Frank A. DiGiacomo

is team lead of the firm's Gaming Industry Group . Mr. DiGiacomo practices in the areas of gaming, entertainment and regulatory law representing many public and private companies both within the gaming industry and which conduct business with the gaming industry.

Mr. DiGiacomo has significant experience representing public and privately held casino operators, gaming equipment manufacturers, technology providers engaged in interactive and social gaming, financial services companies and lottery companies in connection with licensing, regulatory investigations, compliance matters, financing approvals, equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, technology approvals and other gaming regulatory issues. His clients within the gaming industry include casinos, casino holding companies, slot machine manufacturers, skill-based and e-gaming companies, technology providers, hedge funds, investors, private equity firms, interactive and mobile gaming ventures, sports betting, technology providers, financial institutions, private investors, construction contractors, lottery companies and other gaming industry vendors.

Mr. DiGiacomo has handled gaming, lottery and related regulatory licensing matters in numerous domestic and international jurisdictions including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, West Virginia, Maine, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Canada and Europe. He has advised U.S.-based gaming clients in dealings with Native American gaming regulatory agencies and on ventures in Asia (including Macau), South America, Eastern Europe and Africa. He has also advised on internet promotions, social gaming, internet based marketing and promotional sweepstakes matters, procurement matters and government privatization issues in addition to handling various types of litigation.

Mr. DiGiacomo's clients include Boyd Gaming Corporation, Wynn Resorts Limited, American Racing and Entertainment, Tioga Downs Racetrack & Casino, the Meadowlands, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, Scientific Games Corporation, AGS, the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers, MacAndrews & Forbes Inc., FMR Corp; Apollo Global Management, TPG Capital and Turner Construction Company.

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Honors and Awards

•Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2020

•Listed in Best Lawyers Greater Philadelphia, 2016

•Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Gaming Law Category, 2016-2018

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Selected Publications

•Contributor, Duane Morris Gaming Law Blog
•Co-author, Governor Returns Virginia Gambling Legislation with Amendments, Including Tax for COVID-19 Fund, Duane Morris Alert, April 17, 2020
•Co-author, Massachusetts Sports Wagering Bill Expected to Be Approved by July, Duane Morris Alert, April 1, 2020
•Quoted, Virus Puts End To Atlantic City Casinos' Winning Run, Law360, March 31, 2020
•Co-author, Virginia General Assembly Passes Expansive Gambling Legislation, Duane Morris Alert, March 17, 2020

•Quoted, Pa. Casinos Had Record $309M In March Slots, Table Revenue, Law360, April 16, 2019

•Quoted, Poker or Slots? Games of Skill and Chance Have Legal Distinctions In Pennsylvania, 90.5 WESA, February 11, 2019

•Quoted, Where the Action Is, South Jersey Magazine, February 2019

•Co-author, DOJ Reconsiders Its View on the Wire Act - What Happens Now ? Duane Morris Alert, January 16, 2019

•Co-author, What's New in Pennsylvania's Latest Video Gaming Bill, Law360, March 19, 2015
•Co-author, Video Gaming Bill Reintroduced in Pennsylvania, Duane Morris Alert, March 18, 2015
•Co-author, Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee Introduces Bill That Would Allow Existing Casinos to Offer Internet Gaming, Duane Morris Alert, February 27, 2015
•Co-author, Bitcoin and Atlantic City - A Match Made In E-Heaven, Law 360, February 14, 2014
•Co-author, New York Voters Approved Casino Expansion - Now What? Law360, November 8, 2013
•Author, The Likely Battle Between the State Lottery and Atlantic City's Casinos, New Jersey Lawyer, April 2013
•Co-author, Third-Party Software Providers--Will the DGE Take a Hard Look at Them? New Jersey Lawyer, April 2013
•Co-author, Construction in the Casino Industry, Modern Contractor Solutions, December 2010
•Co-author, Keep Your Contributions to Yourself: Pa. General Assembly Abrogates Supreme Court Gaming Decision, The Legal Intelligencer, April 7, 2010

Selected Speaking Engagements

•Speaker, The US: Coming up Trumps, KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit, November 26, 2019

•Speaker, State of the Nation - Roundtables, Betting on Sports America, Meadowlands Exposition Center, New Jersey, April 25, 2019

•Speaker, Gaming Law: Understanding the Radical Revamp of Pennsylvania's Industry, PBI CLE, SugarHouse Casino, Philadelphia, June 20, 2018

•Speaker, Down the Shore 2017: What's Next for Atlantic City? Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Atlantic City, August 10, 2017
•Moderator, Just What Does it Take to Launch a Start-up Technology Company?, IAGA International Gaming Summit, New York, May 31, 2017
•Guest Lecturer, Casino & Gaming class, Temple University School of Hospitality Management, September 2014.
•Moderator, The Compliance Committee: Its Role and Its Relationships, International Gaming Summit 2014, Philadelphia, October 31, 2014.
•Speaker, iGaming First to Market - NJ & DE, Tribal Online Gambling Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, April 3, 2014.