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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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Nevada Streamlines Regulations, Esports Betting Back On Agenda

The Nevada Gaming Commission has granted final approval to eliminate more than a dozen regulations that the agency’s staff deemed obsolete earlier this year, paving the way for commissioners to consider finalizing new esports betting regulations next month.
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Curaçao Advisor Keen To Address 'Mistruths'

As Curaçao prepares to announce its new licensing fees next week, a key advisor to the minister of finance has addressed a host of “mistruths” about incoming regulatory changes.
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Gambling

Latin American Regulators May Lack Industry Knowledge, Executives Fear

Several betting operator chief executives lamented the lack of industry understanding among government regulators across Latin America while speaking at the SBC Summit Barcelona on Thursday. 
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Week In Crypto: FTX Sues Former CEO's Parents In Effort To Recover Funds

The Bankman family are asked to give back millions of dollars to FTX, Binance raises doubts over the EU’s incoming stablecoin laws, and a US regulator warns that more crypto enforcement actions are coming.
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Payments

Colombian Agency Charges Visa, Mastercard With Anti-Competitive Cross-Border Payment Restrictions

Colombia’s antitrust watchdog has accused Visa and Mastercard of hindering domestic payment aggregators from offering alternative cross-border payment services.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Amazon Prime Execs ‘Fully Aware’ Subscribers Enrolled Without Consent

Three Amazon Prime executives have been named in a complaint by the US Federal Trade Commission for non-consensually enrolling customers to the subscription programme, and SumUp launches 7am next morning payouts to merchant customers in the UK.
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Payments

News In Brief: September 18-September 22, 2023

Thousands of people in Kentucky are pre-registered already in anticipation of the launch of online sports betting next week. 
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Gambling

Holding Upper Hand In Court, Seminoles In No Rush To Resume Bets In Florida

All the buzz about the potential return of sports betting in Florida as early as this week appears to be fading, and the Seminole Tribe seems content to let the legal process play out before rebooting online wagering operations.
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Match-Fixing, Sponsorship Bans Affecting Latin American Betting Landscape

Match-fixing investigations and sports-betting sponsorship bans are taking their toll on marketing plans across the Latin American region, say local sports executives.
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Gambling

Sweden To Hike Gambling Taxes

Sweden plans to increase its gambling tax to 22 percent of revenue from Summer 2024, arguing the market is stable and highly channelled and can bear the brunt of extra costs.
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Gambling

Gambling Leaders Targeting Brazil, India, Africa

A group of CEOs from some of the world’s largest gambling companies are targeting growth opportunities in a host of newly regulated and regulating markets, with India, Brazil and Africa seen as key.
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Visa, Mastercard Raise Their Bets On B2B Payments

Visa and Mastercard have announced new partnerships to enhance their business-to-business (B2B) payment services, as the card brands seek to expand their presence in the sector.
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Payments

Philippines Senate Committee Calls For POGO Shutdown, Regulator Reboot

A joint Philippine Senate committee has recommended shutting down foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) in a report that passed by a bare majority.
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Gambling

North Carolina Gambling Expansion Goes South

North Carolina’s top legislators have said multiple gaming expansion proposals, including potential casino expansion and video lottery terminal regulation, are no longer on the table as lawmakers prepare to adopt a new state budget and conclude the 2023 session.
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Massachusetts Operators Seek Changes To Data Privacy Rules

Sports-betting operators took advantage of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission regulatory workshop to express their concerns over newly approved data privacy rules that govern the use of customer information and allow patrons to request operators erase their data.
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North Carolina Switching Gears On Sports Betting, iLottery

Professional sports leagues, franchises and venue operators will essentially have the ability to choose which mobile sports-betting operators can obtain licenses in North Carolina under proposed changes to the state’s wagering law passed earlier this year.
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Gambling

Lindar Media To Pay Almost £700,000 Over Compliance Flaws

The operator of online bingo site MrQ will pay a £690,947 settlement to the UK Gambling Commission for a series of anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings.
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Gambling

UK Gambling Commission Chief Tussles With Racing Post Over Affordability

UK Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes has criticised the Racing Post in an open letter, claiming the racing publication’s “imbalanced” coverage was leading readers to “misunderstandings” about the impact of betting affordability checks.
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Gambling

Still Reeling From Cyberattack, Las Vegas Braces For Casino Strike

Casino employees in Las Vegas are scheduled to vote on September 26 on whether to authorize their unions to strike as last week’s crippling cyberattack continues to haunt MGM Resorts International.
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New York Discusses Gambling Addiction Prior To 2024 Legislative Session

With New York set to reconsider legalization of iGaming and iLottery in 2024, appropriate resources for responsible gambling treatment and prevention services are expected to be key topics of concern in a state where more than 600,000 adults are experiencing addiction issues.
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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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