Sep 12, 2023 Gamescom 2023 – A taster By Saskia Lais-Jansen I had the pleasure of attending this year’s gamescom as 320,000 other visitors from more than 100 countries. Visiting the different...
Jul 27, 2023 Navigating the regulatory maze: A global guide to loot boxes in video gaming By Giulio Coraggio Vincenzo Giuffre Loot boxes in video games are mysterious treasure troves of chance that offer players a variety of rewards. Their introduction of...
Jul 03, 2023 Online Safety Bill: Progress through Parliament & Ofcom Implementation By Elizabeth Bingham Duncan Calow Alex Lowe Following detailed line by line examinations from April to June, the Online Safety Bill has passed through the committee stage of the...
Jun 09, 2023 Esports in the UK: challenges and future opportunities - Part 4 By Benjamin Fellows In the final part of our mini-blog series on “esports in the UK: challenges and future opportunities” (see also Part 1, Part 2 and Part...
May 22, 2023 How to successfully plan for post-merger integration within the media & entertainment sector By Euan Scott You are invited to our panel discussion where our experts will share insights on how to avoid such failures, and successfully overcome...
Apr 27, 2023 Gambling Act White Paper - reform for the digital age By Benjamin Fellows On 27 April 2023, the UK Government published its long awaited White Paper on reform of the UK's Gambling laws. The White Paper...
Apr 24, 2023 Esports in the UK: challenges and future opportunities - Part 3 By Benjamin Fellows In the penultimate part of our mini-blog series on “esports in the UK: challenges and future opportunities”, we report on the panel...
Apr 12, 2023 The Internet Is Ruined. The Metaverse Can Still Be Saved | WIRED By Ryan Black I’m delighted to be featured in this WIRED article on the opportunities for virtual worlds to avoid the mistakes of the past, and to be...
Apr 11, 2023 Esports in the UK: challenges and future opportunities – Part 2 By Sara Jenkins Benjamin Fellows In part 2 of our mini-blog series on “esports in the UK: challenges and future opportunities,” we focus on what Dominic Sacco of Esports...
Apr 03, 2023 Esports in the UK: challenges and future opportunities By Benjamin Fellows In March 2023, The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (“UKIE”) hosted a panel discussion, “esports in the UK: challenges and...
Mar 10, 2023 Round-up: Navigating the present and future of the gambling sector: Web 3.0 By Ally Clark On 6 February 2023, DLA Piper’s gambling and regulatory lawyers from across Europe united ahead of the #ICE Conference taking place in...
Feb 24, 2023 iGaming related payment account blocking in Hungary from 1 July 2023? A perspective of payment service providers By Viktor Radics For many years, the payment-related sanctions of the Hungarian Gambling Act were rather underdeveloped and without actual enforcement...
Jan 18, 2023 Event (6 February, London): Navigating the present and future of the gambling sector: Web 3.0 By Euan Scott Gambling regulatory regimes are in a constant state of change, but they need to now face the pace of innovation that is rapidly...
Jan 11, 2023 Sports betting licenses are open in Hungary By Viktor Radics From 1 January 2023 Hungary introduced an open sports betting licensing regime. This article summarizes the main licensing and financial...
Nov 15, 2022 Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit - On demand By Sarah Jayne Scott We held our Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit virtually across a number of dates in September and October. Topics in the programme...
Oct 19, 2022 Spain to regulate the online commercialization of lottery games By Elisa Lorenzo Even though the Spanish provisions reserve the offering of the state national lottery for certain National operators (the Organización...