John Tipton - Gaming Law Attorney

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Owner, The Tipton Law Firm, P.C. @ Kleinbard Bell & Brecker LLP
philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states
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Aurora, Colorado, United States, United States
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John J. Tipton is internationally recognized as a gaming law attorney and an authority in the regulatory, legal and operational issues of the gambling industry. In 1990, while a member of the cabinet of the Governor of Colorado, Mr. Tipton was instrumental in the drafting of the limited gaming legislation in Colorado and was responsible for its implementation. He created and directed the Colorado Division of Gaming, which included licensing, taxation and regulatory functions. He was also the chief negotiator for the State of Colorado on the Indian gaming compacts with the two federally recognized Indian tribes located in Colorado. Mr. Tipton has been involved in the casino gaming and hospitality industry for nearly 18 years and has served as CEO, President and General Counsel to several international gaming companies. Mr. Tipton has more than 30 years of experience in estate planning, tax law and general corporate, business and international law matters. He works with both domestic and international clients representing them in all aspects of business related, financial and personal transactions. He has represented clients from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Canada, South and Central America in numerous business transactions. He also specializes in wealth retention planning for successful closely held business owners and their families and high net worth corporate executives. He prepares estate plans for clients with estates ranging in size from several tens of thousands of dollars to several hundred million dollars. Mr. Tipton is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Denver College of Law, and is responsible for teaching casino gaming law and public policy in relation to casino gaming. In addition, he is also advising the government of Mongolia on gaming issues.Specialties: Gaming Law AttorneyBusiness Lawyer DenverBusiness and International Law

John Tipton - Gaming Law Attorney's Current Company Details
Kleinbard Bell & Brecker LLP

