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Open World Regulation: The Urgent Need For Federal Legislation On Video Game Loot Boxes, Alex Reyes

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

Loot boxes are items in video games that contain randomized prizes that players can purchase with real-world money. In recent years, loot boxes have come under scrutiny because the relationship between behavior and the underlying mechanics of loot boxes are similar to that of addictive behaviors associated with real-world gambling. Many papers suggest solutions focused on industry changes without direct regulation. However, these papers neglect the enormous profit incentive to maintain a business practice which can have detrimental behavioral effects on children. The United States federal government must take example from a growing number of European countries and ban the …

Covid-19 And Its Implications For Women In Gaming: Move Towards Regulation, Policies, And Culture Changes In The United States, Shekinah Hoffman, Itzel Alanis

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

COVID-19 exposes structural inequalities within American society which can no longer be ignored. Here, we highlight the structural inequalities women and women of color face that are glaringly apparent or exacerbated in the pandemic. Inequalities that play a role in the unemployment, insufficient workplace protection, and increased work-life demands of women and women of color in the gaming industry. Instead of returning to “normal” business post-pandemic, we urge gaming leaders to reflect on these inequities within their workplaces. We offer that guaranteed paid leave and permanent flexible work arrangements could improve the life of gaming women employees and their families.

Saving Seabiscuit: An Argument For The Establishment Of A Federal Equine Sports Commission, Celso Lucas Leite,Jr.

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Expert Witnesses In Gambling Cases, Robert Jarvis

Faculty Scholarship

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Adjudicating On-The-Track Outcomes In Kentucky: Why Horse Administrators Should Provide Competitors A Right To Review, Howard Ball

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

Placing Bets On Adw Legality: An Inquiry Into Off-Track Horse Gambling, Thomas Staffieri

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

When The Cat's Away: Techlash, Loot Boxes, And Regulating "Dark Patterns" In The Video Game Industry's Monetization Strategies, Scott Goodstein

University of Colorado Law Review

Part I of this Comment briefly overviews dark patterns and demonstrates how parties have needlessly focused on loot boxes' similarity to gambling rather than addressing dark patterns, the actual source of the video game industry's consumer exploitation. Part II summarizes the video game industry's techlash, showcasing ways that the industry has abused its consumers and how consumers have responded, as well as arguing why governmental intervention is necessary to stop the industry from exploiting end users. Part III first analyzes the Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act ("PCAGA"), a bill introduced in 2019 to regulate loot boxes, and explains why …

The Possible Regulation Of The Csr Of Gaming Enterprises In Macau: Maintain The Current Way And Pursue Sustainable Development, Wenjia Yan

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Guilt By Association On The Docks And In The Casinos, Conor Byrnes

Touro Law Review

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Seattle University Law Review

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Mortgage Lending On Tribal Lands: Federal Fair Lending Protections, Public-Private Partnerships, And Tribal Solutions For Increasing Access To Mortgage Credit On Tribal Lands, Abby Hogan

American Indian Law Journal

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The Hunt For Loot: Proposed Solutions To More Effectively Regulate Addictive Gambling Mechanics In Video Games, Andrew Brewer

Journal of Law and Policy

Over the past decade, more and more video game developers have embraced “loot boxes” as a lucrative source of revenue. But recent concerns over the potential harms of loot boxes, particularly to children, have raised questions about their use and prompted attempts to regulate them throughout the world. This Note explores recent attempts—both foreign and domestic—to regulate loot boxes and proposes new solutions based on those strategies’ shortcomings. By carefully and competently defining terms and exceptions, and providing for more aggressive oversight of agency regulatory efforts, federally-crafted loot box legislation can more effectively protect children from predatory gambling mechanics in …

Murphy’S Law: How To Avoid Going Wrong With Federal Regulation Of Sports Gambling, Savannah Malnar

