The SBC Digital – Player Protection online conference, presented in partnership with Vixio Regulatory Intelligence takes place this Wednesday, November 13, and sees a lineup of experts tackle the key topics surrounding the player protection space.
Taking place before Safer Gambling Week 2024, SBC Digital – Player Protection kicks off at 9AM GMT with a special presentation from lead sponsors Vixio Regulatory Intelligence. Vixio View: Global Player Protection Policy Trends will feature Vixio’s Chief Analyst and VP Americas, James Kilsby, discussing key regulatory trends on responsible gambling in Europe, North America, Brazil and beyond, and focusing on affordability, monitoring and intervention.
This will be immediately followed by a fascinating discussion on whether operator focus on player protection can increase shareholder value, and features Evoke’s Head of Player Safety, Yardena Almagor, she’s joined by leading industry consultant Peter Marcus, Founder & CEO of Better World Casinos, Floris Assies, and Gambling Lawyer Andy Danson of Bird & Bird, in a session moderated by Founder and Managing Director of SBC Advisory Partners, Anton Kaszubowski.
Financial Risk Checks is another topic that will be debated at the event, with Sam McKnight, Head of UK Compliance at Fitzdares, Iris Den Boer, Chief CSR Officer at Betnation and Gamstop’s CMO Katie Reynolds-Jones taking part in a discussion chaired by CasinoBeats Editor Joe Streeter. The panel will discuss whether financial risk checks are an essential tool for player safety, or if they are likely to fuel the black market.
Leading industry academic Mark Griffiths, who is the Director of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University headlines our fourth panel of the day. He is joined by Miguel Luis, Head of Compliance at Portuguese operator LeBull, Ian Perrygrove, Chief Risk Officer at Kwiff, and Jonathan Aiwazian, CEO of IDpair, in a session discussing player protection software. Payment Expert Editor Ted Orme-Claye is the moderator.
Elsewhere, Player Protection Hub Editor Steve Hoare is joined by Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of the European Gaming & Betting Association (EGBA), as well as Betsson’s Head of Safer Gambling Eduards Jakubovs and Flutter’s Director of Risk & Safer Gambling Luke Sugden, and Frazer McNaughton, Head of Compliance & MLRO at Grace Media. The panel will discuss collaboration between operators as the logical next step for player protection.
Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas chairs the penultimate discussion, focusing on the essential tools for self help, where she is joined by Phil Sherwood, Senior Director of Responsible Gambling at PrizePicks, Bernardo Chagas, Lecturer in Strategic Management and Marketing at the University of Lisbon, Simon Vincze, the Head of Sustainable and Safer Gambling at Casino Guru, and from the EGBA, Vasiliki Panousi, Manager EU Affairs.
The final session of the day focuses on creating the perfect safer play message, and features Alex Wolf of Underdog Fantasy, Lisa Corti, the head of Safer Gambling at BV Group and Dr Maris Catania, Senior Consultant in Safer Gambling at SG: Certified, in a panel moderated by SBC’s Director of Content Ted Menmuir.
You can register for the event by clicking here.
