If you haven’t had to submit a change of corporate control application before and you haven’t been involved in an original operating licence application, you might not be familiar with the Gambling Commission’s requirements, or perhaps its lack of clear
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The million pound question: how to draft T&Cs to protect against payouts when things go wrong
Camelot’s robust T&Cs
In Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 185, the claimant purchased a ticket to participate in one of the National Lottery’s Instant Win Games (“IWG”), in which the player had to match a…
Creating Harmony: The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music Launch an Inquiry into AI and the Music Industry
On 25 January 2024, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music (APPG) launched its inquiry into artificial intelligence (AI) and the music industry in the UK. Ayo Adebajo and Josh Gallichan discuss the inquiry, as well as further regulatory principles and…
Women and Equalities Committee: Report on Health Barriers for Girls and Women in Sport
It is clear that interest in women’s sport continues to grow, with the industry estimated to reach £1 billion in 2024. Nevertheless, many women still face significant barriers to participation in sport. On 5 March 2024, the Women and Equalities…
The Rise of Generative AI in Gaming and Its Legal Challenges (Part 3)
Women’s Sport Series – Weekend Read: The Legacy of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
5 minutes. That’s all it took for the now legendary purple jersey worn by the Australian (‘Matildas’) goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (2023 FWWC) to sell out following its first online release at 12pm on…
Akinfenwa: just too strong for a gambling ad
Background
Akinfenwa, who many, including the ASA it appears, will know for his “impressive physical strength”, appeared in a BetUK radio advert which was broadcast in September 2023.
It was alleged that the ad breached the BCAP Code, which prohibits…
Swedish Court orders refund of losses for gambling addiction
Background
Between 2009 and 2014, the plaintiff lost over EUR 700,000 while gambling with a licensed gambling company. In 2014, the plaintiff sought to self-exclude from the company and was subsequently medically diagnosed with a gambling addiction. The plaintiff filed…
Reflections on the Lehrmann trial: Part 1 – Open justice in the modern (Australian) courtroom
Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial was of substantial public interest in Australia late last year, with thousands of viewers accessing the livestream of the trial and widespread reporting of the parties’ arguments and evidence each day. In this series of articles,…
ICO’s Press Play: navigating journalism and data protection
A press of the past
Well over a decade has passed since the ‘News International’ scandal, which saw allegations of police bribery, phone hacking and the exercise of improper influence to obtain stories. The scandal saw the News of the…