Don Bourgeois
Co-director @Osgoode Professional Development
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WORK HISTORY
Co-director @Osgoode Professional Development
CA
Co-Director for annual Certificate Program in Gaming Law.
EDUCATION
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Bachelor's Degree, Law
Wilfrid Laurier University
Bachelor's Degree, History
SKILLS
ABOUT DON BOURGEOIS
Don Bourgeois is a Principal of Gaming & Regulation Group Inc, has a private practice of law and is also counsel on gaming to Fogler, Rubinoff LLP. He is Co-Director of the Osgoode Professional Development Certificate Program in Gaming Law and Adjunct Professor at York University\'s Masters of Financial Accountability on accountability in government and the charitable and not-for-profit sectors. Don has over 20 years of experience in the gaming sector, primarily in executive positions, including as General Counsel for the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario where is led the AGCO’s shift to a risk-based approach. He was responsible for the modernization of the Gaming Control Act and its regulation, development of the Registrar’s Standards and Requirements, Registrar’s eligibility assessment process for applicants for registration or licensing, and the AGCO’s regulatory assurance program. These initiatives created a more flexible regulatory regime, while maintaining public confidence in gaming and protecting the public interest. Don was also responsible for a similar risk-based approach to Ontario\'s liquor licensing. Don has several years of experience with the Ontario Racing Commission, leading a number of significant changes to the horse racing sector. He was the executive director of the ORC and its senior counsel. He is an experienced negotiator with First Nations and has been Ontario’s representative to a number of federal/provincial working groups in the racing and gaming sectors. He is also the author of The Law of Charitable and Casino Gaming and is recognized as one of Canada’s leading experts in gaming law. Don is also the author of several major texts on charitable and not-for-profit organizations, and on liquor law. He is active in his community and recipient of several awards -The Amethyst Award for Outstanding Achievement by Ontario Public Servants, Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Award, AMS/John Hodgson Award, CGA Industry Contribution and Leadership Award, The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Mayor\'s Award.
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