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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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Dutch Minister Backs KSA To 'Take Action' Against Ad Violations

The Dutch gambling minister has reassured lawmakers that the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) will “take action” against violations of the incoming advertising restrictions, as a major operator pauses its affiliate programme until the impact of the changes becomes clear.
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Gambling

Ohio Regulator Bars Inducements Connected To Non-Gaming Transactions

Ohio’s gaming regulator is instructing operators to cease any promotions that offer a sports-betting inducement that is connected to a non-gaming transaction and proposing rules to eliminate any uncertainty to that effect.
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Gambling

Gibraltar Hopes It Does Not Become 'Last Victim Of Brexit'

​​​​​​​A shock Spanish election result means Gibraltar faces a reckoning over long-stalled negotiations on a “Gibexit” border deal that would guarantee free access for online gambling and other employees at its border with Spain.
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Gambling

Third Time Lucky For US Payment Choice Act?

After two consecutive defeats in 2019 and 2021, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has re-introduced the Payment Choice Act, in a bid to mandate cash payment acceptance throughout the US.
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Payments

UK Regulators Emphasise Fairness In Premium APIs Principles

The UK regulators’ Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee has unveiled five high-level principles for banks and registered third parties to follow when agreeing a premium application programming interface (API) commercial model.
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Payments

India Fines Its Four Credit Bureaus As It Steps Up Consumer Protections

The Reserve Bank of India has fined the country’s four credit reporting agencies after it found inaccuracies in their credit reports and bad handling of complaints.
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Payments

PointsBet Recommends Increased Fanatics Offer For U.S. Business

PointsBet announced late Tuesday that its board of directors will recommend that shareholders accept an increased offer from Fanatics to purchase its U.S. business for $225m.
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Gambling

EU Action Possible Against Ukraine-Sanctioned Operators, Dutch Minister Says

European Union (EU) sanctions could be considered against Russia-linked companies sanctioned by Ukraine that are based in Curaçao, the Netherlands foreign minister has told the Dutch parliament.
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Gambling

Philippine Police Rescue 2,700 Enslaved POGO-Linked Workers

Philippine police have rescued more than 2,700 suspected victims of human trafficking in a single operation targeting a compound in southern Manila controlled by a PAGCOR-licensed online gambling service provider.
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Gambling

New Jersey Online Gaming Extension Slashed From Ten To Two Years

New Jersey, the largest U.S. market for internet gaming, is on the verge of approving a massive reduction from ten to two years for the extension of legal and regulated online casino operations.
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Gambling

Australian Parliament Report Backs Total Ban On Online Gambling Ads

An Australian parliamentary committee has called for online gambling advertising to be banned in its entirety in four phases over three years, the most punishing of 31 sweeping recommendations that industry lobbyists call “a step too far” and “short sighted”.
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Gambling

Kenyan President Approves Gambling Tax Increase

Kenya has approved raising the excise duty on all forms of gambling to 12.5 percent and the introduction of a 15 percent tax on gambling adverts.
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Gambling

Tokenisation Next On List For Australia’s Co-Badged Debit Cards

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is seeking feedback on new proposals that would lay the groundwork for the standardising of debit card tokenisation for online transactions.
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Payments

Brazil To Roll Out Pix Recurring Payments By Spring 2024

Brazil has officially announced plans for a new recurring payment service using the country’s popular instant payments service Pix, which is designed to enable widespread usage by also targeting underserved customers.
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Payments

Croatia Becomes Only Second EU Member To Be Greylisted

The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) increased monitoring list has added three new members, including the Balkan State, after the watchdog completed its plenary session.
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Payments

Deconstructing MiCA (Part 1): Background, Scope and Biggest Changes

This regulatory analysis will take a closer look at the Market in Crypto-Assets regulation's (MiCA) background, scope and the key changes introduced by the legislation. It will also provide information concerning the regulation’s impact, timelines of application and next steps for market participants. This analysis is the first in a series of MiCA-focused pieces.
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Payments

Texas Governor Says Legislative Lottery Courier Ban Is Unconstitutional

Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott has said a legislative effort to potentially limit the use of online lottery courier services in the state is unconstitutional.
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Gambling

Grey-Market Machines Disabled As Lawsuit Determines Their Legality In Kentucky

A Kentucky judge has signed off on an agreement reached between the state attorney general and Pace-O-Matic to disable thousands of skill-based games, also known as grey-market machines, while the constitutionality of a ban passed by the legislature is challenged in court.
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Gambling

Irish Minister Vows To 'Clear Off' And 'Move On' Gambling Bill

Ireland’s Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 will go to the report stage on July 11, as the government minister overseeing it aims to “clear it off and move it on”.
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Gambling

Bankruptcy Proceedings Beckon As Lithuanian Authorities Revoke PayrNet Licence

The licence of the once Railsr subsidiary has been revoked by the Bank of Lithuania for what the regulator says are serious violations of compliance requirements.
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Payments
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Nigerian State Regulators Claim Central Gaming Bill Disregards Supreme Court Ruling

A group of Nigerian state gambling regulators has expressed its “deep and unwavering” objection over the progression of a bill it fears will regulate online gambling at a national level.
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Philippines Mulls Mandatory Listing Of Online Gambling Companies

In an apparent global first, the Philippine government is considering compulsory stock market listings for online gambling companies to compel greater transparency in operations and ownership.
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Romanian Government Eyes Legislation To Decentralise Gambling Licensing

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced that his government plans to propose a draft legislation that will enable municipal authorities to decide on licences for local gambling outlets.
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FCA’s Guardrails For BNPL Aim To Bring Consumer Duty Requirements To The Space

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) users are set to gain new protections under proposals published today by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which has set a compliance deadline of July 2026.
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UK Industry Wrangles With Rapidly Approaching Cross-Sell Ban

When 2025 draws to a close so will the era of lucrative cross-selling promotions in the UK, with operators and affiliates facing the tall task of adapting successfully to another major shift in marketing compliance.
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Bailey Cool On UK CBDC Suggestions

Hopes of a British central bank digital currency (CBDC) were dealt a blow by the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, who said he “remained to be convinced” of the need for one.
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EU Lawmakers Insist Digital Euro Must Safeguard Privacy And Preserve Cash Access

The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) has called for stronger guardrails for privacy and guaranteed access to physical cash in its opinion on the EU's proposed legislation to establish a digital euro.
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Regulatory Influencer: Malta’s Key Observations on Website Practices of Crypto-Asset Service Providers

Earlier in the year, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) conducted a thematic review of websites belonging to all the crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) authorised by the MFSA in relation to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). This was part of the MFSA’s commitment to consumer protection, ensuring that the information provided was fair, transparent and not misleading. Following its review of websites, the MFSA sent out a Dear CEO letter to CASPs laying out its findings.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Philippine Central Bank As Payments Policeman And… Online Gambling Saviour?

The Philippine online gambling industry’s rapid transition from a disgraced foreign-facing segment to flourishing domestic sector is approaching a crunch moment as payments channels come under unprecedented scrutiny.
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Peru President Vetoes Consumption Tax Bill

Peru’s president has partly vetoed a bill that would reduce the impact of a controversial consumption tax applied to online gambling.
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