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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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California Takes Lead On Dual Licensure Of Cannabis, Gaming Businesses

With the approval of several recommendations to allow for dual licensure of the cardroom and cannabis businesses, California policymakers are ushering in a new era for both industries as the federal government still considers marijuana sales and possession a crime.
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Gambling

Gaming Tribes Still Battling U.S. Treasury Department Over COVID-19 Funds

It is almost always about the money when somebody says it is not about the money, but in the case of two gaming tribes who are suing U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, it seems to be more about standing up to the federal government.
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Gambling

Kindred's Norway Fine On Tentative Hold

​​​​​​​A deal has been struck between Kindred and the Norwegian Gambling Authority that means fines of NOK1.2m (€118,000) daily, with a cap of NOK437m, will be put on hold.
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Gambling

PSR Finalises Rules To Help Merchants Switch Acquirer

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its final decision on card-acquiring services, with the prerogative of enabling more awareness among businesses to shop around.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Final MiCA Text Published And EBA Looks For More Data

A busy week in Europe as the final text for the Market in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is published, the European Banking Authority tenders a contract to help it improve its crypto data analysis, and Italy is criticised for having a light touch on company registration. Meanwhile in Argentina, a state-owned energy company diversifies into crypto mining.
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Payments

Chile Embraces Open Banking As Fintech Law Passes

Chile looks set to become the fourth Latin American country to implement open banking after its Fintech Law passed the Senate with sweeping support.
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Payments

Daily Dash: MAS Keeps Up Sustainability Agenda With New Hub

Singapore’s regulator has launched a new environmental, social and governance hub, the US consults on self-service kiosks and India’s UPI keeps up international momentum with new Oman deal.
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Payments

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Mired In Dispute Over Sports-Betting Launch Timeline

An eight-hour meeting showed the split among members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission regarding a potential launch timeline for both retail and online sports betting in the state.
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Gambling

New York City, Colossus Of The North, Hovers Over New Jersey Casinos

New York took its biggest step yet toward establishing a casino near the city that never sleeps by appointing two women and a man to a panel charged with selecting sites for three new casinos in the region including New York City.
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Gambling

Brexit 'Bonfire' Portends Pain For Gambling Companies

A surprise promise by the new UK government to jettison the General Data Protection Regulation regime as part of a “bonfire” of European Union regulations could mean headaches for online gambling companies that operate across national boundaries.
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Gambling

Ontario Regulator Mulls Ban On Online Betting Lounges

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is considering a ban on branded partnerships between online gambling operators and popular establishments such as bars and sports arenas, citing concerns of responsible gambling and regulatory oversight.
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Gambling

News In Brief: October 3-October 7, 2022

GambleAware seeks treatment partner, 888 makes good on promise on pan-African launch and evidence of Malaysian slave labour surfaces in Laos casinos.
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Gambling

Major Outage Of Chase UK Banking App Stirs Panic Among Customers

The Chase UK banking app has suffered a range of “major” and “partial” outages across multiple functions, leaving panicked customers scrambling for help.
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Payments

Axe ’Card Tax’, Businesses Tell UK Government

Around £5bn is lost every year to card fees on shops, businesses have complained, as the cost of living bites for consumers.
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Payments

European Council Approves Digital Services Act On Protection Of Users’ Rights Online

The European Council has given its final approval to a landmark bill that aims to protect consumers and businesses from illegal products and misleading advertising online.
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Payments

Pass Stablecoin Law Or We Take Action, US Regulators Tell Congress

US federal financial regulators have reiterated last year’s message to Congress: pass comprehensive stablecoin legislation or they will use their existing authorities to fill the increasingly risky regulatory gap.
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Payments

Queensland Probe Finds Star In Breach Of Casino Legislation

An external review into The Star Entertainment Group’s casino operations in Queensland has found the company’s conduct to be “inconsistent” with casino legislation, paving the way for the state gambling regulator to declare it unsuitable to hold a casino licence.
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Gambling

U.S. Operators Facing Fines As Sports Betting Expands

Although dollar figures have yet to approach the eight-figure fines in international jurisdictions, U.S. regulators continue to be active when it comes to sanctions for operators in the rapidly expanding sports-betting market.
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Gambling

Brazil Elections Strengthen Senate Resistance To Gambling Expansion

Brazil Senate leader Carlos Portinho believes that election victories of President Jair Bolsonaro-backed candidates made in congressional races during Sunday's general elections will not affect Congress' pending legislative agenda, including gambling.
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Gambling

Irish Lawmaker Challenges Justice Department Over 'Illegal' Online Market

Irish lawmaker Verona Murphy TD has challenged the government on its regulation of online gambling, claiming during a Committee of Public Accounts meeting that despite it being an “illegal activity” it is certified by the Department of Justice.
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Dutch Affordability A Success, Claims Regulator

The Dutch gambling regulator has said it is happy with the effects of its controversial affordability regime despite worrying revenue trends, arguing that it has reduced dangerous gambling.
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Launch Of Papsscard Marks A Step Forward For African Financial Sovereignty

A joint venture between African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (Papss) and Mercury Payment Services, Papsscard is the first Pan-African card scheme and is intended to boost the continent’s financial autonomy.
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Finland Launches AML/CTF Legal Overhaul Consultation

Finland’s government has launched a public consultation on its plans to reform the country’s Money Laundering Act and bring its financial crime regime into line with EU regulations.
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California Attorney General Says All Daily Fantasy Sports Are Illegal

California Attorney General Rob Bonta dealt a major blow to fantasy sports operators on Thursday by releasing a long-awaited opinion declaring that state law prohibits all daily fantasy sports contests.
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Regulatory Influencer: Requirements for Market Entry in Finland

Finland is currently in the process of reforming its gambling regulatory framework and partially ending Veikkaus Oy’s exclusive right to organise online and land-based gambling in the country.The Bigger PictureOn March 20, 2025, the Finnish government submitted the draft law of the new Gambling Act to parliament, with new licensees scheduled to begin their operations in the country at the start of 2027. 
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The UK’s 2025 Regulatory Grid: Key Priorities for Payments Firms

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its most recent Regulatory Initiatives Grid in April 2025, setting out the current priorities of the financial regulator, including for the payments and e-money industry. In this piece, Vixio examines what the FCA has outlined in its latest regulatory grid, and why payments firms should care.
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News In Brief: June 30-July 4, 2025

Louisiana's AG rules sweepstakes casinos illegal, while Intralot acquires Bally's international online business.
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Ontario Prepares For Next Phase of Gaming Market Evolution

More than three years after the launch of Ontario’s competitive online gambling market, provincial leaders are looking to the next phase of the market’s maturity, including increased black-market enforcement efforts and a government review of the industry.
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Maryland Plans To Significantly Reduce Promotional Deductions

After Maryland lawmakers agreed to raise sports betting taxes this past legislative session, gaming regulators are now moving forward with limiting the amount of free-bets and other promotions that operators may deduct from taxable revenue.
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UK Financial Risk Checks Findings "Very Favourable" But Consumers Confused About Affordability

The Gambling Commission’s director of major policy projects and evaluation has said initial findings around the impact of financial risk checks have been “very favourable,” but confusion remains around affordability checks.Helen Rhodes said the recent findings from the ongoing pilot of financial risk assessments represent a “significant step forward in our work” during the opening talk at iGB L!VE in London on Wednesday (July 2).
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