Gaming Laboratories International announced Monday that they have joined the Canadian Gaming Association, a nonprofit organization that works to advance the evolution of Canada’s gaming industry.
“We are delighted to welcome Gaming Laboratories International to the Canadian Gaming Association,” CGA President and CEO Paul Burns said in a statement. “GLI joins a growing list of members who represent an inclusive and diverse list of operators, manufacturers, suppliers, and other industry associations who are committed to advocating for the Canadian gaming industry. They will bring great value to our association.”
The CGA is the primary source of information on gaming in Canada and co-owns the Canadian Gaming Summit, which GLI is sponsoring and speaking at again this year, and Canadian Gaming Business magazine. CGA members enjoy a variety of benefits, including leveraging the organization’s established relationships with key lottery and gaming senior management, regulators, and government officials; advocacy on key issues and legislation affecting the Canadian gaming and lottery industries; and access to proprietary research on a variety of topics, including public attitudes and opinions, responsible gambling, and economic development.
“We are honored to become an associate member of the Canadian Gaming Association,” said Salim L. Adatia, GLI’s Vice President of iGaming and Canadian Services. “This marks another milestone in our commitment to the Canadian gaming landscape. We’ve been working closely with our Canadian colleagues for many years and we look forward to further enriching our relationships with Canadian gaming, lottery, and First Nations regulators, operators, and suppliers through our membership in the CGA.”
Adatia will moderate a panel on “Exploring Emergent Technologies” during the 23rd annual Canadian Gaming Summit, which is scheduled for June 18-20 at the Edmonton Convention Centre. Adatia will be joined by Stasi Baran, Ph. D., the COO of nQube. The panel will examine how such emergent technologies as blockchain, AI and cryptocurrencies will impact Canada’s gaming industry.
GLI has long been a supporter of Canada’s growing gaming and lottery industries. For over two decades, GLI has operated a full-service test lab in Burnaby, British Columbia that has provided testing for the land-based, online, charitable, pari-mutuel, and lottery gaming sectors across the country and its global lottery group is based in Moncton, New Brunswick. Additionally, GLI’s cybersecurity and professional services arm: Bulletproof Solutions, Inc., is headquartered in Fredericton, New Brunswick. In 2016, GLI became the first independent test lab to join the Gaming Security Professionals of Canada (GSPC) association.
