The Portuguese Football League (LPFP) organized a Conference about the upcoming chances of a regulated online gaming market, the first of its kind held in Portugal, on 10th February 2010.
The objective of this event was to initiate a facts-based discussion on the advantages of a regulated online gaming framework taking into consideration today’s market reality and status of technical development.

The event looked at the experiences in this sector in different EU Member States from a general, financial, sports related and responsible gaming perspective. It provided also the opportunity to exchange views and contribute in a pro-active way to a constructive dialogue in the interest of all stakeholders.

Overall, It was centered in three blocks:
         
- Paving the way to online sports betting regulation
- Financial assets of the online gaming industry
- Sports and bookmaking: A question of responsibility

Conference Panels

Panel 1 – Paving the way to online sports betting regulation Fernando Prats, Director General de Tributos Coordenación & Gestión del Juego de la Comunidad de Madrid Marie-Laure Daridan, Director Affaires Publiques Consultants (France) Nigel Paine, Sportingbet, Chairmain of Audit Committee Sigrid Ligné, Secretary General of EGBA (European Gaming and Betting Association) Q&A session

Panel 2 – Financial assets of the online gaming industry Carmelo Mazza, Online gaming Manager at MAG Consulenti Associati. Jörg Wacker, Director of the German marketing agency Sportcasa José Angel Sánchez, Executive Managing Director of Real Madrid James Scicluna, Legal Counsel Betclic Q&A session

Panel 3 – Sports and bookmaking: a question of responsibility? Marco Falchetto, Director sports book bwin Prof. David Forrest, Center for the Study of Gambling, University of Salford, UK Carsten Koerl, founder and CEO of Sportradar Khalid Ali, Secretary General of the ESSA (European Sports Security Association) Q&A session

The International conference has been closed by the LIGA PORTUGAL President, Hermínio Loureiro, and by they exceptional intervention of Mr. Laurentino Dias, Secretary of State for Sport and Youth of Portugal.

Date: Wednesday, 10th February 2010
Time: 09.30 – 16.00
Venue: Tivoli Lisboa Hotel, Avenida da Liberdade, 185, 1269-050 Lisboa (POR)

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