Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING MAY 2018 40 The International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) will hold its 37th annual International Gaming Summit during G2E Asia from 14 to 16 May at Four Seasons Macao. Among the many insightful seminars and events that will comprise IAGA’s summit is a responsible gaming workshop to be held on Wednesday 15 May. Inside Asian Gaming catches up with two of the responsible gaming experts playing a key role in the workshop – MGM Resorts’ Alan Feldman and Caesars Entertainment Corp’s Jan Jones Blackhurst – to take an in-depth look at the important issue of responsible gaming. FEATURES SAFETY FIRST By Ben Blaschke Jan Jones Blackurst Caesars Entertainment’s Executive Vice President – Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility is a long- time political and business leader and spent most of the 1990s as one of the most popular mayors in Las Vegas’ history. She then joined Caesars Entertainment, where she and her teams developed the industry’s first Responsible Gaming practices. With Jan’s guidance, Caesars Entertainment has earned a 100% perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index for 10 consecutive years. She helped establish the UNLV International Gaming Institution Center of Excellence. Alan Feldman As Executive Vice President of Global Industry Affairs, Alan Feldman oversees the planning and implementation of MGM Resorts International’s policy development on industry issues and programs. He also was a principal architect of MGM’s leading Corporate Social Responsibility efforts and throughout his career has been involved in a wide array of industry issues with a particular focus on responsible gaming. He was elected Chairman of the Board of the National Center for Responsible Gaming in January 2012 and has been a long-serving member of the Advisory Board of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling.