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U.S. Gaming Industry's Cashless Adoption Slowing Post-COVID

Although the pandemic may have accelerated the move by U.S. consumers toward touch-free, cashless payment methods in general, that transition has taken casinos longer to embrace due to various factors, including the industry’s strict regulatory environment.
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Amazon Denies 'Ditching' Just Walk Out Technology

Amazon has denied reports that it plans to “ditch” Just Walk Out, saying that it will continue to deploy its autonomous checkout technology in certain US and UK stores, while transitioning to another system in large US supermarkets.
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Italy Set To Enter New Era Of Online, Lottery Licensing

A new decree in Italy that will see online licence fees skyrocket ahead of an expected concession window at the end of this year, and which prepares the ground for the country’s €7bn lottery tender, has been approved.
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World's First AML Information Sharing Platform For FIs Goes Live In Singapore

Singapore has launched a new information sharing platform for financial institutions (FIs), in an effort to transform the way that they handle money laundering and terrorist financing risks.
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UK Announces Incoming Online Slot Stake Limits 

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has announced that the UK will introduce a maximum £2 stake for 18 to 24 year-olds for online slot games and a £5 limit for adults aged 25 and over.
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Gambling

Gambling Industry Welcomes Finnish Licensing, Dreads 'Dutch-Style' Cooling Off

The European gambling industry applauds Finnish monopoly Veikkaus’ support for an open licensing system to combat the black market but fears its support for a cooling-off period like the one that rocked would-be entrants to the Dutch market.
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Gambling

Brazil Timeline In Doubt After Official's Exit

Less than two weeks after announcing concrete steps to open the Brazilian market at ICE, the country’s would-be chief gambling regulator is no longer working for the government.
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Gambling

New Federal Rules Herald Online Era Of Tribal Gaming Compacts

The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved new regulations for tribal gaming compacts that expressly recognize the possibility of tribes offering state-wide online gaming without having to obtain a state license.
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Gambling

What's Next For The CFPB's Rulemaking On Non-Bank Payment Apps?

After a 60-day consultation period, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is currently reviewing its proposed regulations on non-bank payment apps. Facing a backlash from the industry, how are the proposals likely to evolve?
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Payments

DORA 'Takes Shape' As First Guidelines Sent For Commission Approval

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) comes into effect in less than a year, as firms try to get their heads around the EU’s mammoth IT regulation.
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Payments

Google's Plans Will Bring 'Significant Changes' To Online Gambling, Says App Developer

Google’s plan to open up support for game types and operators not covered by existing licensing will bring “significant changes” to the online gambling industry, according to app developer mkodo.
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Gambling

Draft Curaçao Online Gambling Bill Draws Fire

Curaçao’s draft National Ordinance on Gambling is running into complaints, with the influential Advisory Council saying it has a “number of objections” and recommending that it be extensively revised.
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Gambling

Can Tether Escape The US Crypto Crackdown In 2024?

After a year of major enforcement actions against crypto firms in the US, Vixio speaks with blockchain analytics firm ChainArgos about the likelihood of similar charges being filed against Tether.
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Payments

UDPN's Single Network For Regulated Digital Currencies Prepares To Challenge Swift

The Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN) is aiming to roll out commercial use cases in 2024, starting with cross-border transfers and swaps, that could challenge Swift.
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Payments

U.S. State Lawmakers To Promote Model Online Casino Legislation

A national coalition of state lawmakers has announced it will form a committee to prepare model gambling legislation for states to consider, with online casino topping the agenda.
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Gambling

German Regulator Criticises Proposal To Decriminalise Illegal Gambling

The German Ministry of Justice has proposed decriminalising illegal gambling and making it strictly an administrative offence, but the regulator calls the proposal “incomprehensible”.
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Gambling

'Government Is Busy Elsewhere': How BNPL Slipped Off The UK Agenda In 2023

2023 was supposed to be the year that the UK government introduced regulation for the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry. However, the UK industry enters 2024 in limbo, even as other jurisdictions jump ahead.
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Payments

