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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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Japanese Police To Launch Global Probe Into Online Casinos

Japan’s police force is set to begin a major investigation into the use of foreign casino websites by Japanese gamblers, ramping government efforts to disrupt the massive gambling segment.
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Gambling

New Jersey Orders Bet365 To Reimburse Patrons $519,000

New Jersey gaming regulators have ordered bet365 to pay out more than a half-million dollars after an audit found the sports-betting operator revised odds to already concluded bets that were placed with “obvious errors”, without prior regulatory approval.
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Gambling

Thailand's Draft Casino Law Offers 30-Year Licence, 10-Year Extension

Thailand has released draft control legislation for integrated resorts that includes potential 40-year licences and a maximum fee schedule, but also promises tight Cabinet control on policy and administration and a ban on casino internet gambling.
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Gambling

Brazil Adopts Final Regulations Ahead Of Looming Licensing Deadline

Brazil’s gambling regulator has concluded the rulemaking process to implement a new national law on online betting and gaming through the publication of three ordinances establishing formal rules on responsible gaming and advertising, among other key topics.
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Gambling

Revolut (Finally) Gets A UK Banking Licence… With Restrictions

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority has granted Revolut a banking licence with restrictions, marking a significant milestone in the fintech’s expansion into the country’s banking sector.
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Payments

FTC Investigates Mastercard And Others Over Surveillance Pricing Practices

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into eight companies suspected of using surveillance pricing practices.
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Payments

UK Regulator Defends Problem Gambling Stats Feared By Industry

A Gambling Commission official has firmly defended its upcoming release of statistics from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain as “open and transparent”, and prepared to set a “new baseline” for tracking gambling-related harm over time.
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Gambling

Full POGO Ban Raises Questions On Domestic Industry, Enforcement

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s landmark decision to ban foreign-facing online gambling operations (POGOs) has attracted near-unanimous political support, but leaves questions hanging on enforcement and the fate of the domestic online industry.
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Gambling

Hong Kong Stablecoin Legislation Takes Shape Following Consultation

Major banks, fintechs and digital asset firms are watching lawmakers in Hong Kong closely as the financial centre moves towards its first bill to regulate stablecoin issuance.
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Payments

Virginia Fines Rush Street Gaming's Rivers Casino $545,000

Rivers Casino in Portsmouth, Virginia, has agreed to pay more than a half-million dollars in fines to settle several violations of state gaming regulations that occurred last year and earlier this year.
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: FATF Updates Its 'Greylist' to Include Monaco and Venezuela

On June 28, 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published its updated list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly referred to as the "greylist".
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Payments

Daily Dash: Dutch Finance Minister Proposes Law To Restrict UBO Register Access

The Netherlands has introduced a new draft law that will restrict access to ultimate beneficial owner registers, while Hong Kong has issued an AML fine to the local subsidiary of Singapore’s largest bank.
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Payments

Open Banking In Australia Has Failed To Live Up To Its Potential, Says ABA

The head of the Australian Banking Association (ABA) has said its members are seeing little return on their investment after spending heavily on open banking implementation.
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Payments

Chile Overhauls Payment Card Regulations

The Central Bank of Chile has updated the regulations concerning the issuance and operation of payment cards to reflect changes in the country’s retail payment sector.
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Payments

UK Fintech Sector Readies Its Wishlist And Waits To Hear Labour's Priorities

Fintech players have urged the incoming Labour government in the UK to revive the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill and halt plans for authorised push payment scam reimbursements, but whether these issues will be addressed remains to be seen.
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Payments

UK Industry Pledges To Work With New Labour Government

UK trade group the Betting and Gaming Council has welcomed Labour’s election landslide victory and committed to working with the new government to deliver industry reforms, such as “frictionless financial risk checks online”, but the industry awaits key ministerial appointments.
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Gambling

Frustrations Rise Over Limited Canadian Enforcement

Canadian legal experts have said enforcement of Canada’s unregulated gambling market, including operators that have failed to convert to the regulated Ontario space, remains a low priority for authorities and that regulated operators are beginning to take notice.
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Gambling

Bill To Let California Tribes Sue Cardrooms Over Exclusivity Advances

A decades-old conflict between tribal casinos and operators of cardrooms in California could be headed to a state courtroom as a bill to provide tribes standing for a one-time lawsuit moves closer to the Assembly floor.
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Gambling

UK Study Affirms Online Gambling Dependence On High-Rollers

A newly released study of gambling spending in the UK uses real-world data to affirm the thesis that online gambling, especially racing, depends heavily on a small percentage of players.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 1-July 5, 2024

The Argentine city of Mendoza will block access to unlicensed online betting operators in public spaces and Chile is investigating the National First Division Championship after match-fixing reports.
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News In Brief: July 7 - July 11, 2025

Super Group exits U.S. iGaming market, while the AGA supports bill restoring full gambling loss deduction
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Bulgarian Stakeholders Welcome Proposed Restrictions But Warn They Could Boost Black Market

A Bulgarian gambling trade group and others have warned that the government's proposal to restrict risky gambling behaviour could push players to the black market and is “not supported by established European regulatory models”.
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'Milestone' Passed As Bahrain Introduces Licensed Stablecoin Regime

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced that providers will be able to issue single-currency stablecoins backed by the Bahraini dinar, the US dollar or any other fiat currency it deems acceptable.
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Further EPI Expansion Bolsters Europe’s Payments Sovereignty Agenda

Five new European banks have joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and will begin to roll out Wero to their customers.
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Worldline Scandal Reminds European PSPs Of The Importance Of AML Compliance

The exposé on French payments giant Worldline may see European payment service providers (PSPs) face increased scrutiny from both national and regional anti-money laundering (AML) authorities.
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UK Competition Regulator Opens Consultation On Worldpay Sale To Global Payments, Signalling Possible Probe

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is to investigate Global Payments’ anticipated acquisition of Worldpay, potentially signalling a deeper investigation ahead of a mid-July deadline.
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European Supplier Licensing In 2025: The New Normal

Gambling suppliers have been forced to say goodbye to the era when licensing oversight was either an afterthought or a jurisdictional idiosyncrasy. Now, firmly in an era where scrutiny on the B2B sector is at an all-time high, European jurisdictions are bedding in a new normal for the sector.
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Philippine Politicians, Treasury Move Against Domestic Online Gambling

Clouds are forming over Philippine domestic online gambling as government officials float a new tax and senators lead a charge for restrictions on e-wallets, buy-ins and even a full industry ban.
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Nevada Congresswoman Seeks To Rescind Limits On Deductible Gambling Losses

Nevada Representative Dina Titus, whose congressional district includes the Las Vegas Strip, is set to introduce legislation to repeal a controversial provision in President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that would limit declarable losses for gamblers.
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Dutch Affordability A Success, Claims Regulator

The Dutch gambling regulator has said it is happy with the effects of its controversial affordability regime despite worrying revenue trends, arguing that it has reduced dangerous gambling.
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