BREAKOUT SESSION 6 C PROBITY AND INVESTIGATIONS SALON J

INTRODUCTION  Effective regulation, licensing, control and policing of gambling activities.  Protection of members of the public who participate in any licensed gambling activity.  Protection of society and the economy against criminality, unscrupulous dealings and activities of operators.  Ensure transparent, fair and equitable licensing of gambling activities.

ANALYSIS OF PROBITY The origin of the word is latin - from the words probite, probitat-, probitas, found from probus honest - more at prove - confirmed integrity and uprightness.prove probitās means honesty, drawn from the word probus, which means virtuous probity – integrity and uprightness of character. integrityintegrity, worth, justice, honour, equity, virtue, goodness, morality, honesty, fairness, fidelity, sincerity, righteousness, rectitude, truthfulness, trustworthiness, uprightnessworthjusticehonourequityvirtuegoodnessmoralityhonestyfairness fidelitysincerityrighteousnessrectitudetruthfulnesstrustworthinessuprightness

ANALYSIS OF THE TOPIC OBSERVATION Trans-national nature of the industry Location of gambling operations Dynamism and complexity of licensees ASSIGNMENT Approaches to conducting probity investigations Advantages and disadvantages of defined approaches Importance of information sharing amongst regulators

PROBITY AND INVESTIGATIONS PANEL MODERATOR: FORTUNE SEKGAPHANE Chief Executive Officer, North West Gambling Board, South Africa PANEL MEMBERS: SHAWN REID, Board Member, Nevada Gaming Control Board He served the Nevada Gaming Commission as Chief of the Investigations Division and was later appointed to serve in the Nevada Gaming Commission Board. He was re-appointed in 2012 for a further term of four years to serve in the Board of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Shawn was subsequently appointed to the Nevada Crime Commission. NICK TOFILUK, Director, Regulatory Operations, Gambling Commission of the United Kingdom Nick was the Assistant Chief of the Police in the United Kingdom focusing mainly on organised crime and crime intelligence. He possesses extensive experience in police services and served a number of related structures in a variety of disciplines in the United Kingdom. He is currently assigned to deal with corporate leadership of the Commission with more focus on licensing, compliance, intelligence and enforcement.

OUTLINE OF DISCUSSIONS 1.Value of conducting probity investigations 2.Processes and related considerations (Advantages and Disadvantages) 3.Current related experiences – Complex cases 4.Internal management of probity investigations

1 VALUE OF CONDUCTING PROBITY INVESTIGATIONS

2 PROCESSES AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

3 CURRENT RELATED EXPERIENCES – COMPLEX CASES

4 INTERNAL MANAGEMENT OF PROBITY INVESTIGATIONS

QUESTION AND ANSWER

“Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes’’

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