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As of the 25th May 2018, the GDPR comes into effect, and its influence will be felt across virtually every industry imaginable where data is being collected and used on individuals located in the EU. Its overall aim is to ensure better protection of consumers’ information, both online and offline, by enforcing regulations on how…
read moreBelgian Gaming Commission lays groundwork for prosecution as Belgian justice minister meets with stakeholders to find an alternative The Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) has suggested that criminal prosecution should be undertaken against Electronic Arts, Valve, and Activision Blizzard over loot boxes in their respective games. With the release of its research report on loot boxes,the BGC…
read moreThe Australian government has further weighed in on the subject of loot boxes in games by referencing the randomized loot purchase in a series of “online gambling” guidelines. Australia’s guidelines for loot boxes can be found on the Office of the eSafety Commissioner’s site, a government office that includes information on “helping all Australians have safe,…
read moreAntitrust and Competition Another transaction in the technology sector referred to the European Commission for its review The European Commission (“Commission”) is yet again set to review a transaction in the technology sector which does not meet the EU merger notification thresholds but that is likely to have cross-border effects in the EU. On 6…
read moreAustria’s Ministry of Finance is currently in the process of reviewing the country’s Gambling Act aiming to introduce new amendments that could seriously affect the local online gambling market. Namely, the revised Act would seek to completely ban all foreign gambling operators and even request refunds for the losses players accrued playing with these operators over the…
read moreThe reputation of gambling among the public is failing to improve, according to a report published by the Gambling Commission on Tuesday. Those gambling operators with a reputation for treating their customers fairly and well will have a competitive advantage, the regulator added. The commission’s gambling participation report for 2017 found that 33 per cent of those…
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