Issue No. 356

16 - 22 August 2001

Maltese lawyer to address Dublin conference on Internet gambling law

by David Kelleher

New jurisdictions in the Internet gaming industry such as Malta and Gibraltar will be discussed during the Fifth Annual International Symposium on Internet Gambling Law and Management.
The conference, being held between 25-27 November at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, will showcase wireless, streaming, border control and other technologies that are transforming the Internet gaming industry. It will be addressed by Maltese lawyer and MP Dr Michael Frendo of Gatt Frendo Tufigno.
The conference will feature sessions on the burgeoning Asian and Latin American markets; new entrants into the field from land-based gaming and other industries such as Harrods and Playboy; new jurisdictions such as Jersey, Isle of Man, Alderney, Channel Island, Malta and Gibraltar; new laws and regulations in Antigua, St Kitts, New Zealand and other jurisdictions; the latest in Internet gaming technology including streaming, wireless, border control and voice systems; the growth in Internet lotteries around the world; major developments with online sportsbooks, pari-mutuel sites and Internet casinos. The Annual International Internet Gaming Innovator Awards will be presented at a luncheon on 26 November at the conference.
The conference also features a Technology Showcase by various software, telecommunications, marketing and other vendors serving the Internet gaming industry. Each year, this conference draws attendees from 40 different countries around the world.
Chaired by Anthony Coles, Partner; Jeffrey Green Russell in London, and Joe Kelly, Professor of Business Law, SUNY College at Buffalo, the conference features speakers including Adrian Brink, Plus Lotto.com; Eric Brown, Camelot; Mickey Charles, The Sports Network; Gary Collins, Antigua; Tony Fontaine, Station Casinos; Michael Frendo, Gatt Frendo Tufigno; Bill Galston, Galston Associates; Fred Gushin, Spectrum Gaming; Marc Lesnick, startcasino.com; Gary Locke, Casino Promote; Quirino Mancini, Sinisi Ceschini Mancini & Partners; Isaac Marrache, Marrache & Co.; Vince Monical, Flutter.com; Christopher Murphy, Mann & Partners; David Outhwaite, COO, CryptoLogic; I. Nelson Rose, Professor, Whittier College of Law; Johan Sigvardsson, CEO, Boss Media; Michael Tew, Bear Sterns; Andrew Tottenham, Harrods Online; Thibauld Verbiest, Libert-Mayerus and many others. Full programme details and online registration is available at www.bioconferences.com.
For more information about sponsoring, exhibiting or attending the Fifth Annual International Symposium on Internet Gambling Law and Management, contact Michele Keesser at mkeesser@liebertpub.com or check the website www.biconferences.com

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