New NAGRA president advocates for cross-market collaboration to aid sector integrity
Summary
Jeremy Locke, who became president of the North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA) in July 2025, has called for closer co-operation between North American and European regulators to improve sector integrity. Locke, also chief operating officer of compliance at the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), joined Jamie Wall from the UK Gambling Commission on a podcast to discuss the emerging link-up between the two bodies.
Locke argued that as betting markets modernise and events in the UK and Europe drive wagers in North America, regulators need to coordinate on integrity alerts and share best practices and regulatory models to act faster and more efficiently. He said NAGRA is seeking partnerships with regulators “leaders in regulation” to help evolve oversight in a rapidly changing North American market, while acknowledging a single universal regulatory model is unrealistic.
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Key Points
- • Jeremy Locke became NAGRA president in July 2025; he was previously vice-president and is AGCO’s COO of compliance.
- • Locke and the Gambling Commission’s Jamie Wall discussed a formal link-up to improve regulatory co-ordination across continents.
- • Cross-market betting on UK/European events means integrity alerts often span jurisdictions; quicker, coordinated action is needed.
- • NAGRA wants to learn from and share regulatory models and best practices, while recognising that one-size-fits-all regulation is impractical.
- • Greater commonality in standards would make it easier for regulators and operators to understand and comply with requirements.
- • Locke emphasised collaboration saves time for jurisdictions and helps evolve regulation in the fast-changing North American market.
Context and relevance
As North American betting markets rapidly modernise and become more integrated with global events, cross-border integrity issues are increasingly common. This push for co-operation reflects a wider trend: regulators moving from isolated, local approaches towards international information-sharing and aligned practices. For compliance teams, operators and policy-makers, the discussion flags a likely increase in joint investigations, shared alerts and the adoption of proven regulatory models adapted to local contexts.
Why should I read this?
Quick and useful — Locke’s pushing sensible co-operation that actually matters if you work in compliance, regulation or run betting operations. It explains why integrity alerts now need an international response and why regulators are swapping notes. We’ve read it so you don’t have to; skim this if you want the practical takeaway without the podcast.
Author note
Punchy: By Robert Fletcher — a short, timely steer on how regulators plan to share the load and speed up action on cross-border integrity risks.