Last update: 2025-10-14
Description
IAGR 2025 in Toronto is the leading international conference for gambling regulators and industry leaders, taking place from October 20 to 23 in Toronto, Canada, at The Westin Harbour Castle hotel.
Key gambling regulation issues will be discussed, such as the use of new technologies including artificial intelligence and data analytics to protect players. Participants will address combating illegal gambling, regulatory approaches to digital currencies and new technologies, as well as the development of responsible behavior among players.
Among the event speakers will be leading industry experts and specialists sharing their knowledge and experience on these relevant topics.
Location
The Westin Harbour Castle
The Westin Harbour Castle
Schedule
09:00 - 09:45
Closing the cybersecurity gap in gaming
09:45 - 10:30
Navigating the future of iGaming compliance
10:30 - 10:45
Networking break
10:45 - 11:45
Technology disruptors
11:45 - 12:00
Final Q&A
12:00 - 13:00
IAGR Arrival Hosted Lunch
13:00 - 13:15
IAGR2025 Welcome and introduction
13:15 - 14:15
Panel: Where the wind is blowing – emerging trends and market dynamics
14:15 - 15:00
Resilience through change – evolution of regulation in Great Britain
15:00 - 15:30
Networking break
15:30 - 16:30
Panel: Regtech – the regulator’s ally or an unregulated shortcut?
16:30 - 16:50
Efforts to combat match-fixing and sports betting-regulated corruption: An Australian approach
16:50 - 17:10
How the Danish Gambling Authority uses data to combat match-fixing
17:10 - 17:30
Match-fixing: In conversation
17:30 - 18:30
Closing remarks
18:30 - 20:30
Opening reception (The Art Gallery of Ontario)
08:30 - 08:45
Opening remarks
08:45 - 09:45
Panel: Navigating complexity – tackling key challenges in responsible gambling regulation
09:45 - 10:45
Panel: Regulatory toolbox 101 – the inner workings of the risk management machinery of a regulator
10:45 - 11:00
Networking break
11:00 - 12:00
Panel: Considering the varied implementation of self-exclusion and its place in a wider safety framework
12:00 - 13:00
Hosted lunch
13:00 - 13:30
Lessons learned since market opening
13:30 - 14:00
AI and responsible gambling – shaping the future of player protection
14:00 - 14:30
Addressing the problem of gambling addiction in Africa
14:30 - 15:00
IAGR past, present and future – a fireside chat
15:00 - 15:10
IAGR group photo
15:10 - 15:30
Networking break
15:30 - 16:30
IAGR AGM
08:40 - 08:45
Opening remarks
08:45 - 09:45
Spotlight on illegal and unlicensed gambling – session 1
09:45 - 10:45
Spotlight on illegal and unlicensed gambling – session 2
10:45 - 11:00
Networking break
11:00 - 12:00
Spotlight on illegal and unlicensed gambling – session 3
12:00 - 13:00
Hosted lunch
13:00 - 13:30
The global challenge of regulating gambling advertising in sports – insights from multi-continental studies
13:30 - 14:30
Panel: Crypto-assets in gaming – regulation, risk and public policy consideration
14:30 - 15:00
Managing competing priorities towards sustainable gaming
15:00 - 15:15
Networking break
15:15 - 16:15
What works and why – assessing safer gambling outcomes to advance evidence-based decision-making
16:15 - 18:00
Panel: Protective measures for young adults in gambling
18:00 - 22:00
Gala dinner (Omni King Edwards Hotel)
08:40 - 08:45
Opening remarks
08:45 - 09:15
Rewiring responsible gaming – using AI, neuro-entertainment and the survival optimisation system to balance dopamine and reduce impulsivity
09:15 - 09:45
Leveraging AI to enhance responsible gambling – Innovative solutions for early risk detection
09:45 - 10:45
Panel: Academic and applied research collaboration – using industry data to support evidence-based regulation
10:45 - 11:00
Networking break
11:00 - 12:00
Panel: AI tools for gaming regulators
12:00 - 12:30
Emerging and converging technologies – trading, crypto and skins: A focus on harm and harm-prevention
12:30 - 13:00
Technology and gaming – What was, what is and what could be
13:00 - 13:30
Closing remarks
Date
20.10.2025 08:00 – 23.10.2025 17:00
Starts at 08:00
Ticket cost
Last update: 2025-10-14
