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US and EU gambling regulators have a plan to tackle gambling

The fightback is gathering pace.

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Gambling in games has been running wild for a while, and while the majority of the focus is on loot boxes, and with countries like Belgium beginning to take legal action to remove them, it's easy to forget that not long ago third-party gambling sites for CS:GO weapon skins were infesting the web. Now, US and EU gambling regulators have joined together for an agreement that seeks to crack down on both.

The agreement can be found here, and it's called the "Declaration of gambling regulators on their concerns related to the blurring of lines between gambling and gaming." The signees are Austria, France, Czech Republic, Gibraltar, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Washington State.

The agreement asks developers, publishers, and platform-holders to help them crack down on unlicensed third-party gambling sites, and also gambling-inspired activities which specifically target children.

Neil McArthur, Chief Executive for the Gambling Commission, has spoken more about the nature of the agreement:

"We have joined forces to call on video games companies to address the clear public concern around the risks gambling and some video games can pose to children. We encourage video games companies to work with their gambling regulators and take action now to address those concerns to make sure that consumers, and particularly children, are protected."

This is the first international attempt to combat gambling sites tied to games.

US and EU gambling regulators have a plan to tackle gambling


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