Gaming & Licensing
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 2
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Provided by Jones Walker LLP
Jones Walker LLP's gaming practice, the largest in the southeastern United States, provides full-spectrum legal counsel to clients on gaming law. We represent all participants in the industry, including casinos, tribes, product manufacturers and suppliers, pari-mutuels, lottery vendors, sweepstakes and charities. We also represent other parties — such as investors, lenders and vendors — that have gaming-related interests.
Since the advent of legalized gaming in our region, the attorneys of Jones Walker have played important roles in the development of many of the laws and regulatory policies that govern the gaming industry in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida. Our firm also has two lawyers who have served as presidents of the world's two primary gaming law associations: the International Masters of Gaming Law and the International Association of Gaming Advisors.
Chambers Review
Jones Walker advises clients including Native American tribes, gaming companies and municipalities on all aspects of gaming law. The team is well known for its regulatory and licensing work as well as its ability to advise on financing deals. It services clients throughout the US, but is especially well known for its work in states along the Gulf Coast.
Work Highlights
- Jones Walker represented the City of Danville in connection with the negotiation, drafting and amendment of a Development Agreement with Caesars Entertainment associated with a $600m casino project.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jones Walker's team is well known and respected in the space."
"Jones Walker's team is well known and respected in the space."
Notable Practitioners
Kelly Duncan is a highly experienced gaming practitioner with strong capabilities in corporate transactions and related real estate deals. Duncan is based in New Orleans and is especially notable for his work on riverboat gaming. He also manages regulatory and compliance work.
"Kelly's expertise and knowledge are invaluable in a complicated gaming environment."
Thomas Shepherd handles a wide range of gaming matters with notable recent work relating to sports wagering. His clients include US and international operators who turn to him for compliance issues and gaming operational matters. He also has considerable experience acting on behalf of lenders and borrowers in gaming-related financings.
"Thomas has vast experience in the space."