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Automatic Pix Goes Live, Enabling Recurring Payments in Brazil

Pix, Brazil’s instant payments system, has introduced a recurring payments mechanism, aiming to simplify bill payments for consumers.
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Sweepstakes Ban Under Consideration in New York, Vetoed In Louisiana

As one state legislature looks to reinforce regulatory actions against sweepstakes gaming operations, another has seen the governor veto a legislative ban, calling it unnecessary.
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Pay.UK Sets Out Ideas For Reforming UK’s Payments Infrastructure

Payment system operator Pay.UK has unveiled a package of proposed reforms to the organisational framework for interbank payments, urging “radical” change to prevent the UK falling behind on infrastructure and innovation.
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Presidential Decree Confirms Brazil Betting Tax Hike

A sharp increase in the main tax applied to online betting in Brazil became reality late Wednesday when an emergency decree was published in the Brazilian government’s official gazette.
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New Hampshire Online Casino Bill Dies, As Rhode Island Effort Begins

Online casino legislation in one New England state died this week, while a neighbor launched its own efforts to legalize internet gaming.
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Gambling

Government White Paper 'Next Steps' To Define UK Gambling

The UK is set to face a raft of consultations over the next 12 months as the government enacts the proposed changes in its gambling white paper, as all sides prepare for new waves of lobbying.
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Gambling

News In Brief: April 24-April 28, 2023

An Illinois bill requiring responsible gambling pop-ups continues its smooth progress and Brazil's proposed baseline sports-betting tax rate has increased.
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Gambling

Brussels Unveils First Set Of Designated Large Online Platforms

The European Commission has adopted its first designations under the Digital Services Act (DSA), targeting 17 very large online platforms (VLOPs) and two very large online search engines (VLOSEs).
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Payments

US Treasury Highlights Payments Firms Struggle With De-Risking

The US Treasury’s first-ever de-risking strategy names payments firms among those most impacted by the controversial practice.
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Payments

New UK Bill Takes Aim At ‘Subscription Traps’

Lawmakers in the UK are targeting firms that trap consumers into costly subscription plans, as losses from "Hotel California" deals climb to more than £1.6bn a year.
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Payments

UK Lawmakers Demand Urgency On White Paper Changes

UK lawmakers are demanding that the government urgently implement changes in the Gambling Act review White Paper, which has been broadly welcomed by industry campaigners.
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Gambling

Bet365 Operators Fined €7m In Sweden Over Duty Of Care

Bet365’s Hillside gaming and sports-betting units have been assessed a total of 79m Swedish krona (€6.95m) by the Swedish Gambling Authority for failures in duty of care for players, with violations including not responding quickly enough to problematic gambling.
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Gambling

UK White Paper Sets Restrictions But Lacks Detail

The new UK white paper gambling reform document sets out restrictive proposals, but leaves details on key issues such as stakes limits and a mandatory levy out for consultations.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports-Betting Operators Saved $170m In Taxes On Promotional Play in 2022

Key states that permit deductions of bonuses and promotions from taxable sports wagering revenue missed out on more than $170m in tax revenue in 2022, as different markets continue to take varied approaches to tax deductions.
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Gambling

Crown Fined Another $20m Over Cheque Abuses

The Victoria state regulator has slapped a new fine of A$30m ($20m) on casino operator Crown Resorts over customer cheque practices and has ordered another internal probe, extending Crown's nightmare run of punishments for compliance failures.
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Gambling

UK Needs Strategy To Tackle Gambling-Related Crime, Says Report

UK charity, the Howard League for Penal Reform, has called for the creation of a national board to address crime linked to gambling, following the completion of its over three-year-long inquiry.
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Gambling

Rio de Janeiro State To License Online Sports-Betting Operators

The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has published a formal notice setting out a licensing and accreditation process for retail and online sports-betting operations, with lower taxes and fees set to apply at state level than would apply under a forthcoming federal framework.
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Gambling

Trouble In Heaven For Marriage Between Leagues And Sportsbooks

All marriages have their ups and downs, but the unlikely partnership between the sports-betting industry and the National Football League seems to be especially turbulent.
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Gambling

