The NICC chief commissioner was awarded for his contributions to the field of casino regulation in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia.- Philip Crawford<\/a>, the chief commissioner of the\u00a0New South Wales Independent Casino Commission<\/strong> (NICC), has received the 2023 International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) Regulator of the Year – Australasia award for his contributions to casino regulation in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The award was announced at the ICE conference in London in March. Jamie Nettleton<\/strong>, the former IMGL president, accepted the award on Crawford\u2019s behalf at the NICC\u2019s June board meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crawford was nominated for his efforts to reform casino legislation and promote compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMr Crawford\u2019s tenure at the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority and his move to the NICC has been marked by a steadfast commitment to raising compliance standards and meeting community expectations,\u201d Nettleton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCrawford has been proactive in his approach to addressing casino operator suitability issues, as well as issues brought to light by the inquiries, including the risks of money laundering, breaches of the law and cultures of non-compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe inquiries led by Crawford<\/a> have resulted in lasting improvements in regulatory outcomes as well as significant changes to the regulatory framework in NSW. \u201cHis leadership in implementing the recommendations from the Bergin and Bell inquiries<\/a> has transformed the way casino business is conducted and regulated in Australia, setting a new standard for the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crawford said the accomplishments of the new regulator were not his alone.\u00a0He said: \u201cThere were many people involved in and committed to improving casino regulation in NSW and across the other jurisdictions. I am glad to be able to make a difference to the safety and sustainability of the industry and to tackle the risks of harm head-on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NICC chief commissioner was awarded for his contributions to the field of casino regulation in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777015964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Philip Crawford, Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC), received the 2023 IMGL Regulator of the Year \u2013 Australasia award. This recognition highlights his pivotal role in reforming casino legislation and elevating compliance standards in Australia, particularly in addressing operator suitability and mitigating money laundering risks. His leadership in implementing key inquiry recommendations has established new regulatory benchmarks for the industry.","focusai_entities":"Philip Crawford, New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC), International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), Jamie Nettleton, Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority","focusai_location":"Australia, New South Wales, London","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Future Regulatory Impact","query":"What specific changes to the NSW regulatory framework, beyond the Bergin and Bell inquiries, are anticipated to further impact B2C casino operators' licensing and operational compliance in the next 12-24 months?"},{"label":"AML Best Practices","query":"How will the NICC's enhanced focus on anti-money laundering (AML) and operator suitability translate into new reporting obligations or technological requirements for payments and compliance teams within Australian casinos?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777016475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777016475"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777016498,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016475\/revisions\/777016498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777015964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777016475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777016475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777016475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}