Insights Archive

March 14, 2024

News In Brief: March 11-March 15, 2024

Maryland passes bill to legalise online gaming, Louisiana bill to ban TV gambling ads awaits committee hearing and Pennsylvania lawmaker wants the state to join the Multi-State Internet Agreement.

March 14, 2024

U.S. Operators, Regulators Push More Usage Of Responsible Gaming Tools

Although operators continue to offer a suite of responsible gaming tools, convincing players to use them has been an uphill battle, according to U.S. executives and regulators.

March 14, 2024

Romário Opens Senate Investigation On Sports Betting

Romário, the Brazilian footballing legend turned federal senator, has requested a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on suspicious sports betting, which was approved on Tuesday.

March 14, 2024

Lawsuit Seeks To Prevent CFPB Cap On Credit Card Fees

A group of US associations have jointly filed a lawsuit challenging a rule introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) limiting credit card late fees.

March 14, 2024

Australia's Long Road To BNPL Regulation May Finally Be Over

Australia’s Treasury has published a draft regulation that would bring buy now, pay later (BNPL) products under similar rules to traditional credit offerings for the first time.

March 14, 2024

Daily Dash: Klarna Hit By $700,000 Fine In Sweden For GDPR Breach

A Swedish regulator has upheld an enforcement action against Klarna for data protection failures, and Ukraine’s IT Army has taken down the Moscow Metro payment system in a large-scale cyberattack.

March 14, 2024

Philippines Busts Another POGO Scam Compound, Torture Alleged

Philippine authorities have rescued 875 Filipino and foreign workers after breaking up another alleged violent cyber scamming operation linked to a foreign-facing online gambling licensee (POGO).

March 13, 2024

Georgia Sports-Betting Bills See First House Talks

With just over two weeks remaining in the state’s legislative session, sports-betting legislation received its first hearing in a Georgia House of Representatives committee on Tuesday.

March 13, 2024

Maryland House Subcommittee Passes Amended Online Gaming Bill

An amended bill to legalize online gaming via up to 30 licensees has been passed out of a Maryland House subcommittee.

March 13, 2024

Greek Regulator Calls For Black Market Clampdown

The Hellenic Gaming Commission of Greece has published data on illegal gaming during the 2023 calendar year, calling for cohesive government action against the black market.

March 13, 2024

Chinese Regulators Demand Improved Payment Services For Foreigners

A number of Chinese regulators have launched a new campaign to “optimise” payment services for foreigners in China, with Alipay being one of the first local firms to respond.

March 13, 2024

India To Ban Exclusive Credit Card Issuer-Network Deals, Targeting Visa, Mastercard

The Reserve Bank of India has made a “bold” move to reduce the dominance of Visa and Mastercard, by introducing a ban on exclusive deals between issuers and networks.

March 13, 2024

PSPs To Get More Time To Investigate Fraudulent Transactions, UK Government Confirms

The UK's treasury minister has said that payment service providers will be allowed more time to investigate potentially fraudulent transactions to rein in authorised push payment (APP) scams.

March 13, 2024

Daily Dash: EU Parliament Gives Backing To New Sanctions Violations Rules

The European Parliament has adopted a new law that clarifies definitions for sanctions violations, and Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has entered a Gen AI partnership with Microsoft.

March 13, 2024

Do Have A Cow, Says UK Ad Regulator

Realistic cows and a footballer known as “The Beast” have received differing verdicts from the UK’s advertising regulator.

March 12, 2024

FanDuel To Take Over Washington, D.C. Sports Betting

The DC Lottery has announced that FanDuel will take over the district’s beleaguered mobile sports-betting application this spring as a subcontractor of lottery vendor Intralot.

March 12, 2024

Virginia General Assembly Adjourns After Passing New Gaming Bills

The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up its 60-day session on Saturday after passing several gaming-related measures, including bills that allow data centers in the state to host lottery games and removing Richmond as an eligible casino host city.

March 12, 2024

Danish Online Trade Association Challenges Bank's Advertising Ban Plea

Calls for a complete advertising ban in Denmark are being challenged by a local trade association, as the government prepares to consider new restrictions.

March 12, 2024

'They Don't Know What Is Coming': DORA To Hit Crypto Firms Hard

The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is front of mind for financial entities and regulators alike, and challenging for crypto-asset service providers in particular.

March 12, 2024

UK Wants 'To Lead International Response On Fraud' With New Summit

Representatives of key economies such as the UK, US and EU have come together for an inaugural conference to tackle fraud problems.

March 12, 2024

Daily Dash: Nigeria Seeks To Drive CBDC Adoption In New Partnership With Gluwa

Nigeria’s central bank has welcomed a new official partner agent to kickstart lending using the eNaira, and SafePal has launched a new fiat and crypto Visa card that offers all cardholders a Swiss bank account.