RGA Appoints New Projects And Policy Director

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has announced that they have appointed Sue Rossiter as Projects and Policy Director, who has many years experience in the gambling industry.

Rossiter joins the RGA, the biggest trade association for remote gambling worldwide, on January 5, 2012, and comes from the position of Interim Principal Officer for the Gordon Moody Association charity for problem gambling.

She was also formerly the Deputy Chief Executive for the British Amusement and Catering Trades Association (BACTA), the Census Coordinator at Office for National Statistics, and the Head of Policy for the Gambling Commission.

Rossiter has proved herself to be a skillful and experienced professional in the gaming industry, and RGA Chief Executive Officer Clive Hawkswood wasted no time in welcoming her aboard.

"We're delighted that Sue Rossiter is joining the Remote Gambling Association. To be able to add someone with her skills and experience to the team is a real coup for us," Hawkswood commented.

Rossiter is equally thrilled to be joining the RGA team. "I am very pleased to be joining the RGA," Rossiter added. "It has an excellent reputation among the industry and with regulators and I am looking forward to meeting and working with its many members."

Duties of the Remote Gambling Association

The RGA was established in 2005 with the merger of the Association of Remote Gambling Operators (ARGO) and the Interactive Gaming, Gambling and Betting Association (IGGBA).

The RGA, which currently boasts 30 members, is based in London and Brussels, and works to lobby legislators, regulators and decision-makers on issues related to the remote or online gambling industry that directly affects its members.

It also develops comprehensive codes of conduct for its members and looks to promote a non-discriminatory, regulated and safe environment for its members around the world in the area of online gaming.

The RGA works with some of the leading gaming operators in the industry including Ladbrokes, 888, Bet365, Microgaming, Playtech, Virgin, William Hill and Paddy Power.

The organization is governed by an executive committee comprising of fifteen members from the member companies of the association. RGA's Chairman is John Coates from Bet365 and its Vice Chairman is Cliff Baty from Ladbrokes.

Rossiter will bring with her many years of experience in the industry when she moves to the Remote Gambling Association this month. It is expected that her experience will strengthen the RGA team in her role as the Projects and Policy Director.