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May 13, 2024

Push For US Card Law Reignites Visa-Mastercard 'Duopoly' Debate

For all the new payments services on the market, many Americans still use credit cards running on the Visa and Mastercard networks, and lawmakers are making a fresh push to break up the "duopoly".
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May 10, 2024

Brazil Operators Cheered By Winnings Tax Reversal

Brazil鈥檚 turbulent journey towards online gambling regulation was further evidenced on Thursday as Congress restored far more favourable tax provisions for player winnings, barely 48 hours after the federal government鈥檚 alternative approach caused alarm across the industry.
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May 10, 2024

News In Brief: May 6-May 10, 2024

Zimpler under investigation in Sweden, Wyoming may ban college bets, Colombia's regulator opens investigations and the UN calls for a casino union boss to be released from Cambodian jail.
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May 10, 2024

UK Website Blocking Incoming Via New Gambling Commission Powers

The UK Gambling Commission will soon be able to block illegal websites via the white paper鈥檚 commitment to award the watchdog new powers, as the regulator continues its sometimes disputed fight against the black market.
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May 10, 2024

Week In Crypto: Most Stablecoin Volume Is Driven By Bots, Says Visa

Visa claims that 90 percent of stablecoin volume is bot-driven, Tether looks to improve transaction monitoring, and Binance鈥檚 new CEO calls for the release of a 鈥渕id-level鈥 employee detained in Nigeria.
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May 10, 2024

Daily Dash: Binance Fined C$6m For AML Failures In Canada

Binance has been hit by another AML penalty, this time in Canada, while Sweden鈥檚 financial regulator has disclosed that it is investigating possible AML failures at payments firm Zimpler.
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May 10, 2024

Philippine Senator Alleges Espionage By Online Gambling Group

Anti-gambling senators in the Philippines have seized on intelligence alleging that employees of a raided online gambling operation had engaged in espionage and hacking government websites.
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May 10, 2024

Alberta Could Launch Online Gaming Model In 2025, Officials Say

Multiple Canadian gaming industry officials have said that Alberta could launch a competitive online gaming market as early as 2025 and that provincial government officials remain motivated to do so.聽
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May 9, 2024

Louisiana Responsible Gambling Advertising Bill Defeated In Committee

A heavily amended bill to require sports-betting advertisements in Louisiana to include information on resources for gambling addiction and the potentially addictive nature of online gaming was easily defeated by a House committee, after initially proposing to outright ban ads in the state.
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May 9, 2024

Brazilian States File Supreme Court Challenge To Defend Online Gaming Rights

Seven of Brazil鈥檚 states, plus the Federal District of Brasilia, have filed a constitutional challenge with the Federal Supreme Court requesting the suspension of two paragraphs of the country's new sports betting and online gaming law that limit their licensing authority over lotteries and fixed-odds betting.
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May 9, 2024

Make Deposit Limits Tougher To Reduce Burden, Say Dutch Advisors

A Dutch government advisory board has criticised the 鈥渞egulatory burden鈥 of planned deposit limits and suggested that an inflexible low limit or a total advertising ban might be better solutions.
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May 9, 2024

APP Fraud Deadline Looms Large At PSR's Annual Event

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has doubled down on its controversial reimbursement requirements, as the industry warns of firms shutting down or exiting the market.
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May 9, 2024

Nigeria To Impose World's First 'Cybersecurity Levy' On Domestic Transfers

Nigeria鈥檚 government is looking to raise cash by requiring financial institutions to contribute to a cybersecurity fund, as the country continues to struggle with high inflation and currency devaluation.
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May 9, 2024

South Africa Sets Scene For Open Finance Jump

South Africa鈥檚 Financial Sector Conduct Authority has released its policy recommendations for open finance, setting out a vision for a regulated ecosystem in the country.
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May 9, 2024

Daily Dash: India Agrees To Build 'UPI-Like' Payment System In Namibia

India鈥檚 UPI instant payment system continues to go global, finding a new admirer in Namibia, while the European Banking Authority has published its final draft standards for stablecoins under MiCA.
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May 9, 2024

German Court Refers Betting Player Refund Suits To European Court

A regional court has referred questions over German player refund lawsuits on sports betting to the Court of Justice of the European Union, and it has criticised another German court鈥檚 intention to rule without clarification from the European court.
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May 9, 2024

Gaming Industry Pushing Back On Prop Bet Restrictions

Gaming industry leaders maintained this week that limiting or prohibiting proposition bets on college athletes or professional athletes could bolster the illegal market in the U.S.
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May 8, 2024

Brazil Bettors To Pay Taxes On Every Winning Wager

Brazil's tax authority has published a new rule to clarify how a winnings tax for sports betting and online gaming will be applied, and operators are unhappy with the outcome.
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May 8, 2024

U.S. Sports Leagues Keep Focus On Prop Bets

NBA commissioner Adam Silver and his Major League Baseball counterpart have said that leagues are closely monitoring the types of available proposition bets across the U.S. market in the wake of recent integrity concerns.
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May 8, 2024

Paraguay: From Corruption Scandal To The End Of A Monopoly

In 2022, multiple employees of Paraguay鈥檚 gambling regulatory body were under investigation for corruption. Fast forward 18 months, and with radical changes underway, has Paraguay鈥檚 gaming industry recovered its reputation?聽
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May 8, 2024

Australia Seeks Feedback On 'Streamlined' AML Framework

Proposals for an updated anti-money laundering (AML) framework are taking shape in Australia, as regulators look to avert a potential grey-listing by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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