Insights Archive

January 30, 2024

Lithuania Imposes New Anti-Scam Rules On Mobile Operators

Lithuania’s Communications Regulatory Authority has ordered mobile operators to combat fake text messages sent by fraudsters, in a sign of European authorities trying to reduce authorised push payment (APP) fraud risks.

January 30, 2024

Daily Dash: PayPal Launches Six New Features

PayPal has announced the launch of six new features in the US, focusing on seamless checkouts and personalised offers, and Swiss digital wallet app TWINT has announced that it almost doubled its in-store transactions in 2023.

January 30, 2024

Eventus Says GST, Not Legal Risk, Forced SPiCE India's Relocation

Eventus International, organiser of the SPiCE India gaming conference and exhibition, has rejected a media report that it relocated this year’s Goa event to the Sri Lankan capital to avoid legal or immigration problems over gambling company sponsors.

January 29, 2024

Gaming Bills On The Move In Virginia

Virginia lawmakers are preparing to revisit the two landmark laws from 2020 that brought legal sports betting and casino gaming to the state, as they weigh alternative host cities for casinos and reconsider a prohibition on wagers on in-state college teams.

January 29, 2024

Irish Regulator Dismisses Concerns Around Ad Restrictions

The head of Ireland's new gambling regulator has dismissed gambling and sports industry concerns surrounding proposed advertising restrictions in a radio interview.

January 29, 2024

Daily Dash: Tink, Token.io Confirmed As Latest Members Of Europe's SPAA Scheme

Europe’s latest open banking scheme has welcomed its two newest members, and Alipay+ has made inroads into Pakistan through a partnership with digital wallet provider NayaPay.

January 29, 2024

Bank Of England Tries To Allay Privacy Concerns In CBDC Consultation Response

The Bank of England has responded to its first public consultation on the digital pound with new assurances on user privacy and control — two key concerns among the public.

January 29, 2024

New Sub-Merchant Expectations On Horizon For Dutch Payment And E-Money Firms

De Nederlandsche Bank has recently consulted on best practices for dealing with sub-merchants, an area of payment and e-money institutions business that poses potential money laundering risks.

January 29, 2024

French Regulator Reveals New Strategy

France’s gambling regulator ANJ has promised a renewed fight against illegal gambling as it unveiled its strategy for the next two years, but emphasised that a need to drive down excessive gambling “inspires all its actions”.

January 29, 2024

Georgia Senators Present Bipartisan Sports-Betting Plan

New bipartisan legislation that would legalize mobile sports betting has revived a years-long legal debate in Georgia as to whether the activity can be approved without amending the state’s constitution.

January 29, 2024

Industry Calls For Clarity Over Brazil Bonus Ban

Forthcoming regulations should clearly define the scope of Brazil’s apparent ban on online betting bonuses to avoid distorted competition among operators who may arrive at varying legal interpretations, according to industry executives and lawyers.

January 26, 2024

MGM Casinos To Pay $7.45m Fine To Avoid Federal AML Charges

Two MGM Resorts International casinos in Las Vegas have agreed to pay a combined $7.45m to resolve alleged violations of federal anti-money laundering laws in a settlement connected to the guilty plea by former gaming executive Scott Sibella.

January 26, 2024

NFL Player Criminally Charged For Placing Underage Bets

A rookie NFL player was arrested Thursday on charges that he used an alias account to place thousands of wagers while underage, including bets on his college team.

January 26, 2024

Entain's Prosecution Agreement Changes Risk Levels, Lawyers Say

Entain’s December £615m agreement to settle Bribery Act charges clearly “changes the risk profile” for UK-licensed online gambling companies with so-called dot.com operations, lawyers said on Thursday.

January 26, 2024

Hong Kong Consults On New Information Sharing Plans

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued a public consultation paper on allowing financial institutions to share information on customer accounts to reduce financial crime.

January 26, 2024

Daily Dash: Ireland Moves Towards Mandating Cash Acceptance At Certain Retailers

Lawmakers in Ireland are set to vote on a new bill that could mandate cash acceptance and ATM provision, and India’s Razorpay has launched a new instant refunds feature for failed UPI transactions.

January 26, 2024

News In Brief: January 22-January 26, 2024

888 details its battle against poker bots, Nevada regulator website downed by hackers and Fallsview Casino Resort fined in Ontario.

January 26, 2024

Philippine Regulator Under Congressional Attack Over E-Lotto

Philippine members of Congress are lining up to attack the nation’s lottery regulator over the creation of an e-lotto platform outside due process.

January 25, 2024

North Carolina Announces March 11 Mobile Betting Launch

Mobile sports betting in North Carolina is set to launch before the start of the March Madness college basketball tournament on March 11, the state’s gaming regulator announced Wednesday.

January 25, 2024

Arkansas Reviewing Rules To Reopen Pope County Casino Licensing

The decision whether to issue a Pope County casino license is once again with the Arkansas Racing Commission, but commissioners are not expected to decide on reopening an application period before first reviewing proposed rules to govern a new application process.

January 25, 2024

AI Can 'Revolutionise' Gambling Industry, Says Developer

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to “revolutionise” decision-making and security, as well as improve products in the casino and sports-betting industry, according to a software expert working in the implementation of AI.