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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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Proxy Sports-Betting Costs Monarch Casino $400,000 In Colorado

The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission has approved one of the largest enforcement penalties in the almost five years since the federal ban on sports betting was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court permitting legalization of wagering outside of Nevada.
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Gambling

Should U.S. Lotteries Be Regulating And Operating Online Casinos?

As the U.S. industry continues to wring its hands about the lingering hiatus in internet gaming expansion, an influential regulator says state lotteries should not be regulating and operating de facto online casinos.
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Gambling

Second Website Blocking Effort Fails In Germany

The German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) is urging the gambling regulator to move away from enforcement and toward strengthening legal online gambling operators, after two attempts at IP blocking failed in court.
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Gambling

News In Brief: February 13-February 17, 2023

William Hill's app is back online in Nevada after its Superbowl shut down and it's game over for a casino bill in Virginia.
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Gambling

US Banks Ask For Debit Card Rule Delay Until 2025

US financial institutions ask the Federal Reserve to postpone a rule that mandates dual routing on debit cards used for online purchases until 2025.
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Payments

End Of Unregulated BNPL Nears As UK Government Publishes Draft Legislation

After a two-year wait, the UK government has published draft legislation that would bring buy-now, pay-later products under the regulation of the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Payments

Canada Takes Inspiration From Europe As It Consults On PSP Regulations

The Canadian government has opened a consultation on a regulatory framework for payment service providers (PSPs), aligning with similar approaches taken in the EU and UK.
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Payments

Daily Dash: EU Unveils New Round Of Sanctions

The EU has announced a tenth round of sanctions, Brazil has granted a new payments licence and Bank of Lithuania shuts down e-money firm for suspected anti-money laundering violations.
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Payments

U.S. Gaming Industry Sets Revenue Record But Faces Challenges

Gambling revenues in the United States reached record levels last year and that momentum has continued into 2023, but large fines for regulatory failings, unregulated slot machines and offshore websites continue to concern the U.S. gaming industry’s top lobbyist.
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Gambling

UK Gambling Commission Hits Blue Star Planet With AML Enforcement

Blue Star Planet, operator of 10bet.co.uk, will pay £620,000 to the UK Gambling Commission for failings in anti-money laundering (AML) and responsible gambling policies.
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Gambling

DraftKings Pushes Back Against Maryland Online Casino Plan

Non-casino gaming interests in Maryland are pushing back against proposed legislation that would bring online casinos to the state, but would do so through the state’s six land-based casinos.
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Gambling

Kenyan Authorities Appeal Ruling That Removed Controversial Tax

Kenya’s government agency responsible for collecting taxes is challenging a recent bombshell High Court decision that forced the removal of a controversial 7.5 percent excise duty tax on gambling activities.
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Gambling

Different Synergies: Why FIS Is Spinning Off Worldpay

US fintech giant FIS is planning to spin off Worldpay, the merchant services business that it acquired in 2019. VIXIO speaks to industry insiders to get their outlook on the future of the payments acquirer.
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Payments

US Congress Mulls Financial Data Protection Law Update

The chair of the House Financial Services Committee has promised to modernise the US financial data protection rules but consumer advocates are not convinced the new protections are strong enough.
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Payments

Digital Payments Surge In Nigeria As Cash Policy Brings Chaos

New limits on cash withdrawals have accelerated Nigeria’s shift towards digital payments, but government attempts to replace high-value banknotes have led to riots and a standoff between the central bank and Supreme Court.
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Payments

Gaming Industry May Struggle To Use Biometrics Without Violating Privacy Laws

In what could become a wake-up call for the casino industry, a federal court in Illinois awarded $228m in damages last October in a class-action lawsuit against a railroad company for collecting fingerprints of customers without obtaining their written consent.
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Gambling

India's Cricket Body Bans Gambling Deals With Women's Teams

India’s governing body for cricket has warned the five teams in the Women’s Premier League to reject branding, advertising or other associations with the gambling, cryptocurrency and tobacco sectors or face disciplinary action.
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Gambling

Northern Ireland Gambling Inquiry Told To Take 'Prevention-First' Approach

The Northern Ireland All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling has met for the first oral evidence session of its inquiry into public health approaches to tackling gambling-related harms.
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Gambling

Georgia Bill Seeks Legal Sports Betting Without Referendum

Legislators in Georgia have started to discuss a new plan to bring sports betting to the Peach State, the latest effort in a multi-year saga that has seen lawmakers employ several different strategies.
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Gambling

Brussels Publishes Pan-EU Digital Wallet Toolbox

In preparation for legislation, the European Commission has published the first version of a common EU toolbox for digital identity solutions.
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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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