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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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Illegal Market Remains A Concern As U.S. Sports Betting Turns Five

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision almost five years ago to overturn the federal ban on sports betting created a booming market that today faces challenges that include a need for fresh innovation and enduring offshore competition.
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Gambling

Kindred Launches Review That Could Include Sale

Kindred Group said its board has started a review of strategic alternatives that could include a merger or sale of the company, in whole or in part.
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Gambling

Australia's NSW Government In Talks Over Mandatory Cashless Gaming

Crossbenchers holding the balance of power in the New South Wales (NSW) state legislature have begun talks with the newly-elected Labor government to introduce mandatory cashless gaming for its $8bn slot machine sector.
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Gambling

Finnish Ministries Clash Over Ending Monopoly

The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has said the preliminary report on the exclusive rights system contains two “fundamental problems”, as it throws its weight behind preserving the country’s gambling monopoly.
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Gambling

Australia Seeks To Expand AML/CTF Framework In New Consultation

A new consultation is seeking comment on plans to bring previously unregulated sectors into Australia's anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework, as lawmakers voice concerns that the country could be heading for the FATF greylist.
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Payments

US Non-Cash Payment Boom Records Fed’s Triennial Payments Study

The US Federal Reserve has published its triennial payments study which found that non-cash payments have grown at the highest ever recorded rate.
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Payments

European Parliament Issues Controversial Digital Euro Report

The “game changer” central bank digital currency could be used to distance the banking sector from payments, a new report from the European Parliament has said.
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Payments

Spain Reveals 20 Sanctions Issued In H2

Spain’s biannual list of gambling operator sanctions includes several penalties for Flutter-owned companies, but the big money fines focus on a group of Curaçao-based operators.
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Gambling

UK Commission Warns Of 'Unrelenting' Enforcement Ahead Of White Paper

Key UK industry stakeholders are still unaware of the exact contents or release date of the long-awaited Gambling Act Review white paper, but the gambling regulator says it is continuing to take action despite repeated delays.
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Gambling

Brazilian Football Clubs Issue Tax Ultimatum

Some of Brazil’s biggest football clubs are threatening to pull their logos from sports-betting platforms if they do not receive a larger share of betting revenue once a regulatory regime is brought into full effect.
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Gambling

Iowa Gaming Regulators Issue $82,000 In Fines

Iowa gaming regulators have issued several financial penalties for companies that violated a myriad of sports-betting rules, including self-exclusion failures and accepting prohibited bets.
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Gambling

New Jersey Warned Of 30 Percent Revenue Loss From New York City Casinos

Jim Allen, the chief executive of Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming, believes three possible new integrated resorts in downstate New York could cost the Atlantic City gaming market 20 to 30 percent of its annual revenue.
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Gambling

Dutch Regulator ’Expects More’ Risk Control From Payments Firms

A senior official at De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) highlights the third-party risks facing the payments industry. Meanwhile, Italy’s deputy central bank governor says PSD3 needs to fix regulatory harmonisation to truly unleash the market's disruptive potential.
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Payments

Crypto Firms Brace For Impact As SEC Seeks To Redefine ’Exchange’

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has re-opened a consultation on a proposal that would amend the definition of an "exchange" under US law. Meanwhile, the battle for regulatory jurisdiction over Ethereum continues.
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Payments

’A Real Shame’ - P27 Future In Doubt After Swedish Licence Application Pullout

The pan-Nordic payments wannabe P27 has decided to withdraw its clearing licence application from Sweden’s Finansinspektionen, blaming a changing market — a decision that could perhaps signal the end of the ambitious project.
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Payments

U.S. Regulators, Gaming Industry Struggle To Eliminate Grey-Market Machines

Grey-market gaming machines continue their expansion across the country, leaving regulators and executives concerned the machines not only threaten the legal industry but also are a serious threat to gaming policy in their respective states.
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Gambling

Brazil Senate President Says Gaming Expansion Will Be Addressed This Summer

Brazil Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco confirmed on Friday that the legalisation of sports betting and other forms of gambling are part of the government's revenue calculations for its imminent fiscal plan.
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Gambling

Sports Leagues Lose Lobbying Battle Over Tennessee Official Data

Tennessee’s General Assembly has passed legislation to refine the state’s 2019 sports wagering law, after an amendment to retain a first-of-its-kind official league data mandate was rejected.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Coinbase Considers Move To UK As New SEC Rules Beckon

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong charms the Brits on transatlantic tour, Tether comes under fire in a debate on a draft stablecoin bill and US lawmakers clash on whether crypto was to blame for recent bank failures.
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Payments

European Parliament Gives Green Light To Key Crypto Legislation

The EU’s first comprehensive legal framework for crypto-assets has been passed by a super majority in the European Parliament with no further obstacles expected.
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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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