Intergame Online on 17th September reported that 15 gambling regulators from across Europe, as well as Washington State Gambling Commission, have signed an agreement to work together to address the risks created by the blurring of lines between gaming and gambling. It says that tackling unlicensed third-party websites offering illegal gambling linked to popular video games is a priority.
The regulators gaming regulators included those in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Gibraltar, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the UK expressing their concerns over “the blurring lines between gambling and gaming”.