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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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News In Brief: May 2-May 6, 2022

New amendments to Canada's anti-money laundering regulations require payment service providers and crowdfunding platforms to register and set up a compliance programme.
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Payments

Ontario Fines BetMGM, PointsBet Over Gambling Inducements

Ontario’s gaming commission has wasted little time in enforcing the province’s ban on inducements in online gambling advertising, announcing two penalties on Tuesday against BetMGM and PointsBet.
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Gambling

California Online Sports-Betting Initiative Set To Qualify For Ballot

The political action committee behind a second ballot initiative in California funded by major sports-betting operators has submitted 1.6m signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office for verification, well over the number required to get on November’s ballot.
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Gambling

EU's Digital Crackdown Expected To Touch Online Gambling

The EU’s Digital Services Act will make life much tougher for technology giants such as Facebook and Google, but there are set to be some more subtle knock-on effects for gambling companies.
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Gambling

U.S. Gambling Expansion Causes Fraud Attempts To Surge

​​​​​​​There has been a surge in online gambling fraud attempts since several U.S. states legalized sports betting, according to data obtained by U.S.-based consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion.
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Gambling

UK Working On Economic Crime Plan 2.0

The UK government is in the process of creating a second Economic Crime Plan, which may include Companies House reform but will not consolidate anti-fraud enforcement into the hands of a single body.
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Payments

Indian UPI App Goes Live At NEOPAY Terminals In UAE

Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), a mobile payments app that uses India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), is now live in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Payments

Governor Signs Bill Giving Tribes Control Of Mobile Sports Betting In Maine

Maine became the first state in 2022 to officially legalize sports betting on Monday after Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, affixed her long-awaited signature to legislation after vetoing a more expansive bill more than two years ago.
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Gambling

LeoVegas Deal Gives MGM Profitable European Foothold

MGM Resorts International confirmed the acquisition of European online gaming operator LeoVegas for $607m in cash Monday, granting the company a global presence but teeing up potential problems with BetMGM partner Entain.
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Gambling

High Fees, Limited Licensing In Draft Decree For Brazil Sports Betting

President Jair Bolsonaro will reportedly sign a regulatory decree for sports betting within the next week that is expected to set an upfront licensing fee of more than US$4m and allow for a restricted number of operators for at least the first year.
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Gambling

Duterte Bans Online Cockfighting In Sudden Policy Reversal

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reversed course in his support for online cockfighting and banned the lucrative new gaming segment one week before the presidential election.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves – April 2022

Changes on the compliance committees for Flutter, a new CEO for 888's U.S. operations and Genting Singapore promotes a new CEO from within.
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Gambling

MGM To Acquire LeoVegas In Pursuit Of Global Online Growth

Nevada’s MGM Resorts International has agreed to acquire Swedish online casino operator LeoVegas for around $607m in cash, the companies announced early Monday morning.
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Gambling

No More Holdouts As U.S. Colleges Wade Into Sports Data Market

Opening a potentially multi-billion-dollar market for the sports betting industry, the non-profit agency overseeing college athletes and conferences in the United States is joining professional leagues in allowing the collection and distribution of sports wagering data.
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Gambling

Kansas Wins Sports-Betting Legalization Race Against Missouri

In the race between neighboring states to pass legislation permitting sports betting, Kansas has crossed the finish line first ahead of Missouri with a bill now heading to the governor’s desk.
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Gambling

J.P. Morgan Sued In $272m Fraud Complaint By Thai Ray-Ban Maker

A Thailand-based manufacturer of high-end Ray-Ban sunglasses is pursuing J.P. Morgan, the world’s largest bank by market cap, in a $272m fraud case.
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Payments

US Open Banking Rules: ’We Don’t Wanna Be China,’ Says Chopra

Bigtech and the use of big data are top concerns of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as the agency forges ahead with its open banking rulemaking, Rohit Chopra has told Congress.
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Payments

Lending Code Extended To Help APP Victims Better Understand Reimbursement Decisions

The UK's Lending Standards Board has published updates that enable more firms to sign up to the Contingent Reimbursement Model Code — the set of voluntary standards that aim to protect people against authorised push payment (APP) fraud.
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Payments

Hong Kong Initiates New CBDC Discussion

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has invited stakeholders to feedback how they think a central bank digital currency, named the e-HKD, could be best utilised in the Chinese special administrative region.
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Payments

Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender In Central African Republic

The Central African Republic has become just the second country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, after being signed into law by the country’s President.
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Payments
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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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