[{"summary": "A former strategy chief at the accountancy firm Deloitte will be a “more neutral appointment” to lead the UK Gambling Commission as it advises the government on reforming gambling laws.\n\nThe Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is understood to have selected Marcus Boyle to replace Bill Moyes, whose term as chairman of the Gambling Commission ends later this year.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Accountancy Chief Set To Be New Boss of Gambling Commission", "slug": "gc-accountancy-chief-set-be-new-boss-gambling-commission", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "This week marks the two-year anniversary of Indiana’s sports betting launch, and the state has quietly thrived as a sports wagering hotspot, garnering a top five finish in both handle and revenue among U.S. states in the first-half of 2021.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Road To Maturity: At Two-Year Sports Betting Mark, Indiana Remains A Top U.S. Performer", "slug": "gc-road-maturity-two-year-sports-betting-mark-indiana-remains-top-us-performer", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "An Austrian Supreme Court ruling has held that foreign online casino operators are illegal, their contracts with players are invalid and gambling losses should be refunded.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Austrian Supreme Court Orders Refunds For Online Casino Losses", "slug": "gc-austrian-court-calls-online-casino-contracts-invalid-orders-refunds", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Daub Alderney, the former Stride Gaming, has been fined £5.85m by the UK Gambling Commission for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures, in its second such penalty in less than three years.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daub Alderney Fined Again For AML Failings", "slug": "gc-daub-alderney-fined-again-aml-failings", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Several of the largest U.S. sports betting companies announced their support Tuesday for the latest ballot initiative to legalize online sports betting in California through a constitutional amendment that would limit licenses to established operators partnering with Indian tribes and require a $100m upfront fee.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Online Giants Seek Tribal Backing For California Ballot Initiative", "slug": "gc-us-online-giants-seek-tribal-backing-california-ballot-initiative", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Oliver Dowden, the UK's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has proclaimed that the government is interested in a root-and-branch reform of the provisions of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation that it \"onshored\" as part of Brexit.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Government to Gut UK GDPR?", "slug": "pc-government-gut-uk-gdpr", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Crypto hackers can move digital assets quickly and anonymously, but a recent Bitcoin hack shows how a U.S. crypto exchange can smooth the way towards better enforcement.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swift Action And Preparation Are Keys To Catching Crypto Hackers", "slug": "pc-swift-action-and-preparation-are-keys-catching-crypto-hackers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) of Malta has fined Pilatus Bank a record €4,975,500 for \"systemic failures in the implementation of AML/CFT controls.\"", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lessons To Be Learnt From Malta’s €5m Pilatus Bank Fine", "slug": "pc-lessons-be-learnt-maltas-eu5m-pilatus-bank-fine", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has revealed the identities of 15 finalists for its global central bank digital currency (CBDC) competition — including HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank. Meanwhile, AUSTRAC is changing its systems and wants comment from regulated firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 1, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-1-2021", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "A major staff shakeup is taking place at GambleAware, Massachusetts has appointed a new regulator and Crown Resorts continues to shed staff amid ongoing controversy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - August 2021", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-august-2021", "jurisdictions": ["north-america", "nevada", "illinois", "new-york", "canada", "south-korea", "australia", "new-zealand", "victoria", "australian-capital-territory", "india", "united-kingdom", "sweden", "denmark"]}, {"summary": "The national lottery in junta-controlled Myanmar has suffered a general boycott and has been upstaged by a dissident lottery organised by ousted democratic forces, which sold out on its first day.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Boycott Cripples Myanmar Lottery As Dissident Alternative Emerges", "slug": "gc-boycott-cripples-myanmar-lottery-dissident-lottery-emerges", "jurisdictions": ["myanmar"]}, {"summary": "The newly licensed Greek online gambling market has seen its revenues curtailed, as a €2 casino stake limit bites and player taxes weigh on sports bets, but a strong football-fueled summer has seen the overall market continue its inexorable climb.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Stake Limits Hold Back Booming Greek Online Market", "slug": "gc-stake-limits-hold-back-booming-greek-online-market", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "Facebook is expanding its offerings to include free predictor fantasy sports and other types of fantasy games, a move that troubles problem gambling advocates who see such games acting as a primer to sports betting.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Facebook Enters The Fantasy Games Market", "slug": "gc-facebook-enters-fantasy-games-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "California gaming tribes are greeting a new ballot initiative by a coalition of commercial sports betting operators with quiet dubiousness.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Tribes Politely Wary Of Online Operator-Backed Sports Betting Initiative", "slug": "gc-california-tribe-politely-wary-online-operator-backed-sports-betting-initiative", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A U.S. organization of state bank supervisors has finalized a uniform law to help states modernize and align their differing money transmission laws.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Unveils Uniform Law To Standardize State Money Transmission Rules", "slug": "pc-us-unveils-uniform-law-standardize-state-money-transmission-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s payments system has three strategic areas for improvement, according to a landmark review commissioned by the country’s government.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Enhance, Simplify, Align Is The Motto Of Australia’s Payments Report", "slug": "pc-enhance-simplify-align-motto-australias-payments-report", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that it is partnering with the fintech company Bitt to trial its central bank digital currency (CBDC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 2, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-2-2021", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "No-one likes to receive subpoenas from enforcement authorities, but communication with the agencies is key during these interactions, while a robust internal procedure for tracking agency requests can also help to detect trends and adjust compliance procedures, panelists at the Money Transmitter Regulators Association (MTRA) Annual Conference said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Need To Fear Subpoenas, Conference Hears", "slug": "pc-no-need-fear-subpoenas-conference-hears", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Financial services and payments regulation is expanding and its proponents are aiming to produce more inclusive and resilient systems, according to a report by Payments NZ, a quasi-official body whose stated mission is \"making sure payments are simple and secure for Kiwis.\"", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Full Steam Ahead To More Regulation, Says New Zealand Report", "slug": "pc-full-steam-ahead-more-regulation-says-new-zealand-report", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "In July 2021, the European Commission presented a package consisting of four legislative proposals to strengthen the EU anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Proposals to Strengthen the AML Framework and Potential Impact on Financial Market", "slug": "pc-eu-proposals-strengthen-aml-framework-and-potential-impact", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission appoints its new chair, IGT wins European legal case, Bet MGM secures Puerto Rico partnership and India's Dream11 seeks another major funding round.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 30-September 3, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-30-september-3", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "washington", "australia", "denmark", "connecticut", "arizona", "india", "malta", "wyoming", "alberta", "panama", "norway", "puerto-rico", "italy", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Esports bettors experience higher levels of gambling problems and harm than traditional sports bettors, according to a new research article.", "sectors": ["esports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Problems More Prevalent In Esports Bettors, Says Study", "slug": "gc-gambling-problems-more-prevalent-esports-bettors-says-study", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Germany and the US have been top of mind for publicly traded gambling companies this earnings season, for opposite reasons: one expanding, the other contracting.", "sectors": ["bingo", "esports", "online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Companies Buoyant On US, Depressed Over Germany", "slug": "gc-gambling-companies-buoyant-us-depressed-over-germany", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Disney’s ESPN has long been viewed as the crown jewel of U.S. sports betting-media partnerships, but analysts are warning there's no guarantee a big-money tie-up would even be successful.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ESPN Explores Sports-Betting Deal Where Other Media Companies Have Failed", "slug": "gc-espn-explores-sports-betting-deal-where-other-media-companies-have-failed", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "europe"]}, {"summary": "The opening of Canada’s new high-value payment system is another step towards the country's objective of modernizing its payment system and making it more adaptive to innovation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canada Modernizes Payment System With Lynx", "slug": "pc-canada-modernizes-payment-system-lynx", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "In this conversation with an executive at a compliance recruitment firm in the City of London, we identify the European countries from which compliance recruitment business drifts in to the UK, the backlog in authorisations at the Financial Conduct Authority, and the phenomenon of small — and not so small — payments firms coming to the UK under the regulatory umbrellas of the big banks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "More Tales From The Compliance Career Market", "slug": "pc-more-tales-compliance-career-market", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Despite the European Commission’s plans to regulate crypto-assets through an EU-wide set of rules, a majority of EU citizens would prefer to see their own national legislation in operation, according to a new poll by Redfield And Wilton Strategies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Keep Crypto Regs National, Says New EU Poll", "slug": "pc-keep-crypto-regs-national-says-new-eu-poll", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The percentage of investment funds with policies that exclude gambling is highest in Europe and lowest in North America, according to a Morgan Stanley survey of environmental, social and governance issues.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Funds Most Likely To Exclude Gambling, Survey Says", "slug": "gc-european-funds-most-likely-exclude-gambling-survey-says", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "asia"]}, {"summary": "The government of India's Karnataka state has announced it will ban all online “wagering or betting” following court demands for clarity, but it remains unclear if eventual legislation will target online skill gaming with stakes.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's Karnataka To Ban Online Gaming, Including Skill Products", "slug": "gc-karnataka-bill-bans-online-gaming-including-skill-products", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s new whistleblowing directive will protect whistleblowers at the EU level, but it is up to member states to ensure legislation protects them under national law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Scope Of The Whistleblower Directive", "slug": "pc-scope-whistleblower-directive", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The COVID-19 pandemic has caused U.S. businesses to need faster access to funds and they are starting to look strategically at payments, according to a Federal Reserve survey.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fed Gauges Businesses’ Payments Policies", "slug": "pc-fed-gauges-businesses-payments-policies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Everyone has heard of the European Union's \"equivalence\" regime which allows various countries to trade with it freely in certain financial areas, but few have heard of the \"adequacy\" regime that it applies to data protection. How quickly can it remove a country from its list of \"adequate\" partners? How quickly can the UK remove the EU from its own list?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Adequacy - The GDPR’s Great Stumbling Block", "slug": "pc-adequacy-gdprs-great-stumbling-block", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Flutter UK and Ireland is introducing a spending backstop of £500 per month for all customers under the age of 25, but the move has failed to silence criticism from some health specialists pushing for enhanced consumer protections.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter Puts £500 Spending Limit On Under 25s", "slug": "gc-flutter-ps500-monthly-backstop-under-25s", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "ireland"]}, {"summary": "In Iowa, sports betting has effectively seen two distinct launch points, the first coming in 2019 and the second at the beginning of 2021.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Road To Maturity: Iowa's Two-Pronged Sports-Betting Launch Continues In 2021", "slug": "gc-road-maturity-iowas-two-pronged-sports-betting-launch-continues-2021", "jurisdictions": ["iowa"]}, {"summary": "The politician formerly at the head of Japan’s integrated resort (IR) project, Tsukasa Akimoto, has been jailed for four years for receiving bribes from a Chinese gaming company and interfering with witness testimony.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Former Top Official Jailed Over Japan Casino Corruption", "slug": "gc-former-top-official-tsukasa-akimoto-jailed-over-ir-corruption", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "An Arizona judge denied a request for an injunction Monday night that would have impeded the planned launch of the state’s sports-betting program this week.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Arizona Judge Quashes Sports-Betting Injunction", "slug": "gc-arizona-judge-quashes-sports-betting-injunction", "jurisdictions": ["arizona"]}, {"summary": "The chairperson of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has criticised the financial promotion of crypto-assets on social media, while talking up the benefits of regulated cryptocurrencies in the payments space.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Chair Comes For Kim Kardashian", "slug": "pc-fca-chair-comes-kim-kardashian", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Swedbank is under investigation regarding its regulatory compliance with the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and Latvia's financial industry comes together on access to cash.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 7, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-7-2021", "jurisdictions": ["latvia", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Hong Kong's National Security Department is issuing messages to various firms to hand over information about anyone they encounter upon request. Financial firms, including payments firms, are expected to bear the brunt of the enquiries.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Payment Firms In Firing Line", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-payment-firms-firing-line", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "In response to a notice of proposed rulemaking that the U.S. Federal Reserve published in June, the American Bankers Association has asked the regulator to ensure that the Real Time Payments Network becomes as interoperable as possible with its planned real-time gross settlement system. It does so as part of a wider set of comments about the Fed's impending reform of Regulation J.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bankers Ask Fed For Maximum Interoperability Between RTP and FedNow", "slug": "pc-bankers-ask-fed-maximum-interoperability-between-rtp-and-fednow", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four people in Massachusetts with conspiring to deceive banks and credit card companies into processing more than $150m in credit- and debit-card payments on behalf of merchants involved in prohibited and highly risky businesses, including online gambling, debt collection, debt reduction, prescription drugs and payday lending.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Charges Four Over $150m Payment-Processing Scam", "slug": "pc-us-charges-four-over-150m-payment-processing-scam", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Gambling Commission continues to see operators allowing consumers to gamble potentially harmful amounts with very limited or no customer interaction until a very late stage, a senior official has said.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Customer Interactions Still Failing, Says UK Commission", "slug": "gc-customer-interactions-still-failing-say-gambling-commission", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Austrian Press Council has reprimanded two newspapers for running Casinos Austria and Austrian Lotteries articles that should properly have been labelled “paid advertising”, as advertising issues flare up across the continent.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Press Council Chides Media For Mislabelled Casinos Austria Ads", "slug": "gc-press-council-chides-media-mislabeled-casinos-austria-ads", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Slovenia is set to offer international operators a pathway into its entire gambling market for the first time, as the government unveils plans to offer new concessions and abandon some of its restrictive licensing requirements.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Slovenia Unveils Market Opening Draft", "slug": "gc-slovenia-unveils-market-opening-draft", "jurisdictions": ["slovenia"]}, {"summary": "After years of stalling on a request for proposals for a sports-betting monopoly, Vietnam is moving to aggressively expand the number of football competitions permitted for bets, while flagging permission for online sales.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Vietnam Mulls Expanding Football Betting Product, Online Sales", "slug": "gc-vietnam-mulls-expanding-football-betting-product-online-sales", "jurisdictions": ["vietnam"]}, {"summary": "Singapore and South Africa are warning the public against Binance. Compliance officers at payments firms ought to be on the lookout for unregulated customers and recipients of payments, such as the denizens of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's list of unregulated collective investment schemes. Meanwhile, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is making various previously private pieces of information about firms public.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 8, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-8-2021", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa", "singapore", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Despite progress, various parts of the payments ecosystem in continental Europe have yet to implement strong customer authentication (SCA) fully — and this is also true in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mixed Results For SCA Compliance", "slug": "pc-mixed-results-sca-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Genius Sports executives have said the company’s exclusive partnership with the National Football League will be profitable by next year after questions from analysts regarding the company’s most significant North American sports partnership.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Genius Sports Expects NFL Data Rights Deal To Be Profitable By 2022", "slug": "gc-genius-sports-expects-nfl-data-rights-deal-be-profitable-2022", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "europe"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) is asking the government to remove COVID-19 related online casino restrictions at the end of the month, in step with the lifting of many other pandemic measures, rather than on November 14.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Trade Group Wants COVID-19 Gambling Restrictions Lifted", "slug": 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"sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Licensing Possible By 2026, Consultant Predicts", "slug": "gc-finnish-licensing-possible-2026-consultant-predicts", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "888 Holdings has affirmed its interest in keeping William Hill’s 1,400 stores, as its chief executive said it had rebuffed approaches to sell them.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "888 Says It's Keen On Keeping William Hill Shops", "slug": "gc-888-says-its-keen-keeping-william-hill-shops", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gambling commission has published final standards for online sports betting and internet gaming and confirmed that operators will be able to start the application process to become 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crypto-coins that they are not trading at the moment.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ultimatum For Coinbase", "slug": "pc-ultimatum-coinbase", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Payment Systems Regulator has appointed two new senior advisors, and Cypriot authorities embrace blockchain and cryptocurrencies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 10, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-10-2021", "jurisdictions": ["cyprus", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Restrictions across the Nordic region are being driven by politics as opposed to data and will force players to use unlicensed operators, according to the heads of the Swedish and Danish online trade groups.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nordic Restrictions Aid Unlicensed Operators, Argue Trade Groups", "slug": "gc-nordic-restrictions-aid-unlicensed-operators-argue-trade-groups", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "finland", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Dutch gambling industry executives are hoping a voluntary agreement can be forged with media and broadcasting officials that will fend off a potential “avalanche” of marketing and a resulting political backlash.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Gambling Industry Hopes Agreement Can Head Off Ad Backlash", "slug": "gc-dutch-gambling-industry-hopes-agreement-can-head-ad-backlash", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A sports-betting ballot war appears all but certain next year in Florida, and the conflict might spread to Illinois where Hard Rock International plans to develop a $311m casino and continue its expansion into the commercial casino market.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Could Sports-Betting Battle Spread From Florida To Illinois As Seminoles Expand?", "slug": "gc-could-sports-betting-battle-spread-florida-illinois-seminoles-expand", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "As the National Football League’s position on gambling references and advertisements during game broadcasts continues to evolve, the league’s flagship television broadcasters say the tone of the games will not change overnight to a heavier gambling focus.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NFL Broadcasters Adjusting To League Gambling Evolution", "slug": "gc-nfl-broadcasters-adjusting-league-gambling-evolution", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Police ought to do more to tackle online fraud, the City of London Board chair has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 13, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-13-2021", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK government has unveiled plans to water down the provisions of the UK GDPR, the country's version of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. In doing so, it is raising the possibility that the EU will cease to regard its regime as \"adequate\", which in turn might interrupt the easy flow of personal data between the UK and the EU.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Unveils Data Protection Reform Plans", "slug": "pc-uk-unveils-data-protection-reform-plans", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Agents of the Osnabrück public prosecutor’s office have raided the ministries of finance and justice in Germany, on apparent suspicion that someone at the financial intelligence unit (FIU) has colluded in money laundering.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German FIU Under Money Laundering Suspicion", "slug": "pc-german-fiu-under-money-laundering-suspicion", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The director-general of Nigeria’s National Lottery Regulatory Commission wants to team up with Ghana to form a regional gambling stronghold in the West African sub-region.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nigeria, Ghana Regulators Collaborating To Raise Revenues", "slug": "gc-nigeria-ghana-regulators-collaborating-raise-revenues", "jurisdictions": ["ghana", "nigeria", "africa"]}, {"summary": "Police in Sihanoukville have arrested 15 Chinese nationals and confirmed shots were fired during a Friday raid on a hotel casino complex that was hosting online gambling operations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Shots Fired In Sihanoukville Online Raid As Crime Wave Flourishes", "slug": "gc-shots-fired-sihanoukville-online-raid-crime-wave-flourishes", "jurisdictions": ["cambodia"]}, {"summary": "An overabundance of sports-betting advertising led two influential state gaming regulators on Monday to urge the industry to find a balance between competition and over-saturation, or risk a legislative backlash.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Regulators Warn Of Sports-Betting Ad Crackdown", "slug": "gc-lessons-us-sports-betting-fantasy-sports-advertising-war", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "colorado", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO spoke recently to Mark Falcon, an ex-regulator who helped to set up the Payment Systems Regulator in the UK. His opinions about the six-year-old regulator were stinging and ranged from structural problems to its mandate to promote competition.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR In Need Of Reform, Says Ex-Regulator", "slug": "pc-psr-need-reform-says-ex-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "China’s Congress passed the Personal Information Protection Law on August 20 and it will become effective as of November 1 this year. It copies the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in many ways. It will reach across borders and will therefore affect all payment companies that deal with China.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Businesses Brace For New Chinese Data Law", "slug": "pc-businesses-brace-new-chinese-data-law", "jurisdictions": ["china", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has published a paper with a view to helping community banks form compliant partnerships with fintech companies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fed Issues Paper To Help Community Banks Embrace Responsible Innovation", "slug": "pc-fed-issues-paper-help-community-banks-embrace-responsible-innovation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Three U.S. states figured among the top ten regulated online gambling markets in the world during the first half of 2021, representing a likely precursor to deeper disruption of the European-centric established order by the U.S. and other emerging markets.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. iGaming Markets Shake Up Old World Order", "slug": "gc-us-igaming-markets-shake-old-world-order", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "europe", "illinois", "colorado", "michigan", "tennessee", "virginia", "new-jersey", "pennsylvania", "italy", "australia", "ontario", "brazil", "netherlands", "germany", "new-york", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Macau casino stocks have plunged in the US and Hong Kong over proposed changes to legislation that include insertion of public servants into casino operations, tough financial monitoring, local shareholding thresholds and a reduction in concessions.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Proposed Amendments To Macau Casino Law Hammer Share Prices", "slug": "gc-proposed-amendments-macau-casino-law-hammer-stocks", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "A report commissioned by Poland’s national lottery operator has called on the government to relax regulations for a number of sectors, including a tax cut for the country’s many betting shop operators.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Poland's State-Owned Operator Calls For Regulatory Relaxation", "slug": "gc-polands-state-owned-operator-calls-regulatory-relaxation", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of MGM Resorts International has said the future of the casino giant is digital, even if the company does not buy BetMGM partner Entain and struggles to turn a profit on online sports betting in New York.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MGM Boss Backs Digital To Deliver, Despite BetMGM Regret", "slug": "gc-mgm-resorts-ceo-confident-new-york-gamings-digital-future", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Any business that deals in virtual currencies in New York may need to register with more than one regulator, recent enforcement cases suggest.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York BitLicenses - 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Saab, a close associate of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, stands accused of money laundering on a global scale.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PEPwatch: Cape Verde To Send Alex Saab To Miami", "slug": "pc-pepwatch-cape-verde-send-alex-saab-miami", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The consumer group Which? is calling on the UK's Payment Systems Regulator to make banks do more to protect the victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud and provide them with fair reimbursement.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "APP Fraud - Where Are We Now?", "slug": "pc-app-fraud-where-are-we-now", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A William Hill unit is under orders from the Swedish regulator, Michigan and New Jersey continue to profit and MGM expected to be confirmed as Osaka IR choice.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 13-September 17, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-13-september-17", "jurisdictions": ["connecticut", "macau", "china", "arizona", "british-columbia", "nebraska", "brazil", "lithuania", "maryland", "washington-dc", "nevada", "sweden", "hong-kong", "japan", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Opponents of a Florida Indian gaming compact are asking a federal court in Washington, D.C. to block the Seminole Tribe from commencing mobile sports betting as soon as November 15.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Court Order Sought To Block November Launch of Mobile Betting In Florida", "slug": "gc-court-order-sought-block-november-launch-mobile-betting-florida", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The one issue a panel of gaming attorneys and industry analysts agreed upon on Thursday during a discussion on distributed gaming was the urgent need for state lawmakers to do more to address the issue of unregulated gaming machines.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Legalize Or Not: U.S. States Grapple With Grey-Market Games", "slug": "gc-legalize-or-not-legalize-thats-question-facing-us-states-grey-market-games", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania", "missouri", "virginia", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "The politician leading the review of the UK Gambling Act has been replaced, after falling victim to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Boris Johnson Switches Gambling Act Review Boss", "slug": "gc-boris-johnson-removes-head-gambling-act-review", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "People are ceasing to perceive crypto-assets as risky and are taking a more balanced approach to them by looking at risks and controls together. As many banks are still struggling to understand the full spectrum of crypto-asset products, UK Finance has released a white paper to encourage the forging of trusted relationships between traditional financial institutions and the rapidly-growing new industry.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Other Side Of The Crypto Coin: There Are Controls To Mitigate Risks", "slug": "pc-other-side-crypto-coin-there-are-controls-mitigate-risks", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub to test central bank digital currencies for international settlements, while the Electronic Transactions Association sets out five guiding principles for crypto. In the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission has opened the rulemaking petition process to the public, and in Estonia the finance minister warns that new crypto-licences could be suspended.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 17, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-17-2021", "jurisdictions": ["estonia", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Hong Kong Jockey Club has revoked the memberships of three veteran pro-democracy figureheads convicted for political activity, including former Apple Daily media mogul Jimmy Lai and barrister, democracy activist and ex-legislator Martin Lee.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Jockey Club Strips Membership From Jailed Democrats", "slug": "gc-hong-kong-jockey-club-strips-membership-jailed-democrats", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "As sports-betting bills continue to sail through state legislatures, legal experts and industry executives remain perplexed as to why measures legalizing online casino and internet lottery games face more skepticism from lawmakers despite the significant tax revenues on offer.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Online Gaming, iLottery On Different Legislative Track To U.S. Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-us-lawmakers-support-legalizing-sports-betting-barriers-remain-igaming-ilottery", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia", "connecticut", "new-hampshire", "indiana"]}, {"summary": "Gambling operators will be offered the chance to anonymously complain about the UK Gambling Commission after claims they are “scared” of lodging formal complaints because of the fear of “retribution”.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lawmakers Give Gambling Operators Chance To Complain About UK Regulator", "slug": "gc-lawmakers-give-gambling-operators-chance-complain-about-uk-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Beset by regulatory troubles, Coinbase has applied to the U.S. National Futures Association to register as a Futures Commission Merchant.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 20, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-20-2021", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Tensions surrounding a new proposal, aimed at closing the tax gap by creating a massive reporting obligation for financial account flows, are intensifying. The U.S. Treasury Secretary wants President Biden to include the proposal in his spending bill, but a group of Republican senators have introduced a bill to stop that from happening.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fight Over U.S. Financial Account Flow Reporting Proposal Heats Up", "slug": "pc-fight-over-us-financial-account-flow-reporting-proposal-heats", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could change the banking industry radically, but this does not entitle them to special treatment, according to the president of Germany’s central bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Prepare For CBDCs To Shake Up Financial System, Says German Banking Supervisor", "slug": "pc-prepare-cbdcs-shake-financial-system-says-german-banking-supervisor", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "In this article we speak to Rachel Woolley, the director of financial crime at know your customer (KYC) technology firm Fenergo, about a wide range of topics on the subject of money laundering control.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "AML Control – An Expert Speaks", "slug": "pc-aml-control-expert-speaks", "jurisdictions": ["angola", "malaysia", "singapore", "european-union", "malta", "united-kingdom", "cayman-islands", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The splurge of merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. sports betting and online gaming market is likely to continue into 2022, according to the chief executive of Bragg Gaming and former CEO of SBTech.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. M&A Activity Set To Continue As Sportsbooks Seek Tech, Online Casino Assets", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-mergers-driven-need-technology-databases-and-profits", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "louisiana"]}, {"summary": "Operators that passively target the Dutch market without a licence after October 1 face enforcement action and possible licensing jeopardy, following new instructions from the country’s gambling minister.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Unlicensed Operators Must Block Dutch Players From October, Says Minister", "slug": "gc-unlicensed-operators-must-block-dutch-players-october-says-minister", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The European State Lotteries and Toto Association’s members are helping one another achieve the group’s new Responsible Gaming Certification, which includes passing an independent audit of labour practices and climate change impact.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Lotteries Says Ethical Brands Are The Future", "slug": "gc-european-lotteries-says-ethical-brands-are-future", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "Recent consultative exercises that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and the European Central Bank have undertaken show that diversity and inclusion are becoming more of an issue for compliance officers at financial firms in Europe.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Diversity And Inclusion To Rise Up Priority List For Compliance Officers", "slug": "pc-diversity-and-inclusion-rise-priority-list-compliance-officers", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "ireland", "lithuania", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that imposes sanctions against Ethiopia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "business-lending", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "cross-border-payments", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 21, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-21-2021", "jurisdictions": ["ethiopia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Following on from the publication of its Business Plan for 2021/22, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that it will “ensure firms start with high standards and maintain them”. This involves “a more robust gateway”, which makes it tougher for firms to become authorised than previously, with more intensive assessments and a closer scrutiny of financials and business models.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The FCA’s ’More Robust’ Gateway", "slug": "pc-fcas-more-robust-gateway", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is warning \"greenwashers\" that they have until the end of the year to clean up their misleading environmental marketing. It has issued guidelines to help them obey the law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gives Red Light To Misleading Green Claims", "slug": "pc-uk-gives-red-light-misleading-green-claims", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Flutter Entertainment, parent of FanDuel and Sky Bet, said it has reached a $300m settlement with the state of Kentucky, ending an effort by the company to have the U.S. Supreme Court overturn a court order to pay $1.3bn over alleged losses incurred by Kentuckian PokerStars players before 2011.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter Reaches $300m Settlement With Kentucky", "slug": "gc-flutter-reaches-ps300-million-settlement-kentucky", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "ireland"]}, {"summary": "Entain confirmed on Tuesday that DraftKings had approached the company with a $22.4bn proposal to acquire the group, but U.S. partner MGM Resorts quickly warned both companies that any deal requires its approval first.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DraftKings Targets Entain Takeover With $22.4bn Offer", "slug": "gc-entain-shares-rise-surprise-bid-draftkings", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new special commission formed in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies is the latest sign of momentum returning for long-stalled legislation to regulate casinos, bingo halls and online gambling in one of the world’s largest untapped markets.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Gambling Expansion Back On The Agenda", "slug": "gc-brazil-gambling-expansion-back-agenda", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "A voluminous academic report written to inform the UK’s national gambling strategy has noted the effectiveness of the whistle-to-whistle ad ban, but warned that social media is replacing TV as the most dangerous arena for underage gambling ads.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Harm Report Offers Policymakers Huge Evidence Base", "slug": "gc-report-offers-policymakers-huge-evidence-base", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The platformisation of the financial services industry has become a problem for regulators to supervise, the EU’s banking watchdog has said, because they do not understand it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulators Do Not Know How To Monitor Platformisation, Warns EBA", "slug": "pc-regulators-do-not-know-how-monitor-platformisation-warns-eba", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "International messaging standard ISO 20022 is more than just a compliance issue. Its adoption could open the door to new opportunities which can help to streamline compliance, experts say.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ISO 20022 Is More Than A Compliance Issue, It Is An Opportunity", "slug": "pc-iso-20022-more-compliance-issue-it-opportunity", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Irish version of the UK's Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) is on the stocks, with finance minister Paschal Donohoe having approved the drafting of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill whose main purpose is to improve accountability in the financial sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Bill Aims To Make Financial Managers More Accountable", "slug": "pc-irish-bill-aims-make-financial-managers-more-accountable", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Maryland’s top gaming regulator said his agency hopes to have the state’s first legal sports bets placed before the end of the year.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Sports Betting Could Launch By 'Late Fall' 2021", "slug": "gc-maryland-sports-betting-could-launch-late-fall-2021", "jurisdictions": ["maryland"]}, {"summary": "Technology sector heavyweights have urged the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Karnataka state to exempt skill gaming from this week's sweeping new ban on online gaming with stakes.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Industry Protests Karnataka Online Gaming Ban", "slug": "gc-industry-protests-greet-karnataka-online-gaming-ban", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A Dutch minister’s announcement that a passive presence in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed after licensing launches on October 1 has thrown the plans of international operators into turmoil.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Crackdown Demolishes 'Passive' Strategy For Gambling Licence", "slug": "gc-dutch-crackdown-demolishes-passive-strategy-gambling-licence", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The UK betting industry has reacted warmly to the appointment of Chris Philp as the new minister overseeing the gambling sector.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Betting Industry Welcomes New Minister", "slug": "gc-uk-betting-industry-welcomes-new-minister", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has apologised after an independent report slammed the regulator for not acting quickly enough to scrutinise soccer trading platform Football Index before its collapse.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Apologises After Damning Football Index Report", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-apologises-after-damning-football-index-report", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Members of the public have asked U.S. lawmakers not to over-regulate the sharing of financial data and leave it to the financial sector to develop technical standards for open banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Congress Urged To Regulate The What, Not The How, Of Open Banking", "slug": "pc-us-congress-urged-regulate-what-not-how-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Department of the Treasury has taken its first action ever against a crypto-company for laundering cyber-ransom money. Meanwhile, its Office of Foreign Assets Control has updated an advisory note that pertains to ransomware.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Treasury Ransomware Action Puts Companies On Alert", "slug": "pc-treasury-ransomware-action-puts-companies-alert", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Fraud losses have risen by 30 percent, with a new emphasis on authorised push payment (APP) fraud, according to trade association UK Finance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "APP Fraud Spirals Upwards In UK", "slug": "pc-app-fraud-spirals-upwards-uk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Coinbase has discontinued its Lend scheme, by which it planned to award users interest on the crypto-coins that they keep on its platform that they do not wish to trade at any particular moment. It has done so in a quiet update to a months-old blog post.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Coinbase Caves In...Surreptitiously", "slug": "pc-coinbase-caves-insurreptitiously", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Sweden's regulator maintains its position on toughening advertising rules, Playtech ties up a Brazilian partnership and new gambling taxes are approved in the Philippines.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 20-September 24, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-20-september-25-2021", "jurisdictions": ["louisiana", "france", "united-kingdom", "lithuania", "netherlands", "nevada", "brazil", "saskatchewan", "sweden", "indiana", "philippines"]}, {"summary": "Gambling industry CEOs want their businesses to be seen as entertainment providers, as they attempt to shift away from the regulatory scrutiny driven by VIP-based business models.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Future For The Risky VIP Business Model, Say Industry Leaders", "slug": "gc-gambling-content-must-emulate-netflix-tiktok", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority has fined Tipico, the Germany-focused sports betting operator, for operating in the Netherlands without a gambling licence.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tipico Fined In The Netherlands For Operating Without A Licence", "slug": "gc-tipico-fined-netherlands-operating-without-licence", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Nevada gaming regulators have filed a complaint accusing Las Vegas-based Station Casinos of accepting hundreds of wagers on sports after the game’s outcome had been determined.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Operator Accepted Hundreds Of Improper Sports Bets, Regulator Says", "slug": "gc-nevada-casino-accepted-hundreds-improper-sports-bets-regulator-says", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Lottoland has been fined £760,000 by the UK Gambling Commission, handed a formal warning and faces new licence conditions for failures in social responsibility and money laundering.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lottoland Fined, Warned Over UK Failings", "slug": "gc-lottoland-fined-warned-over-uk-aml-failings", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "gibraltar"]}, {"summary": "The California Privacy Protection Agency has swung into action by asking the public to submit comments related to any area on which it can issue rules. It is especially keen to hear suggestions about any regulations that it might make in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act 2018.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 24, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-24-2021", "jurisdictions": ["california"]}, {"summary": "Regulatory reporting on the blockchain could ensure that compliance checks happen in real time, the chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Pins Hopes For Efficient Compliance On Blockchain", "slug": "pc-fca-pins-hopes-efficient-compliance-blockchain", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A business has to overcome numerous challenges when it receives a request for access to personal data and it has a short time in which to comply. However, if it makes a genuine endeavour to do so, its data protection regulator may be lenient towards it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Compliance With Data Access Requests - The Challenges", "slug": "pc-compliance-data-access-requests-challenges", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A Democratic congressman who may be the person most responsible for the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States has introduced a bill to help a South Carolina tribe build a casino-resort in North Carolina.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tribal Gaming Conflict In Carolinas Proves Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows", "slug": "gc-tribal-gaming-conflict-carolinas-proves-politics-makes-strange-bedfellows", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "south-carolina"]}, {"summary": "Another UK football team is cutting all ties with its gambling sponsors and partners, as talks of an impending shirt sponsorship ban and changes to the “white label” system populate the national media.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bolton Wanderers Cuts Gambling Ties", "slug": "gc-bolton-wanderers-cuts-gambling-ties", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s long-anticipated Lottery Act amendment was submitted to parliament on September 23, confirming the government's intent to bolster the country’s monopoly system.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Parliament Finally Receives Lottery Act Amendments", "slug": "gc-finnish-parliament-finally-receives-lottery-act-amendments", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Just over a month after the National Hockey League’s board of governors approved advertisements on players’ jerseys, beginning with the 2022-23 season, the Washington Capitals on Friday became the first franchise to announce a betting company as its jersey sponsor.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Caesars NHL Jersey Ad Worries Responsible Gambling Advocates", "slug": "gc-caesars-sportsbook-nhl-jersey-ad-worries-responsible-gambling-advocates", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has announced that it will be using Ripple’s blockchain technology to run its pilot scheme for a central bank digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ripple To Help Bhutan Fulfil Plans For CBDC", "slug": "pc-ripple-help-bhutan-fulfil-plans-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["bhutan"]}, {"summary": "The People’s Bank of China, which regulates the banking sector of the world’s second largest economy, has declared on its website that all cryptocurrency transactions are illegal.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "China Clamps Down On Crypto Transactions", "slug": "pc-china-clamps-down-crypto-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s data protection supervisor has struck a note of caution on the trading bloc’s newly-proposed anti-money laundering (AML) law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Data Supervisor Suggests AML Improvements", "slug": "pc-eu-data-supervisor-suggests-aml-improvements", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Sweden's financial regulator has diverged from the European Banking Authority's new anti-money laundering guidelines.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 27, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-27-2021", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "A trade group in the Czech Republic representing nearly the entire licensed gambling market has embarked on a new sweeping harm reduction project, as the Ministry of Finance continues to push for more comprehensive online and advertising restrictions.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Czech Industry Self-Regulating After Government Analysis", "slug": "gc-czech-industry-self-regulating-after-government-analysis", "jurisdictions": ["czech-republic"]}, {"summary": "Scientific Games announced on Monday that Endeavor would purchase its OpenBet business, capping a three-month process to divest its sports-betting division.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Scientific Games Sells OpenBet To IMG Arena Owner for $1.2bn", "slug": "gc-scientific-games-sells-openbet-img-arena-owner-12bn", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Ontario is weeks away from establishing Canada’s first online gambling licensing regime, although key policy questions still remain for a market that will be unique in North America.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario's Online Opening Breaks New Ground In Canadian Gambling Market", "slug": "gc-ontarios-online-opening-breaks-new-ground-canadian-gambling-market", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Poland’s former finance minister has joined calls for the country to start taxing gambling companies based on revenue, instead of the current turnover model.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Former Gambling Regulator Calls On Poland To Reform Tax", "slug": "gc-former-gambling-regulator-calls-poland-reform-tax", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "The High Court for southwestern Kerala state has struck down a state government ban on online rummy, a vindication for India’s gaming industry as it moves to fight a similar ban in neighbouring Karnataka state.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's Kerala High Court Overturns Ban On Online Rummy", "slug": "gc-indias-kerala-high-court-overturns-ban-online-rummy", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A U.S. senator has sent a strong message to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about the extent of interest in various topics related to digital assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Senator Asks SEC To Be Clear About Cryptos", "slug": "pc-us-senator-asks-sec-be-clear-about-cryptos", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "China's regulators are striving to strike a balance between encouraging fintech development and offsetting financial risks, with the separation of payment firms and other types of business uppermost in their minds.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Move Away From Other Business, Yi Gang Tells Chinese Payment Firms", "slug": "pc-move-away-other-business-yi-gang-tells-chinese-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "From time to time, payment firms rely on so-called gatekeepers — accounting and legal firms that give businesses access to the financial system — to provide them with background checks on customers and other forms of anti-money laundering (AML) information. The Office for Professional Body AML Supervision has, however, determined that these gatekeepers are not particularly well-regulated.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Should Payment Firms Rely On Gatekeepers For AML Compliance?", "slug": "pc-should-payment-firms-rely-gatekeepers-aml-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Payment Systems Regulator is satisfied that the Current Account Switch Service (CASS) still justifies its classification as an alternative switching scheme. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden has reportedly picked a fierce critic of cryptocurrencies as the new head of the OCC.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 28, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-28-2021", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "This analysis outlines key proposals in relation to payments and data protection following the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform independent report, released on July 16, 2021, to address how the UK can seize new opportunities from Brexit. It aims to put the proposals in the context of wider developments taking place in UK payments regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "e-money", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK’s Taskforce Proposals for Payments Regulations and Data Protection", "slug": "pc-uks-taskforce-proposals-payments-regulations-and-data-protection", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Irish Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021 is proposing to give the Central Bank of Ireland the power to regulate all buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) activities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Regulation To Come To Ireland", "slug": "pc-bnpl-regulation-come-ireland", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The lawsuit everyone has been waiting for finally arrived on Mondayh when a powerful coalition of anti-gambling interests in Florida asked a federal court in Washington, D.C. to nullify the state’s landmark new compact with the Seminole Tribe.