Insights Archive

January 10, 2024

Philippine Sports Regulator, Police Botch Raid On POGO Licensee

Evidence of tension in online gambling enforcement in the Philippines has emerged via a botched raid by a sports gambling regulator on a legitimate offshore-facing online gambling operation.

January 9, 2024

Opposition Remains As Efforts Underway For California Sports-Betting Initiative

California sports-betting proponents have begun signature collecting in an effort to qualify their amended measure for this year’s ballot, despite opposition from many Indian tribes.

January 9, 2024

Industry Voices Push For Uniform Responsible Gaming Regulation

One of the prevailing concerns during the rapid expansion of sports betting across the U.S. has been the potential for a high-profile gambling scandal that affects the industry at large, and some stakeholders say some uniform regulation may be the path to minimizing risk.

January 9, 2024

UK Gambling Charities Welcome Statutory Levy But Highlight Concerns

The head of UK charity GambleAware has highlighted proposals that could potentially negatively impact service provision and treatment access in the recently closed statutory levy consultation.

January 9, 2024

Time's Up: Extensions End For Compliance With FCA Crypto Promotion Rules

Following a three-month extension that was offered to eligible firms, all of the UK’s new crypto-asset promotions rules are now live, requiring customer action to continue using crypto services.

January 9, 2024

2024: Europe Set For Another Busy Year In Payments

Last year, the EU pushed forwards on payment services reforms, the digital euro and instant payments regulation. Now, industry stakeholders believe that 2024 will be another non-stop year for payments players.

January 9, 2024

Daily Dash: Adyen Builds Direct Connection To UK Faster Payments In 'Record Time'

Adyen has unveiled a direct connection to the UK’s Faster Payments service, a new report has warned that instant payments are helping criminals, and Škoda has launched an in-car payment service.

January 8, 2024

Pick'em Fantasy Operators Call For Clearer State Guidelines

Operators of pick’em-style fantasy sports games continue to make their case for improved clarity when it comes to what type of offerings states will permit.

January 8, 2024

Attorney General Seeks Pennsylvania Supreme Court Review Of Skill-Games Decision

Attorney general Michelle Henry has filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking a review of a lower state court’s ruling that skill-game machines are not illegal, according to the filing obtained by Vixio GamblingCompliance.

January 8, 2024

Daily Dash: HSBC Completes Sale Of Retail Banking Business In France

HSBC has quit its retail banking business in France, Spain has named three partners that will take part in a major CBDC pilot, and India has hit a digital rupee milestone by issuing salary payments in CBDC.

January 8, 2024

UDPN's Single Network For Regulated Digital Currencies Prepares To Challenge Swift

The Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN) is aiming to roll out commercial use cases in 2024, starting with cross-border transfers and swaps, that could challenge Swift.

January 8, 2024

BNPL Regulation Comes To The Middle East

The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have unveiled new frameworks for short-term credit agreements.

January 8, 2024

Kambi Announces Resignation Of Co-Founding CEO

Stockholm-listed B2B sports-betting provider Kambi has announced the resignation of CEO and co-founder Kristian Nylén this morning (December 8).

January 5, 2024

U.S. State Lawmakers To Promote Model Online Casino Legislation

A national coalition of state lawmakers has announced it will form a committee to prepare model gambling legislation for states to consider, with online casino topping the agenda.

January 5, 2024

News In Brief: January 1-January 5, 2024

Bally's will reportedly launch sports betting in Massachusetts after its Rhode Island operation is up and running, while Betway withdraws its plans for the Bay State.

January 5, 2024

German Regulator Criticises Proposal To Decriminalise Illegal Gambling

The German Ministry of Justice has proposed decriminalising illegal gambling and making it strictly an administrative offence, but the regulator calls the proposal “incomprehensible”.

January 5, 2024

Ecuador President Seeks Referendum To Legalize Casinos

Ecuador’s newly-elected President Daniel Noboa has asked the country's Constitutional Court to establish a referendum to reopen casinos and gaming halls as a part of his plan to tackle rising crime.

January 5, 2024

Week In Crypto: US Judge Rules That Terraform Labs Sold Securities Illegally

A US judge issues three summary judgments against Terraform Labs, India moves to geo-block nine major crypto exchanges, and Binance reports a stellar year despite its compliance headaches.

January 5, 2024

Lithuania Fines Two E-Money Institutions For Non-Compliance

The Bank of Lithuania has continued its streak of actions against the payments industry, with two new fines being issued over non-compliance.

January 5, 2024

Daily Dash: Quarter Of UK BNPL Users Hit By Late Fees

New research has found that UK BNPL users are increasingly falling behind on payments, Singapore has become the first jurisdiction to accept e-CNY, and China is seeking to improve foreign card acceptance.

January 5, 2024

UAE Regulator Suspends Most Lottery Operations

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) new gambling regulator has suspended part of the federation’s de facto lottery market without explanation, although recent prize winners are reportedly able to collect winnings.