03 May 2019
Bird & Bird partner Andy Danson joins All-in Diversity Project Advisory Board
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/uk/andy-danson-joins-all-in-diversity-project-advisory-board

International law firm Bird & Bird is delighted to announce that partner Andy Danson, Head of the International Gambling Practice, has been appointed to The All-in Diversity Project's advisory board, promoting diversity ...

07 August 2019
Market Focus: France
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/france/market-focus-france

Is ARJEL doing a good job of regulating one of Europe’s largest potential markets, and could online casino regulation be on the agenda?

18 July 2018
Update: Loot Boxes in the Netherlands
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/netherlands/update-loot-boxes-in-the-netherlands

Back in October 2017, MediaWrites published the article 'Loot Boxes: What's all the fuss about?', following a period of intense scrutiny of the use of loot boxes in many popular games.

27 July 2018
The gamble that didn't pay off - Casino loses appeal in UK Supreme Court
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/casino-loses-appeal-in-supreme-court

On 26 July 2018 the UK Supreme Court unanimously dismissed an appeal against our client, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA (BNL), upholding the judgment of the Court of Appeal that, on these facts, there is no duty of care ...

14 October 2016
Change is on the cards – how the Czech Republic is set to open its gambling market
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/czech-republic/how-the-czech-republic-is-set-to-open-its-gambling-market

On 1 January 2017, a new law on Gambling (the "Gambling Act") [1] will come into force, opening up the Czech gambling market. The opening itself is generally considered as good news, especially by foreign gambling ...

31 May 2019
Gambling Commission amends Customer Funds Rating System
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/gambling-commission-amends-customer-funds-rating-system

The Gambling Commission has amended its customer funds rating system to help clarify the level of protection offered by gambling operators and reduce the likelihood of consumer confusion. Myles Kotak looks at the impact ...

12 September 2019
News in today: DCMS wants lootboxes regulated as gambling
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/dcms-wants-lootboxes-regulated-as-gambling

The Select Committee of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, & Sport (“DCMS”) today published its long-awaited Immersive and addictive digital technologies report (available here).

04 May 2018
German Federal Administrative Court rules on admissibility of online casino games
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/germany/german-federal-administrative-court-rules-on-admissibility-of-online-casino-games

Lars Querndt looks at the decision of the German Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht - “BVerwG”) to uphold online gambling prohibitions concerning online lottery scratch tickets, online poker games ...

24 September 2018
Gambling Regulators Sharpen Focus on Loot Boxes & Social Gaming
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/gambling-regulators-sharpen-focus-on-loot-boxes-and-social-gaming

Monday 17th September 2018 saw fifteen European gambling regulators and the Washington State Gambling Commission sign a Declaration stating that they are "increasingly concerned with the risks being posed by the ...

31 March 2017
Czech gambling advertisement developments
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/czech-republic/czech-gambling-advertisement-developments

As we have previously mentioned on MediaWrites, as of 1 January 2017 a new Gambling Act has come into force in the Czech Republic introducing strict rules for the gambling industry, with the intention of preventing ...