The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States elected Georgia Representative Al Williams as its president for 2026-27 at a summer conference earlier this month. Williams succeeds West Virginia Delegate Shaun Fluharty, who will remain an officer; the group also named four other officers.
The leadership change places a state legislator at the head of a group focused on gaming policy across US states.
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National Council of Legislators from Gaming States president Al Williams called on US lawmakers to address prediction markets, sweepstakes gaming and skill-based slots. The organisation adopted a resolution opposing unlicensed prediction markets and urging member states to review their laws and, where appropriate, assert licensing and regulatory authority over activity within their borders.
Bingos Benidorm, S.A. registered the re-election of Joan Verges Alvarez as a director and president. Poca Rissaga, S.L. amended its corporate purpose to include operating gaming halls alongside hospitality businesses. Separately, Enjuego, S.L., which is in liquidation, was recorded as insolvent for a provisional €11,762.66.
Bingos Benidorm, S.A. has registered the re-election of Joan Verges Alvarez as a director and president of the company, according to registry filings. The company, whose registered office is in Alicante province, recorded the act under number 483254, corresponding to entry 64 of sheet A 30160, section 8.
The Balkan Gaming Federation has elected Dragan Skrbić as its first president, reportedly. The cross-border initiative was founded in Belgrade six months earlier.
UTSAJU members elected Marcos Sancho Garcia as the organisation's president, replacing Vicente Contreras, who had led it since its founding in 2021. Sancho has worked in Valencia's gaming-hall sector for ten years, and the incoming leadership says 200 halls are currently closed.
The Gaming Commission (CJH) said its president, Magali Clavie, became vice-president of the GREF board at its annual meeting in Athens in May 2025. Clavie had been a board member since 2023; Anders Dorph of the Danish Gambling Authority was elected GREF president.