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  • “No purchase necessary” route for chance based competitions no longer required in Northern Ireland

    16 May 2022

    As we posted recently, it’s the moment you’ve been waiting for – the laws on chance-based competitions (where success does not depend on skill) in Northern Ireland (NI) have finally been broadly aligned with the rest of the UK.

  • Gambling Advertising: ASA and CAP move the goal posts for footballers and celebs

    06 April 2022

    Following an 18 month consultation period, the ASA today announced that it will be changing the rules when it comes to who can appear in gambling ads.

  • Gambling in Crypto: The Next Revolution?

    01 September 2021

    If the first technological revolution in gambling occurred in the 1990s with an explosion in virtual gambling, might crypto bring about the next gambling revolution?

  • Sports Q&A - How are esports regulated?

    28 January 2021

    It’s impossible to answer this question without taking a closer look at the esports ecosystem. Although there are certain parallels to draw with traditional sports (with professional players, teams, leagues and championships) there are also significant differences. In particular, the international and national federation structure as seen in traditional sports is generally absent in esports.

  • CDM 2015: Who is the Principal Designer?

    01 August 2017

    By now, everyone is familiar with The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (“Regulations”). However, there still seems to be confusion as to who should fulfil the role of the Principal Designer (“PD”).

  • The Gambling Commission serve some stark warnings to operators

    10 July 2017

    The Gambling Commission has slapped its first advertising-related fine against an online gambling operator for advertising that was deemed to fall foul of social responsibility rules and come to a settlement with another operator.

  • The ICO cracking down on the use of personal data to promote online gambling

    10 July 2017

    The ICO has learned that there has been a "large numbers of spam texts linked to the gambling sector", and is therefore clamping down on how companies/affiliates use personal data to promote online gambling.

  • The CMA’s fight with online gambling companies

    10 July 2017

    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is upping the ante against online gambling companies by increasing its enforcement action against those suspected of breaching consumer law. The CMA believes that often customers are not getting the deal they expected when signing up, due to misleading promotions and unfair terms within the promotion.

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