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États-Unis – L’IAGA nomme les récipiendaires de la bourse d’études Shannon Bybee 2018

L'Association internationale des conseillers en jeux (IAGA) a annoncé les récipiendaires du Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award 2018, un programme annuel qui récompense les meilleurs articles de recherche scientifique rédigés sur des sujets pertinents en matière de jeu par des étudiants accrédités des facultés de droit dans le cadre de leurs travaux en classe. l'année scolaire.

Les soumissions annuelles sont sollicitées auprès des étudiants en droit des facultés de droit nord-américaines et jugées par un comité d'avocats membres de l'IAGA pratiquant le droit des jeux. Les boursiers 2018 sont :

“The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and its Legal Implications: How Its Invalidation Will Impact Indian Gaming’s Legal and Regulatory Framework” by Francisco Olea, University of Arizona College of Law

“It’s Time for Wizards to Give Up the Illusion and Show Their Cards: How Wizards of the Coast Circumvent Gaming Law to Make Millions” by David M. Stern, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

Both winning papers can be viewed at www.theiaga.org/shannon-bybee-scholarship-award/

“The Bybee Scholarship is an excellent way to encourage the next generation of gaming industry legal experts to become engaged in critical gaming issues,” commented Jennifer Roberts, Bybee Scholarship Committee Co-Chair and Associate Director of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) International Center for Gaming Regulation. “With so many interesting topics to cover, this year we received a diverse selection of submissions covering everything from exploring problem gambling issues in Victoria, Australia to online gaming regulations in Canada and the US, and the impact of the sports betting invalidation of PASPA for tribes. We are pleased that we continue to receive such excellent submissions and look forward to presenting this year’s winners with their awards at IAGA’s G2E cocktail reception in Las Vegas.”

The Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award was established to honour the memory of Shannon Bybee, one of IAGA’s founders who had a distinguished career as a gaming attorney, Nevada regulator, industry executive and pioneer in the field of education in casino operations and gaming law. Inducted into the American Gaming Association’s Hall of Fame in 2002 because of his significant contributions to responsible gaming, Bybee also played an important role in the development of problem gambling regulations and advocacy.

La bourse d'études Bybee de cette année a été généreusement parrainée par Everi. L'IAGA a également annoncé que la date limite de soumission pour 2019 sera le 2019 juin et que les articles gagnants seront annoncés lors du cocktail IAGA 30 organisé lors de l'exposition Global Gaming Expo (G2019E) à Las Vegas.

Caption: Jennifer Roberts