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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Regulators Ramp up Scrutiny of Games’ Business Models

On August 28, the CFPB issued a Consumer Advisory warning that it believes video game companies are targeting children for monetary gain. With 45.7 million U.S. children engaged in video gameplay, the agency is concerned...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Game, Set, Match: Courts Curb Cheat Code Sellers

The $200 billion video game industry is centered around positive experiences where developers challenge player skill through game mechanics, level design, and other creative tactics. Through the course of the gameplay...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

“Stop Killing Games” Campaign Seeks to Prevent Video Game Publishers from Taking Games Offline

Ross Scott, operator of the YouTube channel Accursed Farms, has launched an online campaign (the Campaign) advocating against the video game industry practice of game publishers ending technical support for video games, which...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

How Extreme Should the FBI and DHS Be in Removing Extremism from Gaming?

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report that highlights the federal government’s increased interest in monitoring domestic violent extremist content on gaming and social media...more

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Massachusetts Gaming Commission Targets Youth Advertising and Data Privacy in Proposed New Sports Wagering Rules

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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is in the process of shaping new regulatory standards for sports wagering in Massachusetts, following the state’s adoption last summer of the Massachusetts Sports Wagering Act, Mass. Gen....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Riot’s Listening: Valorant Combats Player Toxicity

Riot Games’ (Riot) team-based, first-person-shooter game, Valorant, has received mixed emotions upon its announcement that it will monitor the game’s voice chat. Team-games especially benefit from players being able to...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Louisiana to Require Virtual Currency Business License

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The Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions (OFI) will require virtual currency businesses to hold a license, though the license application may not be available until 2021.[1] The Louisiana Virtual Currency Businesses...more

Fenwick & West LLP

FTC Public Workshop on Loot Boxes – So What Now?

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With consumers, gamers and lawmakers expressing concerns about whether loot boxes are predatory or contribute to gambling-like behavior, game developers can take steps to minimize the possibility of their games inviting...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

2.2 Million GateHub and RuneScape Passwords Compromised

It has been reported by Troy Hunt, the security researcher who has provided us with the Have I Been Pwned free breach notification service, that 1.4 million passwords and personal information of customers of GateHub, a...more

Carlton Fields

Getting Creative With Video Games: Sync Rights and Wrongs

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Back to Basics: A Primer on Intellectual Property Rights in Video Games - In this series, we discuss some of the fundamental concepts of intellectual property law as they relate specifically to video game companies and...more

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A Pocketful of Quarters: SEC Provides Digital Asset Offering Guidance

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On July 25, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance published a response to a no-action request submitted by Pocketful of Quarters, Inc. (“Pocketful of Quarters”)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

eSports on the Rise as Collegiate Sport

Across the country, colleges and universities are turning to eSports as a new addition to their athletic programs. Earlier this year, the University of Utah became the first school from a major athletic conference to offer...more

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Garçon to FanDuel: Check please!

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What are a veteran NFL player’s name, image, and likeness worth in the burgeoning (but recently beleaguered-by-lawsuits) daily fantasy sports gaming industry? NFL wide receiver Pierre Garçon’s putative class action lawsuit...more

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