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EBA Slams Fintechs Over Lax Compliance In New AML Risk Assessment

In its latest risk assessment, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that poor practices and a lack of experience at fintechs, including payments and crypto firms, are undermining efforts to tackle financial crime.
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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE’s Digital and Financial Ambitions

The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Brazil Minister Rattles Industry With Regulatory Remorse

The government minister responsible for Brazil’s federal betting regulator is considering stricter rules on advertising and online casino games and says he would even outlaw online gambling altogether if given the opportunity.
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Romanian Government Eyes Legislation To Decentralise Gambling Licensing

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced that his government plans to propose a draft legislation that will enable municipal authorities to decide on licences for local gambling outlets.
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U.S. Sports-Betting Operators Saved $170m In Taxes On Promotional Play in 2022

Key states that permit deductions of bonuses and promotions from taxable sports wagering revenue missed out on more than $170m in tax revenue in 2022, as different markets continue to take varied approaches to tax deductions.
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Gambling

Crown Fined Another $20m Over Cheque Abuses

The Victoria state regulator has slapped a new fine of A$30m ($20m) on casino operator Crown Resorts over customer cheque practices and has ordered another internal probe, extending Crown's nightmare run of punishments for compliance failures.
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Gambling

UK Needs Strategy To Tackle Gambling-Related Crime, Says Report

UK charity, the Howard League for Penal Reform, has called for the creation of a national board to address crime linked to gambling, following the completion of its over three-year-long inquiry.
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Gambling

Rio de Janeiro State To License Online Sports-Betting Operators

The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has published a formal notice setting out a licensing and accreditation process for retail and online sports-betting operations, with lower taxes and fees set to apply at state level than would apply under a forthcoming federal framework.
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Gambling

Trouble In Heaven For Marriage Between Leagues And Sportsbooks

All marriages have their ups and downs, but the unlikely partnership between the sports-betting industry and the National Football League seems to be especially turbulent.
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Gambling

Kindred Reports Mixed Picture As It Considers Sale

Kindred’s announcement that it will undergo a strategic review leaves it with an encouraging performance in the Netherlands, a troublesome one in Norway, and a performance that one commentator called “hardly stellar” in the growth market of the USA.
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Gambling

Chile's Sports Advertising Ban Bill Passes To The Senate

Chile’s bill to ban online betting operators from partnering with sports teams has passed the Chamber of Deputies, and now awaits its fate in the Senate.
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Gambling

UK’s FCA Wants To Restrict Cash Deposits At Post Office Branches

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a new series of measures that are designed to reduce the risk of money laundering through Post Office banking services.
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Payments

Merchants Could Be Forced To Accept Digital Euro, ECB Says

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest digital euro work suggests that merchants should be obliged to accept the payment method, as the end of the investigation phase gets closer.
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Payments

EPI Grabs iDEAL Solution With New Acquisitions

The European Payments Initiative (EPI), a project to build a pan-European rival to Visa and Mastercard, rises from the ashes with two big announcements: the acquisitions of Dutch payments champion iDEAL and a new pilot by year end.
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Payments

German Slots Tax Receipts Slide

German online slots tax receipts dropped about 43 percent in the first quarter of this year, suggesting that German gamblers might be moving to unlicensed operators.
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Gambling

Illegal Market Remains A Concern As U.S. Sports Betting Turns Five

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision almost five years ago to overturn the federal ban on sports betting created a booming market that today faces challenges that include a need for fresh innovation and enduring offshore competition.
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Gambling

Kindred Launches Review That Could Include Sale

Kindred Group said its board has started a review of strategic alternatives that could include a merger or sale of the company, in whole or in part.
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Gambling

Australia's NSW Government In Talks Over Mandatory Cashless Gaming

Crossbenchers holding the balance of power in the New South Wales (NSW) state legislature have begun talks with the newly-elected Labor government to introduce mandatory cashless gaming for its $8bn slot machine sector.
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Gambling

Finnish Ministries Clash Over Ending Monopoly

The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has said the preliminary report on the exclusive rights system contains two “fundamental problems”, as it throws its weight behind preserving the country’s gambling monopoly.
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Gambling

Australia Seeks To Expand AML/CTF Framework In New Consultation

A new consultation is seeking comment on plans to bring previously unregulated sectors into Australia's anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework, as lawmakers voice concerns that the country could be heading for the FATF greylist.
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Payments

US Non-Cash Payment Boom Records Fed’s Triennial Payments Study

The US Federal Reserve has published its triennial payments study which found that non-cash payments have grown at the highest ever recorded rate.
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Payments

European Parliament Issues Controversial Digital Euro Report

The “game changer” central bank digital currency could be used to distance the banking sector from payments, a new report from the European Parliament has said.
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Payments

Spain Reveals 20 Sanctions Issued In H2

Spain’s biannual list of gambling operator sanctions includes several penalties for Flutter-owned companies, but the big money fines focus on a group of Curaçao-based operators.
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Gambling

UK Commission Warns Of 'Unrelenting' Enforcement Ahead Of White Paper

Key UK industry stakeholders are still unaware of the exact contents or release date of the long-awaited Gambling Act Review white paper, but the gambling regulator says it is continuing to take action despite repeated delays.
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Ex-GVC Holdings CEO Among 11 Charged In UK Over Gambling Services In Turkey

The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has charged 11 individuals with serious offences, including conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to bribe, related to the provision of gambling services in Turkey between 2011 and 2018.
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Georgia Lawmakers Encouraged To Lift Casino, Sports Betting Ban

Sports betting remains illegal in Georgia as efforts during the 2025 legislative session failed to get a bill through either chamber of the General Assembly, a familiar pattern that has seen several years of industry optimism followed by lawmakers failing to pass any legislation.
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Spanish Lawmakers Push To Renew Ad Ban, Amp Pressure On Suppliers

Spanish authorities are once again attempting to restore a gambling advertising ban struck down by the courts and are also taking the opportunity to demand that suppliers stay away from the black market.
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All Eyes On Supreme Court As India Online Ban Ravages Industry

India’s online real-money gaming (RMG) companies and investors have begun closing operations, writing off hundreds of millions of dollars in losses and scrambling for new business plans after central government ambush legislation banned the RMG sector.
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U.S. Problem Gambling Surveys Draw Mixed Conclusions

Recent studies of the prevalence of problem gambling and problematic play have drawn a mix of conclusions about the effects of sports betting expansion.
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New York Moves To Ban Bulk Buying Of Lottery Tickets

New York regulators have moved to ban “bulk buying” of lottery tickets to prevent scandals such as two incidents that lead to changes with the Texas Lottery when an out-of-state syndicate bought nearly all the numerical combinations to win a $95m jackpot.
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Binance Audit Signals Next Phase Of Australia’s Crypto Regulation

The scrutiny of the world’s largest exchange reflects broader reforms aimed at closing gaps in virtual asset regulation and tackling money laundering risks in the digital asset sector.
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Brazil Regulator Reveals Revenue Data, Enforcement Activity

Brazil’s newly licensed online gambling operators generated more than US$3bn in gross revenue in the first six months after regulation, putting the Brazilian market well on track to become the second largest in the world.
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Malta Unveils Intensified AML/CTF Plan For The Year Ahead

The country’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) will scrutinise crypto companies’ ownership structures over the next year as part of its ongoing drive against illicit finance.
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CFPB Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Open Banking Rule

Amid confusion around the regulation of open banking in the US, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a request for comment to clarify industry views on key points.
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