gambling law news
Our gambling sector group regularly produces
information sheets and updates to help its clients understand
topical issues or recent changes in legislation.
Recent updates are listed below - please click on the links to
view/download the updates in full.
| 11 November
2008 - Kentucky domain name change |
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On 18 September, the Franklin County Circuit
Court ordered the seizure of 141 domain names of online gambling
businesses, including some of the most well- known names in the
online poker and casino industry (Poker Stars, Full Tilt and
Microgaming).
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10 November 2008 - Not masquerading as consumers while
you're blogging |
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Despite attempts to crackdown and restrict such rogue behaviour,
the growth of the Internet as a commercial forum has seen the
development of some unsavoury marketing and selling techniques: the
widespread adoption of e-mail laid the foundations for the
development of spam, online stores such as Amazon have seen authors
provide positive reviews of their own books (whilst pretending to
be an innocent reader), and it is not unknown for sellers on
auction sites such as eBay to use alternative user IDs to bid up
the price of items.
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| 23 May 2008 -
Awaited changes to Sex Discrimination Act 1975 - now in
force |
| The expected changes to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 came
into force recently. They will have a significant
impact on maternity rights, harassment claims and the liability
of employers for the acts of third parties.
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23 May 2008 - Consumer protection from unfair trading (but
don't tell anybody) |
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You may be aware that the Consumer Protection from Unfair
Trading Regulations (CPUTR) come into force on 26 May 2008.
They have been described by the Department for Business Enterprise
and Regulatory Reform (BERR) as being the biggest change in the
consumer protection frame work for 40 years.
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9 April 2008 - Control of Noise at Work Regulations come into force
for entertainment sector |
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Noise at work has been regulated since 1989,
but more stringent regulations, required by an EU Directive, came
into force on 6 April 2006 for all businesses other than the
entertainment sector. These regulations apply to the entertainment
sector from 6 April 2008.
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If you would like to receive future briefings, please
contact Jina Patel at jina.patel@bllaw.co.uk
or 020 7814 5449.