Two Youtubers have been fined in the UK for gambling offences
Two Youtubers have been fined in the UK for gambling offences
Craig Douglas created Fifa based gaming videos under the name Nepenthez, with Dylan Rigby working on the now deactivated FUTgalaxy YouTube channel. Both men are from Essex and Douglas has been charged with inviting children to gamble in addition to advertising illegal gambling websites.Â
Both YouTubers operated a website called FUT Galaxy which uses FIFA coins as a medium of currency for illegal gambling on sports and other events, with this currency being tradable on the black market for real currency (like poker chips).Â
Craig Douglas has now been fined £91,000 and Dylan Rigby has been fined £164,000, with neither party facing jail time for their offences.Â
(Craig Douglas, known as Nepenthez online) Â
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This will likely be the first of many cases that will target those who operate illegal gambling websites who use virtual currency as a medium of exchange, with future court cases targeting those who use Team Fortress 2, CSGO and other game items or premium currencies to facilitate illegal gambling. Â
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Two Youtubers have been fined in the UK for gambling offences
Craig Douglas created Fifa based gaming videos under the name Nepenthez, with Dylan Rigby working on the now deactivated FUTgalaxy YouTube channel. Both men are from Essex and Douglas has been charged with inviting children to gamble in addition to advertising illegal gambling websites.Â
Both YouTubers operated a website called FUT Galaxy which uses FIFA coins as a medium of currency for illegal gambling on sports and other events, with this currency being tradable on the black market for real currency (like poker chips).Â
Craig Douglas has now been fined £91,000 and Dylan Rigby has been fined £164,000, with neither party facing jail time for their offences.Â
(Craig Douglas, known as Nepenthez online) Â
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This will likely be the first of many cases that will target those who operate illegal gambling websites who use virtual currency as a medium of exchange, with future court cases targeting those who use Team Fortress 2, CSGO and other game items or premium currencies to facilitate illegal gambling. Â
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You can join the discussion on Nepenthes being fined over $100,000 for gambling offences on the OC3D Forums.Â
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