Insights Archive

March 21, 2025

News In Brief: March 17-March 21, 2025

Nevada wants to fine Resorts World over $10m, PixBet is fined in Brazil, a UK bookmaker is penalised for social responsibility failures, Finland's new gambling bill finally enters parliament, while Maryland is cracking down on sweepstakes and raising sports-betting taxes.

March 21, 2025

Haryana, Andhra Pradesh Move To Legalise Online Skill Gaming

Haryana and Andhra Pradesh states are fast becoming bases for regulated real-money gaming in India after the former moved to legalise land-based and online skill gaming with stakes and the latter proposed codifying lotteries and online skill games.

March 20, 2025

Illinois Regulator Leads Opposition To Online Gaming Bills

As Illinois lawmakers resume debate over bills to legalize online casino games, the state’s gaming regulator has expressed its opposition to the latest measure, urging lawmakers to instead pass legislation targeting illegal gambling.

March 20, 2025

German Court Rejects Player Claims, Dutch Momentum Builds

A German regional court has reportedly struck down two litigation-funded player claims at the same moment as a key instigator confirms a renewed push in the Netherlands, adding more texture to this complex international saga.

March 20, 2025

theScore Founder Weighs In On Penn Online Struggles

Following comments from Penn Entertainment’s chief executive that raised eyebrows in the industry regarding the future of the company’s ESPN Bet platform, another key figure in a Penn digital acquisition has also weighed in on Penn’s sports-betting struggles.

March 20, 2025

President Trump 'Illegally' Fires Two FTC Commissioners

Democrat lawmakers have called on the US Supreme Court to intervene following President Trump’s "unlawful" firing of two commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

March 20, 2025

Thailand Launches Multi-Agency Crackdown On Mule Accounts

As part of a major crackdown on suspected mule accounts, Thailand is preparing to block access to mobile banking for customers whose identities do not match that of their SIM card owners.

March 20, 2025

EPC Updates Cryptographic Rules As Quantum Threat Looms

The advent of quantum computing has sparked concern at the European Payments Council (EPC) as it releases its latest updates to cryptographic rules for members.

March 20, 2025

Want Better Regulation? Engage With Regulators, Urges ECB Official

An official at the European Central Bank (ECB) has said that payments players should proactively engage with EU regulators to help shape the compliance requirements put upon them.

March 20, 2025

Brazil Senate Commission Urges Ban On Risky Prop Bets

A special commission in Brazil’s Senate has endorsed new legislation to prohibit bets on “isolated events” within games, as part of a broader set of initiatives to mitigate risks of match-fixing.

March 19, 2025

Suppliers, Payment Processors Targeted In State Crackdown On Sweepstakes

Suppliers of gaming services remain split on whether to fully embrace the fast-rising yet controversial sweepstakes vertical, particularly as various U.S. state regulators and lawmakers begin to take notice of the genre.

March 19, 2025

Kenya's 'Crucial' Gambling Bill Future Uncertain Contrary To Media Reports

Kenya’s long-awaited Gambling Control Bill is in its final stages, but still needs further approval before being passed into law, contrary to various media reports.

March 19, 2025

Suppliers, Payment Processors Targeted In State Crackdown On Sweepstakes

March 19, 2025

Digital Euro Fails To Excite Public, ECB Survey Finds

A new study from the European Central Bank (ECB) has found that most Europeans have little interest in using a potential digital euro, should the ECB commit to issuing one.

March 19, 2025

New York Bill Aims To Cover For Weakened CFPB

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) still out of action under President Trump, lawmakers in New York are considering a bill that would offer new safeguards for consumers and small businesses.

March 19, 2025

UK PSPs Ready Themselves For Outcomes-Focused Operational Resilience Rules

The UK’s financial services industry is bracing for new enhanced operational resilience rules that will mean being better prepared for outages and disruptions.

March 19, 2025

Philippine Online Market To Tighten As Illegals Turn To Regulation

The Philippines’ regulated online gambling market is facing a pincer action of increased competition from formerly illegal operators and a massive, enduring unregulated market, but overall market growth is likely to kick the enforcement can down the road.

March 18, 2025

Nevada Bill Increases Penalties For Illegal Online Gambling

The efforts by several states to crack down on illegal, unregulated online sweepstakes websites have garnered support from the leading trade association that represents the regulated gambling industry, including a bill to strengthen enforcement measures in Nevada.

March 18, 2025

Regulatory Influencer: Europe Seeks To Prioritise Payments Sovereignty

With uncertainty increasing in many aspects of international affairs, regulators across Europe are considering the question of payments sovereignty and how they can ensure that their payments systems are resilient.

March 18, 2025

US Senate Banking Committee Passes Stablecoin Bill, Despite Democrat Resistance

US lawmakers have taken a significant step towards a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins with the passage of a bipartisan bill by the Senate Banking Committee.

March 18, 2025

US Republicans Advance Debanking Bill To Senate Floor

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee have advanced a bill that aims to scrap the concept of "reputational risk" in federal banking supervision.