A FIFA YouTuber has appeared in court charged with promoting gambling via his Youtube channel.
According to BBC News, Craig "Nepenthez" Douglas - who has 1.3 million subscribers - was criticised for promoting gambling with FIFA Ultimate Team coins. He appeared in court in Birmingham, UK, on Friday 16 September alongside business partner Dylan Rigby, charged with advertising unlawful gambling, inviting children to gamble, and promoting a lottery.
It is believed this is the first prosecution involving betting on video games under the Gambling Act in the UK.
The report claims Douglas and Rigby - who are both directors of Game Gold Tradings Limited - owned numerous gambling websites, including FUT Galaxy, TheFUTShop.com, and MUTCoinTraider.
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According to BBC News, Craig "Nepenthez" Douglas - who has 1.3 million subscribers - was criticised for promoting gambling with FIFA Ultimate Team coins. He appeared in court in Birmingham, UK, on Friday 16 September alongside business partner Dylan Rigby, charged with advertising unlawful gambling, inviting children to gamble, and promoting a lottery.
It is believed this is the first prosecution involving betting on video games under the Gambling Act in the UK.
The report claims Douglas and Rigby - who are both directors of Game Gold Tradings Limited - owned numerous gambling websites, including FUT Galaxy, TheFUTShop.com, and MUTCoinTraider.
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