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November 8, 2022

Election Day Means End Of The Beginning For California Sports Betting

It appears to be only a matter of how big the loss will be for two California sports-betting measures on Tuesday, but the debate is not going away and the question is when, not if, a rematch will occur.
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November 8, 2022

UK Education Department Scolded Over Child Data Used By Gambling Firms

鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婽he UK鈥檚 data watchdog wants to hand the Department for Education a 拢10m fine for allowing the personal information of up to 28m children and young people from the age of 14 to be used to benefit gambling companies.
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November 8, 2022

U.S. Sports-Betting Execs Cheer More Rational Marketing Environment

As investors appear more focused than ever on sports-betting operations becoming profitable, executives say companies' promotional expenditures have clearly declined compared with past years.
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November 7, 2022

Fintech Association Documents Mounting Problems With APIs

The European Third Party Providers Association has published a new EU-wide registry of obstacles compiled by third-party providers, which highlights the many problems experienced with application programming interfaces (APIs).
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November 7, 2022

ECB Keeps Up Market Rapport In Digital Euro Work

The European Central Bank (ECB) is inviting experts from the payments industry to take part in technical talks to explore options for the provision of programmable payment services as part of the digital euro.
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November 7, 2022

Gambling Spared As Colombian Tax Plan Passes

Colombian President Gustavo Petro鈥檚 tax reform plan has passed the Senate and the House of Representatives, implementing only minor changes to the occasional gains tax that applies to gambling winnings.
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November 7, 2022

Crown Resorts Savaged Anew With A$120m In Fines, Warnings

The Victoria state casino regulator has punished Crown Resorts anew with fines totalling A$120m ($77m) for serious and illegal misconduct, but growing regulator anger over current management鈥檚 鈥渞ecidivism鈥 may bode much worse for Crown鈥檚 survival.
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November 7, 2022

European Trade Group Bosses Share Political Woes

Last week鈥檚 Scandinavian Gaming Show gave a group of European trade association chiefs a chance to gather on stage together, lamenting shared woes on unhelpful politicians who select only the best ideas for crackdowns from their neighbours.
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November 7, 2022

Arbitrator Gives Fox Option To Buy FanDuel Stake At $20bn Valuation

An arbitrator has ruled that Fox Corporation can buy more than 18 percent of FanDuel in an option that values the U.S. sports betting and fantasy sports brand at more than $20bn.
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November 4, 2022

鈥橳he Right Thing To Do鈥: New Zealand BNPL Reg Plans Take Shape

New Zealand becomes the latest jurisdiction to be set on regulating the alternative payments product after its increase in use during the pandemic and pressures arising from the cost of living crisis.
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November 4, 2022

Singapore Beefs Up CBDC Cross-Border Settlement Project Ubin

The Monetary Authority of Singapore's work with international partners on a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) project has been expanded to become Ubin+.
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November 4, 2022

Canadian Government Delivers On Election Pledge To Rein In Credit Card Fees

Canada鈥檚 government has announced plans to cap credit card fees for small businesses as it seeks to deliver on election promise.
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November 4, 2022

Week In Crypto: First DeFi FX Transactions On Public Blockchain, MoneyGram Launches Crypto Trading

Following months of reporting on crashes, fines and bankruptcies, Week in Crypto is decidedly upbeat this week as J.P. Morgan, DBS and SBI complete the first cross-border transactions on a public blockchain, MoneyGram launches crypto trading and Visa taps into World Cup fever with new NFTs.
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November 4, 2022

Daily Dash: FCA Looks For Cost Of Living Answers

The UK鈥檚 Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called on consumer credit firms to send data in hopes of better understanding the cost of living crisis, Australia has said it will focus on crypto and greenwashing next year, and Stripe has laid off staff due to concerns of economic downturn.
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November 4, 2022

Industry Confident Finnish Monopoly On Borrowed Time

Finland could hand out licences for online gambling as soon as 2025, with the prevailing sentiment suggesting it is a case of when, not if, the nation鈥檚 monopoly is dismantled.
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November 4, 2022

Apollo Seeks $620m Distribution From Nevada Assets

The private-equity owners of The Venetian Las Vegas are seeking regulatory approval to distribute $620m to investors and hand out bonuses to employees, but gaming regulators have questioned the soundness of returning such a large dividend less than eight months since the acquisition closed.
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November 4, 2022

Latin American Operators At Odds Over Online Betting Sponsorships

Lawyers and operators have given contrasting perspectives on the legality of online sports-betting sponsorships for football teams in unregulated markets such as Chile, Uruguay and Brazil.
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November 4, 2022

UK Gambling Commission Hands Out Suspension For Self-Exclusion Failure

鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婽he UK Gambling Commission has suspended LEBOM Limited from transacting with consumers for not being integrated into the GAMSTOP self-exclusion scheme.
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November 3, 2022

Open Banking Kicks Off In Saudi Arabia Early Next Year

Industry participants welcome Saudi Arabia鈥檚 open banking framework, which is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2023.
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November 3, 2022

UK MPs Criticise Government Transparency Over 鈥機ontroversial鈥 Regulator Power In Finance Bill

A planned amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill, which greatly extends the powers of the UK government to direct financial regulators to take action, has been delayed, which the Treasury Select Committee has called "sub-optimal" due to a lack of parliamentary scrutiny it will receive.
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November 3, 2022

South Africa To Launch Modernised Instant Payment Service In 2023

After being a pioneer in setting up instant payments 16 years ago, South Africa is now preparing to launch a new instant payment service looking to mirror the success of similar services in India, Singapore and Thailand.
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