Insights Archive

March 4, 2025

AG Communications To Pay £1.4m For UK AML, Social Responsibility Failures

AG Communications Limited will pay £1,407,834 to the UK Gambling Commission for a raft of social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failures.

March 4, 2025

Thai Ministers Cut Wealth Restriction For Locals From IR Draft

The Thai government has removed a gambler cash asset stipulation from draft integrated resort (IR) legislation that would have blocked entry to all but the wealthiest of Thais.

March 3, 2025

California Tribes Target Offshore Gaming Amid Ongoing Casino Dispute

Amid infighting between certain California tribes over two federally approved casinos, the state’s top tribal gaming advocate has stressed the importance of tribes working together to tackle illegal gambling.

March 3, 2025

Final Draft Of Delayed Gibraltar Gambling Act Due Within Weeks

Gibraltar’s new Gambling Act is “a little delayed”, according to the territory's gambling commissioner Andrew Lyman.

March 3, 2025

CFPB Drops Five Enforcement Actions As Director Nominee Answers To Senate

In what appears to be a carefully timed publicity stunt, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has halted five enforcement actions as its new director nominee spoke before the US Senate.

March 3, 2025

SEC Issues Staff Statement On Meme Coins, Describes Them As 'Collectibles'

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that meme coins, such as the one issued by President Trump, are akin to "collectibles" and will not be considered "securities".

March 3, 2025

EU's Reliance On Foreign Card Schemes Raises Sovereignty Concerns For ECB

A new report on the state of the European card payments market suggests that the EU’s continued dependence on international card schemes and foreign-owned payment processors is a threat to the bloc’s financial sovereignty.

March 3, 2025

Malta Expands Outcomes-Based Supervision To All Financial Sectors In 2025

The Malta Financial Services Authority has announced that its Compliance Outcomes-Based Supervision model, initially piloted in 2024, will be extended to all financial services sectors in 2025.

February 28, 2025

Nevada Regulators Eliminate Foreign Gaming Grandfather Clause

Nevada regulators instituted their first foreign gaming approval requirements nearly 50 years ago after New Jersey voters approved casino gaming, but they have since eased those rules considerably as more jurisdictions have legalized gaming.

February 28, 2025

Malta Court Rejects Austrian Player Refund Cases

Two court decisions in Malta described as "landmark" by gambling industry lawyers have blocked Austrian player refund judgments on public policy grounds, but the team behind the claims say the fight is far from over.

February 28, 2025

UK Government Championing Gambling Sector Growth, Improving Safety

A growing UK gambling sector is compatible with creating a safer industry, according to the minister in charge of gambling policy, who has announced the date for the incoming slot limits.

February 28, 2025

News In Brief: February 24-February 28, 2025

Brazilian senator investigating match-fixing under pressure after public challenges his YouTube channel being sponsored by operator Superbet.

February 28, 2025

Week In Crypto: Trump's SEC To Drop Cases Against Coinbase, Binance And More

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is undergoing a paradigm shift in its approach to crypto enforcement under President Trump, as the agency looks set to drop key cases against several industry leaders.

February 28, 2025

Brazil Central Bank Grapples With Privacy 'Trilemma' In Latest CBDC Update

As the pilot for Drex, Brazil’s forthcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC), moves into its second phase, the country’s central bank has said that ensuring user privacy remains its biggest challenge.

February 28, 2025

Daily Dash: Indian Government Teams Up With Paytm On Fintech Growth

India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian fintech giant Paytm in a bid to bolster innovation and scale start-ups in the fintech and manufacturing sectors.

February 28, 2025

FATF Revises Payment Transparency Proposals Following Industry Consultation

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has revised its proposals on payment transparency following extensive industry feedback, refining key aspects such as privacy and transparency.

February 27, 2025

U.S. Gaming Groups Raise Alarm Over Sports Event Contracts

Gaming industry stakeholders, including leading trade groups representing the commercial and tribal gaming industries, have not held back in voicing their concerns to federal regulators about the development of sports event contracts.

February 27, 2025

Player Winnings Tax Haunts Apparent Explosive Online Growth In Montenegro

Online gambling revenues in Montenegro are apparently soaring, but this rapid ascent does not tell the full story and could soon be curtailed by a controversial winnings tax that came into effect this year.

February 27, 2025

Regulatory Influencer: FATF Updates Grey List As International Order Feels Strain

Following its most recent plenary session, held in Paris from February 19-21, 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring. It added Laos and Nepal to the so-called “grey list”, but removed the Philippines after an evaluation revealed it had made notable progress in combating financial crime.

February 27, 2025

Trump Administration Has No Plans To Abolish CFPB, Acting Director Claims

Despite continued attempts by Republican lawmakers to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency’s current acting director has said the Trump administration has no such plans.

February 27, 2025

Dubai Recognises Circle's USDC, EURC Stablecoins Under Crypto Framework

The Dubai Financial Services Authority has announced that Circle’s USDC and EURC have become the first stablecoins to be recognised under the emirate’s crypto-asset framework.