Sentences with phrase «gambling regulators»

The Dutch gambling regulator pointed out that loot boxes incorporate elements of games of chance into games that are generally based on skill, which makes their nature highly controversial.

Multiple gambling regulators from different jurisdictions argued that the purchase of such boxes represented a form of gambling.

Over the past several months, there were several gambling regulators to have initiated probes into the matter.

The Dutch and Belgian gambling regulators carried out separate investigations into loot boxes and released their findings last month.

The Dutch gambling regulator has also recently raised flags in relation to the increased interest in social games among young people and the risks this trend might pose.

A number of gambling regulators have also voiced their opinion and concerns over the nature of loot boxes since the November 17 release of the new Star Wars video game.

State gambling regulators on Monday issued the first temporary permits for fantasy sports companies to operate legally in New York.

While Star Wars Battlefront II was the game to start the loot box conversation, Belgium's gambling regulator said that the game'd publisher had addressed the issue in a timely manner and that it did not think the game, in its current form, violated the country's gambling regulations.

That sale came at the same time Crown revealed it was being investigated by the Victorian gambling regulator over a potential breach of the Gambling Regulation Act at its Melbourne casino.

As the Oneida Indian Nation works to sink the Lago Casino and Resort license with state gambling regulators, local officials approved a site plan for the project, with construction beginning on the project, developers on Friday announced.

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While that accounts for a 3.2 percent increase overall, gambling companies in New York are opening up to four new resort - style casinos in Schenectady, the Catskills and in the Finger Lakes, with gambling regulators due to award a fourth license to a Binghamton - area project as well.

A harness racing track has been chosen by Massachusetts gambling regulators as the site of the state's first casino.

The state's top gambling regulators on Monday will consider the final approval of three casino licenses for upstate projects recommended a year ago, according to an agenda released late on Thursday night.

A state judge has ordered gambling regulators to give the Oneida Indian Nation some documents used to determine casino license awards in upstate New York.

The Dutch Gaming Authority announced the Double Dialogues initiative last summer, encouraging its fellow gambling regulators from other European countries to engage and commit to cooperation.

UK's gambling regulator did not see loot boxes as representation of gambling, while Kansspelautoriteit took a rather opposite stance.

Most recently, a lawmaker from the Washington State Senate, Sen. Kevin Ranker, introduced a bill that authorizes the local gambling regulator to investigate and determine the nature of loot boxes and whether their purchase represents a form of gambling.

The opportunity for Star Wars Battlefront II players to buy loot boxes drew the attention of several European gambling regulators, including the Belgian Gaming Commission and the Netherlands Gaming Authority.

«The whole gambling regulator thing, we don't view that sort of thing as gambling.

A French senator has contacted France's online gambling regulator detailing his concerns about the microtranactions in Star Wars Battlefront II.

However, a number of gambling regulators, including the Belgian Gaming Commission and the Netherlands Gaming Authority, blasted publisher EA for adding the loot boxes feature as it constituted gambling.

As a result, they may be at serious risk of developing problem gambling behavior and even gambling addiction, the Dutch gambling regulator has pointed out in a recent statement on the matter.

A reddit user has contacted the Victorian gambling regulator, asking for the latter's opinion on the matter.

According to the UK gambling regulator, loot boxes can not be considered a licensable form of gambling as long as items acquired via loot boxes «can not be cashed out» by players.

Victoria's gambling regulator and police are investigating additional allegations of poker machine tampering at Melbourne's Crown Casino.

New York's gambling regulators will meet tonight to discuss the potential disqualification of a Mohawk Valley casino bid, but local officials are hoping the regulators can give the proposal a pass.

The gambling regulator called on providers of video games with loot boxes to make sure that their offering complies with Dutch regulations.

A number of media outlets brought the news on Thursday that the gambling regulator has found out that loot boxes were indeed a form of gambling.

The gambling regulator pointed out that if in - game items whose acquisition is based on chance can be «considered money or money's worth», then these constitute gambling.

The gambling regulator pointed out that loot boxes incorporate elements of games of chance into games that are generally based on skill, which makes their nature highly controversial.

The two gambling officials agreed that the gambling regulators of the both countries as well as industry stakeholders have a lot more to do in order to protect this most vulnerable group of the population.

A number of gambling regulators, including those of the Netherlands and Belgium, launched probes into loot boxes and whether buying them represented gambling.

Marja Appelman, CEO of Kansspelautoriteit, the Dutch gambling regulator, said during her Sunday appearance in Dutch television program Kassa that the recent release of Star Wars Battlefront II, developed by popular video game company EA, has caught their attention and that they will probe more thoroughly into loot boxes and the risks these may pose to those playing video games that feature the purchasable items.

The provision of games of chance without the necessary authorization from the Dutch gambling regulator is strictly prohibited in the Netherlands.

The gambling regulator said today that developers of games with paid loot boxes violate Belgium's gambling law and can be fined or even sentenced to prison for such a violation.

The Belgian Gaming Commission was among the gambling regulators to question the nature of loot boxes.

The recent statements from gambling regulators and legislators worldwide constitute an opening shot in the battle over loot boxes, not a climax.