IAGR 2026 Lima

The gaming industry faces an evolving cyber threat landscape and a patchwork of regulations that often leave critical vulnerabilities unaddressed. This session examines the current state of cybersecurity regulations in the gaming sector—what’s working, what’s falling short, and why attackers see gaming as a prime target. We will introduce the GLI Gaming Security Framework (GLI-GSF) as a practical, comprehensive approach to bridging existing gaps, enhancing resiliency, and aligning with global best practices. Through real-world breach examples, we will highlight common failure points and explore actionable steps to strengthen defences across the industry.

This session presents best practices for balancing innovation, market growth, and compliance in emerging iGaming markets such as Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Highlighted is the $153.57B global iGaming market by 2030, driven by mobile penetration, youthful demographics, and technologies like AI, blockchain, and VR/AR. Additionally, regulatory challenges such as fragmentation, enforcement gaps, and player protection risks are contrasted with opportunities like standardized rules and sandboxes. Lastly, the session will propose a collaborative roadmap: stakeholder dialogues, regulator education, flexible policies, and sustainable growth.

Emerging technologies being implemented in the gaming industry bring potential benefits and risks. This session will dive into the infrastructure required and the implications of such changes. Specifically, this presentation will discuss Mandatory Carded Play, Microservices, AI, Cloud-Based solutions, and the impact such technologies have on Responsible Gaming, Privacy, Security and AML/CTF. We will explore the importance and role of robust regulation and modern testing practices in the safe deployment of such technologies. The session ends with a discussion of the potential impact of Quantum Computing.