Insights Archive

March 24, 2023

News In Brief: March 20-March 24, 2023

Progress made on California's cardroom moratorium bill and new efforts to ban online gambling in regions of India.

March 23, 2023

Crypto-Native Xapo Bank Joins UK Faster Payment System

Xapo Bank, a crypto-native bank registered in Gibraltar, has joined the UK’s Faster Payment System as an indirect member.

March 23, 2023

Florida Bill Wants To Ban Digital Dollar

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has introduced legislation to ban the use of a future US central bank digital currency in the state, while a legal expert warns against the politicisation of the debate.

March 23, 2023

Fast Growth But Not At Expense Of Compliance, Start-Ups Warned

Start-ups can get so focused on growth that they can fail to pay enough attention to financial crime risks, panellists at Pay360 suggested, as VIXIO research highlights the real cost of compliance failure to a business.

March 23, 2023

Philippine Local-Facing Online Operators Call For Protection

Domestic-facing online gambling operators in the Philippines are calling for government action against “enablers” of the illegal targeting of Filipino gamblers, and to be allowed to enter foreign markets.

March 23, 2023

UK Gambling Commission Fines Kindred Units £7.1m

Two Kindred units, 32Red and Platinum Gaming, have been fined £7.1m and warned by the UK’s Gambling Commission for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings.

March 23, 2023

UK White Paper Likely To Contain Statutory Levy, Says Labour MP

The UK’s ongoing Gambling Act review white paper is likely to call for a mandatory levy for gambling treatment and research, says veteran gambling campaigner and Labour MP Carolyn Harris.

March 23, 2023

U.S. Sports Leagues Remain High On Official Data Value As Pushback Begins

As some operators review their partnerships with leagues, and at least one state is revisiting its official data policy, representatives from major sports leagues say much of the U.S. market is still using its data and that the value in doing so remains high.

March 23, 2023

Nevada's Former Top Regulator Lobbies For Las Vegas Sands, Texas Casinos

Speaking on behalf of Las Vegas Sands, the former chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday urged a Texas House committee to pass legislation that would legalize destination resort casinos and sports betting in the Lone Star State.

March 23, 2023

Ukraine To Further Excise Russian Influence As It Prepares Slate Of Amendments

Ukraine is preparing yet more measures to prevent Russia’s incursion into its gambling market, with the country set to ban the use of any brands that are owned by Russians.

March 22, 2023

SWIFT ISO 20022 Migration Begins As Global Systems Announce Go-Live

SWIFT has announced that its migration to the ISO 20022 messaging standard for cross-border payments and reporting (CBPR+) has begun. Meanwhile, large value payment systems in the EU, Canada and Australia have also switched over.

March 22, 2023

PayPal Fixes AML Programme To End Australian Investigation

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has accepted undertakings from PayPal to end an investigation into its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls.

March 22, 2023

Brazil Senate Report Questions Tax Forecasts For Sports-Betting Market

A study published by the Brazilian Senate has expressed misgivings about regulation of the country’s sports-betting market, particularly on taxation, warning that there is no good estimate of the yearly revenue of a fully functioning legal market.

March 22, 2023

North Carolina Sports-Betting Bill Begins Legislative Journey

North Carolina’s latest effort to legalize mobile sports betting cleared its first hurdle on Tuesday, but the bill still has many more stops on its path to becoming law.

March 22, 2023

Nevada Regulators Weigh Proposals To Speed Up Technology Approvals

The Nevada Gaming Control Board heard from representatives of various gaming industry suppliers, as well as industry trade organizations, on Tuesday as regulators took an initial step to address concerns over the time it takes to approve new gaming technology for deployment in the U.S.' largest casino market.

March 22, 2023

European Countries Address Low-Income, Minority Gambling Harm

Fresh concerns surrounding gambling harms experienced by low-income households and minorities have come to light in Great Britain, Sweden and Cyprus as the cost of living crisis rages on across Europe.

March 21, 2023

Compliance Overload: Pay360 Dives Down Regulatory Rabbit Hole

With recent regulatory consultations reaching a total of 75, panellists at Pay360 mulled over just how overwhelming compliance is becoming for payments firms.

March 21, 2023

US Judges Uphold Visa, Mastercard Interchange Fee Settlement

Having amassed 630,000 lawyer-charged hours, a US appeals court has confirmed that payout from the $5.6bn landmark settlement against Visa and Mastercard should not be delayed further, despite a dispute between gas station franchisors and franchisees.

March 21, 2023

Data Sharing To Go COSMIC In Singapore Under New Legal Framework

A new bill has been introduced to parliament in Singapore that could provide the legal basis for a new approach to data sharing between regulated financial institutions.

March 21, 2023

PAGCOR Explores Licences For Supplying Foreign Online Markets

The Philippines’ gambling regulator is hunting for new sources of revenue ahead of possible privatisation of its casino operations, including from licensing service providers that support foreign-based online gambling companies.

March 21, 2023

New Jersey Committee Passes Bills To Address Gambling Advertising

In the latest sign of U.S. legislative pushback on sports-betting advertising, bills to condemn the volume of gambling ads and ban marketing partnerships between sportsbook operators and New Jersey colleges have been advanced by the state Assembly’s gaming committee.