The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States recently announced a partnership with the UK Gambling Commission to study and create model igaming legislation.
The Gambling Commission will serve as a special advisor to the project and share its experiences regulating the largest licensed igaming market in the world.
“Gambling is an increasingly global industry with many of the same risks, opportunities, and challenges seen on both sides of the Atlantic,” said UK Gambling Commission Executive Director Tim Miller in a statement. “It’s therefore essential that jurisdictions that will often be regulating the same companies work together to share knowledge and best practice to deliver fair, safe, and crime-free gambling markets. This important project with NCLGS will allow us to further strengthen our collaborative efforts to deliver on those aims.”
The igaming-legislation committee will create a best-practice roadmap designed by global gaming and regulatory experts. NCLGS President Shawn Fluharty, a delegate from West Virginia, will announce committee members at a date to be determined.
“The UK Gambling Commission’s involvement in this project is a reflection of the magnitude of this opportunity and the seriousness that comes with it,” Fluharty said. “NCLGS will now have the unique opportunity to leverage the wisdom and expertise of one of the most respected regulatory bodies worldwide in an effort to produce model legislation to strengthen the U.S. market, shrink the black market, and protect consumers.”
The NCLGS intends to have the model igaming legislation unveiled at its Summer Meeting July 17-20 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
