Gaming

Flaster/Greenberg attorneys provide a full spectrum of legal services to individuals, entities and organizations involved in the gaming industry.  Our clients include casino developers, operators and property managers, investors and private equity firms, Native American gaming operations, lenders, gaming executives, equipment manufacturers and distributors, racing organizations, software development companies and various vendors to the industry.

Members of the gaming group contribute varied backgrounds to the practice and are able to assist gaming clients in this highly regulated industry. We provide legal counsel across multidisciplinary areas, including negotiating and structuring the business arrangements, participating in competitive bid processes, licensing matters, financing the transaction, and handling other regulatory issues and government relations matters. We also add value in the ability to represent the needs of clients with gaming interests in matters related to real estate, land use and environmental issues, labor and employment concerns, intellectual property matters and commercial litigation cases.

Our attorneys have appeared before the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and the National Indian Gaming Commission, as well as regulatory agencies and bodies in other states.

Representative Services

• Negotiation and structuring of joint ventures and management arrangements
• Acquisition of gaming assets or entities
• Financing and private equity funding
• General contracting
• Licensure, regulatory and complex compliance issues
• Government relations
• Real estate acquisitions and leasing
• Real estate development, including land use and environmental matters
• Trademark and patent prosecution and enforcement
• Software licensing
• Litigation and alternative dispute resolution
• Labor and employment counseling and contracting
• Employee benefits

Representative Matters

• Representing a public gaming company in a bid for a resort casino license in western Pennsylvania
• Representing a public gaming company in its bid for a Category 2 gaming license in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Representing developers of the first Native American urban casino in California, including negotiating and drafting of documents, tribal issues (including land into trust), NIGC and California regulatory matters, and extensive government relations issues
• Representing a public racetrack company in all matters, including simulcasting at New Jersey casinos, regulatory approvals and compliance, financings, securities filings, and ultimate sale of racetracks and other assets
• Counseling major casino operator on employee relations in successful effort to avoid unionization
• Successful representation in land use and licensing disputes before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
• Representing a local government in all aspects of gaming development from negotiations on underlying legislation to permitting issues
• Facilitating casino entry and licensure for retailers and service providers to the industry

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