Insights Archive

January 11, 2024

Top Aristocrat Game Designer's Home Searched Over Downloads

The Australian Federal Court authorised a search this week of the home of Aristocrat Leisure’s principal director of game design over thousands of files he allegedly downloaded from company servers.

January 10, 2024

Pending Federal Rules Set To Give Tribes More Mobile Betting Options

Regulations from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs that could streamline tribal efforts to expand into online gambling remain pending more than a year after their initial proposal.

January 10, 2024

Casino Expansion On Virginia's 2024 Legislative Agenda

As lawmakers return for Virginia’s 2024 legislative session on Wednesday, debate is set to resume on whether to clear the way for ballot referendums to determine if a fifth or even sixth casino is built.

January 10, 2024

French Regulator Warns Of Marketing Risks Ahead Of Busy Sports Year

France’s national gambling regulator has partially rejected the advertising strategy of online poker firm Winamax and attached “demanding” requirements to several other operator’s plans.

January 10, 2024

Can Tether Escape The US Crypto Crackdown In 2024?

After a year of major enforcement actions against crypto firms in the US, Vixio speaks with blockchain analytics firm ChainArgos about the likelihood of similar charges being filed against Tether.

January 10, 2024

Lithuania Fintech Sector Is Booming, But Regulator Issues Warning Over Liquidity

Lithuania’s e-money and payments sector is continuing to flourish; however, the central bank has urged institutions to be cautious in how they safeguard client funds.

January 10, 2024

Daily Dash: New EU Cybersecurity Rules Enter Into Force

The European Commission has confirmed that its new Cybersecurity Regulation is now in force, and Cambodia has announced that its new cross-border QR code linkage with China’s UnionPay is now live.

January 10, 2024

Gamesys To Pay £6m Penalty For AML, Social Responsibility Failures

London-listed online operator Gamesys is set to pay a £6m penalty and undergo a third-party audit after a UK Gambling Commission investigation revealed a host of social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failings.

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).