Are Puts AGE Lagos on Global Stage

Preparatory to the first-of-its-kind four-day Africa Gaming Expo (AGE) in Lagos-Nigeria between March 12 and 15, Mr. Bashir Are, Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Lottery and Gaming Authority, whose agency is a key facilitator of the event, has recently been admitted and confirmed as a member of the exclusive circle of International Masters of Gaming Law. The elevation was announced on the eve of the 2024 International Casino Conference (ICE). Are is now officially a member of trustees of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) and International Masters of Gaming Law.

​IMGL is a not-for-profit association comprising over 300 members globally. Its members are recognized​ as the leading experts in their jurisdictions and are at the heart of developments in gambling law and regulation worldwide.

The CEO of the Lagos State Lottery and Gaming Authority participated in the World Regulatory Briefing at the ICE London Conference, where he represented Nigeria on the African stage to talk about the African Regulatory landscape.

Other leading regulators at the round table were Caroline Kongwa of the South Africa National Gambling Board, Peter Kesitilwe of Botswana Gambling Authority, Hanra Einarsson Kimbald of Better Collective, Gifty-Rita Amoah of the Gaming Commission of Ghana and Weldon Koros of the Association of Gaming Regulators of Africa. Their deliberation centred on the importance of provincial gaming regulation due to social-economic, cultural and economic issues.8i