Cybersecurity and AI in the Gambling Sector
When
Office/Remote Location
Description
Cybersecurity threats pose significant risks to the gambling industry, including platform disruptions, data breaches, payment-system vulnerabilities, revenue loss, and regulatory consequences. As online gaming grows and gambling platforms handle increasing amounts of money and personal data, the industry has become a prime target for cybercriminals. Cybersecurity requirements also span federal and state regulations, requiring stakeholders to balance security, fairness, integrity, and player safety.
At the same time, AI is transforming gaming by enabling personalized experiences and enhanced fraud detection while introducing new governance and regulatory challenges. Is innovation outpacing regulation?
This four-hour virtual program will examine key cybersecurity threats and their regulatory and business impacts, global governance standards and trends, the evolving role of AI in gaming, and how regulation can keep pace with technological innovation.
Program Curriculum
- Types of cybersecurity threats and consequences of breaches
- Business continuity, revenue impact, and operational downtime during cybersecurity attacks
- Supply-chain risks in casino ecosystems
- Data, surveillance systems, and regulatory exposure
- Global regulatory trends in AI and cybersecurity
- Existing regulatory gaps when setting governance standards
- How regulators can keep up with innovation in the gaming space
Educators
Melissa Aarskaug
Melissa Aarskaug is an executive leader and strategist specializing in cybersecurity, technology, and leadership. She has spent her career partnering with executive teams and boards to integrate technology, security, and business strategy into scalable, resilient growth. Her work in the gaming industry has touched approximately 95% of the casino gaming market, giving her deep expertise in the regulatory and risk landscape unique to regulated industries. Her broader focus is helping organizations lead through disruption, complexity, and digital transformation with clarity and confidence.
Melissa’s career spans more than 18+ years across civil engineering, enterprise technology, cybersecurity, compliance, and executive leadership. Her background combines technical training with executive leadership, enabling her to translate complex risk, data, and emerging technologies into clear strategic decisions that strengthen organizational performance, security, and resilience.
She is the founder of Executive Connect, a leadership platform and podcast featuring founders, senior leaders, and innovators across gaming, finance, and technology. She is also co-author of Renaissance: Redefining Success for Modern Mavericks.
Her teaching philosophy centers on applied leadership education, emphasizing real-world decision frameworks, strategic thinking, organizational systems, and human dynamics in high-accountability environments.
Matthew Wein
Matthew Wein is a national security and technology strategist who helps government, technology, and sports leaders understand how emerging risks are reshaping the public security landscape.
He is the founder of the Secure Stakes newsletter, where he writes about how the rapid expansion of sports betting is transforming homeland security, critical infrastructure, and the broader sports economy.
Through his firm, Wein Strategy Lab, he provides strategy, training, policy, and executive advisory support to technology, national security, sports, and gaming industry clients, drawing on prior experience with the House Committee on Homeland Security, the Department of Homeland Security, and Deloitte’s cyber risk practice.
Price
$495
Admission Information
This course is ideal for professionals in highly regulated industries, including gambling regulators, casino management, compliance, IT personnel, risk management, HR or finance directors, surveillance/security team members, and gaming industry advisors.