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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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Bidding War For One Of Italy's Biggest Operators

Flutter Entertainment and Playtech, which trades under the consumer-facing brand Snaitech, have reportedly lodged separate bids to acquire PlanetWin's parent company, SKS365.
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Chile Commission Approves 12-Month Blackout For Offshore Operators

The economy commission in Chile’s Chamber of Deputies has approved legislative provisions that would prevent grey-market operators from applying for an online licence for 12 months, although members will vote next week on a transition article that will provide a way for said operators to be licensed without waiting.
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MGM, Caesars Cyberattacks Alert Regulators To Cyber Risk

The cyberattack that crippled MGM Resorts International’s casino systems in eight states this month has helped spur commercial and tribal gaming regulators to identify cyber vulnerabilities in the casino industry.
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News In Brief: September 25-September 29, 2023

MGM Resorts can finally proceed with construction of its Osaka integrated resort (IR) after completing formalities with Osaka’s two governments.
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Week In Crypto: Binance Sells Russian Business To Unknown Company

Binance offloads its Russian business, Tether admits to issuing unbacked stablecoins, and a US regulator sanctions an Ethereum wallet linked to a Mexican drug cartel.
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Payments

Apple Quietly Launches Open Banking Feature In UK

The bigtech company will now allow users to view their bank balances in their Apple Wallet — a move payments insiders have welcomed.
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Payments

PSR Says APP Fraud Rules Should Apply To PSPs

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has proposed that its incoming authorised push payments (APP) fraud reimbursement rules should apply to payment service providers (PSPs).
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Payments

Daily Dash: ECB Hints At ChatGPT Adoption

The European Central Bank (ECB) has identified use cases for AI in its operations, Indonesia has banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, and Tempo France has launched a new blockchain-based remittance between the EU and Brazil.
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Payments

Dutch Government Adviser Backs Central Loss Limit Database

An addictions advisor to the Dutch government has recommended the Netherlands consider a central database to enforce mandatory loss limits across the entire gambling market.
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Gambling

Nevada’s Top Regulator Seeks Revolution In Technology Oversight

The new chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board is advocating sweeping changes that would streamline approvals for gambling technology innovations.
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Gambling

North Carolina Still Set To Launch Digital Lottery Games

North Carolina Lottery officials say they will continue with a plan to launch digital instant games in November, despite a new state law that limits the games the lottery can offer.
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UK Gambling Industry Divided Over White Paper Impacts 

Excitement, caution and trepidation are gripping the UK gambling industry as operators attempt to predict the impacts of the ongoing Gambling Act review. 
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Curaçao Minister Says Gambling Reforms Could Avert Grey Listing

Curaçao’s finance minister says the “worrying” possibility of a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey-listing next year over money-laundering risk has helped spur an overhaul of online gambling legislation.
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Polish Monopoly Operator Wants More Blocking, Tax On GGR

Poland’s state-owned gambling operator says regulated play could top 80 percent of the national market if regulators have extra powers to fight the black market, and if gambling tax applies to gross gaming revenue (GGR).
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ISO 20022 Migration A ‘Huge Success’, But Many Firms Are Yet To Be Persuaded

After the launch of ISO 20022 for cross-border payments and reporting (CBPR+) in March this year, payment market infrastructures are moving to the new standard — but firms are yet to see its potential.
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Payments

Daily Dash: The Spy Who Fled Germany

A fugitive former Wirecard executive has been accused of spying for Russia, EU financial regulators have released a report on critical ICT providers ahead of the Digital Operational Resilience Act, and US regulators have filed an anti-competition lawsuit against Amazon.
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Payments

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Backs Online Gambling

Thailand’s deputy leader has announced his support for legalisation of online gambling following raids on the homes of senior police accused of running gambling websites.
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Gambling

Seminole Sports-Betting Dispute In D.C. Spreads To Florida Supreme Court

Still struggling with its case in a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., a Miami-based pari-mutuel business is turning to the Florida Supreme Court to derail a tribal gaming compact that would re-launch sports betting in the Sunshine State.
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Gambling

Czech 2024 Gambling Amendments Yet To Be Finalised

The Czech gambling industry is nervously awaiting the final text of new regulations due to take effect at the start of 2024, with the promise of legal live dealer games as the most industry-friendly of a mixed bag of changes.
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Colombia Proposes Stricter Gambling Advertising Regulations

Colombian regulator Coljuegos has published a draft resolution that would cap advertising spend of gambling operators based on reported revenue, while banning sports-betting sponsorships by unlicensed operators.
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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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After Escaping CFPB Enforcement, Zelle Pitches To US Treasury Department

Zelle, the largest peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform in the US, has offered itself to the Trump administration as the solution to its phasing out of government checks, yet continues to face scrutiny from lawmakers.
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Thai Casino Bill Withdrawn Amid Mounting Political Woes

The Thai government has indefinitely withdrawn a bill legalising casinos amid political shockwaves and a flailing legislative campaign.
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Pennsylvania Seeks To Reduce iGaming Fraud With Stricter KYC Requirements

Pennsylvania regulators have released a list of enhanced know-your-customer requirements in an effort to strengthen account security and reduce fraudulent activity, as they continue to involuntarily exclude online gaming customers for unscrupulous activities.
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News In Brief: July 7-July 11, 2025

California senators back sweepstakes ban, while Brazil's Senate scraps a planned vote on casino expansion
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