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September 26, 2023

UPDATE: European Commission Responds To MEP Question About Card Fees

The European Commission has responded to a query from a member of the European Parliament (MEP) on card fees and whether they harm merchants’ competitiveness.
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September 26, 2023

Swedish Government Quietly Curbs Its Enthusiasm For E-Krona

A new report by the Swedish government has raised doubts about the need for an e-krona, marking a change in tone for a country that was a first-mover in the study of central bank digital currency.
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September 26, 2023

India's GST Agency Slugs Delta Corp $2bn, Targets More Online Companies

India’s sole land-based gambling listco Delta Corp has said it will fight the central government’s goods and services tax (GST) authority in court after receiving a demand for $2bn in unpaid GST on casino betting volume.
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September 25, 2023

Florida Targets Fantasy Sports Companies Over 'Prohibited' Wagers

Tension between state gambling regulators and operators of pick ’em fantasy-sports games is escalating after Florida’s regulator demanded an immediate halt to solicitation of alleged sports wagers by PrizePicks and other fantasy companies.
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September 25, 2023

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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September 25, 2023

European Regulators Swap Notes In Portugal, Lithuania

Gambling regulators across Europe have held two separate conferences in the north and south of the continent over the past two weeks to share best practices and strengthen collaboration.
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September 25, 2023

US Lawmaker Proposes 18 Percent Credit Card Rate Cap

As US credit card debt reaches an all-time high, a Republican senator has introduced new legislation to limit the annual percentage rate for credit cards to 18 percent.
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September 25, 2023

New York Slashes Crypto 'Greenlist' Alongside New Guidance On Coin Listings

A New York regulator has reduced the number of "Greenlisted" crypto-assets in the state from 25 to eight, and has issued new proposals on how firms should handle coin listings and delistings.
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September 22, 2023

Nevada Streamlines Regulations, Esports Betting Back On Agenda

The Nevada Gaming Commission has granted final approval to eliminate more than a dozen regulations that the agency’s staff deemed obsolete earlier this year, paving the way for commissioners to consider finalizing new esports betting regulations next month.
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September 22, 2023

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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September 22, 2023

Latin American Regulators May Lack Industry Knowledge, Executives Fear

Several betting operator chief executives lamented the lack of industry understanding among government regulators across Latin America while speaking at the SBC Summit Barcelona on Thursday. 
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September 22, 2023

Daily Dash: Amazon Prime Execs ‘Fully Aware’ Subscribers Enrolled Without Consent

Three Amazon Prime executives have been named in a complaint by the US Federal Trade Commission for non-consensually enrolling customers to the subscription programme, and SumUp launches 7am next morning payouts to merchant customers in the UK.
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September 22, 2023

Colombian Agency Charges Visa, Mastercard With Anti-Competitive Cross-Border Payment Restrictions

Colombia’s antitrust watchdog has accused Visa and Mastercard of hindering domestic payment aggregators from offering alternative cross-border payment services.
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September 22, 2023

Week In Crypto: FTX Sues Former CEO's Parents In Effort To Recover Funds

The Bankman family are asked to give back millions of dollars to FTX, Binance raises doubts over the EU’s incoming stablecoin laws, and a US regulator warns that more crypto enforcement actions are coming.
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September 22, 2023

News In Brief: September 18-September 22, 2023

Thousands of people in Kentucky are pre-registered already in anticipation of the launch of online sports betting next week. 
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September 21, 2023

Holding Upper Hand In Court, Seminoles In No Rush To Resume Bets In Florida

All the buzz about the potential return of sports betting in Florida as early as this week appears to be fading, and the Seminole Tribe seems content to let the legal process play out before rebooting online wagering operations.
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September 21, 2023

Match-Fixing, Sponsorship Bans Affecting Latin American Betting Landscape

Match-fixing investigations and sports-betting sponsorship bans are taking their toll on marketing plans across the Latin American region, say local sports executives.
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September 21, 2023

Sweden To Hike Gambling Taxes

Sweden plans to increase its gambling tax to 22 percent of revenue from Summer 2024, arguing the market is stable and highly channelled and can bear the brunt of extra costs.
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September 21, 2023

Gambling Leaders Targeting Brazil, India, Africa

A group of CEOs from some of the world’s largest gambling companies are targeting growth opportunities in a host of newly regulated and regulating markets, with India, Brazil and Africa seen as key.
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September 21, 2023

Visa, Mastercard Raise Their Bets On B2B Payments

Visa and Mastercard have announced new partnerships to enhance their business-to-business (B2B) payment services, as the card brands seek to expand their presence in the sector.
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September 21, 2023

Philippines Senate Committee Calls For POGO Shutdown, Regulator Reboot

A joint Philippine Senate committee has recommended shutting down foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) in a report that passed by a bare majority.
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