Gaming & Licensing
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 1
Email address
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+1 416 362 1812About
Provided by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Our firm’s Gaming, Lottery and eSports industry group has advised on large scale, high-profile mandates for major industry players across the country. We have extensive experience in both the private and public sectors gained in periods of dynamic growth, modernization, and regulatory scrutiny, including a nuanced and practical understanding of operational and licensing requirements, public policy implications unique to the industry, and financing needs.
Our unique value for clients includes:
- Comprehensive experience: We have significant experience advising on complex, transformative projects for some of Canada’s and the world’s leading gaming and licensing organizations, including crown corporations and multi-national gaming operators.
- Niche expertise & full-service expertise: We have a range of expertise advising on industry-specific issues (regulatory compliance, project development and financing, anti-money laundering (AML), responsible gaming) to offering complete legal solutions (corporate/commercial, litigation, labour relations, risk management, procurement, taxation, advertising, technology, privacy, and cyber-security practices) for both land-based and on-line industry stakeholders.
Chambers Review
McCarthy Tétrault operates a well-reputed Ontario gaming practice with significant experience in the representation of Crown corporations. The firm also acts for a variety of other clients on corporate and commercial matters including project development and financing transactions, as well as licensing and regulatory compliance.
Work Highlights
- McCarthy Tétrault advised Genius Sports on its joint venture agreement with the Canadian Football League to launch the data technology system CFL LiveStats.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is capable of addressing a spectrum of issues, questions and advisory needs."
"The team is capable of addressing a spectrum of issues, questions and advisory needs."
Notable Practitioners
Toronto-based Danielle Bush is distinguished for the breadth of her experience in the gaming sector, covering regulatory compliance, licensing and intellectual property. Noted for her specific expertise in the online gaming industry, she also operates a respected commercial law practice.
"Danielle Bush has extensive knowledge, experience and contacts within the industry."
Toronto-based Matthew Kelleher applies his extensive corporate expertise to highly regulated lottery and gaming developments and transactions, including the representation of the OLG in its land-based gaming modernisation process.
"Matthew Kelleher is very impressive."