Nicholas Aquilina

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About Nicholas Aquilina

Nicholas advises international gaming, betting and entertainment companies on regulatory, licensing, compliance, commercial and transactional matters.

He is an expert in international gambling law, including aspects of EU law, social gaming, e-sports and fantasy sports. Nicholas regularly represents clients in regulatory and licensing matters before national regulators, at European associations and before EU institutions. He has (co-) authored several publications and is excited to be driving the LegalTech initiative at BT.

» Nicholas Aquilina is "experienced and knowledgeable," according to an impressed client, who also adds: "His advice is very commercially orientated." He offers considerable expertise in advising on a range of international gaming matters, particularly in the European market. «

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Working highlights

Advising investors and private equity firms on transactions in the leisure & entertainment sector

Ongoing advice to leading national and international leisure & entertainment companies (B2B, B2C) on regulatory matters, license applications, compliance issues as well as financing and transactions

Publications

ICLG Gambling 2024, Austria Chapter, International Comparative Legal Guides | 2023 Kommentar zum Glücksspielgesetz, LexisNexis | 2021

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Nicholas Aquilina

ICLG: Gambling Laws and Regulations Austria 2024

Article • Gaming & Entertainment from Thomas Talos, Nicholas Aquilina, Angela Yonkova-Markov

Austria Chapter covers common issues in gambling laws and regulations – including relevant authorities and legislation, application for a licence, licence restrictions, digital media, enforcement and liability.

ICLG: Gaming Laws and Regulations Austria 2023

Article • Gaming & Entertainment from Nicholas Aquilina, Thomas Talos

Austria Chapter covers common issues in gambling laws and regulations - including relevant authorities and legislation, application for a licence, licence restrictions, digital media, enforcement and liability.

BRANDL TALOS advised Sportradar on its NASDAQ-IPO

Press release • Capital Markets from Thomas Talos, Roman Rericha, Nicholas Aquilina, Stephan Strass

2021 has been an extremely busy year for our long-standing client Sportradar, a leading global provider of sports betting and sports entertainment products and services. Following the acquisitions of Synergy Sports, Fresh Eight and Interact Sport and the conclusion of a long-term deal with the NHL, on all of which BRANDL TALOS advised, Sportradar has now successfully listed its shares on NASDAQ at a valuation of approx. USD 8billion.