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

Sports betting plays a major role in how fans and spectators enjoy sports. Fans place bets in their living rooms, engage in online fantasy sports, and travel to Nevada for massive Super Bowl parties just for the thrill of wagering on the “big game.” Yet, until 2018, the federal government banned sports betting, making states unable to exploit this lucrative business, even though the sports betting industry estimates that billions of dollars are spent on illegitimate sports wagering. With the recent striking of the federal ban on the regulation of sports betting, states have begun to benefit from sports betting …

Picks On Clicks With An Rg Schtick: Building Long Term Sustainability In Esports Betting Growth, Brett Abarbanel

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

During the COVID-19 pandemic, esports and its associated betting markets grew – and in some cases, continue to grow – exponentially as consumer entertainment filled the gap left by a sport shut down around the world. What does this mean for gambling-focused organizations seeking to enter the esports and gaming space? What lessons from gambling should gaming and esports organizations be aware of as they embark on the hunt for gambling-related partners? What potential consumer impacts exist as brands, both endemic and non-endemic to esports and gaming, peddle their gambling wares?

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Seattle University Law Review

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A Case Against Federal Regulation Of Intrastate Sports Wagering, Drew Thornley

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Regulating Sports Gaming Data, Ryan Rodenberg

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

More Than Just A Game: The Labor And Employment Issues Within Esports, Jackson Wong

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Feminizing Of The Nevada Gaming Industry - Conditions And Consequences, Abigail Stanley

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Hedging Your Bets: Is Fantasy Sports Betting Insurance Really ‘Insurance’?, Haley A. Hinton

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Water Use By Casinos In Las Vegas, Nevada: The Transformation Of A Desert Into An Oasis, Sam Bruketta

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Oral History Of Phil Ruffin, Unlv Gaming Law Journal, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

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The Law Of Black Mirror - Syllabus, Yafit Lev-Aretz, Nizan Packin

Open Educational Resources

Using episodes from the show Black Mirror as a study tool - a show that features tales that explore techno-paranoia - the course analyzes legal and policy considerations of futuristic or hypothetical case studies. The case studies tap into the collective unease about the modern world and bring up a variety of fascinating key philosophical, legal, and economic-based questions.

Talking About Casino Gambling: Community Voices From Boston Chinatown, Carolyn Wong, Giles Li

Institute for Asian American Studies Publications

This pilot study examined the casino gambling practices of residents and workers in Boston Chinatown. The aim was to learn about the trajectory and life context of individual participants’ gambling activity, including how individual participants describe their motivation, nature and frequency of gambling, and its effects on self and family. The research was conducted by a university based research team in partnership with the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, and with the assistance of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling.

The stories told by participants illustrate multiple and overlapping risk factors for problem gambling. Our conceptual approach took into account the …

The Effect Of The European Union (Eu) General Data Protection Regulation (Gdpr) On The Gaming Industry, Zaniah Jordan

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

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Casino Gambling In The Caribbean, Jane Cross, Robert Jarvis

Faculty Scholarship

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The Casino Gaming Concession System In Macao: Past, Present, And Future, Changbin Wang

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

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Book Review Of "Gambling Under The Swastika: Casinos, Horse Racing, Lotteries, And Other Forms Of Betting In Nazi Germany" By Robert M. Jarvis, David R. Cleveland

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

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Through The Wire Act, John T. Holden

Washington Law Review

Legalized sports gambling has become one of the hottest topics in state legislatures ever since the United States Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n1 allowed states to begin legalizing the activity. As states began to offer sports wagering, gambling became front and center in the news and the Trump administration’s Justice Department took the opportunity to rewrite a 2011 Office of Legal Counsel opinion, expanding the scope of the most prominent federal anti-gambling statute. The re-interpretation of the scope of the Wire Act reversed the Department of Justice’s position that the statute only applied to …

Gaming In Japan: Combating The Fears And Concerns Of The People, Hugo Hernandez-Diaz

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

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