Rome 2024 session:
Responsible gambling programs: From a compliance burden towards commitment and success (Panel)
About Simon:
Dr Simon Planzer is a partner at PLANZER LAW AG, which features an internationally widely recognised legal niche-specialisation in technology, gaming, and entertainment.
The firm’s team provides highly specialised services on all gaming matters relating to Switzerland and the EU/EEA and navigates clients through intricate multi-jurisdictional challenges and complex international projects. Services notably include strategic advice, regulatory work, ensuring compliance and a wide range of legal services.
Dr Planzer has specialized in gaming law for more than 15 years. He has been internationally recognised by both regulatory authorities and clients as a leading expert in the area of gaming regulation and has been regularly invited as an expert speaker by regulators at IAGR and GREF. Through his legal practice, publications, and presentations, he has substantially contributed to the cause of empirical and sound gaming regulation. He wrote his PhD on gaming regulation (“Empirical Views on European Gambling Law and Addiction”, Springer) and has published extensively on gaming matters.
Dr Planzer serves as a Lecturer in Law at the University of St. Gallen where he heads the Competence Center on Gaming & Entertainment. He studied and did research i.a. at Harvard University, the College of Europe and the European University Institute. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the IMGL Magazine.