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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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Star Entertainment Accused Of Enabling Crime, Shares Plunge

Australia’s gambling industry has suffered a new, heavy blow with media reports that The Star Entertainment Group’s casinos allegedly enabled years of money laundering, fraud, organised crime activity and political foreign interference.
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Gambling

Las Vegas Gambling Think Tank Broadens Global Footprint

As Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs continues to revamp the country’s gambling regulatory framework, a think tank at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas is providing guidance on how to make a successful transition.
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Gambling

U.S. Operators Cautious On Crypto But Embracing Cashless Payments

The CEOs of two of the world’s most powerful casino companies responded with caution when a keynote panel at last week's Global Gaming Expo (G2E) turned to cryptocurrencies.
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Gambling

ICO Stresses High Data Protection Standards In Post-Brexit Consultation Response

The devil will be in the detail of the government’s data protection reforms, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said in response to the UK government’s push to overhaul the 2018 Data Protection Act.
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Payments

Week In Brief - October 8, 2021

A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed.
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Payments

NatWest Makes History In Landmark Money Laundering Prosecution

National Westminster Bank (NatWest) has become the first bank to be prosecuted by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority for failing to comply with anti-money laundering rules.
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Payments

UK Data Regulator Gives Thumbs Up To Single Customer View

UK gambling operators sharing customer data to help cut problem gambling would probably be legal, according to a new report.
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Gambling

Irish Opposition Proposes Credit Card Gambling Ban

A new bill in Ireland that would ban the use of credit cards to gamble has been called a “no brainer” as it cleared its first hurdle without any opposition.
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Gambling

Tight Race In Election To Allow Sports Betting On New Jersey Colleges

Recent polling indicates trouble for a November 2 referendum to allow betting on college games in New Jersey.
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Gambling

News In Brief: October 4-October 8, 2021

The Malta Gaming Authority has updated its rules and regulations surrounding match-fixing and suspicious betting events.
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Gambling

South-East Asia - A Hot and Fast-Growing Payments Region

As historically popular Asian markets are becoming less supportive towards innovation, South-East Asian countries are emerging as a rapidly growing market with plenty of opportunities.
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Payments

PSR May Still Intervene Over Merchant Fees Despite New Guidance

The UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has hinted that it may still intervene over merchant rates as responses to its new guidance on interchange regulation highlight rising fees as a result of Brexit.
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Payments

International Regulators Launch New Stablecoin Consultation

Stablecoins should observe international standards for payment, clearing and settlement systems, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions have clarified in a new consultation.
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Payments

PGA Tour Seeks Market-Access Expansion Beyond Arizona

Arizona’s new regulatory framework, which grants professional sports organizations similar control over sports-betting market access as casinos, should be a model for other states to follow, according to a senior executive with golf’s PGA Tour.
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Gambling

NIGC Issues New Sports-Betting Guidance For Expanding Tribal Market

As Louisiana this week becomes the latest state to host sportsbooks in tribal casinos, the federal regulatory agency for Indian gaming has cautioned that proposed deals between tribes and sports-betting partners risk being disapproved unless the tribe retains clear control over the operation.
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Gambling

MGM Boss Says DraftKings-Entain Deal Has 'One Key Caveat'

With DraftKings and Entain still in talks regarding a potential takeover bid by the U.S. sportsbook powerhouse, the CEO of Entain partner MGM Resorts has weighed in and pointed out a key roadblock for the two sides.
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Gambling

Sweden Squeezing Unlicensed Operators Following Government Report

The Swedish Gambling Authority’s new strategy to tackle illegal online gambling will make it very hard for unlicensed operators to target Swedish consumers, according to the managing partner of the law firm Nordic Gambling, Morten Ronde.
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Gambling

Consumer Data Leaked From Brazil’s PIX

An investigation has been opened against Brazil’s Banco Banese, after local media reports of a personal data leakage from customers of various financial institutions involving the country’s new instant payments service, PIX.
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Payments

As U.S. Casinos Embrace Cashless Gaming, Regulators More Cautious

As the U.S. gaming industry continues to bring mobile wallets and other cashless products to market, there are hurdles from a regulatory standpoint as state regulators try to understand the importance of this technology, according to lobbyists and gaming executives.
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Payments

Hong Kong Monetary Authority White Paper Proposes General-Purpose CBDC

Hong Kong has set a new course in its exploration of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by issuing a white paper targeting a retail CBDC.
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Romanian Gambling Ad Restrictions Incoming But Lawyers Flag Need For Clarity

Romania’s new Audiovisual Code introduces several important changes, clarifications and restrictions; however, questions raised about the definitions, such as sports personality or influencer, have not been “thoroughly defined”, according to legal experts.
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Australia’s Project Acacia Blossoming Into Six-Month Testing Phase

Project Acacia, Australia’s research program into wholesale digital currency, has reached a “significant milestone”, with participants selected to explore innovations in digital money and settlement infrastructure.
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Big Tech Joins Forces With Telcos Under Hong Kong’s Latest Anti-Scam Charter

Financial regulators in Hong Kong have announced the launch of a new anti-scam charter that will see telcos and big tech firms participate for the first time.
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U.S. Senate Fails To Roll Back Change To Gambling Tax Deductions

The effort to reverse one of the tax hikes in President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” came up short in the Senate on Thursday due to opposition from a lone senator who sought to add an exemption of religious colleges from the federal endowment tax.
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Regulatory Influencer: Concurrent Market Liberalisation In The Two Congos

Two of the French-speaking jurisdictions within the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), have simultaneously embarked upon devising gambling regulation. Following years of relying upon aged legislation, which monopolised the operation of gambling to state-owned entities, the Congolese market is finally liberalising.The bigger picture
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California's Daily Fantasy Sports Opinion: Key Policy Points To Watch

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion last week that deemed daily fantasy sports to be a form of illegal gambling is a new policy wrinkle in a state that has consistently been a flashpoint when it comes to the gaming market.
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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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