EAN C UINNESS S M. M G Denver Office (720) 330-2389 [email protected] Sean McGuinness is highly experienced in gaming regulatory matters, and represents clients throughout the USA. "He's very responsive, quick on his feet and practical in his approach, and he provides very good solutions." "He gets the job done in a timely fashion and he has excellent relationships with the regulators." - Chambers USA PRACTICE AREAS AND INDUSTRY TEAMS ▪ Gaming Industry Team EXPERIENCE ▪ Sean McGuinness practices in the firm’s Gaming Industry Team. His practice focuses primarily on commercial gaming matters and sports betting in Nevada, Colorado, Iowa and Mississippi, as well as tribal gaming matters. He also has experience with gaming bankruptcy matters. Sean also represents banking clients with respect to public financing transactions in the State of Nevada. ▪ Sean has represented clients with licensing and regulatory matters before the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Colorado Division of Gaming, the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission, the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission, the Mississippi Gaming Commission and the National Indian Gaming Commission. He has also participated in gaming related matters in other jurisdictions such as California, Canada, Hungary, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Switzerland, Tinian and Washington. Sean has represented clients in gaming bankruptcy matters, including the Herbst Gaming, Station Casinos, Fitzgeralds Gaming Corporation, the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and the Resort at Summerlin proceedings. ▪ Sean is frequently asked to comment on the Commercial Gaming industry. Sean appeared on Nevada Newsmakers in November 2016 to discuss recent Gaming industry trends. He is also a regular pundit on the program. In 2011, Sean was featured in a Q&A with In Business Las Vegas (now Vegas Inc.) where he provided an overview of his practice and the Gaming Industry in Nevada. ▪ Prior to joining the firm, Sean practiced gaming law for 15 years at a law firm in their Reno, Las Vegas and Denver offices. Sean was Vice President and General Counsel for The Resort at Summerlin, which was owned by Swiss Casinos (1997-2001), and had a private gaming law practice in Mississippi (1994-1997) and served as Compliance Director for the Mississippi Gaming Commission (1992-1993). Sean got his start in the gaming industry as a law clerk for the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission. ▪ Sean is also experienced in communications law (FCC broadcast licensing and compliance). He has done work for radio stations in Colorado (KDEN, KNUS), Mississippi (WUMS, WUSM) and Nevada (KSVL). BAR ADMISSIONS ▪ Nevada, 2001 ▪ Colorado, 2000 ▪ Mississippi, 1994 ▪ Iowa, 1990 DISTINCTIONS ▪ Martindale-Hubbell® ▪ AV®-Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated ▪ Best Lawyers in America® ▪ Lawyer of the Year, Gaming Law (Denver), 2020 ▪ Gaming Law, 2009-2022 ▪ Super Lawyers® ▪ Mountain State Super Lawyers, “Top 100” - Gaming, 2007-2018 ▪ Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business ▪ Gaming & Licensing, 2008-2018, 2021 ASSOCIATIONS ▪ American Bar Association ▪ Business Law Section ▪ Gaming Law Committee ▪ Past Chair ▪ International Association of Gaming Advisors ▪ International Masters of Gaming Law ▪ IMGL Autumn Conference ▪ Co-Chair, Dublin, 2016 ▪ Colorado Bar Association ▪ Gaming Entertainment & Sports Section ▪ State Bar of Nevada ▪ Gaming Law Section ▪ Executive Committee, 2004-2016 ▪ Iowa State Bar Association ▪ Mississippi Bar ▪ Gaming Law Section ▪ Denver Bar Association ▪ Member ▪ Clark County Bar Association ▪ Member ▪ Washoe County Bar Association ▪ Member EDUCATION & HONORS ▪ Drake University Law School, J.D., 1989 ▪ Drake University, M.A., Journalism, 1989 ▪ Drake University, B.A., Political Science/Religion, 1986 PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Presentations ▪ Moderator, “Brick and Mortar Gaming in a Post-COVID World,” International Masters of Gaming Law 2021 Spring Conference, March 8, 2021. ▪ Panelist, “Regulating Online Gaming in Federal Countries: Challenges and Opportunities,” IMGL Masterclass, SBC Digital Latin America Conference, March 2, 2021. ▪ Speaker, “Sports Betting Jurisdictional Update – Colorado,” IMGL Masterclass, March 2021. ▪ Panelist, “Unanticipated Legal Vulnerabilities: How COVID-19 Unmasked New Areas of Risk,” G2E 2020 IAGA Best Practices Virtual Program, October 29, 2020. ▪ Panelist, “The Law of Regulated Gambling: An Intro for Business Lawyers,” American Bar Association, Webinar, September 18, 2020. ▪ Speaker, “Sports Betting: Latest Updates on US Regulation,” March 20, 2020. ▪ Panelist, “Conflicting Ethics,” International Masters of Gaming Law Masterclass® at G2E, Las Vegas, Nev., October 2019. ▪ Speaker, “The Highs and Lows of Marijuana Legalization