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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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Dutch Regulator To Collect On €4.4m Gammix Fine

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has decided to collect €4.41m from Malta-based Gammix, despite the company’s objection to its periodic penalty payments.
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U.S. iGaming Expansion Expected To Roll Snake Eyes In 2023

Although online casino bills remain on the table in New York and other states, U.S. industry executives are not at all optimistic that any of them will get over the line this year.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Attorney General Expresses Concerns As Mobile Betting Launches

As six mobile sports-betting operators prepare to go live in Massachusetts on Friday, the state's attorney general's office is calling for regulations to be strengthened to protect consumers from potential risks of problem gambling.
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Gambling

Brazil Expected To Regulate Sports Betting Through Multiple Decrees

Brazil’s long-awaited provisional measure to implement a sports-betting market is expected to be followed by multiple decrees on specific areas of regulation, according to a legal expert in the country.
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Gambling

Belgium Gambling Ad Ban Confirmed

Belgium has published a royal decree severely restricting gambling advertising, despite the regulator’s fear that it will increase black market activity.
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Gambling

Railsr Bankruptcy Deal Nears As Regulatory Troubles Mount

As the once UK fintech unicorn Railsr reportedly mulls a pre-pack administration deal, market players react and question the business models of some banking-as-a-service (BaaS) providers.
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Payments

Get Your Priorities Straight, FCA Tells Finance Firms Ahead Of Consumer Duty

In a new Dear CEO letter to retail finance providers, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has urged firms to adopt "effective prioritisation" measures ahead of a key deadline. However, some buy now, pay later firms will not receive the letter for now.
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Payments

BetMGM Boss Still Concerned About Potential U.S. Backlash

BetMGM’s top executive said Wednesday that the U.S. sports-betting industry remains at “significant risk” of facing a similar regulatory backlash to European jurisdictions.
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Gambling

Colorado Regulator Smacks Down WWE Sports-Betting Talks

Colorado’s gaming regulator has denied a report that it was “in talks” with professional wrestling giant WWE to permit wagering on the company’s events.
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Gambling

Kentucky Approves Sports Betting, Grey-Market Games Bills

Kentucky has moved closer to passing two significant gambling reforms after a House committee approved legislation to authorize sports wagering and the full House passed a measure to prohibit unregulated gaming devices supposedly based on skill.
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Gambling

UK Study Suggests 'Think' Slogan Had No Effect On Gambling Habits

​​​​​​​A new academic study has concluded that the UK gambling industry’s safer gambling message, “Take time to think”, shows “no credible effect” on gambling behaviour.
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Gambling

EGBA AML Guidelines Target Lack Of Sector-Specific Rules

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has published its first pan-European online gambling anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines, as it seeks to address previously highlighted shortcomings.
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Gambling

News In Brief: March 6-March 10, 2023

Veikkaus has just over 50 percent of the Finnish online market, a California cardroom bill makes progress, PAGCOR cancels its controversial audit contract and Argentina's Córdoba province moves forward with licensing finally.
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Gambling

Happy International Women’s Day! But More To Do As EBA Warns Representation Still Not Good Enough

Ahead of international women’s day, the European Banking Authority published new data on gender diversity. It finds that, despite improvements, there is still a big imbalance in how men and women are represented at the managerial level at financial services firms.
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Payments

Impact Index February 2023

VIXIO’s impact index rose 23 points in February, a significant increase from January’s low but below the same period last year.
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Payments

’A Relic Of The Past’: Payments Insiders Want Movement On Settlement Finality Directive

The UK and Switzerland have opened up access to key payment systems to non-banks, but Brussels continues to drag its heels and time is beginning to run out for the current European Commission.
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Payments

White House Backs Development Of Digital ID Ecosystem

In its new cybersecurity strategy, the White House says a digital identity ecosystem could bring new opportunities for digital contracts and payment systems to the United States.
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Payments

Chief Lobbying Arm For U.S. Casinos Stuck In Middle On Tribal Regulations

A top lobbyist for the American Gaming Association on Tuesday said it does not have a position on “vexing” proposed regulations that would broaden the authority of the federal government to take land into trust for tribes hoping to build casinos.
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Gambling

Tabcorp CEO Pivots On Regulator Reform

The chief executive of Australian wagering giant Tabcorp Holdings has softened his call for a national online sports-betting regulator, suggesting an industry-backed agreement across eight states and territories is more practical than a new federal agency.
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Gambling

DCMS Finally Confirms New UK Gambling Minister

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has confirmed that MP Stuart Andrew is the new government minister overseeing UK gambling policy, as the industry continues its long wait for the Gambling Act review white paper.
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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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After Escaping CFPB Enforcement, Zelle Pitches To US Treasury Department

Zelle, the largest peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform in the US, has offered itself to the Trump administration as the solution to its phasing out of government checks, yet continues to face scrutiny from lawmakers.
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Thai Casino Bill Withdrawn Amid Mounting Political Woes

The Thai government has indefinitely withdrawn a bill legalising casinos amid political shockwaves and a flailing legislative campaign.
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Pennsylvania Seeks To Reduce iGaming Fraud With Stricter KYC Requirements

Pennsylvania regulators have released a list of enhanced know-your-customer requirements in an effort to strengthen account security and reduce fraudulent activity, as they continue to involuntarily exclude online gaming customers for unscrupulous activities.
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News In Brief: July 7-July 11, 2025

California senators back sweepstakes ban, while Brazil's Senate scraps a planned vote on casino expansion
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