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EBA Slams Fintechs Over Lax Compliance In New AML Risk Assessment

In its latest risk assessment, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that poor practices and a lack of experience at fintechs, including payments and crypto firms, are undermining efforts to tackle financial crime.
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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE鈥檚 Digital and Financial Ambitions

The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Brazil Minister Rattles Industry With Regulatory Remorse

The government minister responsible for Brazil鈥檚 federal betting regulator is considering stricter rules on advertising and online casino games and says he would even outlaw online gambling altogether if given the opportunity.
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Romanian Government Eyes Legislation To Decentralise Gambling Licensing

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced that his government plans to propose a draft legislation that will enable municipal authorities to decide on licences for local gambling outlets.
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U.S. Gaming Regulators Push Back Against Dave & Buster's Betting Plans

U.S. gaming regulators and lawmakers believe the move by prominent arcade chain Dave & Buster鈥檚 to incorporate peer-to-peer wagering into its loyalty app will violate state gambling laws.
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Gambling

Brazil System Standards Open Door For Loyalty Bonuses

Brazil has continued to roll out regulations for online gambling by releasing detailed technical standards for betting and gaming systems via an ordinance that also implies that licensed operators will be able to offer retention bonuses for players.
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Gambling

California Restarts Rulemaking On Restrictive Gambling Advertising

Cardrooms in California could be held responsible for any advertising done on their behalf by a third-party provider or advertising agency, according to revised advertising regulations approved by state gaming regulators.
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Gambling

Slow Start For ESPN BET Causes Penn Stock Drop

Penn Entertainment's stock took an early morning tumble Thursday (May 2) after the company reported that it had missed its first-quarter earnings estimates and cited the early underperformance of ESPN BET as one of the biggest factors in doing so.
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Gambling

Chilean Lottery Files Blocklist Lawsuit As Online Bill Stalls

Chile鈥檚 state lottery operator has rallied to file another lawsuit, this time against five internet providers who have not blocked online operators.聽
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Gambling

News In Brief: April 29-May 3, 2024

Two bills have been filed in North Carolina to ban prop bets on college players.
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Gambling

Suppliers Faced With Increasing Regulatory Supervision

Suppliers are increasingly facing the level of oversight and enforcement action previously reserved for gambling operators, as their risk profile changes around the globe.聽
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Gambling

China's Central Bank Urges Merchants To Display 'Cash Accepted' Sign

China鈥檚 central bank has issued new guidance asking merchants to display a standardised "cash accepted" sign, as concerns grow that certain groups are facing financial exclusion in China鈥檚 cashless economy.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Binance Founder Sentenced To Four Months In Prison

The founder of Binance is set to be out of prison by the end of summer, after receiving a light-touch sentence that has stunned compliance professionals worldwide.
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Payments

Daily Dash: US Senators Warn That Iran Is Mining Bitcoin To Evade Sanctions

US senators have demanded action from the White House to stop Iran using Bitcoin to evade sanctions, while the Reserve Bank of India has updated its guidance on operational risk management.
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Payments

Taiwan Convicts 52 Online Gaming Employees, Bosses To Follow

A Taiwanese court has convicted the first tranche of 52 employees from a leading Chinese online gambling group for organising illegal gambling activity for profit, although all avoided jail time after confessing to the charges.
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Gambling

U.S. Gaming Companies Confronting Compliance Pitfalls In Less Regulated Jurisdictions

As more global jurisdictions legalize land-based or online gambling there are greater international opportunities for U.S. operators and suppliers, but also pitfalls in jurisdictions that may have less developed regulatory regimes.
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Gambling

UK Changes Target Cross Selling, Seek Consistency On Checks

New changes to UK Gambling Commission licensing rules combine with a voluntary industry code to make changes, including making cross-selling trickier, and an aim to ensure consistency in financial risk checks.
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Gambling

Bulgaria Braces For Ad Ban

Bulgaria is set to ban most forms of gambling advertising after its parliament unanimously backed a bill to limit marketing.
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Gambling

