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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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Onus On Government, Not Casinos, To Make Sure New Jersey Gaming Works

State and local governments in New Jersey, not Atlantic City casinos, are responsible for making the gaming industry deliver on its promises, according to the author of the New Jersey Casino Control Act.
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Gambling

FBI, AGA Stress Cooperation In Tackling Illegal Gambling

A representative of the American Gaming Association reassured a group of U.S. gaming regulators on Thursday that the FBI and other federal and state law enforcement agencies are cooperating with the industry in their efforts to eliminate and prosecute illegal gambling operators.
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Gambling

Chile's Lower House Approves Sports Sponsorship Ban

Legislative chess continues for online gambling operators active in Chile, in the wake of the Chamber of Deputies passage of a bill that would ban them from any kind of sports sponsorship.
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Gambling

News In Brief: December 5-December 9, 2022

Star Entertainment has been fined A$100m in Queensland and faces a temporary licence suspension over compliance breaches.
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Gambling

EBA Issues New De-Risking Guidelines, But Payments Firms Not In Scope

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a public consultation on new guidelines for de-risking to help improve access to finance for vulnerable customers.
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Payments

EU Member States Agree Position On AML Rulebook

The European Council has agreed its position on the new single rulebook for anti-money laundering as Brussels reels from the transparency register court ruling.
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Payments

Colombia Builds New Instant Payment System

Colombia is building a new instant payment system with a particular focus on user experience and full interoperability with other payment networks.
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Payments

UPDATE: Trade Associations Express Cautious Optimism About New EU Consumer Credit Agreement

Following the EU’s negotiations on new consumer credit rules, key Brussels lobbyists have welcomed the news but urge caution.
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Payments

UK Gambling Minister Discusses Delayed Review

The UK minister in charge of gambling policy has said he is keen to publish the long-awaited Gambling Act review white paper “in the coming weeks”, but failed to provide any clear timeline for its release.
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Gambling

Lawmakers Set To Send Sports-Betting Report To Vermont Legislature

A Vermont study committee is set to recommend the legalization of sports betting in a report expected to be approved next week.
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Gambling

Big Brother Hovers Over Casinos With Facial Recognition Technology

Matching a face from a digital image with another face in a database is becoming more common in casinos, raising questions about whether regulations should be enforced to protect the privacy rights of gamblers.
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Gambling

Poland's Leading Bookmaker STS Battles Kindred In Court

Poland’s leading bookmaker STS Group says it has made progress in a lawsuit against Kindred Group and its bookmaking brand Unibet, accusing it of what the company describes as a continuous violation of the country’s gambling law.
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Gambling

FCA Proposes Stronger Rules For Financial Ads To Tackle Rogue Promotions

In its latest proposal on advertising standards, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) calls for new checks and balances on the gatekeeper firms that approve financial ads for other companies.
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Payments

UPDATE: Italian Central Bank Voices Concern About Cash Plans

Plans championed by Italy's new government to promote cash use over digital payment methods have drawn concern from the Banca d’Italia, which warns of illicit finance risks.
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Payments

Maltese Authorities Slap HSBC With €82,000 Fine For AML Failings

The Maltese Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit has issued a financial penalty to the UK-headquartered bank for failing to comply with money laundering laws.
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Payments

Massachusetts Regulators Express Concern With Penn-Barstool Tie-Up

Massachusetts regulators have deferred a potential vote on granting a sports-betting license to Penn Entertainment’s Plainridge Park Casino, citing concerns about the company’s Barstool Sports brand.
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Gambling

Lawsuit Challenging Virginia's Skill-Game Ban Delayed Until Spring 2023

A state court judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Virginia’s 2021 ban on so-called skill-game machines violates free speech, and due to a state senator’s involvement in the case, it will not go to trial until April or May.
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Gambling

Australian AML Watchdog Sues SkyCity Adelaide

Australian money laundering watchdog AUSTRAC has taken the Adelaide casino operation of Australasian listco SkyCity Entertainment Group to court in a potentially billion-dollar civil proceeding, the latest in a flurry of AUSTRAC actions against gambling companies.
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Gambling

Dutch Gambling Minister Targets Addiction Prevention

The Dutch minister overseeing gambling policy has told parliament he intends to tighten rules surrounding addiction prevention, as well as further limit advertising.
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Gambling

BNPL Targeted As EU Agrees New Credit Rules

Negotiators from the European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the Consumer Credit Directive. The revised legislation repeals and replaces the current 2008 directive on consumer credit agreements.
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Nigerian State Regulators Claim Central Gaming Bill Disregards Supreme Court Ruling

A group of Nigerian state gambling regulators has expressed its “deep and unwavering” objection over the progression of a bill it fears will regulate online gambling at a national level.
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Philippines Mulls Mandatory Listing Of Online Gambling Companies

In an apparent global first, the Philippine government is considering compulsory stock market listings for online gambling companies to compel greater transparency in operations and ownership.
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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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