{"id":777038987,"date":"2026-03-11T10:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777038987"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:37:00","slug":"winners-announced-for-inaugural-regulating-the-game-global-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/winners-announced-for-inaugural-regulating-the-game-global-awards","title":{"rendered":"Winners announced for inaugural Regulating the Game Global Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The inaugural RTG Global Awards recognised leading individuals, organisations and technological solutions contributing to gambling policy, regulation, safer gambling and compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Press release.- The organisers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/two-weeks-to-go-final-calls-for-regulating-the-game-2026-sydney-pitch-line-up-confirmed-and-global-awards-dinner-approaching\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/two-weeks-to-go-final-calls-for-regulating-the-game-2026-sydney-pitch-line-up-confirmed-and-global-awards-dinner-approaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regulating the Game<\/a> conference have announced the winners of the inaugural<strong>RTG Global Awards<\/strong>, recognising outstanding leadership, stewardship and excellence across gambling policy and regulation, safer gambling, compliance, technology and community outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Awards were established to acknowledge the individuals, organisations and solutions making a demonstrable contribution to integrity, public confidence and sustainable sector development. Following strong global engagement in the inaugural year, winners have now been selected across all six categories by an <strong>independent judging panel<\/strong> comprising senior leaders with expertise spanning industry, law, integrity, governance and safer gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 RTG Global Award winners are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leadership Voice \u2014 Danny Munk, Wests Illawarra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safer Gambling Champion \u2014 Gamble Alert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compliance Excellence \u2014 Dominic Monti, Wests Illawarra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RegTech Solution of the Year \u2014 Cherry Hub<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community Impact Initiative \u2014 Nathan Reeves, Unibet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emerging Leader \u2014 Michael Simone, Bankstown Sports<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The winning recipients reflect the breadth of leadership across the sector, from those guiding and stewarding the industry with clarity and purpose, to those driving excellence in compliance, innovation, safer gambling and community impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RTG founder and principal at Vanguard Overwatch, <strong>Paul Newson<\/strong>, said the inaugural winners had set a strong benchmark for future years: \u201cThe inaugural RTG Global Awards were established to <strong>recognise substance, integrity and measurable contribution across the sector<\/strong>. This year\u2019s winners represent the calibre of leadership, innovation and commitment required to strengthen regulatory practice, improve industry capability and deliver better outcomes for communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat distinguishes these recipients is not simply professional achievement, but their contribution to lifting standards, advancing safer gambling, strengthening compliance and demonstrating leadership in areas that matter to public confidence and sector credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strength of this year\u2019s nominations created a highly competitive field, with finalists selected from an outstanding pool of candidates in each category. Being shortlisted was itself a significant achievement, reflecting the calibre of the work, leadership, and contributions demonstrated by the finalists, while the eventual winners emerged from an exceptionally strong peer group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners were selected following an independent assessment process led by a judging panel comprising:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Don <\/strong><strong>Hammond<\/strong>, chief executive officer, Leagues Clubs Australia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jamie <\/strong><strong>Nettleton<\/strong>, former president, International Masters of Gaming Law and Partner, Addisons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Khalid <\/strong><strong>Ali<\/strong>, chief executive officer, International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tracy <\/strong><strong>Parker<\/strong>, senior vice-president \u2013 Accreditation, Advisory and Insights, Responsible Gambling Council (Canada).<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The RTG Global Awards form part of the broader <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/one-month-to-go-until-regulating-the-game-2026-sydney-as-sector-leaders-prepare-to-convene-and-inaugural-rtg-global-awards\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/one-month-to-go-until-regulating-the-game-2026-sydney-as-sector-leaders-prepare-to-convene-and-inaugural-rtg-global-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regulating the Game<\/a> programme, which brings together regulators, industry leaders, compliance professionals and innovators to examine critical issues, advance policy dialogue and strengthen sector capability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural RTG Global Awards recognised leading individuals, organisations and technological solutions contributing to gambling policy, regulation, safer gambling and compliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777038988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":true,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The inaugural RTG Global Awards recognized leading individuals, organizations, and technological solutions for their significant contributions to gambling policy, regulation, safer gambling, and compliance. These awards aim to acknowledge leadership, integrity, and sustainable sector development, establishing a benchmark for industry standards and public confidence. Winners were selected across six categories by an independent judging panel of senior industry, legal, and governance experts.","focusai_entities":"Danny Munk, Wests Illawarra, Gamble Alert, Dominic Monti, Cherry Hub, Nathan Reeves, Unibet, Michael Simone, Bankstown Sports, Vanguard Overwatch, Paul Newson, Don Hammond, Leagues Clubs Australia, Jamie Nettleton, International Masters of Gaming Law, Addisons, Khalid Ali, International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), Tracy Parker, Responsible Gambling Council (Canada)","focusai_location":"Australia, Canada","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), product_ux (0.75), tech_data (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Regulatory Practice","query":"How will the recognition of these specific individuals and solutions, particularly the RegTech Solution of the Year, influence the adoption of new regulatory practices and compliance technologies across different iGaming verticals?"},{"label":"Future Governance Benchmarks","query":"What specific metrics or governance frameworks, beyond the general categories, did the independent judging panel prioritize in selecting these winners, and how will these benchmarks evolve for future RTG Global Awards?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,4,25032,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777038987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-events-articles","category-regulating-the-game-2026","category-shows","press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038987","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777038987"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777039025,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038987\/revisions\/777039025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777038988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777038987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777038987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777038987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}