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Florida Anti-Gambling Coalition Sues Seminoles, Governor Over Compact", "slug": "gc-florida-anti-gambling-coalition-sues-seminoles-governor-over-compact", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Beijing has issued a new warning to Philippine online gambling operators, promising enhanced cooperation between the two nations’ police forces amid a sustained Chinese crackdown against the regional industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Beijing Warns Online Operators Of Joint Philippine Crackdown", "slug": "gc-beijing-warns-online-operators-joint-philippine-crackdown", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "china"]}, {"summary": "A new Finnish study says it has found a clear link between harmful gambling behaviours, people receiving social benefits and the unemployed.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Study Links Problem Gambling, Benefits, Unemployment", "slug": "gc-finnish-study-links-problem-gambling-benefits-unemployment", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "London-based WPP has agreed to pay US$19m to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to dissuade it from pressing charges with the accusation that several subsidiaries made corrupt payments. The company, according to the SEC, failed to spot the offences because its internal accounting controls were deficient.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Levies Fine For Corruption On UK Firm", "slug": "pc-sec-levies-fine-corruption-uk-firm", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s PayNow and Malaysia’s DuitNow will link up in 2022, the respective countries’ central banks have announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Asian Payment Linkages Keep On Coming With Singapore And Malaysia", "slug": "pc-asian-payment-linkages-keep-coming-singapore-and-malaysia", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "A prototype of a multi-central bank digital currency (mCBDC) has shown that digital currencies and distributed ledger technology could result in cheaper and safer cross-border payments, a new report has shown.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BIS Pronounces Multi-CBDC Project A Success", "slug": "pc-bis-pronounces-multi-cbdc-project-success", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has published the results of a thematic review of money laundering risks at stored value facility (SVF) firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Outlines AML Expectations For SVF Licensees", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-outlines-aml-expectations-svf-licensees", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard Installments' buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform, a technical solution that allows banks to create their own BNPL solutions, is about to come to market in the United States, Australia and the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mastercard Opens A Regulator-Friendly Credit Line", "slug": "pc-mastercard-opens-regulator-friendly-credit-line", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The new man in charge of Italian gambling policy comes with his own idea of what good regulation looks like, but inherits a sector in need of drastic reform.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italian Gambling Minister Appointed With Reform Agenda", "slug": "gc-italian-gambling-minister-appointed-reform-agenda", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "In a renewed Japan gambit with “no capital commitment”, Caesars Entertainment has joined the Clairvest Group consortium that leads Wakayama Prefecture’s bid for an integrated resort licence.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Caesars Makes Late Run For Wakayama, Joins Clairvest Bid", "slug": "gc-caesars-makes-late-run-wakayama-joins-clairvest-bid", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "A Swedish court has rejected XC Gaming Sweden’s attempts to appeal a SEK5m (€490,000) fine imposed on it by the Swedish Gambling Authority last year, deeming the punishment that accompanied an official warning as “appropriate”.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Court Rejects XC Gaming Fine Appeal", "slug": "gc-swedish-court-rejects-xc-gaming-fine-appeal-rejected", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Holland Casino and Nederlandse Loterij lead the list of ten Dutch online gambling licensees announced, with major brands such as Unibet, Betsson, PokerStars and bwin left out in the cold.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Incumbents Head Licence List As Trade Group Seeks Meeting", "slug": "gc-holland-casino-dutch-lottery-head-licensing-list", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced the sale of the historic Arlington Park racetrack property in suburban Chicago to the NFL’s Chicago Bears for a potential new stadium featuring a sports-betting facility.", "sectors": ["racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chicago Bears Purchase Arlington Park Racetrack For Potential Sports-Betting Location", "slug": "gc-chicago-bears-purchase-arlington-park-racetrack-potential-sports-betting-location", "jurisdictions": ["illinois"]}, {"summary": "BaFin has fined N26 for anti-money laundering (AML) failures, while Banca d’Italia and ARPCSO have brought an experiment in cross-border, cross-currency, instant payments to a successful conclusion.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - September 30, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-september-30-2021", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "italy", "switzerland", "jordan", "united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "Kroll has just published the results of a global bribery and corruption survey that it conducted in March, which ought to be of use to all money laundering reporting officers (MLROs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kroll Bribery Survey Reveals Widespread Compliance", "slug": "pc-kroll-bribery-survey-reveals-widespread-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The UK intends to bring its anti-money laundering regime into line with the latest recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force. This may not represent a big overhaul, but experts believe that financial institutions will probably feel the effects of a new Companies House reporting duty and cryptocurrency reporting requirements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Modernisation Knocks On Door Of Companies House", "slug": "pc-modernisation-knocks-door-companies-house", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The introduction of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 (revised Payment Services Directive, PSD2) in January 2018, despite new restrictions at the time, allowed for thousands of products and services to be offered to consumers via the limited network exclusion (LNE). However, this was not the intention of the LNE; as such, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has introduced the Consultation on Draft Guidelines on the Limited Network Exclusion under PSD2 to tighten the scope of exemptions to PSD2. Despite the tighter scope under these guidelines, there are still many ways for payment service providers (PSPs) to be exempt from strong customer authentication (SCA) requirements. Additionally, as the EBA cannot amend PSD2, PSD3 is likely to be needed to clarify any remaining inconsistencies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Analysis of Revised Guidelines for PSD2 Exemptions", "slug": "pc-analysis-revised-guidelines-psd2-exemptions", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Indiana fines Penn over TikTok ad, Asher joins IGT's sports-betting wing and new state lotteries planned in Brazil.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 27-October 1, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-27-october-1-2021", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "connecticut", "japan", "united-kingdom", "washington", "netherlands", "indiana", "northern-ireland"]}, {"summary": "The city of Las Vegas is planning a somber commemoration today for 60 victims who died four years ago in the worst mass shooting committed by an individual in the history of the United States.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Las Vegas Observes Shooting Anniversary As G2E Returns", "slug": "gc-las-vegas-observes-shooting-anniversary-g2e-returns", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Major online gambling operators are starting to comply with Dutch government demands to leave the market until they get a licence, as a consumer agency pulls out of talks over a proposed gambling advertising code.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Operators Start To Obey Dutch Call To Pull Out Of Market", "slug": "gc-operators-start-obey-dutch-call-pull-out-market", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The UK government is being urged to treat harmful gambling as a public health issue, as a new Department of Health report estimates the cost to English society to be in excess of £1.27bn a year.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Government Report Says Gambling Harms Cost England £1.27bn", "slug": "gc-gambling-harms-cost-england-ps127bn", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Potential sportsbook operators in Maryland have pushed back against draft regulations that would mandate the use of official league data for all types of wagers, as well as a potential cap on tax deductions for bonuses.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Operators Seek Changes On Official Data, Promotional Play In Maryland", "slug": "gc-operators-seek-changes-official-data-promotional-play-maryland", "jurisdictions": ["maryland"]}, {"summary": "A recent settlement of charges laid by a U.S. federal regulator against crypto-exchange Kraken strikes a note of hope for the crypto-industry, which has been the target of much regulatory animosity recently.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kraken Case Contains Silver Lining In Crypto Enforcement", "slug": "pc-kraken-case-contains-silver-lining-crypto-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has answered further questions from the financial sector about the EU’s revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Answers New Spate Of Questions About SCA", "slug": "pc-eba-answers-new-spate-questions-about-sca", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The fledgling German regulator makes a pair of senior appointments, FanDuel selects its permanent CEO and yet more trouble at the top for Crown Resorts.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - September 2021", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-september-2021", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria", "new-south-wales", "macau", "philippines", "hong-kong", "united-kingdom", "germany", "malta"]}, {"summary": "More than two years after a report by California’s auditor criticized state gaming regulators over their licensing processes and fees not being aligned with their actual costs, a new report has outlined proposed changes to the state’s fee structure.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Report Recommends Aligning Licensing Fees With Regulatory Costs", "slug": "gc-california-report-recommends-aligning-licensing-fees-regulatory-costs", "jurisdictions": ["california"]}, {"summary": "Former William Hill US CEO Joe Asher was last week was appointed the new president of sports betting at IGT, and is not wasting any time warning the gaming industry about the hazards of excessive advertising.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Former William Hill US Chief Back In The Game With Warning About Advertising", "slug": "gc-former-william-hill-us-chief-back-game-warning-about-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Analysts have quizzed Kindred Group on when it might be able to get back into the Dutch market, as newly licensed operators struggled with a technical blunder.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kindred Queried On Future Dutch Prospects", "slug": "gc-kindred-queried-future-dutch-prospects", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has released yet another cache of leaked documents that illustrate the fondness of politically exposed persons (PEPs) for the offshore world. The 2.94 terabytes of data from it are expected to appear on the databases of financial crime software vendors the world over. The ICIJ claims that this is the largest cache of all.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PEPs Prevalent In Pandora Papers", "slug": "pc-peps-prevalent-pandora-papers", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of New Zealand launches consultation on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and the Bank for International Settlements releases three new CBDC reports.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - October 4, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-october-4-2021", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand", "international"]}, {"summary": "Some Europeans have welcomed the revision of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2); others believe that it has hampered progress. Consumers are not very aware of their rights to open banking and this remains a huge problem.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Industry Split Over Open Banking’s Progress In Europe", "slug": "pc-industry-split-over-open-bankings-progress-europe", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Hungarian central bank has issued a press release about Revolut which suggests that fintechs can only fully rely on the EU passporting system as long as they have a limited presence in a “host state.”", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hungarian Central Bank Reveals Cracks In EU Passporting Regime As Fintechs Grow", "slug": "pc-hungarian-central-bank-reveals-cracks-eu-passporting-regime-fintechs-grow", "jurisdictions": ["hungary"]}, {"summary": "The UK's largest political parties have discussed the country’s impending gambling reforms at their annual conferences, as polling firm Survation reveals MPs and voters “overwhelmingly” support change.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK MPs Back Gambling Reform At Party Conferences", "slug": "gc-uk-mps-back-gambling-reform-party-conferences", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Despite a global pandemic that is still having an impact on the industry, the president of VICI Properties believes there are plenty of opportunities for gaming real estate investment trusts (REITs) to acquire casinos in foreign markets.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "After Conquering U.S., Casino Property Owners Eye Global Expansion", "slug": "gc-vici-properties-considers-real-estate-acquisitions-canada-asia", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states", "canada", "asia"]}, {"summary": "A year after the pandemic hit, U.S. community bankers are optimistic about existing technologies but concerns about cybersecurity have grown to be their biggest fear.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Technology Helped Community Bankers Embrace Opportunities During Pandemic", "slug": "pc-technology-helped-community-bankers-embrace-opportunities-during-pandemic", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "An investigation into complaints made at the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), the not-for-profit organisation set up to develop industry standards and guidelines to help usher in open banking in the UK, has found it allowed a culture of bullying and intimidation to prevail.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lessons To Be Learned From OBIE Investigation", "slug": "pc-lessons-be-learned-obie-investigation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published its latest report on crypto-assets, cautioning that the opportunities that the industry presents also come with plenty of risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Global Crypto Standards Needed, Warns IMF", "slug": "pc-global-crypto-standards-needed-warns-imf", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The government of Cyprus wants the local gambling industry to keep growing, saying it has become a “pillar” of its economy, according to finance minister Konstantinos Petridis.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Now A Pillar Of Cypriot Economy, Says Government", "slug": "gc-gambling-now-pillar-cypriot-economy-says-government", "jurisdictions": ["cyprus"]}, {"summary": "As the U.S. gaming industry continues to bring mobile wallets and other cashless products to market, there are hurdles from a regulatory standpoint as state regulators try to understand the importance of this technology, according to lobbyists and gaming executives.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "As U.S. Casinos Embrace Cashless Gaming, Regulators More Cautious", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-embraces-cashless-gaming-regulators-more-cautious", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Sports-betting executives have said that increased self-regulation is the key to avoiding a clampdown on advertising by state or federal regulators as the industry continues to progress in the United States.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports-Betting Executives Say Self-Regulation Needed To Avoid U.S. Ad Restrictions", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-executives-say-self-regulation-needed-avoid-us-ad-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "colorado", "united-states", "europe"]}, {"summary": "Indian fantasy sports companies are now blocking users in Karnataka after a ban on all gaming with stakes came into force in the southwestern state on Tuesday, but market leader Dream11 has yet to declare its hand.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Karnataka Online Ban In Force As Industry Prepares Legal Action", "slug": "gc-karnataka-online-ban-force-industry-prepares-legal-action", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "There has been a dramatic increase of 60 percent in fraud cases between the first half of 2020 and the first half of 2021, the Belgian financial regulator has warned.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - October 6, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-october-6-2021", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "Hong Kong has set a new course in its exploration of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by issuing a white paper targeting a retail CBDC.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Monetary Authority White Paper Proposes General-Purpose CBDC", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-monetary-authority-white-paper-proposes-general-purpose-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "As the U.S. gaming industry continues to bring mobile wallets and other cashless products to market, there are hurdles from a regulatory standpoint as state regulators try to understand the importance of this technology, according to lobbyists and gaming executives.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "As U.S. Casinos Embrace Cashless Gaming, Regulators More Cautious", "slug": "pc-us-casinos-embrace-cashless-gaming-regulators-more-cautious", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "An investigation has been opened against Brazil’s Banco Banese, after local media reports of a personal data leakage from customers of various financial institutions involving the country’s new instant payments service, PIX.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consumer Data Leaked From Brazil’s PIX", "slug": "pc-consumer-data-leaked-brazils-pix", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority’s new strategy to tackle illegal online gambling will make it very hard for unlicensed operators to target Swedish consumers, according to the managing partner of the law firm Nordic Gambling, Morten Ronde.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Squeezing Unlicensed Operators Following Government Report", "slug": "gc-sweden-squeezing-unlicensed-operators-following-government-report", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "With DraftKings and Entain still in talks regarding a potential takeover bid by the U.S. sportsbook powerhouse, the CEO of Entain partner MGM Resorts has weighed in and pointed out a key roadblock for the two sides.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MGM Boss Says DraftKings-Entain Deal Has 'One Key Caveat'", "slug": "gc-mgm-boss-says-draftkings-entain-deal-has-one-key-caveat", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As Louisiana this week becomes the latest state to host sportsbooks in tribal casinos, the federal regulatory agency for Indian gaming has cautioned that proposed deals between tribes and sports-betting partners risk being disapproved unless the tribe retains clear control over the operation.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NIGC Issues New Sports-Betting Guidance For Expanding Tribal Market", "slug": "gc-nigc-issues-new-sports-betting-guidance-expanding-tribal-market", "jurisdictions": ["louisiana", "connecticut", "washington-dc", "united-states", "washington"]}, {"summary": "Arizona’s new regulatory framework, which grants professional sports organizations similar control over sports-betting market access as casinos, should be a model for other states to follow, according to a senior executive with golf’s PGA Tour.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PGA Tour Seeks Market-Access Expansion Beyond Arizona", "slug": "gc-pga-tour-seeks-market-access-expansion-beyond-arizona", "jurisdictions": ["arizona", "washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Stablecoins should observe international standards for payment, clearing and settlement systems, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions have clarified in a new consultation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "International Regulators Launch New Stablecoin Consultation", "slug": "pc-international-regulators-launch-new-stablecoin-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has hinted that it may still intervene over merchant rates as responses to its new guidance on interchange regulation highlight rising fees as a result of Brexit.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR May Still Intervene Over Merchant Fees Despite New Guidance", "slug": "pc-psr-may-still-intervene-over-merchant-fees-despite-new-guidance", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As historically popular Asian markets are becoming less supportive towards innovation, South-East Asian countries are emerging as a rapidly growing market with plenty of opportunities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "South-East Asia - A Hot and Fast-Growing Payments Region", "slug": "pc-south-east-asia-hot-and-fast-growing-payments-region", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "malaysia", "philippines", "thailand", "vietnam"]}, {"summary": "The Malta Gaming Authority has updated its rules and regulations surrounding match-fixing and suspicious betting events.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 4-October 8, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-4-october-8-2021", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "california", "pennsylvania", "washington", "vietnam", "portugal", "kenya", "netherlands", "chile", "maryland", "australia", "malta"]}, {"summary": "Recent polling indicates trouble for a November 2 referendum to allow betting on college games in New Jersey.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tight Race In Election To Allow Sports Betting On New Jersey Colleges", "slug": "gc-tight-race-election-allow-sports-betting-new-jersey-colleges", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new bill in Ireland that would ban the use of credit cards to gamble has been called a “no brainer” as it cleared its first hurdle without any opposition.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Opposition Proposes Credit Card Gambling Ban", "slug": "gc-irish-opposition-proposes-credit-card-gambling-ban", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "UK gambling operators sharing customer data to help cut problem gambling would probably be legal, according to a new report.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Data Regulator Gives Thumbs Up To Single Customer View", "slug": "gc-uk-data-regulator-gives-thumbs-single-customer-view", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "National Westminster Bank (NatWest) has become the first bank to be prosecuted by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority for failing to comply with anti-money laundering rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NatWest Makes History In Landmark Money Laundering Prosecution", "slug": "pc-natwest-makes-history-landmark-money-laundering-prosecution", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - October 8, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-october-8-2021", "jurisdictions": ["poland", "united-kingdom", "united-arab-emirates", "canada", "united-states", "new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "The devil will be in the detail of the government’s data protection reforms, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said in response to the UK 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gambling regulatory framework, a think tank at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas is providing guidance on how to make a successful transition.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Las Vegas Gambling Think Tank Broadens Global Footprint", "slug": "gc-gambling-think-tank-las-vegas-broadens-international-footprint", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states", "japan", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s gambling industry has suffered a new, heavy blow with media reports that The Star Entertainment Group’s casinos allegedly enabled years of money laundering, fraud, organised crime activity and political foreign interference.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Star Entertainment Accused Of Enabling Crime, Shares Plunge", "slug": "gc-star-entertainment-accused-enabling-crime-shares-plunge", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales", "queensland", "victoria", "western-australia"]}, {"summary": "The owners of Football Index transferred £15m ($20m) of customers’ money to a connected company even as it was collapsing in the UK in a bid to launch similar games around the world, according to a sports website investigation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BetIndex Used Client Cash To Expand Despite Collapse, Probe Finds", "slug": "gc-probe-says-betindex-used-client-cash-expand-despite-collapse", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states", "germany", "india"]}, {"summary": "New Bank of Thailand guidelines require payment providers to apply a risk-based approach in their relationships with merchants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thailand Requires Risk-Based Approach To Merchant Monitoring", "slug": "pc-thailand-requires-risk-based-approach-merchant-monitoring", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "The Federal Reserve has announced the adoption of ISO 20022 messaging standard as part of its payments modernization effort but mid-tier banks may be struggling with migration by the planned 2023 deadline.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fedwire To Adopt ISO 20022 By 2023, But Are Banks Ready?", "slug": "pc-fedwire-adopt-iso-20022-2023-are-banks-ready", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The CEOs of two of the world’s most powerful casino companies responded with caution when a keynote panel at last week's Global Gaming Expo (G2E) turned to 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"Buy now, pay later (BNPL) products offer better opportunities to consumers, but the risks of potential harm need to be monitored, a senior official at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Official Hints At Fresh BNPL Regulation", "slug": "pc-fca-official-hints-fresh-bnpl-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has warned consumers that football-themed website Sorare.com is operating outside its jurisdiction, a warning that follows criticism of the regulator for acting slowly on Football Index, which collapsed earlier this year.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Regulator Warns On Unlicensed Fantasy Football Site", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-warns-unlicensed-fantasy-football-website", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "When the time comes for another U.S. state to pass sports-betting legislation, the starting point of debate will likely be converting players from offshore sportsbooks to regulated markets, even if post-legalization challenges remain.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Challenges Persist Converting U.S. Players To Home Markets", "slug": "gc-challenges-still-persist-converting-players-offshore-books-us-regulated-markets", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Like in Nevada, gambling regulators in California are expressing some concern at potential interactions between state-licensed gaming businesses and the lawful marijuana industry.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Wrestles With Dual Licensure For Gaming, Marijuana", "slug": "gc-california-wrestles-issue-dual-licensure-gaming-marijuana-business", "jurisdictions": ["california", "nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "To review the last three years of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), VIXIO spoke to Alex Scheinman, managing director at ACA Aponix, about the regulation's effect on the world, the influence that coronavirus, Brexit and Schrems II have had on it and the future of data privacy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The GDPR In Its Fourth Year - Q&A With An Expert", "slug": "pc-gdpr-its-fourth-year-qa-expert", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "We will learn from past mistakes to help open banking deliver on its mission as a public good, the new chief executive, Charlotte Crosswell, has said as she takes over following a bullying scandal at the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Workplace Culture Takes Centre Stage As New OBIE Chair Starts", "slug": "pc-workplace-culture-takes-centre-stage-new-obie-chair-starts", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Swedish mobile payments service Swish is planning to migrate its services to the new central bank-developed RIX-INST, as part of a wider development of instant payments services in the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swish Migration To RIX-INST Opens New Chapter In Swedish Payments Success Story", "slug": "pc-swish-migration-rix-inst-opens-new-chapter-swedish-payments-success-story", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payments Systems Regulator has released the responses to its consultation on consumer protections of interbank payments, which reveal contrasting opinions on how Faster Payments can provide a competitive alternative to card payments while ensuring customers are adequately protected.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consultation Responses Reveal Divergence Of Opinion Over Faster Payments Consumer Protections", "slug": "pc-consultation-responses-reveal-divergence-opinion-over-faster-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "This analysis looks into the details of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) decision to add Malta to its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (greylist), the reasons for it happening, the conditions FATF has set Malta for being delisted and the short- and long-term impact of the country being greylisted. The analysis will also look at how this will affect payment service providers (PSPs) headquartered and operating in Malta.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Impact Analysis: How FATF’s Greylisting Will Affect Malta and PSPs", "slug": "pc-impact-analysis-how-fatfs-greylisting-will-affect-malta-and-psps", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine's top anti-corruption court has removed the former deputy head of the country's gambling regulator after accusations of illicitly receiving $90,000 to process licences and permits.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Court Upholds Removal Of Regulator Accused of Graft", "slug": "gc-ukraine-upholds-decision-remove-corrupt-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "September was a bumper month for the U.S. sports-betting market, particularly for bettors taking up generous bonuses at the start of the National Football League (NFL) season, if new regulator statistics in Indiana and Iowa are indicative of market-wide trends.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports Betting Enjoys September Surge", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-sees-september-surge", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "indiana", "iowa", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "There may not be a better example of a federal statute creating the opposite of what Congress intended than the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which President George W. Bush signed into law 15 years ago today.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Unintended Consequences Linger 15 Years After UIGEA Enactment", "slug": "gc-unintended-consequences-linger-15-years-after-uigea-enacted", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "united-states", "europe"]}, {"summary": "An Entain executive has estimated that about half of Germany's population will be eligible to access online casino games, although some states would be reserved for state monopolies.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Entain Says Only Half German Population May Get Online Casino", "slug": "gc-entain-says-only-half-german-population-may-get-online-casino-games", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Leading in central bank digital currency (CBDC) experimentation, Sweden’s e-krona study is focusing on P2P, P2B retail payments while the country is considering the possibilities of potential offline use and paying interest on digital fiat deposits.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Riksbank Says ’Do No Harm’ Is Guiding Principle For e-Krona CBDC", "slug": "pc-riksbank-says-do-no-harm-guiding-principle-e-krona-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "A change in guidance has triggered a decrease in the amount of politically exposed persons (PEPs) being reported to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). However, analysis shows that there has been an increase in the number of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dip In PEPs, Rise In SARs, FCA Analysis Shows", "slug": "pc-dip-peps-rise-sars-fca-analysis-shows", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The rapid growth of electronic payments has increased the need for better sanctions screening. As interest in new technologies grows, the market is shifting its approach from “detecting” a suspicious payment to “preventing” it, experts said at Sibos 2021.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ISO 20022 To Move Sanctions Screening From Crime Detection To Prevention - Sibos", "slug": "pc-iso-20022-move-sanctions-screening-crime-detection-prevention-sibos", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Cross-border payment linkages are as beneficial to the private sector as they are to regulators and government, according to panelists at Sibos 2021. This comes after EBA Clearing, The Clearing House and SWIFT announced their new cross-border payments initiative.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Improving Cross-Border Payments As Much A Commercial Issue As Regulatory", "slug": "pc-improving-cross-border-payments-much-commercial-issue-regulatory", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Minnesota lawmakers are expected to reconsider legislation next year that would legalize sports betting, but any bill likely needs the support of gaming tribes that oppose any form of gambling expansion.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Minnesota Sports Betting Still Facing Strong Tribal Opposition", "slug": "gc-minnesota-sports-betting-faces-continuing-strong-tribal-opposition", "jurisdictions": ["minnesota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The DraftKings and FanDuel sports-betting campaign committee in Florida is no longer soliciting signatures at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami following reports of students being harassed on campus, a committee official said.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Signature Gatherers Accused In Florida Sports Betting Campaign", "slug": "gc-signature-gatherers-accused-harassment-florida-sports-betting-campaign", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A landmark Australian study on the prevalence and impacts of interactive gambling has given ammunition to governments to impose heavier restrictions on online gaming, with the rate of problem gambling doubling to 1.2 percent in ten years.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Online Problem Gambling Rate Doubles In A Decade", "slug": "gc-australian-online-problem-gambling-rate-doubles-decade", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has fined a Leeds casino £450,000 ($615,000) after a probe revealed social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failures.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Casino Docked £450,000 For AML, Responsibility Failures", "slug": "gc-uk-casino-docked-ps450000-aml-responsibility-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has left commercial and public sector banking officials dwelling on what the best move forward is and potential risks. Meanwhile, China continues to emerge as the most likely first mover. 
", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bankers Split On Implications Of CBDCs", "slug": "pc-bankers-split-implications-cbdcs", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Federal Reserve and Business Payments Coalition (BPC) has announced plans to launch a pilot exchange framework for electronic invoices (e-invoices) and an initiative to improve electronic delivery of remittance information.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fed Payments Modernization Moves Forward With E-invoice, Remittance Initiatives", "slug": "pc-fed-payments-modernization-moves-forward-e-invoice-remittance-initiatives", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As financial crime has skyrocketed during the pandemic, financial institutions have had to change the way they chase fraudsters. While machine learning can increase their agility in fraud detection, there is more to do in terms of cooperation, panelists at a Sibos session said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Banks Find Agile Tools To Fight Agile Fraudsters During Pandemic - Sibos", "slug": "pc-banks-find-agile-tools-fight-agile-fraudsters-during-pandemic-sibos", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Michigan reports record monthly gross revenue for online gambling, abolition of Lithuania's flat tax for lotteries and gambling looms larger, and the European Lotteries boss weighs in on the EU's Digital Services Act.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 11-October 15, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-11-october-15", "jurisdictions": ["sweden", "connecticut", "united-kingdom", "victoria", "australia", "italy", "jamaica", "lithuania", "european-union", "washington", "united-states", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "Finland's National Police Board has fined television network Eurosport €800,000 ($929,000) over gambling advertisements in violation of rules protecting gambling monopoly Veikkaus, even though the broadcasts originated from outside Finland.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finland Police Fine Eurosport €800,000 Over Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-finland-police-fine-eurosport-over-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced the long-awaited replacement of the \"When the fun stops, stop\" safer gambling campaign in the UK.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BGC Replaces 'When The Fun Stops, Stop' Campaign", "slug": "gc-bgc-replaces-when-fun-stops-stop-campaign", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Lawyers for exclusive Mayfair casino Aspinalls have denied the company has an “institutional culture of racism or sexism\" after being sued by a black croupier who says she was subjected to \"violating\" racism and sexism.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "London's Aspinalls Denies Culture Of Racism As Croupier Sues", "slug": "gc-londons-aspinalls-denies-culture-racism-croupier-sues", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Two top gaming executives have said professional sports leagues and media companies are among the biggest winners after more than three years of the U.S. sports-betting boom.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Executives Say Leagues, Media Lead Sports-Betting Boom", "slug": "gc-us-executives-say-leagues-media-lead-sports-betting-boom", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Two states — one where gaming is just getting started and another almost synonymous with brick-and-mortar and online casinos — will elect governors on November 2.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Only Two Governors To Be Elected In 2021, Both In Gaming States", "slug": "gc-only-two-governors-will-be-elected-year-and-both-will-run-gaming-states", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Just one year after the massive suspicious activity reports leak that became known as the FinCEN Files, the U.S. is shaken again by the disclosure of millions of confidential files that sheds light on further deficiencies in the U.S. AML framework.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pandora Papers Reveal Further Gaps In U.S. AML Rules", "slug": "pc-pandora-papers-reveal-further-gaps-us-aml-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - October 15, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-october-15-2021", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "netherlands", "switzerland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Most of 2021’s targets have been met, but the success of the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) roadmap for cross-border payments will depend heavily on the commitment of public authorities and the private sector working together, the standard-setting body has cautioned in its latest progress report.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FSB Updates Cross-Border Targets, As Sibos Talks Up Prospects", "slug": "pc-fsb-updates-cross-border-targets-sibos-talks-prospects", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The G7, including countries such as the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, has published Public Policy Principles for Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), with issues such as financial stability and cybersecurity taking centre stage.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "G7 Outlines CBDC Principles", "slug": "pc-g7-outlines-cbdc-principles", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "In a dramatic move for the global online gaming space, Australian gaming machine giant Aristocrat Leisure has made a takeover offer of more than £2.1bn ($2.9bn) for UK gaming software and platform developer Playtech, whose board fully backs the deal.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Aristocrat Offers £2.1bn To Buy Playtech", "slug": "gc-aristocrat-offers-ps21bn-take-over-willing-playtech", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states", "europe", "north-america", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Liquidators Grant Thornton have taken control of one of London's most famous casinos after the COVID-19 pandemic and a tourist drought left the Palacegate struggling to pay its staff.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Palacegate Casino Seeks Buyer As Tourists Shun London", "slug": "gc-palacegate-casino-seeks-buyer-tourists-shun-london", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As more tribal casinos in Washington state begin to accept wagers on games, behind the scenes, regulators are inching closer to approving another set of rules to be added to state gambling regulations by the end of the year.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Washington Tribes Critical Of State Sports-Betting Rules", "slug": "gc-washington-sports-betting-rules-equal-regulation-indian-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["washington"]}, {"summary": "Lithuania’s parliament has adopted amendments to the gambling law that allow for a new type of online gambling licence from July 2022.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Approves Online Licence, Tax Changes", "slug": "gc-lithuania-approves-online-licence-tax-changes", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "It has been widely reported that Brazil was following El Salvador by making Bitcoin a legal tender. However, VIXIO sources say this is far from the truth.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Brazilian Bitcoin Gaffe - Why Bitcoin Is Not Going To Be Legal Tender In Brazil Any Time Soon", "slug": "pc-brazilian-bitcoin-gaffe-why-bitcoin-not-going-be-legal-tender-brazil-any", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s banking watchdog has repealed its internet security guidelines for payments, while three technology firms in Singapore have launched a new platform to support environmentally friendly financial services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - October 18, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-october-18-2021", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "Laws drafted in the 1930s to facilitate effective oversight of our financial markets could not contemplate this technological revolution, Coinbase has highlighted in a new discussion paper calling for the U.S. to create a new crypto regulator.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Give Us A Crypto Regulator, Coinbase Asks", "slug": "pc-give-us-crypto-regulator-coinbase-asks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "COVID-19 may have seen working from home policies and flexible working revolutionised, but the UK’s financial watchdog has warned supervised firms to ensure compliance lapses do not creep in, should they choose to continue with a hybrid approach.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Warns Of Work From Home Risks", "slug": "pc-uk-regulator-warns-work-home-risks", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The beginning of the 2021 National 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"jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As part of a “whole-of-government” effort, the U.S. Treasury's new report finds an increasing threat from ransomware attacks, while it also offers guidance to help prevent the illicit use of virtual currencies by sanctioned persons.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Treasury Issues Report On Ransomware Trends And Sanctions Compliance Guidance For Crypto Firms", "slug": "pc-us-treasury-issues-report-ransomware-trends-and-sanctions-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Charles Randell has asked the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer to begin the process of finding his successor — a year earlier than expected.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "consumer-lending", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Randell Steps Down — FCA And PSR Chair To Leave In Spring 2022", "slug": "pc-randell-steps-down-fca-and-psr-chair-leave-spring-2022", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Swedish fintech firm Klarna Bank has said customers cannot use any of its pay later or credit products to bet, but the co-founder of a gambling blocking software claims its direct bank transfer system circumvents personal account gambling payment blocks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Klarna Payments Circumvent Gambling Blocks, Says Gamban Co-Founder", "slug": "pc-klarna-payments-circumvent-gambling-blocks-says-gamban-co-founder", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System experiences an outage over the weekend.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": 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"tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dismissal Of Florida Challenge Of Seminole Compact Could Hurt Other Lawsuits", "slug": "gc-dismissal-florida-challenge-seminole-compact-could-hurt-other-lawsuits", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Finnish government wants to set aside €332m in next year's budget to ensure non-government organisations do not miss out on any funding because of declining Veikkaus profits.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish PM Backs Budget To Cover Veikkaus Beneficiaries Shortfall", "slug": "gc-finnish-pm-backs-budget-cover-veikkaus-beneficiaries-shortfall", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Operators bidding to offer mobile sports betting in New York could have to pay a tax rate as 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"The existence of a domestic instant payment system does not set aside use cases of a general-purpose central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Thai central bank governor said at DC Fintech Week.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Retail CBDC Is Foundation For Future Payment System - DC Fintech Week", "slug": "pc-retail-cbdc-foundation-future-payment-system-dc-fintech-week", "jurisdictions": ["china", "thailand"]}, {"summary": "Described as a milestone in the Philippines’ digital transformation journey, the expansion of the country’s QR payment service will enable merchants to accept payments for their goods and services across an interoperable payment network.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine QR Code Payment Expanded To P2M Transactions", "slug": "pc-philippine-qr-code-payment-expanded-p2m-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Sanctions designations, a major headache for financial institutions, have increased tenfold during the last 20 years, a new U.S. Treasury review finds, reminding the digital asset space that they too must comply.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Treasury Releases Sanctions Review", "slug": "pc-us-treasury-releases-sanctions-review", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is keeping a close eye on cryptocurrencies and climate-related complexities, Governor Randal K. 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FinCEN is actively engaging with the industry to understand the potential exploitation of the technology.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FinCEN Working With Fintechs To Fight Crypto Exploitation - DC Fintech Week", "slug": "pc-fincen-working-fintechs-fight-crypto-exploitation-dc-fintech-week", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Authorities in the UK, US and Switzerland fine Credit Suisse after financial crime blunder.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - October 21, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-october-21-2021", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has conceded that the 90-day account renewal rule has hindered customer retention for account information service providers and has announced that it will be making an amendment.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Suggests Re-Authentication Overhaul In Latest API Feedback", "slug": "pc-eba-suggests-re-authentication-overhaul-latest-api-feedback", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK regulator is moving forward with a project to overhaul its prevalence surveys, uncertainty in California and more Maryland casinos get sports betting go ahead.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 18-October 22, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-18-october-22", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada", "united-kingdom", "japan", "philippines", "texas", "connecticut", "australia", "california", "germany", "new-york", "cambodia", "austria", "lithuania", "kentucky", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s Federal Fiscal Court has ruled that the country’s hefty online sports-betting tax rate is not “suffocating” and does not violate German or European law.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Court Says Sports-Betting Tax Is Not Unconstitutional", "slug": "gc-german-court-says-sports-betting-tax-not-unconstitutional", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Ireland has finally published its long-awaited General Scheme of Gambling Regulation Bill, after it was approved by the government earlier this week.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland Publishes Plan For Gambling Regulation", "slug": "gc-ireland-publishes-gambling-regulation-general-scheme", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "For years, gaming tribes viewed the U.S. Supreme Court as a hostile forum but the court’s decision this week to hear arguments in a Texas Indian gaming case shows the tide may be shifting and commercial casinos could benefit.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Texas Tribal Gaming Case", "slug": "gc-us-supreme-court-hear-texas-indian-gaming-case-which-might-impact-commercial", "jurisdictions": ["texas"]}, {"summary": "As innovation is changing the traditional payments landscape, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has identified areas where new market players can escape its regulatory reach. 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"industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Disgraceful' Crown Melbourne Leashed After Stay Of Execution", "slug": "gc-disgraceful-crown-melbourne-leashed-after-stay-execution", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank (ECB) is inviting technology experts to take part in online technical talks to explore options for the design of a central bank digital currency, it has announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The ECB Needs You: Experts Called Up To Join Digital Euro Talks", "slug": "pc-ecb-needs-you-experts-called-join-digital-euro-talks", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "On September 10, 2021, the UK government launched a consultation to reshape the data protection regulatory framework, looking at the 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"2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Klarna And Stripe Announce Strategic Partnership", "slug": "pc-klarna-and-stripe-announce-strategic-partnership", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has launched a consultation on new rules for LINK, the free cash machine network.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Set To Introduce New ATM Rules", "slug": "pc-psr-set-introduce-new-atm-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Spain has released details of its register for virtual asset service providers, requiring all businesses that provide virtual currency services in the country to register with the central bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spain Rolls Out 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"2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Affiliates Not Linking To Safer Gambling Week", "slug": "gc-uk-affiliate-urls-not-linking-safer-gambling-week", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Paula da Silva, head of transaction services at SEB, has been named as the new chief executive of the Nordics prospective payments platform (P27).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "P27 Appoints New Chief Executive", "slug": "pc-p27-appoints-new-chief-executive", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "finland", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Reporting Council have issued their latest reports on climate change adaptation, and how they plan to put pressure on financial institutions to take the issue seriously.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Financial Regulators Rally For Climate Change", "slug": "pc-uk-financial-regulators-rally-climate-change", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority confirm investigation into Barclays CEO Jes Staley without revealing further details.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - November 2, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-november-2-2021", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Learning from successful introduction of account verification services in UK and Netherlands, Belgium introduces bill to mandate a similar anti-fraud tool. Meanwhile, Bank of America launches Account Validation in the U.S.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Belgium Latest Country To Introduce Confirmation Of Payee In Fight Against Fraud", "slug": "pc-belgium-latest-country-introduce-confirmation-payee-fight-against-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["belgium", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "An increasing number of volatile financial trading products and video games available to children closely resemble gambling, a panel of experts that includes UK Gambling Commission officials has warned.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Line Between Gambling, Gaming, Financial Products More Blurred Than Ever", "slug": "gc-line-between-gambling-gaming-financial-products-more-blurred-ever", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The proliferation of sports-betting advertising in the U.S. remains a key area of concern for industry leaders, with both the volume of ads and prevalence of bonus offerings facing scrutiny.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry Leaders Concerned About Prevalence Of Advertising", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-leaders-concerned-about-prevalence-advertisement", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "nevada", "pennsylvania", "united-states", "indiana"]}, {"summary": "As the UK gambling industry frets over how to improve its woeful public perception, one of the sector’s leading chief executives has sought to dampen fears over the outcome of the pending Gambling Act review.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Worst Gambling Act Fears Unlikely To Be Realised, Says Rank CEO", "slug": "gc-worst-gambling-act-fears-unlikely-be-realised-says-rank-ceo", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey will continue to prohibit bets on in-state college teams after a ballot measure to lift the ban was rejected by state voters on Tuesday.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Voters Reject College Sports-Betting Ballot Measure", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-voters-reject-college-sports-betting-ballot-measure", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A U.S. interagency report recommends bank-like oversight of stablecoin activities, urging Congress to take “prompt” actions.
", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Report Proposes Bank-Like Oversight Of Stablecoin Activities", "slug": "pc-us-report-proposes-bank-oversight-stablecoin-activities", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Although the vote was originally taken by European supervisors in 2019, it has only just been made public and makes for questionable reading.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Estonia And Denmark Regulators Helped Vote Down EBA’s Proposal That They Broke EU Law, Documents Show", "slug": "pc-estonia-and-denmark-regulators-helped-vote-down-ebas-proposal-they-broke-eu", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "denmark", "estonia"]}, {"summary": "Klarna’s bid for PriceRunner, along with other rumoured M&A activity, highlights the growing trend for fintechs to attempt to grab a bigger share of e-commerce and bring the shopping experience closer to the payment.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Klarna’s Acquisition Of PriceRunner Helps Payments ’Move Up The Funnel’", "slug": "pc-klarnas-acquisition-pricerunner-helps-payments-move-funnel", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "sweden", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The ING Group, the Netherlands largest bank, has announced that it will begin phasing out its subsidiary, Payvision, acknowledging that the payment service provider has not been sufficient for achieving its ambitions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’They Shouldn’t Have Purchased It In The First Place’ - ING Winds Down Payvision", "slug": "pc-they-shouldnt-have-purchased-it-first-place-ing-winds-down-payvision", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Danish lawmakers have agreed to introduce a “player card” for land-based gambling activities, meaning consumers will have to register with betting providers before they can gamble.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Danish Lawmakers Introducing Raft Of Player Protection Changes", "slug": "gc-danish-lawmakers-introducing-raft-player-protection-changes", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "MGM Resorts International on Wednesday announced that it plans to sell one of its iconic Las Vegas Strip properties, but also indicated that buying out the other half of its BetMGM joint venture is not on the company’s immediate list of priorities.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MGM Looking To Sell Mirage, Not Buy Out BetMGM Venture", "slug": "gc-mgm-looking-sell-mirage-not-buy-out-betmgm-venture", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has pledged to investigate how an online casino mistakenly offered free spins to recovering addicts during the industry’s annual Safer Gambling Week.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Probe Launched After Sky Bet Emails Bonus Offer To Excluded Players", "slug": "gc-probe-launched-after-skybet-emails-bonus-offer-excluded-players", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Three years ago it sounded like a fantasy, but New Jersey’s steady dominance in sports betting is increasing the buzz about the Garden State becoming the Silicon Valley of the online gaming industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Moves Closer To Becoming Internet Gambling's Silicon Valley", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-moves-closer-becoming-internet-gamblings-silicon-valley", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "U.S. lawmakers have placed the rapidly growing buy now, pay later (BNPL) market on their regulatory agenda, discussing for the first time in Congress concerns related to data collection and credit reporting practices of BNPL companies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Experts Tell Congress Of Growing BNPL Risks", "slug": "pc-experts-tell-congress-growing-bnpl-risks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK merchants with annual card turnover of between £15,000 and £50m served by the five largest acquirers get little or no pass-through of the Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR) savings, meaning that the supply of card acquiring services is not working well for them, a Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) report has concluded.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "IFR Not Working For Smaller And Medium-Sized Merchants, PSR Report Finds", "slug": "pc-ifr-not-working-smaller-and-medium-sized-merchants-psr-report-finds", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify patterns that can result in consumer harm as it transforms the regulator’s data culture and capabilities, Jessica Rusu, FCA chief data, information and intelligence officer, said in a speech.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Data-Driven Industry Needs Data-Led Regulator - FCA Chief Data Officer", "slug": "pc-data-driven-industry-needs-data-led-regulator-fca-chief-data-officer", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Singaporean parliamentarians have probed the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) about how effective it is at tackling money laundering and terrorist financing in light of the Pandora Papers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MAS Faces Post-Pandora Papers Questions", "slug": "pc-mas-faces-post-pandora-papers-questions", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "A Northern Irish political pressure group has recommended full affordability measures be introduced and Maryland disappoints again on sports-betting progress.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 1-November 5, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-1-november-5", "jurisdictions": ["california", "illinois", "louisiana", "united-kingdom", "florida", "europe", "india", "poland", "nevada", "maryland", "northern-ireland"]}, {"summary": "Under pressure from the Dutch government, Curaçao is preparing a second attempt at reform of its decades-old, much-criticised gambling legislation, VIXIO GamblingCompliance has learned.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Trying Again To Reform Controversial Licensing System", "slug": "gc-curacao-try-again-reform-controversial-licensing-system", "jurisdictions": ["curacao", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, believes the adoption of digital payments has been key in the industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic but operators are still trying to figure out a future role for cryptocurrencies on the casino floor.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry Cautious On Cryptocurrency Wagering", "slug": "gc-american-gaming-association-cautious-cryptocurrency-wagering", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The New York State Gaming Commission is set to approve the winning bidders for a minimum of four mobile sports-betting licenses at a meeting on Monday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York To Select Sports-Betting Operators For High-Tax Market", "slug": "gc-new-york-gaming-commission-select-sports-betting-operators", "jurisdictions": ["new-york"]}, {"summary": "Two lawsuits by Florida groups challenging the historic gambling compact negotiated by the Seminole Tribe with Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will be discussed this morning in a teleconference with U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich of Washington, D.C.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Future Of Tribal Gaming At Stake In Florida Compact Court Hearing", "slug": "gc-trump-judge-preside-teleconference-seminole-compact", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "washington-dc", "united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "New statistics published by the European Central Bank have found that the rate of card fraud has reduced in the EU, even as more payments move online.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rate Of Card Fraud Down As Payments Go Digital", "slug": "pc-rate-card-fraud-down-payments-go-digital", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "austria", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, believes the adoption of digital payments has been key in the industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic but operators are still trying to figure out a future role for cryptocurrencies on the casino floor.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry Cautious On Cryptocurrency Wagering", "slug": "pc-us-gaming-industry-cautious-cryptocurrency-wagering", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the success of Indonesia's QR code acceptance, new virtual currency regulations in Poland, U.S. authorities raid on Chinese payments terminal firm and the latest delclaration from international central banks to fight climate change.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - November 5, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-november-5-2021", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "poland", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "EU regulators are increasingly hinting that they will use the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as a method of reining in bigtech’s role in the payments space.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Will The DMA Be Bigtech’s PSD2?", "slug": "pc-will-dma-be-bigtechs-psd2", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission is looking into why the websites of several Premier League football clubs were found to have links to betting sites on pages designed for children.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Industry 'Own Goals' Fuel Critics In Safer Gambling Week", "slug": "gc-huge-shame-bad-news-overshadows-safer-gambling-week", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The smooth ride of the Seminole compact for the last six months ended abruptly on Friday when a federal judge in Washington, D.C. became increasingly frustrated and even annoyed with responses from a government attorney defending the tribe’s historic gambling agreement with the state of Florida.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Florida Compact, Sports Betting In Jeopardy After Disastrous Court Hearing", "slug": "gc-florida-compact-sports-betting-jeopardy-after-disastrous-court-hearing", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A coalition of California Indian tribes on Friday filed a ballot initiative to authorize tribes to operate retail and online sports betting via servers on tribal reservations, further crowding the field for a series of conflicting referendums on sports wagering next November.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crowded Field For California Online Betting Ballot Measures", "slug": "gc-crowded-field-california-online-betting-ballot-measures", "jurisdictions": ["california"]}, {"summary": "A crooked betting specialist for a national news agency that provided information to numerous bookmakers has been jailed after altering the results of horse races.", "sectors": ["racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Racing Data Man Jailed For Bookmaker Fraud", "slug": "gc-racing-data-man-jailed-bookmaker-fraud", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "DraftKings CEO Jason Robins on Friday discussed the company’s decision to walk away from a potential $22bn takeover of Entain, as the company reported quarterly losses of more than a half-billion dollars amid a marketing blitz for the new NFL season.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DraftKings CEO Talks Entain Fallout, New York Strategy After Q3 Loss", "slug": "gc-draftkings-ceo-talks-entain-fallout-new-york-strategy-after-q3-loss", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Chinese police are prosecuting 75 suspects after breaking up a finance and recruitment network for gamblers traveling to Russia’s Tigre de Cristal hotel-casino near Vladivostok.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chinese Police Crack Gambler 'Network' For Tigre De Cristal", "slug": "gc-chinese-police-crack-gambler-network-tigre-de-cristal-0", "jurisdictions": ["china", "russia"]}, {"summary": "Senior Congressional Democrats have called on the U.S. Treasury to speed up the implementation of an important law that will crack down on anonymous shell companies, and interpret the law as broadly as possible.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Lawmakers Call For Broad Interpretation Of Beneficial Ownership Law", "slug": "pc-us-lawmakers-call-broad-interpretation-beneficial-ownership-law", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A multi-central bank digital currency (mCBDC) network could disrupt cross-border payments as they exist today and save global corporates $100bn in transaction costs annually, a joint research report published by J.P. Morgan and Oliver Wyman has found.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "mCBDC Could Save Global Corporates $120bn In Cross-Border Transaction Costs", "slug": "pc-mcbdc-could-save-global-corporates-120bn-cross-border-transaction-costs", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Some 140m people had opened wallets for China's new digital yuan as of October and used it for transactions totalling around 62bn yuan ($9.7bn), according to a senior official at the People’s Bank of China (PBOC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "China’s New CBDC Wallet To Have No Transaction Cap, Confirms PBOC Official", "slug": "pc-chinas-new-cbdc-wallet-have-no-transaction-cap-confirms-pboc-official", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "china", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has published a new update regarding its vision for the “future entity” to replace the Open Banking Implementation Entity.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Competition Authority Envisages UK Open Banking Future", "slug": "pc-competition-authority-envisages-uk-open-banking-future", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Malaysia’s deputy home minister has confirmed the government is continuing to review legislation related to gambling, amid lawmaker complaints over ease of access to online products, but did not say if regulation is on the cards.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malaysian Deputy Minister Touts Review Of Gambling Laws", "slug": "gc-malaysian-deputy-minister-touts-review-gambling-laws", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "With an economy based largely on cattle, oil and mining, policymakers in Wyoming have grabbed the attention of gaming operators, attorneys and payment processors after becoming the first state to regulate the use of cryptocurrency for wagering on sporting events.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Cowboys: Wyoming Wants To Be Pioneer On Virtual Currency Wagering", "slug": "gc-crypto-cowboys-wyoming-wants-be-pioneer-virtual-currency-wagering", "jurisdictions": ["wyoming", "washington-dc", "nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Gambling associations in the Netherlands have jointly backed the introduction of a new responsible gambling slogan, saying they could quickly implement it as a temporary measure.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Trade Groups Agree On Responsible Slogan", "slug": "gc-netherlands-associations-agree-responsible-slogan", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The New York State Gaming Commission has selected nine operators to offer mobile sports betting in the most coveted market in the United States, with bet365 and Penn National's Barstool among those failing to secure a license.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York State Of Nine: Gaming Commission Selects Sports-Betting Operators", "slug": "gc-new-york-state-nine-gaming-commission-selects-sports-betting-operators", "jurisdictions": ["new-york"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Researchers in the UK have said they were shocked to find no significant correlation between behavioural markers of harm and the volatility, return to player or hit rate of online slot games.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Online Slot Harm Report Shocks Researchers", "slug": "gc-online-slot-indicators-harm-correlations-shocks-researchers", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Following lengthy negotiations, the U.S. Congress has passed the $1.2trn Infrastructure Bill that will update the country’s infrastructure. As passed, the act will require certain crypto transactions to be reported for tax purposes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Passes Historic Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Reporting Provision", "slug": "pc-us-passes-historic-infrastructure-bill-crypto-reporting-provision", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Lithuania has transformed into one of the EU’s hubs for fintech, but as a result is increasing the volume of suspicious transactions — have payment institutions and the regulators got the resources they need to cope?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania’s FIU Uncovers 20x Increase In Suspicious Transaction Reports", "slug": "pc-lithuanias-fiu-uncovers-20x-increase-suspicious-transaction-reports", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The Nordic Payments Council (NPC) is consulting on proposed changes to its rulebooks, including levelling up its old ISO 20022 messaging format to the latest 2019 version. The changes are aimed at ensuring the payment schemes keep up with the evolution of the payment market, and follow the SEPA payment schemes as much as possible.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nordic Payments Council Consults On Changes To Credit Transfer Rules", "slug": "pc-nordic-payments-council-consults-changes-credit-transfer-rules", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "finland", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Buccaneering Curaçao-based online gambling companies crowd blacklists all over Europe and Australia, with nearly 40 percent of all blacklisted companies in 18 countries traceable to an address on the Caribbean island.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Curaçao 'Licensees' Clog Gambling Blacklists, Rile Regulators", "slug": "gc-curacao-licensees-clog-gambling-blacklists-rile-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["curacao", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "sweden", "european-union", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Days after being re-elected to a second term, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has vetoed legislation that would have allowed sportsbook operators to deduct bonuses from their taxable revenues.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Governor Vetoes Bill Permitting Sports-Betting Promo Deductions", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-governor-murphy-vetoes-bill-permitting-sports-betting-promo-deductions", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Risky gambling-like trading and cryptocurrency products are filling the void left by gambling football sponsorships as they are outlawed by regulators, academics have warned.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "loot-boxes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Risky Financial Products Replacing Gambling Sponsorships, Researchers Warn", "slug": "gc-risky-financial-products-replacing-gambling-sponsorships-researchers-warn", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "italy", "spain", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The gambling regulator in Australia’s New South Wales state is prosecuting 11 bookmakers in 15 cases, VIXIO GamblingCompliance has learned, with market leader Sportsbet the latest to be convicted.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Eleven Bookmakers To Be Prosecuted In NSW, Sportsbet Fined", "slug": "gc-eleven-bookmaker-prosecutions-pending-nsw-sportsbet-fined", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. bank has launched a one-stop-shop online resource center to help financial institutions prepare for the adoption of the new message standard that is going to be mandated in major economies within the next couple of years.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNY Mellon Offers Solution To Facilitate ISO 20022 Transition", "slug": "pc-bny-mellon-offers-solution-facilitate-iso-20022-transition", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "In a coordinated multi-agency effort, the U.S. Treasury and the Department of Justice have taken a series of actions against ransomware groups, including the designation of a virtual currency exchange network, the seizure of $6.1m paid in ransom, and the release of an updated ransomware advisory for financial institutions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Continues Crackdown Against Ransomware In Whole-Of-Government Effort", "slug": "pc-us-continues-crackdown-against-ransomware-whole-government-effort", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "On balance, the case for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Singapore is not urgent, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has said in a new research paper.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Now Is Not The Time For A Retail CBDC, Singapore Says", "slug": "pc-now-not-time-retail-cbdc-singapore-says", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Seven of the EU’s national finance ministries have published a joint statement in support of the European Payments Initiative (EPI).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Finance Ministries Pile On Political Pressure For The EPI", "slug": "pc-eu-finance-ministries-pile-political-pressure-epi", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Even “Saturday Night Live” is making jokes about how a truck driver spent a grand total of $153 on his campaign but still managed to defeat the New Jersey Senate president in the November 2 election.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Election Results, Internet Sunset Problematic For New Jersey Casinos", "slug": "gc-election-results-internet-sunset-problematic-new-jersey-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Major affiliates say they love the stability of regulation and the protection it gives them from being short-changed by operators, but some are still happy to do significant grey market business.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Affiliates Love Regulation, But Can't Quite Quit Grey Markets", "slug": "gc-affiliates-love-regulation-cant-quite-quit-grey-markets", "jurisdictions": ["israel", "malta", "portugal", "brazil", "japan", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Regulators hoping to unlock the payment and responsible gambling benefits of blockchain technology should develop frameworks to accept digital currencies attached to digital identity, according to a panel of experts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Blockchain Ensures Gambling Crypto Funds Are Cleaner Than Cash, Says Panel", "slug": "gc-dlt-ensures-gambling-crypto-funds-are-cleaner-cash-says-panel", "jurisdictions": ["isle-of-man", "united-kingdom", "europe", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Victims of the Binance account freeze are facing new challenges to gain redress as the crypto exchange has no headquarters. Meanwhile, the crypto trading platform has realised it has grown too big to avoid the sight of regulators and is seeking a payments license.
", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Binance Changes Catch-Me-If-You-Can Approach Amid International Claim", "slug": "pc-binance-changes-catch-me-if-you-can-approach-amid-international-claim", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "singapore", "international"]}, {"summary": "Most of the UK's small businesses are happy to accept cash and they would never turn a customer away who needs to pay in cash, research commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Small Businesses Continue To Accept Cash", "slug": "pc-small-businesses-continue-accept-cash", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "N26 has had a less than perfect year dealing with Germany’s financial watchdog, yet payments experts believe that regulatory action will not have a long term effect on the Berlin-headquartered neobank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "business-lending", "consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bafin’s ’Aggressive’ Stance Won’t Kill Off N26", "slug": "pc-bafins-aggressive-stance-wont-kill-n26", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of England (BoE) and Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) will be opening a consultation on the possibility of a UK central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2022, the UK’s finance minister has confirmed, while outlining a possible timeline for the project.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CBDC Consultation Incoming, Confirms UK Treasury", "slug": "pc-cbdc-consultation-incoming-confirms-uk-treasury", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao-licensed companies are barred from Dutch online trade group and a politically active online skill company is raided by tax officials in India.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 8-November 12, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-8-november-12", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "florida", "california", "puerto-rico", "serbia", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "pennsylvania", "argentina", "germany", "curacao", "netherlands", "india"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of Disney has confirmed the company is looking for a greater presence in the sports-betting business, a reversal from its long-held position of avoiding any association with gambling.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Disney Eyes Greater Presence In U.S. Sports-Betting Market", "slug": "gc-disney-fubotv-eye-greater-presence-us-sports-betting-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "While some German states are planning licensing programmes for online table games and others support monopolies, a third group may simply procrastinate, a Germany gambling lawyer has said.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Some German States Will Wait On Casino Games Licensing, Attorney Says", "slug": "gc-some-german-states-will-wait-casino-games-licensing-attorney-says", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Instead of leaning on eye-catching revenue predictions, affiliates now need to be active in either the Latin American or US markets if they want to be attractive acquisition assets, sector executives have said.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US, Brazil Or Bust For Affiliates", "slug": "gc-us-brazil-or-bust-affiliates", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Las Vegas casino market is set to enter 2022 looking very different to the start of the year as MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment prepare to offload properties and inexpensive capital, and the prominent role of real-estate investment trusts encourage merger and acquisition activity.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Casino Giants Putting For Sale Signs On Las Vegas Resorts", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-companies-putting-sale-signs-nevada-resorts", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new EU regulation that entered into force a few days ago is expected to boost cross-border crowdfunding services, removing obstacles that have held back start-ups, particularly in smaller Eastern European markets, from effectively raising funds from the public.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Crowdfunding Regulation Brings New Opportunities For Eastern European Start-Ups", "slug": "pc-eu-crowdfunding-regulation-brings-new-opportunities-eastern-european-start", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "czech-republic", "hungary", "poland"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s banking watchdog has listed two new Q&As regarding strong customer authentication (SCA), focusing on the travel sector and knowledge possession.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Makes New SCA Clarifications", "slug": "pc-eba-makes-new-sca-clarifications", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at Daimler's new payments solution, UK consumers' struggle to get APP fraud refunds and a pioneer Austrian crypto tax bill. We also report on BNPL regulatory changes in New Zealand and Australia, Egypt's efforts to regulate instant payments and the latest news on the EU's digital euro project.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "card-networking-system", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - November 12, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-november-12-2021", "jurisdictions": ["egypt", "european-union", "austria", "united-kingdom", "australia", "new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "With an economy based largely on cattle, oil and mining, policymakers in Wyoming have grabbed the attention of gaming operators, attorneys and payment processors after becoming the first state to regulate the use of cryptocurrency for wagering on sporting events.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Cowboys: Wyoming Wants To Be Pioneer On Virtual Currency Wagering", "slug": "pc-crypto-cowboys-wyoming-wants-be-pioneer-virtual-currency-wagering", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "wyoming"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Danish regulator research on gambling addiction has found microtransactions made by children on video games such as FIFA often replicate gambling mechanics.", "sectors": ["esports", "loot-boxes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Children Cannot Avoid Gambling-Like Mechanics In Games, Says Research", "slug": "gc-kids-cant-avoid-gambling-mechanics-games-says-research", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The Arkansas Gaming Commission on Thursday will consider a proposed rule change that would allow mobile sports betting through the state’s licensed casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Arkansas Weighs Change To Allow Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-arkansas-weighs-change-allow-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["arkansas"]}, {"summary": "A licensed foreign-facing online gambling operator in the Philippines is allegedly linked to the drug trade and is a business partner of an alleged former meth lab boss close to President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a consortium media report.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Online Boss Linked To Narcotics In New Report", "slug": "gc-philippine-online-boss-linked-narcotics-procurement-scandal", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "As Klarna rolls out buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in Ireland and gives positive nods towards regulation of the industry, VIXIO discusses the Swedish company's wider market strategy as it develops any time, any where instalment credit. We also assess its claims that consumers are shifting away from credit cards.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "issuing", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Klarna Launches In Ireland And Says It Welcomes Regulation Of BNPL", "slug": "pc-klarna-launches-ireland-and-says-it-welcomes-regulation-bnpl", "jurisdictions": ["ireland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the popularity of cryptocurrencies drives intensive mining of coins such as Bitcoin, regulators are weighing in the potential ecological risks associated with the booming product. Latest in the line is Sweden, which has called out for an EU-wide mining ban on Bitcoin due to environmental concerns; however, it is questionable whether such a ban could have an effective impact on the global scale.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Calls For EU-Wide Bitcoin Mining Ban", "slug": "pc-sweden-calls-eu-wide-bitcoin-mining-ban", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "A new report has found that a large majority of technology policy experts and influencers believe the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) should be regulated.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Report Finds Strong Support In Favour Of Regulating AI", "slug": "pc-new-report-finds-strong-support-favour-regulating-ai", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has reprimanded Betsson for breaking match-fixing rules, as COVID-linked limits on the market finally expire.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Betsson Warned Over Sports Integrity, As COVID-19 Restrictions Lifted", "slug": "gc-betsson-warned-over-sports-integrity-covid-restrictions-lifted", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "After 18 months of silence, the Malaysian government has reaffirmed it is moving toward a regulated online gambling environment to strengthen the fight against illegal activity.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malaysia Confirms Talks On Online Gambling Liberalisation", "slug": "gc-malaysia-confirms-talks-online-gambling-liberalisation", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "Sports betting remains a multi-billion-dollar illegal business in California, but tribal officials and lobbyists were optimistic Monday that voters will approve a ballot initiative next year to legalize retail wagering on games at Indian casinos and four racetracks across the state.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Battle For Control Of Sports Betting In California Setting Up Showdown In 2022", "slug": "gc-battle-control-sports-betting-california-setting-showdown-2022", "jurisdictions": ["california"]}, {"summary": "Although third-party providers have welcomed changes to strong customer authentication (SCA) rules regarding 90-day renewals, some have questioned whether the banking watchdog is doing enough to prevent harming businesses. PSD3 could help address these issues and more.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SCA Renewal Reforms Not Far Enough, But PSD3 Offers Glimmer Of Hope", "slug": "pc-sca-renewal-reforms-not-far-enough-psd3-offers-glimmer-hope", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Ireland has identified various weaknesses in firms’ anti-money laundering compliance and set out expectations for firms to “demonstrate” they have an appropriate framework in place.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "consumer-lending", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Central Bank Of Ireland Spots Deficiencies In Firms’ AML Compliance", "slug": "pc-central-bank-ireland-spots-deficiencies-firms-aml-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Transformation programmes that enable a pan-Nordic multi-currency platform are moving ahead with full speed in Sweden and Denmark following EU merger clearance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "P27 Full Speed Ahead With Transformation Projects In Sweden, Denmark", "slug": "pc-p27-full-speed-ahead-transformation-projects-sweden-denmark", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "finland", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets has outlined proposals it wants to see lenders adopt to help customers manage their loan arrears. Among its solutions is the use of behavioural sciences to improve insights.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Calls For ’Sustainable Solutions’ To Help Customers Rid Themselves Of Debt", "slug": "pc-dutch-regulator-calls-sustainable-solutions-help-customers-rid-themselves", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Maryland’s uniquely expansive sports-wagering legislation and divided regulatory responsibilities mean mobile betting may not launch for another year, the state’s chief gaming official said during a VIXIO GamblingCompliance webinar.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Sports-Betting Launch Lagging As New Commission Gets Up To Speed", "slug": "gc-maryland-sports-betting-launch-lagging-new-commission-gets-speed", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "arizona", "louisiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Finnish gambling monopoly Veikkaus has said problem gambling rates among slots players are at an all-time low as a result of the impact of restrictive consumer protection measures introduced over the past few years.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Problem Gambling Rate At All-time Low, Says Veikkaus", "slug": "gc-finnish-problem-gambling-rate-all-time-low-says-veikkaus", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Ransomware groups have made hundreds of millions of dollars from attacks on tribal casinos in North America over the last two years, with these incidents leading to operational disruptions, theft of player data and financial losses, a cybersecurity expert has said.", "sectors": ["tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tribal Casinos Losing Millions In Ransomware Attacks", "slug": "gc-tribal-casinos-are-losing-millions-ransomware-attacks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to postpone the introduction of variable recurring payments by six months, recognising that the largest banks are not ready to implement the service by January.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CMA Agrees To Delay Variable Recurring Payments For Sweeping", "slug": "pc-cma-agrees-delay-variable-recurring-payments-sweeping", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Initiative (EPI) will not be easy to fulfil but that does not mean it is not necessary, Martina Weimert, the interim company's chief executive, has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "We Don’t Want To Be Visa Or Mastercard, EPI Chief Warns", "slug": "pc-we-dont-want-be-visa-or-mastercard-epi-chief-warns", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Republicans in the House Financial Services Committee have set out four principles for a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC) aimed at preserving the role of the United States in the global payments system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CBDC Must Not Threaten Stablecoins, House Republicans Say In CBDC Principles", "slug": "pc-cbdc-must-not-threaten-stablecoins-house-republicans-say-cbdc-principles", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The industry had five years to understand and develop their strong customer authentication, and they failed, a senior official at the European Banking Authority (EBA) has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Payments Chief Gives ’Warring Factions’ A Dressing Down", "slug": "pc-eba-payments-chief-gives-warring-factions-dressing-down", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "At least three companies are preparing to target the U.S. Hispanic market for sports betting and online gaming, even as market-access opportunities in key states appear to be limited.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Online Operators Exploring 'Underserved' U.S. Hispanic Market", "slug": "gc-online-operators-exploring-underserved-us-hispanic-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "puerto-rico", "colombia", "mexico"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s national online gaming regulator has issued a formal warning to wagering and lottery giant Tabcorp Holdings for accepting online in-play bets and paying out winnings on the illegal activity.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia's Tabcorp Warned Over Illegal In-Play Bets", "slug": "gc-australias-tabcorp-warned-over-illegal-play-bets", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Flutter Entertainment said it has acquired Tombola, the UK-based online bingo specialist, for an enterprise value of £402m.", "sectors": ["bingo", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter Acquires UK Bingo Specialist Tombola", "slug": "gc-flutter-acquires-uk-bingo-specialist-tombola", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "netherlands", "spain", "italy"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The amount of “risky gamblers” in Sweden has remained consistent over the past three years, according to the latest data released by the Swedish Public Health Agency.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden's Number Of 'Risky Gamblers' Stable For Years", "slug": "gc-swedens-number-risky-gamblers-stable-years", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Following the lead of Coinbase, Ripple and Binance have now set out their views on how regulators should approach the booming crypto sector. Ripple is calling for rulemakers to use the current regulatory framework, while Binance releases its ten fundamental rights for crypto users that regulation should acknowledge.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "More Crypto Players Lay Out Vision For Crypto Regulation", "slug": "pc-more-crypto-players-lay-out-vision-crypto-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch central bank is due to discipline the Netherlands second-largest bank for failure in its anti-money laundering compliance, the financial institution has announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rabobank To Face AML Action From Dutch Regulator", "slug": "pc-rabobank-face-aml-action-dutch-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "In a case of bigtech v big scheme, Visa’s credit cards will no longer be able to be used for transactions on Amazon’s platform.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa Denied! Amazon To Start Blocking UK Payments From US Card Giant", "slug": "pc-visa-denied-amazon-start-blocking-uk-payments-us-card-giant", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The EU has a chance to fill the gaps in its anti-money laundering (AML) framework, but it requires full implementation, strong enforcement and cooperation, the co-rapporteur of the proposal has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEP Stresses Importance Of Full Implementation And Strong Enforcement Of EU AML Package", "slug": "pc-mep-stresses-importance-full-implementation-and-strong-enforcement-eu-aml", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "British police warn against a growing trend of lottery fraud and Maryland issues delayed sports-betting licenses.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 15-November 19, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-15-november-19", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "nebraska", "netherlands", "india", "united-states", "sweden", "indiana", "israel", "united-kingdom", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Financial services heavyweight The Blackstone Group has launched a third attempt to acquire struggling Australian casino operator Crown Resorts.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Blackstone Offers $5.5bn In Third Bid To Buy Out Crown Resorts", "slug": "gc-blackstone-offers-55bn-third-bid-buy-out-crown-resorts", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria", "new-south-wales", "western-australia"]}, {"summary": "Arkansas regulators voted Thursday to take the first step toward permitting mobile sports betting in the state, but potential operators expressed concern about a provision that would keep a majority of mobile revenues in the hands of Arkansas casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Arkansas Mobile Sports-Betting Rules Include Restrictive Revenue-Share Provision", "slug": "gc-arkansas-mobile-sports-betting-rules-include-restrictive-revenue-share-provision", "jurisdictions": ["arkansas"]}, {"summary": "Affordability and online restrictions similar to those imposed on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) will be looked at in the government's impending white paper on the Gambling Act review.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Review White Paper To Address Affordability, Online Stakes", "slug": "gc-uk-review-white-paper-address-affordability-online-stakes", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen - FI) has “written off” its investigation into the buy now, pay later kingpin.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Off The Hook For Now? Swedish Authorities Conclude Investigation Against Klarna", "slug": "pc-hook-now-swedish-authorities-conclude-investigation-against-klarna", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at AML breaches in Switzerland, N26’s exit from the United States, changes to direct debit rules in Canada and new laws aimed at reducing wastage from digital products and services in France.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - November 19, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-november-19-2021", "jurisdictions": ["india", "france", "switzerland", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a consultation paper on authorised push payment (APP) scams, proposing further measures to fight this form of fraud, which has grown significantly within the first half of the year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Would Require Banks To Publish APP Fraud Data And Offer Mandatory Reimbursement", "slug": "pc-psr-would-require-banks-publish-app-fraud-data-and-offer-mandatory", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Central banks should take advantage of stablecoins current low risks and build up a regulatory framework, the European Central Bank (ECB) has declared in its Financial Stability Review.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Urgent Intervention Needed For Stablecoins, Warns ECB", "slug": "pc-urgent-intervention-needed-stablecoins-warns-ecb", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The SiGMA Europe conference in Malta last week was dogged by controversies ranging from concerns about COVID-19 precautions to a strip-tease act at an exhibitor’s booth that was quickly squelched.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malta Gambling Conference Draws Flak Over COVID-19 Protocols, Strip-Tease Act", "slug": "gc-malta-gambling-conference-draws-flak-over-covid-protocols-strip-tease-act", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "Tribes in California and other Indian gaming markets have been advised to focus on on-premises mobile sports betting and embrace the risks associated with legal sports wagering, rather than view it as a mere amenity within their casino-resorts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Tribes Urged To Embrace Risks Of Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-california-tribes-urged-launch-premises-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "India's largest initial public offering (IPO) ended on a sour note as shares in mobile payments app Paytm tumbled 27 percent on the first day of trading. Meanwhile, regulators look to tighten rules relating to IPOs as stock market activity reaches fever pitch.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India’s Paytm Loses Quarter Of Share Value, While Regulator Plots New IPO Rules", "slug": "pc-indias-paytm-loses-quarter-share-value-while-regulator-plots-new-ipo-rules", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The digital euro is an instrument, not a commercial product, a European Central Bank (ECB) official has told members of the European Parliament.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECB: We Don’t Want To Compete In the Payments Landscape", "slug": "pc-ecb-we-dont-want-compete-payments-landscape", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The three federal US financial regulators have issued a new cyber rule for banks - meaning that they need to report cyber incidents within 36 hours.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cybersecurity Rules Tightened For U.S. Banks", "slug": "pc-cybersecurity-rules-tightened-us-banks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released an advisory document, guiding financial institutions on how to file suspicious activity reports related to environmental crime, after finding an upward trend in this type of crime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FinCEN Says Payments Processors Must Report Suspected Environmental Crime", "slug": "pc-fincen-says-payments-processors-must-report-suspected-environmental-crime", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A U.S. District Court judge late Monday night invalidated the Seminole Tribe’s landmark new gaming compact with the state of Florida, bringing an abrupt end to the state’s mobile sports betting offering.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Federal Judge Throws Out Florida-Seminole Compact, Halts Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-federal-judge-throws-out-florida-seminole-compact-halts-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Gaming Board of Tanzania has proposed a new code of practice for gambling adverts which would see a TV and radio “blackout” from Monday to Friday between 6am and 9am.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tanzania Advertising Code Includes TV, Radio 'Blackout'", "slug": "gc-tanzania-advertising-code-includes-tv-radio-blackout", "jurisdictions": ["tanzania"]}, {"summary": "During a government meeting on Monday, the Georgian Prime Minister announced plans to raise taxes for online casinos, ban gambling ads and raise the legal age for gambling to 25, but warned he is also considering a total ban on online casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia's Prime Minister Weighing Online Casino Ban", "slug": "gc-georgias-prime-minister-weighing-online-casino-ban", "jurisdictions": ["georgia"]}, {"summary": "If buy now, pay later (BNPL) becomes a preferred payment method, the service may cost more for merchants than what it brings in, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas has warned, adding that it is unlikely for U.S. regulators to step in to mitigate merchant costs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Costs May Outweigh Value, Kansas Fed Warns", "slug": "pc-bnpl-costs-may-outweigh-value-kansas-fed-warns", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Financial institutions operating on the island have been fined for failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Four Banks Struck With Hefty Fines From Hong Kong Regulator", "slug": "pc-four-banks-struck-hefty-fines-hong-kong-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank’s governing council has approved a new rulebook for electronic payments, including stablecoins and crypto-assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Central Bank Unveils New Electronic Payments Framework", "slug": "pc-european-central-bank-unveils-new-electronic-payments-framework", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Macau’s highest court has declared casino operator Wynn Macau is culpable for player losses resulting from a heist at the now-defunct Dore junket, delivering a new body blow to the flailing VIP segment.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Top Court Rules Wynn Macau Liable For Junket Misconduct", "slug": "gc-top-court-rules-wynn-macau-liable-junket-misconduct", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "Twelve people were arrested last week in Italy by anti-mafia police for running illegal betting operations through websites registered to companies in Malta.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malta Websites Linked To Latest Italian Mafia Bust", "slug": "gc-malta-websites-linked-latest-italian-mafia-bust", "jurisdictions": ["italy", "malta"]}, {"summary": "The latest Gambling Commission consultation would safeguard the regulator against future Football Index style embarrassments, but also seeks to codify the new normal, legal experts have said.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No More Football Indexes, Says UK Commission Consultation", "slug": "gc-no-more-football-indexes-says-commission-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Reactions trickled in throughout Tuesday to the major federal court ruling quashing the gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida, with the tribe already taking the first steps towards launching an appeal.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Seminole Tribe Appealing Court Order Blocking Florida Compact", "slug": "gc-seminole-tribe-appealing-court-order-blocking-florida-compact", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "After making Bitcoin legal tender, El Salvador is now planning to build the first-ever Bitcoin City, powered by a volcano.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - November 24, 2021", "slug": "pc-news-brief-november-24-2021", "jurisdictions": ["el-salvador"]}, {"summary": "Governance and voluntary industry initiatives have taken centre stage in a new report on the future of open banking payments, which has been compiled by financial services industry association UK Finance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Finance Outlines Open Banking Vision", "slug": "pc-uk-finance-outlines-open-banking-vision", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has said that tackling the rise in crypto ads throughout advertising media is a priority.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Red Alert’ For Crypto Ads, Says UK Regulator", "slug": "pc-red-alert-crypto-ads-says-uk-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Polish Personal Data Protection Office has imposed a €80,000 fine on Bank Millennium, after finding that the bank did not report an incident to the authority.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Bank Fined For Failing To Notify Data Breach", "slug": "pc-polish-bank-fined-failing-notify-data-breach", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Gaming software and streaming giant Evolution has hit back at claims in a secret report that it was enabling “a myriad of illegal activities, as well as regulatory and contractual violations”, including allowing gaming in sanction-listed countries such as Syria and Iran.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Evolution Denies Breaching US Sanctions List", "slug": "gc-evolution-deny-breaching-us-sanctions-list-and-other-illegal-activity", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "europe", "iran"]}, {"summary": "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a list of regulatory changes a group of lawmakers want to be addressed in the government’s white paper on the ongoing Gambling Act review.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Lawmakers Target PM Ahead Of Landmark Industry Update", "slug": "gc-uk-lawmakers-target-pm-ahead-landmark-industry-update", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A senior member of the UK’s parliament has underlined the risks that buy now, pay later (BNPL) products pose for consumers as the country prepares for its first post-lockdown Christmas holidays.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Could Become ’True Villain’ Of Christmas, Warns UK Parliamentarian", "slug": "pc-bnpl-could-become-true-villain-christmas-warns-uk-parliamentarian", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "National banks can engage in certain cryptocurrency, distributed ledger, and stablecoin activities, but only after they have received a non-objection from their supervisory office.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Banks Can Engage In Cryptocurrency Activities, With One Caveat - Federal Regulator Says", "slug": "pc-us-banks-can-engage-cryptocurrency-activities-one-caveat-federal-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking for a third-party provider that can help the regulator with the analysis of crypto-asset blockchain data and effective supervision.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Looking For Crypto Experts To Combat Crime", "slug": "pc-fca-looking-crypto-experts-combat-crime", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Council of the European Union, consisting of the EU’s 27 heads of state, has adopted a position on the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) in preparation for negotiations with the European Commission and Parliament.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "On To Next Step! EU Leaders Reach MiCA And DORA Agreement", "slug": "pc-next-step-eu-leaders-reach-mica-and-dora-agreement", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Norway's gambling monopoly is touting the positive impact of its responsible gambling methods, one year on from drastically lowering loss limits.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 22-November 26, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-22-november-26-2021", "jurisdictions": ["uruguay", "illinois", "nevada", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "sweden", "brazil", "south-korea", "philippines", "virginia", "norway", "northern-ireland"]}, {"summary": "DraftKings has dismissed concerns that an outlet’s decision to sell DraftKings gift cards with Bitcoin or Ethereum could raise anti-money laundering or know your customer concerns, but has asked the supplier to withdraw the option.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DraftKings Downplays Crypto Gift Card Worries", "slug": "gc-draftkings-downplays-cryptocurrency-gift-card-worries", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "canada"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Gambling advertising in Europe remains a hot political topic, even as a long-awaited UK fan-led review of football governance fails to flag the sport’s relationship with gambling as a major issue.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Politicians Keep Gambling Ads In Crosshairs", "slug": "gc-european-politicians-keep-gambling-ads-crosshairs", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "united-kingdom", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Nobody doubts the usefulness of tipsters in the fight against financial crime, but the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has long eschewed the idea of rewarding them for their information, no matter how crucial. In view of the success of the US' Dodd-Frank regime, it might profit by reviewing this long-established policy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Should FCA Reconsider Its Approach To Whistleblowers?", "slug": "pc-should-fca-reconsider-its-approach-whistleblowers", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As Payments Canada gears up to launch its new real-time rail (RTR) infrastructure, payments company Square tells the trade association, in an interview on its website, that expanding access is critical to supporting innovation and competition in the market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Access Key To Innovation, Square Tells Payments Canada", "slug": "pc-access-key-innovation-square-tells-payments-canada", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "united-kingdom", "canada", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "On October 21, 2021, the UK government launched a consultation on the potential scope of regulation and regulatory controls for buy now, pay later (BNPL) products, which are currently unregulated. This analysis focuses on the government’s views contained in the consultation, as well as their potential impact for the currently unregulated BNPL product providers. It also gives an overview of the initiatives, in relation to this kind of product, taken in other jurisdictions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL: UK Government Consultation and International Overview", "slug": "pc-bnpl-uk-government-consultation-and-international-overview", "jurisdictions": ["russia", "sweden", "united-kingdom", "canada", "australia", "new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the CMA's lessons learned review in the UK following the recent open banking scandal, proposals in Japan for a bank deposit-backed digital currency, the strong demand for request to pay in Europe and news that NFT, or non-fungible token, has become word of the year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - November 26, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-november-26-2021", "jurisdictions": ["japan", "european-union", "united-kingdom", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "Lithuania’s central bank has revoked the licence of epayblock, an e-money institution, due to anti-money laundering failures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of Lithuania Revokes Licence Of Epayblock", "slug": "pc-bank-lithuania-revokes-licence-epayblock", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The Seminole Tribe of Florida on Thursday filed an emergency motion with the federal court of appeals in Washington, D.C., seeking a stay of a ruling that online sports betting allowed under the tribe’s compact with the state violates federal law.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Florida Judge Denies Seminole Stay, Tribe Files Appeal With Federal Court", "slug": "gc-florida-judge-denies-seminole-stay-tribe-files-appeal-federal-court", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "DraftKings and FanDuel are preparing to spend millions of dollars and confront strong tribal opposition in order to pass ballot measures to authorize online sports betting in both California and Florida next year.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DraftKings, FanDuel Lobby California Tribes Over Mobile Sports-Betting Initiative", "slug": "gc-draftkings-fanduel-lobby-california-tribes-over-mobile-sports-betting-initiative", "jurisdictions": ["california", "florida"]}, {"summary": "A new coalition of nine UK football supporter groups is campaigning to ban all gambling advertising and sponsorships in the sport.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Football Fans Unite Against Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-uk-football-fans-unite-against-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Macau gaming mogul and Suncity junket boss Alvin Chau and ten other suspects have been detained or questioned after the issuance of an arrest warrant for Chau in mainland China.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Suncity Boss Alvin Chau Arrested In Calamity For Macau Junkets", "slug": "gc-suncity-boss-alvin-chau-arrested-calamity-macau-junkets", "jurisdictions": ["macau", "china"]}, {"summary": "Many banks still use outdated legacy systems, but it is “unacceptable” for a large bank like DBS to have services down for more than 24 hours, an expert told VIXIO.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DBS Outage ’Quite Unacceptable’, Expert Says", "slug": "pc-dbs-outage-quite-unacceptable-expert-says", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Europe’s tug of war with cash and digital payments continues as De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) tells merchants to be clear that they accept cash payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Cash - Dutch Regulator Calls For Clarity At Retailers", "slug": "pc-no-cash-dutch-regulator-calls-clarity-retailers", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "India has tabled a new cryptocurrency bill that may restrict certain cryptocurrency activities while paving the way for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). However, it is unlikely that the country would impose a complete ban on crypto activities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Unlikely To Ban Crypto Completely", "slug": "pc-india-unlikely-ban-crypto-completely", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A new consultation report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) seeks to increase opening hours for real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems, but experts are split on just what the solutions proposed can do.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BIS Outlines Plans For 24/7 Central Bank Settlement", "slug": "pc-bis-outlines-plans-247-central-bank-settlement", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Ireland’s interim lottery laws and main National Lottery game are under pressure following calls for an audit and investigation into the number of times the jackpot has gone unclaimed.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland Lottery Rules Under Pressure", "slug": "gc-irelands-lotteries-under-fire", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "As some legislators and regulators in established U.S. sports-betting states have begun to express concern over advertising saturation, regulators in new markets say it is something they will monitor.\n\nRegulators from Arizona, Louisiana and Maryland spoke about advertising and a host of other topics on VIXIO GamblingCompliance’s “Meet the Regulators” webinar earlier this month.