PRESS RELEASE
22 May 2025

Market Expert Insights 2025

WP
WH Partners

Contributor

We are a law firm with a strong focus on assisting businesses fuelling the digital economy and not only in the territories we operate in. We have offices in Malta, Italy, Romania, and we operate Czech, Polish and UAE desks, as well as having a worldwide network of correspondent firms. We have a well-established practice advising clients on (in no particular order) fintech, gaming & gambling, corporate, M&A, tax, dispute resolution, corporate finance, intellectual property, data privacy and personal data processing, consumer protection & advertising, real estate, employment & immigration matters, sports, technology & media, competition & state aid. Our firm and several of our lawyers are highly ranked by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Who’s Who Legal.
We are pleased to announce the 4th edition of Market Expert Insights, an invitation only event that will discuss the latest regulatory, tax and business developments concerning the gaming & gambling market.
Malta

We are pleased to announce the 4th edition of Market Expert Insights, an invitation only event that will discuss the latest regulatory, tax and business developments concerning the gaming & gambling market.

Agenda

1:30PM TO 2:30PM: Registration & Welcome Lunch

2:30PM-3:00PM: Jurisdictional Briefing: Italy, Gibraltar, Finland

Speakers: Quirino Mancini, Partner & Director WH Partners Italy; Andrew Montegriffo, Partner Hassans International Law Firm Limited; Antti Koivula, Legal Advisor Legal Gaming Finland

Moderated by: Robert Zammit, Partner WH Partners Malta

3:00PM – 3:30PM: Navigating the New EU AI Act: Implications for gambling operators

Speakers: Ian Deguara, Information and Data Protection Commissioner; Flores Gavril, Chief Strategy, Policy and Governance at the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA)

Moderated by: Patrick Massa, Managing Associate WH Partners

3:30PM – 4:00PM: Transfer Pricing & Large Taxpayer Office: Navigating the evolving tax landscape

Speakers: Antonella Mamo, Senior Manager Legal, Technical, and International Affairs Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA); Sergio Ebejer, Director Large Taxpayer Office Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA); Aleksandr Belugin, Associate WH Partners

Moderated by: Ramona Azzopardi, Partner WH Partners

4:00PM – 4:15PM: Coffee Break

4:15PM – 4:25PM: Keynote Speech: Latest developments in Austrian player claims and their enforcement in Malta

Speaker: Davinia Cutajar, Partner WH Partners

04:25PM – 4:55PM: Gambling, Crypto & Banking: Can regulation bridge the gap?

Speakers: Miguel Attard, Business Development & Relationship Management Banking Sparkasse Bank Malta; Elton Dimech, Managing Director Payhound

Moderated by: Joseph F Borg, Partner WH Partners

04:55PM – 5:15PM: Fireside Chat: Will the UAE become an oasis for gambling in the Middle East?

Speakers: Joseph F Borg, Partner WH Partners, Kate McCormick, Chief Executive Officer WH UAE

5:15PM – 6:15PM: Networking Drink

The event is hosted by WH Partners.

Sponsored by: Payhound

Strategic Partner: SBC Summit Malta 2025

This event is by invitation only. Those interested in attending can send an email to events@whpartners.eu.

Contributor

We are a law firm with a strong focus on assisting businesses fuelling the digital economy and not only in the territories we operate in. We have offices in Malta, Italy, Romania, and we operate Czech, Polish and UAE desks, as well as having a worldwide network of correspondent firms. We have a well-established practice advising clients on (in no particular order) fintech, gaming & gambling, corporate, M&A, tax, dispute resolution, corporate finance, intellectual property, data privacy and personal data processing, consumer protection & advertising, real estate, employment & immigration matters, sports, technology & media, competition & state aid. Our firm and several of our lawyers are highly ranked by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Who’s Who Legal.

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