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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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France, GambleAware Studies Raise World Cup Addiction Concerns

France’s gambling regulator (ANJ) launched a new addiction prevention media campaign on Monday, as concerns surrounding the impact of the upcoming FIFA World Cup persist.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Regulator Debates Setting Rules For Sports-Betting Advertising

With regulators concerned about potential advertising saturation in Massachusetts when sports betting launches next year, broadcasters and league officials say their internal rules will help curb an advertising frenzy.
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Gambling

Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Resigns

Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman J. Brin Gibson is stepping down at the end of the month and will be replaced by board member Brittnie Watkins for the regulator's December hearing, Governor Steve Sisolak announced on Monday.
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Gambling

Peru Publishes Draft Regulations For Online Gambling

Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism has released draft regulations to govern online gaming and sports betting, with a window of 21 calendar days for operators, suppliers and the public to submit comments on the proposed rules.
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Gambling

Maryland Mobile Sports Betting Set To Launch By End Of November

Maryland's Sports Wagering Application Review Commission will meet on Wednesday to award ten mobile sports-betting licenses out of a total of 21 mobile applications submitted to gaming regulators before last month’s deadline.
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Gambling

DORA Explored: MEPs Pass Key Cyber Rules

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the Network and Information Security directive (NIS2) have now been passed by members of the European Parliament (MEPs), paving the way for them to enter into EU law.
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Payments

What’s The ’Secret Sauce’ For Twitter Pay?

After months of rumours and speculation surrounding Elon Musk’s plans to turn Twitter into a superapp, the "chief twit" has revealed new details about his vision for payments on the social media platform. Its success, however, depends on whether he can make the service stand out, experts say.
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Payments

Thai Police Bust Major Online Gaming Syndicate

Thai police have cracked a major online gambling network boasting some 500 websites run by 2,000 employees over a decade.
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Gambling

Dutch Regulator Issues Warning To Two Operators For AML Shortcomings

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has issued warnings to two unnamed licensed operators for money laundering violations.
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Gambling

Lobbyists Cautious Over 2023 Sports-Betting Prospects In Texas, Minnesota

The 2022 U.S. midterm elections are over, and although there were several outcomes on the state level that surprised political observers, the effort to legalize sports betting in Minnesota and Texas remains questionable next year.
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Gambling

FCA Open Finance Policy Sprint Gets Thumbs Up - But What Next?

UK fintech players are hoping that the City watchdog’s policy sprint day will give impetus to the transition from open banking to open finance.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: FTX Token Collapse Stokes Insolvency Fears, As Binance Scraps Bailout Plan

A near-total wipeout of the FTX Token leaves CEO Sam Bankman-Fried shopping for a bailout. Arch-rival Binance steps in to take over, but then backs out due to potential enforcement activity by US regulators.
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Payments

Qatar To Launch National Payment Card By Year-End

The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is planning to launch a national payment card by the end of the year with a view to offering a local alternative to global card giants Visa and Mastercard.
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Payments

Fraud Tops US Crypto Customer Complaints To CFPB

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has for the first time looked at consumer complaints related to cryptocurrencies and found that fraud and transaction issues pose significant problems.
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Payments

FTX Files For Bankruptcy, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Resigns

Less than 24 hours after claiming that FTX was illiquid but not insolvent, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigned from his position and FTX has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Spanish Banks Come Together For Digital Euro

Spain’s largest banks, including BBVA and Santander, have set up a working group to assess the impact of the digital euro, UK banking regulator is looking for help with innovation, and Mastercard has teamed up with J.P. Morgan on an open banking product.
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Payments

Massachusetts To Accept Off-Track Betting Sports Betting Licenses On Rolling Basis

Massachusetts gaming regulators began to offer some clarity Thursday on how a third category of sports betting licenses, those belonging to off-track simulcast facilities, will be rolled out as part of the state’s ongoing launch process.
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Gambling

After California Debacle, Is There A Mandate Against Sports Betting?

Following perhaps the biggest financial disaster in the history of gambling on Tuesday in California, the sports betting industry is beginning to wonder if its halcyon days might be over.
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Gambling

Ukrainian Regulator Investigating Gambling Operators’ Illegal Russian Ties

The Ukrainian Regulatory Commission on Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has teamed up with the Security Service of Ukraine to launch a probe into the potential ties between Ukraine-based gambling industry players and persons and entities based in Russia.
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Gambling

News In Brief: November 7-November 11, 2022

The MGA is preparing crypto and blockchain proposals, nearly a third of British youth have spent money on gambling in the past 12 months and website claims nearly all German-language casino ads are "illegal".
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Tanzania Eyes Land-based Gambling Changes After Introducing Tax Increases

The Law Reform Commission of Tanzania is reviewing a host of legal changes to help the country achieve its National Development Vision 2050, including looking at the impact of land-based gambling on young people.
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British Horseracing Authority Fight Against Proposed Tax Change Gathers Support

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced Lord Allen of Kensington will begin his role as chair on September 1, as its continued fight against a proposed ‘racing tax’ has gained support from a wide range of stakeholders.
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EU Regulators Clarify Scope Of DORA Register Of Information

The latest Q&As from the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) aim to address confusion around the EU’s operational resilience framework and the expectations for the Register of Information.
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Thailand Ramps Up Enforcement Against Online Crime

The Thai government has targeted more than 65,000 online crime cases and frozen 916,000 mule accounts, according to new figures from the Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
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New Zealand Opts For Clean Break With Card Surcharges

Following in the footsteps of its close neighbour Australia, New Zealand will scrap surcharges on in-store card payments as part of a complete overhaul of card fees.
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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE’s Digital and Financial Ambitions

The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Regulatory Influencer: The Digital Ruble - Russia’s Leap into Central Bank Digital Currencies

On July 15, 2025, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced that September 1, 2026 would be the beginning of the large-scale implementation of the digital ruble. The implementation date was set following an initial delay of the rollout that was scheduled to commence in July 2025. ​The digital ruble is a digital representation of a traditional ruble issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Unlike other cryptocurrencies, it operates under the CBR’s direct control, offering an official, government-backed alternative to cash and other electronic payment methods.
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Open Banking Can Plug Gaps In Financial Checks, Say Experts

As the gambling industry and its regulators ponder how to balance the growing demand to diagnose gamblers’ financial vulnerability with customer privacy, open banking evangelists still believe the technology has a key role to play.
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Ukraine Revokes Multiple B2B Licences Under New Zero Tolerance Approach

Ukraine’s new gambling regulator, PlayCity, has begun its work to remove any potential Russian-linked businesses, revoking several business-to-business licences in a single day after they failed to provide enough evidence that they have no link to countries at war with Ukraine.
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U.S. Congressional Leaders Pledge Cooperation On Gaming Tax Deduction Reversal

The CEO of the American Gaming Association reiterated his support for the restoration of the full gambling loss tax cap deduction as members of the House Committee on Ways and Means held a field hearing Friday in Las Vegas on the One Big, Beautiful Bill.
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