2009 Canadian Gaming Summit
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The constant state and rate of regulatory and operational change for the gaming industry, combined with new product delivery systems and methodologies have created increasingly complex and ever-changing legal environments in Canada, across North America and around the world. Recognizing this brave new world, the Canadian Gaming Summit together with the International Masters of Gaming Law have come together to create a new national legal and regulatory program within the Summit. The program is designed to update and inform industry advisers and insiders – lawyers and law firms, in-house counsel, government agencies and regulators, compliance officers, senior executives and others engaged in the industry from the perspectives of operations and provision of equipment, goods and services.

The Legal & Regulatory Program is Being Chaired by Michael Lipton Q.C.

Michael Lipton established the firm of Elkind & Lipton LLP in 1970 where he is Senior Partner and Chair of the firm’s Gaming Law Practice Group. He has served as senior counsel on several gaming law matters including advising on Requests for Proposals from government to operate commercial and charitable casinos and advising applicants who seek registration with the various Gaming Commissions throughout Canada. He regularly represents governments, gaming equipment suppliers, racetracks, casinos, software manufacturers and pari-mutuel operators in all aspects of gaming law.

He acts as senior counsel in advising gaming license holders throughout North America on gaming compliance and policy issues as well as advising provincial governments, lottery corporations, charitable organizations and public and private corporations in respect to the gaming provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code. Michael is counsel to the Ontario Charitable Gaming Association and has counseled the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario on Canada’s new "Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act".

In 2008, Michael was recognized by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada and by Chambers Global for his expertise in gaming law. He is a member of the editorial boards of the Gaming Law Review and World Online Gambling Law Report. He has authored many articles on gaming law which have been published in several leading international and national publications and delivered papers at numerous gaming law conferences throughout the world.

Michael is a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and its immediate past President. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, American Bar Association and the International Association of Gaming Attorneys.

He was educated at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School and called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) with honours in 1967. He was appointed as a Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Ontario in 1967 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1979. He is certified as a specialist in civil litigation by the Law Society. He is also a member of the Bar of New York State. Michael has been awarded the Medal of Service by the City of Toronto and the Commemorative Medal for the 125 Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada by the Government of Canada.

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The International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) is a non-profit association of attorneys, gaming regulators and gaming executives dedicated to the education, advancement of the gaming law profession and exchange of professional information concerning the local and global practice and development of all aspects of gaming law. Learn more at www.gaminglawmasters.com.


2008 Canadian Gaming Summit —
Legal & Regulatory Program Schedule

Tuesday April 29, 2008
6:30pm–8:30pm Canadian Gaming Summit Opening Reception
Individuals registered for the Legal & Regulatory Program are invited to attend the Canadian Gaming Summit Opening Reception.
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Wednesday April 30, 2008
7:30am–8:30am Canadian Gaming Summit Opening Breakfast
Individuals registered for the Legal & Regulatory Program are invited to attend the Canadian Gaming Summit Opening Breakfast.
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8:30am–10:00am Canadian Gaming Summit Welcome and Opening Keynote
Gary Loveman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Harrah's Entertainment Inc.

Individuals registered for the Legal & Regulatory Program are invited to attend the Canadian Gaming Summit Opening Keynote.
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10:15am –11:15am Recent Developments In I-Gaming – World Wide Tour
of I-Gaming Jurisdictions
  • Current state of law in the United States – will I-Gaming ever be legalized?
  • Recent developments in the EU and how has the UK Gambling Act been received by gaming operators?
  • Update on the World Trade Organization dispute between Antigua and Barbuda and the United States
Moderator:
Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., Senior Partner, Elkind & Lipton LLP

Panelists:
Anthony Cabot, Partner, Lewis & Roca;
Tony Coles, Jeffrey Green & Russell UK;
Thibault Verbiest, Partner, ULYS
11:30am–12:30pm What Are the New Rules Which
Affect Provincial Lotteries?
  • Rationale for the new Rules
  • Discussion of the Rules and how they are applied
  • Reaction of the major lottery vendors and what they are doing about the change in Rules

Moderator:
Kevin J. Weber – Elkind and Lipton LLP

Panelists:
Ron Merchant – Manager, Corporate Registration, British Columbia Gaming Policy & Enforcement Branch;
Jim Lightbody – Vice President, Lottery Gaming, British Columbia Lottery Corporation;
Len Meilleur – Director of Personnel Registration, Lotteries, British Columbia Gaming Policy & Enforcement Branch;
Nick Bako – Chief Risk Officer, Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation
Dave Bryans – President, Canadian Convenience Store Association

12:30am–2:00pm Lunch & Trade Show
2:00pm–3:15pm What is the State of Aboriginal Gaming in Canada
and in the USA?
  • What mechanisms exist for its expansion & what obstacles are there
  • Can aboriginal gaming in Canada experience the same rate of growth as
    in the United States?

Moderator:
Morden C. Lazarus – Partner, Lazarus Charbonneau

Panelists:
Zane Hansen – CEO, Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority;
Chief Joe Norton – former Chief of the Kawnawake Mohawks;
Lyle Hall – Managing Director, HLT Advisory Inc.;
Judith Shapiro;
Norm DesRosiers – Commissioner, National Indian Gaming Commission;
Hal Pruden – Legal Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice


Thursday May 1, 2008
7:30am–8:30am Breakfast
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8:30am–9:20am Is it Time to Amend the Canadian Criminal Code
and Privatize the Gambling Industry?
  • Are the provinces doing a good job of conducting and managing?
  • What are the benefits of privatizing the industry?
  • Are the provincial governments addicted to gaming revenue?
  • Is Canada ready to regulate the I-Gaming industry
    and permit it to operate within Canada?
  • Short of privatization, what less radical amendments to gaming provisions of the Code might usefully be made?
  • What conditions would have to exist before the Federal government would amend the Code?
  • What might public reaction be to proposing privatization,
    or to proposing other amendments?

Moderator:
Paul Burns – Vice President, Public Affairs, Canadian Gaming Association

Panelists:
Dr. Colin Campbell – Professor, Criminology, Douglas College;
Maggie McGee – Vice President, Nova Scotia Gaming Corp.;
A. Gerald Goldlist – Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

9:30am–10:20am What Gaming Regulators Need to Know About
Compliance and How They Deal with Difficult
and Different Compliance Issues
  • What areas do regulators focus on when dealing with registration of a trans-national public gaming company?
  • When a particular compliance issue arises, what action or reaction do regulators take?
  • What sanctions are available to regulators and in what circumstances do they impose a particular sanction?

Moderator:
Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., – Senior Partner, Elkind And Lipton LLP

Panelists:
Paul van Eyk – Deloitte & Touche;
Patrick Leen – Gaming Regulatory Consultants;
Jean Major – CEO, Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario;
Bob Stocker – Dickinson & Wright

10:30am – 11:20am What Does the Future Hold for Race Tracks in Canada?
Is Their Success Tied to Slots?
  • State of Racino and Race Track industry in Canada
  • How Woodbine Entertainment Group is preparing itself for the future
  • Can the 18 Ontario race tracks expect the same return from slots
    in the future?

Moderator:
Rob Scarpelli – Managing Director, HLT Advisory Inc.

Panelists:
Jane Holmes – Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Woodbine Entertainment Group;
Chuck Keeling – Vice President, Racing Operations, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation;

Ian Wetherly – President, Attractions Hippiques

11:30am–1:00pm Canadian Gaming Industry CEO Roundtable
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12:30pm–4:00pm Canadian Gaming Summit Tradeshow
1:00pm–2:00pm Delegate Lunch
 
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