Episode 6: Regulators and refereeing the gaming industry

Right to the Source is back with some hasty calculations on Illinois’ tax grab, before Robin Harrison and Ed Birkin – with his jazzy new recording setup – turn the conversation to gaming regulators.

Are gaming regulators stuck between a rock and a hard place?

Robin and Ed discuss how these industry referees are caught between political pressure from lawmakers and industry expectations and whether regulatory goals actually reflect market realities.

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There’s also the catch-22 situation regulators find themselves in, when channelisation remains the ultimate goal despite any signs of the overall market growing being met with concern by many stakeholders. 

There’s even time to list some of the best referees. We recorded this last week, before the sad news of Uriah Rennie’s passing over the weekend. Take the episode as a tribute to one of the Premier League’s best referees.

But of course, there’s a purpose to this, harking back to H2’s research on optimum gaming regulation. You’ll hear a lot more about this in coming episodes.