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February 9, 2023

UK Commission Boss Attempts To Calm Affordability Concerns

The UK鈥檚 top gambling regulator hopes for a future where there can be a 鈥渕ature鈥 conversation about player protection versus consumer freedom, but pointed to current and future enforcement cases as evidence that the industry still has problems to solve.
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February 9, 2023

Berlin Court Penalises YouTube Influencer For Illegal Gambling

A Berlin district court has issued a penalty order of 鈧480,000 against a well-known YouTube personality for streaming illegal gambling, according to the public prosecutor鈥檚 office, which requested the penalty.
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February 9, 2023

Kindred Ready For 拢7.1m UK Fine

Kindred is preparing to pay 拢7.1m for a fine it expects to receive following reviews by the UK Gambling Commission, according to a statement in its Q4 2022 report.
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February 8, 2023

Australian BNPL Openpay Collapses As Shares Frozen, Receivership Confirmed

Openpay, a Melbourne-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm, has become the first BNPL listed on the Australian stock exchange to collapse, after disabling new purchases on its app and entering receivership.
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February 8, 2023

BoE, Treasury Open New UK Consultation On 鈥橠igital Pound鈥 CBDC

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have launched a joint consultation on a 鈥渄igital pound鈥, a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) that would serve as a new form of money for households and businesses.
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February 8, 2023

McGuinness Outlines Central Themes For PSD2 Overhaul

The EU鈥檚 financial services commissioner has added further detail to what Brussels is looking to possibly change in its overhaul of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).
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February 8, 2023

Australian Treasury Asks For Feedback On Proposed Crypto Regulations

Australia鈥檚 Treasury has published a new consultation that seeks feedback on proposals to regulate the crypto industry using existing financial service frameworks, and based on a division of tokens, token systems and their associated functions.
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February 8, 2023

US Bill To Add 37 Percent Fee On Remittances To Select Countries

New legislation filed by Republican Congressman Nathaniel Moran would place a 37 percent transaction fee on remittance transfers that are sent to five specified countries.
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February 8, 2023

US Appeal Court Revives CFPB Prepaid Card Rule

PayPal鈥檚 legal battle against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken a new turn after an appellate court rejected the fintech鈥檚 argument that led to the partial invalidation of the agency鈥檚 prepaid card rule.
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February 8, 2023

Gambling Executives Say Industry Has Improved, Image Hasn't

Top corporate compliance officials say the gambling industry does not get enough credit for improvements in聽responsible gambling over the past five to ten years, but are hopeful they might be able to work better with the UK鈥檚 Gambling Commission.
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February 8, 2023

Game Over' For Cura莽ao Master Licences

鈥淭he game is over鈥 for Cura莽ao鈥檚 master licence holders and their unknown number of sub-licensees, according to the country鈥檚 finance minister, who has promised seismic reforms are only months away.
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February 8, 2023

Peru Pushes To Amend Online Gambling Law Amid Turmoil

Peru鈥檚 launch of online gambling is up in the air due to political instability, but preparation continues apace as operators welcome draft legislation that would improve tax and other provisions enacted last year.
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February 8, 2023

Vermont Begins Debate On Sports-Betting Legislation

Responsible gaming measures are the focus for Vermont legislators so far in debate on a sports-betting bill in the state鈥檚 House of Representatives, including the minimum age of bettors and marketing of 鈥渞isk-free鈥 bets.
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February 8, 2023

Sports Betting Drives Growth In South Africa, Botswana, Malawi

The gambling industries of South Africa, Botswana and Malawi all saw sports betting become a key driver of growth and tax revenue amid impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, regulators say.
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February 7, 2023

UK MPs Unimpressed By PSR鈥檚 APP Fraud Plans

The Payment Systems Regulator's plans (PSR) to put Pay.UK in charge of providing authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement poses a conflict of interest, MPs sitting on the UK鈥檚 financial services committee have said in a new intervention.
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February 7, 2023

Texas Sports Teams, Operators Line Up Behind Sports-Betting Bills

Texas legislators on Monday (February 6) launched the latest effort to legalize sports betting in the Lone Star State through a pair of bills backed by an alliance of national sports-betting operators and more than a dozen Texas sports franchises.
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February 7, 2023

Two Women Who Made Las Vegas History Team Up For Mayor's Race

After representing the gambling capital of the world in Congress for 14 years, Shelley Berkley wants to become mayor of Las Vegas next year.
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February 7, 2023

UK To Crack Down On Websites Targeting Problem Gamblers

The UK鈥檚 Gambling Commission is poised to crack down on gambling companies that advertise they are 鈥渘ot on GAMSTOP鈥, the national self-exclusion service, a commission official has said.
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February 7, 2023

Europe, US Industry Heads Say Casinos Face Major Challenges

Casinos in Europe and the United States are facing a host of significant challenges, according to representatives from the European Casino Association and the American Gaming Association.
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February 6, 2023

US Digital Asset Firm Acquires Bank In $50m Deal

LevelField Financial, a digital asset trading platform, has agreed to acquire Illinois-based Burling Bank as part of its mission to gain regulatory approval for banking activities.
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February 6, 2023

Web3 Benefits Yet To Be Proven, Says UK Regulators

While there is little known about how Web3 might evolve, UK regulators have raised concerns over privacy and competition, as well as the challenges of enforcing compliance on decentralised apps.
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