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On Stranger Tides of Regulation: In-House 'Lawyering' in the European and US Online Gambling World

October 2012
RegulationLeisure

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Martin Lycka
Legal Counsel , The Betfair Group , UK

Martin Lycka, LL.M., LL.B., solicitor, is a Legal Counsel at Betfair. Martin has worked with Betfair since September 2009; focusing on EU law, competition law, and regulatory and licensing issues. He previously worked with Clariant SA, Aliachem a.s., the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and Salans Europe LLP. He graduated from the Charles University in Prague, obtained a LL.M. degree at the College of Europe in Bruges and a LL.B. degree at the University of Law, London. Martin has authored 80 articles on inter alia gaming law and co-authored two books.

Company

The Betfair Group

The Betfair Group of companies is one of the leading online gambling companies, which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2010; it is headquartered in London with several other offices in Europe and beyond. The Betfair Group is currently licensed in the UK, Malta, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Bulgaria, Romania, the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and the United States (through its subsidiary TVG).

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