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U.S. Department of Justice opens antitrust inquiry into Overwatch League’s soft salary cap, ‘competitive balance tax’

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2021 9:00 PM - Modified On: July 2, 2021 - Published By:
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The U.S. Department of Justice antitrust division is probing the Overwatch League over its soft salary cap policy that discourages teams from excess spending, sources familiar with that inquiry told Dot Esports. The probe is being headed by DOJ trial attorney Kathleen Simpson Kiernan, who works for the Civil Conduct Task Force subdivision of the antitrust division in Washington. Kiernan and other DOJ attorneys have contacted and interviewed several former Overwatch League employees, according to sources. The nature of Kiernan’s investigation is not criminal, sources said. DOJ officials did not

Gearbox Threatens to Leave Texas Over Transphobic Legislation

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Time Stamp: April 22, 2021 3:40 PM - Modified On: April 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has threatened to abandon their Texas headquarters over the state's newest round of transphobic legislation. | Gearbox SoftwareBorderlands developer Gearbox Software has threatened to abandon their Texas headquarters over the state's newest round of transphobic legislation.The company came forward to voice their opposition on yet another surge of bills targeting trans people—particularly transgender youth. They join the roster of names such as Amazon, Microsoft, PayPal, and Apple standing strong against "a resurgence of efforts to exclude transgender youth from full participation in their communities."In an open

All about esports betting in New Jersey

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Time Stamp: April 16, 2021 6:22 AM - Modified On: April 16, 2021 - Published By:
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Albert Sheng • Apr 16, 10:22In recent years, esports has grown into a major business around the world. Gaming isn’t just a hobby anymore, but can be a real, professional sport. Gamers have turned their gaming hobby into a lifestyle, and they can possibly earn a lot of money when they win tournaments.  With Esports becoming a real sport it is now possible to bet on esports in the same way as it is possible to bet on soccer or basketball, but one place where betting on esports is still

Esports Regulations Are Front and Center in Brazil

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2021 1:00 PM - Modified On: April 9, 2021 - Published By:
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Since 2017, there has been a movement in Brazil to regulate esports in the country. After public pressure stopped a bill from passing on the federal level in 2019, new legislation with similar language is being pushed forward, and in many cases, being approved, through individual Brazilian state governments. This movement has been surrounded by polemic episodes and conflicting sides, which The Esports Observer discovered in researching this article and will expose as facts that might explain what is happening and what may become of this subject. Prior to this

Extensive New Poll Finds Most Americans Support Facial Recognition

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2020 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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“Americans, regardless of their background, consistently favor the use of facial recognition to enhance both safety and convenience in their daily lives.” SILVER SPRING, Md. (PRWEB) October 07, 2020 Leading independent polling firm Schoen Cooperman Research recently conducted a nationwide poll on Americans’ views of facial recognition technology. The survey of 1,000 adults found that most Americans support the use of facial recognition across a wide range of applications. “Americans, regardless of their background, consistently favor the use of facial recognition to enhance both safety and convenience in their daily

UK Government Committee Calls For Loot Boxes To Be Immediately Reclassified As Gambling

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2020 11:58 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Less than a month after the UK government launched a call for evidence into loot boxes to decide whether they should be further regulated, a House of Lords Select Committee on gambling has called for loot boxes to be immediately re-classified as gambling, GamesIndustry.biz has reported.The original inquiry into loot boxes led the government to establish an open call for evidence, with the results to be considered alongside the review of the UK's Gambling Act 2005. Now the latter report is in, and it condemns loot boxes in no uncertain

Malmö, Sweden — Dom har fallit i patent- och marknadsdomstolen i målet mellan Konsumentombudsmannen och Elec Games Ltd gällande måttfull spelreklam (English translation follows)

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Time Stamp: November 22, 2019 6:19 AM - Modified On: November 22, 2019 - Published By:
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Dom har fallit i patent- och marknadsdomstolen i målet mellan Konsumentombudsmannen och Elec Games Ltd gällande måttfull spelreklam 22 november 2019 – Global Gamings maltesiska dotterbolag Elec Games Ltd stämdes i patent- och marknadsdomstolen i december 2018 av Konsumentombudsmannen som ansåg att Ninja Casinos marknadsföring stred mot kraven på måttfull spelreklam. Idag har patent och marknadsdomstolen meddelat sitt beslut till parterna. Patent- och marknadsdomstolen har gått på Konsumentombudsmannens linje och ansett att dåvarande marknadsföring brast i måttfullhetshänseende. Global Gamings vd, Tobias Fagerlund, kommenterar domen: ”Patent- och marknadsdomstolen förtydligar idag det

Swarm Intelligence could be the Key to More Accurate Sports Betting

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Time Stamp: July 17, 2019 7:36 AM - Modified On: July 17, 2019 - Published By:
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Share... Facebook Twitter Linkedin Reddit StumbleUpon Tumblr Print email You don’t see many traffic jams in the bee worldPhoto by Jordan Schwartz Artificial intelligence has been shown to have tremendous predictive power in all sorts of areas. Sports is one area in which data plays a key role, whether it’s statistics about a team’s form and overall performance, or data for individual players and their strengths. Collecting this data and analyzing it using algorithms can lead to more accurate predictions. This type of AI doesn’t have to involve any human

Malmö, Sweden — Global Gaming 555 investigates accusations against subsidiary

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Time Stamp: December 17, 2018 12:32 PM - Modified On: December 17, 2018 - Published By:
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It has come to our attention today that the Swedish Consumer Ombudsman considers Ninja Casino’s marketing to be in breach of legislation in terms of moderation in gaming advertising and that they intend to commence legal proceedings against our subsidiary Elec Games Ltd. According to the Consumer Ombudsman, this is the first time a case of this kind is being investigated and, as principal owner, we are now considering the matter and will report back as soon as we know more. For further information, please contact: Joacim Möller, CEO [email protected]