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British legislatures demand stricter guidelines for gambling ad content

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A group of Britain’s Members of Parliament (MPs), cutting across political party lines, demanded that gambling companies should display the warnings of the harms and health issues surrounding gambling and betting in their advertisements – like what tobacco companies do in their ads. According to the MPs, gambling must be treated as a public health…

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Gambling Affiliates’ Guide to GDPR

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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…

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Belgium Threatens Criminal Prosecution Over Loot Boxes

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Belgian 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…

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Australia Adds Loot Boxes to New Online Gambling Safety Guidelines

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The 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,…

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Brussels Regulatory Brief by K&L Gates: March 2018

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Antitrust 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…

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Austria Considering New Amendments, Foreign Operators in the Crosshairs

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Austria’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…

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