Sentences with phrase «gambling laws because»

DraftKings and other daily fantasy sites, including FanDuel, are able to charge money to enter contests and skirt online gambling laws because they're considered games of skill rather than luck.

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And the European told me that in Europe, it's really a no - no to use customer funds for your own — to gamble with that at all, that this is so criminal that if there is no criminal prosecution of Corzine, if it turns out that he did take the money, then that is going to lead the European capital markets to withdraw their money from the American capital markets, because the whole — the whole of Wall Street would turn out to be gangsters, without any prosecution, without any rule of law at all.

As Yahoo Finance reported recently, no matter the outcome, the gaming industry is optimistic that change is coming soon to America's stringent gambling laws, including because President Trump is a former casino owner.

Law said that was because an Orange County casino would have taken too much revenue from existing gambling operations closer to the city — and because many of the contenders faced financial uncertainties and environmental challenges.

Because the loot boxes in these titles are a form of gambling that is easily accessible to minors, the Belgian Gaming Commission decided that these loot boxes «are therefore in violation of gaming legislation and can be dealt with under criminal law.»

We may, but are not required to, decline a transaction on your Account for any of the following reasons: (A) because of operational considerations, (B) because your Account is in default, (C) if we suspect fraudulent or unlawful activity, (D) we reasonably believe a transaction may be challenged as illegal under state or federal law (such as casino gambling on the Internet), or (E) in our discretion, for any other reason.

Because these in - game cosmetic skins don't have a fixed monetary price, the in - game random distribution of them through loot drops or boxes defy conventional gambling laws.

And lockboxes continued to drive conversations around the law, the cost of games development, the press, and gambling, and not just because of EA: Guild Wars 2's mount lockboxes and Star Citizen's land claims sales reminded MMO players that monetization problems aren't just for mainstream gamers.

As described in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, back in January, a Pennsylvania county court dismissed charges against two individuals who ran a poker game out of a garage, finding that because the outcome of poker has more to do with skill than chance, it was not illegal under the state's gambling laws.

The question is important because, typically, state gambling laws outlaw games based entirely on chance but may allow those that involve skill or judgment.

Perhaps it's because the prize isn't monetary, but gambling laws of course vary from one jurisdiction to another, and the reason they're legal might also vary from one place to another.