14 Jul 2022 Unexpected redemption - gambling operator's mistake enables winning bet to be voided By Benjamin Fellows On 21 September 2019, James Longley telephoned his bookmaker Paddy Power looking to place a bet of £1,300 each way on the 19.20 at...
07 Jul 2022 Spanish authorities publish a Preliminary Draft Law regulating loot boxes in Spain By Elisa Lorenzo The Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs has published the Preliminary Draft Law regulating the random reward mechanisms associated with...
05 Jul 2022 Business Guide to Climate Disputes By Jeremy Sher Media, Sport & Entertainment (MSE) has traditionally been seen as a sector that is less impacted by climate change, with challenges...
21 Jun 2022 The meteoric rise of the data centre: Key drivers behind global demand By Anthony Day Alanna Hasek Data centre dealmaking shot to new heights in 2021. The global boom has continued so far in 2022 and looks set to continue this year and...
07 Jun 2022 Spanish Government plans to publish new regulation on loot boxes By Elisa Lorenzo The Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs has recently launched a public consultation on the draft law regulating random reward...
04 May 2022 UK: new rules for online gambling businesses looming By Benjamin Fellows On 14 April 2022, the UK's Gambling Commission announced new rules, which seek to ensure online gambling businesses do more to identify...
13 Apr 2022 Navigating Gambling Regulations in 2022 By Elinor Cavil As a prequel to the annual ICE conference taking place in London this week, DLA Piper’s London office played host to DLA Piper...
07 Apr 2022 Event (11 April, London): Navigating gambling regulation in 2022 By Paula Gonzalez de Castejón Llano-Ponte Richard Van Schaik Giulio Coraggio Gambling regulatory regimes are in a constant state of change. In the time between our last event of this nature and now, the gambling...
04 Apr 2022 Loot Boxes in video games - anticipated UK regulatory reforms By Benjamin Fellows Reform of the UK Gambling Act is gathering pace. A White Paper, which it is anticipated will propose wide reaching reforms for the...
17 Mar 2022 Scratchcard winners denied £4m payday – Goodram -v- Camelot By Benjamin Fellows On 22 April 2020, two individual’s lives changed for ever, after they bought a winning scratchcard with a prize of £4 million. Or so they...
09 Mar 2022 GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey 2022 By Duncan Calow Data protection was once an overlooked area of the law, certainly in the media, sport and entertainment sector. Several years ago, during...
14 Feb 2022 Hungary plans to liberalize its sports betting market By Viktor Radics Dániel Élő According to its recent TRIS notifications (no. 2022/66/HU and 2022/67/HU) addressed to the European Commission, the Hungarian legislator...
02 Feb 2022 Sharing of online gamblers' data moves a step closer By Benjamin Fellows On 1 February 2022, the Betting and Gaming Council announced it had selected GAMSTOP to operate the trial phase of the proposed Single...
06 Jan 2022 Gambling Commission annual report highlights increased enforcement action By Benjamin Fellows On 9 December 2021, the UK Gambling Commission published its annual Compliance and Enforcement Report ("Report"). The Report details the...
05 Jan 2022 The Spanish gambling regulator publishes relevant market data for 2020 By Elisa Lorenzo Paula Gonzalez de Castejón Llano-Ponte The Spanish General Directorate of Gambling Affairs (“DGOJ”) has recently published new data on the development of the Spanish gambling...
16 Dec 2021 Racing Post article on Single Customer View By Benjamin Fellows Last week, I was delighted to speak to the Racing Post - the leading print and online publisher in the UK, focused on horse racing and...