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Could this spell the end of IWantIsk and other sites in the UK and EU

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Satchel Darkmatter
Corvus Albannach
#1 - 2016-09-19 09:18:14 UTC
Law tends to flow from one country to another as things become widely accepted as good or bad so I have to wonder if this article is a hint that very soon using sites like the aforementioned could become illegal in the UK and possibly the EU.

TLDR: - Two UK youtubers are in court over gambling with in game items and promoting in game gambling, in their case its FiFa and Coins, this directly compares to Isk and Gambling in EvE.

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/09/17/fifa-youtuber-prosecuted-under-new-gambling-law

If this does become a thing then we could see IWantIsk being banned for UK Players, and with CCP's head office moving to the UK it could land them in it as well if they don't block it ?

Don't shoot the messenger I don't have an opinion on it either way just thought people might want to know.
oiukhp Muvila
Doomheim
#2 - 2016-09-19 09:21:48 UTC
It has been interesting when I players on Comms playing IWantIsk more than Eve at times.

If only there was an in-game gambling mini game. One hell of an Isk Sink.
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#3 - 2016-09-19 09:25:27 UTC
This is already a topic in OOPE

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6639892#post6639892

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Feyd's Survival Pack
CCP Falcon
#4 - 2016-09-19 09:51:21 UTC
Closed.

Please use the topic in OOPE Smile

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