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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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Australian Regulator Names Operators That Breached User-Generated Code Rules

Australia’s online gambling regulator has found that Entain subsidiaries Ladbrokes and Neds, Flutter subsidiary Sportsbet, and bet365 breached the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 by offering “fast/quick code” facilitators for online in-play betting.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: ‘Opaque’ Tether Flunks New Stablecoin Test From S&P Global

Tether performs poorly in a new stablecoin ranking system, a US senator builds support for a crypto money laundering bill, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission looks to parlay Binance’s guilty pleas into its own lawsuit.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Apple Looks To Dodge EU Antitrust Fine By Opening Up NFC Chip To Rivals

Apple has moved towards opening up its mobile payments platform to rival developers, Fnality’s blockchain-based sterling payment system goes live, and the ECB has invited banks to take part in wholesale CBDC tests.
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Payments

EU Reaches Deal On New AML Authority And Sanctions Enforcement

The European Parliament and Council teams have reached an agreement on a European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), and are unified on a political agreement to criminalise the violation of EU sanctions.
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Payments

UK Committee Urges Suspension For Lawmaker In Lobbying Sting

A British parliamentary standards committee has recommended that a member of parliament (MP), Scott Benton, be suspended for giving the impression he was “corrupt and 'for sale'” to a fictitious gambling company.
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Gambling

Brazil iGaming In The Balance Ahead Of Chamber of Deputies Vote

Gambling industry experts have expressed disappointment and surprise that virtual casino games were struck from the version of an online betting bill approved by Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday.
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Gambling

News In Brief: December 11-December 15, 2023

The British government sanctions nine individuals and five companies implicated in slave labour at Southeast Asian casinos and scam centres.
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Gambling

Delaware Lawmakers Set To Debate Mobile Sports Betting In 2024

As lawmakers return to Delaware’s capital in Dover early next month, among the issues on their agenda will be how to move forward with the final recommendations issued by the Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group on the future of online sports betting.
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Gambling

DraftKings To Face Massachusetts Hearing For Taking Credit Card Wagers

DraftKings will face a hearing in Massachusetts after the company admitted to accepting over $83,000 in credit card wagers in violation of the state law.
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Gambling

North Carolina Regulator Removes Affiliate Marketing Rule

North Carolina gaming regulators have scrapped a proposed rule that would have restricted the use of affiliate marketers in sports-betting promotion.
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Gambling

Indiana Settlements For Regulatory Violations Cost Caesars $78,750

Caesars Entertainment will pay $78,750 to settle four complaints issued against its Horseshoe branded casinos in Hammond and Indianapolis, as well as its Southern Indiana property and Harrah's Hoosier Park, according to agreements approved by the Indiana Gaming Commission.
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Gambling

Google, Twitch Fined In Millions Over Gambling Ads In Italy

Italian advertising regulator Agcom has imposed fines totalling more than €3m ($3.3m) against Google and Twitch, the Amazon-owned live streaming platform.
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Gambling

Entain Case Puts Dot.Com Operations In The Spotlight, Lawyers Warn

Legal experts have cautioned that the details of Entain’s settlement and subsequent warnings from law enforcement officials will likely bear on the rest of the UK market well into the future.
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Gambling

UK PSR Proposes Cross-Border Interchange Fee Cap

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is proposing a price cap to protect UK businesses from overpaying on cross-border interchange fees, as it releases a new consultation on possible remedies.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Google Set To Add BNPL Options In 2024

Google has confirmed it is adding buy now, pay later (BNPL) options for US consumers in 2024, while Japanese card brand JCB has confirmed it is entering a new phase of digital currency piloting.
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Payments

Florida Bill Seeks To Clarify Legal Status Of Fantasy Sports

Amid ongoing controversy over pick’em-style fantasy sports contests, a bill pre-filed in the Florida legislature would legalize daily fantasy sports but does not include any proposed tax rate, licensing fee or consumer protections.
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Gambling

Chile's Chamber Of Deputies Approves Online Gambling Bill

Chile's online gambling bill has passed the country's Chamber of Deputies with the inclusion of a cooling-off period for current grey market operators and will now be sent to the Senate for final approval.
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Gambling

Ireland Launches Future Of Payments Consultation

Michael McGrath, Ireland’s finance minister, is seeking input on a future National Payments Strategy, including topics such as choice and resilience.
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Payments

Australian Reserve Bank Governor Talks Up New Mobile Wallet Regulations, But Details TBC

The new governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia has put mobile wallet regulation high on her list of priorities, but the finer details of the rules have yet to be decided.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Epic's Surprise Victory In Google Antitrust Case A 'Win for All Developers'

Epic Games has emerged victorious in a key antitrust case against Google, Santander has warned of a doubling in Facebook vehicle scams, and the European Central Bank has touted the green credentials of cash.
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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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