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June 27, 2024

UK Political Scandal Highlights Industry's Monitoring Capabilities

The UK’s ongoing political betting scandal has shone light on the immense effort operators take to monitor bets and potential high-risk customers in the regulated market, say experts.
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June 27, 2024

US Senators Challenge Supreme Court Ruling In New CFPB Funding Bill

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is once again at the centre of a dispute between lawmakers in the US, after a group of Republican senators introduced a bill that aims to abolish its direct funding mechanism.
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June 27, 2024

Open Banking In UAE Needs A 'Killer Use Case', Says Al Etihad CEO

In the first instalment of an exclusive interview with 91ÌìÌÃÔ­„“, Jan Pilbauer, chief executive at Al Etihad Payments (UAE), spoke about the national payments entity’s work on open banking and open finance adoption in the country.
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June 27, 2024

Daily Dash: Aussie Payments Industry Agrees To Split Costs Of Cash-In-Transit Business

A struggling cash-in-transit business has been given a helping hand by Australia’s payments industry, while the UAE has issued new criteria for taking part in its regulatory sandbox scheme.
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June 26, 2024

DC Council Approves Sports-Betting Overhaul

The DC Council gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that will open the District of Columbia’s sports wagering market to multiple mobile operators for the first time.
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June 26, 2024

Kenyan Parliament Stormed In Response To Proposed Tax Hikes

Public backlash against Kenya’s new finance bill, which proposes a raft of tax increases including a host affecting the gambling industry, has seen protestors storm parliament and set a section of it on fire.
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June 26, 2024

The Fed's New ScamClassifier Model Goes Live In The US

The US Federal Reserve has introduced a new data collection model known as ScamClassifier that aims to promote consistent reporting of scams and improve mitigation strategies.
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June 26, 2024

Lithuanian Authorities Sanction International Payment Union For Regulatory Non-Compliance

E-money provider International Payment Union is the latest institution to be censured by the Bank of Lithuania following scrutiny of its compliance processes.
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June 26, 2024

Daily Dash: Ethiopia Moves Towards Legal Framework For CBDC Launch

Ethiopia has taken its first legislative step towards introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), while Monaco is tipped to be greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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June 25, 2024

Canadian Lottery Executives Critical Of Grey Market Operators

Top executives from three provincial lottery corporations in Canada have maintained a strong stance against grey-market operators who continue to operate in their jurisdictions and argue that advertising of unregulated products has confused Canadian consumers.
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June 25, 2024

Ukraine Bans Gambling With Loans

The National Bank of Ukraine has implemented a ban to prevent gamblers from using loaned funds for the purpose of online gambling.
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June 25, 2024

Google Puts Brakes On Gambling Expansion Plan

Google has put the brakes on its support for game types and operators not covered by existing licensing which paved the way for new opportunities in Brazil, Mexico and India.
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June 25, 2024

Singapore Forces Facebook Marketplace To Check IDs Of 'Risky Sellers'

Singapore has imposed ID verification requirements on Facebook Marketplace sellers to protect users from being scammed, potentially setting a trend that will extend to other jurisdictions.
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June 25, 2024

EU Implements 14th Sanctions Package On Russia

The Council of the EU has adopted its 14th package of sanctions against Russia and implemented new sanctions for Sudan and in response to cyber-attacks.
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June 25, 2024

ECB Publishes First Progress Report On Digital Euro Preparations

A new report on the digital euro project outlines how the European Central Bank (ECB) is designing high privacy standards for online and offline digital payments to mimic cash transactions, developing a methodology for calibrating digital euro holding limits and contributing technical input to legislative discussions with European co-legislators.
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June 25, 2024

Daily Dash: FinCEN Issues New Advisory On Procurement Of Fentanyl Precursors

The US has urged financial institutions to be on high alert for suspicious activity related to fentanyl precursors, and Liechtenstein has published new guidance to help firms comply with MiCA and DORA.
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June 25, 2024

Swedish Authority Fines Kanon Gaming Over Duty Of Care Failings

The Swedish Gambling Authority has fined Kanon Gaming SEK7m (€623,395) for failing to react appropriately when its customers showed signs of problem gambling.
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June 24, 2024

Peru: A Question Of Time And Taxes

Peru's chief gaming regulator has declared that as of September all online gambling operators must be licensed and authorised in the country.
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June 24, 2024

Tax Rates, Grey Market Transition Key Issues In Alberta

With Alberta government leaders intent on following Ontario’s lead into a privately operated online gaming model, industry leaders say the role of existing land-based facilities could be a key differentiator between the two provinces.
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June 24, 2024

UK Ad Infractions Far Higher Than Other Jurisdictions, Says Report

There were 1.32m marketing regulatory infractions in the UK during 2023, considerably higher than other comparable jurisdictions, according to research by an affiliate compliance firm.
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June 24, 2024

Daily Dash: Iran’s CBDC Cleared For Soft Launch In July

Iran has confirmed that it will launch a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) on a limited basis in July, while the US Federal Reserve has penalised Evolve Bancorp for compliance failures related to its fintech partnerships.
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