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The UK’s general election on July 4 is widely expected to usher in a new government after 14 years of Conservative Party rule, with the Labour Party likely to take over implementing the Gambling Act Review.

A player refund case has been dismissed in the Netherlands after a judge found in favour of Entain-owned Bwin.

A new report commissioned by the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling says a proposed tax increase would lead to licensed gambling market share dropping between 1.2 to 2.5 percent and could create more than a thousand problem gamblers.

Two of India’s largest banks, Yes Bank and ICICI Bank, have each been fined more than $100,000 following supervisory investigations into their internal practices.

Payments companies in the UK must put in place fraud-reporting measures and inform customers of their reimbursement rights under new regulations coming into force in October this year, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has said.

As open banking evolves and extends to larger-scale open finance, it is rapidly emerging as a global phenomenon reshaping the financial ecosystem. Currently, nearly all of the countries in the world have some form of open banking initiative, each tailored to address local financial needs with differing regulations. Our new Open Banking Outlook takes a look at the benefits and challenges of open banking, recent key developments regarding open banking frameworks across the globe and where open banking is heading in the future.

The ongoing revision of the EU’s Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is a prime opportunity to address the challenges and ambiguity surrounding virtual IBANs, Belgian officials chairing talks among EU governments have said in documents seen by Vixio.

Bulgaria’s efforts to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing have received praise from MONEYVAL, while the Bank of Israel has launched a new developer challenge to find use cases for central bank digital currency.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has issued a series of guidelines designed to expedite the evaluation of new gaming technology by agency staff.

The record-breaking sponsorship deal between online betting operator VaideBet and Brazilian football club Corinthians is now under investigation over the role of a suspicious intermediary.

Australia’s leading corporate bookmaker Sportsbet has escaped a fine from financial transactions watchdog AUSTRAC over anti-money laundering compliance failures, but will be closely monitored over a two-year remedial period.

Since the 2024 Missouri legislature has adjourned without an elusive agreement between lawmakers on legalizing sports betting, a ballot initiative is the only route left this year to bypass the legislative stalemate.

​​​​​​​The Swedish Gambling Authority won some appellate court cases this week and lost others, including a ruling upholding its penalties against five operators who were assessed more than €10m in total, but suffered defeat in its enforcement against payments company Zimpler.

The number of pathological and at-risk gamblers in Switzerland increased between 2017 and 2022, according to the country’s latest health survey.

Walmart has ended an exclusive credit card agreement with Capital One after a one-year legal battle and a court judgment in the retailer’s favour.

Payments companies have been invited to submit comments on draft guidance from the European Payments Council on mobile-initiated SEPA (instant) credit transfers.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to call a snap UK general election on July 4 has resulted in the long-awaited Data Protection and Digital Information bill falling, while the Home Affairs Select Committee has failed to sign off its inquiry into fraud.

Germany’s financial regulator has announced that N26 can return to onboarding new customers without limits, while Thailand’s securities regulator has opened a new consultation on a comprehensive digital asset bill.

The Illinois House has voted in favor of a sports-betting tax hike that will see some operators pay up to 40 percent of revenues to the state, and investors showed concern that other states could ultimately follow suit.

Prosecutors in the Taiwanese city of Taichung have arrested an alleged online gambling boss, a disgraced journalist and three others linked to a detained law enforcement official who allegedly sabotaged a probe into the illegal gambling operation.

Sportsbook operators in Illinois are facing a massive tax increase pending a final House vote that could happen as early as Tuesday.