Kristine E. Marsilio
Special Counsel
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Phone: +1 215 979 1119
- Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Kristine E. Marsilio is special counsel in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group and a member of the Gaming Industry Group. She represents companies engaged in all facets of the gaming industry, advising on a broad range of corporate and regulatory matters.
Ms. Marsilio has extensive experience assisting clients in securing the approvals and licenses required to conduct gaming operations, including i-gaming, sports wagering, and daily fantasy sports. She regularly drafts comprehensive legal opinions analyzing the legality of gaming operations under applicable federal law, as well as the laws and regulations of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
In addition, Ms. Marsilio has developed a specialized practice in preparing Terms of Use, Sweepstakes Rules and related documentation for a wide variety of products and services. Her expertise extends beyond traditional gaming operations to encompass emerging and related sectors, such as freemium and sweepstakes platforms, as well as card-breaking operations.
Ms. Marsilio also advises clients on legal and regulatory issues involving gaming activities conducted on cruise ships, providing guidance tailored to the unique jurisdictional and operational considerations of maritime gaming.
Ms. Marsilio serves as the Co-Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Gaming Law Committee. She was listed in Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” from 2021 through 2025.
Ms. Marsilio is a 2013 cum laude graduate of Duquesne University School of Law, where she was senior staff editor of the Law Review, and a magna cum laude graduate of Ithaca College.
Areas of Practice
- Gaming Law
- Corporate Law
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2013
- Senior Staff Editor, Law Review - Ithaca College, B.S., magna cum laude, 2009
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Special Counsel, 2026-present
- Senior Associate, 2025
- Associate, 2022-2024 - Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC
- Associate, 2018-2022 - Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate
- Assistant Consumer Advocate, 2013-2018
Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch,” 2021-2025
Professional Activities
- Co-Vice Chair, PBA Gaming Law Committee, 2025
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "Recent M&A and Other Transactional Activity in Gaming," Gaming America, January 23, 2024
- Co-author, "Is 'Free Play' Free of Risk?" Gaming America, March/April 2023
- Chapter Author, "USA - Massachusetts," Chambers and Partners Gaming 2022, November 2022
Representative Matters
Represented American Racing and Entertainment, the owner and operator of Tioga Downs Casino Resort and Vernon Downs Casino Hotel, in its $175 million sale and leaseback of the real estate assets of Tioga Downs to Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI), a real estate investment trust focused on owning real estate property that is leased to gaming operators.
Represented as gaming regulatory counsel to leading online sportsbook Fanatics Betting and Gaming in its $225 million acquisition of the U.S. businesses of PointsBet USA.
Represented LexisNexis Risk Solutions in obtaining the renewal of its Sports Wagering Supplier License by the West Virginia Lottery.
Represented LexisNexis Risk Solutions in obtaining a Sports Gaming Supplier License from the Ohio Casino Control Commission.