Are loot boxes gambling? What if your gambling commission says they're not? What if the law says they're not?

The United Kingdom is seeking answers to all these questions and more with the latest report from their "Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee".

Speaking out against the UK Gambling Commission, the report's scathing language (and contemporaneous commentary) seeks not to change the law's existing language, but to reinterpret it.

The road to hell really is paved with good intentions...in "Virtual" Legality.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/9c6Eh76mEJg

#UK #Gambling #Lootboxes

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Discussed in this episode:

"Oh Hooooooeg, loot boxes are back in the news!"

Tweet - September 12, 2019

Joseph La Russa (@Joseph_La_Russa)

https://twitter.com/Joseph_La_Russa/status/1172142998550982659

"FIFA Furor! Why the UK may have just stopped Loot Box Bans (VL77) (Hoeg Law)"

https://youtu.be/vj053LPu93M

"Fifa packs and loot boxes 'not gambling' in UK"

BBC News - July 22, 2019 - Zoe Kleinman

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49074003

"Gambling Act 2005"

UK Public General Acts (Gaming, Section 6)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/6

"UK officials call for loot boxes to be regulated like gambling

Engadget - September 12, 2019 - Georgina Torbet

https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/12/uk-government-loot-boxes-regulation/

"Immersive and addictive technologies - Summary"

UK Parliment Webpage

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmcumeds/1846/184603.htm

"Immersive and addictive technologies report published"

UK Parliment Webpage

https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/immersive-technology-report-17-19/

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On Twitter @hoeglaw

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On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/

On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers)

(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3jaA)

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(0:00) Opening

(3:25) Fifa Packs and Loot Boxes Are Not Gambling

(22:44) Why Loot Boxes Should Be Exempt from the Gambling Act

(29:59) Long-Term Effects of Gambling

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(0:00) Intro

(3:00) Gizmodo Article

(5:15) CPA Journal Article

(7:55) Prior Factor Tests

(14:50) Balancing Test

(17:10) AB5 Text

(22:16) AB5 Rule

(26:55) Exceptions

(30:02) Professional Services

(33:33) Business to Business

(36:20) Referral Agencies

(38:20) Disposable Workers

The Internet (and its denizens) are always quick to prop up the smallest of statements about the biggest of properties. But what does it really mean when a CEO, writer/director, or journalist talks about the future of a franchise?

Headlines only tell half the story...in Virtual Legality.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/sEzjqTBBgIM

#Rian #StarWars #SpiderMan

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Discussed in this episode:

"‘Knives Out’ Duo Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman Form T-Street With Funding From Valence Media/MRC: Toronto"

Deadline - September 5, 2019 - Mike Fleming, Jr.

https://deadline.com/2019/09/knives-out-rian-johnson-ram-bergman-form-t-street-funding-valence-media-mrc-1202712916/

The next Star Wars movie hitting theaters in 2022 will be from Game of Thrones’ Benioff and Weiss

The Verge - May 14, 2019 - Chaim Gartenberg

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/14/18623128/star-wars-movie-2022-game-of-thrones-benioff-weiss-bob-iger-rian-johnson-disney

"Sony Pictures Chief on Spider-Man Split: ‘For the Moment the Door is Closed’"

Variety - September 5, 2019 - Will Thorne

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/spiderman-mcu-sony-pictures-chief-1203324907/

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FOR MORE CHECK US OUT:

On Twitter @hoeglaw

At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/

On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/

On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers)

(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3jaA)

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(0:00) Introduction

(1:34) Rian Johnson

(4:10) Knives Out

(6:51) Star Wars

(11:37) SpiderMan

(14:03) Variety Article

(20:33) Letter of Intent

(25:09) Conclusion

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From the makers of Max Payne, Alan Wake, and Quantum Break, comes something...a little different. It's time to secure, contain, and protect in Remedy Entertainment's latest journey into genre weirdness: Control.

But does Remedy's experiment into open world game-making actually work or are we left wondering what might have been in the "wake" of their previous successes?

Join us for a rousing (and divisive) postmortem!

It wouldn't be an experiment, if it didn't have a...control.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/-ze0KwnJshc

#Control #Remedy #AlanWake

***SPOILER WARNING: All Postmortem videos and podcasts contain SPOILERS***

Light Spoilers Throughout

Heavy Spoilers Begin at 20:07

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FOR MORE CHECK US OUT:

On Twitter @hoeglaw

At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/

On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/

On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers)

(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3jaA)

Biweekly on "Inside the Huddle with Michael Spath" on WTKA 1050

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(0:00) Disclaimer

(0:42) Introduction

(1:13) Telltale Games

(4:03) Article

(10:31) What You Should Know

(11:20) IGN Article

(12:16) Game Daily Biz Article

(14:43) The Main Takeaway

(16:46) Toys R Us

(18:48) Conclusion