Today, VIXIO GamblingCompliance is delighted to announce
the recipient of the Global Regulatory Award for Compliance Lifetime Achievement
will be Birgitte Sand.
the recipient of the Global Regulatory Award for Compliance Lifetime Achievement
will be Birgitte Sand.
This special award recognises the achievements of an individual who has been
involved in gambling for many years and whose input to the advancement of the
culture of compliance and regulatory standards has been outstanding.
Birgitte is a senior executive with more than 25 years of experience in leadership,
covering the implementation of numerous comprehensive laws, digital
transformations and groundbreaking technological solutions.
Birgitte acted as the director of the Danish Gambling Authority from 2008 to 2020,
where she was responsible for the successful construction and consolidation of a
liberalised gambling licensing regime, covering betting, online casino, land-based
casinos, lotteries and gaming machines.
She is also past president and patron of the International Association of Gaming
Regulators (IAGR) and was awarded “European Regulator of the Year” by the
International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) in 2017.
Since departing the Danish Gambling Authority in 2020, Birgitte has been involved
with multiple projects as part of her consultancy practice, including becoming a
member of the global advisory board for the All-In Diversity Project, a board member
of Mindway AI and has advised the government of Ontario on its project to reform
state gambling laws.
For these many reasons and more, VIXIO is delighted to announce that the
independent judging panel has voted Birgitte as the winner of the 2021 Compliance
Lifetime Special Achievement Award.
Birgitte said: “I am honoured and grateful of being chosen for the VIXIO Gambling Compliance Global Regulatory Lifetime Achievement Award and receive it with great respect for all other VIXIO award recipients
“It was really love at first sight–working with regulatory compliance within this fascinating industry and together with so many great people truly represent the best years of my working life so far–and I am excited to be part of the intensified hard work towards safer, responsible gambling in an increasingly globally-oriented world.”
To hear more from Birgitte and her experiences in the global gambling industry,
download the latest edition of the VIXIO GamblingCompliance podcast where we
interview Birgitte, you can listen to the podcast in full here.
download the latest edition of the VIXIO GamblingCompliance podcast where we
interview Birgitte, you can listen to the podcast in full here.
Presentation of the 2021 Global Regulatory Award winners will take place at a
black-tie ceremony, returning in person to the prestigious De Vere Grand Connaught
Rooms, London, on October 21, 2021. Tickets can be booked here.
For more information on this release, or to reserve a table for the awards evening,
contact the GRA team at [email protected] or call +44 (0)207 921 9980. Full
information on table bookings, sponsorship and more can be found at:
www.gamblingcomplianceawards.com.
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