Overview Experience Recent Publications Betting and Gaming LEADERS Kevin S. Masuda Los Angeles Matthew D. McGill Washington, D.C. Graham Winter Hong Kong VIEW ALL PRACTICE MEMBERS VIEW ALL PRACTICE PUBLICATIONS VIEW ALL PRACTICES OVERVIEW A Unique Offering The Gibson Dunn global betting and gaming practice is one of the most preeminent betting and gaming legal practices worldwide, representing the most prestigious and influential clients in the industry across Europe, Asia and the Americas. We believe that the Gibson Dunn global betting and gaming practice provides our clients with a unique offering – no other global law firm can offer an award-winning regulatory and compliance capability alongside a market-leading transactional practice in the betting and gaming sector in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific Region. No other global law firm has achieved so much in the betting and gaming sector, including acting as lead attorneys for the State of New Jersey in action before the US Supreme Court that resulted in the repeal of the federal limits on sports betting in the U.S. Leveraging our thorough understanding of the sector, we handle our clients’ most important and complex corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate transactions, litigation and disputes work, regulatory and compliance matters and other legal challenges. Gibson Dunn lawyers are able to provide tier-one representation in all major betting and gaming markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and the Asia Pacific Region. Gambling Compliance named Gibson Dunn “Best Regulatory Lawyer or Law Firm of the Year” at its 2018 Gambling Compliance Global Regulatory Awards, which recognize “individuals and teams who have excelled in the field of regulatory compliance and responsible gambling initiatives.” Betting & Gaming Operators – Gibson Dunn has represented the leading industry operators in online and retail betting and gaming throughout the world, advising on the most significant mergers and acquisitions in the sector and also representing clients in relation to commercial joint ventures, real estate acquisitions and leasehold arrangements, technology outsourcing arrangements, and labor and employment matters. Gibson Dunn attorneys’ experience in the sector is unparalleled, providing clients with access to the latest in industry knowledge and strategic insight. U.S. Sports Betting – Gibson Dunn served as the lead attorneys for the State of New Jersey in 2018 before the Supreme Court, securing the repeal of the federal limits on sports betting in the U.S. Gibson Dunn attorneys have also represented clients on the most significant transactions undertaken since the repeal of PASPA, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial partnerships and joint ventures, and technology sourcing arrangements. Regulatory & Compliance – Gibson Dunn’s betting and gaming regulatory practitioners have advised clients on multi-jurisdictional betting and gaming regulatory filings and risk assessments in connection with significant merger and acquisition transactions, and in connection with organic operational expansions, and have in-depth working knowledge of the betting and gaming regulatory regimes of over seventy countries around the world. Gibson Dunn lawyers also have advised betting and gaming clients on a range of compliance issues relating to betting and gaming operations, including issues arising under the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act and other anti-corruption laws, and under antitrust/competition, consumer protection, VAT and gaming tax, anti-money-laundering and data privacy laws. The firm acts as special counsel to compliance committees, providing proactive advice and support. We have also represented betting and gaming clients in connection with governmental and regulatory inquiries, investigations and litigation in multiple jurisdictions. Casinos & Resorts – Gibson Dunn has represented investors, lenders and operators in acquiring, financing, selling and developing some of the largest casinos, hotels and resort communities throughout the world, including the United States and Macau. Our litigation and labor attorneys have also represented numerous casino and resort clients in the sector in high-profile cases, including a significant success involving Indian casino gaming in New York. Dispute Resolution – Gibson Dunn’s leading dispute resolution practice has represented clients in the betting and gaming sector on some of the most complex and industry-changing litigation and disputes in the sector, including representing industry bodies and associations in challenging regulation on constitutional and administrative grounds. EXPERIENCE & RECENT REPRESENTATIONS Corporate