ICE London has secured a notable coup with confirmation that prominent British economist, Sir Alan Budd, whose Gambling Review Report provided the foundation for current British gambling legislation, will provide the keynote ahead of the ICE Annual Regulators Luncheon.
Sir Alan, who was a founding member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee and former senior economic advisor to HM Treasury, will provide his unparalleled insight and analysis in a live interview with Dan Waugh of international strategic gambling consultancy, Regulus Partners.
Waugh, who spent nine years as group strategy director at the Rank Group and advises clients on the development of responsible gambling programmes, believes the recommendations made in the Budd Report remain highly relevant.
He said: “Given that the report will be 17 years old in July - and that the British gambling industry has changed so significantly in that time - it is remarkable how fresh and relevant the report feels today even though it was published at a time when internet gambling was in its infancy and the smartphone was just a glint in the eye of Steve Jobs.”
