Gaming

About

Provided by Memery Crystal

We provide a full range of legal services to the gambling industry. This includes licence application in the UK and other key jurisdictions, regulatory advice on new forms of gambling, dealing with disciplinary matters, commercial partnerships and new ventures, corporate transactions in the sector, and tax mitigation, as well as support in real estate and employment advice where needed. Our lawyers have advised some of the leading gambling operations in the world, including 888.com, Gala Leisure, Caesars, Pokerstars and the Health Lottery. We also advise financial institutions and governments on their approach to the gambling sector and its regulation.

Recent Matters

• Our lawyers were responsible for the development of the Health Lottery, the largest private lottery scheme in the UK.
• Advising on commercial arrangements for gambling companies – white label arrangements, affiliate agreements, outsourcing agreements, joint ventures and IP licences, as well as IT, software licensing and payment arrangements.
• Advising on corporate matters for companies wishing to make acquisitions or to list on the public markets about the special risks associated with gambling businesses, including multi-jurisdictional opinions on legality of operation.
• Providing legal opinions for operators seeking to establish arrangements with advertisers, platforms and financial institutions, such as Google, Apple, Facebook, PayPal and major banks.