New NAGRA president advocates for cross-market collaboration to aid sector integrity
Summary
Jeremy Locke, newly appointed president of the North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA) and chief operating officer of compliance at the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), has urged stronger co-operation between North American and European regulators to bolster sector integrity. Speaking at a conference and in a podcast with Jamie Wall of the UK Gambling Commission, Locke highlighted that cross-border betting on UK and European events means integrity alerts should be handled jointly and swiftly.
Locke, who became NAGRA president in July after serving as vice-president since 2024, said NAGRA sought partnerships with regulatory “leaders” to help evolve oversight in North America’s rapidly modernising market. He suggested sharing regulatory models and best practices between jurisdictions could save time and improve co-ordination, while acknowledging a single universal regulatory model is unrealistic.
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Key Points
- • Jeremy Locke is the new president of NAGRA and is also COO of compliance at AGCO.
- • Locke advocates closer co-operation with European regulators, including the UK Gambling Commission, to better address integrity alerts tied to cross-border betting.
- • He says coordinated action enables faster, more efficient responses when the same integrity issues affect multiple markets.
- • NAGRA is seeking partnerships with regulators regarded as leaders to help evolve oversight in North America’s fast-changing market.
- • While a single universal regulatory model is ruled out, Locke supports sharing successful regulatory models and best practices so jurisdictions can adapt them to their context.
Why should I read this?
Short and sharp: regulators are getting practical about playing nice across borders. If you work in compliance, operations or integrity in betting and gaming, this signals faster cross-market responses to suspicious activity and a push for clearer, more aligned rules — without trying to force one-size-fits-all. It’s useful intel on how regulators plan to cut duplication and speed up action where bets cross continents.
