European Gaming Lawyer magazine Autumn 2015 | Page 24

Regulator of the Year 2015 – South and Central America
Manuel San Roman Benavente
General Director of Casino Games and Slot Machines
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of the Republic of Peru

MR. MANUEL SAN ROMAN BENAVENTE
began his career as a regulator in 1995,
regulating the telecommunications
services in Peru where he held the position
of President of the Court of Users of
Telecommunications Services for fifteen
years. From there, he was invited to
lead Management of Gambling and Slot
Machines, the regulatory branch of the
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism,
where he began his laudable career as a
gaming regulator. Other important positions
held by Mr. San Roman include acting as
a Manager of Interbank in Peru and Plant
Manager of Entel in Peru. He received a
degree in electronics engineering from the
University Ricardo Palma de Lima, Peru,
with study at the University of New York,
specializing in telecommunications, and
studying as well management and arbitration
which have served him well in his endeavors
as a regulator.
According to Mr. San Roman, when
asked to join the gaming industry, he had
difficult moments of doubt because of the
lack of structure and prevalent illegality
in the industry at the time. He stated,

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