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Brazil Market Goes Live After Compliance Deadlines Extended

Brazil’s new era of regulated online gambling began at the stroke of midnight on January 1, with 66 operators launching under new federal licences but most of them on a provisional basis due to delays in meeting certification requirements. 
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Evolution Facing UK Licence Review

Supplier giant Evolution’s UK licensing status has been put under formal review after the Gambling Commission identified Evolution games being offered in the UK through unlicensed operators.
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Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down 'Unprecedented' US AML Law

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the enforcement of an "unprecedented" anti-money laundering (AML) law, describing it as "likely unconstitutional".
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European Council Reaches Agreement On Open Finance Framework

The European Council has reached an agreement on the proposed Financial Data Access (FIDA) framework, which lays out the transition from open banking to open finance in the trading bloc.
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Daily Dash: Los Angeles Bans Merchants From Going Cashless

Lawmakers in Los Angeles have unanimously rejected the move towards a cashless city, the CEO of Epic Games has labelled Google "crooked", and new research has found that Australians are cutting back on subscriptions.
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Payments

Lithuania Urges Payment Firms To Strengthen ICT Capabilities

Lithuania’s central bank has warned e-money and payment institutions over how they manage third-party information and communication technologies (ICT) risks, pushing for stronger supervision.
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Ohio Grants Six-Month Sports Betting Use It Or Lose License Extension

Mobile and retail sports-betting licensees that have yet to launch in Ohio will get a six-month extension after gaming regulators approved a waiver for more than a dozen licensees.
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Gambling

Florida Supreme Court Denies Request To Halt Seminole Sports Betting

The Florida Supreme Court has unanimously denied a request to require the Seminole Tribe to suspend online sports betting while the court determines the fate of wagering in the state.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: Singapore QR Code Tie-Up With Indonesia Goes Live

Singapore has launched its QR code linkage with Indonesia, Mastercard has unveiled a CBDC-backed debit card in Kazakhstan, and Hong Kong has moved ahead with a pilot using multiple credit reference agencies.
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Payments

Singapore Publishes Further Requirements For COSMIC Data Sharing

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has opened a new consultation on requirements for financial institutions using COSMIC, a platform designed to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Payments

Belgian Operators Agree Voluntary Care Code

The six members of the Belgian Association of Gaming Operators have agreed to abide by a new voluntary duty of care requirement.
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Gambling

Maryland Senator Says iGaming Needed To Plug Budget Deficit

Democratic state Senator Ron Watson has said a new study submitted to the Maryland General Assembly makes it clear the state would benefit financially from a regulated online gaming market, although projected revenues are not enough to close an anticipated budget deficit.
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Gambling

News In Brief: November 13-November 17, 2023

UK Gambling Commission to launch a second round of consultations in "coming weeks", Dutch TOTO loses legal fight over technical error payout and the California Nations Indian Gaming Association votes against two sports-betting proposals.
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Gambling

Gambling Among British Children Declining, Says Report

Far fewer children and young people gambled in England, Scotland and Wales over the past 12 months than last year, according to the Gambling Commission’s latest report.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: New York Strengthens Token Listing Rules In New Guidance

New York tightens up its coin listing and delisting rules, US lawmakers request a full accounting of Hamas crypto wallets, and LUNA creator Do Kwon sees his Montenegro prison sentence upheld.
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Payments

MEP Wants Payment Services Regulation To Hold Social Media Firms Accountable For Fraud

A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is seeking amendments to the Payment Services Regulation, requiring stricter oversight for social media firms and others to crack down on payments fraud.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Wholesale CBDC To Go Live In Singapore In 2024

Singapore has confirmed that it will launch a "live" wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2024, Commerzbank has become the first bank in Germany to obtain a crypto custody licence, and Czechia has launched a new mobile payments platform.
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Payments

Mexico President Publishes Prohibitive Gaming Decree

Mexico’s government has enacted drastic regulatory reforms to ban slot machines or other casino games in the country’s gaming halls, ignoring industry pleas that the changes would decimate revenues and lead to thousands of job losses.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Regulators Grant Further Extensions For Data Privacy Rules

Massachusetts regulators have agreed to waive certain parts of their new data privacy regulations through next June, as operators continue to push for more time to implement the complex rules.
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Gambling

Maryland Study Supports iGaming Legalization

Amid the debate over whether lawmakers will ask Maryland voters next year to legalize internet gaming, an official legislative study has projected that a regulated market for online slot machines and table games could generate almost a billion dollars in annual gross gaming revenue.
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Gambling

DraftKings Introduces New Parlay Sportsbook Product

DraftKings has unveiled plans for a new offering that rivals some products offered by competing daily fantasy companies as pick’em-style contests.
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Gambling

Suppliers Eyeing Up LatAm Opportunities

Gambling industry suppliers are eagerly awaiting new Latin American markets to regulate online gambling, according to a panel of industry experts.
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Gambling

Irish Banks End Plans For Mobile Payments App

Ireland’s banking industry has confirmed it is winding down plans to launch a mobile payments service due to a changing landscape.
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Payments

European Parliament Releases Industry-Friendly Amendments To PSD3

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has shared its thoughts on the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD3), suggesting amendments in favour of payment and e-money institutions.
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Minnesota Legislators Discuss Sports-Betting Harms

While most disputes over sports betting and online gaming legalization often center around which stakeholders stand to benefit and which stand to lose out, a hearing Wednesday in Minnesota served as a reminder of the presence of anti-gambling opponents.
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News In Brief: January 6-January 10, 2025

Tipico Group is to acquire ADMIRAL Austria from Novomatic, Virginia set to revisit its casino expansion proposal and Flutter Entertainment revises its 2024 financial outlook after reporting adverse U.S. sports betting results in November and December. 
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Singapore Passes Bill That Allows Police To Freeze Accounts Of Scam Victims

Lawmakers in Singapore have enacted a first-of-its-kind bill that empowers the police to freeze the bank accounts of scam victims without their consent.
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Daily Dash: India Mandates Name Look-Up Facility For Bank Transfers

The Reserve Bank of India has mandated that all banks connected to two major funds transfers systems must introduce a beneficiary account name look-up facility by April 1, 2025.
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Daily Dash: BIS Advances ISO 20022 Harmonisation For Cross-Border Payments

The Bank for International Settlements' (BIS) Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures has set out new measures to promote the adoption of harmonised ISO 20022 data standards.
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Greentube Alderney Agrees £1m Settlement With UK Regulator Over AML, Social Responsibility Failures

Greentube Alderney Limited will pay £1m as part of its regulatory settlement with the UK Gambling Commission after an investigation revealed a raft of social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.
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Philippines Arrests 400 In 'POGO' Raid As Lawmakers Ramp Warnings

Immigration officials in the Philippines have arrested around 400 foreign nationals allegedly manning a foreign-facing online gambling (POGO) and cyber-scamming operation in Metro Manila.
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California Tribes Banking On Judge Upholding Gaming Exclusivity

California tribal gaming leaders are confident their lawsuit claiming dozens of cardrooms are illegally offering house-banked table games, such as blackjack and baccarat, will be successful in protecting their exclusivity rights to offer casino games in the Golden State.
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Outlook 2025: European Fight Against Illegal Market A Key Driving Force In 2025

The European gambling industry enters 2025 in its most divided form, with the landscape increasingly split between large listed companies devoted to regulated markets, joining forces with regulators to pressure a reconstituting offshore market on the other side.
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Cash, Not Debit, Still King Among Germans, Says Bundesbank Report

A new survey from Deutsche Bundesbank has found that cash remains German consumers’ preferred payment method, signalling potential challenges for the digital euro.
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