Mpumalanga Gaming Regulator Appointed to IAGR Statistics Advisory Committee

Carla Bastos, Acting-CEO of the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator (MER), the body tasked with regulating gaming in the province, has been appointed to the IAGR Statistics Advisory Committee.

Along with a new Chair for the committe a number of new members have also been appointed. Kasper Vestergaard Frandsen has been appointed as Chair of the IAGR Statistics Advisory Committee.

IAGR’s Statistics Advisory Committee has an overarching aim to positively inform the gaming regulatory sector of the most pressing issues affecting our community.

IAGR also welcomed new members to the IAGR Statistics Advisory Committee reflecting the truly global nature of the expertise we bring to bear: • Andrew O’Brien (Australian Communications and Media Authority) • Toru Kajiwara (Japan Casino Regulatory

Commission) • Kinga Warda (Malta Gaming Authority)

These new members join the following members of the committee: • Thomas Thorø Furdal (The Danish Gambling

Authority) • Carla Bastos (Mpumalanga Economic

Regulator) • Scott Helwig (Massachusetts Gaming

Commission, USA) • Katrina Jagroop-Gomes (Massachusetts

Gaming Commission, USA) • John Sealy (Department of the Attorney-General and Justice, Northern Territory Government)

As the leading voice within the global gaming regulatory industry, IAGR consists of representatives from gaming regulatory organizations throughout the world. IAGR’s mission is to advance the effectiveness and efficiency of gaming regulation.