Brian Krolicki takes IAGR presidency as body expands illegal-gambling work
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Brian Krolicki has become president of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, succeeding Ben Haden after Haden’s three-year term. David Phillips, chief operating officer of Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission, has become vice-president; Krolicki said he intended to carry IAGR’s 2026 momentum into 2027 alongside Phillips.
Brian Krolicki has become president of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR), stepping up from vice-president as the body increases its work on unlicensed gambling. Krolicki also sits on the Nevada Gaming Commission. Ben Haden of Great Britain’s Gambling Commission will remain an IAGR trustee after a three-year presidency.
David Phillips, chief operating officer at the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), is the new vice-president. At the Ontario regulator, his work has spanned licensing, compliance, enforcement and technology oversight, and he was central to establishing the province’s competitive online gambling market. Phillips also co-chairs IAGR’s Illegal Gambling Working Group.
Before joining the Nevada regulator, Krolicki served two terms each as lieutenant governor and state treasurer.
In 2026, the association held its inaugural Illegal Gambling Awareness Week and promoted a licence-checking tool for consumers. Its programme also featured the Model Rules Committee and Technology Working Group, as well as education and outreach to policymakers. Among those at IAGR’s recent annual conference in Lima, Peru, were more than 150 regulators representing every world region and over 100 industry experts and stakeholders.