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PARIS EVENT: Regulating Online Gambling in the EU

25 November 2014

Time: 9:30am - 5:45pm
Venue: University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP), 9-11 rue de Constantine, 75340 Paris

Regulating Online Gambling in the EU- Recommendation 2014/478/EU on Player Protection – Where Do We Go From Here?

Organised by Dr Alan Littler, Kalff Katz & Franssen, and Professor Julia Hӧrnle, Queen Mary University of London.

Hosted by the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London.

Programme (updated)

09.00-09.30 Registration

09.30-10.15 Keynote Speech: Dr Charmaine Hogan, European Commission, "EU Commission Recommendation 2014/478/EU - Where it came from and where it will go"

10.15-10.45 Dr Alan Littler, Kalff, Katz & Franssen, Attorneys at Law, "The Recommendation Set against the Background of the Jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU"

10.45-11.15 Coffee & Tea Break

11.15-11.45 Professor Julia Hӧrnle, Queen Mary University of London, "A Critical Review of the Recommendation as a Tool to Enhance Player and Consumer Protection Online - Advertising Standards and Self-Exclusion"

11.45-12.15 Margaret Carran, City University London, "A Critical Review of the Recommendation as a Tool to Enhance Player and Consumer Protection Online - Protection of Children and Age Verification"

12.15-13.30 Lunch

13.30-15.15 Panel 1: Regulatory Perspectives from the Member States

15.15-15.45 Coffee & Tea Break

15.45-17.40 Panel 2: Stakeholders’ Perspectives

  • Chair: Dr Robin Callender Smith
  • Florian Sauer, Compliance Officer bwin.party
  • Tim Waller, VP Group Legal, Skrill
  • Malcolm Bruce, Senior Consultant to G4
  • Dirk Hansen, CEO, Gamcare 
  • Annabelle Richard, Pinsent Masons, Paris

17.40-17.45 Closing Remarks

Directions

For directions to this event, please refer to the map.

How to Book

Attendance is free of charge, but prior registration is necessary via the CCLS Eventbrite page.

Contact

For more information, please contact Anna Gray on anna.gray@qmul.ac.uk.


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