05 January 2017
Skin betting from a Czech gambling law perspective
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/skin-betting-from-a-czech-gambling-law-perspective

The Czech Republic is set to modernise its gambling regulation by adopting the new Act No. 186/2016 Coll., on Gambling (the "Gambling Act").

19 August 2020
Changes to the operation of trade promotions in New South Wales
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/changes-to-the-operation-of-trade-promotions-in-new-south-wales

Businesses that use trade promotions as a way to market their products or services and promote their brand should be aware of changes to the operation of trade promotions in New South Wales that apply from 1 July 2020 ...

20 January 2020
Applying for an online gambling licence in the Netherlands: delayed, but licencing conditions explained
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/netherlands/applying-for-an-online-gambling-licence-in-the-netherlands

The Dutch Gambling Authority has recently provided a general explanation of the conditions applicable to operators applying for an online gambling licence in the Netherlands. Furthermore, it recently became clear that ...

23 December 2020
UK Government Review of the Gambling Act 2005 finally arrives
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/uk-government-review-of-the-gambling-act-2005-finally-arrives

The government announced this week that its long-promised review of the Gambling Act 2005 has been launched – Andy Danson summarises the background and scope of the review and how it will interact with previous ...

16 April 2020
Gambling Commission ban on credit cards for gambling: What about e-wallets?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/gambling-commission-ban-on-credit-cards-for-gambling

New rules from the UK Gambling Commission extend a ban on credit card use to all forms of remote gambling. MediaWrites reports on what this means for gambling operators and e-wallet providers.

24 January 2020
Gambling breakthrough in Germany? Regulated online casino may be on the way!
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/gambling-breakthrough-in-germany-regulated-online-casino-may-be-on-the-way

After years of uncertainty, and more recently threats of a regulated online sports betting market to the exclusion of online casino, it seems Germany may have arrived at a political consensus which could see regulated ...

26 February 2021
Dutch Gambling Updates: Date of entry into force postponed to April 2021, final secondary legislation published, and more
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/netherlands/dutch-gambling-updates-date-of-entry-into-force-postponed-to-april-2021

The entry into force date of the Remote Gambling Bill (Wet Kansspelen op Afstand) (the “Bill”) has been postponed again. The announcement was set out in a letter of the Dutch (outgoing) Minister of Legal Protection in ...

09 February 2021
Gambling Regulation Update: Commission announces new measures regulating the design of online slot games
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/gambling-regulation-update-commission-announces-new-measures

The Gambling Commission has this week announced new measures prohibiting certain features of online slot games – primarily those which affect the speed of play and disguise losses as wins. It has also announced a ...

16 August 2016
Skin betting: the multi-billion dollar craze that’s taken hold of online gaming
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/uk/skin-betting-the-multi-billion-dollar-craze

Skin betting has seen an unprecedented rise in popularity over the last six months and there is mounting pressure on the websites offering these services to protect young users from the dangers of gambling. We take a ...

01 February 2021
Sports data rights in 2021: the outlook
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/sports-data-rights-in-2021

Sports data is big business, and has been for some time now. The State-by-State opening of the US sports betting market, with its stats-loving punters, has further enhanced the value of that data. However, the higher ...