Insights Archive

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.

October 21, 2022

T2: Judgement Day (Extended)

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced that it is no longer going ahead with a planned launch of T2, its new real-time gross settlement system next month, citing technical and geopolitical issues.

October 21, 2022

Massachusetts Gaming Regulators Consider Sports Betting Selection Process

Massachusetts gaming regulators continue to work through a selection process that could be one of the more interesting strategic choices for operators during the U.S. sports betting boom of recent years.

October 21, 2022

Safer Gambling Week Closes As UK In Chaos

European Safer Gambling Week 2022 draws to a close this weekend amid the unsightly distraction of a UK government in chaos.

October 21, 2022

News In Brief: October 17-October 21, 2022

Cypriot betting oversight gets lawmaker backing, a surprise fantasy sports bill makes progress in Brazil and Argentine lotteries makes payments alliance to battle illegal gambling.

October 20, 2022

Singapore Seeks To Raise Caps On E-Money Accounts

Singapore is considering new amendments to legislation that would significantly expand the parameters as to how much e-money can be stored and transacted via personal e-wallets.

October 20, 2022

’A Historic Day’: Bunq Claims Victory Over Dutch Central Bank In AML Case

Dutch fintech bunq is celebrating after the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal ruled in its favour over the use of artificial intelligence for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.

October 20, 2022

Daily Dash: Danske Bank Enables Dankort Cards For Apple Pay

Danske Bank announces Apple Pay customers can now pay with Dankort, Deutsche Bank unveils new payments deal with the new Smart #1 electric car in Europe, and the US consumer watchdog is suing an event registration company for tricking people into signing up.

October 20, 2022

Experts Defend Australia's Bloodied State Gaming Regulators

Gaming industry experts have defended Australia’s state government casino regulators, hinting that at least one federal agency left regulators hanging as dysfunction and disgrace enveloped the nation’s two largest casino operators.

October 20, 2022

Twitch Gambling Crackdown Should Go Further, Says German Regulator

Germany’s Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL) has welcomed streaming platform Twitch tightening its rules around gambling content, but the regulator hopes the measure is only “a very first step”.

October 20, 2022

Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts Progress Toward Sports Betting Launches

Maryland, Ohio and Massachusetts regulators all announced the latest steps Wednesday on their respective paths to launching sports betting.

October 20, 2022

Virginia Lottery Signals Agreement To Be State's Primary Gaming Regulator

As legal gambling in its various forms continues to grow in Virginia, a new report calls on legislators to amend the law to allow the state lottery to oversee and regulate most gaming in the state, a proposal supported by lottery officials.

October 20, 2022

iGaming Ontario's Boss Looks To Next Phase Of Online Gaming Launch

Six months after launch, the vision of iGaming Ontario, the entity that manages Ontario’s burgeoning online gaming market, has begun to shift to a longer-term focus.

October 19, 2022

EBA Makes New PSD2 Clarifications

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its latest payment services-related Q&As, looking at issues such as strong customer authentication (SCA) and passporting.

October 19, 2022

The Good, The Bad And The ‘Ugly Baby’: Regulators Discuss Crypto At DC Fintech Week

Regulators and lawmakers were out in force at last week’s DC Fintech Week, praising the EU's approach to crypto regulation, discussing challenges of bipartisan legislation and questioning sham skeuomorphism.

October 19, 2022

’The Biggest Shake Up In 20 Years’ - Australia’s Treasury Prepares To Step Up As Payments Regulator

As the Reserve Bank of Australia prepares to hand over much of its payments regulatory duties to the Treasury, there is a long road ahead to thrash out what will stay and will go. There are questions too about the Treasury’s impartiality as a regulator.