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    18/03/2024
    Sweden

    Contract for gambling services found void by Swedish court due to gambler’s gambling problems, leading to a repayment of net losses

    The Swedish Patent and Market Court of Appeal has found an agreement for the provision of gambling services between a gambler and a gambling operator invalid due to the gambler’s gambling problems and the gambling operator’s intrusive marketing toward the gambler. The gambling operator was imposed to repay net losses of EUR 527,395 and pay damages for mental suffering of SEK 10,000 to the gambler.BackgroundOn 21 February 2019, a Swedish consumer sued the Maltese gambling operator BML Group Ltd in the Patent and Market Court of Sweden and claimed that the gambling operator should be...
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    18/03/2024
    Sweden

    The Swedish government proposes measures aimed at strengthening consumer protection and combating criminal activity in connection with gambling

    On 14 December 2023, the Swedish government submitted the government bill prop. 2023/24:53, proposing measures aimed at strengthening consumer protection and combating criminal activity in connection with gambling.The government bill contains a proposal that the Gambling Act’s (2018:1138) provisions on permitted processing of personal data shall be supplemented with a provision that allows processing of personal data for a license holder’s work with the duty of care, which aims to protect players against excessive gambling. It is also proposed that a license holder should be given the...
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    06/03/2024
    United Kingdom

    Gambling Commission Consultation: Financial Penalties and Financial Key Event Reporting Introduction

    Introduction The Gambling Commission (the “GC”) has opened a consultation on proposed changes relating to financial penalties and financial key event reporting. The proposed changes to financial penalties would be effected through a revised Statement of Principles for Determining Financial Penalties which would also be reflected in the Indicative Sanctions Guidance. In relation to financial key event reporting, the GC is proposing to change the relevant requirements through the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP).Financial key event reporting: Reporting changes in ownership...
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    05/03/2024
    EU

    Domain names are assets that can be attached

    On 16 January 2024, the Brussels Court of First Instance rendered an interesting decision about the right of a creditor to attach the domain names of his debtor and to sell them to the highest bidder.We all know that the value of domain names can be very high. According to the American domain name and web hosting company GoDaddy, the 25 most expensive domain names publicly reported are valued between USD 5 million and USD 49 million. The most expensive domain name ever sold, Cars.com, had a price tag of USD 872 million, according to SEC files accessed by GoDaddy.A good domain name is...
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    01/03/2024
    UK

    Online operator Gamesys fined £6M for AML and social responsibility failures

    On 10 January 2024,  the Gambling Commission (the “Commission”) announced that Gamesys Operations Limited (“Gamesys”) had been issued a £6 million fine after a compliance assessment in May 2022 revealed breaches in respect of social responsibility and anti-money laundering (“AML”) obligations under the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (“LCCP”). The breaches occurred between November 2021 and July 2022.BREACHESSocial responsibilityParagraph 1 of the Social Responsibility Code Provision (“SRCP”) 3.4.1 (applicable at the...
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    13/02/2024
    Hungary

    Hungary makes changes to labour law, occupational health and safety at work

    Hungary has initiated a series of legislative amendments to laws governing labour, occupation health and safety at work, some of which already entered into force on 1 January 2024. Specifically, Hungarian lawmakers passed amendments to Act I of 2012 on the Labour Code, Act IV of 1991 on the Facilitation of Employment and Unemployment Benefits, and Act XCIII of 1993 on Occupational Safety and Health and certain OSH decrees.The following article outlines the changes to labour law in Hungary brought on by these amendments.1. Amendments to Act I of 2012 on the Labour Code and Act IV of 1991 on the...
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