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Gaming solicitors (gambling & non-gambling)

Gaming and leisure businesses need lawyers who understand the regulatory and commercial environment in which you operate across multiple jurisdictions. You also need advisers who are up to speed with the ever-changing influence of digital technology within the industry.

Our gaming team represents some of the largest businesses in the world in this sector as well as numerous smaller, fast-growth companies. Our specialist gaming lawyers provide a fully integrated IP/IT, regulatory, licensing, corporate and commercial contracts service. We operate a worldwide international service which involves our partner law firms located in most key jurisdictions.

We have clients operating in both the online gambling environment and land-based gambling environment. Due to the nature of the industry, many operate across different countries, continents and legal jurisdictions.

Specifically, within the gambling industry, we advise machine manufacturers, operators, distributors, game designers, funders, gaming arcades, bingo operators, sports betting companies, casino owners and operators and investors.

Our involvement in the TV and entertainment sector also means that we have particular expertise in the licensing of media content for use in both online and land-based gaming. We frequently advise major gaming businesses on their use of IP and image rights including multinational media outlets such as Disney, Endemol and Warner Brothers.

Our specialist services

  • Commercial, IP and M&A work within the gaming sector, advising land based and online gaming operators and casino owners
  • Particular expertise in online and land-based gaming, M&A transactions and high value I.P licensing in gaming with high profile clients

Why use us?

We act for some of the largest gaming companies in the world and our team provides the full suite of legal services to international gaming clients, including advising on corporate, commercial, regulatory and compliance, licensing, intellectual property (I.P), property, anti-money laundering (AML), dispute resolution and banking issues for global gambling heavyweights. The work involves managing legal input on M&A transactions from various jurisdictions.

Key contact

Aled Walters

Partner

Aled Walters is a corporate, M&A and commercial partner who heads the commercial team. Aled advises on corporate and commercial matters, often advising on complex and high-value commercial agreements. He has significant experience advising on complex contracts and deals with a multi-jurisdictional dimension.

Aled Walters has significant credibility advising media and gaming clients across a wide range of IP and commercial matters. As well as regularly acting for Novomatic, Walters has recently handled numerous matters for gaming company, Amelco, including drafting and negotiating Amelco’s licence of the IP for their betting platform to the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

The Legal 500

Commercial head Aled Walters is particularly accomplished at handling corporate and commercial matters for gambling and gaming clients, work which includes reviewing and advising on licensing documentation during acquisition and prospective M&A targets.

The Legal 500

Aled Walters’ gambling licensing expertise and entrenched relationships with high-calibre clients including Novomatic and Playtech.

The Legal 500

Our clients

  • BetVictor
  • Club 3000 Bingo
  • 888 Africa
  • Superbet
  • Novomatic Services NL SV (Amutron)
  • Double Diamond Gaming (Rainbow Casino)
  • Bresbet
  • Admiral PLC (in respect of its in-house charity lottery)
  • Pentasia / Conexus Group

Related services

Media & Entertainment Gambling Licensing

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