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IAGA Board of Trustees
IAGA TRUSTEES are elected to a three-year term and are responsible for devising and executing all measures deemed proper and expedient to promote the objectives of the International Association of Gaming Advisors. Trustees may be elected to two consecutive three-year terms, and new Trustees are appointed at each Annual Meeting where existing Trustees terms expire.
EX-OFFICIO members of the Board of Trustees are IAGA officers who served as President. Following his or her term as President, the officer serves ex-officio for an additional three fiscal years.
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SANTIAGO ASENSI is Managing Partner of Asensi Abogados, a gaming and gambling law firm with offices in Spain and Colombia. Asensi provides legal advice to a large number of bookmakers, poker, casino, bingo and skill games operators, software providers, slot suppliers with interests located in Spain and Latin America as well as to gaming jurisdictions. Asensi Abogados was the official advisor of Coljuegos (the Colombian regulator) in the development of the first regulation for online gambling in Latin America.
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KARIN ASHFORD is the Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs at Penn National Gaming and advises and counsels the company in a variety of substantive areas of law. She sits on the company’s cyber committee advising on various cyber-related issues such as data privacy, GDPR and similar statutes, cyber coverage, ransomware, website compliance, and social gaming. She began her career as a litigator at Cravath Swaine & Moore and then Stevens & Lee.
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PAUL G.V. BAKER is currently the President, Grand Lisboa Palace Cotai, part of SJM Holdings. Previously, he was the Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Genting Malaysia Berhad where he had overall responsibility for all aspects of the operation of Resorts World Genting, one of the largest and most successful integrated resort destinations globally. He also previously held leadership positions at Wynn Macau, Caesars Entertainment (formerly Harrah’s Entertainment), First Union Securities, and the United States Army.
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GREG BROWER is Wynn Resorts' Chief Compliance Officer. He was formerly a Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Shareholder focusing on litigation, government investigations and regulatory and cybersecurity matters. His federal government experience includes service as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, as FBI Deputy General Counsel and as US Government Publishing Office Inspector General. He was also a Nevada Legislature member, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a Gaming Policy Committee member.
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A.G. BURNETT is a partner with McDonald Carano where he advises regulatory agencies, federal agencies and others in meeting and crafting regulatory standards and represents gaming industry clients in navigating regulatory requirements. He is also skilled in assisting companies with their compliance programs and compliance obligations. He most recently served as Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (2012-2017) and as a member of the Governor’s Gaming Policy Committee.
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VASILIOS CHRISOS, a Principal with PwC's Financial Crimes Unit, has 20+ years experience assisting companies on all aspects of financial crime compliance, AML and sanctions matters. He has assisted casino operators with implementing comprehensive, risk-based AML and sanctions compliance programs, including executing enhanced due diligence for higher-risk patrons and investigating suspicious levels of play. He serves on the Global Advisory Board of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists.
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MARK A. CLAYTON is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Gaming Practice. He focuses on regulatory matters related to land based gaming, internet gaming and the manufacturing and distribution of gaming equipment. He also counsels clients on gaming legislation and regulatory projects. Mark has wide-ranging experience in the gaming industry, and has served as an executive and as counsel for many casino corporations prior to joining the firm. He is a former member of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board.
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STEPHANIE CHEUNG is the Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer for Melco Resorts. In this role, Stephanie has oversight of the legal, risk management and surveillance functions consisting of over 400 personnel working in Hong Kong, Macau, Philippines and Cyprus. She also is Secretary to the Board of Directors delivering advice on a wide range of regulatory and corporate governance matters. Stephanie has close to 30 years of experience in the gaming and hospitality industry and private legal practice.
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JON DUFFY is Senior Vice President of Corporate Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for Genting UK and is responsible for the Internal Audit, Compliance, Security, Surveillance, Anti-Money Laundering and Responsible Gambling Departments. Jon holds diplomas in both Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime prevention, he is a member of the Audit Committee for Genting UK and a Director of the National Casino Forum (NCF), the UK Casino Industry trade body.
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TRACEY ELKERTON is Global Head of Regulatory & Product Compliance for Aristocrat Leisure and has more than 20 years’ experience in gaming industry compliance. In this role her responsibilities include licensing of entities and individuals, suitability investigations for all employees and business associates, and providing advice to the business on gaming regulatory matters. Tracey also has responsibility for the global Product Compliance function for Aristocrat’s global product portfolio.
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C.J. FISHER is a partner in the Atlantic City office of Fox Rothschild LLP. He advises individuals and entities in a wide range of gaming licensing, regulatory and compliance matters, and has represented clients before various gaming regulatory agencies, including in New Jersey, Massachusetts and New York. He has also successfully represented casino operators in competitive license bids in several domestic and international jurisdictions.
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KELLY E. GASS has over 20 years of professional experience providing financial and business solutions and expertise to companies both domestically and abroad. Having served in numerous interim senior management roles in takeover or troubled asset situations as well as under normal operating conditions, Gass has significant experience liaising with governmental and regulatory authorities in over 35 jurisdictions and is recognized for her extensive expertise in operational, transactional and financial matters.
