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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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Battle For Congress: Regulatory Impact Of US Mid-term Elections

The first results of mid-term elections dash Republican hopes for a “red wave” but they may still take control over the House with a narrow majority, which could have implications forthcoming regulator changes.
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Payments

Late To The Party? UK MP Criticises FCA Actions To Protect Cash

Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh criticised the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for being late to tackling the issue of access to cash as she seeks to amend the government’s financial services bill to protect “free” access to cash.
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Payments

Hungary Promises A Crackdown For International Operators In New Market

Hungary is imposing strict restrictions on international operators trying to enter their market despite a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that it cannot sanction or fine international operators, according to a lawyer.
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Gambling

Cardrooms Claim Victory As California Voters Resoundingly Reject Sports-Betting Initiatives

California cardrooms are breathing easier after voters overwhelmingly defeated Proposition 26, a tribal retail sports betting proposal that also included a provision to allow for civilian enforcement of gambling laws.
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Gambling

Twitch Draws Fire For Gambling Streams Accessible To Youth

Access to gambling streaming by underage viewers on Twitch is becoming more controversial, as countries such as Germany and Norway complain that streaming gambling violates their laws.
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Gambling

Entain’s Lycka Mulls Differences In Regulatory Approach Of Europe, U.S.

It has been one year since Martin Lycka left Europe to become Entain’s top regulatory affairs executive in North America, and already he has noticed how distinct the oversight of gambling operations is in the United States and Canada.
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Gambling

Bulgaria Supreme Court Declares €168m Gambling Tax Bill 'Null'

Bulgaria's Supreme Court has ruled that the now-defunct State Gambling Commission’s attempt to issue operator Eurofootball with a €168m tax bill is null and void.
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Gambling

’Perception Of Erosion Of Independence’ - FCA Questions UK Government’s Call In Power

The interim chair of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suggests it would be “unwise” to include the controversial call in power in the government’s financial bill as it would create the “perception of the erosion” of the agency’s independence.
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Payments

Dutch Minister Outlines PSD2 Review Recommendations To Brussels

The Netherlands’ finance minister has offered the European Commission her thoughts on how the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) could be improved, with fraud and data protection taking centre stage.
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Payments

Privacy Remains No.1 Sticking Point For EU’s Digital Euro Plan

EU officials' enthusiasm for a digital euro is unwavering, but how they get there still remains uncertain as they grapple with what the thresholds for privacy will be. A chief concern is whether a digitalised fiat can maintain the same level of anonymity as its paper-based equivalent, while reconciling this with other significant security requirements, such as fighting money laundering.
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Payments

Top Former Macau Official Blasts Government 'Incompetence'

The legal mastermind of Macau’s modern-day gambling industry has excoriated the Macau government for “an inconceivable level of incompetence” for holding a casino concession tender during multiple crises.
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Gambling

California Sports-Betting Ballot Measures Facing Heavy Defeats

After the most expensive ballot campaign in U.S. history, two competing initiatives to regulate sports betting in California were both set to be decisively rejected by voters on Tuesday.
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Gambling

Nevada Sees Esports Betting Revenue Opportunity Once Regulations Approved

Industry experts and executives are confident that esports will gradually become a bigger part of Nevada's sports-betting market after a pending regulatory change to facilitate esports wagering was approved by gaming officials.
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Gambling

São Paulo Calls For International Lottery Bids

After a previous bidding process was annulled in July, the Brazilian state of São Paulo has published another international tender for an exclusive concession to operate a state lottery.
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Gambling

French Stakeholders Agree To Limit Advertising

A range of gambling industry stakeholders in France have agreed to rein in advertising and sign-up offers as the FIFA World Cup quickly approaches.
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Gambling

FCA Takes Aim At Dodgy Financial Ads And Promotions

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over recent months has requested that numerous buy now, pay later lenders and e-money firms amend marketing materials as part of its job to protect against misleading promotions. The regulator has also warned consumers against unregulated firms and scammers.
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Payments

European Commission To Introduce Access To Cash Legislation

Brussels officials have confirmed that legislation to enhance access to cash for EU citizens is on the way, as the European Commission’s leadership uses the digital euro conference to endorse and protect paper money.
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Payments

Singapore Wants To Axe Corporate Cheques By 2025

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is consulting on a proposal to eliminate corporate cheques by 2025 as processing costs soar, with the aim of also migrating remaining consumer users to alternative payment methods.
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Payments

World Record Powerball Lottery Drawing Delayed

Viewers tuned in across the United States at 11pm Eastern time on Monday to see if they had the winning ticket that would guarantee them the largest lottery jackpot in world history. There was just one problem.
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Gambling

Puerto Rico Issues More Sports-Betting Licences

The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission has authorised seven new companies to operate or support sports betting on the island, according to the agency's interim executive director.
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Gambling
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Romanian Gambling Ad Restrictions Incoming But Lawyers Flag Need For Clarity

Romania’s new Audiovisual Code introduces several important changes, clarifications and restrictions; however, questions raised about the definitions, such as sports personality or influencer, have not been “thoroughly defined”, according to legal experts.
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Australia’s Project Acacia Blossoming Into Six-Month Testing Phase

Project Acacia, Australia’s research program into wholesale digital currency, has reached a “significant milestone”, with participants selected to explore innovations in digital money and settlement infrastructure.
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Big Tech Joins Forces With Telcos Under Hong Kong’s Latest Anti-Scam Charter

Financial regulators in Hong Kong have announced the launch of a new anti-scam charter that will see telcos and big tech firms participate for the first time.
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U.S. Senate Fails To Roll Back Change To Gambling Tax Deductions

The effort to reverse one of the tax hikes in President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” came up short in the Senate on Thursday due to opposition from a lone senator who sought to add an exemption of religious colleges from the federal endowment tax.
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Regulatory Influencer: Concurrent Market Liberalisation In The Two Congos

Two of the French-speaking jurisdictions within the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), have simultaneously embarked upon devising gambling regulation. Following years of relying upon aged legislation, which monopolised the operation of gambling to state-owned entities, the Congolese market is finally liberalising.The bigger picture
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California's Daily Fantasy Sports Opinion: Key Policy Points To Watch

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion last week that deemed daily fantasy sports to be a form of illegal gambling is a new policy wrinkle in a state that has consistently been a flashpoint when it comes to the gaming market.
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French Regulator Reignites Calls For Whistle-to-Whistle Ban and Loss Limits

France’s gambling regulator has once again reiterated calls to introduce a whistle-to-whistle advertising ban, as well as loss limits for players aged 18-25 years old.The president of France’s National Gambling Authority (ANJ), Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, said changes to the country's regulatory framework are “essential” for a sustainable gambling industry model during her closing remarks at a conference addressing gambling addiction on June 27, 2025.
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CFPB Suffers Double Shock As Budget Slashed And Redundancies Ruled Lawful

Opponents of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have experienced twin triumphs, as an injunction halting the agency's restructuring has been lifted and the federal budget bill has almost halved its funding.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Key Updates to the EU’s Payment Services Package

The EU has for some time been working on updating its regulation of the payments sector, planning to issue a revised directive and to introduce a bloc-wide payment services regulation.
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FCA’s £21m Monzo Fine Emphasises That Growth Must Be Responsible

By imposing the fine on the challenger bank, the UK financial services regulator has sent a reminder to disruptors that they must pay attention to their regulatory duties.
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