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July 23, 2024

C贸rdoba's Online Gambling Under Attack

Legislators in Argentina's province of C贸rdoba are fighting to repeal legislation from 2021 that legalised online gambling.
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July 23, 2024

ECB Gives Non-Bank Payment Providers Access To Central Bank Systems

In a major shift for the EU鈥檚 financial sector, the European Central Bank (ECB) has introduced a harmonised policy allowing non-bank payment service providers to access central bank-operated payment systems, including TARGET.
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July 23, 2024

EU Financial Supervisor Satisfied With Germany's Post-Wirecard Progress

In a new report on the German Financial Supervisory Authority's (BaFin) progress since the Wirecard scandal, the European Securities and Markets Authority says it is broadly satisfied with the changes that have been made.
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July 23, 2024

Daily Dash: Bank Of Lithuania Issues Warning To EMI Over Sanctions Compliance

The Bank of Lithuania has ordered an e-money institution (EMI) to tighten its sanctions compliance processes following an investigation, while India has announced that its financial sector was mostly unaffected by last week鈥檚 Microsoft outage.
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July 23, 2024

Full POGO Ban Raises Questions On Domestic Industry, Enforcement

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr鈥檚 landmark decision to ban foreign-facing online gambling operations (POGOs) has attracted near-unanimous political support, but leaves questions hanging on enforcement and the fate of the domestic online industry.
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July 22, 2024

U.S. Sports-Betting Scandals Highlight Need For Industry Accountability

The principal owner and chief executive officer of Major League Baseball鈥檚 Pittsburgh Pirates believes it is the role of gaming regulators and lawmakers to foster integrity in sports betting because the widespread legalization of wagering has changed the way people interact with the game.
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July 22, 2024

Model U.S. iGaming Legislation Offers Few Details Beyond Tax Rate

Despite widespread belief in the U.S. gaming industry that internet casino gaming will drive significant revenue growth, efforts to expand the legal market beyond just a few states continue to be blocked over concerns about cannibalizing land-based casino and increasing gambling addiction.
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July 22, 2024

Daily Dash: CFPB Proposes Rule To Clarify Fees For Paycheck Advance Products

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking to reclassify paycheck advance products as consumer loans, while Hong Kong has named Standard Chartered among the first participants in its stablecoin issuance sandbox.
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July 22, 2024

Hong Kong Stablecoin Legislation Takes Shape Following Consultation

Major banks, fintechs and digital asset firms are watching lawmakers in Hong Kong closely as the financial centre moves towards its first bill to regulate stablecoin issuance.
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July 22, 2024

Philippines Offshore-Facing Operators Banned In Surprise Presidential Decree

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has announced a full ban on foreign-facing online gambling operations (POGOs).
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July 22, 2024

Top CEOs Warn Harsh Regulations Bolster European Black Market

The CEOs of Flutter, bet365, Entain and others have written an open letter claiming European lawmakers are fuelling a 鈥渨orsening鈥 black market with overly tough regulations.
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July 19, 2024

Pennsylvania Remains Ground Zero In Skill-Games Regulatory Battle

As the gaming industry waits for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to rule on the legality of unregulated skill-game devices, some lawmakers and casino executives believe it may be too late to implement a total ban on the machines, forcing the industry to find an alternative solution.
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July 19, 2024

Colombia Regulator Blocks Thousands Of Gambling Sites

Colombia's Coljuegos has continued its strategy of blocking the websites of unauthorised operators, announcing this week that a total of 8,676 sports-betting and online casino websites have been blocked in the country to date.
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July 19, 2024

News In Brief: July 15-July 19, 2024

Global mega-supplier Evolution has acquired table-games provider Galaxy Gaming for around $85m.
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July 19, 2024

German Court Says Regulator Can Ban Slots Streaming From Abroad

鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婣 German court has affirmed the right of the Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States to ban streaming of online slots games from foreign venues, the regulator has said.
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July 19, 2024

91天堂原創 Summer Fraud Series: Preparing to Comply with the UK鈥檚 APP Fraud Reimbursement Rules (Part 1)

On July 12, 2024, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published Policy Statement (PS) 24/3: Faster Payments Scheme (FPS) authorised push payment (APP) scams reimbursement compliance and monitoring. The PS follows the PSR鈥檚 April 2024 consultation for all payment services providers (PSPs) in scope of the reimbursement requirement policy to report data and information to Pay.UK, so as to allow it to effectively monitor and manage compliance with the FPS reimbursement rules.
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July 19, 2024

Week In Crypto: Tether Hit By New Price Manipulation Lawsuit

Tether faces renewed allegations of crypto price manipulation, BitMEX is convicted of anti-money laundering failures, and India鈥檚 largest crypto exchange is hacked by North Korea.
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July 19, 2024

US Fintech Association Calls On CFPB To Postpone New BNPL Rules

The American Fintech Council has urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to give firms more time to comply with an upcoming rule on buy now, pay later (BNPL) products.
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July 19, 2024

Daily Dash: European Supervisory Authorities Unveil Second Batch Of DORA Standards

The European supervisory authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) have released the second batch of policy products under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), while the Bank of England has warned that high-value payments are being disrupted by a global issue.
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July 18, 2024

Ohio Lawmakers Seek To Eliminate College Prop Bets, Wyoming Tables Potential Ban

A group of Ohio lawmakers has called on the state鈥檚 gaming regulator to rescind its decision to prohibit player-specific proposition bets on collegiate athletes, arguing they are no different from professional sports.
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July 18, 2024

Brazil's Bettors Cut Spending To Keep Gambling, Says Survey

A Brazilian consumer聽survey has revealed that nearly two-thirds of those who participate in online gambling have had their income 鈥渃ompromised鈥 by it.聽
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