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US Treasury Outlines Stricter Rules To Address Nonbank Risk

The US Treasury has finalised guidance that makes it easier for financial regulators to impose higher prudential standards on nonbank financial institutions — a move labelled as “disappointing” by one market player.
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Brazil iGaming In Jeopardy After Romário Amendment

One of two senators charged with steering an online gambling bill through Brazil’s Senate has released an updated version limiting the scope of regulation to betting on sports events and deleting provisions for online casino games.
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Labour Party Pressures UK Government For BNPL Rules

The opposition Labour Party has called on the UK government to implement a regulatory framework for buy now, pay later (BNPL) products.
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Oklahoma Tribes Angered By Governor's Sports-Betting Proposal

Governor Kevin Stitt has released his proposal to make sports betting a reality next year in Oklahoma, but the move has caught tribal leaders by surprise.
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US Treasury Outlines Stricter Rules To Address Nonbank Risk

The US Treasury has finalised guidance that makes it easier for financial regulators to impose higher prudential standards on nonbank financial institutions — a move labelled as “disappointing” by one market player.
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Payments

Brazil iGaming In Jeopardy After Romário Amendment

One of two senators charged with steering an online gambling bill through Brazil’s Senate has released an updated version limiting the scope of regulation to betting on sports events and deleting provisions for online casino games.
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Gambling

Labour Party Pressures UK Government For BNPL Rules

The opposition Labour Party has called on the UK government to implement a regulatory framework for buy now, pay later (BNPL) products.
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Payments

Oklahoma Tribes Angered By Governor's Sports-Betting Proposal

Governor Kevin Stitt has released his proposal to make sports betting a reality next year in Oklahoma, but the move has caught tribal leaders by surprise.
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Gambling

Lobbying Frenzy Set To Start In Finland

Key stakeholders in upcoming Finnish gambling reforms are preparing for a meeting later this month with officials drafting a new law, with topics such as marketing restrictions and cooling-off periods on the agenda.
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Gambling

Cogs Start Turning On MiCA Implementation

The EU’s flagship Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is approaching enforceability next year, as industry stakeholders signal they are in preparation mode.
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Payments

Polish Bookmakers Hope New Government Will Overhaul Gambling Regime

A flawed Polish online gambling regime could be getting the revamp it desperately needs to “stop the leakage” via the expected new coalition government, local gambling executives have said.
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Gambling

Bulgaria Becomes Third EU Member Added To FATF Greylist

Bulgaria has been added to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) list of countries under increased monitoring, which could spark increased cross-border scrutiny of Bulgarian organisations.
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Payments

Dutch Regulator Fines GoldWin €6.79m For Offering Unlicensed Gambling

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has imposed a fine of €6,794,000 against Malta-based GoldWin Limited for illegally offering online gambling to Dutch consumers without a local licence, alongside a smaller fine for a formerly Malta-based company.
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Gambling

Brazil Operators Face Early Licensing Dilemma

Operators anticipating online betting and gaming licences in Brazil have been offered a fast-tracked application process if they agree to formally register their companies’ interest within the next 30 days.
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Gambling

ISO 20022 'Peculiarities' A Gift For Transaction Data Management Systems, Sources Say

Swift’s launch of ISO 20022 for cross-border payments and reporting (CBPR+) has opened up "new possibilities" for financial institutions, but are different implementations of the standard holding back interoperability?
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Payments

What Does Interac's Broadened Access Mean For Canadian Payment Firms?

Last month, Interac, Canada’s debit network, opened its online money-sending service to third parties, a move that may pave the way for future access for payment firms.
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Payments

Interoperability Challenges Multiply Following FedNow, ISO 20022 Launch

The launch of the FedNow system was a milestone for ISO 20022 adoption, but it was only the beginning of the search for interoperable instant payments in the US.
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Payments

UK Commission Claims Offshore Enforcement Blitz

The UK gambling regulator says it has radically stepped up its enforcement against the black market, as its chief executive tells fellow regulators it is seeking a middle way between highly polarised pressure groups.
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Gambling

Wirex To Change E-Money Contract After UK Regulator Intervention

The Financial Conduct Authority has said that Wirex has committed to making changes to comply with consumer rights laws in the UK.
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Payments

UK Regulator Places Restrictions On Modulr

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has placed restricted activity measures on the embedded payments company regarding onboarding new customer segments.
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Payments

German Regulator May Start Rejecting Licence Applicants

The German gambling regulator will probably soon reject licence applications in the interest of speedier processing as it tries to dig itself out of a deluge of paperwork, the agency’s co-chairman has said.
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Gambling

Florida's Sports-Betting Launch Uncertain As Litigation Continues

Despite a series of legal challenges that have delayed its implementation, the 2021 tribal gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida stands as a remarkable and landmark agreement, said an attorney who represents the tribe.
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Gambling

Regulatory Rush As Peru Publishes Decree For Online Gambling

Peru has published a regulatory decree to implement its online gambling law, marking the beginning of a 120-day countdown until the market is officially regulated and grey-market operations are illegal.
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Gambling

Gambling Spend Mostly Unchanged Despite Cost Of Living Crisis, Says UK Regulator

The cost of living crisis has not shifted gambling spend in general, according to the UK Gambling Commission, but those most at risk are betting more even as their spending power decreases.
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Gambling
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'Chances Are You're About To Lose' Called Effective Safer Gambling Message

​​​​​​​An academic study of US and UK sports bettors has found that new Australian safer gambling messages, including “Chances are you’re about to lose” and “You win some. You lose more”, are more effective than other messages in wide scale use.
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Daily Dash: Worldline Secures Future UK Market Presence

Worldline has secured its place in the UK market as a result of a post-Brexit licence, the European Commission has opened a consultation on DORA, and Hong Kong has launched a new alert system for users of the Faster Payment System.
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UK Needs 'National Conversation' On CBDC, Says BoE Deputy Governor

A new hire at the Bank of England (BoE) has said the UK needs a "national conversation" on central bank digital currency (CBDC) — an area that will be a contentious issue in 2024.
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Eftpos Still A Mystery To Half Of Australians, RBA Survey Finds

A new survey by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has found that consumers are still unsure what eftpos is, despite most of them using eftpos debit cards.
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Kindred To Exit North America, Cut 300 Jobs

Kindred Group has announced plans to exit the North American market and cut 300 staff positions as part of a strategic review that it says will save £40m per year.
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Victoria Parliament Committee Piles Pressure On Online Operators

Pressure continues to build on corporate and retail bookmakers in Australia’s Victoria state after a parliamentary committee recommended tougher advertising, reporting and harm minimisation rules.
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News In Brief: November 27-December 1, 2023

Discontent is growing around the long-awaited Irish gambling bill, Las Vegas Sands' largest shareholder will sell to make basketball purchase and tribes continue to oppose California sports-betting efforts.
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Smaller Mississippi Casinos Remain Opposed To Mobile Betting

Mississippi’s Mobile Online Sports Betting Task Force wrapped up its series of meetings on Tuesday with opposition remaining from smaller casino operators to expanding the state’s sports-betting offerings.
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California Tribes, Cardrooms Oppose Blackjack Regulation Changes

Both cardrooms and tribal casino operators in California have expressed their opposition to proposed regulations altering blackjack-style games and the rotation of the player-dealer position at cardrooms in the state.
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Brazil Senate Set To Vote On Betting Bill

Brazil’s sports betting and online gaming Bill PL 3626/23 is getting the fast-track treatment, with a final Senate vote scheduled for tomorrow despite the fact that many senators will be away at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai. 
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