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Conference Day One: Monday 22 August 2011 08:00 Morning coffee and registration
09:00 Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks
Peter Cohen, Director, Regulatory Affairs, THE AGENDA GROUP
09:10 International keynote: Prospects for the future of gambling in Australia
Our visionary gaming leader will outline how he sees the state of gaming in Australia and compare that with the rest of the world. He will then use examples from international jurisdictions to predict the likely future direction of gambling in Australia from a policy, technology and customer perspective.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR GAMBLING POLICY & REGULATION
Our panels will look at some of the most topical legislative issues in the gambling, racing, sporting and betting sectors and debate their implications for the industry.
09:40 Arguing the case for state vs federal regulation of gambling
The panel will debate scenarios for possible federal regulation of gambling, how that might be achieved and the pros and cons for the different stakeholders. This is your chance to state your case and make your voice heard as to whether it would be desirable or not.
· What would be needed to achieve a national regulatory model?
· Why might it be difficult to achieve?
· How have regulators managed to work together so far?
· Is there a big cross-border challenge in complying with regulations?
· Can Australia enforce laws on companies not based in Australia?
· What lessons can be learned from Europe? The US?
· What does the industry think?
Panellists:
Robert Chappell, Director, INDEPENDENT GAMBLING AUTHORITY
Senator Cory Bernardi, Liberal Senator, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Kerry Willcock, Executive General Manager – Corporate & Legal, TABCORP HOLDINGS
Dr Rohan Miller, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics & Business, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
10:30 Morning coffee break
11:00 Unravelling the political drivers behind the regulatory push towards pre-commitment and account-based betting
· How do the different states view pre-commitment schemes and federal involvement in the issue?
· Examining the provisions of the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform report on pre-commitment
· Debating the pros and cons of mandatory versus voluntary schemes
· What is the legal and political likelihood that the proposed changes will be passed into federal law?
· What have been the experiences of states where it has beentrialled?
· Lessons from abroad – What is the evidence that it pushes gamers to the Internet and what is the projected impact on revenues of customers having to provide proof of identity?
· Speculating who may be excluded from pre-commitment requirements (High rollers? Casinos as non-convenience venues?)
· Calculating the costs to convert systems in order to comply
· Potential implementation timeframe for software modifications and certification
Moderator:
Nadine Grinblat, General Manager, AUSTRALASIAN GAMING COUNCIL
Panellists:
Ross Blair-Holt, COO, ALH GROUP
Tony Clark, Executive Officer, AUSTRALIAN INTERNET BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION
Robert Chappell, Director, INDEPENDENT GAMBLING AUTHORITY
Mike Sarquis, Executive Director, OFFICE OF LIQUOR & GAMING REGULATION, QLD
Dr Rohan Miller, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics & Business, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
12:30 Lunch for delegates and speakers
14:00 Online gaming: Can Australia afford NOT to regulate it?
· Is Australia also likely to see indictments against unlicensed operators following the US Department of Justice’s actions against US facing poker operations?
· Determining which of the recommendations from the Productivity Commission’s Report on Gambling are worth pursuing
· Examining other potential regulatory approaches to policing unlicensed operators – IP blocking, blocking at registration, payments blocking
· Learning from the experience of other countries, such as the US and Norway, about the effectiveness of payment blocking
Moderator:
Bill Brown, Partner, LANDER & ROGERS
Panellists:
Jamie Nettleton, Partner, ADDISONS
Harry Ashton, Head of Legal & Research, GAMBLING COMPLIANCE
Malcolm Richardson, Deputy Director North / Manager Racing, LICENSING, REGULATION & ALCOHOL STRATEGY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, NT
Roderick McAlpine, Director, NORFOLK ISLAND GAMING AUTHORITY
Cormac Barry, CEO, SPORTSBET
HARM MINIMISATION AND PROBLEM GAMBLING PREVENTION
15:00 Analysing the effectiveness of current legislation for marketing, advertising and sponsorship
· Debating the current concerns about the infiltration of gambling and wagering sponsorship messages during games and the involvement of commentators
· Will the ban on the promotion of live betting odds during sporting matches help in the fight against problem gambling?
· Summarising the state-based regulations for advertising and promotions
· Rules governing rewards and incentives for account opening and free bets
· How are advertising rules for .Net sites being enforced?
· Will foreign poker sites continue to be allowed to sponsor sporting teams?
Michael Camilleri, Solicitor, ADDISONS
15:40 Afternoon tea break
16:00 Effective harm minimisation strategies to facilitate responsible gambling
An increasing number of harm minimisation strategies have been implemented in recent years but many strategies are extrapolated from other public health domains (e.g., alcohol, smoking) or based on presumed effects, without appropriate empirical testing. Theoretically-based and methodologically robust gambling research provides important evidence regarding the most effective harm minimisation strategies currently available. This presentation will review:
· Best practice approaches to harm minimisation for gambling based on research findings
· How the implementation of evidence-based strategies is likely to increase the success of harm minimisation policies by appropriately targeting at-risk gamblers and reducing costs associated with ineffective strategies
Dr Sally Gainsbury, Clinical Psychologist & Research Fellow, Centre for Gambling Research & Education, SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY
16:40 Understanding the obligations of the gaming and wagering industry in complying with anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing legislation
· Recent changes and amendments to AML and CTF legislation
· Challenges for the gaming industry in complying with AML and CTF laws
· Tools for identity verification - Know Your Customer – When does compliance become anti-competitive?
Bill Brown, Partner, LANDER & ROGERS
Alan Pedley, Principal Consultant, GAMING ASSOCIATES
17:20 Close of day one and networking drinks, sponsored by AGILITY INTERACTIVE
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