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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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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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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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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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Labour Party Pressures UK Government For BNPL Rules

The opposition Labour Party has called on the UK government to implement a regulatory framework for buy now, pay later (BNPL) products.
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Payments

Oklahoma Tribes Angered By Governor's Sports-Betting Proposal

Governor Kevin Stitt has released his proposal to make sports betting a reality next year in Oklahoma, but the move has caught tribal leaders by surprise.
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Gambling

Lobbying Frenzy Set To Start In Finland

Key stakeholders in upcoming Finnish gambling reforms are preparing for a meeting later this month with officials drafting a new law, with topics such as marketing restrictions and cooling-off periods on the agenda.
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Gambling

Cogs Start Turning On MiCA Implementation

The EU’s flagship Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is approaching enforceability next year, as industry stakeholders signal they are in preparation mode.
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Payments

Polish Bookmakers Hope New Government Will Overhaul Gambling Regime

A flawed Polish online gambling regime could be getting the revamp it desperately needs to “stop the leakage” via the expected new coalition government, local gambling executives have said.
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Gambling

Bulgaria Becomes Third EU Member Added To FATF Greylist

Bulgaria has been added to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) list of countries under increased monitoring, which could spark increased cross-border scrutiny of Bulgarian organisations.
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Payments

Dutch Regulator Fines GoldWin €6.79m For Offering Unlicensed Gambling

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has imposed a fine of €6,794,000 against Malta-based GoldWin Limited for illegally offering online gambling to Dutch consumers without a local licence, alongside a smaller fine for a formerly Malta-based company.
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Gambling

Brazil Operators Face Early Licensing Dilemma

Operators anticipating online betting and gaming licences in Brazil have been offered a fast-tracked application process if they agree to formally register their companies’ interest within the next 30 days.
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Gambling

ISO 20022 'Peculiarities' A Gift For Transaction Data Management Systems, Sources Say

Swift’s launch of ISO 20022 for cross-border payments and reporting (CBPR+) has opened up "new possibilities" for financial institutions, but are different implementations of the standard holding back interoperability?
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Payments

What Does Interac's Broadened Access Mean For Canadian Payment Firms?

Last month, Interac, Canada’s debit network, opened its online money-sending service to third parties, a move that may pave the way for future access for payment firms.
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Payments

Interoperability Challenges Multiply Following FedNow, ISO 20022 Launch

The launch of the FedNow system was a milestone for ISO 20022 adoption, but it was only the beginning of the search for interoperable instant payments in the US.
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Payments

UK Commission Claims Offshore Enforcement Blitz

The UK gambling regulator says it has radically stepped up its enforcement against the black market, as its chief executive tells fellow regulators it is seeking a middle way between highly polarised pressure groups.
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Gambling

Wirex To Change E-Money Contract After UK Regulator Intervention

The Financial Conduct Authority has said that Wirex has committed to making changes to comply with consumer rights laws in the UK.
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Payments

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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Ousted German Politician Makes Play For Regulating Online Gambling In Honduras

A Honduran deputy has submitted a bill to regulate online gambling in the country with the backing of a far-right German politician turned investor. 
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Daily Dash: New Dutch Study Finds That Young People Underestimate Money Muling Risks

A new study in the Netherlands has found that young people underestimate the likelihood of money mules getting caught, while in Romania, BLIK has continued its expansion with a new authorisation from the central bank.
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UK Government Authorises PSPs To Tackle Fraud By Slowing Down Payments

New rules that aim to protect consumers by extending the maximum delay for suspicious payments by 72 hours have been given the go-ahead by the UK government, despite concerns from industry.
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Week In Crypto: Changpeng Zhao Walks Free After Four Months In Prison

Changpeng Zhao walks free in California, the UK secures its first conviction for illegal crypto ATM offences, and Sweden labels most crypto exchange providers "professional money launderers".
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FDJ To Finalise Kindred Acquisition For €2.5bn

La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has announced it will finalise the acquisition of Kindred Group for almost €2.5bn, after fulfilling the condition precedent of controlling more than 90 percent of the capital of Kindred.
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U.S. Regulators Continue Crackdown On Illegal Gaming

U.S. regulators are continuing to take action against unregulated forms of gaming, with officials in two states sending out new cease-and-desist notices on Thursday.
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Brazil Regulator Flexes Muscles With Whitelist Omissions

Major Brazilian football teams may be forced to suspend lucrative sponsorship deals with one of the most prominent online betting brands in Brazil after Curaçao-based Esportes da Sorte was not included on the Brazilian regulator’s whitelist of temporarily approved operators.
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Malta Suspends GoldWin Licence Over 'Threat' To Players

The Malta Gaming Authority has suspended GoldWin's licence, an online gambling company previously fined by the Netherlands Gambling Authority.
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Sweden's Channelisation Still Shy Of Promised Mark

The Swedish Gambling Authority has published the channelisation rate for the year 2023, which came in at 86 percent. That number is still below the 90 percent that was projected when the Swedish market was first re-regulated in 2019. 
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Ireland's Gambling Bill Will Be Passed 'In The Coming Weeks', Ministry Of Justice Hopes

Ireland's Department of Justice said it is “hoped” that the long-awaited Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 will progress through the remaining stages and be enacted “in the coming weeks”, but there is still no definitive timeline for its completion.
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