Kindred Reports Mixed Picture As It Considers Sale

Kindred’s announcement that it will undergo a strategic review leaves it with an encouraging performance in the Netherlands, a troublesome one in Norway, and a performance that one commentator called “hardly stellar” in the growth market of the USA.
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Gambling

Chile's Sports Advertising Ban Bill Passes To The Senate

Chile’s bill to ban online betting operators from partnering with sports teams has passed the Chamber of Deputies, and now awaits its fate in the Senate.
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Gambling

UK’s FCA Wants To Restrict Cash Deposits At Post Office Branches

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a new series of measures that are designed to reduce the risk of money laundering through Post Office banking services.
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Payments

Merchants Could Be Forced To Accept Digital Euro, ECB Says

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest digital euro work suggests that merchants should be obliged to accept the payment method, as the end of the investigation phase gets closer.
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Payments

EPI Grabs iDEAL Solution With New Acquisitions

The European Payments Initiative (EPI), a project to build a pan-European rival to Visa and Mastercard, rises from the ashes with two big announcements: the acquisitions of Dutch payments champion iDEAL and a new pilot by year end.
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Payments

German Slots Tax Receipts Slide

German online slots tax receipts dropped about 43 percent in the first quarter of this year, suggesting that German gamblers might be moving to unlicensed operators.
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Gambling
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UK Competition Regulator Opens Consultation On Worldpay Sale To Global Payments, Signalling Possible Probe

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is to investigate Global Payments’ anticipated acquisition of Worldpay, potentially signalling a deeper investigation ahead of a mid-July deadline.
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European Supplier Licensing In 2025: The New Normal

Gambling suppliers have been forced to say goodbye to the era when licensing oversight was either an afterthought or a jurisdictional idiosyncrasy. Now, firmly in an era where scrutiny on the B2B sector is at an all-time high, European jurisdictions are bedding in a new normal for the sector.
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Philippine Politicians, Treasury Move Against Domestic Online Gambling

Clouds are forming over Philippine domestic online gambling as government officials float a new tax and senators lead a charge for restrictions on e-wallets, buy-ins and even a full industry ban.
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Nevada Congresswoman Seeks To Rescind Limits On Deductible Gambling Losses

Nevada Representative Dina Titus, whose congressional district includes the Las Vegas Strip, is set to introduce legislation to repeal a controversial provision in President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that would limit declarable losses for gamblers.
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Dutch Affordability A Success, Claims Regulator

The Dutch gambling regulator has said it is happy with the effects of its controversial affordability regime despite worrying revenue trends, arguing that it has reduced dangerous gambling.
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Launch Of Papsscard Marks A Step Forward For African Financial Sovereignty

A joint venture between African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (Papss) and Mercury Payment Services, Papsscard is the first Pan-African card scheme and is intended to boost the continent’s financial autonomy.
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Finland Launches AML/CTF Legal Overhaul Consultation

Finland’s government has launched a public consultation on its plans to reform the country’s Money Laundering Act and bring its financial crime regime into line with EU regulations.
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California Attorney General Says All Daily Fantasy Sports Are Illegal

California Attorney General Rob Bonta dealt a major blow to fantasy sports operators on Thursday by releasing a long-awaited opinion declaring that state law prohibits all daily fantasy sports contests.
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Regulatory Influencer: Requirements for Market Entry in Finland

Finland is currently in the process of reforming its gambling regulatory framework and partially ending Veikkaus Oy’s exclusive right to organise online and land-based gambling in the country.The Bigger PictureOn March 20, 2025, the Finnish government submitted the draft law of the new Gambling Act to parliament, with new licensees scheduled to begin their operations in the country at the start of 2027. 
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The UK’s 2025 Regulatory Grid: Key Priorities for Payments Firms

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its most recent Regulatory Initiatives Grid in April 2025, setting out the current priorities of the financial regulator, including for the payments and e-money industry. In this piece, Vixio examines what the FCA has outlined in its latest regulatory grid, and why payments firms should care.
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