Gaming & Licensing
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 2
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+1 775 788 2000About
Provided by McDonald Carano
McDonald Carano advises on all matters relating to licensing, regulation, and control of the gaming industry by governmental authorities. Our U.S. and international clients include owners and operators of casinos and pari-mutuel wagering facilities, hotels and resorts, restricted gaming entities, online and mobile operators, manufacturers and distributors of gaming equipment and software, sports-book operators, eSports entities, skill-based gaming, lotteries and sweepstakes, fantasy sports, key employees, investors, and banks. We also assist technology providers for internet and mobile gaming and sports wagering. Our lawyers serve on compliance committees of gaming companies to advise on regulatory compliance, reporting, audits and investigations. We currently serve as Nevada Compliance Counsel, Special Compliance Counsel, Independent Member Compliance Counsel and/or Chairman of the Gaming Compliance Committees of many of the most prominent gaming businesses headquartered around the world. Our attorneys have unmatched insight into the inner workings of gaming regulatory and oversight agencies. Our gaming attorneys have previously served as Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), Chief of the NGCB’s Corporate Securities Division, a NGCB Investigative Agent, a member of the Governor of Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee, and Senior Deputy Nevada Attorney General representing the NGCB, the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Nevada Commission on Sports.
Chambers Review
McDonald Carano has an experienced group with a long history representing significant clients in the gaming space, particularly in Nevada. The firm also works with large international corporations on US regulatory compliance and is noted for its specialist expertise in restricted gaming licensing.
Work Highlights
- McDonald Carano assisted Merkur an agreement for a strategic cooperation acquisition of Gaming Arts for a joint development of games for North American casinos.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"MacDonald Carano has specialists for every requirement as well as partners with broad knowledge."
"MacDonald Carano has specialists for every requirement as well as partners with broad knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
A.G. Burnett is commended for his work on gaming policy and work with Nevada regulators. He is sought out by international clients active in the US gaming space.
"AG is a very professional and experienced partner."
"He has tremendous knowledge of the space."
Gregory Giordano brings to bear substantial experience of matters such as regulatory compliance, licensing investigations and transaction oversight, gained during his tenure on the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
"Gregory is responsive, efficient, thoughtful and a great partner to our company."
"He is very knowledgeable and experienced."