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The global loot box loophole

Attention surrounding the contentious issue of loot box gambling has spread like wildfire amongst the world's gaming legislators. Earlier this week, Belgium hopped on the anti-loot box bandwagon, announcing that its Gambling Commission has begun an investigation into whether loot boxes constitute a form of gambling. It has now been reported that the Commission does consider loot boxes, seen in games such as Star Wars: Battlefront 2, as a form of ...

23 November, 2017 | Online Land-Based Industry

Gambling has an annual social cost of A$7bn to Australian Government

23 November, 2017 | Online Land-Based Casino Financial Legal & Regulatory Industry

Malta gaming industry buoyant in H1 2017 amid rising figures

23 November, 2017 | Financial Industry

Macau visitors increase after GDP slow down

23 November, 2017 | Online Casino Poker Bingo Lottery Legal & Regulatory Industry

Gambling Commission weighs in on terms and conditions

23 November, 2017 | Online Financial Legal & Regulatory Industry

Brazil’s regulated online gambling industry has the potential to rake in over $2bn a year

23 November, 2017 | Land-Based Lottery

Nigeria to remove 18 licences from lottery operators

23 November, 2017 | Online Casino Sports Betting Industry

Aspire Global in JV to launch new gaming site

23 November, 2017 | Online Land-Based Casino Financial Industry

Atlantic City profits up 20.7% in Q3 2017

22 November, 2017 | Online Legal & Regulatory Sports Betting Industry

Global Daily Fantasy Sports nets UK remote licence

22 November, 2017 | Land-Based Lottery Financial

China’s lottery sales jump 11% in October

22 November, 2017 | Lottery Legal & Regulatory Industry

Health Lottery falls foul of ASA over social media post

22 November, 2017 | Online Land-Based Casino Poker Bingo Sports Betting

London calling – The Global Gaming Awards comes to the capital

22 November, 2017 | Land-Based Financial

Co-founders sell 25% of their stake in Evolution Gaming

22 November, 2017 | Land-Based Casino Financial Legal & Regulatory Industry

Icahn receives approval for $5.6m Trump Plaza demolition grant

22 November, 2017 | Online Legal & Regulatory

Belgium condemns loot boxes as gambling and aims to ban them

22 November, 2017 | Online Financial Mergers & Acquisitions Industry

Scientific Games acquires a stake in NYX Gaming

21 November, 2017 | Online Casino Poker Financial Industry

Stride Gaming revenues up 18% in FY2017

21 November, 2017 | Online Casino Mergers & Acquisitions Industry

Scientific Games joins William Hill/NYX Gaming legal battle

21 November, 2017 | Online Lottery Industry

Camelot nets new CEO amid falling ticket sales

21 November, 2017 | Online Financial Industry

Aspire Global posts promising Q3 results

21 November, 2017 | Online Sports Betting Industry

Bwin launches Russian online betting platform

20 November, 2017 | Online Sports Betting Industry

FanDuel CEO Eccles stepping down

20 November, 2017 | Online Land-Based Legal & Regulatory Industry

Spin Games secures UK licence as part of global expansion

20 November, 2017 | Online Land-Based Casino Financial Legal & Regulatory Sports Betting Industry

Sweden’s gambling participation sees a slow but steady decline

20 November, 2017 | Online Mergers & Acquisitions Sports Betting Affiliate

AXL Affiliates acquires Astute Media for £22m

20 November, 2017 | Land-Based Legal & Regulatory Sports Betting

New Jersey states its case for sports betting

20 November, 2017 | Land-Based Casino Financial Legal & Regulatory Industry

Japan’s gambling addiction bill postponed until 2018

20 November, 2017 | Online Land-Based Financial Sports Betting Industry

William Hill’s Q3 results boosted by digital performance

20 November, 2017 | Financial Industry

Genting Hong Kong offloads shares worth $270m in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

17 November, 2017 | Lottery Legal & Regulatory Mergers & Acquisitions Industry

Tabcorp/Tatts Group merger back on?

17 November, 2017 | Online Sports Betting Industry

32Red signs Carl Frampton as brand ambassador

17 November, 2017 | Legal & Regulatory Industry

NBA changes its stance on legalised sports betting in US

17 November, 2017 | Financial Sports Betting Industry

Sky Bet signs record EFL sponsorship deal

17 November, 2017 | Land-Based Casino Financial Industry

Caesars to buy two casinos in Indiana for $1.7bn

17 November, 2017 | Online Industry

Greentube appoints Michael Bauer as Chief Games Officer

16 November, 2017 | Land-Based Casino Legal & Regulatory Industry

Second time lucky for Ponca Tribe after casino approval?

16 November, 2017 | Legal & Regulatory

Britain to regulate binary trading from January

16 November, 2017 | Online Poker Mergers & Acquisitions Industry

Stars Group eyeing $2.5bn war chest for M&A

16 November, 2017 | Online Land-Based Financial

South Africa’s GGR forecast to reach £2bn in 2021

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