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Automatic Pix Goes Live, Enabling Recurring Payments in Brazil

Pix, Brazil鈥檚 instant payments system, has introduced a recurring payments mechanism, aiming to simplify bill payments for consumers.
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Sweepstakes Ban Under Consideration in New York, Vetoed In Louisiana

As one state legislature looks to reinforce regulatory actions against sweepstakes gaming operations, another has seen the governor veto a legislative ban, calling it unnecessary.
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Pay.UK Sets Out Ideas For Reforming UK鈥檚 Payments Infrastructure

Payment system operator Pay.UK has unveiled a package of proposed reforms to the organisational framework for interbank payments, urging 鈥渞adical鈥 change to prevent the UK falling behind on infrastructure and innovation.
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Presidential Decree Confirms Brazil Betting Tax Hike

A sharp increase in the main tax applied to online betting in Brazil became reality late Wednesday when an emergency decree was published in the Brazilian government鈥檚 official gazette.
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Japanese Police To Launch Global Probe Into Online Casinos

Japan鈥檚 police force is set to begin a major investigation into the use of foreign casino websites by Japanese gamblers, ramping government efforts to disrupt the massive gambling segment.
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Gambling

New Jersey Orders Bet365 To Reimburse Patrons $519,000

New Jersey gaming regulators have ordered bet365 to pay out more than a half-million dollars after an audit found the sports-betting operator revised odds to already concluded bets that were placed with 鈥渙bvious errors鈥, without prior regulatory approval.
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Gambling

Thailand's Draft Casino Law Offers 30-Year Licence, 10-Year Extension

Thailand has released draft control legislation for integrated resorts that includes potential 40-year licences and a maximum fee schedule, but also promises tight Cabinet control on policy and administration and a ban on casino internet gambling.
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Gambling

Brazil Adopts Final Regulations Ahead Of Looming Licensing Deadline

Brazil鈥檚 gambling regulator has concluded the rulemaking process to implement a new national law on online betting and gaming through the publication of three ordinances establishing formal rules on responsible gaming and advertising, among other key topics.
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Gambling

Revolut (Finally) Gets A UK Banking Licence鈥 With Restrictions

The UK鈥檚 Prudential Regulation Authority has granted Revolut a banking licence with restrictions, marking a significant milestone in the fintech鈥檚 expansion into the country鈥檚 banking sector.
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Payments

FTC Investigates Mastercard And Others Over Surveillance Pricing Practices

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into eight companies suspected of using surveillance pricing practices.
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Payments

UK Regulator Defends Problem Gambling Stats Feared By Industry

A Gambling Commission official has firmly defended its upcoming release of statistics from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain as 鈥渙pen and transparent鈥, and prepared to set a 鈥渘ew baseline鈥 for tracking gambling-related harm over time.
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Gambling

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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Gambling

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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Payments

UK Officials Worried New Gambling Survey Will Stoke Backlash

UK gambling officials are worried that an upcoming release of new problem gambling prevalence statistics could 鈥渂low up the gambling industry鈥 and potentially derail long-awaited white paper policy changes.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: New Mastercard Partnership Looks To Upgrade Cross-Border Healthcare Payments

Mastercard and the Medical Tourism Association have launched a new solution to streamline cross-border healthcare payments, while Sweden has issued new proposals to strengthen its financial regulator.
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Payments

Greyhound Scandal Envelops NSW Regulator, Triggers Inquiry

Regulatory upheaval in Australia is continuing after accusations by the New South Wales (NSW) greyhound racing regulator's chief veterinarian of wide-ranging industry animal cruelty forced out the CEO and triggered an inquiry.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Considering Replicating Ohio Non-Gaming Marketing Rules

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission may look to follow Ohio in pursuing regulations that restrict gaming promotions associated with non-gaming transactions.
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Gambling

Cirsa Swoops To Acquire Peru's Apuesta Total

In the first major consolidation move tied to the opening of Peru鈥檚 regulated market, Spain鈥檚 Cirsa has acquired a majority stake in leading Peruvian sports betting and online gaming brand Apuesta Total.
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Gambling

Betway, SaharaBets Join U.S. Sports-Betting Market Exodus

Betway and Arizona's SaharaBets Sportsbook have decided to end their sports-betting operations in several states.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 8-July 12, 2024

