Dennis Gutwald

Practice Areas

Dennis Gutwald is a Partner in the Gaming Law Practice Group. Prior to becoming a private practice gaming attorney, Dennis served seven years as a Nevada Gaming Control Board Investigation Division Agent. He provides gaming industry clients with insight into the inner workings of gaming regulatory agencies, what the regulatory agents look for in a gaming application and how they conduct investigations.

Dennis has over two decades of experience preparing and coordinating the gaming applications of, and providing gaming regulatory advice to, local, national, and foreign, private equity funds, publicly traded companies, institutional investors, gaming device manufacturers, resort hotel casino owners and operators, sportsbook operators, on-line gaming operators, and gaming vendor and service providers seeking to operate gaming business in Nevada or nationally. He has prepared the gaming license applications for the ground-up development of several major Las Vegas Strip properties in addition to applications for the acquisition of dozens of nonrestricted gaming establishments throughout Nevada. Additionally, he has advised numerous foreign gaming companies seeking to do business in Nevada. Dennis has also coordinated the gaming approval process for private equity companies, publicly traded companies, and institutional investors acquiring interests in gaming companies in hundreds of jurisdictions throughout the U.S.