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Two men have been arrested and charged<\/a> with promoting unlawful gambling in the United Kingdom. Dylan Rigby and Craig Douglas of Essex, England are being prosecuted by the UK Gambling Commission for violating the Gambling Act and for inviting underaged participation in betting activity. Both men individually owned and operated numerous sites related to FIFA Ultimate Team gambling and trading. They co-owned and promoted<\/a> the FutGalaxy<\/a> and Ultimate Coin Exchange<\/a> sites. Rigby and Douglas are the first people being prosecuted by their government for illegal videogame gambling.<\/p>\n

The recent CS:GO Lotto scandal<\/a> involving Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cosmetic gun skin betting prompted Valve to issue cease and desist letters<\/a> to gambling sites and has resulted in some civil suits, but no criminal charges have been filed yet. While the Attorneys General in the United States are aware of some of the videogame gambling complaints, they have thus far declined to prosecute.<\/p>\n

That’s how you know an illicit activity is maturing, by the way. It’s when the law finally takes notice of it. Now that the scope of videogame gambling has grown sizable enough to attract the attention of the government, you can expect further legal action in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two men have been arrested and charged with promoting unlawful gambling in the United Kingdom. Dylan Rigby and Craig Douglas of Essex, England are being prosecuted by the UK Gambling Commission for violating the Gambling Act and for inviting underaged participation in betting activity. 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