Dave Philips is the Chief Operating Officer at the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) in Canada.
Dave has extensive experience as a regulator of the gaming industry in Ontario. His leadership responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations of AGCO’s front-line personnel across multiple gaming verticles (land-based, casino, iGaming, lottery and charitable gaming) in such areas as licensing, compliance and enforcement, technology testing and approval and audit and financial investigations.
Dave was one of the key architects of the highly successful open and competitive iGaming market in the Province.
Dave is a lawyer who has served in a wide range of positions in the private and public sectors, including the Chief of Staff to the Attorney General of Ontario, Principal and General Counsel at Navigator Ltd, as vice-President of Strategy and Interim President of the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, and multiple leadership positions at AGCO.