Global gaming integrity specialist firm Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360) has named veteran gaming and compliance expert Ilkim Hincer as its new president of Canadian operations and managing director of its global advisory strategy.
Hincer was the chair of the board at the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) until January and has also served in a number of leadership roles within Canadian and U.S. gaming. His past roles include as EVP and Chief Legal Officer of Hard Rock International and General Counsel for first the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) and subsequently Ontario’s Casino Rama, when it was operated by the company now known as PENN Entertainment.
His most recent role was five months spent as Chief Legal Officer at GeoComply. A longtime lawyer, Hincer has also held leadership positions at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, McCarthy Tétrault and Fogler, Rubinoff LLP and was a partner at the latter two firms.
“It’s a privilege to join IC360, a company that has rapidly become a global leader in delivering compliance, education, training, and integrity solutions to gaming, sportsbooks and sports organizations,” said Hincer in a release. “In an era where integrity must be proven through action, not mere words, I’m excited to contribute to IC360’s continued global expansion and its commitment to protecting the fairness of sports and the gaming ecosystem worldwide.”
Canadian regulatory expertise vital
IC360 called Hincer a recognized and highly respected figure in the global gaming community. The company said his extensive experience, particularly his firsthand knowledge of Canadian regulatory frameworks, will be key to spearheading the company’s expansion strategy.
The primary focus of that plan is the Canadian market, where IC360 intends to expand its suite of products, including the integrity monitoring dashboard and the ProhiBet prohibited bettor solution that it provides to gaming operators.
ProhiBet provides gaming operators with enhanced real-time alerts to help operators detect unusual or suspicious wagering behavior. It is used by a range of partners including numerous sportsbooks, sports leagues and now also Kalshi, the prediction market platform that offers sports event contracts across the U.S.
IC360 also wants to bolster its international client base and product development.
“Ilkim joining the IC360 team marks an immediate and significant step forward for our global strategy,” said IC360 Co-CEO Eric Frank. “His unparalleled understanding of the Canadian market, combined with his vast international exposure from his time with globally recognized organizations like Hard Rock, makes him an incredible addition to help drive our growth in Canada and enhance our service offering to international clients.”
Ontario awaits IC360’s self-exclusion tool
Hincer’s Canadian expertise will likely prove useful immediately, given that IC360 has been commissioned by iGaming Ontario (iGO) to develop a long-awaited self-exclusion system for the province’s regulated iGaming market.
Fourteen months ago, iGO announced it had accepted a joint bid from IC360 and IXUP, the firm which designed and operates Australia’s BetStop national self-exclusion register, to build a tool to allow Ontario players to block themselves from all of the province’s 50 licensed operators, as well as the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).
iGO said at the time that it intended to build a program that integrates seamlessly with all regulated operators’ systems, provides anyone 19+ with easy access to create and manage their self-exclusion profile, and implements identity verification processes.
At the Canadian Gaming Summit in Toronto in June, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming Stan Cho announced that his ministry would launch a sweeping review of the province’s gaming industry. One thing he specifically mentioned was his belief that the upcoming self-exclusion system needs to be shared across not only all iGaming platforms but all land-based gambling, too.
The self-exclusion tool is still in development and yet to be rolled out.
