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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

09 July 2020
Court of Appeal hears appeal regarding new right of confidence in live sports data: The Racing Partnership v Sports Information Services
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/court-of-appeal-hears-appeal-regarding-new-right-of-confidence-in-live-sports-data

Over the past three days the Court of Appeal has heard arguments in an appeal relating to the protection of sports data. A key issue in the appeal is whether live sports data can be protected as confidential information ...