Proposals and Progress
In April 2023, the Government published its long awaited white paper on gambling reform (White Paper) which included a series of proposals aiming to modernise UK gambling regulation. One area addressed in the White Paper was marketing and advertising (Chapter 2). Industry stakeholders’ views in this area were somewhat polarised, with some taking…

Leadership – coaches and officials
Significant strides have been made recently in women’s sport, however there is still a distinct lack of female coaches and officials, both in men’s and women’s sport at the elite level.
For example, in football, presently in the Women’s Super League (WSL) only one third of the managers are women,…

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 requirements, in respect of source of funds evidence.
‘Source of funds evidence’ in this context…

 
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 number in the ‘YOUR NUMBERS’ section of the screen with a number in the ‘WINNING…

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 concerns arising out of the use of AI by music industry stakeholders.
The All-Party Parliamentary…

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 Committee (WEC) of the UK Parliament published a report on the health and physiological barriers…

Read the first part in this series here and the second part in this series here.
Navigating Consumer Protection Laws in GenAI-Enhanced Gaming
The integration of GenAI into the gaming industry will bring Consumer Protection Laws back into focus. These laws, designed to protect the rights of players as consumers, now present new legal…