The Isle of Man鈥檚 Gambling Supervision Commission chief executive is stepping down after 17 years, the UK's new gambling minister is still not confirmed and former NBA player pleads guilty to betting scandal charges.
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Gambling

Brazil Attorney General's Office Fires Back At Rio Blocking Order

Rio de Janeiro's state lottery and the Brazilian attorney general's office are at loggerheads over last week's Federal Regional Court decision that ordered Brazil's telecoms regulator to block access to sports betting and online casino sites operating without a state licence.聽
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: German Government No Longer A 'Bitcoin Billionaire'

Bitcoin seized by the German government continues to spook the markets, a crypto executive pleads guilty to money laundering failures, and a former Crypto.com compliance officer is accused of extortion.
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Payments

Regulatory Influencer: Brazilian Central Bank Announces New Open Finance Rules

On July 4, 2024, the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) and the National Monetary Council (NMC) announced new open finance rules that will enable Pix by approximation. These regulations aim to simplify the payment initiation process, broaden the scope of participating institutions and establish a definitive open finance governance structure.
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Payments

North Carolina Anti-CBDC Bill Will Pass Despite Veto, Say Lawmakers

The governor of North Carolina has defied state lawmakers by vetoing an anti-central bank digital currency (CBDC) bill that was passed with near-unanimous support in the House and Senate.
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Romanian Gambling Ad Restrictions Incoming But Lawyers Flag Need For Clarity

Romania鈥檚 new Audiovisual Code introduces several important changes, clarifications and restrictions; however, questions raised about the definitions, such as sports personality or influencer, have not been 鈥渢horoughly defined鈥, according to legal experts.
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Australia鈥檚 Project Acacia Blossoming Into Six-Month Testing Phase

Project Acacia, Australia鈥檚 research program into wholesale digital currency, has reached a 鈥渟ignificant milestone鈥, with participants selected to explore innovations in digital money and settlement infrastructure.
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Big Tech Joins Forces With Telcos Under Hong Kong鈥檚 Latest Anti-Scam Charter

Financial regulators in Hong Kong have announced the launch of a new anti-scam charter that will see telcos and big tech firms participate for the first time.
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U.S. Senate Fails To Roll Back Change To Gambling Tax Deductions

The effort to reverse one of the tax hikes in President Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥淥ne Big, Beautiful Bill鈥 came up short in the Senate on Thursday due to opposition from a lone senator who sought to add an exemption of religious colleges from the federal endowment tax.
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Regulatory Influencer: Concurrent Market Liberalisation In The Two Congos

Two of the French-speaking jurisdictions within the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), have simultaneously embarked upon devising gambling regulation. Following years of relying upon aged legislation, which monopolised the operation of gambling to state-owned entities, the Congolese market is finally liberalising.The bigger picture
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California's Daily Fantasy Sports Opinion: Key Policy Points To Watch

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion last week that deemed daily fantasy sports to be a form of illegal gambling is a new policy wrinkle in a state that has consistently been a flashpoint when it comes to the gaming market.
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French Regulator Reignites Calls For Whistle-to-Whistle Ban and Loss Limits

France鈥檚 gambling regulator has once again reiterated calls to introduce a whistle-to-whistle advertising ban, as well as loss limits for players aged 18-25 years old.The president of France鈥檚 National Gambling Authority (ANJ), Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, said changes to the country's regulatory framework are 鈥渆ssential鈥 for a sustainable gambling industry model during her closing remarks at a conference addressing gambling addiction on June 27, 2025.
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CFPB Suffers Double Shock As Budget Slashed And Redundancies Ruled Lawful

Opponents of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have experienced twin triumphs, as an injunction halting the agency's restructuring has been lifted and the federal budget bill has almost halved its funding.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Key Updates to the EU鈥檚 Payment Services Package

The EU has for some time been working on updating its regulation of the payments sector, planning to issue a revised directive and to introduce a bloc-wide payment services regulation.
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FCA鈥檚 拢21m Monzo Fine Emphasises That Growth Must Be Responsible

By imposing the fine on the challenger bank, the UK financial services regulator has sent a reminder to disruptors that they must pay attention to their regulatory duties.
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