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Laura Bilinski

Senior Associate

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Laura Bilinski

Senior Associate

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English

Laura is a senior associate in the Technology & Media Department and has particular experience advising clients in the gambling and online retail sectors.

She regularly advises clients on matters concerning gambling law and regulation, and also in respect of marketing and advertising regulation. She has experience drafting various commercial agreements for gambling clients, including software licence agreements and services agreements, and also has experience of drafting consumer-facing terms.

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Relevant experience

  • Regular ad hoc gambling and advertising regulatory advice, including in respect of technical requirements and promotions.
  • Drafting and negotiation of gaming platform agreements.
  • Negotiating sports licence agreements.
  • Advice to gambling start-ups about appropriate company and licensing structure and providing details of the relevant gambling licensing regimes.
  • Various clients – providing advice on free prize draws and sweepstakes to ensure the relevant arrangements are not caught by gambling regulation.
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Education

  • 2017 – Legal Practice Course, University of Sheffield, Sheffield.
  • 2010 – LL.B, University of Sheffield, Sheffield.
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Expertise

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24/01/2024
Upheld – ASA Ruling on Buzz Group LTD
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Media Bill - Impact Assessments – VOD regulation
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Case Summary and Analysis: Joan Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Limited
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28/06/2023
Gambling Commission evaluates Online Games Design changes
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08/06/2023
Paddy Power and Betfair fined by the Commission for marketing breach
On 25 May 2023, the Gambling Commission of Great Britain announced that it had sanctioned PPB Counterparty Services (trading as Paddy Power and Betfair) for sending promotional push notifications to the...
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07/06/2023
ASA rules that gambling ad was shown alongside content for children
The Advertising Standards Authority (the ASA) published a ruling on 17 May 2023, upholding their concern that a display ad for gaming start-up Eaton Gate Gaming Ltd (trading as Kwiff) seen on a news article...
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27/04/2023
Upheld: The strong appeal of “star” footballers
On 19 April 2023, the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) issued a ruling against BetVictor for featuring two professional footballers deemed to have a strong appeal to under-18s in a paid-for...
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04/04/2023
Part 4 of our 7-part series on the draft Media Bill - levelling the regulatory...
In this article we explore Part 4 of the draft Media Bill, “On-Demand Programme Ser­vices”.En­hanced regulation for large video-on-demand servicesEver since VOD services burst onto UK (and EU) screens...
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23/09/2022
Betway fined for advertising breaches
On 12 September 2022, the Gambling Commission announced that it had fined Betway Limited more than £400,000 for advertising its services on sections of a website aimed at children. The Commission has...
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14/09/2022
The ASA rules that the ads of two gambling companies were socially irresponsible
On 3 August 2022, the Advertising Standards Authority (the ASA) published two rulings, each upholding complaints in relation to gambling ads. Both ads, a TV ad for LC International Ltd (trading as Coral)...
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