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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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Russian Oil Ban: European Council Reaches Agreement On 6th EU Sanctions Package

The European Council has reached an agreement in principle that could lead to a ban on around 90 percent of Russian oil imports to the EU by the end of 2022.
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Payments

German Regulator's Tough Licensing Stance May Create Operator Dilemma

The new German regulator has confirmed it is taking a strict stance on enforcing online slots and poker licensing when it assumes authority on July 1, a position that could open those awaiting news on their application to enforcement.
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Gambling

Kazuo Okada Allies Seize Control of Manila Casino

Allies of Japanese gaming mogul Kazuo Okada and a team of security guards have seized on-site control of Okada Manila, the Philippine integrated resort that Okada built but lost in 2017 after years of corporate warfare.
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Gambling

FinCEN Sets Anti-Money Laundering Priorities Amid U.S. Gambling Surge

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released its national priorities for anti-money laundering for casinos and other institutions last year, but the regulations behind those policies are still being developed.
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Gambling

News in Brief: May 30-June 3, 2022

New Jersey regulators issue a civil penalty against the former owners of Golden Nugget Online Gaming for reporting failings.
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Gambling

Australian Watchdog Sues Mastercard For Alleged Abuse Of Market Power

Australia’s consumer watchdog has opened a Federal Court case against Mastercard, accusing the payments giant of attempting to reduce competition in the supply of debit card acceptance services.
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Payments

Rouble To The Rescue: Russia Reveals Plans To Skirt Sanctions After US Closes Sovereign Debt Loophole

Russia’s minister of finance has proposed a new payment mechanism that he believes will allow the country to skirt US sanctions on sovereign debt coupons.
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Payments

Open Banking Complexities Weren’t Foreseen By CMA, Review Concludes

The technical solutions to achieve open banking in the UK were a success, but other issues such as governance were not factored into the equation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), an independent review has found.
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Payments

Businesses Fret As Thailand Kicks Off Data Protection Law Enforcement

After two years of delay, Thailand's first data protection law is set to come into force on Wednesday. Despite the intent to boost Thailand’s digital economy, small businesses are still struggling to prepare for full compliance.
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Payments

Crown Resorts Fined $58m Over Cashcard Scam

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has suffered another financial and regulatory blow after the Victorian state gambling regulator fined the company a record A$80m ($58m) over its China UnionPay (CUP) cashcard scam.
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Gambling

Could Interstate Poker Help Lay Groundwork For U.S. Online Casinos?

The addition of Michigan to an interstate internet poker compact is the latest sign of the gaming industry’s transition to the digital market, as it pursues its ultimate goal of achieving a massive expansion of online casinos similar to the explosive growth of sports betting.
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Gambling

Operators Searching for Right Marketing Approach In Ontario

With an American-style marketing approach featuring attractive sign-up bonuses and risk-free bets off the table in Ontario’s competitive online gaming market, operators say they are focusing on differentiated strategies to attract and retain customers.
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Gambling

Maltese Arrest Linked To German Tax Dodge

Maltese gaming consultant Iosif Galea has been arrested in Italy, reportedly over links to companies that failed to pay VAT on offshore gambling in Germany, causing fear within the island's gambling community of further crackdowns from abroad.
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Gambling

Cirsa Italian Market Entry In Doubt Over Enforcement

Blackstone-owned Cirsa International is seemingly set to enter the Italian online market via an acquisition, but the company it apparently wants to buy could be stripped of its licence in July.
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Gambling

Stripe Returns To Bitcoin Payments After Four-Year Hiatus

US fintech Stripe has returned to the bitcoin payments space after a four-year break, following the launch of its Stripe Apps Marketplace.
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Payments

Biometric Card Issuance Gathers Momentum As Japan Becomes Latest Country To Launch

As Japan becomes the latest country to experiment with biometric cards, advocates argue that high issuance costs will reduce over time as adoption picks up.
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Payments

MAS Piles On Pressure After Fraud Case

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has taken further action against OCBC Bank, raising its capital limits after some of its customers were victims of a phishing scam.
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Payments

UPDATE: Private Sector Lines Up Against US Digital Dollar

As the discussion around a US central bank digital currency (CBDC) heats up, Circle, a payments association, banks and legislators further line up in opposition to a digital fiat.
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Payments

EU (Finally) Releases Standard Contract Clauses Q&A

The European Commission has released a set of Q&As on the revised Standard Contract Clauses (SCCs) for international data transfers, originally released in June 2021.
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Payments

Costa Rica Proposes Using Gambling Revenue To Fund Police

Costa Rica has introduced a new bill that would channel revenues from casinos and online gambling towards municipal police training and prisons.
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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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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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