Kleinbard Bell & Brecker Llp

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Owner, The Tipton Law Firm, P.C.
philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states
Website:
kleinbard.com
Employees:
58
John Tipton - Gaming Law Attorney Work Experience Details
  • Invintions, A Creative Winery
    General Counsel
    Invintions, A Creative Winery 2010 - Present
    Greenwood Village, Colorado
  • Kleinbard Bell & Brecker Llp
    Of Counsel
    Kleinbard Bell & Brecker Llp Jan 2005 - Present
    As a Gaming Law Attorney at Kleinbard Bell and Brecker, Mr. Tipton focuses his practice on gaming law and international and domestic business representation. Because of his extensive experience in gaming regulatory, legal and operational issues, he is leading the firms emerging gaming practice.
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  • De Agostini S.P.A.
    Outside Legal Counsel
    De Agostini S.P.A. 2005 - Present
    Outside Colorado Gaming Counsel
  • Pds Gaming
    General Counsel
    Pds Gaming May 2004 - Present
    Mr. Tipton serves as general counsel to PDS Gaming Corporation on a part time basis. As a gaming law attorney, he is responsible for their gaming legal and regulatory work. He has been assisting the company in changing from a public company to a private company. He is now assisting the company with regard to all of the regulatory issues in approximately thirty jurisdictions regarding the “going-private” transaction. In addition, he is actively involved in a number of multi-million dollar financing transactions for clients of PDS in the United States and throughout the world.
  • The Tipton Law Firm, P.C.
    President
    The Tipton Law Firm, P.C. 1979 - Present
    Throughout his legal career Mr. Tipton has maintained a legal practice in the firm of The Tipton Law Firm, P.C. Mr. Tipton now spends approximately twenty hours per week representing clients in the casino gaming and administrative law areas though this firm. Mr. Tipton's background in the international arena includes over twenty years of work in the Pacific Rim. Mr. Tipton has represented clients from the United States doing business in foreign countries as well as clients from foreign countries doing business in the United States. This work has included foreign clients establishing offices in the United States and all of the business aspects involved therewith, creating financing arrangements for foreign and domestic businesses, and negotiating joint ventures and other agreements on behalf of United States clients wishing to do business in foreign countries. In addition, in 1991 after the State of Colorado passed a constitutional amendment authorizing casino gambling, Mr. Tipton was instrumental in the drafting of the limited gaming legislation in Colorado and was responsible for its implementation. He created and oversaw the Colorado Division of Gaming and the licensing, taxation and regulatory functions of gaming. He was also the chief negotiator for the State of Colorado on the Indian gaming compacts with the two federally recognized Indian tribes located in Colorado. As a gaming law attorney, he has been involved in the casino gaming and hospitality industry for the past sixteen years and has served as CEO, President and General Counsel to several international gaming companies. Recently Mr. Tipton has worked with the Ministry of Justice in Mongolia to assist the country in writing certain gaming legislation and integrating the legislation with currently existing laws and regulations.
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  • Seven Circle Gaming Corporation
    President, Ceo, General Counsel And Board Member
    Seven Circle Gaming Corporation Feb 1993 - Mar 2004
    Mr. Tipton served as a member of the board of directors, president, chief executive officer and general counsel for Seven Circle Gaming Corporation. Seven Circle Gaming Corporation is the parent company for all North American operations for Swiss Leisure Group AG of Zurich, Switzerland. Seven Circle Gaming Corporation’s primary business was to develop, finance and manage hotel, resort and casino gaming operations throughout the United States and North America. Mr. Tipton was responsible for the activities of this Company as well as monitoring the activities of its subsidiary companies. Mr. Tipton also worked with the Swiss parent corporation regarding its international operations primarily in the areas of development, legal and regulatory matters. He was responsible for all of the company’s relationships with the investment banking community and other financial institutions. In addition, he served as the company's primary representative in dealing with national, state and local governmental entities regarding gaming legislation and regulation. As a member of the board of directors he was responsible for helping to determine the strategic and tactical goals of the company and insuring the implementation of those goals. Mr. Tipton has been found suitable as a gaming licensee by the gaming regulatory authorities in Colorado, Nevada, North Dakota, and by the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Tribe and the National Indian Gaming Commission. He held licenses for gaming in all of these jurisdictions.
  • State Of Colorado
    Executive Director, Colorado Department Of Revenue
    State Of Colorado Jan 1988 - Sep 1992
    As a member of Colorado Governor Roy Romer's Cabinet, Mr. Tipton served as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue. When he assumed the responsibilities of the Department, he became responsible for the management of nine divisions, 1,500 people, an annual budget in excess of ninety million dollars, and the collection of over five billion dollars annually in revenue. He instituted a participatory management program dedicated to productivity, service and innovation based upon private sector principals of sound management. The program was designed to increase efficiency, effectiveness and program success with the goal (successfully achieved) of saving two and one-half percent of the Department's annual budget per year to be reinvested in new and better services. He also reduced the staffing at the Department of Revenue by approximately ten percent. The Executive Branch, the Legislature and the Governor’s Commission on Productivity have recognized Mr. Tipton’s efforts as a model for government management. He also served on a wide variety of Commissions and task forces on behalf of the Governor and helped coordinate the State of Colorado's international business development efforts. In addition, in 1991 after the State of Colorado passed a constitutional amendment authorizing casino gambling, Mr. Tipton was instrumental in the drafting of the limited gaming legislation in Colorado and was responsible for its implementation. He created and oversaw the Colorado Division of Gaming and the licensing, taxation and regulatory functions of gaming. He was also the chief negotiator for the State of Colorado on the Indian gaming compacts with the two federally recognized Indian tribes located in Colorado.
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  • Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw Harring, Attorneys At Law
    Partner & Managing Partner
    Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw Harring, Attorneys At Law Jun 1974 - Jan 1990
    The firm was an organization of approximately twenty attorneys when Mr. Tipton was elected Managing Partner. By the end of his fourth term, it had grown to an organization of seventy attorneys and over one hundred fifty employees. During this time, Mr. Tipton not only was responsible for the on-going operation of the firm, but also was instrumental in developing long-term strategic and financial plans; providing a business approach to the practice of law; substantially increasing the gross revenues of the firm; and developing a nationally recognized approach to client development, financial management and law firm management. Articles in various publications including The American Lawyer, American Bar Association Journal, Denver Business, Of Counsel and Arizona Bar Briefs have profiled his management and client development expertise. In addition, Mr. Tipton was, and continues to be, a frequent speaker at numerous local and national and international seminars on international business transactions, law firm management, business planning and casino gaming.

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