Ready to Play? : A Children’s Rights Analysis of Gambling-like Elements in Videogames / by Pieterjan Declerck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Declerck, Pieterjan.

Series:

Information Technology and Law Series, 2215-1966 ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Law and legislation.

Information technology.

Mass media--Law and legislation.

Mass media.

International law.

Law--Europe.

Law.

Human rights.

IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property.

Public International Law.

European Law.

Human Rights.

Local Subjects:

IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property.

Public International Law.

European Law.

Human Rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2025.

Summary:

This book approaches ‘gambling-like elements’ such as lootboxes and social casino games from a children’s rights perspective, focusing on the applicable existing legal framework and providing recommendations for future regulation. Analysed legal domains include gambling regulation, consumer protection and data protection regulation, as well as videogame industry self-regulation. An interdisciplinary approach serves as the foundation of the text; insights from non-legal disciplines such as psychology and media studies are integrated into the legal analysis. The book is aimed at readers with different levels of prior knowledge and experience regarding the topic, by providing both step-by-step explanations of videogame-related concepts and in-depth legal discussions within the various legal domains at different levels. It examines the recent evolution where children are increasingly engaging with a changing videogame environment in which the lines between videogames and gambling are blurred. By adopting a children’s rights perspective, the book aims to add a fresh perspective to the legal debate related to the interacting worlds of videogames and gambling. As the book was written based on the doctoral research of the author, one especially relevant aspect is the inclusion of recommendations and wider suggestions directed at a variety of stakeholders in the field, ranging from policymakers at different levels, to industry representatives, legal scholars, parents and carers. Pieterjan Declerck is a Doctor in Law and is affiliated to the Department of Law and Technology at the Faculty of Law and Criminology at Ghent University in Belgium.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Children and the Convergence of Videogaming and Gambling

Key Concepts and Recent Evolutions in the Videogame Environment

The Regulatory Framework Applicable to Gambling-like Elements in Videogames

Part II. Assessing the Regulatory Framework Applicable to Gambling-like Elements in Videogames

Lootboxes and Random Reward Mechanisms

Social Casino Games

Assessment of the Regulatory Framework Applicable to Gambling-like Elements in Videogames

Part III. Developing a Future-proof Regulatory Framework to Address Gambling-like Elements Which Realises Children’s Rights

Children’s Rights and Their Role in Regulating Gambling-like Elements in Videogames

Constructing a Future-proof Regulatory Framework for Gambling-like Elements Which Realises Children’s Rights

Conclusions

Table of Cases

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Declerck, Pieterjan Ready to Play?

ISBN:

9789462656918

OCLC:

1534192651