Stay Sharp, Play Safe: Protecting Players in the Digital Era

We kindly invite you to our conference ‘Stay Sharp, Play Safe: Protecting Players in the Digital Era’ on the 20th of November 2024. 

From November 18-24 2024, the Safer Gambling Week will take place across Europe, promoting responsible gaming and player safety. At the BAGO conference in Belgium, we aim to demonstrate our commitment to player protection and explore the role of technology in fostering safer gambling practices.

We would like to already inform you on the preliminary agenda:

• Introduction and One Year BAGO’s Duty of Care Covenant – Tom De Clercq (BAGO President)
• Channelisation in Belgium: Assessing the Risk of the Black Market – Sam Richardson (NEPA)
• Players Protection: Defining the Role of the Operators – Prof. Xavier Noël (ULB)
• Enhancing Player Protection: Innovative Monitoring Solutions for Safe Gambling in Belgium and Beyond – Paul Murphy (Mindway AI)
• Together and Everywhere, Working for Better Protection – Magali Clavie (President of the Belgian Gaming Commission) 
• Panel conversation on players protection and gambling among youth
  More panelist to be confirmed soon
  • Ward D’Hulst (Editor-in-chief production company PIT – makers of the documentary ‘Ze zeggen dat’ aired on VTM)
  • Vasiliki Panousi (Manager of EU Affairs EGBA – experience on gambling and youth)
• How Private Operators Are Protecting Players and Upholding Their Duty of Care – Jean-Christophe Choffray (Gaming1)
• Closing Remarks – Emmanuel Mewissen (BAGO Vice-President)

This event will be in French, Dutch and English. 

To sign up, please fill out the registration form.

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