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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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Playtech Delays Takeover Meeting Over Potential Counter-Offer

Playtech has postponed a special meeting to approve an offer from Aristocrat Leisure to give another potential acquirer, JKO Play, time to develop a potential bid.
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Gambling

Cryptocurrency Landscape: How Regulators Are Responding to Money Laundering and Consumer Protection Risks

As cryptocurrency use continues to grow, regulators are adapting existing regulations for the crypto world, focusing on mitigating money laundering risks and enhancing consumer protections to match the security of payments in fiat currency. However, because of the challenges of effectively regulating crypto activities, money laundering may continue underground, prompting authorities to impose bans on cryptocurrency activity and provide their own central bank digital currency, as several countries have already done. This analysis seeks to understand the current state of the actions that legislators in the UK and EU are taking to regulate and limit the money laundering capability of cryptocurrencies.
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Payments

Georgia Approves Tough New Gambling Restrictions

The Eastern European nation of Georgia has introduced stringent new rules across its gambling sector, including an advertising prohibition and new taxes for online casino players.
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Gambling

Arkansas Approves Controversial Sports-Betting Revenue Sharing Rule

Arkansas regulators have unanimously approved rules that will open the door for mobile sports betting in the state but kept a provision that could prevent many of the industry’s most familiar names from participating.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves - December 2021

Senior officials depart the Malta Gaming Authority, a trio of appointments at the Florida gaming regulator and Wynn Macau names its new CEO.
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Gambling

Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid's Death Signals Transition Of U.S. Gambling Into Digital Age

The U.S. gaming industry is unlikely to ever have a more powerful government official as its advocate and defender than former U.S. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, who died of pancreatic cancer on December 28, just after his 82nd birthday.
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Gambling

Córdoba Continues Argentina's Advance On Online Gambling

A new law passed in Córdoba a few days after Christmas means each of Argentina’s five largest provinces has now approved legislation for online gambling, with 2022 set to be a pivotal year as operations launch across one of Latin America’s most complex markets.
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Gambling

Week In Brief - December 23, 2021

In the last news roundup of the year, we are looking at a wide range of payments topics around the globe, including the FCA’s new rules on climate-related disclosures, the EC adequacy decision for South Korea, a U.S. buy now, pay later inquiry, Swiss e-ID principles and the latest AML fine, this time in Lithuania.
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Payments

Update: Indonesia’s New Instant Payment System Officially Kicks Off

As part of Indonesia’s extensive digitalisaton plans, Bank Indonesia has launched the country’s new retail payments infrastructure that enables payment transactions to be sent real-time, around the clock.
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Payments

Good Tidings We Bring, To Your Compliance Wing - EBA Sets New Financial Crime Guidelines

The European Banking Authority has released two new sets of guidelines seeking to encourage coordination between different authorities and to set new expectations for financial institutions.
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Payments

Crown Resorts Suffers Second A$1m Fine Over Junket Defiance

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has been fined A$1m ($722,000) for “deliberate disobedience or wilful blindness” toward the Victoria state gaming regulator over improper junket activity in 2015 and 2016.
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Gambling

Flutter To Acquire Italy’s Sisal For Retail, Online Presence

​​​​​​​Flutter Entertainment said it has agreed to acquire Sisal for €1.91bn (£1.62bn), giving it a leading online and retail presence in Italy.
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Gambling

New Finnish Gambling Law Granted Final Approval

Finland’s president has signed into law the country’s gambling reforms, ensuring new enforcement powers and marketing rules are set to come into effect from January 1.
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Gambling

Gambling Commission Finds Lottery Betting Company Targeted Elderly

A lottery betting company has surrendered its suspended licence after the UK Gambling Commission found that the company targeted the elderly, including a 100-year-old man who bet nearly £24,000 in five months.
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Gambling

California Cardrooms Challenge Tribal Sports-Betting Initiative

Two California cardrooms have filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a sports-betting initiative on next year’s ballot to legalize retail wagering at Indian casinos and four racetracks, which they argue violates the state constitution.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports-Betting Advertising Boom Set To Escalate In 2022

As the calendar flips to 2022, the conversation surrounding the glut of sports-betting advertising in the United States is likely to only intensify, particularly as the country’s largest media market is set to launch online sports wagering.
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Gambling

News In Brief: December 20-December 24, 2021

Resort casino zones could come to Azerbaijan, Dutch operator warned over match bets and Ohio sports betting is approved.
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Gambling

EuReCa! European AML/CTF Database Unveiled

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has revealed more details about its central database on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) in the EU, a key tool for coordinating efforts to counter illicit finance in the bloc.
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Payments

Pandora’s Box And The Biggest AML Trends in 2021

2021 has tested the anti-money laundering (AML) regimes of world economies, shedding light on gaps in the existing frameworks and forcing legislators to cast the net wider to fight the flow of illicit money.
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Payments

First ACHs Move Technical Accounts To TIPS

In a major milestone for instant payments across the EU, the European Central Bank has announced the first wave of automated clearing houses (ACH) to move their technical accounts to its low-value instant settlement system.
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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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After Escaping CFPB Enforcement, Zelle Pitches To US Treasury Department

Zelle, the largest peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform in the US, has offered itself to the Trump administration as the solution to its phasing out of government checks, yet continues to face scrutiny from lawmakers.
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Thai Casino Bill Withdrawn Amid Mounting Political Woes

The Thai government has indefinitely withdrawn a bill legalising casinos amid political shockwaves and a flailing legislative campaign.
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Pennsylvania Seeks To Reduce iGaming Fraud With Stricter KYC Requirements

Pennsylvania regulators have released a list of enhanced know-your-customer requirements in an effort to strengthen account security and reduce fraudulent activity, as they continue to involuntarily exclude online gaming customers for unscrupulous activities.
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News In Brief: July 7-July 11, 2025

California senators back sweepstakes ban, while Brazil's Senate scraps a planned vote on casino expansion
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Bulgarian Stakeholders Welcome Proposed Restrictions But Warn They Could Boost Black Market

A Bulgarian gambling trade group and others have warned that the government's proposal to restrict risky gambling behaviour could push players to the black market and is “not supported by established European regulatory models”.
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'Milestone' Passed As Bahrain Introduces Licensed Stablecoin Regime

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced that providers will be able to issue single-currency stablecoins backed by the Bahraini dinar, the US dollar or any other fiat currency it deems acceptable.
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