Wiggin LLP

Jason Chess

Jason is a partner and co-head of the Betting and Gaming group. He has been a leading adviser to the remote gambling industry worldwide for nearly twenty years and advises some of the largest gambling businesses on their commercial and regulatory affairs as well as media providers and financial institutions. Jason has a particular expertise in electronic betting and gaming, as well as all types of lotteries, competitions and promotions.  He represents both the platforms and operators providing electronic gambling and also the brand and media owners who use remote gambling to monetise existing audiences.  He advises upon the regulation and marketing of betting and gaming as well as the associated issues of distribution and sponsorship.  Jason is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and sits on the Editorial Board of the World Online Gambling Law Report.

Stephen Ketteley

Steve is a partner and the co-head of the Betting & Gaming Practice. Steve is a commercial, regulatory and technology lawyer. He concentrates on advising clients on all operational and regulatory aspects of their businesses, with a particular expertise in the infrastructure of on-line gambling and gaming industries. Steve acts for operators and suppliers alike by drafting, negotiating and advising on matters such as intellectual property, software licensing and development, white-label supply agreements and affiliate arrangements and advises on the regulatory aspects of corporate transactions and the corresponding issues affecting investors, lenders and intermediaries. Clients include operators, software suppliers, financial services providers, investors and, generally, stakeholders in the online gambling industry.

David McLeish

David is a partner and a member of our Corporate and Betting and Gaming groups. He advises clients on a full range of corporate and commercial matters, principally across the gambling and technology sectors, as well as providing general strategic advice. In terms of his corporate practice, David has a wealth of experience in advising companies across all aspects of their legal requirements, including private and public M&A transactions, joint ventures, fundraisings and re-organisations. Prior to joining Wiggin, David was General Counsel at a leading gambling software supplier.

Chris Elliott

Chris is a partner in the Betting & Gaming team, concentrating on providing UK regulatory and compliance advice to various stakeholders in the online gambling and gaming industries. He specialises in all aspects of gambling law and has extensive legal, regulatory and commercial experience advising many of the world’s largest online and land-based B2C and B2B gambling businesses. He engages with stakeholders on a daily basis, whether they are operators, software suppliers, regulators, payment service providers, start-ups, investors or financial institutions. He also increasingly advises video gaming, esports, skill gaming and other related media and entertainment businesses and helps clients to navigate developments in regulation and self-regulation as their business models and practices evolve and converge with the regulated sector.