Insights Archive

October 26, 2022

UK Problem Gambling Rate Stable But Data Concerns Remain

The latest Gambling Commission data reports that the UK problem gambling rate has remained stable at 0.3 percent, but academics are increasingly concerned about the methodology and standardisation of recording gambling harm rates.

October 26, 2022

Vermont Committee Supports Mobile Sports Betting, With Retail Requiring Further Study

A Vermont committee has begun to piece together what sports betting in the state could look like as legislators prepare to consider the issue next year.

October 25, 2022

Pakistan Off Greylist As FATF Completes Plenary

The global money laundering and financing watchdog has removed Pakistan from its list of countries under increased monitoring after four years.

October 25, 2022

Santander’s ’Radical Plan’ To Protect Consumers From APP Fraud

UK payment system upgrades are needed so that fraud prevention can be built into their design, says a new report by Santander, outlining what needs to be done by the industry and regulators to tackle authorised push payment (APP) fraud.

October 25, 2022

A Revolution In Cross-Border Payments? IXB Pilot Readies For Live Service

VIXIO caught up with the pan-European payments clearing house, EBA Clearing, to talk the prospects and roadmap for its new Immediate Cross-Border Payments (IXB) as participants gear up for live testing.

October 25, 2022

Norway Joins Germany In Questioning Twitch Gambling Streams

Norway is just as annoyed as Germany at a Twitch move to ban only some streamed online casino games from its platform, saying streamers of unlicensed slots are breaking the law, and other European countries could soon follow their lead.

October 25, 2022

Bill Introduced To Open D.C. Sports-Betting Market

A group of District of Columbia councilmembers have begun a push to introduce a competitive mobile sports-betting market in the nation’s capital and end the DC Lottery’s near-monopoly on mobile betting in the district.

October 25, 2022

Brazil's Fantasy Sports Sector Seeking Legal Clarity From Congress

Brazil’s nascent fantasy sports industry is lauding last week’s approval of a bill to establish a legal framework for electronic video games that would also formally recognise fantasy competitions as games of skill.

October 25, 2022

Nigerian State Clarifies Gambling Ban

Nigeria’s Anambra state government has been forced to clarify that a reported state-wide ban on gambling activities only pertains to casino games in hotels, restaurants and bars, after misleading local media reports.

October 25, 2022

Oral Arguments Scheduled In Landmark Florida Online Sports-Betting Case

On December 14, a panel of three judges in Washington, D.C. will preside over a hearing to determine whether Florida should be allowed to resume online sports betting, and their decision is likely to have historic ramifications for both the tribal and commercial gaming industries.

October 25, 2022

Esports Betting Regulations Move Forward In Nevada

It took a special committee less than 20 minutes on Monday to unanimously approve Nevada’s first regulations for wagering on esports competitions, as the gaming industry looks to take advantage of the vast economic potential that competitive video games offer.

October 24, 2022

US Court Declares CFPB Funding Unconstitutional

A US court decision says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) funding structure is unconstitutional, striking a potential blow to the agency’s work and calling into question all previous rules.

October 24, 2022

Jump In Money Laundering Cases, EU Agency Reveals

More than 600 cases were brought to Eurojust, the EU’s judicial agency, in 2021, representing more than double those registered in 2016.

October 24, 2022

Deep Dive: Decrypting Crypto’s Regulatory Past, Present and Future

This deep dive will look at the crypto story’s past, present and future, charting how crypto-related regulatory activity has changed in volume, impact and scope since January 2019, how different governments are currently reacting to this burgeoning sector and what the future holds for cryptocurrency regulations in payments.

October 24, 2022

In Their Best Political Year Yet, Gaming Tribes Eye Oklahoma Governor

With victories already achieved in Florida and Maine and a historic triumph at hand in California, gaming tribes are gaining traction in their campaign to oust perhaps their most despised foe, Republican Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma.

October 24, 2022

Irish Laws Ready 'Very Soon', Says Panel

Ireland’s progress towards establishing an independent gambling regulator and introducing new legislation has been welcomed by a panel representing a wide range of industry stakeholders.

October 24, 2022

Mendoza Province Publishes Regulations For Online Gaming

The Argentine province of Mendoza has published a 133-page resolution which sets out the regulatory guidelines and technical requirements for online casino games and sports betting.

October 24, 2022

Charitable Gaming Clashes With North Dakota Tribes Over Online Gambling

Efforts by North Dakota’s five Native American tribes to secure exclusive rights to offer internet gaming and sports betting would devastate the charitable gaming industry in the state, lobbyists and members of veterans organizations told Republican Governor Doug Burgum on Friday.

October 21, 2022

Week In Crypto: Tether Named in US AML Probe, Japan Tightens AML Laws And Texas Investigates FTX

A US investigation into an alleged sanctions-busting ring brings more bad news for Tether, Japan doubles its penalties for AML offences and Texas pursues FTX in an untimely securities probe.

October 21, 2022

HSBC In Hot Water Over Greenwashing Claims

The international bank has received a scolding from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over complaints it is misleading consumers about its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials.

October 21, 2022

Daily Dash: US Consumer Watchdog Takes Action On Junk Data

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says companies need to do more to ensure false data isn’t in consumer credit reports, UK law firms lack scrutiny over money laundering and Malta begins to recover investment woes post-grey list.