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Sources: UK Government to announce plans for esports division
Sources: UK Government to announce plans for esports division

Credit to Kelan Watling for the news tip and to Hannah Marie for additional reporting Note: This is […]

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 April 1, 2023
As France gets its first CSGO Major, what can the UK Government do to better support esports? We interview Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones at Westminster Games Week: ‘I don’t think the government ‘get’ esports. I’d encourage all parliamentarians & stakeholders to get involved and see what esports is all about’
As France gets its first CSGO Major, what can the UK Government do to better support esports? We interview Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones at Westminster Games Week: ‘I don’t think the government ‘get’ esports. I’d encourage all parliamentarians & stakeholders to get involved and see what esports is all about’

Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones has called on the UK Government and other MPs to better understand esports […]

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 September 12, 2022
Deep dive into UK Government loot box findings: Nadine Dorries explains why the Government is not banning the sale of loot boxes to children following a two-year review, despite finding a ‘higher possible risk of harms’ to young people
Deep dive into UK Government loot box findings: Nadine Dorries explains why the Government is not banning the sale of loot boxes to children following a two-year review, despite finding a ‘higher possible risk of harms’ to young people

The UK Government has announced it is not banning the sale of in-game loot boxes to children in […]

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 July 18, 2022
5 reasons why a gaming limit would be bad for the UK: ‘Copying China’s gaming ban would harm UK children’, warns IT body BCS
5 reasons why a gaming limit would be bad for the UK: ‘Copying China’s gaming ban would harm UK children’, warns IT body BCS

China’s limit on computer game time risks harming children’s education and should not be introduced in the UK, […]

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 September 10, 2021
Isle of Man’s first professional esports organisation receives government sponsorship
Isle of Man’s first professional esports organisation receives government sponsorship

Update: Esports News UK understands the Isle of Man provided a one-off financial commitment to aid X7’s UKEL […]

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 June 14, 2021
The German Government has introduced an esports visa – but where’s the UK’s?
The German Government has introduced an esports visa – but where’s the UK’s?

Germany has added an official visa for professional esports players. The dedicated visa – launching in spring 2020 […]

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 December 23, 2019
From playing to politics: Insomnia founder Craig Fletcher to stand for Parliament, outlines plan to support UK esports industry
From playing to politics: Insomnia founder Craig Fletcher to stand for Parliament, outlines plan to support UK esports industry

Craig Fletcher, games investor and the founder of Insomnia Gaming Festival, is running for Parliament. The Libreral Democrats’ […]

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 November 15, 2019
DCMS Committee recommends UK Government ban the sale of loot boxes to children (and also uphold esports to traditional sports practices)
DCMS Committee recommends UK Government ban the sale of loot boxes to children (and also uphold esports to traditional sports practices)

Remember when EA’s legal VP Kerry Hopkins (pictured) told the UK Government that EA doesn’t refer to in-game […]

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 September 11, 2019