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Gambling
Payments
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May 20, 2024

Pupils In England To Be Taught Gambling Can Lead To Suicide

The UK’s Department for Education is updating its statutory guidance on relationships, sex and health education for teachers and governing bodies in England, including what students should know about gambling and its risks.
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May 20, 2024

Daily Dash: China, Hong Kong To Test World's First CBDC, Faster Payments Linkage

China and Hong Kong have announced plans to expand their e-CNY pilot to include wallet top-ups via faster payments, while Latvia has issued a new draft regulation on account switching services.
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May 20, 2024

CFPB Lives To Fight Another Day Following US Supreme Court Ruling

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has survived a major legal challenge after a Supreme Court judgment ruled that its funding structure is not unconstitutional.
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May 20, 2024

Australian Digital ID Legislation Passes Final Hurdles

Australia has passed two pieces of legislation on digital identity, potentially bringing new options for authentication for payments companies alongside stricter privacy requirements.
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May 20, 2024

UK Payments Firms' Legacy Products Soon Subject To Consumer Duty

The UK financial services watchdog is urging firms to ensure that their legacy products comply with the Consumer Duty in areas such as customer data, vulnerabilities and fair value.
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May 20, 2024

Minnesota Legislature Approves HHR Ban, Skips Sports Betting

Minnesota’s legislative session ended Sunday night with legislators failing to adopt legislation that would legalize sports betting, but agreeing to a bill that would prohibit racetracks from offering historical horseracing.
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May 17, 2024

Entain Gains Full Nevada Gaming License

Entain has received its permanent Nevada gaming license after almost five years of operating in the state with a temporary license, amid concerns from regulators about its business in unregulated markets.
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May 17, 2024

Chile's Casinos Win Court Request To Reopen Online Investigation

Another criminal case has been opened against online betting platforms active in Chile, this time with a list of high-profile witnesses and defendants who are being called upon to testify.
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May 17, 2024

UK Introduces White Paper Land-Based Gambling Changes

The UK government has introduced its consultation responses to land-based gambling regulation changes, which would increase the number of slot machines allowed in most casinos, allow debit card payments on gaming machines and sports betting in casinos.  
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May 17, 2024

Week In Crypto: Tornado Cash Co-Founder Sentenced To Five Years In Dutch Prison

A co-founder of Tornado Cash is convicted of money laundering, the IMF tells Nigeria to regulate crypto exchanges, and Binance wins registration in India, despite enforcement action in the US.
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May 17, 2024

European Payments Council Shortens Timelines For Rulebook Implementations

The European Payments Council has revised the implementation timelines for rules to accommodate for the EU’s incoming Instant Payments Regulation.
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May 17, 2024

Swedish Banks Set Out Improvements Needed To Combat Fraud

Sweden needs tougher measures in place to combat rising fraud, including enhanced transaction monitoring and enforced caps or delays to payments, the country’s banking industry group has said.
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May 17, 2024

Daily Dash: US Treasury Publishes 2024 National Illicit Finance Strategy

The US has unveiled its latest roadmap for combating illicit finance, with disrupting funding to Russia and Hamas key priorities; meanwhile, New Zealand has introduced a landmark consumer data bill.
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May 17, 2024

News In Brief: May 13-May 17, 2024

Illinois is the latest state to push back against arcade chain Dave & Buster's over its in-app gambling plan.
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May 17, 2024

Top Taiwan Cop Detained Over Sabotaged Online Gambling Case

Taiwan’s Taichung District Prosecutors Office has detained a senior law enforcement official after he allegedly tipped off an online gambling company under investigation.
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May 16, 2024

French Ombudsman Publishes 2023 Report

France’s National Gambling Authority (ANJ) has published its gaming mediator report for 2023, which included 1,523 requests for intervention. 
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May 16, 2024

Finnish Draft Licensing Law Expected Next Month

A major update on the future of Finland's licensing regime is expected next month, but key questions remain over possible advertising restrictions and requirements for B2B suppliers and payment service providers.
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May 16, 2024

Saudi Arabian E-Wallet Rules Go Out For Comment

Digital wallet operators in Saudi Arabia will have to keep "detailed records" on transactions and obtain "full knowledge" of their customers before opening an account, under draft rules sent out for comment on Wednesday.
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May 16, 2024

How Will Mastercard Vie For Domestic Transactions In China?

As Mastercard prepares to start processing domestic transactions in China, it may be too late in a country that has mostly leap-frogged credit and debit cards in favour of mobile wallets.
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May 16, 2024

Daily Dash: Oklahoma Crypto Legislation Gets Stamp Of Approval

Oklahoma has new crypto rules on the way, while Canada's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing agency (FINTRAC) has issued a new report uncovering the risks associated with cryptocurrency ATMs for illicit financial activities.
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May 15, 2024

Alabama Governor Frustrated Over Legislature's Inaction On Gambling

Negotiations behind the scenes during the final day of the Alabama legislative session failed to secure the extra vote needed for gaming legislation, leaving the state's governor frustrated at the inability of lawmakers to put the issue on the ballot for voters to determine.
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