Gaming

Companies often seek guidance from Holland & Knight's Gaming Practice before making a move in an industry that is booming online and in live venues around the world.

Our attorneys have a deep understanding of all aspects of the gaming industry and the federal and state laws that regulate it. We are familiar with gaming governed by Tribal and non-Tribal entities and have experience in U.S. and international gaming transactions. We also understand the culture of traditional gaming systems and how they integrate new players.

Our clients include casinos, online sports books, mobile gaming companies, daily fantasy sports operators and major charitable organizations that use games for fundraising, as well as gaming vendors that design software and other technology that is essential to the industry.

We have been actively involved in dozens of complex casino, hotel and resort development efforts, representing Indian Tribes from the earliest planning stages through project opening, operations and regulation. We have represented clients in disputes related to a casino gaming amendment to a state constitution, various mobile sports books, a major casino entertainment company going through bankruptcy, a startup interactive daily fantasy sports operator and one of the nation's largest fraternal benefit societies, which we advise on state charitable gaming and raffle laws.

Our lawyers have advocated for gaming plaintiffs and defendants in all types of disputes and regulatory challenges. We are also experienced in representing defendants facing criminal allegations or government investigations involving a variety of gaming issues, such as anti-money laundering laws.

Some of our attorneys' most effective work occurs prior to the launch of a gaming venture. Our pre-launch counsel has included:

• analyzing state-by-state consumer protection laws regarding how gaming can be advertised
• protecting the intellectual property behind companies' gaming technology
• advising on the use of name/image/likeness (NIL) in gaming and daily fantasy sports
• counseling on privacy compliance, data protection and cybersecurity
• preparing for privacy and data breaches
• facilitating traditional finance or digital currency transactions