Regulatory & Compliance Dispute Resolution Real Estate Caesars Entertainment. Representation of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company in its sale of a 45% stake in Baluma S.A., the Caesars subsidiary which owns and operates the Conrad Punta Del Este Resort and Casino in Uruguay, to Enjoy S.A., a casino resort operator in Chile. Caesars Entertainment. Representation of Lazard Freres as financial advisor to the Special Committee of Caesars Acquisition Company in its $2.2 billion sale of Bally’s Las Vegas, The Cromwell, The Quad and Harrah’s New Orleans to Caesars Growth Partners. Gala Coral Group Ltd. Representation of Gala Coral Group as antitrust counsel in connection with its £3.4 billion merger with Ladbrokes to create Ladbrokes Coral, a multi-channel, internationally diversified betting and gaming company, and in relation to the £200 million disposal of its Gala Bingo Operations to Caledonia Investments Limited. International Game Technology. Representation of Morgan Stanley as financial advisor to International Game Technology in its $6.4 billion acquisition by GTECH, a commercial operator and provider of technology in the regulated worldwide gaming markets Kindred plc. Representation of Kindred on its £175.6 million acquisition of 32Red plc, an online casino, poker and bingo operator, and in relation to the convertible bond issued to Kindred by Kambi plc, an online betting and gaming technology platform provider. MGM Resorts International and MGM Growth Properties. Representation in connection with the acquisition of the real property and operations associated with Empire City Casino’s race track and casino for $850 million; the $1.06 billion acquisition of the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park; and an exclusive joint venture with GVC Holdings for sports betting and online gaming in the United States. Summit Ascent Holdings Limited and Melco International Development. Representation in respective investments in a gaming and resort development project in the Primorye region of Russia, near China’s border. The Stars Group, Inc. Representation of Stars Group in relation to the $4.7 billion acquisition of Sky Betting and Gaming from CVC Capital and Sky plc, and in relation to certain commercial insurance matters. Topgolf International, Inc. Representation in the acquisition of World Golf Tour, a mobile gaming company, by Topgolf International, a private golf entertainment company. William Hill plc. Representation of William Hill in numerous acquisitions and transactions including: its 2018 partnership with Eldorado Resorts for online and retail sports betting and online gaming in the United States; a £100 million investment in NYX Gaming Group Limited, a digital gaming supplier, as part of a consortium to acquire OpenBet, a developer of sports betting and gaming technology solutions, for £270 million; the acquisition of a 29.4% stake in Neo Games, an online lottery software and service provider; the proposed merger with Amaya, Inc.; the disposal of William Hill’s interests in NYX Gaming Group Limited to Scientific Games, Inc.; and its commercial investments, partnerships and joint ventures. RECENT PUBLICATIONS New York State Legalizes Online Sports Wagering -April 13, 2021 First Circuit Narrows Scope of the Wire Act, Reversing Office of Legal Counsel Opinion -January 27, 2021 Developments in the Sports Betting Landscape in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic -May 7, 2020 Illinois Supreme Court Rules That Daily Fantasy Sports Do Not Constitute Gambling Under State Criminal Code -April 21, 2020 Law360 Names Gibson Dunn Among Its 2019 Sports & Betting Practice Groups of the Year -February 10, 2020 The Constitutionality of Mobile Sports Wagering in New York State -February 4, 2020 Matthew McGill Named a Sports & Entertainment Trailblazer -November 1, 2019 Theodore Olson Named Lawyer of the Year at the American Gambling Awards -June 18, 2019 Matthew McGill Named Litigator of the Week -June 7, 2019 Gibson Dunn Named Best Regulatory Law Firm of the Year by GamblingCompliance -May 1, 2019 Law360 Names Gibson Dunn Among Its Sports 2018 Practice Groups of the Year -February 20, 2019 Winner’s Playbook: Behind The Scenes Of Sports Bet Case -July 6, 2018 Webcast: Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Limits On Sports Gambling -May 17, 2018 Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Limits On Sports Gambling -May 14, 2018 Gibson Dunn Named Regulatory Law Firm of the Year by GamblingCompliance -April 18, 2018 SITEMAP CLIENT EXTRANET LEGAL NOTICES MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE NOTICE CONTACT US ©Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2021. 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