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The UK's Advertising Standards Authority ("ASA") has published new Guidance on Protecting Children and Young People from irresponsible gambling ads, to come into force in April 2019.

Microsoft is a name that comes to everyone's mind when we think of computer software. Microsoft also has an estimated market share of 60-70% in global cloud gaming services.

The CMA has just blocked Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the cloud gaming market and potential for innovation.

The High Court tackled that issue in confirming an online punter's seven-figure gambling win.

To assist developers, the ICO separates its suggestions into those that game developers "should" follow and those that they "could" follow.

The inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championships and Commonwealth Esports Forum will be staged at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 6-7 August 2022.

The bookmaker BoyleSports must pay a £2.8 million fine for money laundering shortcomings following an investigation by regulators.

Paddy Power Betfair has been fined £2.2 million by the Gambling Commission for permitting stolen money to be gambled.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of the plaintiff's suit against a domain name registrar, holding that the plaintiff did not adequately allege that the registrar used the disputed trademark "in commerce" as required by the Lanham Act.

Advertisers placing age-restricted ads online are required, under the Advertising Code, to take care to target their ads away from child audiences.

Games communities are more important than ever before. Laura Harper (Partner, Lewis Silkin) chaired the How to build and retain the Ultimate Games Community panel, with expert panellists James Gallagher...

The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) have updated their guidance on protecting under-18s in relation to ads for gambling and lotteries.

In September, the District Court of Northern California reached a decision in the Epic Games vs Apple case that many have said is a victory for neither party but nevertheless has some very interesting consequences.

The UK Gambling Commission takes a risk-based approach to regulation, focusing its resources on the issues that potentially present the greatest risk to the Commission's licensing objectives.

Followings calls from within the sector, the Government has launched a consultation on increasing the amounts society lotteries can raise for good causes

This Independent Review, announced by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden on 19 April 2021 in response to the attempt to launch a European Super League, aims to be a ...

The visuals of a video game, including the art design, characters and graphics, can be one of the key factors in the success of a game.

In this landmark case, the Supreme Court provides guidance on how cheating within a betting and gaming context is to be assessed and makes fundamental changes on the wider legal definition of dishonesty.