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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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U.S. Gambling Regulators Evaluate Data Protection, Cybersecurity Challenges

State gambling regulators have stressed that they are focused on protecting consumers from cyber threats following recent cyberattacks that impacted an undetermined number of customers of MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment.
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Ontario Ended iGaming Grey Market But Challenges Remain

The open, competitive internet gaming market in Ontario is about 18 months old and even with lingering concerns about advertising practices and regulations, gaming executives and provincial regulators believe it is a model other Canadian provinces can take a look at when designing their own markets.
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Distributed Gaming Next Frontier For Pennsylvania Industry

Although Pennsylvania has spent the last two decades growing into the second largest U.S. gaming market in terms of revenue, a Senate committee has begun to consider further potential updates to the state’s gaming law.
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FCA’s ‘Tough’ New Crypto Promotion Rules Go Live

After much guidance and complaints of “poor engagement” from the regulator, the UK’s “tough” new crypto-asset promotion rules officially came into effect on Sunday (October 8).
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Payments

FCA Halts Activity At E-Money Issuer

E-money issuer Nvayo has said it is working with the UK regulator to resolve concerns, as it carries out severely restricted activity.
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Payments

Daily Dash: BNPL Sponsorship Sparks Criticism For Labour

The UK Labour Party has been chastised after a buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm sponsored a party conference event, NatWest has started offering transaction categorisation, and Metro Bank is reportedly in trouble after its shares plunged.
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Payments

Nigeria’s Federal Regulator At Odds Again With Lagos Regulator

Nigeria’s federal gambling regulator has sought to clarify the status of a number of operators it licenses, after a notice from a state regulator claiming they were “illegal and unlicensed” caused widespread confusion.
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Delhi Finance Minister Slams GST Council, Tax Office Over Online Policy

India’s GST Council on Saturday (October 7) affirmed an industry-threatening goods and services tax (GST) regime for all real-money gaming, triggering an attack on the “unstable, erratic tax environment” by the capital city’s finance minister, who demanded the retraction of tax notices sent to online operators.
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Nevada Regulator Urges Caution Over Portable Licensing In Gaming

A new member of the Nevada Gaming Commission is urging the Nevada Gaming Control Board to forbid so-called portable licensing, which allows gaming executives and other employees to move from one casino to another, even if they are bad actors who are not doing a good job. 
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News In Brief: October 2-October 6, 2023

UK health guidance suggests asking about gambling habits, Caliplay launches legal proceedings in Mexico City against its partner Playtech and Authentic Gaming live dealer games approved in Michigan.
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Gambling

MGM Says Cyberattack Will Cost $100m

MGM Resorts International said the recent cyberattack that crippled its casino's systems in eight states will reduce its profits by $100m but will not have a material effect on its financial condition and results of operations for the year.
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U.S. Leagues Look To Integrate Gaming Into Broadcasts

Genius Sports has begun rolling out a product it touts as a new low-latency solution to live betting on National Football League (NFL) games, as U.S. sports leagues continue to look for new ways to add gambling elements to game broadcasts.
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Myanmar Online Gaming Kingpin Arrested During China Trade Visit

Chinese police have reportedly arrested Liu Zhengxiang, a powerful online gambling mogul based in a Myanmar border zone in Shan state while attending a trade fair in China.
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Brazil Online Gambling Bill Begins Senate Scrutiny

The sports committee in Brazil’s Senate has received almost 50 proposed amendments to the sports betting and online gaming bill approved by the lower house of Congress last month, with the suggested changes ranging from eliminating casino games to extending the term of licences from three to five years. 
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Irish Study Highlights True Extent Of Problem Gambling 

The problem gambling rate in Ireland is "far higher" than previously estimated, according to a new study that will form part of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland’s growing “invaluable” evidence base.
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Week In Crypto: US Indicts Chinese Firms For Drug Trafficking Using Tether

The US reveals a major sting of suspected Chinese drug traffickers who take payments in crypto, Ripple swerves an appeal from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and Circle throws Binance a lifeline in court.
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Payments

Canadian Fintechs Launch Open Banking Campaign To Spark Government Action

Fintech firms in Canada have launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the concept of open banking and to urge the government to move forward.
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK Competition Watchdog Begins Cloud Probe

The UK’s competition regulator has launched an investigation into cloud services, while Wordline has agreed to purchase the merchant acquiring services of Italian lender Banca del Fucino.
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Payments

NCAA To Lobby States For Sports-Betting Reforms

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) plans to lobby for reforms to sports-betting legislation in various states across the U.S.
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Warned Not To Ban Grey Machines

A Senate committee has held its second hearing in less than a week on the contentious issue of whether or not to regulate and tax thousands of grey-market machines, or so-called “skill games,” found in convenience stores and bars in Pennsylvania.
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Romanian Gambling Ad Restrictions Incoming But Lawyers Flag Need For Clarity

Romania’s new Audiovisual Code introduces several important changes, clarifications and restrictions; however, questions raised about the definitions, such as sports personality or influencer, have not been “thoroughly defined”, according to legal experts.
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Australia’s Project Acacia Blossoming Into Six-Month Testing Phase

Project Acacia, Australia’s research program into wholesale digital currency, has reached a “significant milestone”, with participants selected to explore innovations in digital money and settlement infrastructure.
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Big Tech Joins Forces With Telcos Under Hong Kong’s Latest Anti-Scam Charter

Financial regulators in Hong Kong have announced the launch of a new anti-scam charter that will see telcos and big tech firms participate for the first time.
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U.S. Senate Fails To Roll Back Change To Gambling Tax Deductions

The effort to reverse one of the tax hikes in President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” came up short in the Senate on Thursday due to opposition from a lone senator who sought to add an exemption of religious colleges from the federal endowment tax.
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Regulatory Influencer: Concurrent Market Liberalisation In The Two Congos

Two of the French-speaking jurisdictions within the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), have simultaneously embarked upon devising gambling regulation. Following years of relying upon aged legislation, which monopolised the operation of gambling to state-owned entities, the Congolese market is finally liberalising.The bigger picture
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California's Daily Fantasy Sports Opinion: Key Policy Points To Watch

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion last week that deemed daily fantasy sports to be a form of illegal gambling is a new policy wrinkle in a state that has consistently been a flashpoint when it comes to the gaming market.
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French Regulator Reignites Calls For Whistle-to-Whistle Ban and Loss Limits

France’s gambling regulator has once again reiterated calls to introduce a whistle-to-whistle advertising ban, as well as loss limits for players aged 18-25 years old.The president of France’s National Gambling Authority (ANJ), Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, said changes to the country's regulatory framework are “essential” for a sustainable gambling industry model during her closing remarks at a conference addressing gambling addiction on June 27, 2025.
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CFPB Suffers Double Shock As Budget Slashed And Redundancies Ruled Lawful

Opponents of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have experienced twin triumphs, as an injunction halting the agency's restructuring has been lifted and the federal budget bill has almost halved its funding.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Key Updates to the EU’s Payment Services Package

The EU has for some time been working on updating its regulation of the payments sector, planning to issue a revised directive and to introduce a bloc-wide payment services regulation.
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FCA’s £21m Monzo Fine Emphasises That Growth Must Be Responsible

By imposing the fine on the challenger bank, the UK financial services regulator has sent a reminder to disruptors that they must pay attention to their regulatory duties.
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