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FCA 'Name And Shame' Plans Concern UK Financial Sector

Plans by the UK financial regulator to "name and shame" companies under investigation could cause reputational damage and a loss of business for companies that are later found to be innocent, people in the industry have warned.
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Nium Notches Up Licences In Over 40 Countries, As APAC Revenue Doubles

Cross-border payments firm Nium is seeing rapid growth in Asia-Pacific, a trend that its regional manager puts down to being "hyper licensed" and to working closely with local regulators.
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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’s to incorporate peer-to-peer wagering into its loyalty app will violate state gambling laws.
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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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UK Regulator Places Restrictions On Modulr

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has placed restricted activity measures on the embedded payments company regarding onboarding new customer segments.
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Payments

German Regulator May Start Rejecting Licence Applicants

The German gambling regulator will probably soon reject licence applications in the interest of speedier processing as it tries to dig itself out of a deluge of paperwork, the agency’s co-chairman has said.
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Gambling

Florida's Sports-Betting Launch Uncertain As Litigation Continues

Despite a series of legal challenges that have delayed its implementation, the 2021 tribal gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida stands as a remarkable and landmark agreement, said an attorney who represents the tribe.
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Gambling

Regulatory Rush As Peru Publishes Decree For Online Gambling

Peru has published a regulatory decree to implement its online gambling law, marking the beginning of a 120-day countdown until the market is officially regulated and grey-market operations are illegal.
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Gambling

Gambling Spend Mostly Unchanged Despite Cost Of Living Crisis, Says UK Regulator

The cost of living crisis has not shifted gambling spend in general, according to the UK Gambling Commission, but those most at risk are betting more even as their spending power decreases.
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Gambling

Romania Legal Change Implementation Timeline 'Potentially Not Feasible', Says Lawyer

Romania’s government has approved legal changes to the country’s gambling laws that will increase licence costs and add new “special fees” to tackle gambling harms, alongside other restrictive requirements.
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Gambling

Ontario Ended iGaming Grey Market But Challenges Remain

The open, competitive internet gaming market in Ontario is about 18 months old and even with lingering concerns about advertising practices and regulations, gaming executives and provincial regulators believe it is a model other Canadian provinces can take a look at when designing their own markets.
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Gambling

FCA’s ‘Tough’ New Crypto Promotion Rules Go Live

After much guidance and complaints of “poor engagement” from the regulator, the UK’s “tough” new crypto-asset promotion rules officially came into effect on Sunday (October 8).
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Payments

Canadian Fintechs Launch Open Banking Campaign To Spark Government Action

Fintech firms in Canada have launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the concept of open banking and to urge the government to move forward.
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Payments

EU Regulators Publish 'Criticality' Criteria For DORA, MiCA Implementation

A group of EU regulators has published consultation responses on key definitions that will soon be added to major legislation concerning digital resilience and crypto-assets.
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Payments

India Suspends Online Self-Regulation As Tax Attack Mounts

India has dealt a new blow to the online gaming industry by suspending its industry self-regulation initiative mere months after announcing it, amid disagreement between government departments over industry policy.
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Gambling

Czech 2024 Gambling Amendments Yet To Be Finalised

The Czech gambling industry is nervously awaiting the final text of new regulations due to take effect at the start of 2024, with the promise of legal live dealer games as the most industry-friendly of a mixed bag of changes.
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Gambling

Regulators Weigh Up ‘Serious Cohesion Issues’ Between MiCA, PSD2

Officials at the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the National Bank of Belgium are facing “serious questions” about the cohesion of the EU’s new crypto framework and its payment services regime.
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Payments

FCA Issues ‘Final Warning’ To Crypto Firms Ahead Of New Promotion Rules

With less than two weeks to go until new rules on crypto-asset promotions come into effect, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that it has “serious concerns” about firms’ readiness to comply.
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Payments

Mexico Draft Decree Sparks High-Stakes Lobbying Battle

Mexican operators, union groups and local and international associations are pushing back hard against a draft regulatory decree that would ban all gaming machines and casino-style games in the country.
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Gambling

Curaçao Advisor Keen To Address 'Mistruths'

As Curaçao prepares to announce its new licensing fees next week, a key advisor to the minister of finance has addressed a host of “mistruths” about incoming regulatory changes.
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Gambling

'Bespoke Framework' Not Right For Crypto, Say Australian Senators

A report by an Australian Senate committee has recommended against proceeding with a bill that seeks to introduce a "bespoke framework" for the regulation of digital assets.
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Payments

Ontario Operators Eager For Guidance On Advertising Changes

Companies offering online gaming and sports betting in Ontario have to be ready to pivot their marketing strategies to proactively comply with recently introduced regulations prohibiting the use of current or retired athletes in advertisements for their products.
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Gambling

Indiana Fines FanDuel $110,000 For Fraudulent Account Funding

Flutter-owned FanDuel will pay $110,000 to settle five of six counts of violating Indiana sports-betting regulations, according to an agreement approved by the Indiana Gaming Commission.
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Gambling

Working Group To Trial Affordability, Says UK Commission

The UK Gambling Commission expects to form a working group to trial financial risk checks and is questioning plans to require gamblers to provide their job title for affordability assessments.
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Entain Gains Full Nevada Gaming License

Entain has received its permanent Nevada gaming license after almost five years of operating in the state with a temporary license, amid concerns from regulators about its business in unregulated markets.
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Chile's Casinos Win Court Request To Reopen Online Investigation

Another criminal case has been opened against online betting platforms active in Chile, this time with a list of high-profile witnesses and defendants who are being called upon to testify.
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UK Introduces White Paper Land-Based Gambling Changes

The UK government has introduced its consultation responses to land-based gambling regulation changes, which would increase the number of slot machines allowed in most casinos, allow debit card payments on gaming machines and sports betting in casinos.  
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Daily Dash: US Treasury Publishes 2024 National Illicit Finance Strategy

The US has unveiled its latest roadmap for combating illicit finance, with disrupting funding to Russia and Hamas key priorities; meanwhile, New Zealand has introduced a landmark consumer data bill.
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Swedish Banks Set Out Improvements Needed To Combat Fraud

Sweden needs tougher measures in place to combat rising fraud, including enhanced transaction monitoring and enforced caps or delays to payments, the country’s banking industry group has said.
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European Payments Council Shortens Timelines For Rulebook Implementations

The European Payments Council has revised the implementation timelines for rules to accommodate for the EU’s incoming Instant Payments Regulation.
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Week In Crypto: Tornado Cash Co-Founder Sentenced To Five Years In Dutch Prison

A co-founder of Tornado Cash is convicted of money laundering, the IMF tells Nigeria to regulate crypto exchanges, and Binance wins registration in India, despite enforcement action in the US.
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News In Brief: May 13-May 17, 2024

Illinois is the latest state to push back against arcade chain Dave & Buster's over its in-app gambling plan.
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Top Taiwan Cop Detained Over Sabotaged Online Gambling Case

Taiwan’s Taichung District Prosecutors Office has detained a senior law enforcement official after he allegedly tipped off an online gambling company under investigation.
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French Ombudsman Publishes 2023 Report

France’s National Gambling Authority (ANJ) has published its gaming mediator report for 2023, which included 1,523 requests for intervention. 
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