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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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Massachusetts Regulators Relax Sports-Betting Affiliate Restrictions

After three days of discussions, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has voted to temporarily lift a prohibition on cost-per-acquisition and revenue-share agreements between third-party marketing affiliates and licensed sports-betting operators.
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Gambling

News In Brief: February 27-March 3, 2023

A Kentucky bill would outlaw skill games currently running as grey-market machines.
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Gambling

Narrowed Regulatory Scope May Keep UK BNPL Afloat

The UK government’s decision to veer away from its original regulatory plans may ensure the survival of many buy now, pay later (BNPL) products, but experts warn a compliance leap should be anticipated for third-party lenders.
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Payments

Tennessee Regulators Fine Barstool, Hard Rock For Sports-Betting Violations

Tennessee regulators have issued their first set of disciplinary sanctions since sports betting began in November 2020, fining two companies a combined $162,000 for violations as part of a continuing trend of U.S. regulators beginning to crack down on operators.
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Gambling

Brazil Betting Regulation Coming 'This Month', Says Finance Minister

Brazil is looking to establish regulations for online betting sometime this month, finance minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday.
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Gambling

Chile's Lottery Monopoly Files Criminal Complaint Against Online Operators

Legal battles between online operators and incumbent Chilean gambling interests continue to be waged in the court, with state lottery monopoly Polla Chilena de Beneficencia filing a criminal complaint last week against five leading online brands.
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Gambling

Northern Ireland Gambling Reform 'Highly Unlikely' Before 2027

The Northern Ireland All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling predicts that the next phase of the country’s gambling reform will “take several years to complete”.
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Gambling

Chicago Mayor's Ouster Unlikely To Delay Progress On Bally's Casino

The repudiation of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in her bid for re-election is not expected to hinder the development of Bally’s Corporation’s $1.7bn destination-resort casino in the third largest city in the United States.
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Gambling

Austrian Ruling Suggests No Flood Of Bet Loss Refund Claims

Online casino operators have been pounded by claims for refunds of player losses in Austria, but a recent Supreme Court ruling suggests there will be no similar flood of claims for sports-betting reimbursements.
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Gambling

UK More Likely To Have CBDC Than Not, BoE Cunliffe Tells MPs

Although the Bank of England has not yet taken a decision on whether to issue a digital pound, it is more likely for the UK to adopt one than not, Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England, has said.
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Payments

Klarna UK Brings Back Late Payment Fees, As Global Losses Hit $1bn

Klarna’s UK business has announced that late payment fees will be returning to the platform, while Klarna’s global business has hit the headlines again following record losses in 2022.
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Payments

Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands: How The Euro Banking Association Is Helping PSPs Prevent Fraud Without Regulation

The Euro Banking Association fraud taxonomy aspires to create a pan-EU set of definitions to help banks, fintech and payments operators grapple with the ever-evolving problem. VIXIO speaks to the association to find out more.
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Payments

Data Protection Laws Hindering Financial Crime Fight, Say Payment Execs

Top payments industry professionals believe that existing data protection laws are acting as a “barrier” in the fight against financial crime, but is a “central depository” for the sharing of such data the solution?
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Payments

FATF Suspends Russia Membership, Adds Nigeria, South Africa To Greylist

The international standard-setting body has decided to suspend Russia’s membership as a result of its year-long aggression against Ukraine while announcing updates to its “greylist”.
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Payments

Missouri VLT Bill Backers Seek Other Legislative Opportunities

After coming up short five times in efforts to legalize video lottery terminals (VLTs) as part of legislation legalizing retail and mobile sports betting in Missouri, one veteran Republican state senator still believes regulating and taxing these machines is crucial to halting the expansion of grey-market games.
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Gambling

Massive Promotional Spend Powers Ohio's First Sports-Betting Month

Ohio regulators announced Tuesday that the state has shattered the all-time U.S. record for gross revenue in its first month of sports betting, aided by a stunning promotional blitz by the market leaders.
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Gambling

Australian Anti-Gambling Group Warns Of Predatory Facial Recognition

A leading Australian anti-gambling group is warning that gambling companies could use facial recognition technology to subvert responsible gambling reforms, a key election issue for the nation’s most populous state.
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Gambling

Belgian Regulator Takes Aim At Ad Ban

Belgium's planned ban on gambling advertising has come under renewed fire from the country’s gambling regulator over fears it will strengthen the black market, despite there being no firm evidence to support the claim.
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Gambling

UK Will Ban VIP Pampering, Set Slots Limits, Newspaper Says

The long-awaited UK gambling white paper will ban VIP loyalty packages, set online slots limits and will finally arrive at the end of this month, according to the Financial Times.
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Gambling

UPDATE: US Financial Data Privacy Law Introduced In Congress

Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has formally introduced a bill that seeks to modernise the 20+ year-old federal privacy law.
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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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