Gambling
With commercial casinos in the United States hitting record revenue growth and billions generated in gaming taxes to state and local governments, commercial gaming operations continue to expand across more than 20 states. Inherent in the operations of these complex businesses and in ancillary companies, such as gaming equipment manufacturers, are a maze of laws, regulations and ordinances to navigate as well as innovations, such as online gambling and bitcoin casinos, to consider.
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr attorneys advise casinos, gaming equipment vendors, wagering-technology companies and casino development companies in a variety of legal matters, including in the following areas:
Compliance
- Licensing and regulations, including advising gaming entities on federal and state licensing and wagering regulations
- Compliance programs, including creating and administering compliance programs and training employees to manage them
Corporate
- General corporate – commercial agreements, governance, partnerships and new ventures, such as initiatives involving cryptocurrencies
- Financing – debt and equity capital-raising transactions
- Mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Investments – fund formation and investment opportunities for private equity funds, venture capital funds, wealth funds, strategic investors and family offices
- Tax – domestic and international tax planning and Internal Revenue Service inquiries and disputes
Real Estate, including the purchase and sale of land, financing, development, land use rights, zoning, leasing, and appeals
Construction, including the development of casinos
Labor and employment, including employment agreements, employee handbook/policy requirements, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Occupational Safety and Health Administration matters
Intellectual property, including matters related to patents, trademarks, licensing and merchandising
Investigations, including internal investigations to determine if there is any illegal or potentially suspicious activity conducted by rogue employees or customers, and also responses to government inquiries
Litigation, including criminal and civil litigation regarding various allegations related to anti-money laundering offenses, the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Department of Treasury regulations, Title 31 violations, state money-transmitter regulations, mail/wire fraud, bribery, false-advertising law, consumer-protection statutes, and unfair-competition statutes
Immigration, including employment-based visas
Bankruptcy and restructuring
Employee benefits and executive compensation
Cybersecurity and data privacy
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