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New U.S. Sports-Betting Regulators To Monitor Ad Boom", "slug": "gc-new-us-sports-betting-regulators-monitor-ad-boom", "jurisdictions": ["arizona", "louisiana", "maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Northern Territory Racing Commission has issued a second maximum fine to sports betting giant Entain Group for offering bonuses to potential customers, warning of licence cancellation in the event of a third “extremely serious” breach.", "sectors": ["racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Entain Fined Again, Warned Licence At Risk In Australia", "slug": "gc-entain-fined-again-warned-licence-risk-australia", "jurisdictions": ["northern-territory", "australia"]}, {"summary": "A coalition of Japan’s financial institutions has committed to issuing a digital currency to the Japanese population in late 2022, with trials beginning as early as this year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Japan’s Banks Plot Digital Currency Launch In 2022", "slug": "pc-japans-banks-plot-digital-currency-launch-2022", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "The Philippines central bank has imposed a two-year moratorium on electronic money issuer licences to non-banks, starting from December 15.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Non-Banks Have Two Weeks To Apply For e-Money Licence In Philippines", "slug": "pc-non-banks-have-two-weeks-apply-e-money-licence-philippines", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "vietnam"]}, {"summary": "From March 26, 2022, UK banks will be encouraged to only use strong customer authentication for the first access request from an account information service provider, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "AISPs Win As FCA Changes SCA Rules", "slug": "pc-aisps-win-fca-changes-sca-rules", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "John Coleman stepping down as Microgaming CEO, Canadian Gaming Association appoints four new members to its board of directors, inaugural chair of the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission named.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - November 2021", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-november-2021", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "canada", "europe", "australia", "new-zealand", "victoria", "new-south-wales", "hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "A high percentage of people completing the UK’s National Gambling Treatment Service measurably improved their condition, but fewer people received treatment in the 2020-21 fiscal year, GambleAware has said.\n\nAbout 92 percent of those completing the treatment improved their Problem Gambling Severity Index scores, the non-profit group said on Tuesday.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Addiction Treatment Reports Improvements, But Fewer Clients", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-addiction-treatment-reports-improvements-fewer-clients", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "It has been 60 years since President Kennedy signed it into law, but instead of fading into irrelevance the Wire Act remains significant as the U.S. gaming industry transitions into a digital era.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "IGT Lawsuit Adds New Chapter To Eternal Wire Act Saga", "slug": "gc-igt-lawsuit-adds-new-chapter-eternal-wire-act-saga", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "rhode-island", "new-hampshire"]}, {"summary": "A gambling investigations official with the New South Wales (NSW) state government has warned that billions of dollars in criminal proceeds are likely being laundered in slot machines across Australia.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New South Wales Official Warns Slots Used To Launder Billions", "slug": "gc-new-south-wales-official-warns-slots-used-launder-billions", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has launched the New York Innovation Center (NYIC) to advance fintech products through a strategic partnership with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub. The partnership will also help the Fed analyse central bank digital currencies and improve cross-border payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Fed Teams Up With BIS", "slug": "pc-new-york-fed-teams-bis", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "After the “regulatory stimulus” to payments innovation that came with the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), financial institutions must be proactive in creating an environment for request to pay (RTP), experts have agreed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Request To Pay Momentum Building But Challenges Remain", "slug": "pc-request-pay-momentum-building-challenges-remain", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "During a public hearing, Treasury minister John Glen and security minister Damian Hinds were held to account by members of the UK’s parliament (MPs), as they tried to defend rocketing fraud issues in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ministers Face The Music On APP Fraud", "slug": "pc-ministers-face-music-app-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As Polish authorities continue to combat illegal slot operators, prosecutors and tax officials have ordered the arrest of seven top managers of the former largest unlicensed slot operator in the Polish market, Fortuna Ltd.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Poland Orders Arrest Of Slot Operator's Management", "slug": "gc-poland-orders-arrest-former-largest-slot-operators-management", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch online gambling market is about 40 percent larger than previously thought, underlining the urgent need for regulation, the chair of the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has said.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Unexpected Size Of Dutch Market Shows Value of Regulation, Official Says", "slug": "gc-unexpected-size-dutch-market-shows-value-regulation-official-says", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has issued a penalty of £685,000 (€804,000) to Greentube Alderney, part of Novomatic, for failings in anti-money laundering and social responsibility policies.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Novomatic Unit Penalised In UK For AML Failings", "slug": "gc-novomatic-unit-fined-uk-aml-failings", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey is preparing new standards on responsible gambling, bonus offerings and cybersecurity for internet gaming and sports betting, a move the state’s chief regulator expects to reduce risks to the future growth of the U.S. market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Revisiting Online Gambling Rules Amid Ad Standards 'Slippage'", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-revisiting-online-gambling-rules-amid-ad-standards-slippage", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "MONEYVAL has found that Lithuania has improved its anti-money laundering framework, a commendable achievement for the Bank of Lithuania, which is supervising the largest group of fintechs within the EU.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania On Right Track To Fight Money Laundering, MONEYVAL Finds", "slug": "pc-lithuania-right-track-fight-money-laundering-moneyval-finds", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s 27 finance ministers of the European Council have agreed on a negotiating mandate for new crypto transfer rules in the trading bloc, bringing travel rule compliance closer for all member states.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU-Wide Crypto Travel Rule Edges Closer", "slug": "pc-eu-wide-crypto-travel-rule-edges-closer", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The \"Cashback Without Purchase\" rollout will be extended to 2,000 retailers by end of the year, LINK has announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Cashback Scheme To Be Extended", "slug": "pc-uk-cashback-scheme-be-extended", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "India’s new rules to increase the safety and security of online payments will come into force at the end of December, but merchants are struggling to meet the fast-approaching deadline.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Merchants Struggling To Implement Card-On-File Tokenisation Rules", "slug": "pc-india-merchants-struggling-implement-card-file-tokenisation-rules", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Lawmaker says consensus reached on Ohio sports betting, Maryland awarding two more off-track betting licenses and Cambodian online operations spreading.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 29-December 3, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-29-december-3-2021", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "united-kingdom", "spain", "europe", "ohio", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Tribal and smaller regional casino operators will have a better chance in competing in the U.S. online gaming market than in the country’s sports-betting gold rush, according to leading industry executives.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Casino Execs Expecting More Competitive U.S. iGaming Market", "slug": "gc-casino-execs-expecting-more-competitive-us-igaming-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Online gambling consumer protection regulations among EU member states have been strengthened since 2018 but there is still significant fragmentation across European markets, according to a new study.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Online Gambling Regulations Strengthening But Divergent On Details", "slug": "gc-eu-online-rules-substantially-divergent-says-study", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "EU level action must step up its game to avoid weaknesses in its fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have agreed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEPs Welcome AML Reform, But Stress Need For Proper Enforcement", "slug": "pc-meps-welcome-aml-reform-stress-need-proper-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the UK FCA's proposal to double its minimum fees, Microsoft's new BNPL update, a fine imposed on a Latvian bank for AML failures, and a new payment system cooperation between Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - December 3, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-december-3-2021", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "latvia", "united-kingdom", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Brazil has announced a new partnership aimed at testing potential use cases of a central bank digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Central Bank Starts Testing Use Cases Of Digital Real", "slug": "pc-brazil-central-bank-starts-testing-use-cases-digital-real", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has said it is taking enforcement action against 15 affiliates that have been promoting unlicensed online gambling operators.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Set To Punish Wayward Affiliates", "slug": "gc-dutch-regulator-set-punish-wayward-affiliates", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Ontario will miss its targeted 2021 launch for regulated online gaming and sports betting, with the lack of a clear launch date one of several complexities causing heartburn for operators preparing to enter a uniquely attractive market in North America.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Online Launch Delayed As Operators Await Transition To Legal Market", "slug": "gc-ontario-online-launch-delayed-operators-await-transition-legal-market", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "The Seminole Tribe of Florida on Saturday halted sports-betting operations after a three-judge panel in Washington, D.C. voted 2-1 to reject the tribe’s appeal to continue accepting wagers pending further court proceedings.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Florida Sports Betting Halted After D.C. Federal Court Denies Appeal", "slug": "gc-florida-sports-betting-halted-after-dc-federal-court-denies-appeal", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new Cabinet note on the proposed cryptocurrency bill shows that India is planning to regulate private cryptocurrencies, rather than banning them.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: India Not Proposing Cryptocurrency Ban", "slug": "pc-update-india-not-proposing-cryptocurrency-ban", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Crypto companies have been criticizing the U.S. for a lack of clarity in crypto regulation. But what if there is a clear answer, only they do not like it? VIXIO sat down with U.S.-based crypto experts to discuss the regulation conundrum.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "There Is Clarity To U.S. Crypto Regulation If You Look Closely", "slug": "pc-there-clarity-us-crypto-regulation-if-you-look-closely", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is booming in Europe, research by Mollie and Equifax shows, but could Black Friday end up causing financial woes for consumers?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Black Friday Boom, But Do Consumers Know What They Are Signing Up To?", "slug": "pc-bnpl-black-friday-boom-do-consumers-know-what-they-are-signing", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​More UK football clubs have backed a campaign to remove all gambling sponsorships and promotions from the sport, as political pressure continues to mount on the upcoming Gambling Act white paper.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Pressure Mounting Ahead Of White Paper Release", "slug": "gc-uk-pressure-mounting-ahead-white-paper-release", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Supporters of exchange wagering in the U.S. are looking to capitalize on increased interest in retail investing spurred by Robinhood and other platforms, but key hurdles remain for the concept to reach its potential on the sports-betting side.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Betting Exchanges Near Reality In New Jersey, But Will They Succeed?", "slug": "gc-betting-exchanges-near-reality-new-jersey-can-they-post-profits", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Thailand’s parliament has established an extraordinary committee with cross-party membership to examine the feasibility of an “entertainment complex” containing a major casino.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thai Parliament Committee To Explore Casino Liberalisation", "slug": "gc-thai-parliament-committee-explore-casino-liberalisation", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "As part of the Digital India initiative, India has announced the launch of CSCPay, a new digital application to support the inclusion of the rural population into digital payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Launches Government-Backed Digital Wallet To Promote Financial Inclusion", "slug": "pc-india-launches-government-backed-digital-wallet-promote-financial-inclusion", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A new survey by the interbank payments company, The Clearing House (TCH), shows U.S. consumers know little about fintechs’ data collection and sharing practices.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consumers Still Do Not Know How Fintechs Collect Data", "slug": "pc-consumers-still-do-not-know-how-fintechs-collect-data", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In a coordinated action, the US, EU, UK, and Canada have imposed new sanctions on the eastern European state. However, experts are divided on just how impactful they will be.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Experts Question Effectiveness Of Latest Sanctions On Belarus", "slug": "pc-experts-question-effectiveness-latest-sanctions-belarus", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "belarus", "united-kingdom", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new taxation and oversight regime is in force for foreign-facing online gaming operators (POGOs) in the Philippines, tightening POGO scrutiny and ramping punishment for tax delinquency and labour violations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Rules Allow Philippine Taxman To Close POGO Networks", "slug": "gc-new-rules-allow-philippine-taxman-close-pogo-networks", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Despite overwhelming opposition from the Missouri gaming industry, a veteran state senator will continue his efforts in the next legislative session to legalize video lottery terminals in bars and truck stops to replace thousands of unregulated devices.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Missouri Seeks Solution To Grey-Market Games, No Love For Virginia's Skill Game Ban", "slug": "gc-missouri-seeks-solution-grey-market-games-no-love-virginias-skill-game-ban", "jurisdictions": ["missouri", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "The Finnish government's long-awaited Lottery Act amendment proposal has hit a major payment blocking roadblock, following the release of the Constitutional Committee’s opinion on the proposal on December 1.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Delays Expected To Finnish Gambling Law", "slug": "gc-delays-expected-long-awaited-finnish-amendments", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out a new consultation confirming its Consumer Duty rules will be in place by July 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Outlines Consumer Duty Plans", "slug": "pc-fca-outlines-consumer-duty-plans", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Two months after the leakage of millions of confidential files that became known as Pandora Papers, the first-ever U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption is now looking at financial system gatekeepers to address deficiencies in the U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) regime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: U.S. Turns Eye To AML Gaps Revealed By Pandora Papers", "slug": "pc-update-us-turns-eye-aml-gaps-revealed-pandora-papers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new payment fraud trend report published by the European Payments Council finds company executives, payment service providers and payment infrastructures have become the main target of fraudsters.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fraudsters Shift Focus To Company Executives At Payment Firms", "slug": "pc-fraudsters-shift-focus-company-executives-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Payments processor Worldline has announced the acquisition of an 80 percent stake in Greece’s Eurobank Merchant Acquiring services for €256m.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - Worldline Buys Greek Merchant Acquirer", "slug": "pc-news-brief-worldline-buys-greek-merchant-acquirer", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "Disintermediation for some or an opportunity to play a central role in the new payments paradigm? VIXIO discusses the increasingly real prospect of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) with the three winners of the recent Singapore CBDC Global Challenge.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Competition Winners Upbeat For Private Sector Opportunities In CBDC Race", "slug": "pc-competition-winners-upbeat-private-sector-opportunities-cbdc-race", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "The new UK minister for gambling has called for “proportionate” affordability checks and backed a “single customer view” to share data across multiple operators to detect problem gambling behaviour.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Minister Backs 'Proportionate' Affordability Checks", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-minister-backs-proportionate-affordability-checks", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Illinois gaming regulators voted unanimously Wednesday to grant findings of “preliminary suitability” to developers for new casinos in Waukegan and the southern suburbs of Cook County, bringing a selection process that has lasted more than two years closer to an end.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulators Pick Developers For Illinois Casino Projects", "slug": "gc-regulators-pick-developers-illinois-casino-projects", "jurisdictions": ["illinois"]}, {"summary": "Legislation to permit sports betting in Ohio is heading for the governor’s desk after a whirlwind day where the bill was amended and approved by both chambers of the state legislature.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Legislature Approves Sports-Betting Package", "slug": "gc-ohio-legislature-approves-sports-betting-package", "jurisdictions": ["ohio"]}, {"summary": "A new report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says decentralised finance (DeFi) is an illusion and may impose severe vulnerabilities on financial stability.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DeFi Is An Illusion, BIS Says", "slug": "pc-defi-illusion-bis-says", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "As the first part in the merger of three Hungarian banks draws close, the new \"superbank\" will aim to shake up the financial services market in the country and throughout Eastern Europe with a focus on modernisation and digitalisation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Hungarian Superbank Draws Inspiration From Tesla And Asimov", "slug": "pc-new-hungarian-superbank-draws-inspiration-tesla-and-asimov", "jurisdictions": ["hungary"]}, {"summary": "Visa has announced that it is launching a new crypto advisory service, alongside new research which has found that 41 percent of UK adults either use cryptocurrencies or view them positively.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sign Of The Times: Visa Launches Crypto Consultancy", "slug": "pc-sign-times-visa-launches-crypto-consultancy", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "By mid-2022, the government will have set out plans for payments modernisation and new crypto laws in what “will be the most significant reforms for 25 years”, the country’s finance minister has confirmed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Commits To Next Generation Payments Reform", "slug": "pc-australia-commits-next-generation-payments-reform", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Bet-at-Home Austria enters administration, Buenos Aires launches online gambling and NagaCorp wins social award despite firings.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: December 6-December 10, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-december-6-december-10-2021", "jurisdictions": ["colombia", "ghana", "macau", "mexico", "czech-republic", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "netherlands", "brazil", "argentina", "austria", "hong-kong", "cambodia"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission’s Compliance and Enforcement Report details a record-breaking volume of fines and pinpointed “unacceptable” failings.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Details Compliance, Enforcement Crackdowns", "slug": "gc-uk-details-compliance-enforcement-crackdowns", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "MGM Resorts International opened a BetMGM-branded sportsbook at its National Harbor casino on Thursday, as Maryland became the 11th state to launch legal sports betting this year.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Launches Retail Sports Betting, Mobile Expected In 2022", "slug": "gc-maryland-launches-retail-sports-betting-mobile-expected-2022", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "virginia", "washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Poland’s bookmakers believe they are close to convincing the government to replace a 12 percent revenue tax on betting with a gross gaming revenue tax.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Gambling Industry Expects Tax Switch As Largest Bookmaker Goes Public", "slug": "gc-polish-gambling-industry-expects-tax-switch-largest-bookmaker-goes-public", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "A new mobile payments platform being developed by Ireland’s top banks has come up against a barrier, with the country’s antitrust watchdog announcing a new investigation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Payments Collaboration Comes Up Against Regulator Scrutiny", "slug": "pc-irish-payments-collaboration-comes-against-regulator-scrutiny", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The Baltic country is trying to attract fintech businesses through an open regulatory approach, but there is more to be done if the country wants to become the new home to global fintech.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Latvia Wants To Become Global Fintech Hub", "slug": "pc-latvia-wants-become-global-fintech-hub", "jurisdictions": ["latvia"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the UK Payment Systems Regulator's consultation on Confirmation of Payee, U.S. rulemakings aimed at fixing anti-money laundering loopholes, India's new national blockchain strategy, Klarna's new BNPL browser extension and news that blockchain SETL has demonstrated it can process a remarkable 1m transactions per second.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - December 10, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-december-10-2021", "jurisdictions": ["india", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Bank for International Settlements, Banque de France and the Swiss National Bank have concluded a successful cross-border experiment, using a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Latest CBDC Experiment Successfully Crosses The Alps", "slug": "pc-latest-cbdc-experiment-successfully-crosses-alps", "jurisdictions": ["france", "switzerland"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Curaçao government is circulating a proposal that would create an official registry of online gambling licensees on the Caribbean island, in what it calls the first step toward developing a long awaited re-regulation.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Circulates Proposal To List Online Gambling Licensees", "slug": "gc-curacao-circulates-proposal-list-online-gambling-licensees", "jurisdictions": ["curacao", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Complex legislation approved in Ohio last week completes a banner year of expansion in U.S. sports betting and underscores several policy trends that are evolving the market.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Bill On-Brand For U.S. Sports Betting In 2021", "slug": "gc-ohio-bill-brand-us-sports-betting-2021", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Alberta gaming regulators are accepting bids from perspective operators that want to be licensed in the province to offer retail and online sports betting.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Alberta Soliciting Proposals For Retail, Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-alberta-soliciting-proposals-retail-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "alberta"]}, {"summary": "After a relatively quiet year in the news, Request To Pay is once again making headlines as two leading payments firms announce new plans for the overlay messaging service.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Request To Pay Breaks New Ground With Visa And SIX Announcements", "slug": "pc-request-pay-breaks-new-ground-visa-and-six-announcements", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "switzerland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Meta is running a trial to provide U.S. WhatsApp users with the ability to send and receive money using the technology giant’s digital wallet vehicle, Novi.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "WhatsApp Payments Trial Shows Meta’s Continued Payments Shift", "slug": "pc-whatsapp-payments-trial-shows-metas-continued-payments-shift", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has issued a regulatory framework for the New Payments Architecture, laying out requirements for both Pay.UK and any future central infrastructure provider to address risks, and promote competition and innovation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Publishes New Payments Architecture Regulatory Framework", "slug": "pc-psr-publishes-new-payments-architecture-regulatory-framework", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In a new effort to boost the usage and the economic viability of digital payments, the Reserve Bank of India has announced plans to update its payment system fees, connect feature phones to its instant payment infrastructure and enable offline payment for low-value transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India To Review Merchant Service Charges To Ensure Economic Viability", "slug": "pc-india-review-merchant-service-charges-ensure-economic-viability", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Remittances provide an essential economic backbone for the large growth markets of Indonesia and the Philippines, but innovation in this space has been scarce. However, rapidly changing consumer habits coupled with recent regulatory developments may provide the perfect opportunity for disruptors to capture an important and lucrative market in two of Asia’s hottest fintech markets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Impact Analysis: Remittances In Growth Markets - An Untapped Opportunity?", "slug": "pc-impact-analysis-remittances-growth-markets-untapped-opportunity", "jurisdictions": ["asia", "indonesia", "philippines"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK government’s white paper on the Gambling Act may not be published until after the National Lottery licence is awarded in February 2022, according to a story in the Guardian.", "sectors": ["casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Uncertainty Over UK White Paper Release", "slug": "gc-uncertainty-over-uk-white-paper-release", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Investors are split on whether new operators can disrupt a marketing-dominated sports-betting space, but many point out that companies need to understand the regulatory challenges they face in doing so and in setting their own valuations for potential acquisitions.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Start-Ups Face Regulatory Challenges", "slug": "gc-regulatory-challenges-persist-new-operators-united-states", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Georgian gambling industry has hit back at plans by the Prime Minister to introduce an advertising ban and hike online casino taxes.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgian Trade Group Protests Ad Ban Plan", "slug": "gc-georgian-trade-group-protests-ad-ban-plan", "jurisdictions": ["georgia"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a new consultation to align standards in the EU on how customers can be remotely onboarded to financial institutions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Begins To Set New Standards For Remote Onboarding", "slug": "pc-eba-begins-set-new-standards-remote-onboarding", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "EBA CLEARING has announced that it has successfully completed the migration of its RT1 technical account from TARGET2 to the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief - EBA CLEARING Completes TIPS Migration", "slug": "pc-news-brief-eba-clearing-completes-tips-migration", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Consumers’ association Which? is calling on banks to pause their branch closures until the UK finds a solution to protect access to cash.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "More Time Needed! Which? Asks Banks To Halt Branch Closures", "slug": "pc-more-time-needed-which-asks-banks-halt-branch-closures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "There are very few individuals and businesses held effectively accountable for sanctions violations, a recently published report finds, urging EU agencies to take a more coordinated effort when addressing wrongdoers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Prosecution Of Sanctions Violations Ineffective In EU, Says New Report", "slug": "pc-prosecution-sanctions-violations-ineffective-eu-says-new-report", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Finnish parliament has approved the government’s proposal to amend gambling laws, including a modified version of its payment blocking plan.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Parliament Approves Gambling Law Amendments", "slug": "gc-finnish-parliament-approves-government-law-amendment-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "The leader of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies is pushing to quickly pass a sweeping new bill to regulate casino-resorts, bingo halls and all forms of online gambling, but is struggling to overcome stiff opposition from evangelical lawmakers.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Battle Being Fought Over Brazil Gambling Bill", "slug": "gc-battle-being-fought-over-brazil-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Control Board will hold another workshop on Thursday as regulators consider whether to approve a regulatory amendment submitted by Sightline Payments that would enable remote verification of casino wagering accounts, but not for sports betting and pari-mutuel accounts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Reviewing Remote ID Verification", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulators-ponder-adoption-remote-id-verification", "jurisdictions": ["nevada"]}, {"summary": "There is probably a widespread consensus that cross-border payments need to be reformed but there is less agreement on whether such an overhaul should take place through transformative changes to the existing infrastructure or a whole new technology.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cross-Border Payments Evolution And Revolution Run Head-To-Head", "slug": "pc-cross-border-payments-evolution-and-revolution-run-head-head", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "NatWest has been fined a staggering £264.8m following an anti-money laundering scandal; however, experts are divided on whether this is justice served for one of the UK’s largest retail banking institutions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Eyewatering And Staggering!’ - NatWest Pay Big Price For Money Laundering Scandal", "slug": "pc-eyewatering-and-staggering-natwest-pay-big-price-money-laundering-scandal", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Apple and Google’s duopoly limits competition and choice, and consumers are missing out, suggests the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s interim report into the mobile ecosystem.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Antitrust Watchdog Becomes Latest To Call Out Bigtech Monopoly", "slug": "pc-uk-antitrust-watchdog-becomes-latest-call-out-bigtech-monopoly", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Gambling Commission has fined Buzz Group, operator of buzzbingo.com, £780,000 for failures in social responsibility and anti-money laundering policies.", "sectors": ["bingo", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Fines Buzz Bingo Parent", "slug": "gc-buzz-bingo-parent-fined-uk-gambling-commission", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​South Africa’s National Gambling Amendment bill has once again failed to gain majority approval from the National Council of Provinces.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "South Africa's National Gambling Amendment Bill On Last Legs", "slug": "gc-south-africas-national-gambling-amendment-bill-last-legs", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch gambling industry, broadcasters and other media organisations have agreed a voluntary advertising code that will “significantly reduce the perceived overkill of advertisements”, according to the Licensed Dutch Online Gaming Providers (VNLOK) trade group.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Gambling Industry Agrees Voluntary Advertising Code", "slug": "gc-dutch-gambling-industry-agrees-voluntary-advertising-code", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Gaming industry lobbyists have expressed optimism that New York’s unique high-tax model will not serve as a blueprint for other states to replicate as they enact their own sports-betting legislation.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lobbyists Optimistic That New York Sports-Betting Model Won't Become New Norm", "slug": "gc-lobbyists-optimistic-new-york-sports-betting-model-wont-become-new-norm", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "In its first reading, the Georgian parliament has approved a package of eight bills that would increase taxes for online casinos and ban the advertising of gambling.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgian Parliament Approves Gambling Crackdown First Reading", "slug": "gc-georgian-parliament-approves-gambling-crackdown-first-reading", "jurisdictions": ["georgia"]}, {"summary": "New analysis published by Transparency International says 38 percent of the UK’s electronic money institutions raise some sort of money laundering concerns and calls out for more oversight of the growing sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Almost 40 Percent Of E-Money Institutions Raise Money Laundering Red Flags, Transparency International Says", "slug": "pc-almost-40-percent-e-money-institutions-raise-money-laundering-red-flags", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As Brazil enters the last phase of its open banking initiative in the guise of open finance, the country’s central bank lays out an implementation plan for different products.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Opens Door To Open Finance", "slug": "pc-brazil-opens-door-open-finance", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Control Board  will hold another workshop as regulators consider whether to approve a regulatory amendment submitted by Sightline Payments that would enable remote verification of casino wagering accounts, but not for sports betting and pari-mutuel accounts.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Reviewing Remote ID Verification", "slug": "pc-nevada-regulators-reviewing-remote-id-verification", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s largest retail banks have reached an agreement on providing shared banking hubs, but will it be enough to steady the country’s dwindling access to cash?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "LINK Leads On New Retail Bank Collaboration For Cash Services", "slug": "pc-link-leads-new-retail-bank-collaboration-cash-services", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Industry's good works trumpeted in UK trade group report and Maryland scraps official league data plan.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: December 13-December 17, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-december-13-december-17", "jurisdictions": ["finland", "netherlands", "united-states", "macau", "nevada", "florida", "denmark", "iowa", "illinois", "sweden", "spain", "gibraltar", "united-kingdom", "switzerland", "malta", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Three companies vying to construct an integrated resort in Chicago pitched their proposals to the public on Thursday as part of the selection process to obtain the city’s lone casino license.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming Companies Present Chicago Casino Proposals", "slug": "gc-gaming-companies-present-chicago-casino-proposals", "jurisdictions": ["illinois"]}, {"summary": "Brazil took a key step toward passing a sweeping gambling expansion plan when lawmakers on Thursday approved a resolution to fast-track a heavily amended bill to regulate casino-resorts, bingo halls and online gaming, although a final vote in the Chamber of Deputies will not be held until February.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Breakthrough For Brazil Gambling Expansion", "slug": "gc-breakthrough-brazil-gambling-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Commission has unanimously approved a gaming license for the San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority, a subsidiary of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, to acquire the Palms casino from Red Rock Resorts for $650m.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Approve San Manuel Tribe To Own Las Vegas Casino", "slug": "gc-palms-casino-650m-purchase-san-manuel-tribe-approved-nevada-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The luck of the Irish has been found wanting, as the National Lottery operator seeks approval for a “must be won draw” to be introduced for a controversial jackpot that has remained un-won since June.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish National Lottery Calls For 'Must Win Draw'", "slug": "gc-irish-national-lottery-calls-must-win-draw", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch House of Representatives last night passed a surprise motion calling for an end to gambling advertising, a step which will pressure the Cabinet to address a possible ban on sports betting and casino ads.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Parliament Calls For Ban On Gambling Advertising", "slug": "gc-dutch-parliament-calls-ban-gambling-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "In contrast to an interagency report that seeks to bring stablecoin issuers under bank-like regulations, a U.S. Republican Senator would allow stablecoin issuers to choose from three regulatory regimes based on their business models.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: U.S. Senator Offers Alternative To Bank-Like Stablecoin Regulation", "slug": "pc-update-us-senator-offers-alternative-bank-stablecoin-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the UK Payment Systems Regulator's update on SD2 and SD3, the first group of European ACHs' technical account migration to TIPS, the latest U.S. actions concerning consumer privacy, fines in Cyprus, and a new cross-border taskforce set up by the Bank for International Settlement.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - December 17, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-december-17-2021", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "cyprus", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "brazil", "international"]}, {"summary": "With one in three Irish consumers planning on using credit for their Christmas spending this year, Irish authorities have raised alarm bells about the risks of short-term credit, including credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL) products.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Christmas BNPL Spending Raises Concerns For Irish Consumer Watchdog", "slug": "pc-christmas-bnpl-spending-raises-concerns-irish-consumer-watchdog", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Whether and how the Netherlands imposes a ban on broadcast gambling ads plus restrictions on internet advertising will probably be up to an outgoing minister or his successor.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Proposed Dutch Gambling Ban Sits In Minister's Hands", "slug": "gc-proposed-dutch-gambling-ban-sits-ministers-hands", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A federal judge’s decision to void a gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida over a provision allowing state-wide mobile sports betting with servers based on tribal lands has prompted a coalition of four California tribes to revise their ballot proposal for online sports wagering.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Seminole Compact Challenge Forces Changes To California Sports-Betting Initiative", "slug": "gc-seminole-tribe-mobile-wagering-ban-forces-changes-california-tribal-initiative", "jurisdictions": ["california", "florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A vote to solve Ukraine’s gambling commission conflict and reduce its tax burden did not take place last week as planned, forcing ministers to scramble and leaving the industry looking to 2022 for long-term solutions.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chaos' As Ukraine Skips Vote On Tax, Regulators", "slug": "gc-chaos-ukraine-skips-vote-tax-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Strong customer authentication (SCA) was the final compliance requirement to be borne out of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and, one year in, it continues to make headlines. Here is our round-up of some of the key events, challenges and voices of the industry that kept SCA in the news in 2021.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cardageddon Or An Easy Ride? One Year Into SCA", "slug": "pc-cardageddon-or-easy-ride-one-year-sca", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK Financial Conduct Authority has fined HSBC Bank £63,946,800 after finding failures in the bank’s automated processes that monitored hundreds of millions of transactions on a monthly basis.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Weak Automated AML Procedures Cost HSBC £64m", "slug": "pc-weak-automated-aml-procedures-cost-hsbc-ps64m", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The British-headquartered fintech has been granted a full banking licence from the European Central Bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Revolut Scores Full EU Banking Licence", "slug": "pc-revolut-scores-full-eu-banking-licence", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "This piece will look back at two notable and ongoing events: Brexit changes and the effect on payment service providers (PSPs) of reforms at the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Germany’s financial regulator. It will relook at how these issues developed in 2021, and will seek to understand how these issues are likely to affect PSPs in 2022 and beyond.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Learning from 2021 Regulatory Changes — Insight for 2022 and Beyond", "slug": "pc-learning-2021-regulatory-changes-insight-2022-and-beyond", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "germany", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Most gambling lobbyists are paid to advocate for the industry's expansion, but the head of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association spent almost all of his 20-year career battling legislators bent on saturating his state's market to increase tax revenue.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Illinois Gambling Lobbyist Who Opposed Casino Expansion Retires", "slug": "gc-illinois-gambling-lobbyist-who-opposed-casino-expansion-retires", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Greece's newly licensed online market buoyed up the whole country's gambling industry in 2021, which grew fractionally year-on-year despite a nationwide lockdown that shuttered the land-based sector until May.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Greek Online Revenues On Track To Exceed £700m In 2021", "slug": "gc-greek-online-revenues-track-exceed-ps700m-2021", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "J.P. Morgan has agreed to pay a steep $125m fine to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to keep records of WhatsApp messages that included securities business communications.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A Warning Shot Across The Bow - J.P. Morgan Pays $125m After Using WhatsApp To Do Securities Business", "slug": "pc-warning-shot-across-bow-jp-morgan-pays-125m-after-using-whatsapp-do", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has grown to be one of the biggest trends in payments in 2021. VIXIO reviews the changes the booming market experienced in 2021 and how market participants and regulators reacted to these opportunities and risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Buy Now, Pay Later, 2021’s Booming Old-New Payment Trend", "slug": "pc-buy-now-pay-later-2021s-booming-old-new-payment-trend", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Central banks are increasingly assessing sustainable finance in pursuing their core mandates, a survey by the Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics has found.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Green Finance Data Of Growing Interest To Central Banks, Says Study", "slug": "pc-green-finance-data-growing-interest-central-banks-says-study", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state crime commission and the state’s gaming watchdog have announced a joint inquiry into slot machine money laundering, just weeks after a government investigator flagged large-scale washing of funds in pubs and clubs.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NSW Crime Commission To Probe Slots Money Laundering", "slug": "gc-nsw-crime-commission-probe-slots-money-laundering", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "As uncertain as the future of the Seminole Compact may be, this historic gambling agreement in Florida marked the end of tribal ambivalence toward sports betting and the consequences for both Indian and commercial gaming promise to be seismic.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "2021: The Year Indian Gaming Joined The Sports Betting Gold Rush", "slug": "gc-2021-year-indian-gaming-joined-sports-betting-gold-rush", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Hundreds of thousands more people over 65 in the UK are gambling online than at the start of the pandemic, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Study Shows Surge in Older Online Gamblers During Pandemic", "slug": "gc-study-shows-surge-older-online-gamblers-during-pandemic", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In a major milestone for instant payments across the EU, the European Central Bank has announced the first wave of automated clearing houses (ACH) to move their technical accounts to its low-value instant settlement system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "First ACHs Move Technical Accounts To TIPS", "slug": "pc-first-achs-move-technical-accounts-tips", "jurisdictions": ["france", "greece", "latvia", "lithuania", "spain"]}, {"summary": "2021 has tested the anti-money laundering (AML) regimes of world economies, shedding light on gaps in the existing frameworks and forcing legislators to cast the net wider to fight the flow of illicit money.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pandora’s Box And The Biggest AML Trends in 2021", "slug": "pc-pandoras-box-and-biggest-aml-trends-2021", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has revealed more details about its central database on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) in the EU, a key tool for coordinating efforts to counter illicit finance in the bloc.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EuReCa! European AML/CTF Database Unveiled", "slug": "pc-eureca-european-amlctf-database-unveiled", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Resort casino zones could come to Azerbaijan, Dutch operator warned over match bets and Ohio sports betting is approved.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: December 20-December 24, 2021", "slug": "gc-news-brief-december-20-december-24-2021", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "nebraska", "illinois", "united-kingdom", "wisconsin", "indiana", "new-jersey", "ohio", "nevada", "azerbaijan"]}, {"summary": "As the calendar flips to 2022, the conversation surrounding the glut of sports-betting advertising in the United States is likely to only intensify, particularly as the country’s largest media market is set to launch online sports wagering.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Advertising Boom Set To Escalate In 2022", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-advertising-boom-set-escalate-2022", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Two California cardrooms have filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a sports-betting initiative on next year’s ballot to legalize retail wagering at Indian casinos and four racetracks, which they argue violates the state constitution.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Cardrooms Challenge Tribal Sports-Betting Initiative", "slug": "gc-california-card-rooms-challenge-tribal-sports-betting-initiative", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A lottery betting company has surrendered its suspended licence after the UK Gambling Commission found that the company targeted the elderly, including a 100-year-old man who bet nearly £24,000 in five months.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Commission Finds Lottery Betting Company Targeted Elderly", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-finds-lottery-betting-company-targeted-elderly", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s president has signed into law the country’s gambling reforms, ensuring new enforcement powers and marketing rules are set to come into effect from January 1.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Finnish Gambling Law Granted Final Approval", "slug": "gc-new-finnish-gambling-law-granted-final-approval", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Flutter Entertainment said it has agreed to acquire Sisal for €1.91bn (£1.62bn), giving it a leading online and retail presence in Italy.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter To Acquire Italy’s Sisal For Retail, Online Presence", "slug": "gc-flutter-acquire-italys-sisal-retail-online-presence", "jurisdictions": ["italy", "united-kingdom", "ireland"]}, {"summary": "Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has been fined A$1m ($722,000) for “deliberate disobedience or wilful blindness” toward the Victoria state gaming regulator over improper junket activity in 2015 and 2016.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crown Resorts Suffers Second A$1m Fine Over Junket Defiance", "slug": "gc-crown-resorts-suffers-second-a1m-fine-over-junket-defiance", "jurisdictions": ["victoria", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority has released two new sets of guidelines seeking to encourage coordination between different authorities and to set new expectations for financial institutions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Good Tidings We Bring, To Your Compliance Wing - EBA Sets New Financial Crime Guidelines", "slug": "pc-good-tidings-we-bring-your-compliance-wing-eba-sets-new-financial-crime", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As part of Indonesia’s extensive digitalisaton plans, Bank Indonesia has launched the country’s new retail payments infrastructure that enables payment transactions to be sent real-time, around the clock.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: Indonesia’s New Instant Payment System Officially Kicks Off", "slug": "pc-update-indonesias-new-instant-payment-system-officially-kicks", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia"]}, {"summary": "In the last news roundup of the year, we are looking at a wide range of payments topics around the globe, including the FCA’s new rules on climate-related disclosures, the EC adequacy decision for South Korea, a U.S. buy now, pay later inquiry, Swiss e-ID principles and the latest AML fine, this time in Lithuania.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - December 23, 2021", "slug": "pc-week-brief-december-23-2021", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea", "european-union", "lithuania", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new law passed in Córdoba a few days after Christmas means each of Argentina’s five largest provinces has now approved legislation for online gambling, with 2022 set to be a pivotal year as operations launch across one of Latin America’s most complex markets.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Córdoba Continues Argentina's Advance On Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-cordoba-continues-argentinas-advance-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. gaming industry is unlikely to ever have a more powerful government official as its advocate and defender than former U.S. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, who died of pancreatic cancer on December 28, just after his 82nd birthday.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid's Death Signals Transition Of U.S. Gambling Into Digital Age", "slug": "gc-nevada-senator-harry-reids-death-signals-transition-gambling-digital-age", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Senior officials depart the Malta Gaming Authority, a trio of appointments at the Florida gaming regulator and Wynn Macau names its new CEO.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - December 2021", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-december-2021", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "north-america", "asia"]}, {"summary": "Arkansas regulators have unanimously approved rules that will open the door for mobile sports betting in the state but kept a provision that could prevent many of the industry’s most familiar names from participating.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Arkansas Approves Controversial Sports-Betting Revenue Sharing Rule", "slug": "gc-arkansas-approves-controversial-sports-betting-revenue-sharing-rule", "jurisdictions": ["arkansas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Eastern European nation of Georgia has introduced stringent new rules across its gambling sector, including an advertising prohibition and new taxes for online casino players.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Approves Tough New Gambling Restrictions", "slug": "gc-georgia-approves-tough-new-gambling-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["georgia"]}, {"summary": "As cryptocurrency use continues to grow, regulators are adapting existing regulations for the crypto world, focusing on mitigating money laundering risks and enhancing consumer protections to match the security of payments in fiat currency. However, because of the challenges of effectively regulating crypto activities, money laundering may continue underground, prompting authorities to impose bans on cryptocurrency activity and provide their own central bank digital currency, as several countries have already done.\nThis analysis seeks to understand the current state of the actions that legislators in the UK and EU are taking to regulate and limit the money laundering capability of cryptocurrencies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cryptocurrency Landscape: How Regulators Are Responding to Money Laundering and Consumer Protection Risks", "slug": "pc-cryptocurrency-landscape-how-regulators-are-responding-money", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Playtech has postponed a special meeting to approve an offer from Aristocrat Leisure to give another potential acquirer, JKO Play, time to develop a potential bid.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Playtech Delays Takeover Meeting Over Potential Counter-Offer", "slug": "gc-playtech-postpones-meeting-give-jko-time-develop-counter-offer", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "australia", "united-states", "mexico"]}, {"summary": "Paying a tax on lottery winnings in Poland will depend on employment status, following a ruling from the country’s top court.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Supreme Court Rules On Lottery Winnings Tax", "slug": "gc-polish-supreme-court-rules-lottery-winnings-tax", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "As the gaming industry welcomes a new year, the only constant theme within the business, whether in sports betting or commercial and tribal casino gaming, is a high volume of change that industry observers believe will continue in 2022.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consolidation In U.S. Gaming Industry Unlikely To Slow In 2022", "slug": "gc-consolidation-us-gaming-industry-unlikely-slow-down-2022", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "With COVID-19 cases surging, the Swedish government is planning to re-impose deposit limits on online casino games and slot machines away from casinos, but at tighter levels than previously.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Deposit Limits Return", "slug": "gc-sweden-re-impose-covid-deposit-limits", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Cambodian police have arrested at least 30 people as protests over casino operator NagaCorp’s firing of 1,300 employees enter their third week, prompting US government support for the sacked workers.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NagaWorld Union Boss, 29 Others Arrested Over Illegal Protest", "slug": "gc-nagaworld-union-boss-29-others-arrested-over-illegal-protest", "jurisdictions": ["cambodia"]}, {"summary": "The crypto platform that until recently has been known for its catch-me-if-you-can approach has announced that it has received a green light to operate in Bahrain and Canada.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: Binance Scores Regulatory Approval In Bahrain, Canada", "slug": "pc-update-binance-scores-regulatory-approval-bahrain-canada", "jurisdictions": ["bahrain", "canada", "international"]}, {"summary": "In one way or another, most central banks have now come to an affirmative decision on taking fiat money into the digital sphere. However, apart from a few stand out launches and trials, the prospect of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in some of the world’s largest economies still looks to be a long way off.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consensus Builds For CBDC In 2021", "slug": "pc-consensus-builds-cbdc-2021", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "china", "european-union", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Although payment service providers do not abuse de-risking practices, there is room for improvement, Lithuania’s central bank has concluded as it starts 2022 with a new survey on the issue.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "De-Risky Business: Consumers Are Being Affected By Application Of AML Rules, Warns Lithuania’s Watchdog", "slug": "pc-de-risky-business-consumers-are-being-affected-application-aml-rules-warns", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced her resignation after the main federal financial regulators accused each other of a power grab in a debate over bank merger rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Financial Regulator Chair Resigns Amid Bank Merger Review Spat", "slug": "pc-us-financial-regulator-chair-resigns-amid-bank-merger-review-spat", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​No virtual slots or poker licences have been issued in Germany so far, according to records of the agency processing applications.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Online Slots, Poker Licences Issued Yet In Germany", "slug": "gc-no-online-slots-poker-licences-issued-yet-germany", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "After a strong 2021 that saw almost a dozen states either legalize sports wagering or add mobile betting, the focus in 2022 shifts to the future of sports betting in the United States’ most coveted and largest markets.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Major Markets In Focus For U.S. Sports Betting In 2022", "slug": "gc-2022-focus-massive-markets-potential-us-sports-betting-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california", "new-york", "florida", "ohio", "massachusetts", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s stalled plans to build a major casino-resort on reservation lands in Massachusetts could be revived after the U.S. Department of the Interior’s assistant secretary for Indian affairs confirmed the legal status of the tribe’s reservation.", "sectors": ["tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mashpee Wampanoag’s Stalled Casino Plans Revived In Massachusetts", "slug": "gc-mashpee-wampanoags-stalled-casino-plans-revived-massachusetts", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "north-carolina", "south-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Mexico’s recent announcement to adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC) shows that Latin American countries are more likely to adopt their own digital currencies than follow suit with El Salvador’s controversial Bitcoin experiment.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "LatAm Governments To Turn Eye To CBDCs Rather Than Bitcoin", "slug": "pc-latam-governments-turn-eye-cbdcs-rather-bitcoin", "jurisdictions": ["el-salvador", "mexico", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "The use of legacy systems and negligence by the management team of Nationwide Building Society could be behind the repeated payment outages during the Christmas holiday.
", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nationwide Should Have Paid More Attention To Capacity Management", "slug": "pc-nationwide-should-have-paid-more-attention-capacity-management", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s economic crime watchdog is pressing charges against former Swedbank chief executive, Birgitte Bonnesen, as a consequence of what it deems misleading claims following anti-money laundering (AML) failings in Estonia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ex-Swedbank CEO Faces Music Over AML Failings", "slug": "pc-ex-swedbank-ceo-faces-music-over-aml-failings", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Finance Denmark, the country’s banking association, has agreed on a new sector plan that will see it replaced by cross-border platform P27 as the country’s clearinghouse.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "P27 To Take Over Danish Payments Infrastructure", "slug": "pc-p27-take-over-danish-payments-infrastructure", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "ICE organisers issue new dates and operators lobbying in California hit a big ballot milestone.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 4-January 7, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-4-january-7-2022", "jurisdictions": ["el-salvador", "colombia", "arizona", "florida", "macau", "hong-kong", "california", "united-kingdom", "netherlands", "lithuania", "morocco", "vietnam"]}, {"summary": "Dutch gambling advertising has more than doubled in the months following legalisation of online gambling on October 1, even as a new Dutch government is poised to consider parliamentary proposals for an ad ban.", "sectors": ["bingo", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Gambling Ad Spending Doubles Despite Threat Of Ban", "slug": "gc-dutch-gambling-ad-spending-doubles-despite-threat-ban", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The much-anticipated launch of mobile sports betting in New York, the largest U.S. market to permit online wagering to date, will take place on Saturday, following approvals granted by state gaming regulators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York To Allow Mobile Sports Betting On Saturday", "slug": "gc-new-york-allow-mobile-sports-betting-saturday", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Sales of New Year's Eve lottery tickets in Turkey have plunged 30 percent as distrustful customers seemingly turn their backs on the national lottery's pro-government joint operator.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Turkey Lottery Revenue Crashes Amid Political Backlash", "slug": "gc-turkey-lottery-revenue-crashes-amid-political-backlash", "jurisdictions": ["turkey"]}, {"summary": "China’s central bank digital currency is now accessible on mobile phone app stores, in another significant move for the currency’s trial phase.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "China’s Digital Yuan Makes App Store Debut", "slug": "pc-chinas-digital-yuan-makes-app-store-debut", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at proposed increases in card interchange in Malaysia, the FCA's 2021 achievements, Airbnb's fine for breaking U.S. sanctions, lack of redress for U.S. consumers against credit reference agencies, and the first participants go live on Thailand and Malaysia's cross-border instant payments linkage.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - January 7, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-january-7-2022", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Unwarranted de-risking is having a detrimental effect, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned, as it publishes new advice for competent authorities on dealing with the phenomenon.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "De-Risking Driving Heavy Social Costs For EU, EBA Warns", "slug": "pc-de-risking-driving-heavy-social-costs-eu-eba-warns", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A new payments study from the U.S. Federal Reserve shows that electronic payments have gained on card payments during the pandemic, while checks continue their double digit decline.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pandemic Hit Card Payments But E-Payments Continue To Grow, U.S. Study Finds", "slug": "pc-pandemic-hit-card-payments-e-payments-continue-grow-us-study-finds", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Although much of the conversation coming into 2022 has been focused on sports-betting voter referendums in Florida and California, legislators in Georgia are planning to make another push at approving a ballot question that could legalize sports betting in the Peach State.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Legislators Pushing Broader Gaming Expansion Ballot Question", "slug": "gc-georgia-legislators-pushing-broader-gaming-expansion-ballot-question", "jurisdictions": ["georgia-u-s", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The minister in charge of UK gambling issues has cited “extremely troubling issues” around online gambling companies as he answered parliamentary questions on the upcoming review of the Gambling Act.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Official Cites 'Troubling Issues' Before Act Review", "slug": "gc-uk-official-cites-troubling-issues-gambling-act-review", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With just 22 days to go, DraftKings and FanDuel have collected less than one third of the signatures necessary to put their sports-betting initiative on the November 8 general election ballot in Florida.", "sectors": ["casinos", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DraftKings, FanDuel Running Out Of Time For Florida Sports-Betting Referendum", "slug": "gc-draftkings-fanduel-running-out-time-florida-sports-betting-referendum", "jurisdictions": ["florida"]}, {"summary": "Mishcon de Reya, the UK law firm known for representing the rich, famous and powerful, has been fined £232,500 over anti-money laundering (AML) failures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Fines Law Firm For AML Violations", "slug": "pc-uk-fines-law-firm-aml-violations", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Although many have greeted the prospect of more uniform rules for financial regulation in Europe, some member state-level regulators and trade associations have questioned just how stringent these should be.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Member State Regulators Lobby For Powers Old And New", "slug": "pc-member-state-regulators-lobby-powers-old-and-new", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "european-union", "france", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The American Bankers Association supports single-day migration to the game-changer ISO 20022 messaging standard in November 2023, but calls for more guidance from the Federal Reserve.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: Banks Support U.S. Plan To Migrate ISO 20022 In 2023", "slug": "pc-update-banks-support-us-plan-migrate-iso-20022-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Crypto was a constant in 2021 and nobody quite expected it. Prices boomed, investment did as well, and corporations that had previously given the products a cold shoulder came on board. Experts tell VIXIO why 2022 may be the biggest year yet.
", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto To Grow Tenfold By 2024, Experts Predict", "slug": "pc-crypto-grow-tenfold-2024-experts-predict", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The debate over whether UK gambling companies should be banned from sports sponsorship is heating up, amid reports that the Premier League will petition the government for leniency.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Potential UK Sports Sponsorship Ban Enters The Spotlight", "slug": "gc-potential-uk-sports-sponsorship-ban-enters-spotlight", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Uganda’s Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board has said its responsible gambling programme will be a “yardstick” for all industry stakeholders, as the regulator positions itself as one of Africa’s busiest authorities.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Uganda Regulator Highlights Challenges As COVID-19 Restrictions Ease", "slug": "gc-uganda-regulator-highlights-challenges-covid-restrictions-ease", "jurisdictions": ["uganda"]}, {"summary": "The Singaporean parliament has codified a 2019 announcement that Las Vegas Sands and Genting Singapore will control the city-state’s casino market until at least 2030 while paying higher gaming taxes.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Confirms Casino Duopoly To 2030, Raises Taxes", "slug": "gc-singapore-confirms-casino-duopoly-2030-raises-taxes", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Three state legislatures with a history of mixed results when it comes to passing gaming legislation will try again this year to approve bills ranging in scope from state-wide mobile sports betting, to creating a state lottery and casino industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Southern States Set For Sports-Betting Spotlight As Legislatures Return", "slug": "gc-mississippi-considers-online-sports-wagering-alabama-kentucky-debate-gaming-again", "jurisdictions": ["mississippi", "alabama", "kentucky", "louisiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "U.S. state and federal agencies are increasingly looking for crypto experts to add to their ranks. Meanwhile, New York state announces the appointment of a new virtual currency chief.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "We Are Hiring! U.S. Agencies Are Looking For Crypto Experts", "slug": "pc-we-are-hiring-us-agencies-are-looking-crypto-experts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm account for 94 percent of all transactions initiated through apps in India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), with the remaining 6 percent shared between 50+ apps.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Following Another Year Of Record Growth, India’s UPI Dominated By Three Apps", "slug": "pc-following-another-year-record-growth-indias-upi-dominated-three-apps", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Partakers in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) central bank digital currency (CBDC) competition have been commended for their efforts by the financial regulator in its recently published report on the challenge.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’The Future Is Already Here’ - MAS Heaps Praise On CBDC Competition Entrants", "slug": "pc-future-already-here-mas-heaps-praise-cbdc-competition-entrants", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Banque de Luxembourg, one of the country’s largest commercial banks, has been hit with a €1.3m fine by the country’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Luxembourg Watchdog Slaps Bank With AML Fine", "slug": "pc-luxembourg-watchdog-slaps-bank-aml-fine", "jurisdictions": ["luxembourg"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Spain’s independent competition regulator has recommended altering the section of a draft royal decree that would require operators to suspend players based on their financial activity.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spain's Competition Watchdog Flags Player Suspension Concerns", "slug": "gc-spains-competition-watchdog-flags-player-suspension-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "The outgoing minister in charge of Dutch gambling issues has promised to examine a proposed gambling advertising ban and report on issues such as its impact on keeping players in the licensed system and on contributions to charities and sports.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ex-Minister Promises Study Of Proposed Dutch Gambling Ad Ban", "slug": "gc-ex-minister-promises-study-proposed-gambling-ad-ban", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A high-profile federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims Washington state officials unlawfully allowed Native American casinos to create monopolies on certain types of gaming, including sports betting, roulette and craps.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Heavy-Hitters Hired To Challenge Washington Tribes' Sports-Betting Exclusivity", "slug": "gc-maverick-gaming-challenges-washington-tribes-sports-betting-exclusivity", "jurisdictions": ["washington", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As data continues to trickle out from New York’s inaugural weekend with legal mobile sports betting, all indications point to historic volumes in the state even with fewer than half of the chosen operators currently live.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Online Sports Betting Sees Historic Volume In Opening Weekend", "slug": "gc-new-york-online-sports-betting-sees-historic-volume-opening-weekend", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Consumer group Which? has released results of its latest banking security test, revealing that there is still a large gap between the best and the worst banks in terms of online and mobile banking security.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "How Secure Is Your Bank? Bank Security Still Varies Greatly", "slug": "pc-how-secure-your-bank-bank-security-still-varies-greatly", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) rounded off 2021 by fining financial firm Southern Cross Sicav €300,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) failings.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maltese FIAU Fines Fund For AML Failures", "slug": "pc-maltese-fiau-fines-fund-aml-failures", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "A new Payment Systems Regulator report finds that access of payment service providers to interbank payment systems has continued to grow.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Participation In UK Interbank Payments Systems Continues To Grow, Says Regulator", "slug": "pc-participation-uk-interbank-payments-systems-continues-grow-says-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Although much discussion on open banking has tended to focus on the pioneering development in the UK and EU, the latest data from South Korea shows that the country is well ahead of its European counterparts in terms of payments market adoption.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "South Korea Leading The Way To Open Banking", "slug": "pc-south-korea-leading-way-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​European Lotteries members' total gross gaming revenue decreased 11.0 percent in 2020 to €27.2bn, after several years of growth, as the lottery sector dealt with the fallout of COVID-19 restrictions.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Lottery Data Reveals COVID-19 Impact", "slug": "gc-european-lotteries-data-highlights-covid-impact", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Betting companies will not be allowed to stream live FA Cup matches when the Football Association next sells TV rights, according to a UK media report.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Betting Companies Will Not Be Allowed FA Cup Streaming, Report Says", "slug": "gc-betting-companies-will-not-be-allowed-fa-cup-streaming-report-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Crown Resorts’ ownership limbo has taken a major step toward resolution with its board unanimously backing a fourth Blackstone Group offer to buy out the company.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crown Resorts Welcomes Blackstone's Boosted Takeover Offer", "slug": "gc-crown-resorts-welcomes-blackstones-boosted-takeover-offer", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales", "victoria", "western-australia"]}, {"summary": "Another attempt to legalize sports betting at tribal casinos in Oklahoma has begun after a new bill was filed in the state legislature, as the tribal gaming industry’s top lobbyist suggests tribes are willing to at least consider the issue.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Oklahoma Lawmaker Calls For Legalization Of Tribal Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-oklahoma-lawmaker-calls-legalization-tribal-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["oklahoma", "united-states", "kansas"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s payment scheme Girocard to close it e-purse card function GeldKarte by the end of 2024, the Federal Association of Public Banks has announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Deadline Set For Girocard Take-Over", "slug": "pc-deadline-set-girocard-take-over", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The Merchants Payments Coalition is pushing the U.S. Federal Reserve’s renominated chair Jerome Powell to iron out overdue debit card routing and swipe fee regulations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Merchants Call On Fed’s Powell To Complete Overdue Debit Card Regulations", "slug": "pc-merchants-call-feds-powell-complete-overdue-debit-card-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The pan-European TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) platform has announced 45 payment service providers have joined the platform as part of plans to ensure instant payments are fully reachable across the EU.
", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: TIPS Announces Latest Round Of Participants", "slug": "pc-update-tips-announces-latest-round-participants", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "With UK buy now, pay later (BNPL) regulations looking set to be adopted by the end of the year, legal experts tell VIXIO what we can expect from a new potential framework.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK BNPL Regulations In Place By Year End, Say Experts", "slug": "pc-uk-bnpl-regulations-place-year-end-say-experts", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Gambling fees rise in Belarus, a Virginia bill would make bonuses taxable and Star Entertainment faces a growing regulator investigation.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 10-January 14, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-10-january-14", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "chile", "poland", "puerto-rico", "canada", "new-jersey", "ireland", "ontario", "indiana", "uganda", "new-york", "colombia", "australia", "belarus", "new-south-wales", "macau"]}, {"summary": "Already battling DraftKings and FanDuel on internet sports betting, the Seminole Tribe of Florida has launched a vigorous counterattack this week against the largest commercial casino company in the world, Las Vegas Sands.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Two-Front Gambling War Rages In Florida As Seminoles Defend Turf", "slug": "gc-two-front-gambling-war-rages-florida-seminoles-defend-turf", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A German fan organisation is calling for stricter regulation of football’s links to sports betting, saying clubs have had “far too much emphasis on profit” and not enough consideration of the potential for gambling addiction.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Fan Group Calls For Crackdown On Gambling-Sports Links", "slug": "gc-german-fan-group-calls-crackdown-gambling-sports-links", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s government is publishing its long-awaited Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, saying it will be the first in a series of regulatory updates including its forthcoming gambling bill to update the country’s laws for a digital age.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland Online Safety Bill First Step In Updating Digital Regulations", "slug": "gc-ireland-online-safety-bill-first-step-updating-digital-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Macau’s next era of casino gaming will see a maximum of six operators holding ten-year concessions, according to a government summary of draft legal amendments announced late Friday.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Macau Amendments Back Six Operators, Ten-Year Concessions", "slug": "gc-macau-amendments-back-six-operators-ten-year-concessions", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "This week, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a new discussion paper looking at what the regulatory approach to crypto-assets and stablecoins should be, causing concern for some in the process.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Proposal Sets High Bar To Compliance", "slug": "pc-hong-kongs-stablecoin-proposal-sets-high-bar-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "The Nordic Payments Council (NPC) has added the Norwegian krone (NOK) as a scheme currency after P27 exiter Norway took a strategic step to use the Nordic payment scheme.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Norway Coming In From The Cold As NOK Becomes NPC Scheme Currency", "slug": "pc-norway-coming-cold-nok-becomes-npc-scheme-currency", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "finland", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The creation of an official UK digital currency could lead to a run on the banks during economic downturns, a bipartisan committee of peers has warned.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’No Convincing Case’: House Of Lords Dismisses UK CBDC", "slug": "pc-no-convincing-case-house-lords-dismisses-uk-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at a new initiative between U.S. banks to issue a stablecoin, the highest valued UK payments start-up, J.P. Morgan's latest actions to improve cross-border payments through blockchain, and the latest GDPR guidance on data breach notifications.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - January 14, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-january-14-2022", "jurisdictions": ["india", "european-union", "united-kingdom", "bahrain", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The two Swedish gambling trade groups support the proposals of the Ministry of Finance’s to combat match-fixing and unlicensed gambling, but both are concerned the strategy will not achieve its aims.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Stakeholders Concerned Over Black Market Plan", "slug": "gc-swedish-stakeholder-highlight-concerns-government-report", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Congress is unlikely to legislate crypto in the U.S., but there is likely to be increased enforcement activities from regulators that was not expected, experts tell VIXIO.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Regulators To Step Up Their Crypto Enforcement In 2022", "slug": "pc-us-regulators-step-their-crypto-enforcement-2022", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As part of Project Helvetia, the Swiss National Bank and five commercial banks have integrated a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) in their existing back-office systems and processes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swiss Test Integrates Wholesale CBDC Into Core Banking Systems", "slug": "pc-swiss-test-integrates-wholesale-cbdc-core-banking-systems", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s push for instant payments looks set to continue dominating Brussels’ payments agenda this year, but will more concrete policies be unveiled?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU’s Retail Payments Strategy To Focus on Instant Payments This Year, Experts Suggest", "slug": "pc-eus-retail-payments-strategy-focus-instant-payments-year-experts-suggest", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The influential Treasury Select Committee has committed to investigating UK card fee rises for businesses, following correspondence with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MPs To Investigate Post-Brexit Card Fees, PSR Governance", "slug": "pc-mps-investigate-post-brexit-card-fees-psr-governance", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Swedish state-owned operator Svenska Spel has set lower deposit limits for a “small number” of its customers based on their financial means and behaviour.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Svenska Spel Lowers Some Players' Limits Over Finances, Behaviour", "slug": "gc-svenska-spel-lowered-players-limits-because-financial-ability-behaviour", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Draft amendments to Macau’s casino law confirm no increase in taxes, but impose heavy burdens on junkets and inventory caps on tables and slots, while further tightening regulation and codifying corporate social responsibility (CSR) targets.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Macau Law Grips Casino Finances, Caps Tables, Boosts CSR", "slug": "gc-macau-law-grips-casino-finances-caps-tables-boosts-csr", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey continued its impressive sports-betting growth in 2021, more than doubling the revenue of the previous year, but as the calendar turns, the state’s sports-betting market now faces the biggest threat yet to its meteoric rise.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Sees Record Sports Betting In 2021, But New York Threat Looms", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-sets-record-sports-betting-handle-2021-new-york-threat-looms", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "In its new five-year strategy, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) sets out its vision 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["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Visa Approved! Amazon Pulls Back From Ban", "slug": "pc-update-visa-approved-amazon-pulls-back-ban", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "For the UK and the EU, the issues surrounding strong customer authentication, and its parent regulation, the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), are set to continue causing even more potential headaches for the payments world.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU And UK To Further Diverge In Key Payment Regulations In 2022", "slug": "pc-eu-and-uk-further-diverge-key-payment-regulations-2022", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "More than a third of UK university students are using borrowed money to gamble, from payday loans to their student loan or overdrafts, according to a new survey.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK University Students Borrow Money To Gamble, Study Says", "slug": "gc-uk-university-students-borrow-money-gamble-study-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The number of blocklisted online gambling domains across 18 reporting European countries, as monitored by VIXIO GamblingCompliance, increased by 55 percent to more than 150,000 in 2021.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Blocklists Continue Rapid Growth As Spotlight Shines On Curaçao", "slug": "gc-european-blocklists-continue-rapid-growth-spotlight-shines-curacao", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "australia", "turkey", "cyprus", "poland", "sweden", "belgium", "bulgaria", "czech-republic", "denmark", "estonia", "greece", "hungary", "italy", "latvia", "lithuania", "romania", "russia", "slovakia", "switzerland", "austria", "curacao", "cambodia"]}, {"summary": "A coalition of California Indian tribes will have six months to collect enough signatures to place their amended online sports-betting initiative on this year’s general election ballot after receiving approval from the secretary of state’s office.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Signature Drive Begins For California Tribal Online Sports-Betting Initiative", "slug": "gc-signature-drive-begins-california-tribal-online-sports-betting-initiative", "jurisdictions": ["california"]}, {"summary": "New York Governor Kathy Hochul has called for the accelerated authorization of three new casino licenses that could ultimately lead to a full casino-resort in New York City.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Governor Calls For Issuing Three Remaining Casino Licenses In 2022", "slug": "gc-new-york-governor-calls-issuing-three-remaining-casino-licenses-2022", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payment Systems Regulator has imposed a £33m fine on five companies, including Mastercard, for operating a market-sharing cartel for prepaid cards. However, the regulator’s decision may just be the starting point of potential penalties faced by these companies for their wrongdoing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "prepaid"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Prepaid Card Cartel Fined £33m, But Is It The End Of The Story?", "slug": "pc-uk-prepaid-card-cartel-fined-ps33m-it-end-story", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Council has launched a consultation on its proposed optional Euro One-Leg Out Credit Transfer Arrangement Rulebook, which sets rules for credit transfers between a eurozone party and a non-eurozone one.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Euro One-Leg Out Credit Transfer Rules Update Takes First Step", "slug": "pc-euro-one-leg-out-credit-transfer-rules-update-takes-first-step", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "The latest report from the European Banking Authority reveals some unusual fraud levels across the EU, with incomplete and sometimes \"implausible\" data meaning it is difficult to get a full picture on the impact of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in reducing fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Payment Fraud Data Not Showing Full Story", "slug": "pc-eu-payment-fraud-data-not-showing-full-story", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "In the first-ever concession of its kind, Apple has announced that it will allow third-party payment options for in-app purchases for dating apps in the Netherlands.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple Swipes Left On Dutch Dating App Ruling", "slug": "pc-apple-swipes-left-dutch-dating-app-ruling", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Norway’s culture minister has defended state-run operator Norsk Tipping’s decision not to participate in a Nordic research project that maps changes to playing patterns during the pandemic.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Norwegian Government Defends Research Project Walkout", "slug": "gc-norwegian-government-defends-pulling-out-research-project", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt has said that although the business will remain subject to short-term volatility, he does expect the U.S. online gambling operator to have profitable months as early as 2023.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BetMGM CEO Projects Stretches Of Profitability In 2023", "slug": "gc-betmgm-ceo-projects-stretches-profitability-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "michigan", "new-york", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "The Football Association has said it is investigating a yellow card for an Arsenal player after bookmakers reported suspicious betting patterns in a Premier League match this season.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Football Association Probes Arsenal Yellow Card", "slug": "gc-football-association-probe-arsenal-yellow-card", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Applicants for a Dutch online gambling licence are often “amazed” and “quite shocked” at the level of detail required for a successful application, a Dutch gambling law attorney has said.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Licensing Applicants 'Shocked' At Demands, Lawyer Says", "slug": "gc-dutch-licensing-applicants-shocked-demands-lawyer-says", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s government expects to soon announce a launch date for competitive online gambling, despite the province’s largest land-based casino operator calling for a delay and regulatory reset over concerns of cannibalization.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Online Launch On Track, Despite Cannibalization Concern", "slug": "gc-ontario-online-launch-track-despite-cannibalization-concern", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "The UK, Spain and Singapore have all unveiled plans for strict rules on crypto advertisements within days of one another, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore proposing an outright ban.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Regulators Crack Down On Crypto Advertising", "slug": "pc-revolution-will-not-be-televised-regulators-crack-down-crypto-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Although market participants recognise the potential in Request to Pay, a new study finds they have done little to deploy and adopt the overlay service. Yet.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["issuing", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Despite Increasing Interest, Request To Pay Remains ’Under The Bonnet’, Study Finds", "slug": "pc-despite-increasing-interest-request-pay-remains-under-bonnet-study-finds", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has cancelled temporary permissions of four European firms and warned that EU firms must meet the FCA’s standards to be allowed to operate in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Cancels EU Firms’ Permissions", "slug": "pc-fca-cancels-eu-firms-permissions", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new report into Cyprus’ anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing progress calls for better compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), with a particular focus on virtual asset service providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cyprus Gets Crypto Downgrade In MONEYVAL Evaluation", "slug": "pc-cyprus-gets-crypto-downgrade-moneyval-evaluation", "jurisdictions": ["cyprus"]}, {"summary": "JKO decides against making bid for Playtech, the Nevada Gaming Commission votes in favour of remote player registration and Pennsylvania's online gambling revenue soars to new heights.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 17-January 21, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-17-january-21", "jurisdictions": ["kyrgyzstan", "new-jersey", "missouri", "michigan", "chile", "sweden", "pennsylvania", "laos", "south-korea", "united-kingdom", "nevada", "texas"]}, {"summary": "This month’s blockbuster debut of online sports betting in New York is raising questions about whether neighboring New Jersey is going to lose market share comparable to 2006 when Pennsylvania casinos ravaged brick-and-mortar properties on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "How Big A Bite Will New York Take From New Jersey's Sports-Betting Pie?", "slug": "gc-how-big-bite-will-new-york-take-new-jerseys-sports-betting-pie", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "A Conservative former gambling minister and ex-secretary of state has defended the UK industry’s view that too-stringent affordability checks would drive players to offshore websites.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ex-Minister Backs Industry Black-Market Warnings", "slug": "gc-ex-minister-backs-industry-black-market-warnings", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Taiwan has closed a legal loophole and made gambling online and via other electronic means a criminal offence, increasing the maximum fine for gamblers to NT$50,000 ($1,800).", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Taiwan Criminalises Online Gamblers, Increases Cash Penalty", "slug": "gc-taiwan-criminalises-online-gamblers-increases-cash-penalty", "jurisdictions": ["taiwan"]}, {"summary": "Central banks are best positioned to protect trust, the soul of money, be it fiat or virtual, says Agustín Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements. Private companies should, therefore, build their products based on a central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC) rather than investing in bigtech stablecoins or decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Leave The Soul Of Money To Central Banks", "slug": "pc-leave-soul-money-central-banks", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at a U.S. lawsuit relating to fintech charters, a U.S. inquiry to update merger review rules, the National Bank of Greece's efforts to migrate to ISO 20022, Aldi's new till-free store and the most recent crypto hack at Crypto.com.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - January 21, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-january-21-2022", "jurisdictions": ["greece", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Despite the financial impact of the pandemic, greater competition in retail banking has been able to spearhead choice while lowering prices for consumers and small businesses, the UK’s banking watchdog says.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintechs ARE Challenging Big Banks’ Grip, FCA Says", "slug": "pc-fintechs-are-challenging-big-banks-grip-fca-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Securities and Markets Authority has told VIXIO that comments from one of its vice-chairs in a recent interview about banning the mining of Bitcoin are not the position of the watchdog. However, further afield, Russia’s central bank has said it will introduce such a ban.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No, EU Isn’t Banning Crypto-Mining, But Russia Is", "slug": "pc-no-eu-isnt-banning-crypto-mining-russia", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "russia", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The first nine days of mobile sports betting in New York proved to be a windfall for operators and for state coffers, according to the first figures released on Friday by the New York State Gaming Commission.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Online Betting Draws $600m In Wagers In First Nine Days", "slug": "gc-new-york-online-betting-draws-600m-wagers-first-nine-days", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A Morgan Stanley report is mildly optimistic about the German gambling scene in 2022, at least compared with a disastrous 2021, but it concludes that much is unclear about the future.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German 2022 Unlikely To Be As Horrible As 2021, Analysts Say", "slug": "gc-german-2022-unlikely-be-horrible-2021-analysts-say", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "It was another rough day in court for the Seminole Tribe on Friday as a Florida judge denied a hearing on the tribe’s claim that Las Vegas Sands is fraudulently collecting signatures in a campaign to legalize commercial casinos in the Sunshine State.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Seminoles Lose Again In Court – This Time To Las Vegas Sands", "slug": "gc-seminoles-lose-again-court-time-las-vegas-sands", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Armenian parliament has approved a first reading of amendments that would ban online gambling ads.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Armenia Hurtling Towards Online Ad Ban", "slug": "gc-armenia-hurtling-towards-online-ad-ban", "jurisdictions": ["armenia"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Federal Reserve has published a long-awaited discussion paper on the policy questions related to the issuance of a digital dollar.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Opens Discussion On CBDC", "slug": "pc-us-opens-discussion-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As part of the UK government’s efforts to update the country’s cybersecurity laws, a new proposal would bring managed service providers under the existing cybersecurity regime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Proposes To Extend Cybersecurity Rules To Managed Services", "slug": "pc-uk-proposes-extend-cybersecurity-rules-managed-services", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Association of Banks in Singapore have introduced new measures to bolster the security of digital banking, in view of the recent spate of SMS-phishing scams targeting bank customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Takes Aim At APP Fraud", "slug": "pc-singapore-takes-aim-app-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "The interplay between the General Data Protection Regulation and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) has been an issue for some time, but is increased enforcement action and the rise of data protection activists something that payments institutions should be alarmed about?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Be Very Afraid? Data Protection Regulators Turn Their Attention To Payments", "slug": "pc-be-very-afraid-data-protection-regulators-turn-their-attention-payments", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming has said the Gambling Commission is in “urgent need of change” and if left unchallenged will allow an “explosion” of black market activity.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Parliamentary Investigation Attacks 'Activist' Gambling Commission", "slug": "gc-investigation-says-urgent-change-needed-gambling-commission", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ohio’s top gaming regulator has said that although the state’s newly passed sports-betting legislation may be unique, the law provides a clear roadmap for operators to understand how to access the new market.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Regulators Prepared For Heavy Workload On Sports-Betting Rules", "slug": "gc-ohio-regulators-prepared-heavy-workload-sports-betting-rules", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is turning its eye to the credit card market to uncover anti-competitive practices and is planning to rely on its open banking regulatory power to address this.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Banking To Fix U.S. Credit Card Market", "slug": "pc-open-banking-fix-us-credit-card-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazilians have experienced yet another security incident that has exposed personal data linked to the popular instant payment service PIX, the second time in six months.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazilian PIX Keys Exposed For Second Time In Six Months", "slug": "pc-brazilian-pix-keys-exposed-second-time-six-months", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Following the success of the Consumer Data Right in the banking sector, Australia’s government has confirmed that it is now aiming to take on open finance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Eyes Up Open Finance Possibilities", "slug": "pc-australia-eyes-open-finance-possibilities", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "From invoices to API functionality, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has updated its latest answers to questions concerning strong customer authentication (SCA).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Publishes Yet More SCA Q&As", "slug": "pc-eba-publishes-yet-more-sca-qas", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "One of the seven sheikdoms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will allow gambling and has created a regulatory agency to oversee a multi-billion-dollar integrated-resort casino to be operated by Wynn Resorts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UAE To Allow Gaming As Wynn Resorts Plans Casino Project", "slug": "gc-uae-allow-gaming-wynn-resorts-plans-casino-project", "jurisdictions": ["united-arab-emirates", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Merkur Gaming Group, the second-largest ICE London exhibitor, has said it is pulling out of the gambling conference due to concerns about COVID-19, the conference’s proximity to Easter and the impact of Brexit red tape.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Merkur Out Of ICE Conference; Novomatic 'Monitoring' Developments", "slug": "gc-gauselmann-out-ice-conference-novomatic-monitoring-developments", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch Online Gambling Association (NOGA) is “gravely concerned” people in the Netherlands are being shown unlicensed operators when they use Google to search for “online casinos”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Google Pushing Offshore Operators Harms Dutch Market, Says Trade Group", "slug": "gc-noga-gravely-concerned-google-promoting-unlicensed-dutch-operators", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has said interest rates are not payment account fees and so do not need to comply with criteria in the Payment Accounts Directive, but ultimately this is a matter for the Court of Justice of the European Union.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brussels Dodges Decision On Payments Account Directive Interpretation", "slug": "pc-brussels-dodges-decision-payments-account-directive-interpretation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has said his agency is looking at ways to modernize cybersecurity rules applicable to public companies and SEC registrants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. SEC Gensler Considers Updating Cybersecurity Rules", "slug": "pc-us-sec-gensler-considers-updating-cybersecurity-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The two Asian countries are planning to strengthen their collaboration on projects related to payments innovation as interest grows towards harmonising their regulatory frameworks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore And Indonesia Join Forces Towards Payments Harmonisation", "slug": "pc-singapore-and-indonesia-join-forces-towards-payments-harmonisation", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "Analysis: VIXIO does a deep dive into Germany’s fast-evolving payments landscape as experts discuss, among other things, how COVID-19 is steering this famous cash-loving nation towards digital payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ich Liebe Digitale? Post-Pandemic Germany Embraces Electronic Payments", "slug": "pc-ich-liebe-digitale-post-pandemic-germany-embraces-electronic-payments", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Swedish government is planning to license gambling software companies, ban the promotion of illegal gambling and tighten marketing restrictions to protect children and the vulnerable.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden To License B2B Companies, Ban Promotion Of Illegal Gambling", "slug": "gc-sweden-licence-b2b-companies-ban-promotion-illegal-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "A new rule being proposed by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) would allow casinos to share suspicious activity reports with their foreign resorts, subsidiaries and affiliates to strengthen efforts to combat money laundering.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. AML Regulators Seek Guidance On Sharing Suspicious Activity Reports", "slug": "gc-us-regulators-seek-guidance-sharing-suspicious-activity-reports", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Genesis Global, which had its licence suspended for several months in 2020, has been fined £3.8m by the UK Gambling Commission, given a warning and ordered to undergo further extensive auditing.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Genesis Global Fined £3.8m For Social Responsibility Failures", "slug": "gc-genesis-global-fined-ps38m-uk-aml-social-responsibility-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "malta"]}, {"summary": "An Austrian trade group representing international operators is asking the European Commission to tear down the country’s gambling regime.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Commission Asked To Bust Austrian Monopoly", "slug": "gc-european-commission-asked-bust-austrian-monopoly", "jurisdictions": ["austria"]}, {"summary": "The chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board could barely contain his excitement on Wednesday as he talked about the impact online sports betting will have on his state when wagers commence on Friday morning.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Game Changer' Comes To Louisiana With Launch Of Online Betting", "slug": "gc-game-changer-comes-louisiana-launch-online-betting", "jurisdictions": ["louisiana", "mississippi", "texas", "oklahoma", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on El Salvador to reverse its decision to grant Bitcoin legal status, citing the “large risks” in using the currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "IMF Pushes For El Salvador To Drop Bitcoin", "slug": "pc-imf-pushes-el-salvador-drop-bitcoin", "jurisdictions": ["el-salvador"]}, {"summary": "Payments, central bank digital currencies, decentralised finance (DeFi) and green finance are the key issues that the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub will focus on in 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BIS Outlines Innovation Hub Priorities", "slug": "pc-bis-outlines-innovation-hub-priorities", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "singapore", "sweden", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "UK consumers can now use Klarna’s buy now, pay later service on a physical credit card for online and in-store purchases.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Klarna Launches Physical Credit Card In The UK", "slug": "pc-klarna-launches-physical-credit-card-uk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Although regulatory responses around the world vary greatly, Switzerland stands out as the country that has struck the right balance when it comes to regulation. By contrast, the United States has emerged as the most aggressive cop on the beat.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Switzerland Emerging As Model For Regulating Crypto, Says Expert", "slug": "pc-switzerland-emerging-model-regulating-crypto-says-expert", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Deposit limits will not return in Sweden, KSA says unlicensed operators should brace for enforcement in the Netherlands and Nevada sets a revenue record.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 24-January 28, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-24-january-28-2022", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "virginia", "malta", "greece", "denmark", "china", "maryland", "sweden", "lithuania", "macau", "iowa", "nevada", "nebraska", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Namibia’s government has ratified two long-awaited acts integral to the regulation and expansion of its gambling industry, as it looks to fund social welfare programmes through the sector.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Namibia Commences Long-Awaited Gambling Laws", "slug": "gc-namibia-commences-long-awaited-gambling-laws", "jurisdictions": ["namibia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A Philippine Senate committee has unanimously recommended criminal charges against 28 government officials and employees bribed by human trafficking and prostitution rings linked to the online gambling industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Senate Names Suspects In Gambling-Linked Trafficking Ring", "slug": "gc-philippine-senate-names-28-suspects-pogo-visas-scam", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Novomatic, the biggest ICE London exhibitor, has pulled out of the giant gambling conference citing COVID-19 concerns, “logistical challenges” and the “unfavourable and unavoidable alternative date”.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Novomatic Pulls Out Of ICE", "slug": "gc-novomatic-pulls-out-ice-conference", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "austria", "germany", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "A new lobbying alliance of Missouri casinos and pro sports teams is hoping to finally get a sports-betting bill across the goal-line in 2022 as the Show Me State faces extra competition from neighboring states.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Missouri Casinos Team Up For New Sports-Betting Push", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-skill-based-games-casino-limits-agenda-legislatures-return", "jurisdictions": ["missouri", "arkansas"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a request for information on fees charged by banks and financial services companies, including credit card and payments fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: U.S. Consumer Watchdog Opens Broad Review Of Consumer Financial Product Fees", "slug": "pc-update-us-consumer-watchdog-opens-broad-review-consumer-financial-product", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Thailand becomes the latest country to crack down on crypto usage, with its financial authorities planning to prohibit the use of crypto-assets to pay for goods and services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Another One Bites The Dust! Thailand Reins In Crypto Payments", "slug": "pc-another-one-bites-dust-thailand-reins-crypto-payments", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the rise of online payments in Spain, a Malaysia and Indonesia QR payment linkage, a suspicious activity report sharing pilot program in the U.S., and new regtech guidance in Hong Kong.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - January 28, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-january-28-2022", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "indonesia", "malaysia", "spain", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its initial remedies consultation for its card-acquiring market review, as it aims to throw a lifeline to heavily burdened merchants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Outlines New Card Acquiring Remedies", "slug": "pc-psr-outlines-new-card-acquiring-remedies", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A wry smile crossed the face of the only Native American governor in the United States when he was asked why he is so unpopular with gaming tribes in his state of Oklahoma.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Native American Governor At Odds With His Own People Over Tribal Gaming", "slug": "gc-native-american-governor-odds-his-own-people-over-tribal-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["oklahoma", "ohio", "louisiana", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "The countdown to the launch of Ontario’s competitive online gambling market began in earnest on Friday when officials announced a go-live date of April 4, giving operators and regulators around ten weeks to clear a long to-do list.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Final Countdown For Ontario Online Launch", "slug": "gc-final-countdown-ontario-online-launch", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "The UK gaming sector has defended its commitment to tackling problem gambling after reports that the NHS is set to sever industry funding for addiction clinics.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NHS To Sever Gambling Sector Funding", "slug": "gc-nhs-sever-gambling-sector-funding", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A 37 percent jump in South African sportsbook revenue in 2020/21 was overwhelmingly driven by the provinces of Western Cape and Mpumalanga, where online live dealer casino games are permitted as “contingent events” on which to bet.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Data Analysis: Live Dealer Casino Exemption Boosts South African Online Market", "slug": "gc-data-analysis-live-dealer-casino-exemption-boosts-south-african-online-market", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "Macau’s stricken junket segment has suffered another major setback with the arrest in Macau of Levo Chan, chairman of the once-powerful Tak Chun junket and CEO of Fisherman’s Wharf operator Macau Legend Development.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Macau Police Arrest Junket Kingpin Levo Chan", "slug": "gc-macau-police-arrest-junket-kingpin-levo-chan", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "Europol has issued a new report on the illicit use of cryptocurrencies and has used it to debunk some of the myths surrounding crypto and criminal behaviours.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto-Busters! New Europol Paper Throws Cold Water On Crypto Crime Perceptions", "slug": "pc-crypto-busters-new-europol-paper-throws-cold-water-crypto-crime-perceptions", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The new strategy for the UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is right to focus on good outcomes for consumers and businesses, but there are questions about whether it will have the teeth to achieve its targets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Moving In The Right Direction? What Will Become Of The PSR’s New Strategy", "slug": "pc-moving-right-direction-what-will-become-psrs-new-strategy", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As tensions around the Russia-Ukraine borders are heating up, VIXIO considers the implications of fresh sanctions on the country, including the possible cutting of access to the SWIFT international financial messaging network.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Weapon Of Last Resort - What A SWIFT Ban Could Mean For Russia", "slug": "pc-weapon-last-resort-what-swift-ban-could-mean-russia", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "russia", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Federal Reserve has released its planned pricing for its upcoming instant payments service called FedNow.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A High Price To Pay - FedNow Prices Unveiled", "slug": "pc-high-price-pay-fednow-prices-unveiled", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "U.S. casinos and other gaming operators should be aware of anti-money laundering regulators’ enforcement priorities and be prepared to apply enhanced due diligence for high-end patrons potentially gambling with the proceeds of corruption, experts said last week.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Corruption A Priority For U.S. AML Regulator, Casinos Told", "slug": "gc-us-financial-regulators-clarifies-how-gaming-industry-bans-illicit-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Another mafia-run gambling network has been broken up in Italy, with police this time citing links to Curaçao, Romania and Malta.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italian Police Break Up Mafia Betting Ring", "slug": "gc-italian-police-break-mafia-betting-ring", "jurisdictions": ["italy", "malta", "romania", "curacao"]}, {"summary": "The French gambling regulator has said “substantial progress” must be made by the majority of operators when it comes to preventing excessive or pathological gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "French Regulator Says Operators Must Tackle Major 'Public Health Issues'", "slug": "gc-french-regulator-says-operators-must-tackle-major-public-health-issues", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "While only one month has passed in 2022, the lack of momentum behind legislation in several key states suggests the year will be a bleak one for supporters of online casino expansion in the United States.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Online Casino Expansion Outlook Grim For 2022", "slug": "gc-us-online-casino-expansion-outlook-grim-2022", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "iowa", "illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Korea has concluded the first stage of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) simulation project and is ready to move on to new innovations, it announced last week.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "South Korea Completes First Phase Of CBDC Work", "slug": "pc-south-korea-completes-first-phase-cbdc-work", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea"]}, {"summary": "The world’s central bank has released a new report on Asia’s thriving virtual banking industry, although it warns that wins such as financial inclusion need to be balanced with consumer data protection.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BIS Highlights Data Risks In Booming Virtual Banking Market", "slug": "pc-bis-highlights-data-risks-booming-virtual-banking-market", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "south-korea"]}, {"summary": "Regulators have come a long way since they first started to study cryptocurrencies, and their approach is now changing towards a more holistic view.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Getting Up To Speed - How Regulators Got On Top Of Crypto", "slug": "pc-getting-speed-how-regulators-got-top-crypto", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Social media has become a gold mine for scammers in 2021, as data from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveals a large increase in the number of fraud incidents initiated via social media platforms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Social Media Scams Doubled In 2021, Warns FTC", "slug": "pc-social-media-scams-doubled-2021-warns-ftc", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Trade group the Betting and Gaming Council has announced that UK charity GAMSTOP will operate a highly anticipated single customer view trial.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "GAMSTOP To Operate Single Customer View Trial", "slug": "gc-charity-gamstop-operate-single-customer-view-trial", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Playtech said it is evaluating “attractive M&A proposals” as it expects the shareholder vote on Aristocrat Holdings' buyout proposal later today will not pass.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Playtech Evaluates Alternatives As Aristocrat Deal Likely To Fail", "slug": "gc-playtech-evaluates-alternatives-aristocrat-deal-expected-fail", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "italy"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has reprimanded Betway’s Swedish unit for having negative equity in 2019 and the regulator warned the company needed to fix its finances in order to get a licence renewal from the end of 2023.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Reprimands Betway Over Negative Equity", "slug": "gc-sweden-reprimands-betway-over-negative-equity", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "As the NFL’s Washington Football Team prepares to unveil its new nickname, lawmakers in Virginia are preparing to spend up to $1bn to lure the team to their state and may throw a brand new casino into the bargain.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Virginia Might Dangle Casino In Stadium Offer For D.C. 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EU Launches AML Database", "slug": "pc-eureca-eu-launches-aml-database", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​U.S. Federal Reserve analysis suggests that stablecoins have a huge potential to grow and could serve as a digital safe haven currency during periods of crypto market distress.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Stablecoins Could Serve As Digital Safe Haven During Crypto Market Distress, U.S. Fed Says", "slug": "pc-stablecoins-could-serve-digital-safe-haven-during-crypto-market-distress-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Norsk Tipping is to get a new chief executive, changes at the top for IGT and leading Australian trade group appoints a new CEO.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - January 2022", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-january-2022", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "australia", "macau", "europe", "united-states", "canada"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday recommended approval for Apollo Global Management’s purchase of the Venetian and its associated properties from Las Vegas Sands.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Gaming Board Approves Las Vegas Sands Sale Of Venetian", "slug": "gc-nevada-gaming-board-approves-las-vegas-sands-sale-venetian", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The failure of two high-profile ballot initiatives on casinos and sports betting, plus a federal court ruling against a landmark tribal gaming compact, means it is almost as if Florida has become the gaming industry’s enigmatic Sphinx.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same For Florida Gaming", "slug": "gc-more-things-change-more-they-stay-same-florida-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The new Germany-wide gambling regulator based in Saxony-Anhalt has launched a website and unveiled its name as it prepares for a January 1, 2023 launch.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Germany-Wide Regulator Debuts Name, Website", "slug": "gc-germany-wide-regulator-debuts-name-website", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Nine payments lobby groups have sent a joint letter to the EU’s regulators expressing their concerns about the European Data Protection Board’s guidelines regarding the interplay between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Payment Associations Raise Alarm About PSD2/GDPR Problems", "slug": "pc-eu-payment-associations-raise-alarm-about-psd2gdpr-problems", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "U.S. federal financial regulators have opened a registration period for participants to join their Tech Sprint aimed at increasing the efficiency and security of digital identity proofing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Invites Participants In Digital ID Sprint", "slug": "pc-us-digital-id-sprint", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​India’s finance minister has proposed the introduction of a digital rupee alongside plans to tax cryptocurrency incomes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indians To Pay With Digital Rupee As Early As This Year", "slug": "pc-indians-pay-digital-rupee-early-year", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Although strong customer authentication (SCA) rules are a good thing for reducing fraud, they will need to continue being looked at as criminals become more effective, a panel at the EU’s financial education conference agreed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SCA Not Good Enough To Prevent Fraud, Portuguese Regulator Warns", "slug": "pc-sca-not-good-enough-prevent-fraud-portuguese-regulator-warns", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Greece's gambling regulator has launched a whistle-blowing service to report unlicensed websites.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 31-February 4, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-31-february-4-2022", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "new-york", "mexico", "lithuania", "united-kingdom", "netherlands", "greece"]}, {"summary": "Penn National Gaming expects to see profitability from its U.S. interactive division as early as this coming football season, CEO Jay Snowden said during a quarterly earnings call on Thursday.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Penn Targeting Profitability, Ontario Over 'Irrational' U.S. Marketing Battle", "slug": "gc-penn-targeting-profitability-ontario-over-irrational-us-marketing-battle", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ontario", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Belgian politicians are set to agree a crackdown on slot machines and the use of bonuses by operators to entice new gamblers, but wider reform of advertising rules and age limits are a long way off.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Belgium Set For Slots Crackdown But No Cut Yet In Age Restrictions", "slug": "gc-belgium-set-slots-crackdown-no-cut-yet-age-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "A barrister representing former top Crown Resorts executive Barry Felstead has objected to provisional findings of Western Australia state’s probe into Crown Perth that could see him prosecuted and even jailed.