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  21/08/2024

  England

  UK football and horseracing bodies implement new codes for responsible gambling sponsorships

  The Betting and Gaming Council (“BGC”), working with various sports bodies, has developed the "Codes of Conduct for Gambling-Related Agreements" framework, with each body creating a code tailored to its sport. Leading the way, key football and horseracing bodies in the UK introduced their codes of conduct last month. This new framework sets higher standards for safer gambling sponsorships, aiming to protect vulnerable individuals, uphold sporting integrity, and ensure gambling sponsorship revenues are reinvested into the sport.Football's New Code of ConductThe Premier League, the English...

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  12/08/2024

  UAE

  Playing by New Rules: The Introduction of the Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority in the UAE

  The UAE’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority has gone live, with the launch of its public website and the announcement of the award of the first commercial gaming licence. With well-publicised casino resort developments also under way, this represents the first official stage of a new and potentially lucrative industry in the UAE, unique to the wider region.BackgroundIn September 2023, the UAE announced the formation of a new commercial gaming authority called the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (“GCGRA”) which has been assigned exclusive jurisdiction...

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  18/03/2024

  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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  18/03/2024

  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

  The Swedish government proposes increased excise tax on gambling from 18 to 22 percent

  In connection with the introduction of a license system for certain gambling services in Sweden in the Gambling Act (2018:1138) on 1 January 2019, the Act on Gambling Tax (2018:1139) was introduced. Pursuant to the Act on Gambling Tax, gambling tax must be paid to the Swedish state for such licensed gambling that is provided by a license holder under the Gambling Act.The gambling tax that must be paid by a license holder amounts to 18 percent of the balance for one taxation period, i.e. one calendar month. The balance for a taxation period is calculated as the difference between the total stakes...

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  15/11/2023

  United Kingdom

  Part 2 of our 7-part series on the First Reading version of the Media Bill – listed events regime revisions

  In this article, we discuss the listed events regime revisions in Part 1 of the First Reading version of the Media Bill, and how they compare with the listed events regime revisions in the draft Media Bill published earlier this year (“draft Bill”).BackgroundWhen the draft Bill was published, we summarised the changes that were proposed in respect of the listed events regime and the impact assessment in relation to the same. We also discussed the recommendations made by the DCMS Select Committee (the “Select Committee”) in their final report on the draft Bill. Now that the...

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