Scam Losses Fall In Australia, Except For Over-65s

Total losses to scams in Australia have fallen for the first time in six years, but not for the over-65s, who remain the most targeted demographic, a new report has found.
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Payments

UK PSR Sets Out Tough Approach To Non-Compliance

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has proposed setting a 鈥渉igh bar鈥 for granting extensions and exemptions to firms struggling to comply with its rules.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Spanish AML Regulator Launches New Money Mule System

Spain has rolled out a new reporting system designed to help firms catch money mules, and India has announced the launch of a new study of AI and its effects on competition.
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Payments

Mobile Sports-Betting Bill Dies In Mississippi Legislature

House and Senate members failed to reach a consensus over legislation to permit mobile sports betting in Mississippi before a key deadline, marking another failed effort to expand the state鈥檚 wagering options.
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Gambling

Amid Criminal Investigation, U.S. Casinos Urged To Tighten Source Of Funds Procedures

The federal prosecutor who brought charges against a one-time Las Vegas casino executive and the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has urged casino compliance executives to consider more options to assist them in verifying the source of patrons鈥 funds.
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Gambling

Spanish Study Expands Gambling Addiction Complexity

A Spanish study has found that nearly all gambling addicts have another mental disorder, resulting in calls for a new diagnosis: dual gambling disorder.聽
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Australia鈥檚 Card Fraud Hits A$913m As Overseas Online Fraud Continues To Rise

Overseas card-not-present (CNP) fraud now accounts for the largest share of the country鈥檚 card fraud losses, according to new figures from the Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet).
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Zelle Slams New York Attorney General鈥檚 Lawsuit As 鈥淧olitical Stunt鈥

US payments company Early Warning Systems has rejected allegations, made in a lawsuit filed by the state鈥檚 attorney general, Leticia James, that it allowed fraud on its Zelle platform.
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PSR Announces Plans To Revoke Two Specific Directions

The UK鈥檚 Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has opted to revoke Specific Direction 2 (SD2) and Specific Direction 4 (SD4), with the changes due to come into force in late August 2025.
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EBA Calls For Increased Use Of Suptech, But Warns That Challenges Remain

The authority believes that supervisory technology (suptech) tools can make anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) supervision more effective, but warns that legal, operational and resource hurdles could slow adoption.
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Polymarket Blocked In Australia After Regulator Probe

Australia鈥檚 national online gambling regulator has declared Polymarket to be a prohibited service after completing a probe into the prediction market platform that included a formal warning to its U.S.-based owners.
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Pennsylvania Senators Propose Bipartisan Deal To Regulate Skill Games

A bipartisan bill is being proposed by two Pennsylvania senators regarding the regulation of skill games, a contentious issue that has divided lawmakers, skill game suppliers and the state鈥檚 regulated gaming industry.
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Regulatory Influencer: Isle of Man Signals Major Crackdown on AML Failures in Gambling Sector

The Isle of Man is entering a new era of regulatory enforcement, with recent actions and legislative reforms from the Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) focusing on money laundering risks in the gambling sector. Driven by rising concerns over the exploitation of global online gambling hubs by transnational crime groups, particularly out of East and Southeast Asia, the island is tightening its financial crime defences and regulatory scrutiny.
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Chile Delays Phasing-Out Of Coordinate Cards Until 2026

The Chilean Financial Market Commission (CMF) has delayed by one year the elimination of coordinate cards as an authentication method for electronic payments and transfers, moving the deadline from 2025 to August 1, 2026.
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Indian States Push For National Solution To Online Skill Gaming

India鈥檚 regional governments are intensifying pressure on New Delhi to create or block a national regulatory framework for online gaming, as the Supreme Court wraps up hearings in a case critical to the industry鈥檚 future.
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Former Regulators Say Increased Fines May Not Be Effective Enforcement Deterrent

Former state regulators say including top executives in compliance actions, including potential individual sanctions, may be a more effective deterrent for bad behavior in the U.S. market than headline-grabbing fines.
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