Kristine E. Marsilio
Senior Associate
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Phone: +1 215 979 1119
- Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Kristine E. Marsilio practices in the area of gaming law. Ms. Marsilio has assisted clients in obtaining the necessary approvals and licenses to establish Category 4 casinos and to conduct gaming operations, including i-Gaming, sports wagering, and pari-mutuel wagering. She also provides legal opinions and regulatory guidance pertaining to the legality of gaming operations and compliance with state and federal requirements. Ms. Marsilio has experience with analyzing and interpreting gaming laws and regulations and represents the interests of clients in matters before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and the Pennsylvania judiciary.
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.
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
- Senior Associate, 2025-present
- 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
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.