Betting and Wagering in UK Law
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Are Loot Boxes An Illegal Gambling Mechanic?
A member of the United Kingdom’s Parliament has opened an inquiry into the legality of loot boxes. Loot boxes are virtual items that may be redeemed to receive a randomized selection of additional ...... ... Under the ... Act, “[g]ambling is defined as betting, gaming or participating in a lottery.” The paper specifically ... betting or wagering real cash or currency) and Real Gambling (player can gamble, including ... ...
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English Internet Casino Law
...Introduction ... The principal law governing betting and gaming in England and Wales was the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act ... ' The Gaming Act 1845, s18 provides that contracts by way of wagering are void and unenforceable (as are gaming contracts) whilst other betting ... ...
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Not All Lost When Betting Agreement Is Unenforceable
... ... The Court of Appeal held as follows:- ... The contract was not itself a wagering contract within the meaning of the Gambling Act 1835, but the promise to repay the £20,000 fell within the Gaming Act 1892 which rendered null and ... ...
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Income Earned In Virtual Worlds: Taxation Issues
... ... that has merit is that income earned in virtual worlds is through betting and not trading. In the UK the basic position is that betting and gambling ... It has been held essential to a wagering contract: ' ... that each party may under it either win or lose, whether he ... ...
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