Source: Jersey Gambling Commission
Jason Lane, chief executive of the Jersey Gambling Commission, was elected vice-president of the International Association of Gaming Regulators on 20 October 2020, the commission said. The role lasts one year, after which he is due to become president for a year.
The appointment gives the Jersey regulator’s chief executive a leadership role in an international gaming-regulator association.
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