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Biden Admin Urges Supreme Court To Reinstate Controversial AML Law

The Biden Administration has filed an 11th-hour appeal to the US Supreme Court in an attempt to clear the path for the enforcement of a controversial anti-money laundering (AML) law.
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Quantum-Driven AI Will Be A Double-Edged Sword For Payments

As the payments sector continues to embrace cutting-edge technology, the sophistication of frauds and scams attacking the sector is also advancing, creating challenges for regulators.
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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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2025 Set To Be Another Non-Stop Year For Regulatory Change

As 2024, 2023 and 2022 have shown, there is no rest for the wicked when it comes to payments regulation, and both the UK and EU look set for more compliance changes.
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France Considers Legalising Online Casino Games

A government-backed amendment to France’s 2025 budget would legalise online casinos and tax them at 55.6 percent of revenue, in a move that has enraged land-based casino operators.
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: BNPL Rules Come To the UK

The UK’s new Labour government has launched a public consultation on proposals to regulate buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The plan aims to apply the Consumer Credit Act to these services, ensuring that consumers receive clear information, avoid unaffordable borrowing, and have stronger rights in case of disputes.
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Payments

BNPL Firms Enthusiastic As UK Government Unveils Legislation

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms and other stakeholders have applauded the UK’s new Labour government for introducing regulation that will bring firms into the scope of supervision from the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Payments

Ireland's Next Steps After Passing Historic Gambling Law

With one final minor hurdle to clear, Ireland’s new era of gambling regulation is on the cusp of finally commencing, but a clear timeline for its next steps is still unclear. 
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Gambling

Election 2024: What's At Stake For U.S. Gaming Industry

With less than three weeks left until voters go to the polls to determine who resides in the White House for the next four years, down-ballot in several states will be initiatives that will directly impact the gaming industry.
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Gambling

EU Authorities Challenge Commission’s Changes To DORA And MiCA Standards

The European Commission’s positions on aspects of implementing both the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation have prompted a backlash from key European regulators.
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Payments

Ireland's New Gambling Law Finally Passed

Ireland’s long-awaited Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 has finally been approved by lawmakers, 68 years after Ireland’s current primary gambling law was introduced.
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Gambling

Sweepstakes In The Spotlight For U.S. Gaming Industry

Regulated gaming companies, suppliers and investors are receiving conflicting advice to embrace opportunities in sweepstakes gaming, but also wake up to the regulatory risks of participating in the fast-growing sector.
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Gambling

Brazil Outlaws Grey Market In Surprise Strike

Operators in Brazil who have not already applied for a licence have been told they must exit the market completely by October 1, in a surprise announcement by the country’s regulator.
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Gambling

Nigeria Issues New Directives To Strengthen Payment Infrastructure

In a new circular, the Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced guidelines intended to improve the country’s payment infrastructure.
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Payments

Payments A Key Focal Point As EU Commission President Sets Out Her Priorities

Ursula von der Leyen, now in her second term as European Commission president, has set out her plans for the new college, with her priorities including topics such as payments, data and AI.
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Payments

U.S. Gaming Regulators Have Few Options To Deter Illegal Sports-Betting Market

States with legal and regulated sports betting have a stake in cracking down on offshore sportsbooks, which they claim are operating illegally while evading taxes and consumer protections.
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Gambling

'Chilling' Statistics Prompt UK Lawmakers To Demand Action On Fraud

The need to do better in tackling fraud has become a consensus issue across the UK political spectrum, with Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat lawmakers pushing the government to expand and improve the national approach to the issue.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Wyoming Shares Plans To Launch Its Own Stablecoin In 2025

Wyoming pitches a potential launch date for its state-backed stablecoin, Kraken learns that it will see the SEC in court, and the wife of a detained Binance compliance executive continues to plead for his release.
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Payments

UK Blog Supplies Details Of 'Frictionless' Financial Checks Pilot

The UK’s Gambling Commission is set to launch its pilot programme to test how it will require operators to execute controversial financial risk assessments called for in the white paper.
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Gambling

Peru Awards Online Gambling Licences

Peru’s gambling regulator has finally completed its assessment of licensing applications and issued a total of 120 licences to 60 online gambling operators.
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Gambling

Regulators Failing To Act Over Illegal Loot Boxes, Says Academic

Academic and prominent anti-loot box campaigner Leon Y. Xiao has criticised gambling regulators for failing to crack down on skins gambling, as he presents a new paper that characterises video game platform Steam as a purveyor of illegal gambling.
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Gambling

Lithuania Sets Crypto-Asset Expectations Ahead Of MiCA Implementation

The Bank of Lithuania has issued a formal letter outlining its expectations for entities currently providing or intending to provide services related to crypto-assets.
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Payments

Virginia Lawmakers To Create Gaming Commission In 2025

A select group of bipartisan lawmakers will introduce a measure in next year’s legislative session that would take Virginia’s multiple state agencies that regulate gaming and consolidate most of them into a single independent authority.
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Gambling

All Hands On Deck For Brazil Regulator After Licensing Deluge

Brazil’s betting regulator has shuffled its pack to give officials more bandwidth to review all 113 licence applications that were submitted before a key deadline last week. 
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Pennsylvania Industry Anxious As Skill-Game Bills Back On Legislative Agenda

Pennsylvania lawmakers begin their new legislative session on Monday, with top Republican Senate leaders calling for the regulation and taxation of skill-game devices that provide an increasing competitive threat to the state's established gaming industry.
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Use Of Welfare Funds For Gambling Remains Policy Focus In Brazil

Brazilian policymakers continue to grapple with how to restrict the use of welfare funds for online betting, amid broader societal concerns over banking privacy.
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News In Brief: January 27-January 31, 2025

Brazil's Supreme Court rejects Rio's attempts to dodge geofencing, a New Jersey lawmaker wants to ban all gambling ads and a sports-betting bill is introduced in Minnesota.
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Trump Executive Order Kills CBDCs, Boosts Stablecoins

President Trump has issued an executive order that prohibits the US government from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). He has also reset the legislative agenda on digital assets, including stablecoins.
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North Dakota Bill Requires Crypto ATM Operators To Reimburse APP Fraud Victims

Republican lawmakers in North Dakota have introduced a first-of-its-kind bill that will make crypto ATM operators liable for certain payments to scammers made via their platforms.
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Daily Dash: Swedish Regulator Targets Payments And Crypto AML In 2025

Sweden’s Finansinspektionen has announced its supervisory priorities for 2025, placing a strong emphasis on anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud prevention.
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New York Watchdog Hits PayPal With $2m Penalty Over Cybersecurity Failures

The New York State Department of Financial Services has taken enforcement action against online payments giant PayPal for violations of the state's Cybersecurity Regulation.
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Dutch Government Seeks To Break Money Laundering Impasse

The Netherlands Ministry of Finance has announced a new approach to anti-money laundering (AML) policy, while also committing to improve payments accessibility and consumer protections for buy now, pay later (BNPL) users.
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Lagos Latest Jurisdiction To Consider B2B Licences

The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority outlined plans to introduce B2B licences at ICE 2025, continuing a global trend of increased regulatory scrutiny being applied on suppliers.
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MyBookie Latest Cease-and-Desist Target For Michigan Regulator

The Michigan Gaming Control Board continued to stake out its position as perhaps the most aggressive U.S. regulator in pursuing unregulated gaming operators, this time going after popular offshore operator MyBookie.
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