recently participated in the 34th International Gaming Summit organised by the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) held in Vancouver, Canada, between 2 and 5 June 2015. The theme of the summit was: ‘From East to West: The Changing Global Gaming Landscape’. IAGA’s international gaming summit is the gaming industry’s premier event which brings together leaders from all global gaming sectors.
The high profile event which was attended by around 250 delegates from all over the world included counterpart regulators, advisors, suppliers, investors, gaming lawyers, bankers and gaming operators. Apart from the networking opportunities this summit provides to the participants, key topics discussed in the various panels and keynote speeches included point of consumption tax, regulation of fantasy sports, the convergence of gaming payments and financial regulation, regulation of skill based games and the latest developments in the anti money-laundering sphere.