Real Win For Virtual Casino: Lessons For Game Developers

Law360, New York (March 24, 2017, 12:27 PM EDT) -- The Fourth Circuit recently concluded that players who lost "virtual gold" in the virtual casino of a mobile video game did not lose real money and, therefore, could not bring a class action under Maryland's gambling loss recovery statute, Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 12-110. The decision provides guidance to developers on how to avoid being accused of creating or supporting unlawful gambling or being liable under gambling loss recovery statutes....

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