Lula Launches New Era In Brazil Online Gambling

A new era for gambling in Brazil began on December 30 when President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a law to regulate online gaming and sports betting, shifting the focus to Lula’s Ministry of Finance to implement the landmark legislation over the early months of 2024.
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Gambling

Malta Flags Concerns With Ireland's Gambling Bill

Malta has submitted two separate notifications to the European Commission flagging what it considers to be a host of regulatory barriers that may be a “cause for concern” in Ireland’s Gambling Regulation Bill 2022.
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Gambling

UK Prosecutors Order Entain To Leave Latin American Markets

The Crown Prosecution Service has ordered Entain to leave Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Peru within a year or lose the protections of its £600m deferred UK prosecution agreement, but the gambling giant retains some wiggle room.
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Gambling

MEPs Publish Amendments To PSD3 Text

Members of the European Parliament’s (MEPs) amendments to the Payment Services Directive (PSD3) have been made publicly available as political groupings in the Parliament prepare to make compromises.
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Payments

Feedzai, Mastercard Join Forces To Fight Bank-To-Crypto Money Laundering

Feedzai, a provider of financial crime and risk management solutions, has partnered with Mastercard to fight money mules who launder stolen funds from banks to crypto exchanges.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Klarna Avoids Going To Court In 'Pay In 4' US Class Action

Klarna has avoided a class action in the US thanks to a line in its terms and conditions, Block has withdrawn a Cash App licence in Ireland, and Wise has paused new business customer onboarding.
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Payments

US Treasury Outlines Stricter Rules To Address Nonbank Risk

The US Treasury has finalised guidance that makes it easier for financial regulators to impose higher prudential standards on nonbank financial institutions — a move labelled as “disappointing” by one market player.
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U.S. Operators Seek To Expand DC's Sports-Betting Market

A D.C. lawmaker’s effort to increase tax revenue from the city’s struggling sports-betting operation by opening mobile wagering to multiple operators has garnered wide-spread support from professional sports franchises and gaming operators.
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News In Brief: May 6-May 10, 2024

Pennsylvania lawmakers are consider studying how sports-betting operators attract players and Arkansas reopens licensing window for Pope County casino.
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UK's Open Banking Consultation Offers Path Out Of Regulatory Quagmire

The UK’s progress on open banking has been hampered by endless consultations and a lack of decision-making, payments experts warned during Vixio’s latest webinar, "Open Banking: Unlocking the Next Chapter".
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Argentina's QR Code For Credit Cards Still Not Ready, Industry Says

Argentina’s payments industry has said that a system to make credit card payments via a QR code provider is not yet ready, despite the country’s central bank saying that consumers should now be able to use it.
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Nium Notches Up Licences In Over 40 Countries, As APAC Revenue Doubles

Cross-border payments firm Nium is seeing rapid growth in Asia-Pacific, a trend that its regional manager puts down to being "hyper licensed" and to working closely with local regulators.
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Daily Dash: Fed Consults On Fedwire Hours

The US Federal Reserve has begun a consultation on extending Fedwire service hours, while the EU’s banking watchdog begins accepting the names of people linked to financial crime.
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Labour Checks, UN Concerns, Probes Heap New Pressure On POGOs

Pressure is continuing to build on the Philippines’ foreign-facing online gambling segment, with new hiring checks, UN scrutiny and community unease over foreign workers triggering another wave of media gloom and political attacks.
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Northern Ireland Working On 'Next Phase' Of Gambling Law

Northern Ireland has commenced preparatory work on its next stage of reforming the country’s gambling laws and is in the process of commissioning a gambling prevalence survey.
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U.S. Gaming Regulators Push Back Against Dave & Buster's Betting Plans

U.S. gaming regulators and lawmakers believe the move by prominent arcade chain Dave & Buster’s to incorporate peer-to-peer wagering into its loyalty app will violate state gambling laws.
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Brazil System Standards Open Door For Loyalty Bonuses

Brazil has continued to roll out regulations for online gambling by releasing detailed technical standards for betting and gaming systems via an ordinance that also implies that licensed operators will be able to offer retention bonuses for players.
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