Insights

The Law Reform Commission of Tanzania is reviewing a host of legal changes to help the country achieve its National Development Vision 2050, including looking at the impact of land-based gambling on young people.

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced Lord Allen of Kensington will begin his role as chair on September 1, as its continued fight against a proposed ‘racing tax’ has gained support from a wide range of stakeholders.

The latest Q&As from the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) aim to address confusion around the EU’s operational resilience framework and the expectations for the Register of Information.

The Thai government has targeted more than 65,000 online crime cases and frozen 916,000 mule accounts, according to new figures from the Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES).

Following in the footsteps of its close neighbour Australia, New Zealand will scrap surcharges on in-store card payments as part of a complete overhaul of card fees.

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).

On July 15, 2025, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced that September 1, 2026 would be the beginning of the large-scale implementation of the digital ruble. The implementation date was set following an initial delay of the rollout that was scheduled to commence in July 2025. ​The digital ruble is a digital representation of a traditional ruble issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Unlike other cryptocurrencies, it operates under the CBR’s direct control, offering an official, government-backed alternative to cash and other electronic payment methods.

As the gambling industry and its regulators ponder how to balance the growing demand to diagnose gamblers’ financial vulnerability with customer privacy, open banking evangelists still believe the technology has a key role to play.

Ukraine’s new gambling regulator, PlayCity, has begun its work to remove any potential Russian-linked businesses, revoking several business-to-business licences in a single day after they failed to provide enough evidence that they have no link to countries at war with Ukraine.

The CEO of the American Gaming Association reiterated his support for the restoration of the full gambling loss tax cap deduction as members of the House Committee on Ways and Means held a field hearing Friday in Las Vegas on the One Big, Beautiful Bill.