Nick Arron - Partner
Nick is a solicitor and the lead partner in the Betting & Gaming Team, having responsibility for Operating, Personal and Premises Licences under the Gambling Act 2005.Nick acts for a wide variety of leisure operators from large corporations to single site operators, including bookmakers, bingo operators, family entertainment centre and adult gaming centre arcades, clubs and gaming machine manufacturers and suppliers. His clients are from the terrestrial land based sector and on-line gambling world and Nick has particular expertise with web based operations. He advises major leisure companies including Butlins, Crown Leisure, Haven Leisure Limited, Namco, Paddy Power, Parkdean, Six Piers and Tenpin
Nick is acting for Nikolas Shaw Ltd in the first appeal relating to the new casinos under the Gambling Act 2005.
He sits on the Bourne Leisure Group Gambling Risk Management Committee and on the Executive Committee of the Bingo Association. He has written gambling law qualifications and regularly delivers training to local authority officers, councillors, the police, operators, Personal Management Licence Holders and staff involved in gaming, betting and lotteries.
Nick contributes regularly to the trade press, including The Publican, the Morning Advertiser and the BII Business magazine. Nick has co-written the definitive pocket guide to the new licensing act, called The 2010 Licensed Trade Guide with Jeremy Allen and Graeme Cushion.
Nick has developed our employment law service in conjunction Nelsons Solicitors, which provides retail operators with the basic employment documentation for members of staff, information pertinent to the leisure industry and regular news updates. Please see the 'Employment' section of the site.
Nick’s IT knowledge led him to conceiving, developing and refining a secure on-line portal to the firms database for clients which is effective and acts as a 24/7 window on their files held at the firm. Find out more about Licence2View
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My Recent Activity
- Council seeks greater control of Betting Shops
- LGA seeks power to limit Betting Shops
- Relaxation of Licensing Hours for Queen's Diamond Jubilee
- Government launches consultation proposing relaxation of licensing hours for Jubilee in June 2012
- Parliament Rejects Changes to Planning Law to Limit Betting Shops
- A proposed amendment to Localism Bill defeated
- Machines Seized By Gambling Commission
- Gambling Commission enforcement action taken following visits to pubs
- Red Tape Challenge - Have Your Say
- Have your say on Red Tape burdening the industry
- Live Music Bill
- Supportive sounds from the Government on live music.
