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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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Gamblers Most Likely To Circumvent Self-Exclusion With Online Casino, Swedish Study Says

A Swedish study of gamblers who have voluntarily excluded themselves found an overwhelming amount of those who breached the facility played online casino games.
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Gambling

News In Brief: August 7-August 11, 2023

Kentucky Horse Racing Commission confirms license applications from seven of the state’s racetracks to open land-based sportsbooks when retail wagering launches next month.
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Gambling

Block Stumbles In Europe As Verse Is Shuttered And Clearpay Retreats

US payments firm Block has announced that it will downsize its presence in Europe to focus on "higher potential" revenue streams, as financials worsen for the loss-making fintech.
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Payments

India Online Gaming GST Amendments Rushed To Parliament

India’s Cabinet has approved goods and services tax (GST) amendments for online gaming and other gaming segments in an 11th-hour effort to push the changes through the legislature before its session ends this week.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports-Betting Violations Could Put Industry On Congress' Radar

Perhaps the greatest fear of the U.S. gaming industry is federal regulation but the National Football League’s ongoing struggle to prevent sports-betting violations by its players and the controversy surrounding compensation for college athletes could open the door for Congress to intervene.
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Gambling

Entain Sets Aside Funds To Settle UK Investigation Into Turkish Business

Entain said it has set aside £585m to cover continuing deferred prosecution agreement negotiations with the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service over its former Turkish-facing business.
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Gambling

Ghana Warns Operators To Pay Tax Or Risk Licence Removal

Ghana has reminded gambling operators and consumers about an incoming tax change, warning that there will be fines for non-compliance.
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Gambling

ESPN Brand Differentiates Penn Deal From Other Failed Media Partnerships

Penn Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden has said the strength of the ESPN brand will allow the company’s new ESPN BET venture to succeed where other media partnerships in the U.S. have not.
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Gambling

UK Treasury Commits To Reforming Bank Of England, PSR Oversight Of Payments Firms

HM Treasury has committed to overhauling the oversight frameworks of key payments regulators, but has deferred as to whether payments and e-money firms should be in scope of the Senior Managers' and Certification Regime (SM&CR).
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Payments

Card Fees ’Blunting Italy’s Competitiveness’, Says MEP

A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has written to the European Commission about the issue of card fees for merchants in their native Italy.
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Payments

‘Tip Of The Iceberg’ - US Regulators Fine More Banks For WhatsApp Use

US regulators have slapped Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, Société Générale and other large banks with a combined $550m fine for using WhatsApp to discuss business matters, and called for cultural change among C-suite bankers.
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Payments

New Interchange Rules Save Merchants NZ$105m A Year, Says Regulator

A New Zealand regulator has said that local businesses will save an estimated NZ$105m (US$64m) each year thanks to a new cap on card interchange fees.
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Payments

Stablecoins To Become ’Pillar’ Of US Payment System Following PayPal Entry

PayPal has become the first US payments company to launch a dollar-backed stablecoin, following a crucial step towards new legislation that could bring stablecoins under federal regulation.
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Payments

Massachusetts Approves Sports-Betting Data Privacy Regulation

Although U.S. market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel made it clear in comments submitted to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission that they were opposed to a proposed sports-wagering data privacy regulation, commissioners brushed aside most of their concerns adopting the rules.
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Gambling

Penn Scraps Barstool Sportsbook Brand, Reaches Deal With ESPN

Penn Entertainment flipped the script on its sports-betting offering Tuesday, announcing a major new deal with sports media giant ESPN to rebrand its online sportsbook.
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Gambling

English Councils Want More Power To Control Gambling

Local councils in England do not have the power to “effectively manage local gambling premises”, according to the body that represents 315 of the 317 councils in England.
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Gambling

Ladbrokes Rebuked Over Djokovic, Nadal Tweets

The UK Advertising Standards Authority ​​​​​​​has rebuked Entain’s Ladbrokes brand for including four top men’s tennis players in promoted tweets, as they were ruled as likely to appeal to under-18s.
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Gambling

ATM Operators’ Class Action Against Visa And Mastercard Can Go Ahead, US Court Says

A US court has given class certification to ATM operators in a 12-year legal battle over surcharge rules set by Visa and Mastercard.
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Payments

TransferGo Fined By Lithuanian Authorities Over Money Laundering Failings

According to the Bank of Lithuania, the UK-headquartered e-money institution TransferGo has “deficiencies” and an “insufficient” compliance with anti-money laundering controls.
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Payments

Problem Gambling Expert Urges More Education In U.S. Courts On Addiction

The demand for expert witnesses in U.S. gambling cases is rising as the industry expands, but the lack of knowledge about addiction among judges and attorneys poses a risk for gamblers who end up in court.
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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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