Pre-conference workshop: Regulatory changes affecting LatAm's key markets Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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9am	Registration and coffee
	REALIZING LATIN AMERICA’S FULL POTENTIAL

9.30am	An overview of gaming regulation in Latin America The causes of recent casino closures in Ecuador & Venezuela Gaining regulator support - AML and KYC compliance Analyzing the regulatory structure, gaming tax rate and incentives in attracting foreign investors to their jurisdictions
10am	Overview of gaming in Panamá The contributing factors for increased growth in Panamá Examining future Panamanian regulation possibilities
10.20am	Overview of gaming in Chile Will Chile be the first Latin country to regulate online gaming? Gaming in Chile and what is contributing to continued success
10.40am	Morning networking break
11.15am	Understanding the regulatory landscape in Latin America’s biggest markets I. Brazil Dealing with local opposition to offline and online gaming operations Will the government really succeed in banning all online sports betting before the World Cup in 2014? What does the future hold for casinos and bingo regulation? II. Mexico Understanding the timeline for new regulatory changes Do customer safety concerns in land-based casinos increase the urgency for online regulation? Examining the best ways to overcome illegal gaming III. Argentina Is there national legislation in sight? Examining the different positions of the regional governments Making Argentina the offline and online leader in Latin America
12.45pm	Networking lunch
	US & EUROPEAN MARKETS

2.15pm	The move to open the US to online gaming How Black Friday and the Full Tilt Poker suit have affected pending online regulation Which is poised to happen first, state-wide or federal regulation, and what are the differences? New Jersey sports betting after the November referendum The regulator’s perspective on opening the US market
2.45pm	Examining the soon to be regulated Spanish market Evaluating the proposed tax structure and implications Examining the differences in the licensing and legal requirements from other regulated markets Leveraging similarities from Spain to Latin markets
3.15pm	Close of pre-conference workshop Mr Carlos Silva Alliende LLB at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Minor in Economics and Finance at Universidad de Chile and LLM at Georgetown University Law Center (US), Mr. Silva is the head of the Legal Department at the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego, the... more.. Mr Luis Gil Luis qualified and was admitted as a lawyer in Colombia. After qualifying Luis worked for the Council of State, the highest administrative court in Colombia. Luis moved to London in 2006 to complete an LLM in International and European Commercial... more.. Your workshop leaders: › Ms Giselle Brea, Directora Nacional, Junta de Control de Juego › Mr Carlos Silva Alliende, Head of Legal Department, Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego › Mr Luis Gil, Legal & Tax Analyst, Americas, Gambling Compliance