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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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PSR In Need Of Reform, Says Ex-Regulator

VIXIO spoke recently to Mark Falcon, an ex-regulator who helped to set up the Payment Systems Regulator in the UK. His opinions about the six-year-old regulator were stinging and ranged from structural problems to its mandate to promote competition.
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Payments

U.S. Regulators Warn Of Sports-Betting Ad Crackdown

An overabundance of sports-betting advertising led two influential state gaming regulators on Monday to urge the industry to find a balance between competition and over-saturation, or risk a legislative backlash.
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Gambling

Shots Fired In Sihanoukville Online Raid As Crime Wave Flourishes

Police in Sihanoukville have arrested 15 Chinese nationals and confirmed shots were fired during a Friday raid on a hotel casino complex that was hosting online gambling operations.
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Gambling

Nigeria, Ghana Regulators Collaborating To Raise Revenues

The director-general of Nigeria’s National Lottery Regulatory Commission wants to team up with Ghana to form a regional gambling stronghold in the West African sub-region.
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Gambling

German FIU Under Money Laundering Suspicion

Agents of the Osnabrück public prosecutor’s office have raided the ministries of finance and justice in Germany, on apparent suspicion that someone at the financial intelligence unit (FIU) has colluded in money laundering.
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Payments

UK Unveils Data Protection Reform Plans

The UK government has unveiled plans to water down the provisions of the UK GDPR, the country's version of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. In doing so, it is raising the possibility that the EU will cease to regard its regime as "adequate", which in turn might interrupt the easy flow of personal data between the UK and the EU.
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Payments

News In Brief - September 13, 2021

Police ought to do more to tackle online fraud, the City of London Board chair has said.
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Payments

NFL Broadcasters Adjusting To League Gambling Evolution

As the National Football League’s position on gambling references and advertisements during game broadcasts continues to evolve, the league’s flagship television broadcasters say the tone of the games will not change overnight to a heavier gambling focus.
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Gambling

Could Sports-Betting Battle Spread From Florida To Illinois As Seminoles Expand?

A sports-betting ballot war appears all but certain next year in Florida, and the conflict might spread to Illinois where Hard Rock International plans to develop a $311m casino and continue its expansion into the commercial casino market.
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Gambling

Dutch Gambling Industry Hopes Agreement Can Head Off Ad Backlash

Dutch gambling industry executives are hoping a voluntary agreement can be forged with media and broadcasting officials that will fend off a potential “avalanche” of marketing and a resulting political backlash.
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Gambling

Nordic Restrictions Aid Unlicensed Operators, Argue Trade Groups

Restrictions across the Nordic region are being driven by politics as opposed to data and will force players to use unlicensed operators, according to the heads of the Swedish and Danish online trade groups.
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Gambling

News In Brief - September 10, 2021

The UK's Payment Systems Regulator has appointed two new senior advisors, and Cypriot authorities embrace blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
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Payments

Ultimatum For Coinbase

Coinbase is in hot water with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its plans to award users interest on the crypto-coins that they are not trading at the moment.
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Payments

Brush Up On Cyber Risks, EU Authorities Warn FIs

The financial sector is increasingly at risk from cyber-attacks, the European supervisory authorities have warned in their latest report on the subject.
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Payments

Ontario Online Opening Draws Near As Sports-Betting Standards Set

Ontario’s gambling commission has published final standards for online sports betting and internet gaming and confirmed that operators will be able to start the application process to become regulated in the province as soon as Monday.
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Gambling

888 Says It's Keen On Keeping William Hill Shops

888 Holdings has affirmed its interest in keeping William Hill’s 1,400 stores, as its chief executive said it had rebuffed approaches to sell them.
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Gambling

Finnish Licensing Possible By 2026, Consultant Predicts

A change in political power could see a licensing system introduced in Finland as early as 2026, according to a former Veikkaus Oy VP turned local gambling consultant.
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Gambling

DC Lottery Needs Changes To Boost Sports-Betting Revenue

The DC Lottery’s sports-betting product is performing poorly, and the city should consider increasing the tax rate on private operators, as well as other structural changes, to assist the struggling program, according to a new report from D.C.’s independent monitor.
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Gambling

News In Brief: September 6-September 10, 2021

Netherlands licensees to be named in late September, Cypriot regulator wants gambling companies to embrace crypto and Japan's Yokohama is officially withdrawn from casino-resort contention.
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Gambling

China’s Personal Information Protection Law To Take Effect On November 1

Swingeing fines and the revocation of business permits are the order of the day for China's new data protection law, which stipulates that firms that are guilty of serious offences can pay fines of up to 50m renminbi (US$7.74m), or 5 percent of their annual turnover.
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DraftKings Pays $3m To Settle Connecticut Marketing Investigation

DraftKings has agreed to return more than $3m to players and pay a $50,000 penalty in a second high-profile settlement announced by Connecticut regulators in as many months.
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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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