GLI President and CEO James Maida and Team of Global Experts Shared Valuable Insights

LAS VEGAS (25 September 2018) – Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) President and CEO James Maida and a team of locally focused, global experts led by GLI EMEA Managing Director Martin Britton presented an informative, complimentary half-day regulators seminar during the recently completed IAGR 2018 Conference.

Maida welcomed participants to the seminar and gave a brief update of GLI activity in jurisdictions around the world. He said, “It was both a pleasure and a privilege to present our half-day regulators seminar to such an esteemed group of industry colleagues. My thanks the outstanding team at IAGR for giving us the opportunity to host this valuable educational event during this year’s annual conference.”

Maida welcomed participants to the seminar and gave a brief update of GLI activity in jurisdictions around the world. He said, “It was both a pleasure and a privilege to present our half-day regulators seminar to such an esteemed group of industry colleagues. My thanks the outstanding team at IAGR for giving us the opportunity to host this valuable educational event during this year’s annual conference.”

“Set against the backdrop of an ever-changing global regulatory landscape, the thoughtfully curated topics we presented offered a great deal of relevant, timely, and useful information to help regulators around the world successfully overcome challenges and accomplish their goals and objectives. We appreciated the positive reaction from seminar attendees and look forward to partnering with IAGR for future educational events such as this,” Maida added.

One of the many highlights of GLI’s seminar was a special “Ask the Experts” panel on Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Virtual Reality, Fantasy Sports, and Sports. GLI panelists included Senior Compliance Engineer Sergio Suarez; Regulatory Development Manager Alex Haberl; and Andrés Méndez, head of GLI’s Penetration & Vulnerability Testing Services. Britton moderated the panel.

Cybersecurity continues to be a major concern to regulators worldwide. Marco Capozzi, GLI Europe’s Director of ISS, helped seminar participants sharpen their cybersecurity knowledge by speaking on Information Security: Autopsy of a Cyber Attack.

The seminar also featured three bonus educational workshops:

• Marco Capozzi, GLI Europe’s Director of ISS, led Workshop 1: Bulletproof Services – Top 5 Gaming Cybersecurity Issues, along with Andrés Méndez, GLI’s Head of Penetration and Vulnerability Testing Services
• Sergio Suarez, GLI Senior Compliance Engineer, led Workshop 2: GLI University® Training Program
• Alex Haberl, GLI Regulatory Development Manager, led Workshop 3: Advance Game Concepts & Skill-based Gaming

About GLI
Gaming Laboratories International, LLC delivers the highest quality land-based, lottery, and iGaming testing and assessment services. GLI’s laboratory locations are found on six continents, and the company holds U.S. and international accreditations for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, 17020, and 17065 standards for technical competence in the gaming, wagering and lottery industries. GLI also holds ISTBQ certification. For more information, visit gaminglabs.com.

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