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Bally's Corporation

Senior Legal Counsel- Employment

Bally's Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island, us, 02912

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About Bally’s Corporation Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY) is a global casino‑entertainment company with a growing omni‑channel presence. Bally’s owns and operates 19 casinos across 11 states, along with a golf course in New York and a horse racetrack in Colorado, and holds OSB licenses in 13 jurisdictions in North America. The acquisition of Aspers Casino in Newcastle, UK, expands its international reach. It also owns Bally Bet, a first‑in‑class sports betting platform, Bally Casino, a growing iCasino platform, Bally’s Interactive International division (formerly Gamesys Group), a leading global interactive gaming operator, and a significant economic stake in Intralot S.A. (ATSE: INLOT), a global lottery management and services business. With 11,500 employees, its casino operations include approximately 17,700 slot machines, 630 table games, and 3,950 hotel rooms. Bally’s also has rights to developable land in Las Vegas at the site of the former Tropicana Las Vegas.

The Role Senior Counsel – Employment serves as the primary legal advisor to Bally’s management and Human Resources team with respect to all employment and labor matters concerning Bally’s and its subsidiaries (both land‑based and online gaming), including potential or threatened litigation. Helps to develop and implement Bally’s overall legal strategy for handling employment matters, coordinating with outside counsel, and advising senior management on risks and avoidance.

Responsibilities

Functions as inhouse subject matter expert related to providing guidance on employment laws and regulations and advising on employee relations issues like harassment claims, discrimination, disability accommodations, medical leaves, wage and hour issues, and terminations.

Drafts and revises employment‑related agreements, templates, policies, and procedures, such as restrictive covenant agreements, consulting agreements, severance agreements, and handbooks.

Oversees and manages (either independently or with outside counsel) all aspects of employment counseling, litigation, administrative charges, and threats of claims.

Conducts and supervises internal investigations, including conducting document/factual collection and analysis, and conducting witness interviews.

Independently and proactively monitors and provides guidance on novel or complex employment law matters.

Builds partnerships with all levels of Human Resources (including Labor subject matter experts) to provide oversight, consistency, and legal guidance.

Analyzes data and trends to develop and implement strategies and tactics for risk evaluation and avoidance.

Assists Bally’s legal department with setting a budget for and managing all legal expenditures for outside counsel.

Works cross‑functionally with teams to mitigate employment‑related risk and to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations.

Advises in‑house attorneys and company management on strategy and resolution of employment and labor matters.

Collaborates with outside counsel to efficiently manage all aspects of assigned matters, including staffing, counseling and litigation strategy, budgets, work product, discovery and developing initiatives for reducing outside counsel spend.

Coordinates with the SVP and General Counsel on periodic reporting of employment litigation results, budgets, forecasts, exposure analysis and litigation strategies, as well as evaluating expenses and reserves with the Company’s independent auditors, risk managers, and business unit leaders.

Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

A JD from an accredited law school and be licensed to practice law in the relevant jurisdictions.

At least 7 years of progressively responsible legal experience in employment counseling and litigation as part of an in‑house team or law firm

What’s in it for you

Competitive Salary with annual performance reviews

Comprehensive health coverage plan that includes medical, dental, and vision

401(K)/ Company Match

Access Perks and Childcare discounts

Target Salary Range

$125,000- $135,000 Annual Salary

Bonus Eligible up to 10% of Base Compensation

Skills Problem solving: Advanced Ethical Conduct: Advanced Communication: Advanced Critical thinking: Advanced

Behaviors Team Player: Works well as a member of a group Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivation Self‑Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Experience 7 years: Progressively responsible legal experience in employment counseling and litigation as part of an in‑house team or law firm

Licences & certifications RI Lottery License Ops

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