Sport & Gaming

Sports law

The firm advises sporting events organisers, federations, players and advertisers.
It works relative to issues of competition law, Community law, disciplinary law, advertising law, trademark law and sponsorship contracts.

A unique expertise in games law in Europe

For the last decade Ulys has developed a unique expertise in Europe in the field of games, both on behalf of the traditional games participants (casinos, games rooms or circles, sweepstakes) and on behalf of the new interactive games operators (on-line casinos or betting, call TV, SMS games, etc.)
Gambling is a field in its own right.  Its development gives rise to infinite types of game: from poker to betting (sporting or otherwise), from lotteries to competitions, from games of skill to games of chance.
The legal systems, often restrictive in most European countries, are undergoing substantial change under the influence of the opening required by the European Commission.  However, disparities persist within different countries of the Union, notably in the qualification of games of chance/skill, licence systems, casino halls/online casino partnerships, etc.  In this context, Ulys has several times played the role of interface and negotiator between the games operators and the European governments.  

Ulys is able to offer its clients national and pan-European legal analyses, made possible both by its precise expertise of the European market legislations and by its network of knowledge and partners in the games field.

Our clients have put their trust in us in these fields:

• Games law
• Betting (sporting or otherwise)
• Games of chance
• Casinos
• Sweepstakes
• Prohibition on financial flow originating from gaming
• Free circulation of games services
• Video games
• Sports law