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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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Canadian Gaming CEO Says Other Provinces Year Or Two Away From Ontario Online Model

Interested observers continue to wait for the first report card on the performance of Ontario’s online gaming program, and insiders say those observers include policymakers in other provinces.
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Gambling

Beyond Sweeping: VRP Expected To Revolutionise Open Banking

Variable recurring payments (VRP) is coming to the market in the next couple of months in the form of sweeping, but this is only the beginning, say experts who argue it will shake up the status quo.
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Payments

UK Regulators Set Out Critical Third-Party Approach

The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have indicated what measures they will take to oversee and strengthen the resilience of services provided by critical third parties to the UK financial sector.
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Payments

EU Authorities Throw Out De-Risking Case Against EBA

The European supervisory authorities' board of appeal has dismissed a case against the European Banking Authority (EBA) for an alleged non-application of EU law regarding payment services.
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Payments

Devil In the Details' Of Hungary’s Online Reforms

​​​​​​​As Hungary progresses with plans to open up its online betting market, it is still unclear how favourable authorities will be to foreign gambling operators, according to a local legal expert.
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Gambling

As Gambling Grows, Washington State Tackles Issues Of Addiction

Washington gaming regulators and researchers have been studying whether there are enough resources to address gambling addiction and determine if those services need to be increased due to the prevalence of tribal casinos, cardrooms and other forms of gambling in the state, including sports betting.
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Gambling

Goa Joins List Of States Hostile To Online Skill Games

The leader of the Indian state of Goa has apparently promised to ban or curtail online rummy, poker and other online skill games, bringing the state in line with recent local government defiance of court rulings in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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Gambling

Brazilian Bill Would Make Payment Intermediaries Illegal On Gambling Sites

A Brazilian lawmaker has presented a bill in the Chamber of Deputies that would outlaw payment intermediaries from functioning on sites that host illegal gambling and child pornography.
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Gambling

UK Government Publishes Post-Brexit Financial Services Bill

The UK has published its long-awaited Financial Services and Markets Act, including commitments to regulate stablecoins, protect access to cash and improve consumer protection from fraud.
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Payments

HM Treasury Plots Payments Regulation Overhaul

The UK’s finance ministry has confirmed plans to review the applicability of the current payments regime, including new regulatory powers and the potential introduction of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR).
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Tesla Dumps Bitcoin As Industry Players Claim Worst Is Over

Tesla adds to a crisis of confidence in the crypto markets, BNP Paribas spots an opportunity for high-end customers, while J.P. Morgan and Grayscale claim the worst of the collapse is now over.
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Payments

PSR Planning To Make Open Banking Attractive For Cash Users

In its response to the Digital Payments Initiative report, the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is looking at ways to make digital payments more attractive for those that still rely on cash and encourage the use of open banking in account-to-account retail transactions.
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Payments

FCA Says New Regs May Address Its Limits To Stop Harm Caused By Third Parties

In its latest perimeter report, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) highlights potential gaps where it lacks the power to step in and the actions the authority is taking to reduce harm linked to these gaps.
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Payments

Spanish Supreme Court Questions Ad Restrictions

​​​​​​​Spain’s Supreme Court has said there is reason to think the country’s gambling ad ban could be unconstitutional.
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Gambling

Insurance Coverage For U.S. Problem Gamblers Yields Mixed Results

More U.S. health insurance companies are offering coverage for gambling addiction, but that does not necessarily mean healthcare providers are celebrating.
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Gambling

Criticism Of Peru's Online Gambling Law Continues

The fallout continues from Peru’s rush to legalise online gambling last week, with industry insiders weighing in on the detrimental effect of merging two bills into one without careful examination of the text, which appears contradictory in several places.
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Gambling

German Regulator Irks Internet Firms With Call For Voluntary Website Blocking

A call by the new Germany-wide gambling regulator for internet service providers (ISPs) to voluntarily block unlicensed gambling sites is stirring controversy among the ISPs and some legislators.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 18-July 22, 2022

Legal online casino games will become available for the first time in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
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Gambling

Europeans Can Now Use Alternative Billing Systems For In-App Purchases On Google Play

Google has announced that non-gaming apps that operate in the European Economic Area (EEA) may allow customers to use alternative billing systems to pay for digital goods and services via the Google Play store, pre-empting forthcoming regulations.
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Payments

Swedish Court Rules In Consumer’s Favour Over Fraud Payments

Sweden’s Supreme Court has ruled that a consumer that fell victim to a phishing scam is in line for compensation after unwittingly giving away their details to a fraudster.
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Payments
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DraftKings Pays $3m To Settle Connecticut Marketing Investigation

DraftKings has agreed to return more than $3m to players and pay a $50,000 penalty in a second high-profile settlement announced by Connecticut regulators in as many months.
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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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