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[Webinar held on 4/7] Gaming, Gambling, and Sports Betting: Hot Topics in Japan and the United States

2022/3/29
[Online Seminar co-sponsored by Covington Burling Law Office / Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Law Office / FRONTEO]

In this webinar, three global leaders in the gaming industry will give an overview of the global gaming industry and focus on current hot topics in Japan and around the world. It is a content that will be of interest to those who are active in various industries and companies.
Hitoshi Ishihara, a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Law Office Tokyo, discusses Japanese gaming regulations, including movements related to hot topics such as integrated resorts (IR), sports betting, and P2E.Edward Rippey and Sandra Douglass Morgan, Attorneys Leading Gaming Operations at Covington & Burling Law Firm's Washington, DC Office, discuss the scope of gaming, regulatory trends, sports and online gambling in the United States.We also answer questions from US and Japanese clients.

 


【Webinar Summary】

◆ Title: Gaming, Gambling, and Sports Betting: Hot Topics in Japan and the United States
◆ Date and time: Thursday, February 2022, 4 7:9 – 30:10
◆ Fee: Free webinar
◆ Webinar type: Zoom Webinar
 
 

◆ Speaker:
 
Edward Rippey
Covington Burling LLP, Partner
 

Edward Rippey litigates complex cases in numerous fields — with a focus on gaming, patent, antitrust, pharmaceutical, and mining litigation.  Mr. Rippey is Chair of the E-Discovery & Information Governance Practice, and represents enormous multinational corporations in this arena in litigations and investigations, and in advisory work.  He also is Co-chair of the Gaming Industry Practice, and represents integrated resorts and casinos as well as game manufacturers worldwide.  Mr. Rippey is consistently ranked in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Who's Who Legal, and Super Lawyers.  The Chambers rankings have noted that he is a "savvy and forward-thinking" litigator who "combines specific knowledge with dynamite litigation skills, deposition analysis, and case oversight."

 
Sandra Morgan
Covington Burling LLP of Counsel
 

Sandra Douglass Morgan is a key leader in Covington's gaming business, the immediate chair of the Nevada Gaming Management Board, and is collaborating with gaming regulators around the world in this role.She also represents her in a wide range of gaming entities, while she provides regulatory guidance and expertise.She is also a board member of Caesars Entertainment and an educational instructor at the UNLV Center for Gaming Regulation. 

 
Hitoshi Ishihara
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Partner
 

Hitoshi Ishihara represents a variety of clients, including gaming operators, developers, capital, hotels and resorts, financial institutions, equipment manufacturers, software companies, consulting companies, overseas law firms, and national institutions.

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