Archives: Gaming

CARU’s Revised Guidelines Are Not Kid-ding Around

By: Amy Mudge, Mike Ingram and Carolina Alonso The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) recently held their “Kidvertising” workshop to discuss the revised CARU Advertising Guidelines, which are set to take effect on January 1, 2022. The workshop tackled several issues important to child advertising including diversity and inclusion, influencers, and in-app and in-game advertising. … Continue Reading

Court Invalidates New York’s Legalization of Fantasy Sports

By Linda A. Goldstein and John P. Ferry on February 25, 2020 Posted in Gaming

The New York Appellate Division dealt a shocking blow to the fantasy sports industry by ruling earlier this month that daily fantasy sports contests are a form of gambling and that the law passed by New York in 2016 legalizing and regulating fantasy sports was unconstitutional. Fantasy sports have historically had a rocky history with … Continue Reading

FTC Takes a Peek at Loot Box Regulation

By Carolina Alonso and Patrick Waldrop on October 11, 2019 Posted in FTC, Gaming

How many times have you felt the thrill of buying a lottery ticket? What about the excitement before opening a sealed pack of baseball cards or the curiosity before diving for a mystery prize in a cereal box? Now imagine digitalized versions of all these items – in your favorite video game – and they’re … Continue Reading

What’s In the Box? FTC Solicits Public Comments Regarding Video Game Loot Boxes Amidst Uncertainty

By Carolina Alonso, Amy Ralph Mudge and Melinda L. McLellan on April 9, 2019 Posted in FTC, Gaming

Imagine you are playing golf, badly, and at the fourth hole a caddy appears out of nowhere with a large box and an offer. In exchange for $20, you can open the box, which may contain high-tech clubs to improve your game, fashionable new gloves or a voucher for a free round. Perhaps you hesitate, … Continue Reading