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Wiggin LLP Offices

Wiggin LLP
9TH FLOOR, MET BUILDING
22 PERCY STREET
LONDON
W1T 2BU
England
Visit website 020 7612 9612 01242 224223

Jason Chess

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+44 (0)20 7927 9676 jason.chess@wiggin.co.uk

Work Department

Betting and gaming.

Position

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.

Career

Trained Wiggin & Co; qualified 1995; assistant Wiggin & Co 1995-2000; partner Wiggin & Co 2001.

Languages

French, Welsh.

Memberships

International Masters of Gaming Law.

Education

Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Glamorgan; University College, Oxford (1986 BA, MA; 1991 MPhil).

Leisure

Pre-conquest insular palaeography; fishing; walking the Cotswolds. Member of Cymdeithas Yr Iaith Gymraeg (Welsh Language Society), Vincent’s Oxford and Campaign for Real Ale.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting

(Hall of Fame)

Jason Chess – Wiggin LLP

Combining a ‘full service offering across commercial, corporate, litigation and regulatory work with extensive industry knowledge‘, Wiggin LLP‘s offering encompasses regulatory investigations, venture capital investments and white label arrangements. Practice chair Stephen Ketteley is praised for his ‘extensive and incomparable knowledge of gambling regulation’. David McLeish is an authority on M&A work in the gaming and betting space. Chris Elliott is described as ‘particularly strong on the details of British gambling regulation’. Bethan Lloyd has in-depth knowledge of strategic partnerships, while Oliver Tenzer‘s time as legal counsel at a leading sportsbook provider informs the commercial and regulatory assistance he gives to clients. Jason Chess became a consultant for the practice in April 2023.

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