MAR 22 DE OCTUBRE DE 2024 - 12:29hs.
November 5

OAB-SP holds symposium on gaming and sports betting law

The 1st Symposium on Gaming Law, Betting and Responsible Gambling will take place on November 5 in São Paulo. Organized by the committee for the area at São Paulo’s Brazilian Bar Association, the meeting will address current issues on the subject, with the presence of important figures in the sector already confirmed, including representatives from OKTO and GLI, as well as the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) and the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL).

With the regulation of the sports betting and online gaming sector, civil society has taken a leading role in important discussions regarding the policies adopted for the sector. The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) is one of the main supporters of the sector and has been discussing the current stage of the segment and how the healthy development of the activity should take place in its regional branches.

Thus, it is now the turn of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP, which will hold a full-day event on November 5th, in person, to debate the topic.

Several prominent lawyers from the sector, as well as professionals working in the industry, will focus on key topics that are on the list of fundamental aspects for the sustainable development of the sports betting and online gaming segment.

Registration, which is free, can be done through this link.

EVENT DESCRIPTION

I Symposium on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

9:00 AM - Opening

Luiz Felipe Santoro - President of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

Simone Vicentini - Vice President of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

Mariana Chamelette - General Secretary of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

9:30 AM to 11:00 AM – Legal and Regulated Gambling

Moderator: José Francisco Manssur - Member of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

Speakers:

Ana Bárbara Costa Teixeira - Lawyer, with a degree and master’s in Law from USP, MBA in Strategic and Economic Project Management from FGV/SP, Director of Regulatory Affairs for Brazil at Ocean 88 Group, consultant for the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL)

Ana Helena Karnas Hoeffel Pamplona - Lawyer, professor, PhD in Law from UFRGS, master’s in Law from PUCRS, co-founder of the Association of Women in the Gaming Industry and the Brazilian Institute of Gaming Law

Neil Montgomery - Lawyer, master’s in International Law from USP, author, and national and international speaker

11:00 AM to 11:30 AM – Break

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM – Fair and Safe Gambling – Integrity and Compliance

Moderator: Mariana Chamelette - General Secretary of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

Speakers:

Rafael Edelmann - Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at OKTO for Brazil, Bachelor and Master’s in Law from USP, certified by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), member of the Commissions on Compliance and Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling, and Law and Economics of OAB-SP

Andrea Ueda - Member of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

Gustavo Delbin - Member of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM – Lunch Break

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM – Challenges of Conscious and Responsible Gambling

Moderator: Luiz Felipe Santoro - President of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

Speakers:

Rafael Ávila - Graduated in Psychology from UFPB, post-graduate in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy from PUC-RS, Executive Director of SOS Jogador, and Member of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

Victoria Cerioni - Head of iGaming and Innovation at Sadi Morishita Advogados, Law graduate from Mackenzie, associated member of the Contracts and Admissions Committee of the Women in iGaming Industry Association and the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

Raquel Zenedin - Lawyer, post-graduate from USP, specialist in Compliance from INSPER, Director of Compliance at Todos Querem Jogar (TQJ), and member of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Break

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM – Perspectives on the Regulated Market

Moderator: Simone Vicentini - Vice President of the Commission on Gaming Law, Betting, and Responsible Gambling of OAB-SP

Speakers:

Rafael Marcondes - Professor of Sports, Entertainment, and Tax Law, PhD, and Master’s in Tax Law from PUC-SP, MBA in Sports Betting Management from Ohio University, USA, President of the Brazilian Fantasy Sport Association and Legal Director of the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming

Valter Delfraro Júnior - Executive in Government Relations and Business Development at GLI, Brazil

Juliana Albuquerque - Executive Vice President of CONAR

Source: GMB