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CHRISTOPHER GRIPPA, is the Partner-in-Charge of Litigation Services and Forensic Accounting at Aprio. Chris and his team advise clients on complex financial and accounting matters involving compliance, investigations and disputes. He works with management and attorneys to provide accounting and financial guidance to the gaming industry. He leads forensic accounting investigations and compliance assessments, including engagements related to AML, bribery and corruption.
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DR. WULF HAMBACH is one of the founding partners of Hambach & Hambach. He regularly publishes articles in national and international legal media. Furthermore, he is a co-publisher and one of the authors of the legal commentary “Glücks- und Gewinnspielrecht in den Medien” (Gambling and Sweepstakes Law in the Media, C.H. Beck Verlag). Dr. Hambach is a sought-after lecturer at leading international conferences and board adviser of leading internet service companies.
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MARK HEMMERLE is Vice President, Gaming & Compliance Counsel for Shift4 Payments. With more than 20 years gaming and payments experience, he was General Counsel, Asst. General Manager and General Manager for two casinos under Hyatt (Hotels) Gaming Management Group including Grand Victoria Casino and subsequently opened and ran Indiana Live! Casino in Shelbyville, Indiana. Mark joined Worldpay (formerly Vantiv Gaming Solutions) in 2014 and was instrumental in building out the payments space for lawful gaming and gambling payment transactions.
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JEFFREY HENDRICKS is the Senior Vice President - Regulatory and Compliance at Caesars Entertainment. Mr. Hendricks serves as CEI’s corporate Compliance Officer, partners in the management and execution of CEI’s anti-money laundering compliance program, manages regulatory matters across CEI’s portfolio and facilitates the regulatory approval process necessary for various merger and acquisition activities. Jeff is a member of the Missouri bar.
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JEREMY P. KLEIMAN serves on Saiber's Executive Committee and heads its Gaming Law Practice Group. Jeremy focuses his practice on gaming, regulatory and business law, representing casino operators, gaming equipment suppliers, technology providers and financial institutions involved in the gaming and lottery industries. He specializes in gaming-related corporate, regulatory, licensing and compliance matters, with an emphasis on the online and mobile gaming industry.
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STEPHEN MARTINO is Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, MGM Resorts Intl. and directs MGM Resorts International's compliance with federal and state requirements for gaming activity and financial transactions. He has oversight of MGM Resorts properties in Las Vegas and throughout the United States. In his role, he draws on a dozen years of experience in the casino, interactive, lottery and pari-mutuel gaming industries.
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CHRISTINE MASINO is the Senior Director of Regulatory Compliance with IGT. Her responsibilities include global oversight of IGT’s broad license portfolio, as well as focusing on regulatory matters in over 300 North American gaming jurisdictions. With over 15 years’ in the gaming industry, Ms. Masino has experience across multiple areas of gaming, including slot machines and video lottery terminals, casino and central systems, internet and mobile gaming, and sports wagering.
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RUI PINTO PROENCA is a partner at MdME, where he heads the firm’s Corporate|Gaming practice. Rui regularly acts for industry investors, casino operators, equipment manufacturers and gaming promoters in key regional projects. He also assists issuers, sponsors and underwriters in relation to listings of Macau gaming interests with overseas capital markets. Rui has been actively assisting sector players and governments in emerging gaming jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region.
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KIMBERLY MAXSON RUSHTON of Cooper Levenson is immersed in the U.S. gaming market, advising casinos, gaming suppliers and other businesses related to the gaming industry who depend on her guidance in this rapidly changing field of law. She began her career in the Clark County District Attorney's Office from 1993 to 1998 and also served in the Attorney General's Office as Chief of the Las Vegas office and Counsel to the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1998 to 2003.
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LORETTA A. TUELL is the managing principle at Tuell Law. She has practiced in the arena of federal Indian law and policy in Washington, D.C. for more than 20 years. In September 2017, she relocated to southern California and established Tuell Law. Her practice focuses on American Indian law, governmental law and policy, and gaming matters. In the private legal sector, Loretta was most recently a Partner at the international law firm, Greenberg Traurig, L.L.P.
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JOHN HAGAN of Harris Hagan specializes in all aspects of online and land-based gambling law. John qualified in 1993, practicing as a commercial litigator before specializing in gambling law from 1998. He has advised many of the world’s largest gambling operators as well as governments and trade associations. He is frequently instructed by other leading law firms, private equity firms and banks to provide specialist licensing and regulatory expertise in respect of corporate investments and transactions.
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JOHN MCMANUS is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of MGM Resorts International. He served as Senior Vice President, Acting General Counsel and Secretary of the Company from December 2009 to July 2010. He served as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary from September 2009 to December 2009. He served as Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company from July 2008 to September 2009.
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LAURA MCALLISTER COX is Chief Compliance Officer of Rush Street Interactive, L.P. overseeing compliance strategy including in the areas of regulatory, anti-money laundering, technical compliance and responsible gaming. She previously held positions as Vice President of Regulatory Compliance and Legal Counsel of Rush Street Gaming, LLC and General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Gaming Partners International Corporation. Laura’s prior law firm experience includes serving as a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, and a partner with Cooper Levenson.
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