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

The CEOs of Flutter, bet365, Entain and others have written an open letter claiming European lawmakers are fuelling a “worsening” black market with overly tough regulations.

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.

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.

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

​​​​​​​A 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.

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’s 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.

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

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.

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.

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

A Brazilian consumer survey has revealed that nearly two-thirds of those who participate in online gambling have had their income “compromised” by it. 

The new head of the Dutch gambling regulator wants to tackle illegal gambling, “scale up” the supervision of online operators' duty of care and strengthen international collaboration.

Financial institutions need to act now if they are to meet the January 17, 2025 deadline for the implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), according to the Dutch Central Bank.

Fintechs are likely to be pleased as the new UK government commits to passing a new smart data bill in the coming year.

The head of an Australian legal association has called on the federal government to reverse its plans to impose suspicious matter and other reporting obligations on law firms.

New data from the Dutch Payments Association shows that contactless is taking over the debit card market, while Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to cooperate on a framework for cross-border payments connectivity.

Greek regulator the Gaming Supervision and Control Committee (EEEP) has published a brief statement declaring that it knows a “serious operational problem” exists within online operator Betshop.

Ukraine’s gambling regulator has praised its work with US-based technology giant Meta to help tackle illegal advertising on its social media platforms.

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have issued a joint call for information, aiming to identify the benefits and risks of using digital wallets.