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WH team at the Eastern European Gaming Summit. Quirino Mancini provided an overview of gambling advertising restrictions across Europe. Cosmina Maria Simion spoke about achieving regulatory balance in gaming. #ThinkingAhead #gaming #gambling

𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐔𝐩 – 𝐒𝐢𝐆𝐌𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 For the 7th year running WH Partners hosted the Regulation and Compliance Conference at SiGMA World during which our distinguished faculty addressed the latest developments in global regulation, compliance, tax, and regtech. Olga Finkel, Carl Brincat, Yanica Sant, Corinne Valletta, Ramona Cassar Azzopardi, Amit Kumar Baid, Teresa Novais Corrêa Meyer, Davinia Cutajar, Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Claus Hambach, Nicholas Aquilina, Robert Zammit, Quirino Mancini, Santiago Asensi, Ricardo Domingues, Alina Tace, James Scicluna, Justin Franssen, David Yatom, Dr Simon Planzer, Joseph F Borg, Alon Segev, Hayley Joseph, Katerina S., Giusy Campo #SiGMA #ThinkingAhead #regulation #compliance #conference

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐱𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 📣 We are pleased to announce that Olga Finkel has been recognised as a Global Elite Thought Leader in the Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) Sports & Gaming 2024 report. This significant recognition is achieved by only around 5% of WWL-listed practitioners. James Scicluna, Joseph F Borg, Robert Zammit, Robert Skalina, Quirino Mancini, Cosmina Maria Simion and Ewa Lejman have also been recognised as some of the world’s leading practitioners in gaming. #ThinkingAhead #Gaming #leaders

𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐔𝐩 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 Earlier this month, WH Partners together with Payhound hosted Market Expert Insights. This invitation only event allowed for discussions on mergers and acquisitions in the gaming industry, tech innovation and AI, MiCA, VAT, crypto and intellectual property. We would like to thank all speakers for their valuable insights. James Scicluna, Rachel Vella Baldacchino, David McLeish, Olga Finkel, Patrick Massa, Luca Bondin, Ph.D, Rob Griffin, Angelo Dalli, Galyna Podoprikhina, Herman Ciappara, Elton Dimech, Marina Villalonga, Ramona Cassar Azzopardi, Nico Sciberras, Joseph F Borg, Andrew Martin, Robert Zammit, Alina Tace, Mark Galea Salomone #ThinkingAhead #Market #Expert #Insights

Cosmina Maria Simion and Quirino Mancini are speaking at the Eastern European Gaming Summit, taking place in Sofia, between 27-28 November. ➡️ Cosmina is joining the IMGL Masterclass "Achieving Regulatory Balance in Gaming". The session is scheduled to take place on 27 November, at 16:10. ➡️ Quirino is moderating the "New restrictions on Gambling Advertising: Is this removing the competitive edge of licensed operators over unregulated ones" panel discussion, taking place on 27 November, at 17:10. #ThinkingAhead #EEGSSofia #EEGS24

𝐌𝐂𝐂𝐀𝐀 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 Merely tagging a brand or marking a post as #gifted is not enough - Influencers have become pivotal in shaping consumer behavior, making influencer marketing an essential strategy for brands to promote products and enhance brand visibility. Integrating influencers into social media campaigns is now a standard practice for businesses aiming to connect with their target audiences. However, the rapid growth of this marketing approach has given rise to significant legal and ethical challenges, necessitating the introduction of updated regulations. Recognising this, Malta’s regulator for competition and consumer affairs, the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) has issued new guidance addressing transparency and disclosure requirements in influencer marketing. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dEQHirks 🖊️Authors: Rachel Vella Baldacchino, Brooke Agius #ThinkingAhead #influencers #marketing #disclosure #brand

Joseph F Borg and Galyna Podoprikhina spoke at AIBC World. Joseph participated in a fireside chat with Camille Pepos, where they discussed the transition from Malta’s Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Act to the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. During this fireside chat, Camille and Joseph spoke about the next steps for holders of VFA licensees transitioning to #MiCA as well as the #USDT situation in Europe, #ARTs, #securitytokens and the financial institutions’ vibrant ecosystem in Malta. During the panel on "Crypto Legislation in Europe: Opportunities and Challenges of MiCA", Galyna shared insights on the transformative impact of MiCA and how it will reshape the regulatory landscape for crypto-assets. Moderated by Cal Evans, the panel also included Tanja Dimitrijevic, Maruska Buttigieg Gili, and Kevin Plumpton, with each bringing valuable perspectives on navigating the evolving regulatory framework surrounding crypto-assets. #ThinkingAhead #Crypto #MiCA

𝐖𝐇 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 SiGMA World 📣 The conference dealt with the latest global regulatory and compliance issues, tax and regtech. A big thank you to our esteemed panelists, many of whom have flown in from around the globe for Malta Gaming Week. Olga Finkel moderated the panel 𝘏𝘢𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘉2𝘉 𝘩𝘶𝘣? Speakers: Carl Brincat, Yanica Sant, Corinne Valletta Ramona Cassar Azzopardi moderated the panel 𝘛𝘢𝘹𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴. Speakers: Amit Kumar Baid, Teresa Novais Corrêa Meyer Davinia Cutajar moderated the panel 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 56𝘈 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢. Speakers: Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Claus Hambach, Nicholas Aquilina Robert Zammit moderated the panel 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘜 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵? Speakers: Quirino Mancini, Santiago Asensi, Ricardo Domingues, Alina Tace James Scicluna moderated the panel 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦. Speakers: Justin Franssen, David Yatom, Dr Simon Planzer Bill Gantz gave a keynote presentation on sweepstakes in the US. Joseph F Borg moderated the panel 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘴, 𝘈𝘧r𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 – 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵? Speakers: Alon Segev, Hayley Joseph, Katerina S., Giusy Campo Malta Gaming Authority CEO Charles Mizzi gave a closing keynote address on the gaming industry in Malta. #ThinkingAhead #SiGMA #regulation #compliance #conference

𝐖𝐇 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 📣 WH Partners, together with Payhound hosted Market Expert Insights (“MEI”), an invitation only seminar on a range of current technical, tax and commercial issues of interest to the gambling industry. MEI has become a pre-SiGMA and pre-CasinoBeats fixture on our calendar. James Scicluna moderated the panel “The current state of play of M&A in the gambling industry and increased competition law concerns”. Speakers: David McLeish, Rachel Vella Baldacchino Olga Finkel moderated the panel “Tech innovation in gaming: the opportunity of AI”. Speakers: Patrick Massa, Luca Bondin, Ph.D, Rob Griffin, Angelo Dalli Galyna Podoprikhina moderated the panel “The MiCA impact on the iGaming industry”. Speakers: Herman Ciappara, Elton Dimech, Marina Villalonga Ramona Cassar Azzopardi discussed the “Recent EU VAT case-law and the impact on the industry” together with Nico Sciberras. Joseph F Borg, together with Andrew Martin took on the theme “Exploring crypto’s role in cross-border B2B transfers”. Robert Zammit moderated the panel “Adequate structuring for the protection of intellectual property in gambling”. Speakers: Mark Galea Salomone, Alina Tace #ThinkingAhead #Market #Expert #Insights

During the International Bar Association The New Era of Taxation conference, Ramona Cassar Azzopardi chaired a panel that discussed tax issues of tokenisation of real world assets. During the discussion, salient points about the challenges in taxing new technologies including tokenisation of real estate and art were raised. Together with Ramona, the panel was completed with the participation of Alexandra Courela, Gilles Haudenschild and Ben Symons. #ThinkingAhead #Tax #Tokenisation #IBA