Thursday, March 28 1:30-2:30
- Track 2: UIGEA, the Wire Act, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and State-Regulated Sports Wagering in the
US: can this legal quartet ever be harmonized or is all just jumbled jazz? Experts from different gaming industry sectors will explore the multiple crossover regulatory and legal issues involved in the interplay between federal laws, including the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, the Wire Act, and Indian gaming under IGRA, and state-regulated sports wagering in the US. The panel will focus on what efforts are being made to address questions like: what is a "business of betting or wagering" for purposes of federal law, where is sports wagering gaming "conducted" for purposes of US law, what constitutes the legal situs of server-based gaming, does the patron's physical location make a legal difference, is proxy play permitted, can state i-gaming/sports wagering laws include regulation of tribal i- gaming/sport wagering operations conducted on Indian lands, what will be the impact on tribal gaming compacts and revenue sharing provisions, how will gaming system designs be impacted and more.
- Moderator: Kevin Quigley, Attorney / Consultant, Foley & Quigley PLC, USA
Panelists: Suzanne P. Leckert, Managing Partner, Convergence Strategy Group, USA Joseph Grad, Principal, Law Office of Joseph Grad, USA Tommy Shepherd, Partner, Jones Walker, USA Kevin Mullally, Vice President of Government Relations & General Counsel, GLI, USA Joe Valandra, Managing Director, VAdvisors, LLC, USA