The UAE’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority said Kevin Mullally stepped down as chief executive with immediate effect. The board appointed chair Jim Murren as interim CEO, and the regulator said the transition would not disrupt its operations, licensing programmes or stakeholder engagements.
The leadership change places the regulator’s chair in interim charge of its licensing and oversight work.
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The International Association of Gaming Regulators launched its first Illegal Gambling Awareness Week, running from 9 to 13 November, with Ontario’s CAJO taking part. IAGR introduced a tool that lets users check whether a gambling website is authorised in their jurisdiction, using regulatory records and other verified public sources.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has launched a website-checking tool alongside its first Illegal Gambling Awareness Week, which runs from 9 to 13 November, Ontario's AGCO said. AGCO said it was taking part in the global campaign.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) will run its first International Illegal Gambling Awareness Week from 9 to 13 November, the association said. Regulators in the association will take part, and a website-checking tool developed with Sharp Vision is due to launch on 9 November. The campaign urges consumers to verify that gambling sites are licensed in their jurisdiction.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) is launching its first International Illegal Gambling Awareness Week. The campaign will run from 9 to 13 November. It aims to alert consumers to the risks of using online gambling platforms that have no licence.
The Florida Gaming Control Commission received the International Association of Gaming Regulators’ 2026 Regulatory Excellence Award for work against illegal gambling. The commission said it had seized more than 14,000 illegal slot machines and over $24 million in illegal gambling proceeds since its creation in July 2022. It also reported closing 184 illegal gambling arcades and making 160 arrests in the past year.
The Florida Gaming Control Commission has received the 2026 Regulatory Excellence Award from the International Association of Gaming Regulators for its work against illegal gambling. The award recognises a regulator that shows excellence in gaming policy, regulation, compliance and enforcement.
Mindway AI has joined the International Association of Gaming Regulators as a silver sponsor, the company said. Its support will cover IAGR initiatives throughout the year, including education programmes and working groups on technology, responsible gambling and regulation. Mindway AI chief executive Rasmus Kjaergaard is also scheduled to speak at IAGR2026 in Lima from 19 to 22 October.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators will hold its 2026 annual conference in Lima, Peru, from 19 to 22 October, chief executive Kevin Mullally said in a message to members. Mullally described the event as one of the most important in the organisation's history and said it would bring together regulators, policymakers and international experts.