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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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DMA Delayed To 2023 In EU

More groundwork needs to be done by the EU as the antitrust chief confirms that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) enforcers will be in place by spring of next year, while in the UK, a Digital Markets Unit is set to be included in the Queen's speech.
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Payments

Three Star Entertainment Execs Resign After Probe Testimony

The top lawyer, CFO and chief casino officer for Australian operator Star Entertainment Group have fallen on their swords after damaging testimony at a review into the company’s operations.
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Gambling

Dominican Republic To Create New Gambling Regulator

Lawmakers in the Dominican Republic are pushing for the creation of a new gambling regulator, as the headline reform in an overhaul sparked by scandal.
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Gambling

Swedish Restrictions Hurting Economy, Says BOS Report

Sweden’s economy would benefit from easing the restrictions that drive players to the black market, according to a new report commissioned by the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS).
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Gambling

Maryland Mobile Sports-Betting Mandate Seeks Minority Participation

Nearly a year and a half after voters approved sports betting, Maryland is finalizing licensing rules to govern how mobile wagering will operate in the state as commercial gaming interests as well as small, minority- and women-owned businesses wait to be licensed.
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Gambling

Gaming Executives High On California Prospects For Mobile Sports Betting

One thing that top gaming executives made clear during a busy week of first-quarter earnings calls with analysts is that all eyes will be on California and the hotly contested sports-betting ballot initiatives voters will decide in November.
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Gambling

Bigtech QR Code Payments Creating Better Opportunities For Small Merchants, Says BIS

Findings from a new Bank for International Settlements (BIS) study suggest that access to quick response (QR) codes helps micro firms build up a credit history and that using bigtech credit can ease access to bank credit.
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Payments

SEC Expands Crypto Unit In Major Enforcement Shake-Up

In a sign of its increased focus on digital assets supervision, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will nearly double the size of its crypto enforcement team to 50 dedicated personnel.
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Payments

EBA Makes Harmonisation Push In New Non-Bank Lending Report

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has fed back to the European Commission on how best it can respond to the rise of non-bank actors in the lending space, which could result in new compliance rules for bigtechs and fintech services.
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Payments

J5 Releases First Guidance On Red Flags In NFT Market

The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) have published a new intelligence briefing warning of the financial crime risks of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
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Payments

Durbin Pushes For Credit Card Regulation But No Fee Cap

In a congressional hearing, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) proposed a number of measures to restore competition in the credit card market, but a swipe fee cap was not one of them.
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Payments

U.S. Gaming Industry Remains Insulated From Inflation

Despite higher gas prices, rising interest rates, and an equity market that has not done well this year, U.S. gaming industry executives were quick to point out during their first-quarter earnings conference calls that they have not seen any meaningful changes in gamblers' behavior.
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Gambling

Chicago Mayor Picks Bally's To Run Windy City's $1.7bn Casino

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday announced Bally’s Corporation is her choice to build and operate a mega casino in the nation’s third largest city by 2026.
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Gambling

Mystery Company Awarded First German Online Slots Licence

Germany has approved its first virtual slots licensee, a two-year-old company that is apparently linked to Gauselmann Group, the online gambling and machines giant.
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Gambling

Foreign Operators Advertising In Finland On Thin Ice

The National Police Board of Finland has said it has taken action to prevent foreign gambling companies from advertising at the 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship.
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Gambling

News In Brief: May 2-May 6, 2022

DraftKings finishes its $1.5bn acquisition, former tribal gaming leader found guilty of bribery and new Brazilian lottery details released.
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Gambling

EU Proposes Sixth Russian Sanctions Package, Targets Oil And Sberbank

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has presented the EU’s sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes specific provisions banning oil imports and Russia’s largest bank.
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Payments

EBA Updates Guidance On Assessing Non-EU Confidentiality Regimes

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has widened the scope and purpose of assessing the equivalence of professional secrecy and confidentiality regimes of third-country authorities.
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Payments

Bank Of America To Pay $10m For Unlawfully Freezing Funds

In yet another enforcement action, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered Bank of America to pay a $10m civil penalty for unlawfully freezing customer accounts and sending payments to creditors.
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Payments

Flutter Soars In US, Sinks in UK, Ireland

​​​​​​​Flutter Entertainment is poised to generate more money in the US than in its home markets of the UK and Ireland, as strong performances in the US and Australia offset declines in the rest of the world.
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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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