Responsible Gaming & Player Safety Day joins HIPTHER’s Prague Summit

• HIPTHER is doubling down on Responsible Gambling with a dedicated Player Safety Day at Prague Summit 2026
• The new initiative will spotlight regulation, compliance, and the fight against illegal gambling
• Industry experts and policymakers will gather to tackle some of the sector’s most pressing challenges

HIPTHER is excited to step up efforts around Responsible Gambling and advance the conversation on player protection, consumer protection, and industry sustainability with the introduction of the Responsible Gaming & Player Safety Day at HIPTHER Prague Summit 2026.

Curated by the Institute for Gambling Regulation (IPRH), the special section will take place on Day 2, March 25, at the Main Focus Stage of the summit. According to the hosts, the thematic day will focus on tackling pressing matters tied to regulatory trends, compliance, illegal gambling, and its emerging forms, along with the aforementioned player-centric and safety topics.

The Responsible Gaming & Player Safety Day at HIPTHER Prague Summit 2026 will bring together specialists and experts with established reputations in these respective areas, who will lend their voices to the discussions and help guide the dialogue around what are seen as core industry topics today. Among the confirmed speakers are:

• Petr Kozák, Lawyer and Secretary General at IPRH
• Petr Rybák, Institute for Gambling Regulation (IPRH)
• Jan Řehola, Director at IPRH and Partner at PS Legal
• Šimon Vincze, Head of Sustainable & Safer Gambling at Casino Guru
• Bill Pascrell III, Partner at Princeton Public Affairs Group
• Martin Lycka, Vice President Institutional Affairs at Oddin.gg
• Nika Gigashvili, CEO and Partner at SMH Global
• Václav Ulrich, Co-founder of the Institute for Gambling Regulation
• Jakub Žofčák, Centre for Economic and Market Analyses (CETA)
• Alina Tace, Partner at WH Simion & Partners
• Olesea Naidion, Brand Manager at Nightrush
• Dan Illovici, Vice President at ROMBET
• Dávid Lenčéš, Executive Director, Institute for Gambling Regulation of the Slovak Republic

Justyna Grusza-Głębicka, Attorney-at-law and Founder at Kancelaria Adwokacka dr Justyna Grusza-Głębicka

HIPTHER has already outlined some of the key topics, including IRIS: one player, one view, across operators, How much does illegal gambling cost the Czech Republic, and Can the IPRH model expand beyond the Czech Republic, with additional important topics to be announced.

The HIPTHER Prague Summit 2026 is due to take place on March 24 and March 25 at the OREA Hotel Andels Praha (formerly Vienna House by Wyndham Andel’s Prague).

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