NEW CHAIR OF THE IAGR STATISTICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The International Associations of Gaming Regulators is pleased to announce the appointment of Kasper Vestergaard Frandsen as Chair of the IAGR Statistics Advisory Committee. 

Kasper Vestergaard Frandsen is a founding member of the IAGR Statistics committee and assumes the role of Chair in addition to his role as a Special Advisor / Market Analyst with the Danish Gambling Authority. With a background in economics, leadership and management Kasper has been instrumental in running many of the surveys undertaken by the committee, hosting meetings in Denmark and driving the committee’s annual work plans. Kasper also sits on the GREF InfoStat working group.

Kasper told IAGR, “First a huge thanks to my predecessor James Green for the contribution to the sub-committee. I am honoured to be appointed as the new Chair, and I have some big shoes to fill.

“The last couple of surveys we have done in the committee have really zeroed in on a relevant topic to bring the most value to the members of IAGR. Right now, we are planning a report on regulators’ use and collection of data.”

IAGR’s Statistics Advisory Committee has an overarching aim to positively inform the gaming regulatory sector of the most pressing issues affecting our community.

IAGR also welcomes new members to the IAGR Statistics Advisory Committee reflecting the truly global nature of the expertise we bring to bear:

• Andrew O’Brien (Australian Communications and Media Authority)
• Toru Kajiwara (Japan Casino Regulatory Commission)

• Kinga Warda (Malta Gaming Authority)

These new members join the following members of the committee:

• Thomas Thorø Furdal (The Danish Gambling Authority)
• Carla Bastos (Mpumalanga Economic Regulator)

• Scott Helwig (Massachusetts Gaming Commission, USA)
• Katrina Jagroop-Gomes (Massachusetts Gaming Commission, USA)
• John Sealy (Department of the Attorney-General and Justice, Northern Territory Government)

As the leading voice within the global gaming regulatory industry, IAGR consists of representatives from gaming regulatory organizations throughout the world. IAGR’s mission is to advance the effectiveness and efficiency of gaming regulation.