Gaming
London gaming solicitors Joelson has specialised in gaming law longer than any other UK law firm.
Our solicitors have seen, and actively participated in, the considerable developments in the gaming industry that have occurred as the applicable legislation has developed, most recently with the Gambling Act 2005 introducing a new licensing and regulatory regime for the gaming industry generally.
Our clients encompass both land-based and remote/online gaming businesses, and we advise a wide variety of operators on various aspects affecting the gaming industry from our offices in London, including:
- Operators of casinos (including in relation to gaming machine entitlements);
- Operators of bingo halls (including in relation to gaming machine entitlements) and pub and club operators wishing to provide bingo in their premises;
- Operators of poker clubs and pub and club operators wishing to provide poker in their premises;
- Operators of Adult Gaming Centres (including in relation to bingo as prize gaming);
- Operators of licensed and unlicensed family entertainment centres (including in relation to bingo as prize gaming);
- Operators of betting shops, tracks, pubs and clubs offering gaming machines;
- Remote gaming operators providing casino gaming and poker facilities through remote communication means (including via the internet, mobile phones or other hand-held mobile devices);
- Gaming machine manufacturers (including in relation to the Gambling Commission’s Gaming Machine Technical Standards and Gaming Machine Testing Strategy);
- Gambling software manufacturers and suppliers;
- Television companies wishing to provide gaming facilities via interactive television.
Our advice covers such matters as:
- Applications to the Gambling Commission for Operating Licences and variations to and continuation (on a change of control occurring) of existing Operating Licences;
- Applications to the Gambling Commission for Personal Management Licences; Applications to the Gambling Commission for Personal Functional Licences (for casino employees involved in gaming or handling cash in relation to gaming);
- What, in addition to poker, constitutes equal-chance gaming.
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