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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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UK Gambling Commission Consultations 'On Track' For Summer Start

The UK Gambling Commission is "on-track" to publish the first round of white paper consultations before “schools break up in the summer” in late July, according to executive director Tim Miller.
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Betsson Delays Record Finnish Fine

Betsson subsidiary BML Group Ltd has won at least a temporary reprieve from the record €2.4m fine levied against it in Finland, after a court ruled it should be suspended pending appeals.
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French Lawmakers Approve Strict Rules For Influencers

French politicians have unanimously agreed to implement tough new rules for influencers advertising potentially harmful products, including betting tips and predictions.
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Gambling

Rhode Island Online Casino Bill Advances To Senate Floor

A Rhode Island Senate Committee advanced iGaming legislation Tuesday, but with a unique wrinkle forced by the state’s constitution.
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Gambling

German Market Frustrating, But Could Reward Some, Executives Say

Germany is such a restrictive gambling market that it has probably lost all its high-rollers, but could reward those who persevere, executives have said.
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US Agency Tells Consumers To Move Funds From Digital Wallets To Banks

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has warned that funds held on peer-to-peer (P2P) apps such as PayPal, Venmo and Cash App may not be insured, and urged consumers to transfer their savings to banks.
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Payments

Google Wallet Focuses On Digital ID In Latest Upgrade

One year on from its launch last summer, Google Wallet has unveiled its latest set of new features, with a focus on digitised credentials for work, travel and healthcare.
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Payments

18 Months Left For UK To Be Crypto Leader, MPs Warn

Crypto-assets are here to stay and the UK only has a "finite" amount of time to ensure early leadership, a cross-party group of parliamentarians has said.
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Payments

Kindred Must Leave Norway, Regulator Warns After Court Ruling

Kindred-owned Trannel, which operates websites including Unibet, must leave Norway after losing an appeal, the country’s regulator has warned.
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Gambling

Gaming Bills Near Approval As Louisiana Legislature Enters Final Days

As they head into the final few days of the 2023 legislative session, Louisiana lawmakers are closing in on approving bills to require casinos to provide training programs to address human trafficking and allow for fixed-odds wagering on horse races via sportsbook platforms.
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Nevada Legislature Approves Key Revisions To Gaming Regulations

As the 2023 Nevada legislative session ended late Monday, lawmakers had passed two gaming-related bills that revised several of the state’s gaming statutes, including an industry-supported overhaul of the state’s “foreign gaming” reporting requirements.
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Dutch Regulator Fines Bingoal €400,000 For Advertising To Young Adults

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has fined operator Bingoal €400,000 for targeting advertising to people aged 18-24, which is banned in the country.
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Osaka Police Arrest Poker Club Organisers

The director of one of Japan’s national poker associations and the operator of an Osaka gaming facility have been arrested along with eight other organisers and 11 customers in an unusual crackdown on land-based gambling.
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Eyes On FCA After E-Money Firm’s Lithuania Licence Revoked

The Bank of Lithuania has determined that UK-headquartered electronic money institution Transactive Systems seriously and systematically infringed anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) requirements.
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Payments

Binance, Under Investigation In Canada, Files Motion To Dismiss

Lawyers working on behalf of Binance have filed an application urging a Canadian regulator to drop an investigation into alleged compliance breaches by the exchange.
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Payments

Hungarian Banks Play Down ChatGPT Risk But Bemoan Bigtech Advantage

At a recent conference in Budapest, Hungarian banks claimed they are not worried that generative artificial intelligence (AI) would rewrite the current banking system, but claim that many fintechs and bigtechs have an unfair advantage. Meanwhile, the central bank outlines new plans to boost digital payments in the country.
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Key Chilean Committee Passes Online Gambling Bill

The Economy Committee in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies has finally approved a bill to legalise and regulate online gambling, which will now move into the lower house of the National Congress for further discussions.
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Gambling

State Lotteries Looking For Winning iLottery Argument

The reluctance of most U.S. states to permit digital lottery programs has left state lotteries searching for the right narrative to change hearts and minds of policymakers and allow them to modernize.
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Gambling

Sports-Betting Legalization Credited For Detecting College Wagering Scandals

Problem gambling experts are not surprised by recent betting scandals that have surfaced within the athletic departments of several major U.S. colleges and say that more education of athletes, coaches, staff and administrators is needed.
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Malta Details 2022 Enforcement Action

Maltese authorities issued more than €738,000 in financial penalties to licensees in 2022, as gambling grew its contribution to almost 10 percent of the country's economy.
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Romanian Government Eyes Legislation To Decentralise Gambling Licensing

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced that his government plans to propose a draft legislation that will enable municipal authorities to decide on licences for local gambling outlets.
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FCA’s Guardrails For BNPL Aim To Bring Consumer Duty Requirements To The Space

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) users are set to gain new protections under proposals published today by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which has set a compliance deadline of July 2026.
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UK Industry Wrangles With Rapidly Approaching Cross-Sell Ban

When 2025 draws to a close so will the era of lucrative cross-selling promotions in the UK, with operators and affiliates facing the tall task of adapting successfully to another major shift in marketing compliance.
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Bailey Cool On UK CBDC Suggestions

Hopes of a British central bank digital currency (CBDC) were dealt a blow by the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, who said he “remained to be convinced” of the need for one.
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EU Lawmakers Insist Digital Euro Must Safeguard Privacy And Preserve Cash Access

The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) has called for stronger guardrails for privacy and guaranteed access to physical cash in its opinion on the EU's proposed legislation to establish a digital euro.
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Regulatory Influencer: Malta’s Key Observations on Website Practices of Crypto-Asset Service Providers

Earlier in the year, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) conducted a thematic review of websites belonging to all the crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) authorised by the MFSA in relation to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). This was part of the MFSA’s commitment to consumer protection, ensuring that the information provided was fair, transparent and not misleading. Following its review of websites, the MFSA sent out a Dear CEO letter to CASPs laying out its findings.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Philippine Central Bank As Payments Policeman And… Online Gambling Saviour?

The Philippine online gambling industry’s rapid transition from a disgraced foreign-facing segment to flourishing domestic sector is approaching a crunch moment as payments channels come under unprecedented scrutiny.
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Peru President Vetoes Consumption Tax Bill

Peru’s president has partly vetoed a bill that would reduce the impact of a controversial consumption tax applied to online gambling.
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Ukraine Releases Flurry Of Consultations As It Seeks To Update Gambling Rules

Ukrainian licence holders will only have two months to comply with a long list of updated regulations under a key new proposal, as the country unleashes a flurry of consultations aimed at updating and aligning rules as well as improving industry oversight.
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California Tribes Seeking Second Win With Anti-Sweepstakes Legislation

In the wake of an opinion from California’s attorney general that threatens the future of daily fantasy sports in the state, Indian gaming tribes are looking to score a second major policy victory that could threaten sweepstakes operations as well.
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