Gambling and Non-gambling on MobileProblems of Separation and Legal Consequences

8 February 2014Winter Nights Mobile Games ConferenceSt. Petersburg

Vladislav Arkhipov Of Counsel, Ph. D.

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State Awareness

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1993-2006

What?

2006-2011

There is Internet!

2011-2013

We can block IP!

Today

Oh, there are games

too!

e x p o n e n t i a l r e g u l a t o r y g r o w t h

p r o t e c t i o n o f y o u t h / p u b l i c m o r a l i t y

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Proper Understanding

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G A M E S G A M B L I N G

f u n

c r e a t i v i t y

s o c i a l i z i n g

e x p l o r a t i o n

p r o f i t

l u c k

s o m e o t h e r …© Dario Lo Presti - Fotolia.com

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Formal Definition

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Gambling – risk-based agreement about prize, made by two or more participants between themselves or with an organizer of a gambling game under the rules provided

by such organizer.

Item 1 Article 4 of the Gambling Law©

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Property Right

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limited license

(that’s how a user formally has access to the content)

is a property right!

O RLY?t r i c k y i s s u e

Prize – money or other property including property rights, which shall be transferred to a participant of gambling when the result of gambling set forth in

the rules happens.

Item 4 Article 4 of the Gambling Law

© Eric Isselée - Fotolia.com

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Therefore – Risk Factors

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v i r tua l cu r rency

random numbers

con ten t un locks

cash - in / cash -ou t

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© moneyrender - Fotolia.com © Lasha Kilasonia - Fotolia.com

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Internet Gambling

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Activity for organization and conduction of gambling games with the use of information/telecommunication

networks, in particular the Internet, as well as means of communication, including mobile communications,

IS PROHIBITED.

Item 3 Article 5 of the Gambling Law

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The Worst Scenario

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I P b l o c k e d

a p p r e m o v e d

c o m p a n y f i n e d

C E O c o n v i c t e d

h a r d w a r e s e i z e d

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© corund - Fotolia.com

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Be Mindful

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t r a c k g a m b l i n g l e g i s l a t i o n

m o n i t o r p o l i t i c a l c r u s a d e s

a n d i f y o u i n c l u d e g a m b l i n g e l e m e n t s i n y o u r g a m e –

K N O W W H AT Y O U A R E D O I N G

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Thank you!

Vladislav ArkhipovOf CounselIP / IT/ Telecommunications PracticeT: +7 812 325 84 44F: +7 812 325 84 54E: vladislav.arkhipov@dentons.com

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