Revisited,” International Association of Gaming Advisors, Half Moon Bay, Calif., June 2019. ▪ Panelist, “The Advertising of Games of Chance in Europe,” International Maters of Gaming Law Conference, New Orleans, La., March 2019. ▪ Panelist, “The Increasing Relevance of Technology in Regulation,” International Masters of Gaming Law Masterclass®, London, England, February 2019. ▪ Panelist, “Follow the Money (New Payment Technologies/Blockchain),” National Council of Legislators from Gaming States, New Orleans, La., January 2019. ▪ Panelist, “Gaming Law Basics for Business Lawyers,” American Bar Association Business Law Section, Austin, Texas, September 2018. ▪ Panelist, “General Data Protection Regulations,” International Masters of Gaming Law Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2018. ▪ Panelist, "State of Online Gaming in the US," National Council of Legislators from Gaming States Summer Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, July 2018. ▪ Moderator, “Legal Ethics in the Era of Data Privacy and Data Breaches,” International Association of Gaming Advisors Summit, Macau, China, May 2018. ▪ Co-Presenter, “Technology makes Licensing and Background Investigations More Efficient,” National Tribal Gaming Commissioners/Regulators Conference, Northern Quest Resort Casino, Spokane, WA, March 2018. ▪ Panelist, “Internet Gaming and Sports Betting in Indian Country,” ABA/IMGL Gaming Law Minefield Conference, American Bar Association, Aria Resort & Casino Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2018. ▪ Panelist, “The Highs and Lows of Marijuana Legalization Part II”, Global Gaming Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2017. ▪ Moderator, "The Highs and Lows of Marijuana Legalization," International Association of Gaming Advisors Summit, New York, New York, June 2017. ▪ Panelist, "Normalization of Sports Betting - The Push for Decriminalization in Washington, D.C.," National Indian Gaming Association, San Diego, California, April 2017. ▪ Panelist, "If You Build It, They Will Come: Tips on Construction of Casino Resorts and Major Entertainment Complexes from Development to Dispute Resolution," ABA Business Law Section, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2017. ▪ Panelist, "European/Global Gaming Effects of Brexit," IMGL Masterclass, ICE, London, England, February 2017. ▪ Featured Guest, "Nevada Newsmakers," hosted by Sam Shad, November 2016. ▪ Co-chair, International Masters of Gaming Law Conference, Dublin, Ireland, October 2016. ▪ Speaker, “What’s up in Ireland”, IMGL Conference, Dublin, Ireland, October 2016. ▪ Speaker, 10 Biggest Issues in Gaming Regulations: Best Practices for Existing Environments and New Jurisdictions, Saratoga Institute on Equine, Racing & Gaming Law; Saratoga Springs, NY, August 2016. ▪ Speaker, "Gaming Growing Everywhere But Here", IMGL Spring Conference, San Francisco, April 2016. ▪ Speaker, “The World Regulatory View and its Impact on Casinos and the Gaming Market in the United States”, Gaming Law Minefield, Las Vegas, February 2016. ▪ Speaker, "Reefer Madness," International Gaming Summit, June 3, 2015. ▪ Speaker, "Latest Developments in the Gaming World," IMGL Autumn Conference, 2014. ▪ Speaker, "Internet Gaming: Will the United States Ever Get It Right?," American Bar Association's 2014 Gaming Law Minefield, 2014. ▪ Speaker, "Regulatory Reform & Implementation," IMGL Autumn Conference, Oslo, Norway, 2013. ▪ Speaker, “Regulatory Reform & Implementation – Ongoing/New Efforts, Updates, and Successful Strategies,” IMGL Spring Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2013. ▪ Speaker, "How do Foreign Companies Navigate the U.S. Regulatory Process?,” IMGL Fall Conference, London, England, 2012. ▪ Speaker, “The Many Faces of Gaming Bankruptcy Today,” State Bar of Nevada Annual Meeting, Kaua’i, HI, 2011. ▪ Speaker, “Compliance: The Concept of the Application and the Limits,” IMGL Spring Conference, Napa Valley, CA 2011. ▪ Speaker, “The Chips Are Down: Dealing With Casino Bankruptcy Cases,” 84th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2010. ▪ Speaker, "Ethics and the Gaming Industry," ABA 14th Annual Gaming Law Minefield, Las Vegas, NV, 2010. ▪ Speaker, "Gaming Law: Making Sure the Odds Are In Your Favor," Taglaw Autumn International Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2009. ▪ Speaker, "Ethics and the Gaming Industry," ABA 13th Annual Gaming Law Minefield, Las Vegas, NV, 2009. ▪ Speaker, "Ethics and Gaming Law," Drake Law School Gaming Law Symposium, Des Moines, IA, 2008. ▪ Speaker, "Gaming Law for the Non-Gaming Lawyer," State Bar of Nevada Annual Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, 2008. ▪ Speaker, "New Game and Associated Equipment Approval Process in Nevada," Lorman Gaming Law Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, 2008. ▪ Featured Guest, "Nevada Newsmakers," hosted by Sam Shad, July 25,