|
Gaming
Gaming trade associations, leading companies and principal investors turn to Ropes & Gray for advice on matters ranging from litigation and regulatory issues, to financing and transactional engagements, to internal investigations and out-of-court workouts and insolvencies. We work with participants in all portions of the industry, including commercial casino companies, tribal operations and technology suppliers. We understand how the industry’s unique regulatory environment influences most legal issues. Recent engagements have included: - Defending several lawsuits brought by allegedly compulsive gamblers, and helping many clients develop meaningful, responsible gaming programs.
- Defending against U.S. Treasury enforcement proceedings for failures to file currency transaction reports, and pressing the industry’s concerns before Treasury on "suspicious activity reporting."
- Leading the industry effort to shape anti-terrorism restrictions proposed by the Coast Guard for casino riverboats in the wake of the September 11 tragedies.
- Advising both underwriters and investors in more than a dozen major debt financings for tribal gaming properties.
- Advocating before the U.S. Interior Department concerning tribal gaming compacts and the designation of initial reservations.
- Defending a casino developer against a multimillion dollar claim by a local government for failing to win a state license for a proposed casino project.
- Defending a gaming company before the Federal Election Commission against charges of improper campaign donations.
- Representing major creditors in a Chapter 11 reorganization of a multi-state gaming entity.
- Advising numerous clients concerning the application of state anti-lottery laws to proposed promotional programs, including Internet activities.
- Seeking certiorari from the United States Supreme Court in a First Amendment challenge to limitations on campaign donations by casino licensees.
Ropes & Gray is the only national law firm that is a member of the American Gaming Association, which also is a client of the firm on a number of matters. Contact: For further information on this area of practice, please contact:
©1996-2012 Ropes & Gray LLP. All rights reserved.
|