Internet & E-commerce
Gaming
Having advised internet gaming companies since the earliest days of the industry, Herzog Fox & Neeman has developed a wealth of experience allowing it to keep pace with the evolving regulatory, commercial, and corporate challenges. As a result of its longstanding presence in the gaming industry, Herzog Fox & Neeman has accompanied many of the leading companies in the internet and gaming industry around the world in their endeavours.
Herzog Fox & Neeman provides a fully integrated, multi-jurisdictional regulatory advisory service to the gaming industry. Complementing the firm’s significant UK, European and Asian expertise is a worldwide network of quality local advisers designed to provide clients with a vital understanding of the multitude of laws and regulations that govern their activities; an essential prerequisite in a global market.
Herzog Fox & Neeman’s clients operate at all levels of the gaming products and services supply chain and include operators and suppliers (whom Herzog Fox & Neeman assists in obtaining and maintaining licenses, continuing compliance with laws and regulations, and observing best practices), banks/payment intermediaries (providing analyses of the financial and reputational risks of dealing in the gaming sector), and national governments and regulators.
The Gaming department provides a full range of services to its clients, including licensing, regulatory, tax, commercial, and e-payments, as well as coordinating and assisting in the implementation of public offerings and other exit strategies. Day-to-day B2B and B2C commercial work for clients include:
- Software development, licensing, support and maintenance, and white-labeling (procurement and supply)
- Intellectual property (brand protection, rights assertion, etc)
- Marketing affiliation, advertising arrangements, and sponsorship
- Risk management
- All types of arrangements with payment processors and financial institutions.
Specific regulatory experience includes:
- Drafting online gaming statutes and regulations for key gaming jurisdictions
- Advising banks, investors, and intermediaries on their participation in the gaming sector
- Providing regular jurisdiction-specific risk analyses (notably in relation to the UK, EU, US, and the Far East)
- Creating corporate, tax, and trust structures and generally advising clients on issues such as funds segregation, financial services, regulatory compliance, and taxation.
Gaming News & Insights
We are pleased to announce that our gaming client, Aspire Global has finalised an agreement to sell its B2C segment
Our client Aspire Global has signed an agreement to sell its B2C segment to Esports Technologies.
Our client Neogames, has completed a $145 million secondary offering on Nasdaq. The offering was underwritten by a group of
Our client Neogames, has completed a $145 million secondary offering on Nasdaq
After over two decades as our client, 888 Holdings, one of the world’s leading online betting and gaming companies, has
Our client 888 Holdings has acquired William Hill International
Congratulations to our client, the Swedish gaming giant, Embracer Group, on their acquisition of CrazyLabs, an Israeli gaming startup with
Congratulations to our client Embracer Group, on their acquisition of CrazyLabs
In another landmark deal in the gaming world, our clients and friends at Superbet signed an agreement to acquire Napoleon
Our client Superbet signed an agreement to acquire Napoleon Games Group
888 has entered into a license agreement to use the Sports Illustrated brand, opening its gambling services to new potential
Our client 888 has entered into a license agreement to use the Sports Illustrated brand
Our client, DraftKings Inc., a sports betting, fantasy sport, and online gaming giant, has acquired Israeli gamification company Blue Ribbon. Blue
Our client DraftKings Inc. has acquired Israeli gamification company Blue Ribbon.
Google has recently announced significant changes to the Google Play Developer Policies. Among those changes, Google updated its policy regarding
Important Google Play Policies Updates affecting Gambling and Gaming Apps, Loyalty Programs and Installed Apps Info
Congratulations to our client Playstudio Co., Ltd., an award-winning mobile-gaming developer, who became a public company through a merger with a
Congratulations to our client Playstudio Co., Ltd. who became a public company through a merger with a SPAC
We want to thank you all for tackling the challenges of 2020 with us and hope that in 2021 we
Have a Happy and Healthy New Year 2021
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Ariel Yosefi
Partner
Artificial Intelligence, Cyber & Data Security, Fintech, Crypto & Blockchain, Gaming, Internet & E-commerce, Privacy & Data Protection, Social & Real Money Gaming, Technology Regulation, Telecom & Media, eCommerce, Media & Adtech
Gil White
Managing Partner
Corporate Finance, Fintech, Crypto & Blockchain, Gaming, Internet & E-commerce
Meir Linzen
Chairman
Corporate Tax, Employee Tax Benefits, Gaming, Indirect Taxes, Customs & International Trade, International Tax Planning, Internet & E-commerce, Investment Funds & Private Equity, Private Clients, Trusts & Estates, Tax, Tax Controversy – Disputes & Litigation, Transfer Pricing, Value Added Tax (VAT)
Harriet Finn
Partner
Banking & Finance, Commercial, Corporate Finance, Gaming, Internet & E-commerce
Itai Sarfaty
Partner
Commercial, Corporate, Gaming, Intellectual Property, Internet & E-commerce, Mergers & Acquisitions
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