LAWYER PROFILE

David Whyte

UK 2026

Harris Hagan

Ranked in 1 practice area

Gaming

UK-wide

4 years ranked

Contributions and articles

2 Global Practice Guides

1 In-depth overview

About

Provided by Harris Hagan

Practice Areas

Before joining Harris Hagan in September 2019, David worked in-house at a large land-based casino operator and as General Counsel for an online operator, gaining first-hand experience of both sectors and the commercial needs of operators. Prior to moving in-house, David trained and worked at the Gambling Commission for nine years in both the enforcement and legal departments. This provided him with a unique insight into the regulatory framework in Great Britain.

Specialising in all aspects of online and land-based gambling law, David advises land-based and online gambling businesses (B2C and B2B), as well as many start-ups. He advises on legal classification, non-remote and remote licence applications, personal applications, advertising requirements, terms and conditions, data protection, general compliance and reporting requirements, compliance assessments, regulatory investigations, corporate evaluations, operating and personal licence reviews, and developing associated remedial compliance programmes and action plans.

Career

Joined Harris Hagan 2019. Admitted to the Roll 2016

Professional Memberships

International Association of Gaming Advisors

Publications

Co-author, Gaming: A UK-Wide Overview, Chambers UK

Personal

In his spare time, David enjoys rugby (RFU accredited coach), cycling, most other sports, theatre and the occasional casino visit.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Gaming - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

David Whyte is recommended for all manner of online and land-based gambling law matters. He has extensive in-house experience working in the gambling industry.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

David is proactive, understands the needs of what we were trying to achieve and delivers the training with professionalism and expertise.
GamingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
David is excellent and provides us with a pragmatic and supportive view in everything he does for us.
GamingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
David Whyte offers a high level of service, is calm under pressure and is both strategically able and brilliant on detail.
GamingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
David works on a lot of material of a complex nature. He always delivers on time and takes into account the opinion of the client in the brief. He is a good communicator.
GamingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
David Whyte's advice is very clear, completely practical and hugely commercial. He totally understands the competing demands within an operator.
GamingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession