Assistant Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean sat with ministers and officials from 31 other countries at the event chaired by UK Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell.
Among the countries represented were South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore and many European nations, as well as Caribbean islands such as Antigua.
However, there were also delegates from Alderney, Gibralatar and the Isle of Man which already have online gambling businesses operating from their shores.
Jersey does not yet allow online gaming companies to be based in the Island.
Deputy Maclean said that the conference focused on future regulation of what is termed ‘remote’ gambling in which people can participate from their own homes.
‘There are only three things that you can do about remote gambling if you are a legislature.
They are ignore it, prohibit it, or regulate it.
The USA has chosen to prohibit remote gambling but the consensus at the conference was that this was not the right option as it would only drive the industry underground,’ he said.
