Western Europe

  The United Kingdom government will be conducting a public referendum on whether loot boxes to be allowed or not. Some other European countries, like the Netherlands, have already banned loot boxes. UK, on the other hand, is trying to do a Brexit of loot boxes. Many countries began exploring the link between loot boxes…

  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is going to launch an enquiry following a Eurogamer investigation that unearthed two websites played by streamers were unlicensed. It is currently illegal for unlicensed websites to be promoted on live-streaming websites. UKGC is in talks with Twitch about the investigation. The commission asked Eurogamer not to publicize the…

  The British culture minister Jeremy Wright said the government is planning to prepone the implementation of the planned reduction of the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Earlier, the date of implementation was October 2019. It could be proposed by six months to April 2019. It is a real twist in the tale,…

  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of the UK has officially released its new five-year strategy. The new plan focuses on making the regulation of online ads stricter and using machine learning tools in regulation. The report points out that businesses are advertising more more more online; people are also spending more time online. “Online…

  The Irish government has decided to buck the popular trend about the controversial loot boxes and categorically stated that loot boxes do not fall under the ambit of gambling. It must be noted that 15 countries and several regulators, ranging from Washington State to Poland, have so far brought regulation against skins gambling and…