About the author: Richard Bradley
Richard is a member of the gambling (betting, gaming and lottery) team and advises clients on various aspects of licensing law including operating, personal and premises licences. Richard has assisted in the development of bespoke compliance regimes for operators under the Gambling Act 2005 and has prepared cases for review proceedings, hearings determined by the Gambling Commission Regulatory Panel and appeal proceedings at the First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) of the General Regulatory Chamber.
Richard has assisted clients with complex due diligence matters relating to substantial acquisition projects including drafting licensing clauses for both SPA and asset purchase agreements and leases. He holds a Specialist Certificate in Money Laundering in Betting and Gaming from the International Compliance Association (ICA). This enables him to assist with the preparation and review of anti-money laundering policies and procedures, as well as business risk assessments in compliance with the Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice.
Richard acts for a range of leisure operators from single premise owners to multinational corporations that provide land-based and online gambling services. Richard provides assistance to clients including casinos, bookmakers, society lotteries, bingo operators, family entertainment centre and adult gaming centre arcades, clubs, gaming machine manufacturers and suppliers and gambling software developers.
Richard also advises commercial and non-commercial clubs under both licensing and gambling regimes.