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Western Australia Probe Findings Could Imperil Ex-Crown Boss", "slug": "gc-western-australia-probe-findings-could-imperil-ex-crown-boss", "jurisdictions": ["western-australia", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Britain's oldest independent economic research institute is undertaking a project to measure the costs of gambling harm ahead of the government’s Gambling Act Review white paper.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Researchers Pledge To Uncover Gambling Harm Impact", "slug": "gc-niesr-modelling-cost-gambling-harm", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at falling share prices at PayPal, new AML reports in Poland and Croatia, proposals to level up Thailand's financial sector, and China's three-year crackdown on money laundering.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - February 4, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-february-4-2022", "jurisdictions": ["china", "thailand", "european-union", "croatia", "germany", "poland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK's HM Revenue & Customs has updated its manual regarding the tax treatment of crypto-assets as used for lending and staking with decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms, in a move that some argue goes contrary to the existing government approach.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "HMRC DeFi Manual Contradicts Government Approach To Crypto, Trade Body Says", "slug": "pc-hmrc-defi-manual-contradicts-government-approach-crypto-trade-body-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "SIA, part of Nexi Group, G42 and Accenture have been selected by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates to build and operate their instant payments platform over the next five years.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nexi Goes Global! European Payments Firm In Line To Develop UAE Instant Payments", "slug": "pc-nexi-goes-global-european-payments-firm-line-develop-uae-instant-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "A group of UK parliamentarians have called on the government to extend the powers of the Payment Systems Regulator and act faster on fraudsters and scammers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MPs Pile On Pressure For Government To Act On Fraud", "slug": "pc-mps-pile-pressure-government-act-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK's biggest bookmaker has said it wants the National Lottery back under the control of a domestic operator in a late bid to win the licence.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter Confirms Desire To Run UK National Lottery", "slug": "gc-flutter-confirm-desire-run-uk-national-lottery", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Online gambling in Japan has enjoyed some of the most dramatic growth of any gambling sector anywhere in the world, but its era of operating in shadows with affiliate assistance and amid tenuous law enforcement may be nearing a turning point.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Japan's Online Casino Boom: How Long Can It Last?", "slug": "gc-japans-online-casino-boom-how-long-can-it-last", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "Despite mobile sportsbooks only being in operation for a portion of the month, New York broke U.S. records for monthly sports-betting handle and gross revenue in January.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Insane' New York Market Shatters Records In First Month Of Mobile Betting", "slug": "gc-insane-new-york-market-shatters-records-first-month-mobile-betting", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "One year after the U.S. adopted the historic Anti-Money Laundering Act 2020 (AMLA), experts discuss how the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is dealing with its tasks to implement the act and what lies ahead.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "First Year Into AMLA - What Has Been Done And What To Expect?", "slug": "pc-first-year-amla-what-has-been-done-and-what-expect", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has published a white paper following its initial technological research into a central 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"title": "Hungary Ending Online Monopoly Without Caveats Unlikely, Says Lawyer", "slug": "gc-hungary-ending-online-monopoly-without-caveats-unlikely-says-lawyer", "jurisdictions": ["hungary"]}, {"summary": "Entain has acquired the parent company of Avid Gaming and its online betting and gaming brand Sports Interaction for approximately $235m (C$300m) as it prepares for the transition to a regulated market in Canada's largest province.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Entain Acquires Sports Interaction Ahead Of Ontario Opening", "slug": "gc-entain-acquires-avid-gaming-234m-expand-canadian-offerings", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ireland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Dutch member of the European Parliament (MEP) has probed the European Commission on the possibility of introducing delay and chargeback options for SEPA transfers to new IBAN 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have welcomed the EU’s proposal for electronic identification (eID), although concerns have been raised about the risks for data privacy and interoperability.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEPs Cautiously Optimistic About EU Digital Identity Proposal", "slug": "pc-meps-cautiously-optimistic-about-eu-digital-identity-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Spanish national payment network processed 570m instant payment transactions in 2021, beating all the countries in the eurozone, including the Netherlands or Belgium, Iberpay has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spaniards Choose Instant Payments More Than Anyone Else In The EU", "slug": "pc-spaniards-choose-instant-payments-more-anyone-else-eu", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "U.S. regulators weigh non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the context of anti-money laundering (AML) for the first time, concluding that certain NFTs could be subject to U.S. AML regulations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Some NFTs Fall Under FinCEN Remit, U.S. Treasury Says", "slug": "pc-some-nfts-fall-under-fincen-remit-us-treasury-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Trade groups are protesting a bill in Belgium that would ban cross-selling or allowing customers to transfer funds between betting and online casino accounts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Belgian Cross-Sell Banning Bill Raises Alarm", "slug": "gc-belgian-cross-sell-banning-bill-raises-alarm", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "Even though federal regulators continue to investigate whether the tribe's Indian gaming compact is legal, the Seneca Nation plans to pay the state of New York hundreds of millions of dollars to settle its dispute with the state.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Seneca Nation To Resume Gaming Payments To New York Amid Federal Probe", "slug": "gc-seneca-nation-resumes-gaming-payments-new-york-amid-federal-probe", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Indian Cabinet has said for the first time that multiple ministries are considering a discussion paper on fantasy sports regulation produced by the government’s top think tank.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indian Cabinet Exploring Proposal To Regulate Fantasy Sports", "slug": "gc-indian-cabinet-exploring-proposal-regulate-fantasy-sports", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Banks in Singapore have implemented substantial measures to bolster the security of digital banking that was announced in January, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has confirmed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Sets Out Fraud Payments Framework", "slug": "pc-singapore-sets-out-fraud-payments-framework", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Europeans could be cut off from Facebook and Instagram as enforcement of data privacy rights heat up in Europe and the regulatory framework guiding transatlantic data flow is still in the making.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Meta Threatens To Pull Out Of Europe Amid Unresolved Privacy Dilemma", "slug": "pc-meta-threatens-pull-out-europe-amid-unresolved-privacy-dilemma", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Apple has announced that it is launching a payment terminal product, but how significant is this development? VIXIO spoke with payments industry experts to discuss the implications of the latest product diversification from the technology giant.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Just More Boring News? Experts Split On Apple’s New Venture Into Payment Terminals", "slug": "pc-just-more-boring-news-experts-split-apples-new-venture-payment-terminals", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "2021 was a record year of global investment in the payments sector, driven by the continued acceleration of digital trends, increasing adoption and use of digital and contactless payments, and growing demand for alternative payments models like buy now, pay later.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Dominated Fintech Investment In 2021, KPMG Says", "slug": "pc-payments-dominated-fintech-investment-2021-kpmg-says", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "A coalition of California gaming tribes has formed a committee to campaign against a ballot initiative to authorize online sports betting proposed by FanDuel, DraftKings and other major U.S. 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the biggest exhibitors at ICE London is calling for the gambling conference to be moved to continental Europe “as soon as possible” due to Brexit complications, as ICE organisers themselves ponder the future.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brexit Means ICE Should Move To EU, Top Exhibitor Says", "slug": "gc-brexit-means-ice-should-move-eu-top-exhibitor-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Super Bowl on Sunday will cap a banner season for the National Football League and the U.S. sports-betting industry, but a lawsuit alleging offers of payments to fix games looms as a threat to professional sports leagues and their gambling partners whom they once shunned.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Will U.S. Leagues Face Sports-Betting Crisis After Super Bowl?", "slug": "gc-will-us-professional-leagues-face-sports-betting-crisis-after-super-bowl", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Flutter Entertainment-owned Australian corporate bookmaker Sportsbet has been walloped with a A$3.7m ($2.7m) fine and compensation combo, and will undergo a governance review after spamming customers for more than a year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia's Sportsbet Fined Millions For Spamming Customers", "slug": "gc-australias-sportsbet-fined-millions-spamming-customers", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "UK consumers and businesses can now use Faster Payments to make retail purchases of up to £1m, which could mean significant savings in large transactions such as home 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behind cryptocurrencies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Seizes Largest Ever Bitcoin Asset, Here Is How", "slug": "pc-us-seizes-largest-ever-bitcoin-asset-here-how", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In the second half of 2022, the European Commission will set out its plans for instant payments legislation, the commission’s financial services chief has announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Incoming! McGuinness Confirms Instant Payment Regulation", "slug": "pc-incoming-mcguinness-confirms-instant-payment-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch advertising regulator has said an online slots ad showing multiple winners is not misleading consumers.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: February 7-February 11, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-february-7-february-11-2022", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "netherlands", "new-south-wales", "south-dakota", "united-kingdom", "arizona", "denmark", "cyprus", "united-states", "canada", "puerto-rico"]}, {"summary": "As lawmakers face an early May recess of the 2022 Kansas legislature session, committees in both the House and Senate have yet to seriously consider whether to move forward with a previous bill or any new proposals to legalize sports betting in the state.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lawmakers Click Their Heels But Can't Legalize Sports Betting In Kansas", "slug": "gc-lawmakers-click-their-heals-cant-legalize-sports-betting-kansas", "jurisdictions": ["kansas"]}, {"summary": "New York’s attorney general has issued an alert to players warning of “deceptive online sports-betting companies” offering misleading promotions in advance of Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Attorney General Warns Of Deceptive Sports-Betting Advertising", "slug": "gc-new-york-attorney-general-warns-deceptive-sports-betting-advertising-practices", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Gambling Commission has denied media reports that it has already recommended to the UK government that operator Camelot should be awarded the ongoing national lottery tender.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Denies Selecting National Lottery Favourite", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-denies-selecting-national-lottery-preferred-bidder", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the latest UK announcement on the implementation of Confirmation of Payee, Chinese AML fines and the completion of the first cross-chain pilot transaction between UK and EU participants. We also provide a short analysis of the latest current account switching stats in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - February 11, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-february-11-2022", "jurisdictions": ["china", "europe", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "From crypto tax easing to greater regulatory oversight, U.S lawmakers have been abuzz with new initiatives concerning digital currencies. VIXIO reviews a (a)typical seven-day period, showing that widespread discussions on various aspects of digital assets are firmly on the table on Capitol Hill.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A Week Is A Long Time In Politics For U.S. Digital Currencies", "slug": "pc-week-long-time-politics-us-digital-currencies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "New Zealand’s central bank governor has announced the rollout of the country’s proof of concept plans for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Zealand’s CBDC Plans Take Shape", "slug": "pc-new-zealands-cbdc-plans-take-shape", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "COVID-19 travel restrictions have been obscuring Brexit complications for gambling companies, consultants and conference organisers, but problems are set to become more obvious as travel resumes.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "As COVID-19 Impact Recedes, Brexit Blowback May Surface", "slug": "gc-covid-impact-recedes-brexit-blowback-may-surface", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "european-union", "austria", "germany", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Blackstone Group takeover of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has become much more likely after the companies entered into a scheme implementation deed, with each committing to a break fee of A$89m ($63m).", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Blackstone Takeover Of Crown Resorts Moves Into High Gear", "slug": "gc-blackstone-takeover-crown-resorts-moves-high-gear", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "western-australia", "victoria", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "A bill to allow the city of Petersburg to hold a referendum for a casino and ban Virginia's state capital of Richmond from holding a second vote for five years has been killed by a Senate committee, to the surprise of the measure’s sponsor who plans to revive his proposal.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Virginia Lawmakers Consider Casino Referendums, Ending College Betting Ban", "slug": "gc-virginia-lawmakers-consider-casino-referendums-ending-college-betting-ban", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The resilience of payments is one of the key cited benefits of the Eastern Caribbean central bank digital currency. However, consumers and businesses were unable to use their DCash due to a system crash, casting doubt on this key aspect of the platform.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Crash At DCash - The Significance Of Resilience In The Caribbean", "slug": "pc-crash-dcash-significance-resilience-caribbean", "jurisdictions": ["caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Although cheques are still used, usage continues to dwindle among consumers, businesses, charities and schools, research by Pay.UK suggests.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A Sharp Decline: Cheque Usage In Britain", "slug": "pc-sharp-decline-cheque-usage-britain", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A UK payment initiative to facilitate collaboration between the private and public sectors has launched with the intention to usher in a new era of digital payments using a central bank digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Private Sector Takes Initiative In dSterling Pilot", "slug": "pc-private-sector-takes-initiative-dsterling-pilot", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Although regulations governing buy now, pay later (BNPL) are still in the making, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked the largest providers to amend their “potentially” unfair contract terms and offered general guidance to firms operating in the sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Firms Change Terms Amid FCA Concerns", "slug": "pc-bnpl-firms-change-terms-amid-fca-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Campaigners are sceptical about whether EU-wide rules offer enough of a lifeline for cash, and have called for better criteria to aid communities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Needs More Harmonisation On Access To Cash", "slug": "pc-eu-needs-more-harmonisation-access-cash", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New York lawmakers are continuing their efforts to bring casino expansion to the downstate region sooner than originally planned.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Lawmakers Continue Push To License Downstate Casinos", "slug": "gc-new-york-lawmakers-continue-push-license-downstate-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "British racing faces a “clear and present danger” if the government gets changes to gambling law wrong and the next few weeks are \"absolutely critical\" to the sport's future, the gambling industry’s trade body chief has warned.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Reforms Are Clear And Present Danger, UK Racing Warned", "slug": "gc-gambling-reforms-are-clear-and-present-danger-uk-racing-warned", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Karnataka High Court has struck down a state government ban on online skill gaming with stakes, in a judgment brimming with references to individual liberty, privacy and the freedom to do business.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Karnataka High Court Voids Ban On Skill Gaming With Stakes", "slug": "gc-karnataka-high-court-voids-ban-skill-gaming-stakes", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Brazil has ambitious plans to continue on its successful path towards payments modernisation in 2022, bringing new features to its PIX instant payment network, expanding open finance functionalities and carrying out a central bank digital currency pilot.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Presses On With Payments Modernisation Journey", "slug": "pc-brazil-presses-payments-modernisation-journey", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the UK’s tax authority, has announced that three people have been arrested on suspicion of a £1.4m VAT repayment fraud involving 250 fake companies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "HMRC Makes History With First NFT Seizure", "slug": "pc-hmrc-makes-history-first-nft-seizure", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Kenya has begun a consultation on the issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), but will the mobile payments heavy country actually need one?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kenya Jumps Into CBDC Race", "slug": "pc-kenya-jumps-cbdc-race", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "German contenders for virtual slots and poker licences should not be offering player bonuses while they await results of their applications, as offering incentives is considered illegal advertising, a gambling lawyer has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Slots Applicants Not Allowed To Offer Bonuses, Lawyer Says", "slug": "gc-german-slots-applicants-not-allowed-offer-bonuses-attorney-says", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Austrian Ministry of Finance is working “at full speed” on a draft of a delayed set of proposed changes to gambling law, a ministry spokesman has said.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Austrian Finance Ministry Promises Gambling Changes Soon", "slug": "gc-austrian-finance-ministry-promises-gambling-changes-soon", "jurisdictions": ["austria"]}, {"summary": "The decision this month by Mississippi lawmakers to kick an online sports-betting bill down the road came back to haunt them this week with the release of the Magnolia State’s total wagers on the Super Bowl.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mississippi Pays Price For Punting On Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-mississippi-pays-price-super-bowl-handle-punting-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["mississippi", "louisiana", "illinois", "nevada", "new-jersey", "montana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Despite having to navigate its way through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. gaming industry was able to top $50bn in revenue last year for the first time ever, according to the American Gaming Association.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Revenue Hits Record $53bn In 2021", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-revenue-hit-record-53bn-2021", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has agreed to get quicker at answering questions that are submitted regarding regulatory clarifications.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Promises To Improve Q&A Backlog", "slug": "pc-eba-promises-improve-qa-backlog", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "QR codes have major potential in the single market, but regulatory intervention may eventually be necessary, EU payments players have warned.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Desperately Seeking Standards - QR Code Payments In Europe", "slug": "pc-desperately-seeking-standards-qr-code-payments-europe", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "european-union", "international"]}, {"summary": "The current U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) framework does not account for advances in technology and is outdated, the American Bankers Association has said in its response to a request for information.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Banks Say AML Rules Are Ill-Suited For 21st Century", "slug": "pc-us-banks-say-aml-rules-are-ill-suited-21st-century", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new Singapore bill would consolidate a number of existing financial service regulations into one omnibus act and enhance the country’s agility in addressing sector-wide risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Consolidates Bills Into One Easy Payments Regulation", "slug": "pc-singapore-consolidates-bills-one-easy-payments-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Minnesota state Senator Roger Chamberlain believes there is finally enough support among his colleagues in both chambers of the legislature to overcome traditional opposition from Indian tribes and anti-gambling forces to legalize sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Minnesota Lawmakers Renew Effort To Legalize Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-minnesota-lawmakers-renew-effort-legalize-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["minnesota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Singapore has released draft legislation streamlining gambling regulation under one authority, while also criminalising proxy gambling, introducing “class licensing” for low-risk products and toughening existing penalties.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Bills Unify Regulation, Prohibit Proxy Betting", "slug": "gc-singapore-bills-unify-regulation-prohibit-proxy-betting", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Norwegian Gambling Authority is warning Kindred Group that it will be fined 1.2m Norwegian krone (€118,000) a day if it does not stop offering gambling to Norwegian residents.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Norway Warns Kindred To Leave Or Else Face Daily Fines", "slug": "gc-norway-warns-kindred-leave-or-else-face-daily-ps99000-fines", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "Like two Olympic skaters sprinting for gold, New Jersey and New York are competing for the lead in the nation’s booming sports-betting market while racing in their own lanes.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Sports-Betting Juggernaut Keeps Rolling Even As New York Soars", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-sports-betting-juggernaut-keeps-rolling-even-new-york-soars", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "new-york", "pennsylvania", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "State-backed financial institutions VTB Bank and Promsvyazbank have conducted the first successful transactions with a digital ruble issued on the test version of the Bank of Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Russian Banks Complete First Digital Ruble Test", "slug": "pc-russian-banks-complete-first-digital-ruble-test", "jurisdictions": ["russia"]}, {"summary": "The UK consumer association warns that using buy now, pay later (BNPL) to pay for basic food shopping could be a sign of problem debt.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Which? Gives Food For Thought To Using BNPL", "slug": "pc-which-gives-food-thought-using-bnpl", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Mu Changchun, the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency lead, has given more hints to the world about how the most significant central bank digital currency (CBDC) project in a major economy is evolving.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "China To Allow Fee To Prevent CBDC Bank Runs", "slug": "pc-china-allow-fee-prevent-cbdc-bank-runs", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "Latest in the line of recent regulatory announcements, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is now looking at fees and conditions of prepaid cards used to distribute U.S. government payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB‌ ‌Takes‌ ‌Aim‌ ‌At‌ ‌Prepaid‌ ‌Card‌s Used For Welfare Benefits", "slug": "pc-cfpb-takes-aim-prepaid-cards-used-welfare-benefits", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "More French teenagers are gambling, according to a survey by the national regulator, with very high exposure to advertising a key motivating factor.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: February 14-February 18, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-february-14-february-18-2022", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "puerto-rico", "denmark", "macau", "south-carolina", "nevada", "ontario", "california", "argentina", "united-kingdom", "netherlands", "brazil", "france"]}, {"summary": "The head of Nigeria’s federal gambling regulator wants the National Assembly to speed up the introduction of an amendment to the National Lottery Act that would improve taxation and clamp down on unlicensed operators.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nigeria Regulator Urges Lawmakers To 'Speed Up' Legal Amendments", "slug": "gc-nigeria-regulator-urges-lawmakers-speed-legal-amendments", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Apollo Global Management received final approval from Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday for its portion of the $6.25bn deal to acquire the operations of the Strip properties owned by Las Vegas Sands.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Approve Apollo To Buy Las Vegas Sands Strip Casinos", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulators-approve-apollo-buy-las-vegas-sands", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Recent government proposals to update Swedish gambling law are a relief because none of the online gambling-unfriendly measures floated over the past few months were implemented, an online gambling trade lobbyist has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Relief As Harsh Measures Left Out Of Government Proposals", "slug": "gc-swedish-relief-harsh-measures-left-out-government-proposals", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Controversial rules that will allow for mobile sports betting in Arkansas but could also keep major national operators on the sidelines cleared the first of two legislative hurdles on Thursday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Arkansas Mobile Sports-Betting Rules Clear First Legislative Hurdle", "slug": "gc-arkansas-mobile-sports-betting-rules-clear-first-legislative-hurdle", "jurisdictions": ["arkansas"]}, {"summary": "Leading U.S. crypto firms have joined forces to build a platform called TRUST to comply with travel rule requirements and anti-money laundering (AML) rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New AML Platform To Build TRUST In Crypto Trading", "slug": "pc-new-aml-platform-build-trust-crypto-trading", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "After months of negotiations, a clash of the titans row that has engulfed the payments industry and caused wider debate appears to be over, as the companies announced a new arrangement regarding payment fees. However, could further fee regulation be on the cards?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "business-lending", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ceasefire! Amazon And Visa Reach Global Agreement", "slug": "pc-ceasefire-amazon-and-visa-reach-global-agreement", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Hot off the heels of Ant Group’s report on QR codes in the EU, the European Payments Council (EPC) has published a new consultation regarding standardisation in the trading bloc.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EPC Launch QR Standardisation Consultation", "slug": "pc-epc-launch-qr-standardisation-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at UK Finance's response to FCA Consumer Duty proposals, the threat of crypto to global financial stability, new fintech laws in Egypt, BlockFi's settlement with the SEC and the huge rise in dating fraud in the U.S.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - February 18, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-february-18-2022", "jurisdictions": ["egypt", "indonesia", "south-korea", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Overall regulated online gambling revenue in the Baltic region jumped by 84 percent year-on-year to €409m in 2021, with exaggerated channel shift helping Latvia and Lithuania to become the latest European markets to pass €100m in annual market size.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Baltic Online Markets Soar Past €400m In 2021", "slug": "gc-baltic-online-markets-soar-past-eu400m-2021", "jurisdictions": ["latvia", "estonia", "lithuania"]}, {"summary": "DraftKings stock tumbled more than 20 percent Friday despite the company meeting its revenue projections, a potential sign of investor impatience with the company’s high customer acquisition spending.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DraftKings Shares Plummet After Loss Widens, Revenues Beat Expectations", "slug": "gc-draftkings-shares-plummet-after-loss-widens-revenues-beat-expectations", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "massachusetts", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "The Danish Gambling Authority (Spillemyndigheden) has given Kindred Group’s Unibet brand four reprimands over lax anti-money laundering and due diligence policies and ordered it to fix its risk-assessment policies.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Denmark Reprimands Kindred Again Over AML Policies", "slug": "gc-denmark-reprimands-kindred-again-over-aml-policies", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The Philippine Senate is set to launch an investigation into rising missing person cases linked to cockfighting and associated online gambling activity.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Senate To Probe Missing Cockfighting Gamblers", "slug": "gc-philippine-senate-probe-missing-cockfighting-gamblers", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "UK trade group the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is urging the government to “consider targeted measures” to protect vulnerable players in the long-awaited Gambling Act white paper.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Report Shows 'Shocking Scale' Of UK Black Market, Says BGC", "slug": "gc-report-shows-shocking-scale-uk-black-market-says-bgc", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "europe", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s financial watchdog has told the retail banking giant that it has closed its investigation; however, it warned that there are some areas where strong customer authentication compliance is not up to scratch.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedbank Off The Hook Over PSD2 Compliance", "slug": "pc-swedbank-hook-over-psd2-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Department of Justice has appointed Eun Young Choi to serve as the first director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: Lead Crypto Prosecutor Joins U.S. National Crypto Enforcement Team", "slug": "pc-update-lead-crypto-prosecutor-joins-us-national-crypto-enforcement-team", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Universal Payments Interface has become a success story for India, but it is financial inclusion that has been the real star of India's payments transformation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Start Of A Revolution? India’s Changing Payments Landscape", "slug": "pc-start-revolution-indias-changing-payments-landscape", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Although the risks of the use and promotion of cryptocurrencies is often contextualised around adults, children may be just as vulnerable to crypto scams, influencers and market volatility.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Third Of UK Crypto Investors Under 18, Research Claims", "slug": "pc-third-uk-crypto-investors-under-18-research-claims", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "After rapid technology advancements and legal developments in recent years in the gaming industry, the American Gaming Association has said regulatory changes at the federal level are needed to address the growth of online gaming and sports betting.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry Seeks Updates To Federal AML Regulations", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-seeks-updates-federal-regulations-surrounding-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A senior Chinese diplomat in Cambodia has met Sihanoukville’s governor and local police ahead of a likely major crackdown on online gambling and telephony scam operations that have enslaved thousands of foreign workers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chinese, Sihanoukville Officials Meet Ahead Of Crackdown", "slug": "gc-chinese-sihanoukville-officials-meet-ahead-crackdown", "jurisdictions": ["cambodia"]}, {"summary": "Pressure continues to mount on the UK government ahead of the Gambling Act review white paper, as the Local Government Association and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners join calls for tougher restrictions.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "English Councils Want Power To Refuse Gambling Premises", "slug": "gc-english-councils-want-power-refuse-gambling-premises", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "India’s Unified Payments Interface has expanded over the border to Nepal as the country’s national payments operator strikes a deal to deliver its popular instant payment service in the Himalayan country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Exports Instant Payments System To Nepal", "slug": "pc-india-exports-instant-payments-system-nepal", "jurisdictions": ["india", "nepal"]}, {"summary": "There are now more than 5m active users of open banking services in the UK spurred on by greater interest in payments for government services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Banking Surpasses Five Million Milestone", "slug": "pc-open-banking-surpasses-five-million-milestone", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In laying out a case for how a U.S. central bank digital currency could improve financial stability, the Federal Reserve Governor poses questions that will be on every central banker’s mind.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fed Governor Cautious On Digital Dollar", "slug": "pc-fed-governor-cautious-digital-dollar", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new report published by the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority has emphasised the need for oversight and standards in the City’s response to artificial intelligence (AI).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "AI Governance ’Crucial’, Warn UK Financial Regulators", "slug": "pc-ai-governance-crucial-warn-uk-financial-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority has given Trustly Group and ClearOn payments processors fines and warnings for “severe” anti-money laundering (AML) deficiencies, with Trustly’s violations involving gambling infractions.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Fines Trustly Over 'Severe' Gambling AML Deficiencies", "slug": "gc-sweden-fines-trustly-over-severe-gambling-aml-deficiencies", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "A coalition of Missouri professional sports teams and casinos began making their case Tuesday for a sports-betting proposal years in the making.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Missouri Coalition Begins Push For Sports-Betting Compromise Bill", "slug": "gc-missouri-coalition-begins-push-sports-betting-compromise-bill", "jurisdictions": ["missouri"]}, {"summary": "In an unusually lengthy hearing of more than an hour and a half on Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Neil Gorsuch raised the possibility of overturning a landmark 1987 decision which led to the enactment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.", "sectors": ["bingo", "gaming-machines", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Supreme Court Justice Asks If Seminal Indian Gaming Case Should Be Scrapped", "slug": "gc-us-supreme-court-justice-asks-if-seminal-indian-gaming-case-should-be-scrapped", "jurisdictions": ["texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "With the EU’s new anti-money laundering (AML) legislation hurtling towards reality, the European Central Bank (ECB) has greeted proposals for a new AML authority but has been more cautious about crypto definitions and incoming cash limits.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECB Sets Out Wishlist For EU AML Legislation", "slug": "pc-ecb-sets-out-wishlist-eu-aml-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "PayNet, the national payments network, has launched a three-month fintech e-payments accelerator scheme. The programme aims to incentivise fintechs to help improve financial inclusion in Malaysia through addressing three problem statements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malaysian Operator Targets Start-Ups To Tackle Financial Exclusion", "slug": "pc-malaysian-operator-targets-start-ups-tackle-financial-exclusion", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority has given Trustly Group and ClearOn payments processors fines and warnings for “severe” anti-money laundering (AML) deficiencies, with Trustly’s violations involving gambling infractions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Fines Trustly Over ’Severe’ Gambling AML Deficiencies", "slug": "pc-sweden-fines-trustly-over-severe-gambling-aml-deficiencies", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Now is the time for even bolder action to realise the Kalifa Review vision, industry players tell the UK government in a letter pushing for a regulatory overhaul.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintech Lobby For Change On Kalifa Anniversary", "slug": "pc-fintech-lobby-change-kalifa-anniversary", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has updated the UK's Sanctions List to include five Russian banks and a fresh clutch of Russian oligarchs, all with the aim of deterring President Vladimir Putin from intimidating Ukraine. In view of recent changes to the UK's sanctions rules, however, it is a wonder that more was not done.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Boris Showers Russia With More Sanctions – But What Does It Mean For Payments?", "slug": "pc-boris-showers-russia-more-sanctions-what-does-it-mean-payments", "jurisdictions": ["russia", "ukraine", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK Gambling Commission and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport are expected to give evidence in an ongoing inquest into the suicide of a person suspected of having an undiagnosed gambling disorder.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Officials Expected To Speak At Suicide Inquiry", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-dcms-expected-speak-suicide-inquiry", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In an historic vote, the lower house of Brazil’s Congress passed a sweeping gambling expansion bill late on Wednesday night to legalize land-based casino-resorts, video-bingo operations and online gaming across the country of more than 210m people.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Places Major Bet On Gambling Expansion", "slug": "gc-brazil-places-major-bet-gambling-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "BetVictor will pay a settlement penalty of just over £2m for failures in anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility policies, as well as fairness in terms and conditions, the UK Gambling Commission has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BetVictor To Pay £2m Settlement Over AML, Social Responsibility Failures", "slug": "gc-betvictor-pay-ps2m-settlement-over-aml-social-responsibility-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Despite progress made by artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years, the lack of transparency in explaining outcomes of current models, as well problems with bias, can create a challenging scenario for firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "AI Use Should Go Hand In Hand With More Transparency To Consumers And Regulators", "slug": "pc-ai-use-should-go-hand-hand-more-transparency-consumers-and-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "It is the belief of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) that cross-border transactions should be reduced in price, but this will only be sorted by solid public-private cooperation, its new chair has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cross-Border Payments Only Going To Be Solved By Collaboration, FSB Cautions", "slug": "pc-cross-border-payments-only-going-be-solved-collaboration-fsb-cautions", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "This regulatory analysis will examine India’s Aadhaar system and the EU’s proposed eID system. It will then compare these two systems and identify what this potentially means for firms in both these jurisdictions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "consumer-lending", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "issuing", "insurance-mediation", "loyalty-schemes", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Digital ID: A Mere Aadhaar Copy or Something More?", "slug": "pc-european-digital-id-mere-aadhaar-copy-or-something-more", "jurisdictions": ["india", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority has published the findings of its assessment of national competent authorities’ responses to the 2020 Luanda Leaks, claiming that regulators either went beyond what was necessary or did the opposite.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "business-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "All Or Nothing: EBA Criticises Differing Regulatory Responses After Luanda Leaks", "slug": "pc-all-or-nothing-eba-criticises-differing-regulatory-responses-after-luanda", "jurisdictions": ["angola", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "Brazil's landmark bill officially moves to the Senate, poll reveals tentative public support for California sports betting and Chinese officials in Cambodia push for crackdown.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: February 21-February 25, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-february-21-february-25", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "germany", "oregon", "wisconsin", "brazil", "arkansas", "australia", "california", "denmark", "maryland", "west-virginia", "cambodia"]}, {"summary": "France’s gambling regulator (ANJ) has called on the gambling industry to “de-intensify” all forms of advertising, alongside releasing a series of new advertising guidelines and recommendations.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ANJ Wants Operators To Cut Back On Advertising", "slug": "gc-anj-wants-operators-cut-back-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "Churchill Downs Inc. announced Thursday that it will exit the U.S. online sports betting and online casino space within the next six months, arguably the most high-profile departure from the market since the country’s sports-betting boom began in 2018.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "And They're Off: Churchill Downs To Exit Online Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-and-theyre-churchill-downs-exit-online-sports-betting-space", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Eight years ago, PokerStars launched an ill-fated campaign to bring online poker to California, and this year’s effort by DraftKings, FanDuel and other operators to legalize online sports betting in the Golden State appears to be eerily similar.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Looks Like Groundhog Day For California In Ugly Fight Over Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-looks-groundhog-day-california-ugly-fight-over-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Regulators from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England (BOE) have been probed by members of the UK’s Treasury Select Committee on how they can ensure less well-off communities are not financially excluded.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Weighs Up Benefits Of Financial Inclusion Mandate", "slug": "pc-fca-weighs-benefits-financial-inclusion-mandate", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine has announced a number of temporary measures as people are rushing to cash machines to access their savings following Russia’s large-scale invasion of the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine’s Financial Markets Shiver In Wake Of Russian Attack", "slug": 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meanwhile, pressure mounts on the neobank to establish itself in the central European country despite its Lithuanian licence.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Revolut Loses Access To Hungary’s Payments System", "slug": "pc-revolut-loses-access-hungarys-payments-system", "jurisdictions": ["hungary"]}, {"summary": "After Sweden’s Riksbank took its e-krona act one step further last week, VIXIO spoke with neighbouring central banks about their stance on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nordics Take Differing Approaches To CBDC Race", "slug": "pc-nordics-take-differing-approaches-cbdc-race", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "denmark", "iceland", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final guidelines on the limited network exclusion under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), and stakeholders have just over three months to become compliant.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "In Or Out? EBA Publishes Final Guidelines On Who’s In PSD2’s Scope", "slug": "pc-or-out-eba-publishes-final-guidelines-whos-psd2s-scope", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Barclays has agreed to pay £0.78m to settle an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority after partner payment firm Premier FX collapsed and undertaken to compensate customers for their losses worth £10m.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Barclays Pays £10.8m Following Collapse Of Partner Payments Firm", "slug": "pc-barclays-pays-ps108m-following-collapse-partner-payments-firm", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As countries around the world deal with inflationary pressures, rising interest rates is likely to make zero-interest buy now, pay later (BNPL) instalment products more desirable among consumers, although pressures for more regulation remain.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO View: Interest Rate Rises Could Be A Gift Horse To Buy Now, Pay Later", "slug": "pc-vixio-view-interest-rate-rises-could-be-gift-horse-buy-now-pay-later", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "sweden", "turkey", "united-kingdom", "canada", "united-states", "australia", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "A new Norsk Tipping TV commercial, Born With Skis, portrays Americans gnashing their teeth at Norway’s recent domination of the Winter Olympics and goes some way to explaining the country’s steadfast desire to protect its gambling monopoly.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Is Norwegian Olympic Success Linked To Support For Gambling Monopoly?", "slug": "gc-norwegian-olympic-success-linked-support-gambling-monopoly", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. has experienced a surge in legal sports betting but at this point nobody knows how this surge is affecting the rates of problem gamblers.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports Betting's Impact On Problem Gambling Rates Unknown", "slug": "gc-us-sports-bettings-impact-problem-gambling-rates-unknown", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The government of Rajasthan state is moving to regulate rather than ban online skill gaming, a seeming reversal of policy hinting at the influence of a growing number of pro-gaming court rulings across India.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rajasthan Reverses Course, Signals Online Gaming Regulation", "slug": "gc-rajasthan-reverses-course-signals-online-gaming-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "With the recent opening for business of the Nordic KYC utility under the brand name of Invidem, the spotlight rests once more on these interbank projects and their usefulness for the payment firms that use them when taking on new customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "KYC Utilities: A Useful But Expensive AML Tool For Payment Firms", "slug": "pc-kyc-utilities-useful-expensive-aml-tool-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "denmark", "finland", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "With the number of open banking products increasing, just how straightforward is it to become a licensed provider? 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This week we look at the Federal Reserve's tiered review of fintechs, Ireland's An Post new open banking services, Indonesia's increase to QR limit on payments and Thailand's new digital asset custody rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - March 4, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-march-4-2022", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "thailand", "ireland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Over the past few years, VIXIO has been actively monitoring the regulatory landscape for payments firms. 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["european-union", "russia"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened hundreds of crypto-asset cases as it looks to purge bad actors in the consumer investment market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Continues To Talk Up Its Crypto Clampdown", "slug": "pc-fca-continues-talk-its-crypto-clampdown", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the war in Ukraine intensifies, gambling businesses are being required to monitor and comply with sanctions against Russian entities.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Europe Operators Told To Monitor Russia Sanctions, Ban Bets", "slug": "gc-industry-told-monitor-sanctions-ban-bets-russian-events", "jurisdictions": ["europe", 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"2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Proposes Gambling Software Licence, Fee Hike", "slug": "gc-sweden-gambling-software-licence-licence-fee-change-proposed", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s outgoing government has introduced a long-awaited bill to regulate online casino games and sports betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Online Gambling Bill Better Late Than Never", "slug": "gc-chiles-online-gambling-bill-better-late-never", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday announced that Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley is suspended for at least the entire 2022 season for betting on NFL games last year.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NFL Suspends Star Player For Betting 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"industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DLT Comes To Swiss Payment System", "slug": "pc-dlt-comes-swiss-payment-system", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "The tribes that own and operate some 18 casinos across Minnesota confirmed their support on Tuesday for an amended House measure that would legalize retail and mobile sports betting, but the bipartisan bill still has a long road through the state legislature.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Minnesota Tribes Confirm Support For New Sports-Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-minnesota-tribes-confirm-support-new-bill-control-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["minnesota"]}, {"summary": "The DC Lottery continues to defend the monopoly of its district-wide mobile betting platform despite massive cuts to the projected profit the GambetDC program is expected to provide to the District of Columbia’s coffers.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DC Lottery Continues To Back Lottery-Operated Mobile Betting", "slug": "gc-dc-lottery-continues-back-lottery-operated-mobile-betting-app", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK minister in charge of gambling policy has said reform is “long overdue” and promised the government’s Gambling Act review white paper will be published “very, very soon”.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Minister: 'Significant Reform' Needed", "slug": "gc-uk-minister-charge-gambling-significant-reform-needed", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Northern Ireland’s new gambling bill was set to overcome its final legislative hurdles before becoming law on Tuesday, with more changes planned.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Northern Irish Bill Approval Is 'First Step' Of Legal Overhaul", "slug": "gc-northern-irish-bill-approval-first-step-big-reforms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "northern-ireland"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has fined Sky Betting & Gaming nearly £1.2m for sending “free spins” marketing emails to players who had self-excluded or opted out of receiving marketing.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter's Sky Bet Fined By UK For Marketing To Self-Excluded", "slug": "gc-flutters-skybet-fined-uk-marketing-self-excluded", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The private sector plays a key role in the implementation of sanctions, but they are wandering over an unknown territory without sufficient guidance from the government, witnesses have told the UK Treasury Committee.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Private Sector Needs Clarity To Navigate Uncharted Territory Of Russian Sanctions", "slug": "pc-private-sector-needs-clarity-navigate-uncharted-territory-russian-sanctions", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "NatWest is aiming to become one of the first UK banks to enable variable recurring payments as the bank announces the first successful transaction.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NatWest Leads Race For Open Banking Recurring Payments", "slug": "pc-natwest-leads-race-open-banking-recurring-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Following concerns that the EU’s crypto-asset regulation would include a mining ban, an influential member of the European Parliament has rowed back on the possibility of climate issues being incorporated into the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No ESG Clause In MiCA, MEP Confirms", "slug": "pc-no-esg-clause-mica-mep-confirms", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has rolled out a whistleblower tool to facilitate the reporting of possible sanctions violations as its new rules against Russia and Belarus become law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Launches Timely Whistleblower Tool For Sanctions", "slug": "pc-eu-launches-timely-whistleblower-tool-sanctions", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Key stakeholders in Ireland’s gambling market have told the government they want a well-funded, nimble regulator as legislators continue to lay the groundwork for the country’s new gambling bill.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Industry Discuss Regulatory Proposals With Lawmakers", "slug": "gc-irish-stakeholders-back-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Two pieces of legislation that would allow for five casinos, two satellite facilities, sports betting and create a gaming commission to regulate the industry in Alabama were passed out of committee on Wednesday and sent to the full Senate for consideration.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Alabama Senate Committee Approves Plans For Lottery, Casinos, Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-alabama-senate-committee-approves-plans-lottery-casinos-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["alabama"]}, {"summary": "As sportsbooks in Nevada desperately searched for alternatives to traditional sports that were shut down during the initial months of the coronavirus pandemic, some operators have turned to video game competitions as one substitute.", "sectors": ["esports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Esports Advisory Committee To Propose Regulatory Oversight", "slug": "gc-nevada-esports-advisory-committee-propose-regulatory-oversight", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "iowa", "west-virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Taiwanese court has convicted 12 Japanese and Taiwanese employees of B2B online games supplier Ganapati for gambling offences, as well as company founder Hayato Kinoshita, although all have avoided jail time.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ganapati's Taiwan Staff Avoid Jail Despite Online Convictions", "slug": "gc-ganapatis-taiwan-staff-avoid-jail-despite-online-convictions", "jurisdictions": ["taiwan"]}, {"summary": "Bank transfer scams continue to grip the UK, as the pressure piles on for the government and regulators to do more to solve the issue.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "£28K Lost To APP Fraud Every Hour, Which? Suggests", "slug": "pc-ps28k-lost-app-fraud-every-hour-which-suggests", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Belarusian financial institutions join Russia in being in the firing line over the Ukraine invasion, as the EU agrees on a further round of sanctions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Extends SWIFT Ban To Belarusian Banks", "slug": "pc-eu-extends-swift-ban-belarusian-banks", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "belarus", "russia"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) expresses “deep sorrow” over Ukraine, but Russia’s largely compliant status makes it unlikely for FATF to pursue any meaningful action towards Russia in the short term.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "business-lending", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "consumer-lending", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FATF Stops Short Of Action Over Russian Invasion", "slug": "pc-fatf-stops-short-action-over-russian-invasion", "jurisdictions": ["russia"]}, {"summary": "President Joe Biden’s long-awaited crypto executive order affirms crypto is to stay, and the United States wants to embrace it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Biden Signs Historic Digital Assets Executive Order", "slug": "pc-biden-signs-historic-digital-assets-executive-order", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Tennessee adds three new operators and Philippines inquiry launched over cockfighting abductions.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 7-March 11, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-7-march-11-2022", "jurisdictions": ["colorado", "washington-dc", "pennsylvania", "nevada", "russia", "california", "australia", "argentina", "united-kingdom", "malta", "armenia", "cambodia", "illinois", "netherlands", "cyprus", "tennessee", "philippines"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal court in Rhode Island to dismiss a lawsuit by International Game Technology seeking to expand protection of the online gaming and lottery industry from prosecution under the U.S. Wire Act of 1961.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Biden Administration Opposes Wire Act Change To Expand Online Gaming Protection", "slug": "gc-biden-administration-opposes-wire-act-change-expand-online-gaming-protection", "jurisdictions": ["rhode-island", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A study by an EU watchdog appears to show a 55 percent reduction in the number of “major brand” gambling ads appearing on websites known to be infringing on intellectual property.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Ads On Copyright Infringing Websites Falling, Says EU", "slug": "gc-gambling-ads-copyright-infringing-websites-down-55-says-euipo", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "Sports betting became legal in the state of Washington as the coronavirus began closing tribal casinos in March 2020, but it was not until Thursday that the state gambling commission approved the last of the regulations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Washington Signs Off On Final Sports-Betting Rule", "slug": "gc-washington-signs-final-sports-betting-rule", "jurisdictions": ["washington", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Betsson will face “coercive fines” if it does not stop offering online gambling to Norwegian residents by March 25, the Norwegian Gambling Authority has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Norway Regulator Orders Betsson To Stop Pitching Norwegians", "slug": "gc-norway-regulator-orders-betsson-stop-pitching-norwegians", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the latest developments in a UK class action lawsuit against Mastercard, UK attempts to deal with scam online advertising, new global fraud research and a $124m crypto fraud in the United States. We also look at concerns from the FCA over a new Binance investment.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - March 11, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-march-11-2022", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has adopted timely amendments to Recommendation 24, considering both the Ukraine-Russia crisis and the Credit Suisse money laundering scandal, and its interpretive note dealing with beneficial ownership.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FATF Changes Beneficial Ownership Rules", "slug": "pc-fatf-changes-beneficial-ownership-rules", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland", "international"]}, {"summary": "Japan’s crypto-asset exchanges are set to soon join the likes of Germany, Singapore and France in complying with the travel rule standards.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Japan’s Crypto Association To Introduce Travel Rule", "slug": "pc-japans-crypto-association-introduce-travel-rule", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India has launched UPI123Pay, a new initiative to help 400m legacy mobile phone users connect to its real-time payment system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Brings Instant Payments To Feature Phones", "slug": "pc-india-brings-instant-payments-feature-phones", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Aggressive growth of e-sabong (online cockfighting) revenue in pandemic-stricken Philippines has drawn a lengthy demand from the Bureau of Internal Revenue for operators to pay their dues.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Taxman Targets Surging Online Cockfighting Revenue", "slug": "gc-philippine-taxman-targets-surging-online-cockfighting-revenue", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "The UK National Health Service’s most senior gambling addiction experts are calling for operators to pay a new multi-million-pound statutory levy to help prevent and treat problem gambling.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Senior UK Doctors Demand Gambling Levy", "slug": "gc-senior-uk-doctors-demand-gambling-levy", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Las Vegas gambling executive is sounding the alarm about the potential nightmare facing his industry and the nation’s professional sports leagues as they pursue their partnership in a quest for sports-betting gold.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Is Marriage Between U.S. Leagues And Sports Betting Headed For Divorce?", "slug": "gc-marriage-between-us-leagues-and-sports-betting-headed-divorce", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a warning to all financial institutions asking them to be on the lookout for attempts to evade sanctions.
", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FinCEN on High Alert Against Russian Sanction Evasion Attempts", "slug": "pc-fincen-high-alert-against-russian-sanction-evasion-attempts", "jurisdictions": ["belarus", "russia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The EU stalwart problem of de-risking keeps on raging as new refugees stream in from bordering Ukraine and national regulators press the need for better collaboration with the private sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Regulators Face Up To EU’s De-Risking Problem", "slug": "pc-european-regulators-face-eus-de-risking-problem", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation and the Bank of England have made a call for crypto firms to adhere to the financial sanctions against Russia, following speculation that crypto-assets could be used as a way around compliance rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulators Give Firms Crypto Sanction Warning", "slug": "pc-uk-regulators-give-firms-crypto-sanction-warning", "jurisdictions": ["belarus", "russia", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has upped the ante in its pursuance of crypto ventures in the UK, telling operators of crypto ATMs in the UK to shut their machines down or face enforcement action.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto ATM? It’s Shutdown, Says FCA", "slug": "pc-crypto-atm-its-shutdown-says-fca", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Merchants Payments Coalition has called on U.S. Congress to investigate Visa and Mastercard’s alleged anti-competitive dominance ahead of the card giants’ planned swipe fee increase in April.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Merchants Seek Probe Into Visa, Mastercard Anti-Competitive Dominance", "slug": "pc-merchants-seek-probe-visa-mastercard-anti-competitive-dominance", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Alberto Garzón, Spain’s minister of consumer affairs, wants local municipalities to have the power and tools to introduce restrictions on gambling venues in their areas.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spanish Minister Backs Cities Restricting Gambling Venues", "slug": "gc-spanish-minister-backs-cities-restricting-gambling-venues", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. gaming industry’s recovery from the depths of the pandemic has been well documented as commercial casino revenue reached record levels last year, but rising inflation could dampen that recovery, especially in key markets such as Nevada and New Jersey.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Will Inflation Threaten U.S. Gaming's Recovery In 2022?", "slug": "gc-will-inflation-threaten-us-gamings-recovery-2022", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "pennsylvania", "nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Both chambers of the New York legislature have expressed support for expanding the number of mobile sports-betting operators in the state in their respective one-house budget proposals.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Budgets Include New Sports-Betting Licenses", "slug": "gc-new-york-legislative-budgets-include-new-sports-betting-licenses", "jurisdictions": ["new-york"]}, {"summary": "Allwyn Entertainment has been named preferred applicant for the fourth UK gambling licence, replacing Camelot, which has run the National Lottery since 1994.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Allwyn Named UK Lottery Licensee Over Incumbent Camelot", "slug": "gc-allwyn-named-uk-lottery-licensee-over-incumbent-camelot", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "czech-republic"]}, {"summary": "Successful implementation of reforms to China’s Hukou household registration system could give payment firms access to millions of new customers. However, vested interests of the existing system could hold back progress.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "consumer-lending", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chinese Caste System Revamp Looks To Unleash New Payments Opportunities", "slug": "pc-chinese-caste-system-revamp-looks-unleash-new-payments-opportunities", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "One in 12 people turned to buy now, pay later (BNPL) to cover basic costs such as food and toiletries in the last six months, new research from Citizens Advice has found in a sign that the debate of whether the products are appropriately regulated is not going away.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cost Of Living Bites As UK Charity Warns Of BNPL Risks", "slug": "pc-cost-living-bites-uk-charity-warns-bnpl-risks", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has provided answers to two more Q&As relating to the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and strong customer authentication (SCA) rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Contactless Payments And AML Regs Tackled In Latest EBA Q&As", "slug": "pc-contactless-payments-and-aml-regs-tackled-latest-eba-qas", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Strong customer authentication (SCA) could come at a cost for certain customers and open up new ways for fraudsters, the UK consumer association warns as the full implementation deadline glides by.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Which? Flags SCA Weak Spots As Enforcement Kicks Off", "slug": "pc-which-flags-sca-weak-spots-enforcement-kicks", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Georgia legislators rejected a measure ahead of a key legislative deadline on Tuesday that would have given voters the opportunity to allow parimutuel and fixed-odds wagering on horseracing in the state.", "sectors": ["casinos", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Senate Rejects Horseracing Constitutional Amendment", "slug": "gc-georgia-senate-rejects-horseracing-constitutional-amendment", "jurisdictions": ["georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has revealed it is in talks with an Asian government to develop a Singapore-style integrated resort, but likely target Thailand retains challenging political and social obstacles.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thailand Poses Ongoing Challenges For Possible LVS Casino", "slug": "gc-thailand-poses-ongoing-challenges-possible-lvs-casino", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Applications to become the head of Ireland’s long-awaited Gambling Regulatory Authority are only open until 3:00pm on March 21, according to an update on the timeline for reforms from the Ministry of Justice.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland's Ministry Of Justice Provides Regulator Update", "slug": "gc-irelands-ministry-justice-provides-regulator-update", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The fourth package of EU sanctions heats up the pressure on the Russian economy, but leaves the door open to further restrictions, experts say.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Tightens Grip On Russia With Fresh Set Of Sanctions", "slug": "pc-eu-tightens-grip-russia-fresh-set-sanctions", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "russia"]}, {"summary": "Refuting media reports, Indian super app Paytm has said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did not ban the firm from onboarding new customers because it was sharing information with Chinese affiliates.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Paytm Denies RBI Ban Relates To Chinese Data Sharing", "slug": "pc-paytm-denies-rbi-ban-relates-chinese-data-sharing", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has voted down an amendment that would have effectively banned Bitcoin and other energy-intensive crypto-assets in the trading bloc.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bitcoin Ban Kicked Out By EU Parliament, As It Passes MiCA Draft", "slug": "pc-bitcoin-ban-kicked-out-eu-parliament-it-passes-mica-draft", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As with its neighbours in the DACH region, Switzerland has long been a lover of cash payments. However a popular domestic payments scheme has pushed the country increasingly towards digital payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "I TWINT You! Switzerland’s Payments Landscape", "slug": "pc-i-twint-you-switzerlands-payments-landscape", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "The UK government is to scrutinise Allywn's lottery victory, Swedish pandemic measures of uncertain effectiveness and Ontario's regulator issues a reminder.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 14-March 18, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-14-march-18-2022", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "chile", "west-virginia", "singapore", "macau", "cyprus", "massachusetts", "minnesota", "poland", "united-kingdom", "sweden", "canada"]}, {"summary": "As the betting frenzy known as March Madness commences today, the National Collegiate Athletic Association stands alone among all major U.S. sports organizations in refusing to fully enter the lucrative sports-betting market.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lone U.S. Sports-Betting Holdout Benefits As March Madness Returns", "slug": "gc-lone-us-sports-betting-holdout-benefits-march-madness-returns", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Republican state Representative Adam Koenig has successfully guided his latest proposal to legalize sports betting in Kentucky out of committee and onto the General Assembly’s agenda, but its passage is far from assured.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kentucky Sports-Betting Bill Wins Unanimous Support Of House Committee", "slug": "gc-kentucky-sports-betting-bill-wins-unanimous-support-house-committee", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Problem gamblers cost Norwegian society NOK5.1bn (€520.5m), according to a survey undertaken by the National Competence Center for Gambling Research at the University of Bergen.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Costs Norway Over €520m, Says Study", "slug": "gc-gambling-costs-norway-over-eu520m", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "FIS’ annual survey of global payments says the rules that once limited those participating in money movement have been rewritten as payments continue to be redefined, revisited and reimagined. In Europe, this includes buy now, pay later (BNPL) entering the mainstream, and continued leadership in real-time payments and open banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Super Apps, BNPL, Crypto Are Now Global Payments Trends", "slug": "pc-super-apps-bnpl-crypto-are-now-global-payments-trends", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "UK banks pay billions to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering regulations, but the mounting regulatory pressure may push businesses over the tipping point, a report has warned.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Complex Regulation Drives Soaring UK Compliance Costs", "slug": "pc-complex-regulation-drives-soaring-uk-compliance-costs", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In its new report, the ACPR, France’s prudential regulator, has laid out what needs to be addressed in the upcoming review of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), while also highlighting the issues that the payments ecosystem currently faces.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "France’s Prudential Supervisor Outlines PSD2 Review Wishlist", "slug": "pc-frances-prudential-supervisor-outlines-psd2-review-wishlist", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "france"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its standards for what sweeping can and cannot be used for when variable recurring payments (VRPs) are introduced in July this year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Right Balance? Payments Insiders React To CMA’s VRP Clarification", "slug": "pc-right-balance-payments-insiders-react-cmas-vrp-clarification", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Netherlands is planning to introduce more gambling advertising restrictions, including a ban on non-targeted online ads and the use of celebrities in promotions, in response to political concerns.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Advertising Restrictions Inbound", "slug": "gc-netherlands-ad-restrictions-inbound", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A regulatory review of The Star Entertainment Group’s casino licence in Sydney has started dismally for the company, with the inquiry accusing it of masking hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling funds to avoid breaching bank agreements.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Star Casino Inquiry Alleges Massive Masking Of Gaming Funds", "slug": "gc-star-casino-inquiry-alleges-massive-masking-gaming-funds", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada license application for investor Barry Diller was returned to staff Thursday for further investigation after a decision on his suitability and approval of IAC/InterActiveCorp’s $1bn investment in MGM Resorts International was put on hold due to a federal probe into stock option trades.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Federal Probe Delays Diller, IAC Licensing For MGM Resorts Investment", "slug": "gc-federal-probe-delays-diller-iac-licensing-mgm-resorts-investment", "jurisdictions": ["nevada"]}, {"summary": "Despite a plethora of opportunities for sports-betting operators to gain access to the lucrative Ohio market, gaming regulators expect the Buckeye State to ultimately follow in line with established U.S. jurisdictions.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Regulators Not Expecting To Max Out Sports-Betting Licenses", "slug": "gc-ohio-regulators-not-expecting-max-out-sports-betting-licenses", "jurisdictions": ["ohio"]}, {"summary": "MoneyGram has been slapped with a fine after it failed to properly supervise agents engaging in suspicious transactions to China, New York’s state regulator has announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NY Regulator Fines MoneyGram For AML Failures", "slug": "pc-ny-regulator-fines-moneygram-aml-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at further growth of UK contactless payments, the United States spearhead’s Russian oligarch taskforce, the exemption of Australian banks from crypto registration and whether the EU might crackdown on use of personal data for targeted advertising.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - March 18, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-march-18-2022", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s antitrust authority, has said it has no objections to the further development of the giropay online payment system after the payment service provider conceded on initial plans for an exclusivity agreement.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Competition Watchdog To Allow Further Development Of Giropay", "slug": "pc-german-competition-watchdog-allow-further-development-giropay", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Chancellor Rishi Sunak has raised concerns that the review of UK gambling laws could have a dramatic impact on the racing industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chancellor Raises Racing Industry Concerns Over UK Gambling Review", "slug": "gc-chancellor-raises-racing-industry-concerns-over-uk-gambling-review", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Kentucky took a step toward legalizing sports betting and banning grey-market slot machines on Friday after the state's House of Representatives approved two bills, but left decisions on proposals to establish a problem gambling fund and reset taxes on pari-mutuel wagering for another day.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kentucky House Passes Sports-Betting, Grey-Market Games Bills", "slug": "gc-kentucky-house-passes-sports-betting-grey-market-games-bills", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky"]}, {"summary": "A Taiwanese court has convicted two Suncity-linked individuals of providing customer support for a live baccarat website out of the Philippines, offering a first hard indication that broad junket-style gambling services breach Taiwanese law.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Taiwan Court Convicts Two For Online Gaming Customer Support", "slug": "gc-taiwan-court-convicts-two-online-gaming-customer-support", "jurisdictions": ["taiwan"]}, {"summary": "In a move that highlights the growing regulatory focus on crypto-assets, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun a search for a new head to lead a department dedicated to the supervision of crypto-related businesses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Hunts For Crypto Chief As It Redoubles Focus On The Emerging Tech", "slug": "pc-fca-hunts-crypto-chief-it-redoubles-focus-emerging-tech", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking for technology experts to investigate the design of a potential eurozone central bank digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECB Looking For Experts For Digital Euro Design", "slug": "pc-ecb-looking-experts-digital-euro-design", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The long-awaited Economic Crime Bill has received royal assent and will begin to feed into compliance decisions, but just how much will change and how easy will it be to enforce?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brace For Impact: The UK’s New Dirty Money Laws", "slug": "pc-brace-impact-uks-new-dirty-money-laws", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine has adopted a law legalising cryptocurrencies after its usage has helped the country hold up its defences against Russian aggression.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Embraces Crypto In Resistance Against Russia", "slug": "pc-ukraine-embraces-crypto-resistance-against-russia", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s soon to be replaced National Lottery operator Camelot has been fined £3.15m after it sent marketing messages to thousands of at-risk players, among other problems linked to its mobile app.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Camelot Fined £3m Over App Glitches", "slug": "gc-camelot-fined-ps3m-over-app-glitches", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In the latest battle in a fierce war over unregulated gaming devices, operators of supposedly skill-based games in a rural Virginia county have been given 15 days to cease operations, or face being charged with a felony, according to a letter issued by the local county attorney’s office.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Unregulated Skill-Games Operators In Virginia Face Criminal Charges", "slug": "gc-unregulated-skill-games-operators-virginia-face-criminal-charges", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "missouri", "kentucky", "pennsylvania", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Credential stuffing, DDoS attacks and phishing are the most common cybersecurity threats to the UK online gambling industry, according to a report commissioned by the National Cyber Security Centre.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Cybersecurity Agency Outlines Online Gambling Threats", "slug": "gc-online-gambling-threats-outlined-uk-cyber-security-agency", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Wyoming is pushing forward with its plans to become the crypto capital of the United States as a bill that creates a state-backed stablecoin lands on the state governor’s desk.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Market Players Hail Wyoming Stablecoin Act", "slug": "pc-crypto-market-players-hail-wyoming-stablecoin-act", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "wyoming"]}, {"summary": "The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has sent letters to Barclays and Lloyds after it found the two banks had breached open banking provisions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Barclays, Lloyds Found In Breach Of Open Banking API Order", "slug": "pc-barclays-lloyds-found-breach-open-banking-api-order", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released another batch of Q&A responses regarding the implementation of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the Electronic Money Directive (EMD).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Makes New PSD2, EMD Clarifications", "slug": "pc-eba-makes-new-psd2-emd-clarifications", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Already blocked in Florida and facing an uphill battle in California, DraftKings and FanDuel could be locked out of Maine where legislation is moving to give Indian gaming tribes exclusive rights to online sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maine Poised To Give Tribes Monopoly On Online Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-maine-poised-give-tribes-monopoly-online-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["maine"]}, {"summary": "An estimated 2.3 percent of the German population aged 18-70 years can be classified as having a “gambling disorder”, according to a country-wide gambling survey aimed at evaluating player protection measures.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Survey: 2.3 Percent Have Gambling Disorder", "slug": "gc-germany-survey-23-have-gambling-disorder", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Currently, Kansas is one of 17 states without legalized sports betting in the U.S. but lawmakers hoping to change that unveiled a revised proposal on Tuesday for legalizing retail and mobile wagering at casinos, professional sports stadiums and convenience stores in the state.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consensus Nears For Kansas Sports-Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-kansas-sports-betting-bill-garners-casino-sporting-kc-support", "jurisdictions": ["kansas"]}, {"summary": "Gambling watchdogs in South Africa's provinces are stretching their own rules on what they will permit within a traditional bookmaker's licence, going so far as to allow casino and card games with live dealer and RNG elements, adding fuel to a booming licensed online market.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Provincial Regulators Push South Africa's Online Casino Limits", "slug": "gc-provincial-regulators-push-south-africas-online-casino-limits", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "Following its commitment to stipulate a regulatory framework for the crypto-asset sector, Australia’s Treasury Department has published a new consultation on 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at the UK’s payments regulator has said, as the industry awaits the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision on the future of the Open Banking Implementation Entity.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Time To Make Open Banking BAU, Says PSR Chief", "slug": "pc-time-make-open-banking-bau-says-psr-chief", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The amount and revenue of payment transactions executed by electronic money and payment institutions increased almost four-fold in 2021, Lithuania’s central bank has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of Lithuania Continues To Talk Up Payments, E-Money Opportunities", "slug": "pc-bank-lithuania-continues-talk-payments-e-money-opportunities", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has reportedly given up its plans to pursue a pan-European competitor to Visa and Mastercard after two-thirds of its member banks quit the project.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EPI Drops Card Plans After Member Banks Pull The Plug", "slug": "pc-epi-drops-card-plans-after-member-banks-pull-plug", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Three U.S. gaming companies continue to rake in billions from their casinos in Macau, but recent actions by the Chinese and American governments and union-linked interests suggest this golden era may be coming to an end.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Casinos' Reign In Macau Facing Instability, Uncertainty", "slug": "gc-us-casinos-20-year-reign-macau-faces-uncertain-future", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "macau", "china"]}, {"summary": "A Royal Commission has found Crown Resorts unsuitable to hold a casino licence in the Western Australian capital of Perth, but the company will retain its licence pending remediation.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Western Australian Probe Finds Crown Resorts 'Not Suitable'", "slug": "gc-western-australian-probe-finds-crown-resorts-not-suitable", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "western-australia"]}, {"summary": "The Gambling Commission has said charity GambleAware’s estimate of 1.4m people experiencing gambling-related harms in Great Britain is likely to be affected by its differing online methodology.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator, BGC Question Estimate 1.4m Are Experiencing Harm", "slug": "gc-regulator-bgc-question-estimate-14m-are-experiencing-harm", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The award of Germany’s first virtual slots licences could be days away, but delays and uncertainty are expected to persist at least until a federal council steps back from gambling regulation in 2023.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "First German Online Slots Licences Could Finally Emerge, Says Lawyer", "slug": "gc-first-german-online-slots-licenses-could-finally-emerge-says-lawyer", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Missouri’s House of 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Meanwhile, the European Banking Authority's new report highlights why the current one is not.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Improvement Needed! EBA And EU Lawmakers Scrutinise AML Supervision", "slug": "pc-improvement-needed-eba-and-eu-lawmakers-scrutinise-aml-supervision", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has published a new enforcement notice regarding crypto-asset promotions, following recent interventions from the EU’s financial regulators, as well as Ireland’s central bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK/EU Authorities Keep Up Pressure On Crypto-Assets", "slug": "pc-ukeu-authorities-keep-pressure-crypto-assets", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "ireland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "There are three remaining items that large UK banks have to put into effect this year, the latest update on the open banking roadmap shows.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "OBIE Updates Open Banking Roadmap", "slug": "pc-obie-updates-open-banking-roadmap", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "European operators to pool anti-cybercrime resources, a Missouri betting bill makes progress, while another in Minnesota narrowly survives its latest vote.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 21-March 25, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-21-march-25", "jurisdictions": ["france", "south-dakota", "puerto-rico", "sweden", "kentucky", "michigan", "new-york", "illinois", "united-kingdom", "california", "missouri", "minnesota", "canada", "new-jersey", "europe"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A bill to ban gambling advertising in Ireland will progress to the committee stage on March 29 after appearing to accrue government sympathy.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bill To Ban Gambling Ads In Ireland Advances", "slug": "gc-bill-ban-gambling-ads-ireland-advances", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The National Hockey League (NHL) was one of the earliest of the major U.S. professional leagues to embrace sports betting through partnerships with operators, and with Ontario’s new online gaming market set to launch in less than two weeks, the league is poised to capitalize.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NHL Partnership Approach Could Be Boon In Ontario Online Market", "slug": "gc-nhl-partnership-approach-could-be-boon-new-ontario-online-market", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Eastern European lottery operators have succeeded in petitioning the World Lottery Association to suspend its members from Russia and Belarus.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "World Lottery Association Suspends Russian Members", "slug": "gc-world-lottery-association-suspends-russian-members", "jurisdictions": ["russia", "ukraine", "belarus"]}, {"summary": "India’s massively populous Maharashtra state has moved closer to regulating online gaming, with the government reportedly preparing dedicated legislation that includes a 25 percent gaming tax.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indian State Of 120m People Preparing Online Gaming Legislation", "slug": "gc-maharashtra-preparing-online-gaming-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of Thailand have outlined new tough measures that will ban payments using crypto-assets from next month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thailand Outlaws Crypto Payments From April 1", "slug": "pc-thailand-outlaws-crypto-payments-april-1", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at plans to monetise a new SEPA API access model scheme, the latest on cross-border CBDC initiative Project Dunbar, the rise in data protection complaints in Spain, and the launch of new international group to promote UK fintech.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Brief - March 25, 2022", "slug": "pc-week-brief-march-25-2022", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "spain", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Various features in the e-CNY app, the Chinese digital wallet used to promote the pilot version of the country’s central bank digital currency, are designed to go into places where existing Chinese payments giants struggle, experts say.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Digital Yuan To Fill Gap Left By Alipay And WeChat Pay", "slug": "pc-digital-yuan-fill-gap-left-alipay-and-wechat-pay", "jurisdictions": ["china", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Ministry of Finance, together with financial regulators, has prepared amendments to the country’s anti-money laundering (AML) laws that are aimed at strengthening the operating conditions of crypto service providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Crypto Services Set For Increased AML Rules", "slug": "pc-lithuania-crypto-services-set-increased-aml-rules", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Camelot is reportedly set to launch a High Court challenge over claims the UK's gambling regulator broke the law when it changed the scoring system in deciding who should win the new National Lottery licence.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Camelot To Appeal Lottery Licence Decision In High Court", "slug": "gc-camelot-appeal-lottery-licence-decision-high-court", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The CEO and managing director of Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group has submitted his resignation over company compliance failures exposed during an ongoing New South Wales state government regulatory review.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Star Entertainment Probe Claims CEO Matt Bekier", "slug": "gc-star-entertainment-probe-claims-scalp-ceo-matt-bekier", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot surprised almost no one last week by announcing the three finalists to develop and operate a $2bn state-of-the-art casino in the third most populous city in the United States.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Despite Shortlist, Chicago Casino Still Years From Opening", "slug": "gc-despite-mayors-short-list-chicago-casino-still-years-opening", "jurisdictions": ["illinois"]}, {"summary": "The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the Digital Markets Act, and final technical work will make it possible to finalise the text in the coming days.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Big Changes For Bigtech: Council And Commission Reach Agreement On Digital Markets Act", "slug": "pc-big-changes-bigtech-council-and-commission-reach-agreement-digital-markets", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will replace the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) with a 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"gc-continental-drift-us-uk-different-tracks-online-gambling-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "europe", "new-jersey", "indiana", "pennsylvania", "iowa", "tennessee", "illinois", "south-dakota"]}, {"summary": "With the end of the legislative session approaching next week, Georgia legislators have launched another effort to expand gaming in the state, including state-wide mobile sports betting and potentially casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia House Committee Revives Gaming Expansion, Sports-Betting Bills", "slug": "gc-georgia-house-committee-revives-gaming-expansion-sports-betting-bills", "jurisdictions": ["georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "James Browne, the minister of state for law reform, has said he is “especially enthusiastic” about progressing gambling regulations in 2022, in the latest government bulletin on Ireland’s protracted legal 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"pc-experts-sceptical-over-transatlantic-data-privacy-pact", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Payment Services Directive has become a worldwide reference point, according to the European Commission’s financial services chief, but time has come for reform.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’We Need To Think Ahead’: Key EU Regulators Make Biggest PSD3 Hints So Far", "slug": "pc-we-need-think-ahead-key-eu-regulators-make-biggest-psd3-hints-so-far", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The rapid growth of crypto-assets in the EU needs to be accounted for in the trading bloc’s financial crime package, the EU’s banking watchdog chief has suggested in a letter to co-legislators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU AML Body Should Have Powers To Regulate Crypto, EBA Chair Suggests", "slug": "pc-eu-aml-body-should-have-powers-regulate-crypto-eba-chair-suggests", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of England (BoE) has become the latest central bank to partner with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore technical aspects of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BoE Teams Up With MIT To Explore CBDC Tech Design", "slug": "pc-boe-teams-mit-explore-cbdc-tech-design", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Seneca Nation claims New York officials employed coercive tactics to force a vote this week by the tribe’s council to pay the state almost $565m to resolve a gambling compact dispute.", "sectors": ["tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Seneca Nation Accuses New York Of Forcing Payment To Resolve Gaming Compact Dispute", "slug": "gc-seneca-nation-accuses-new-york-forcing-payment-resolve-gaming-compact-dispute", "jurisdictions": ["new-york"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​As the long wait for the UK white paper persists, politicians continue to debate the big issues, with the minister overseeing the review appearing to tread a careful line on affordability checks and advertising.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Huddleston Cautious On Affordability In Latest UK Debate", "slug": "gc-lawmakers-hold-debates-gambling-ahead-white-paper", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Legislation to permit sports betting in Kansas experienced a rollercoaster ride on Tuesday that leaves its status uncertain as a key legislative deadline approaches this week.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kansas Sports-Betting Bill In Flux Before Friday Deadline", "slug": "gc-kansas-sports-betting-bill-flux-friday-deadline", "jurisdictions": ["kansas"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s gambling regulator has praised operator Parimatch for completing its withdrawal from the Russian market and urged other industry stakeholders to cut all ties with the country.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Demands Gambling Industry Severs Ties With Russia", "slug": "gc-ukraine-demands-gambling-industry-severs-ties-russia", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine", "russia"]}, {"summary": "Shaping new crypto regulations, improving the card-acquiring market and preventing fraud are some of the seven key projects the UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is planning to focus on in the year ahead.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto, Card Acquiring And Fraud Take Centre Stage In PSR Annual Plan", "slug": "pc-crypto-card-acquiring-and-fraud-take-centre-stage-psr-annual-plan", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "This analysis outlines key developments of open banking and finance in the U.S. at the federal level and what is to come. This includes the work currently being carried out by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to improve consumers’ access to their data and build the foundation for the U.S.’ open banking regulatory framework.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "consumer-lending", "e-money", "issuing", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. To Go Its Own Way In Open Banking And Finance Initiatives", "slug": "pc-us-go-its-own-way-open-banking-and-finance-initiatives", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "federal-us"]}, {"summary": "Russian regulatory actions initially aimed at softening the blow of sanctions has now become a full on battle to save the Russian rouble, while the government imposes retaliatory measures against foreign governments, businesses and individuals.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "business-lending", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "consumer-lending", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "issuing", "loyalty-schemes", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Russian Regulators Strike Back Against Sanctions", "slug": "pc-russian-regulators-strike-back-against-sanctions", "jurisdictions": ["russia"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has pulled away from cards after half of its shareholders quit, which nobody is surprised by, but what comes next for the EU’s payments strategy?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "‘I Told You So’: Reactions 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{"summary": "The UK’s approach to sanctions enforcement is changing after a recent law amendment has imposed strict liability on businesses and made it easier for authorities to issue fines.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brace Yourself For More Aggressive UK Sanctions Enforcement", "slug": "pc-brace-yourself-more-aggressive-uk-sanctions-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Former MGA staffer Yanica Sant joins William Hill, Trinidad and Tobago appoints its first regulators and Malawi appoints a new gaming board head.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel 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"publishedDate": "2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: Wyoming Drops State-Backed Stablecoin Plans, For Now", "slug": "pc-update-wyoming-drops-state-backed-stablecoin-plans-now", "jurisdictions": ["wyoming"]}, {"summary": "In correspondence with the Treasury Select Committee, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has said that it is in the \"early stage\" of its thinking with the Interchange Fee Regulation reform as it focuses on identifying harms caused by scheme and cross-border interchange fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Hints At Scheme And Cross-Border Card Fee Reform", "slug": "pc-psr-hints-scheme-and-cross-border-card-fee-reform", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "While the European Central Bank’s digital euro chief was keen to talk about the project, lawmakers from Brussels’ left and right factions were more interested in knowing how 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House Approves Sports-Betting Bill, Senate Defers", "slug": "gc-kansas-house-approves-sports-betting-bill-senate-defers", "jurisdictions": ["kansas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s gambling regulator has said it has resumed operations and will focus on supervising online operators, in part because much of the nation’s land-based industry has been literally destroyed.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine's Regulator Makes Controversial Return", "slug": "gc-ukraines-regulator-makes-controversial-return", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine", "russia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Camelot has launched a legal appeal against the Gambling Commission’s decision to award the UK National Lottery tender to Allwyn.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Camelot To Fight For Lost Lottery Licence In Court", "slug": "gc-camelot-lottery-licence-appeal-no-surprise-says-lawyers", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "If Kansas wins Monday’s National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s college basketball championship game against North Carolina, a furniture store owner in Houston, Texas, will win at least $6.27m from online wagers he made in Louisiana.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Louisiana Takes Spotlight For March Madness Betting Finale", "slug": "gc-mattress-mack-and-his-multi-million-dollar-march-madness-bets", "jurisdictions": ["louisiana", "united-states", "texas"]}, {"summary": "As the UK fintech space continues to expand at lightspeed rates, compliance teams have often struggled in the background to keep up with the pace of change. 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["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Malaysia’s central bank has published a new report outlining plans to study both wholesale and retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for a range of use cases, while debate rages over digital assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malaysia Unveils Plans To Study CBDCs, Rejects Proposal To Make Bitcoin Legal Tender", "slug": "pc-malaysia-unveils-plans-study-cbdcs-rejects-proposal-make-bitcoin-legal", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "Stablecoins are in the crosshairs as policymakers focus on sanctions busters, while Japan’s central bank digital currency study forges ahead.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "G7 Nations Need Common Crypto Regulations, Says Bank Of Japan Official", "slug": "pc-g7-nations-need-common-crypto-regulations-says-bank-japan-official", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Sweden’s State Treasury has called for more action against unlicensed operators and for consumer protection measures to be bolstered.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Treasury Targets Black Market, Duty Of Care", "slug": "gc-swedish-treasury-targets-unlicensed-operators-strengthened-consumer-protection", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Revenues for Greece's thriving online market passed €700m for the first time in 2021, as the gambling regulator recommended to government that a hike in the maximum online casino stake would benefit 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UK Government Unveils Crypto Plans", "slug": "pc-finally-uk-government-unveils-crypto-plans", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s government has set out to parliament how the city-state will amend its financial services law, including new compliance requirements for payments services and crypto-assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Powers For Payments Oversight Coming For Singapore", "slug": "pc-new-powers-payments-oversight-coming-singapore", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "The Biden administration’s order directing federal agencies to coordinate efforts to regulate digital currencies has been welcomed by those in the gaming industry who believe regulators need a federal framework to feel comfortable with cryptocurrencies as a form of payment.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Federal Regulation Required For U.S. Gaming Industry To Embrace Digital Currencies", "slug": "gc-federal-regulation-required-if-us-gaming-industry-embraces-digital-currencies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada", "new-jersey", "pennsylvania", "ohio", "wyoming"]}, {"summary": "The Norwegian Media Authority has ordered television distributors in the country to remove gambling advertising from Discovery channels such as Eurosport Norway, a decision the media company said it may appeal.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Norway Orders Gambling Ads Pulled From Discovery Channels", "slug": "gc-norway-orders-gambling-ads-pulled-discovery-channels", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "New Brazilian fintech regulations require large payment firms that engage in deposit-taking and 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adverts run by the Dutch State Lottery and bet365.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Ad Group Rejects Complaints Against Bet365, State Lottery", "slug": "gc-dutch-ad-group-rejects-complaints-against-bet365-state-lottery", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "It's Opening Day for Major League Baseball on Thursday as federal prosecutors continue an investigation into a gambling scandal involving a former minor league pitcher in California.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Major League Baseball Season Begins Amid Gambling Probe", "slug": "gc-new-major-league-baseball-season-begins-amid-gambling-probe", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Cardrooms and cannabis continue to be an evolving issue in California, as policymakers try to reach a consensus on a proposal that would allow for dual licensure between the two industries.", "sectors": ["casinos", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Marijuana, Financial Crimes, Surveillance On California Regulator's Agenda", "slug": "gc-marijuana-financial-crimes-surveillance-california-regulators-agenda", "jurisdictions": ["california", "nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final proposal regarding changes to the revised Payment Service Directive’s (PSD2) re-authentication rules that many believed created an imbalance in regard to account access.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "90 Becomes 180: EBA Makes Key SCA Change", "slug": "pc-90-becomes-180-eba-makes-key-sca-change", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Commercial banks and payment service providers (PSPs) can sleep easy, as the Swedish central bank’s latest tests show that the e-Krona can be integrated into their systems, which reduces the chance of disintermediation or the need for a direct account with the Riksbank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "E-Krona Can Be Integrated With Banks’ And PSPs’ Systems, Riksbank Says", "slug": "pc-e-krona-can-be-integrated-banks-and-psps-systems-riksbank-says", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Russia is facing a new round of sanctions from the EU, UK and the United States, including import and export bans and full transaction bans on key Russian banks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "G7, EU Announce Fresh Sanctions Against Russia", "slug": "pc-g7-eu-announce-fresh-sanctions-against-russia", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As regulators announce multiple data protection fines across the EU, many financial institutions across the continent may be wondering, could we be next?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "GDPR Enforcement Comes For Banks (And Fintechs, Too)", "slug": "pc-gdpr-enforcement-comes-banks-and-fintechs-too", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "ireland", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Ghana's Gaming Commission has seized more than 500 illegal analogue slot machines, as the country continues to push towards a more digital economy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ghana Advances Plans To Digitise Gambling", "slug": "gc-ghana-advancing-plans-digitise-gambling-4805e", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "The inquiry into Australia's Star Entertainment has claimed another executive scalp after admissions of \"unethical\" emails.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 4-April 8, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-april-4-april-8", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "paraguay", "united-kingdom", "puerto-rico", "alabama", "georgia-u-s", "australia", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "The tough UK regulatory regime is directly affecting mergers and acquisitions, as 888 has been able to negotiate a discount purchase price for William Hill’s European holdings due to a changed “macroeconomic and regulatory 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["new-york"]}, {"summary": "India’s Meghalaya state is looking to expand its gaming industry from an incipient online gaming market to one that includes integrated resorts, according to a senior government minister.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Meghalaya Flags Development Of Integrated Resorts", "slug": "gc-meghalaya-flags-development-integrated-resorts", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The EBA has launched a new risk dashboard to help highlight bank exposure across member states and U.S. instant payment services RTP has its maximum payment limit raised to $1m.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 4-April 8, 2022", "slug": "pc-news-brief-april-4-april-8-2022", "jurisdictions": ["kenya", "south-korea", "european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Early Warning, owned by seven large U.S. banks, has rolled out Authentify, a new identity verification service for consumers and businesses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Big Banks Launch ’Authentify’ ID Verification Service", "slug": "pc-us-big-banks-launch-authentify-id-verification-service", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Crypto adoption is on the rise among both merchants and consumers, according to new research from two leading firms working in the crypto space.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gemini, Checkout.com: Crypto Adoption On Rise Among Merchants, Consumers", "slug": "pc-gemini-checkoutcom-crypto-adoption-rise-among-merchants-consumers", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Resources at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are to be focused on preventing serious harm, setting higher standards and promoting competition, with 80 new roles created to shut down problem firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "consumer-lending", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA’s New Three-Year Strategy Targets Fraud, Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering", "slug": "pc-fcas-new-three-year-strategy-targets-fraud-sanctions-evasion-and-money", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In a busy week for Singaporean financial regulation, the government has played down the impact of buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes, although warned they are keeping a close eye.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore’s Trade Minister Sets Record Straight On BNPL Risks", "slug": "pc-singapores-trade-minister-sets-record-straight-bnpl-risks", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s Gambling and Lottery Regulatory Commission (KRAIL) has appealed to its fellow gambling regulators to step up their support for the country in the wake of Russia’s invasion.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Calls On GREF, IAGR Members For Support", "slug": "gc-ukraine-calls-gref-iagr-members-support", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Wagering on horse races has been legal in Kentucky for a long time, but the latest effort to legalize and regulate sports betting in the Bluegrass State is facing strong opposition from rural politicians as lawmakers wrap up this year’s legislative session.", "sectors": ["casinos", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Effort To Legalize Sports Betting In Kentucky Nears Deadline", "slug": "gc-effort-legalize-sports-betting-kentucky-nears-deadline", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "nebraska"]}, {"summary": "At least 30 operators are hoping to join the Dutch online gambling market in the coming weeks, as numerous cooling-off periods end, but the regulator has warned as many as two thirds could be rejected.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nervy Weeks Ahead For Would-Be Dutch Licensees", "slug": "gc-nervy-weeks-ahead-would-be-dutch-licensees", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Prospective casino licensees in downstate New York will have to pay at least $500m in upfront license fees under the terms of a budget deal pending the governor’s signature.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York City Casino Licenses To Come With $500m Price Tag", "slug": "gc-new-round-new-york-casino-licenses-come-500m-price-tag", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Some 23 organisations across the Netherlands’ payments ecosystem have agreed on a set of principles to ensure cash use remains possible in the face of ever-growing digitisation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Agree On New Access To Cash Commitments", "slug": "pc-dutch-agree-new-access-cash-commitments", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Regulatory events affecting the payments industry hit a record single-month high in March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. New data from VIXIO’s Global Regulatory Impact Index shows that regulatory events exploded in the weeks following the invasion on February 24.
", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Russian Sanctions Propel Global Regulatory Events To Post-COVID High, VIXIO Finds", "slug": "pc-russian-sanctions-propel-global-regulatory-events-post-covid-high-vixio", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Responsible innovation and the need for US leadership in the crypto space have been the key messages in the Treasury Secretary’s first speech on digital assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Janet Yellen’s Five Lessons For A Digital Asset Future", "slug": "pc-janet-yellens-five-lessons-digital-asset-future", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "With the deadline approaching to adhere to the new global standard for payments messaging, stakeholders have been clear that the industry needs to consider ISO 20022 as a way of enhancing innovation, rather than a new compliance requirement.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ISO 20022 To Spearhead New Era In Payments, Experts Say", "slug": "pc-iso-20022-spearhead-new-era-payments-experts-say", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Facing a federal probe into her financial transactions, the Louisiana state senator who blocked the reappointment of the state's chief gambling regulator suddenly announced her resignation on Friday because of a gambling addiction.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Citing Gambling Addiction, Louisiana State Senator Abruptly Resigns", "slug": "gc-citing-gambling-addiction-louisiana-state-senator-abruptly-resigns", "jurisdictions": ["louisiana"]}, {"summary": "A growing challenge for regulators is that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency trades carry many of the same risks as gambling, but are not regulated as such, the chief executive of the UK’s Gambling Commission has said.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NFTs, Crypto Carry Gambling Risks Without Oversight, Regulator Says", "slug": "gc-nfts-cryptocurrency-carry-gambling-risks-without-gambling-oversight-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "North America’s first two specialist esports betting platforms launched last week in New Jersey and Ontario, but the structure of the U.S. market and an intense marketing environment means neither operator is expecting to quickly expand across the dozen-plus states that expressly permit esports wagering.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Esports Betting Launches In U.S., Canada But Licensing Costs Prohibitive To Growth", "slug": "gc-esports-betting-launches-us-canada-licensing-costs-prohibitive-growth", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states", "ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Land-based casinos have been “through a valley of tears” over the past two years and now a “tsunami” of illegal online gambling is threatening their recovery, according to the head of the European Casino Association (ECA).", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Illegal Online Gambling 'Tsunami' Threatening Casinos, Says ECA", "slug": "gc-illegal-online-gambling-tsunami-threatening-casinos-says-eca", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "africa", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Spanish decree that will ban “intensive” gamblers from using credit cards is imminent, with the nation’s regulator revealing that applications for online licences will not reopen until the market has had time to react to the wave of new rules.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spanish Overhauls Must Settle Before Market Reopens, Says Regulator", "slug": "gc-spanish-overhauls-must-settle-market-reopens-says-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "Russia has called on the fellow BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — to extend the use of national currencies and integrate payment systems.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Russia Wants BRICS To Integrate Payments Systems", "slug": "pc-russia-wants-brics-integrate-payments-systems", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa", "china", "india", "russia", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "By bringing the Zelle app to the checkout counter, big US banks could cannibalise much of their card issuing revenue; however, the expansion to merchants is a natural next-step building on the success of its peer-to-peer (P2P) services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Zelle Mulls POS Offering", "slug": "pc-zelle-mulls-pos-offering", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Payments fraud has increased in the Netherlands as the banking sector says that it is doing more than ever to prevent it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fraud Spike In The Netherlands", "slug": "pc-fraud-spike-netherlands", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Impressive 2021 growth of non-cash transactions is transforming Malaysia into one of the most developed payments markets in the region.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malaysia’s Digital Payments Growth Soars As Payment Preferences Shift", "slug": "pc-malaysias-digital-payments-growth-soars-payment-preferences-shift", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "Affiliates in Germany will have to “decide which side of the law they are on” in 2023, as lawyers say they expect advertising pressure on operators to tighten from next year.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Germany Experts Expect Tougher Ad Rules Next Year", "slug": "gc-germany-experts-expect-tougher-ad-rules-next-year", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The bidding process for the three new licenses to operate a full-fledged casino in or around New York City will likely be one of the most hotly contested in U.S history, with many of the nation’s most prominent operators having already expressed interest.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Casino Licensing Battle Set To Begin", "slug": "gc-new-york-casino-licensing-derby-set-officially-begin", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK's next National Lottery operator has admitted sanctions associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine could affect its business, but denied it is especially vulnerable, amid parliamentary scrutiny.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New UK Lottery Operator Allwyn Battles Sanction Claims", "slug": "gc-new-uk-lottery-operator-allwyn-battles-sanction-claims", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "czech-republic", "russia"]}, {"summary": "The eighth joint meeting of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) finance ministers and central bank governors has been convened virtually, with praise for progress made on payment services among the ten member states.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ASEAN Countries Prioritise Financial Inclusion, ESG", "slug": "pc-asean-countries-prioritise-financial-inclusion-esg", "jurisdictions": ["brunei", "cambodia", "indonesia", "laos", "malaysia", "myanmar", "philippines", "singapore", "thailand", "vietnam"]}, {"summary": "A US appeal court has reopened a case by payment processing network Pulse, which alleges Visa practices have reduced competition in the debit card market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Court Revives Pulse Suit Against Visa", "slug": "pc-us-court-revives-pulse-suit-against-visa", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Significant work is needed to ensure that the wind-down planning of firms is credible and operable, the UK’s financial services watchdog has said in a new report.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Winding Down Plans Are A Mess, FCA Warns", "slug": "pc-winding-down-plans-are-mess-fca-warns", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that endemic corruption could be accelerating crypto adoption, but it admits the data is patchy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "IMF Finds Crypto Adoption Correlates With Perceived Corruption, Calls For More KYC Regulations", "slug": "pc-imf-finds-crypto-adoption-correlates-perceived-corruption-calls-more-kyc", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "A private member’s bill has been introduced to the Indian parliament to regulate the online gaming industry, amplifying the possibility of national intervention in the policies and laws of state governments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Private Bill Calls For Online Gaming Regulation Across India", "slug": "gc-private-bill-calls-online-gaming-regulation-india", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Affiliates in Germany will have to “decide which side of the law they are on” in 2023, as lawyers say they expect advertising pressure on operators to tighten from next year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Germany Experts Expect Tougher Ad Rules Next Year", "slug": "gc-germany-experts-expect-tougher-ad-rules-next-year-14121", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "U.S. regulators step in to block a metaverse NFT casino, Buenos Aires Province to allow debit card gambling and Macau draft puts further pressure on junkets.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 11-April 15, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-april-11-april-15", "jurisdictions": ["india", "kenya", "australia", "virginia", "ontario", "colombia", "pennsylvania", "mississippi", "argentina", "nebraska", "texas", "alabama", "cyprus"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Esports industry experts have said they need a global governing body to tackle the sports integrity issues that still haunt the sector, as growth drives risks to new heights.", "sectors": ["esports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Esports Governing Body Called For To Address Integrity Concerns", "slug": "gc-esports-governing-body-needed-address-integrity-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "north-america", "asia"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has introduced new rules to require online gambling companies to identify and take action to protect players at risk of harm.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Will Force Operators To Take Earlier Action On At-Risk Players", "slug": "gc-uk-will-force-operators-take-action-earlier-protect-risk-players", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the UK considers tough new restrictions on online gambling, it could only be a matter of time before similar rules are proposed in the United States, according to a panel of legal experts and U.S. regulators.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. May Follow UK's Regulatory Crackdown, Panelist Warns", "slug": "gc-us-may-follow-uks-regulatory-crackdown-panelist-warns", "jurisdictions": ["oklahoma", "new-hampshire", "massachusetts", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "UK Gambling Commission chief says that NFTs and crypto carry gambling risks without oversight, while China charges high ranking financial services regulator with corruption.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 11-April 15, 2022", "slug": "pc-news-brief-april-11-april-15-2022", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa", "china", "malaysia", "united-kingdom", "honduras", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "Malta made unfortunate history last year when it became the EU’s first nation to be put on the Financial Action Task Force’s greylist. However, experts predict that it may end up being a short stay.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Out Of The Grey? Malta Works To Get Back To Normal", "slug": "pc-out-grey-malta-works-get-back-normal", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "The US consumer watchdog is suing TransUnion, alleging the credit agency used deceitful digital dark patterns and violated consumer financial protection laws.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB Cracks Down On TransUnion Dark Patterns", "slug": "pc-cfpb-cracks-down-transunion-dark-patterns", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new private-sector initiative is aiming to build the industry’s first prototype to test the ability of the US market infrastructure to support a Fed-issued central bank digital currency (CBDC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Private Sector Builds CBDC Prototype", "slug": 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gaming and video game industries to develop a viable esports wagering industry in the state, despite integrity risks to the sector, as interest in competitive video game competitions has increased over the last two years.", "sectors": ["esports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Audience For Esports Not Minors, Executive Reminds Gaming Regulators", "slug": "gc-us-audience-esports-not-minors-executive-reminds-gaming-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "UK merchants have been hit by the new strong customer authentication (SCA) rules block on non-compliant online transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SCA Triggers £4.3m Daily Loss For UK Retailers", "slug": "pc-sca-triggers-ps43m-daily-loss-uk-retailers", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Experts are divided on just how significant the UK’s new crypto plans are, after HM Treasury published its stablecoin consultation response earlier this month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Are The UK’s Crypto Plans Really That Exciting?", "slug": "pc-are-uks-crypto-plans-really-exciting", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "India has granted WhatsApp Pay the permission to enrol 60m new users, a move that some believe has the potential to shake up the Indian payments landscape.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "WhatsApp Pay To Double Indian User Base", "slug": "pc-whatsapp-pay-double-indian-user-base", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A new report by Chainalysis, a crypto analytics firm, has cast doubt on the idea that Russian oligarchs could use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions and move wealth overseas en masse.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cryptocurrency Markets Too ‘Illiquid’ To Support Mass Russian Sanctions Evasion, Says Study", "slug": "pc-cryptocurrency-markets-too-illiquid-support-mass-russian-sanctions-evasion", "jurisdictions": ["russia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Ukraine’s gambling regulator is continuing to offer guidance and support to the industry despite the ongoing Russian invasion and has joined forces with its peers across the continent.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Resilient Ukrainian Regulator Joins GREF", "slug": "gc-resilient-ukrainian-regulator-joins-gref", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "In Pennsylvania, lawmakers remain far from reaching a consensus over how to handle thousands of “grey-market” machines, also known as skill-based games, which have appeared throughout the state and resemble slot machines but are unregulated.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Grey-Market Games Debate Stalls, Lawsuit Claims Machines Illegally Targeted", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-grey-market-games-debate-stalls-lawsuit-claims-machines-illegally", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "The Wakayama Prefectural Assembly has voted down the city’s proposed integrated resort (IR) package, condemning the city’s bid to likely failure just eight days before Japan’s national application deadline.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wakayama’s IR Bid Near Collapse After Assembly ‘No’ Vote", "slug": "gc-wakayamas-ir-bid-near-collapse-after-assembly-no-vote", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "Maine’s four federally recognized Indian tribes will control mobile sports betting in the state under the terms of legislation backed by Governor Janet Mills and approved by both chambers of the legislature Tuesday night.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maine Grants Indian Tribes Exclusivity For Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-maine-grants-indian-tribes-exclusivity-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["maine"]}, {"summary": "Strong customer authentication (SCA) in the UK was expected to be implemented from March 14, 2022. This regulatory analysis focuses on the implementation and impact of SCA in the UK and the EU, as well as the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) related expectations from payment service providers (PSPs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SCA Implementation: What’s Expected from PSPs in the UK and EU?", "slug": "pc-sca-implementation-whats-expected-psps-uk-and-eu", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) tells Visa and Mastercard to halt the planned increase of unregulated credit card fees as the change is set to take place.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Durbin Blasts Interchange Fee Hike", "slug": "pc-durbin-blasts-interchange-fee-hike", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "FinCEN issues advice for U.S. banks to help identify kleptocracy and foreign public corruption.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 19-April 22, 2022", "slug": "pc-news-brief-april-19-april-22-2022", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Although sanctions continue, priorities are gradually shifting from punishing Russia to helping those trapped in the crossfire.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Shifts to Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine Conflict", "slug": "pc-eu-shifts-humanitarian-aid-ukraine-conflict", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "ukraine"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has continued to clarify parts of the strong customer authentication (SCA) regulatory technical standards (RTS), delving into issues including mobile-initiated credit transfers and redirects.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ASPSPs Called Out As EBA Publishes Latest SCA Q&As", "slug": "pc-aspsps-called-out-eba-publishes-latest-sca-qas", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "After its aborted IPO in 2020, Ant Group is quietly building out its overseas business on a lighter budget, with its majority stake acquisition of a regional merchant payments platform.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "China’s Ant Group To Acquire Stake In Singapore Payments Firm 2C2P", "slug": "pc-chinas-ant-group-acquire-stake-singapore-payments-firm-2c2p", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Borussia Mönchengladbach of Germany’s Bundesliga football league has paused its sponsorship 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provisions including those limiting live bets and setting a €1,000 monthly limit on deposits, according to German magazine WirtschaftsWoche.\n\nThe council has been reviewing licence applications since January 2020 but on January 1, 2023, its authority passes to the planned central regulator, the Joint Gaming Authority for the Federal States (GGL). \n\nThe council has supplied 41 licences, although some companies have several.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Faces Multiple Betting Lawsuits, Publication Says", "slug": "gc-german-regulator-faces-multiple-betting-lawsuits-publication-says", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "November’s election in California, which could feature as many as three different proposals to legalize sports betting in the state, is looming large over this year’s Indian Gaming Tradeshow and 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mobile Sports Betting Still Months From Launch In Maryland", "slug": "gc-mobile-sports-betting-still-months-launch-maryland", "jurisdictions": ["maryland"]}, {"summary": "As more and more states legalize online sports betting and eventually, online casino, tribal nations with existing casino operations are faced with a need to adjust to an unfamiliar space in digital gaming.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tribes Face Difficult Choice To Run Online Offering Or Sell Market Access", "slug": "gc-tribes-face-difficult-choice-run-online-offering-or-sell-market-access", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In a landmark designation, the US Treasury has sanctioned Bitriver, the largest Russian provider for green 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"jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "TSB, one of the UK’s largest challenger banks, has put out an “urgent warning” about impersonation fraud in the UK, stating that it has accounted for one-third of fraud cases since the start of the year, and over a half of total losses (55 percent).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "APP Fraud Continues To Keep Banks Up At Night", "slug": "pc-app-fraud-continues-keep-banks-night", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "A new Brazilian bill would tighten penalties for social media scams, embezzlement and extortion involving PIX or WhatsApp.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PIX Scam May Lead to 12 Years’ Imprisonment", "slug": "pc-pix-scam-may-lead-12-years-imprisonment", "jurisdictions": 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Meghalaya Confirms Gaming Ban For Locals Despite Liberal Turn", "slug": "gc-meghalaya-confirms-gaming-ban-locals-despite-liberal-turn", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The drive to prevent harm caused by loot boxes would benefit from clearer legislation and enforcement, according to new research published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, which also suggests safer gambling tools can protect consumers.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rework Laws To Reduce Loot Box Harms, Say Researchers", "slug": "gc-safer-gambling-tools-one-way-reduce-loot-box-harms-say-researchers", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "finland"]}, {"summary": "Just a week after instigating a lawsuit against TransUnion, the US consumer watchdog is now going after MoneyGram, another large firm it sees as a 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"gc-alleged-online-poker-operators-australia-face-huge-fines", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "As governments across Africa seek to recover from the financial impact of COVID-19 restrictions, gambling finds itself in the crosshairs of several budget and financial proposals.", "sectors": ["casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kenya, Ghana, Uganda Attempting To Increase Gambling Tax Take", "slug": "gc-kenya-ghana-uganda-changes-aimed-increasing-gambling-tax-revenues", "jurisdictions": ["africa", "malawi", "kenya", "uganda", "ghana"]}, {"summary": "Upcoming rulings in three Indian gaming cases could have a historic impact on the future of not only tribal but commercial gambling operations across the United States.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Trio Of U.S. Court Decisions Could Change Face Of Indian Gaming", "slug": "gc-trio-us-court-decisions-could-change-face-indian-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "washington", "washington-dc", "california", "texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A closely watched sports-betting bill in Massachusetts has been amended and approved by a key Senate committee, with new provisions added to prohibit any advertising around televised sporting events.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Senate Seeks 'Whistle-To-Whistle' Ban On Sports-Betting Ads", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-senate-seeks-whistle-whistle-ban-sports-betting-ads", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new report from US bank Morgan Stanley has spoken of a world in which bitcoin payments are so convenient that we will use them to pay for coffee.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "mobile-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nothing Stopping Crypto Payments From Going Mainstream, Says Morgan Stanley", "slug": "pc-nothing-stopping-crypto-payments-going-mainstream-says-morgan-stanley", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Jurisdictions including the US, Japan and Singapore have established a cross-border forum to promote collaboration in data privacy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Several Major Economies Launch New Cross-Border Privacy Agreement", "slug": "pc-several-major-economies-launch-new-cross-border-privacy-agreement", "jurisdictions": ["japan", "south-korea", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The payment service providers (PSPs) are being investigated by Sweden’s Finansinspektionen over how they operate their money laundering systems, following investigations earlier this year into other PSPs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Watchdog Investigates Klarna, Loomis Over Money Laundering Concerns", "slug": "pc-swedish-watchdog-investigates-klarna-loomis-over-money-laundering-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​“Highly diverse” methods of recording problem gambling in Europe make it difficult for any valuable cross-country comparisons to be made, according to a study written for the European Gaming and Betting Association.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Comparing European Problem Gambling Rates Difficult, Says Study", "slug": "gc-comparing-european-problem-gambling-rates-difficult-says-egba", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK India Business Council has called on India’s central government to regulate gaming, including sports betting, and allow regional governments to cede day-to-day oversight to a national regulator.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK India Business Council Calls For Central Gaming Regulator", "slug": "gc-uk-india-business-council-calls-central-gaming-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Large industry players are pushing for more clarity on how reserve banks will evaluate crypto firms’ requests to the US payment system as a Federal Reserve consultation ends.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "More Clarity Needed On Crypto Access To Fed Accounts", "slug": "pc-more-clarity-needed-crypto-access-fed-accounts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Twitter has announced that it has accepted a bid from Elon Musk to acquire the social media platform, in a sign that it could become more engaged with crypto-assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Boost? Industry Players Mull What Elon Musk’s Twitter Acquisition Means", "slug": "pc-crypto-boost-industry-players-mull-what-elon-musks-twitter-acquisition-means", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has revived a dormant authority to examine nonbank companies that pose risks to consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chopra Is Going After Fintechs Now", "slug": "pc-chopra-going-after-fintechs-now", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Bank for International Settlements and Bank Indonesia launch TechSprint to solve the challenges of wholesale and retail central bank digital currencies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 25-April 29, 2022", "slug": "pc-news-brief-april-25-april-29-2022", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "As Prime Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issue a statement condemning Russia’s “unprovoked” aggression in Ukraine and calling for Ukraine’s entry to the European Union, Lithuania’s finance minister says further sanctions are needed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Baltic Leaders Want Ukraine To Join EU As Lithuania Calls For Tougher Russian Sanctions", "slug": "pc-baltic-leaders-want-ukraine-join-eu-lithuania-calls-tougher-russian", "jurisdictions": ["belarus", "estonia", "latvia", "lithuania", "russia"]}, {"summary": "Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange 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"payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Decrease In AML Notifications A First, Says Danish Authority’s Report", "slug": "pc-decrease-aml-notifications-first-says-danish-authoritys-report", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish financial regulator, the Finansinspektionen, is investigating the clearing system’s IT and information security operations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Watchdog Investigates Bankgirot", "slug": "pc-swedish-watchdog-investigates-bankgirot", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a diktat to supervisors and financial institutions, stressing the need to ensure they use “every best effort” to offer Ukrainian refugees financial access.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Give Ukrainians Payment Accounts, EBA Says (Again)", "slug": "pc-give-ukrainians-payment-accounts-eba-says-again", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "ukraine"]}, {"summary": "US senators have poured criticism on large banks for ignoring widespread fraud and scams on the Zelle money transfer platform.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Senators Rebuke Zelle Fraud Ignorance", "slug": "pc-senators-rebuke-zelle-fraud-ignorance", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Minnesota's sports-betting bill passes through its final committee stage and just two bids are left standing in Japan as casino-resort deadline passes.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: 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"united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Central African Republic has become just the second country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, after being signed into law by the country’s President.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender In Central African Republic", "slug": "pc-bitcoin-becomes-legal-tender-central-african-republic", "jurisdictions": ["africa", "el-salvador", "panama"]}, {"summary": "The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has invited stakeholders to feedback how they think a central bank digital currency, named the e-HKD, could be best utilised in the Chinese special administrative region.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Initiates New CBDC Discussion", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-initiates-new-cbdc-discussion", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Lending Standards Board has published updates that enable more firms to sign up to the Contingent Reimbursement Model Code — the set of voluntary standards that aim to protect people against authorised push payment (APP) fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lending Code Extended To Help APP Victims Better Understand Reimbursement Decisions", "slug": "pc-lending-code-extended-help-app-victims-better-understand-reimbursement", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Bigtech and the use of big data are top concerns of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as the agency forges ahead with its open banking rulemaking, Rohit Chopra has told Congress.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "consumer-lending", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Open Banking Rules: ’We Don’t Wanna Be China,’ Says Chopra", "slug": "pc-us-open-banking-rules-we-dont-wanna-be-china-says-chopra", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Thailand-based manufacturer of high-end Ray-Ban sunglasses is pursuing J.P. 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Morgan Sued In $272m Fraud Complaint By Thai Ray-Ban Maker", "slug": "pc-jp-morgan-sued-272m-fraud-complaint-thai-ray-ban-maker", "jurisdictions": ["thailand", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "In the race between neighboring states to pass legislation permitting sports betting, Kansas has crossed the finish line first ahead of Missouri with a bill now heading to the governor’s desk.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kansas Wins Sports-Betting Legalization Race Against Missouri", "slug": "gc-kansas-wins-sports-betting-legalization-race-against-missouri", "jurisdictions": ["missouri", "kansas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Opening a potentially multi-billion-dollar market for the sports betting industry, the non-profit agency overseeing college athletes and conferences in the United States is joining professional leagues in allowing the collection and 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"gc-leovegas-deal-gives-mgm-resorts-profitable-european-foothold", "jurisdictions": ["sweden", "nevada", "europe", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Maine became the first state in 2022 to officially legalize sports betting on Monday after Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, affixed her long-awaited signature to legislation after vetoing a more expansive bill more than two years ago.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Governor Signs Bill Giving Tribes Control Of Mobile Sports Betting In Maine", "slug": "gc-governor-signs-bill-giving-tribes-control-mobile-sports-betting-maine", "jurisdictions": ["maine", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), a mobile payments app that uses India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), is now live in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "prepaid", "bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "e-money", "issuing", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indian UPI App Goes Live At NEOPAY Terminals In UAE", "slug": "pc-indian-upi-app-goes-live-neopay-terminals-uae", "jurisdictions": ["india", "united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "The UK government is in the process of creating a second Economic Crime Plan, which may include Companies House reform but will not consolidate anti-fraud enforcement into the hands of a single body.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Working On Economic Crime Plan 2.0", "slug": "pc-uk-working-economic-crime-plan-20", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​There has been a surge in online gambling fraud attempts since several U.S. states legalized sports betting, according to data obtained by U.S.-based consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gambling Expansion Causes Fraud Attempts To Surge", "slug": "gc-us-gambling-expansion-causes-fraud-attempts-surge", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s Digital Services Act will make life much tougher for technology giants such as Facebook and Google, but there are set to be some more subtle knock-on effects for gambling companies.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU's Digital Crackdown Expected To Touch Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-eus-digital-crackdown-expected-touch-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "The political action committee behind a second ballot initiative in California funded by major sports-betting operators has submitted 1.6m signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office for verification, well over the number required to get on November’s ballot.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Online Sports-Betting Initiative Set To Qualify For Ballot", "slug": "gc-california-online-sports-betting-initiative-collects-16m-signatures", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gaming commission has wasted little time in enforcing the province’s ban on inducements in online gambling advertising, announcing two penalties on Tuesday against BetMGM and PointsBet.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Fines BetMGM, PointsBet Over Gambling Inducements", "slug": "gc-ontario-fines-betmgm-pointsbet-over-gambling-inducements", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "New amendments to Canada's anti-money laundering regulations require payment service providers and crowdfunding platforms to register and set up a compliance programme.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 2-May 6, 2022", "slug": "pc-news-brief-may-2-may-6-2022", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has preliminarily found that Apple Pay violated competition law by restricting access to key technology necessary to run mobile wallets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple Pay Unlawfully Restricted Access To NFC, EC Says", "slug": "pc-apple-pay-unlawfully-restricted-access-nfc-ec-says", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The payments giant has boosted its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials by expanding an earlier scheme for senior executives to all staff bonuses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A Radical Move? Mastercard’s Employee Bonuses Will Be Linked To ESG Goals", "slug": "pc-radical-move-mastercards-employee-bonuses-will-be-linked-esg-goals", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "A Canadian member of parliament and Conservative leadership hopeful has vowed to scrap the country’s plans to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Not On My Watch: Canada’s Opposition Leader-In-Waiting Promises To Kill Off CBDC", "slug": "pc-not-my-watch-canadas-opposition-leader-waiting-promises-kill-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "The Swiss bank is facing a lawsuit in New York over allegations that it knowingly “concealed” its non-compliance with international sanctions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Credit Suisse Accused Of Breaking Russian Sanctions In Class Action", "slug": "pc-credit-suisse-accused-breaking-russian-sanctions-class-action", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "EBA Clearing, SWIFT and The Clearing House (TCH) have announced that they plan to launch a pilot service for immediate cross-border payments beginning by the end of this year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Clearing, SWIFT, TCH To Pilot Cross-Border Instant Pay By End Of Year", "slug": "pc-eba-clearing-swift-tch-pilot-cross-border-instant-pay-end-year", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Grab Holdings and Singaporean telco Singtel have announced that their digital bank joint venture, GXS Bank, has been selected to receive a full digital banking licence in Malaysia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Grab On Track For Digital Banking Licence In Malaysia", "slug": "pc-grab-track-digital-banking-licence-malaysia", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "This regulatory analysis will briefly discuss recent market and regulatory developments in the Australian BNPL industry. It will then look into the content of the BNPL Compliance Report and will consider the key points that stand out from a compliance perspective. Finally, the analysis will focus on the likelihood of and possible reasons for potential regulation of the BNPL sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia: BNPL Code Hits One-Year Mark – Cause for Celebration or Further Regulation?", "slug": "pc-australia-bnpl-code-hits-one-year-mark-cause-celebration-or", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA) brought his campaign over “grey-market” machines, or skill-based games, to the heart of the Deep South on Wednesday to urge support for a campaign to ban the products that have proliferated in gas stations and convenience stores in recent years.", "sectors": ["casinos", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "AGA Takes Campaign To Ban Grey-Market Games Into Southern U.S.", "slug": "gc-aga-takes-campaign-ban-grey-market-games-southern-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "mississippi", "missouri", "kentucky", "pennsylvania", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "An activist fund, Corvex Management, has acquired a 10 percent share in Stockholm-listed Kindred Group and is urging the company to hire an advisor to consider a sale or business combination.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Activist Fund Urges Kindred To Sell", "slug": "gc-activist-fund-urges-kindred-consider-sale-combination", "jurisdictions": ["sweden", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The man primarily responsible for the expansion of sports betting in the United States will introduce fixed-odds wagering for horseracing on Saturday at Monmouth Park, the racetrack he owns in Oceanport, New Jersey.", "sectors": ["racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fixed-Odds Make U.S. Debut On Saturday In New Jersey", "slug": "gc-fixed-odds-make-us-debut-saturday-new-jersey-track", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), a charity whose members comprise more than 6,000 public healthcare professionals from around the world, wants young people to have more of a say on gambling and gaming laws after it was “surprised” by the findings of a new survey.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Young People Need A Voice On Gambling Laws, Says RSPH", "slug": "gc-young-people-need-voice-gambling-laws-says-rsph", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Flutter Entertainment is poised to generate more money in the US than in its home markets of the UK and Ireland, as strong performances in the US and Australia offset declines in the rest of the world.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter Soars In US, Sinks in UK, Ireland", "slug": "gc-flutter-soars-us-sinks-uk-ireland", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "ireland", "united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "In yet another enforcement action, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered Bank of America to pay a $10m civil penalty for unlawfully freezing customer accounts and sending payments to creditors.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of America To Pay $10m For Unlawfully Freezing Funds", "slug": "pc-bank-america-pay-10m-unlawfully-freezing-funds", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has widened the scope and purpose of assessing the equivalence of professional secrecy and confidentiality regimes of third-country authorities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Updates Guidance On Assessing Non-EU Confidentiality Regimes", "slug": "pc-eba-updates-guidance-assessing-non-eu-confidentiality-regimes", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has presented the EU’s sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes specific provisions banning oil imports and Russia’s largest bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Proposes Sixth Russian Sanctions Package, Targets Oil And Sberbank", "slug": "pc-eu-proposes-sixth-russian-sanctions-package-targets-oil-and-sberbank", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "russia"]}, {"summary": "DraftKings finishes its $1.5bn acquisition, former tribal gaming leader found guilty of bribery and new Brazilian lottery details released.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 2-May 6, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-2-may-6-2022", "jurisdictions": ["france", "united-kingdom", "netherlands", "washington", "louisiana", "florida", "ohio", "nevada", "sweden", "brazil", "massachusetts", "california"]}, {"summary": "The National Police Board of Finland has said it has taken action to prevent foreign gambling companies from advertising at the 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Foreign Operators Advertising In Finland On Thin Ice", "slug": "gc-foreign-operators-advertising-finland-thin-ice", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Germany has approved its first virtual slots licensee, a two-year-old company that is apparently linked to Gauselmann Group, the online gambling and machines giant.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mystery Company Awarded First German Online Slots Licence", "slug": "gc-young-mystery-company-awarded-first-german-online-slots-licence", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday announced Bally’s Corporation is her choice to build and operate a mega casino in the nation’s third largest city by 2026.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chicago Mayor Picks Bally's To Run Windy City's $1.7bn Casino", "slug": "gc-chicago-mayor-picks-ballys-run-windy-citys-17bn-casino", "jurisdictions": ["illinois"]}, {"summary": "Despite higher gas prices, rising interest rates, and an equity market that has not done well this year, U.S. gaming industry executives were quick to point out during their first-quarter earnings conference calls that they have not seen any meaningful changes in gamblers' behavior.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry Remains Insulated From Inflation", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-remains-insulated-inflation", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "pennsylvania", "colorado", "new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "In a congressional hearing, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) proposed a number of measures to restore competition in the credit card market, but a swipe fee cap was not one of them.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Durbin Pushes For Credit Card Regulation But No Fee Cap", "slug": "pc-durbin-pushes-credit-card-regulation-no-fee-cap", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) have published a new intelligence briefing warning of the financial crime risks of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "J5 Releases First Guidance On Red Flags In NFT Market", "slug": "pc-j5-releases-first-guidance-red-flags-nft-market", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands", "united-kingdom", "canada", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has fed back to the European Commission on how best it can respond to the rise of non-bank actors in the lending space, which could result in new compliance rules for bigtechs and fintech services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Makes Harmonisation Push In New Non-Bank Lending Report", "slug": "pc-eba-makes-harmonisation-push-new-non-bank-lending-report", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "In a sign of its increased focus on digital assets supervision, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will nearly double the size of its crypto enforcement team to 50 dedicated personnel.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Expands Crypto Unit In Major Enforcement Shake-Up", "slug": "pc-sec-expands-crypto-unit-major-enforcement-shake", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Findings from a new Bank for International Settlements (BIS) study suggest that access to quick response (QR) codes helps micro firms build up a credit history and that using bigtech credit can ease access to bank credit.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "mobile-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bigtech QR Code Payments Creating Better Opportunities For Small Merchants, Says BIS", "slug": "pc-bigtech-qr-code-payments-creating-better-opportunities-small-merchants-says", "jurisdictions": ["china", "international"]}, {"summary": "One thing that top gaming executives made clear during a busy week of first-quarter earnings calls with analysts is that all eyes will be on California and the hotly contested sports-betting ballot initiatives voters will decide in November.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming Executives High On California Prospects For Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-executives-high-california-prospects-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Nearly a year and a half after voters approved sports betting, Maryland is finalizing licensing rules to govern how mobile wagering will operate in the state as commercial gaming interests as well as small, minority- and women-owned businesses wait to be licensed.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Mobile Sports-Betting Mandate Seeks Minority Participation", "slug": "gc-maryland-mobile-sports-betting-mandate-seeks-minority-participation", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s economy would benefit from easing the restrictions that drive players to the black market, according to a new report commissioned by the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS).", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Restrictions Hurting Economy, Says BOS Report", "slug": "gc-swedish-restrictions-hurting-economy-says-bos-report", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Lawmakers in the Dominican Republic are pushing for the creation of a new gambling regulator, as the headline reform in an overhaul sparked by scandal.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dominican Republic To Create New Gambling Regulator", "slug": "gc-dominican-republic-create-new-gambling-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["dominican-republic"]}, {"summary": "The top lawyer, CFO and chief casino officer for Australian operator Star Entertainment Group have fallen on their swords after damaging testimony at a review into the company’s operations.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Three Star Entertainment Execs Resign After Probe Testimony", "slug": "gc-three-star-entertainment-executives-resign-after-probe-testimony", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "More groundwork needs to be done by the EU as the antitrust chief confirms that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) enforcers will be in place by spring of next year, while in the UK, a Digital Markets Unit is set to be included in the Queen's speech.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DMA Delayed To 2023 In EU", "slug": "pc-dma-delayed-2023-eu", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As an increasing number of Latin American and Caribbean countries are pursuing the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), VIXIO takes a look at some of the main drivers behind the trend in the region, and some of the risks and opportunities involved.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CBDC: Catalyst For Change In Latin America", "slug": "pc-cbdc-catalyst-change-latin-america", "jurisdictions": ["bahamas", "caribbean", "el-salvador", "mexico", "brazil", "venezuela"]}, {"summary": "The new Consumer Duty, open banking and a more diverse financial services sector are key to supporting better outcomes for consumers, a senior official at the UK’s financial services watchdog has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Put Needs Of Vulnerable Consumers First In These Challenging Times, Says FCA’s Competition Chief", "slug": "pc-put-needs-vulnerable-consumers-first-these-challenging-times-says-fcas", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A New York senator has introduced a bill that would criminalise so-called \"rug pulls\" and other types of crypto fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Rug Pull’: New York Senator Introduces Bill To Criminalise Crypto Fraud", "slug": "pc-rug-pull-new-york-senator-introduces-bill-criminalise-crypto-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Belgium’s justice minister has said he is “done with gambling advertising”, as the country notifies the European Commission of its draft royal decree to severely restrict gambling advertising.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Belgium To Severely Restrict Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-belgium-proposal-severely-restrict-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "Small businesses eligible to receive sports-betting licenses in Maryland will face high upfront costs, intrusive regulatory investigations and risk significant losses week-to-week, according to a panel of experts from larger operators.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports Betting Not Without Risks, Warns Maryland Panel", "slug": "gc-maryland-sports-betting-summit-highlights-risks-small-business", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states", "west-virginia"]}, {"summary": "A virtual currency mixer has been sanctioned by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for its role in aiding North Korea.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sanctions First As US Treasury Targets Virtual Currency Mixer", "slug": "pc-sanctions-first-us-treasury-targets-virtual-currency-mixer", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "EU payments players consider a future in which Apple Pay loses its monopoly on iOS devices and the the technology giant is forced to open up its device to competitors, bringing more opportunities for payments innovation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Ruling Against Apple To Shake Up Payments, Experts Tell VIXIO", "slug": "pc-eu-ruling-against-apple-shake-payments-experts-tell-vixio", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The US has issued new sanctions against designated individuals and entities deemed “critical” to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Issues New Sanctions Targeting Sberbank, Gazprombank, MIB", "slug": "pc-us-issues-new-sanctions-targeting-sberbank-gazprombank-mib", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "belarus", "russia", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) has published a new report that highlights the rapid spread of central bank digital currency (CBDC) studies and pilot schemes worldwide.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaining Momentum: BIS Survey Sheds Light On Move Towards CBDCs Worldwide", "slug": "pc-gaining-momentum-bis-survey-sheds-light-move-towards-cbdcs-worldwide", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "A Swiss parliamentary committee has voted against changing the country’s notorious bank secrecy provisions, despite mounting pressure from international and US bodies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swiss Drag Out Bank Secrecy Law Change Amid Growing International Pressure", "slug": "pc-swiss-drag-out-bank-secrecy-law-change-amid-growing-international-pressure", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "One third of online gambling companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have moved on to eastern Europe or returned to Asia because of pressure from the UAE and Chinese governments, according to a Sharjah-based sociologist.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "One Third' Of Dubai Online Gambling Companies Left For Europe, Asia", "slug": "gc-one-third-dubai-online-companies-left-europe-asia", "jurisdictions": ["united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "Top U.S. gaming executives have said that promotional restrictions and existing grey market operators have made Ontario’s sports betting and online casino launch a different one than typical American state launches.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ad Restrictions, Grey Market Transition Help Create Unique Ontario Market", "slug": "gc-ad-restrictions-grey-market-transition-helps-create-unique-ontario-market", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Lawyers for Italian investors Cipriani made their displeasure with a gambling bill loudly known in Uruguay’s Senate discussions this week.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Uruguay Casino Operator Blasts Attempt At Online Reform", "slug": "gc-uruguay-casino-operator-blasts-attempt-online-reform", "jurisdictions": ["uruguay"]}, {"summary": "Brussels has finally launched its much-anticipated review of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), as well as announcing it is looking for information to inform its work regarding open finance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Here We Go Again! Commission Launches PSD2 Consultation", "slug": "pc-here-we-go-again-commission-launches-psd2-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s largest building society has published new data showing the success of strong customer authentication in reducing fraudulent card payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Strong Results For Strong Customer Authentication, Says Nationwide", "slug": "pc-strong-results-strong-customer-authentication-says-nationwide", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK government has committed to introducing new legislation to protect access to cash, to better enforce against economic crime and to require banks to refund victims of authorised push payment fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cash, Crime And Reimbursement: A Look At What Was In The Queen’s Speech", "slug": "pc-cash-crime-and-reimbursement-look-what-was-queens-speech", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In a glitch, the UK's NatWest has charged its customers twice when they made debit card payments, forcing some of its clients to be overdrawn and without money.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NatWest Mistakenly Charges Debit Card Transactions Twice", "slug": "pc-natwest-mistakenly-charges-debit-card-transactions-twice", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "It would be unfair on gambling operators if their failure to win a licence to operate online in the Netherlands was made public, a senior minister said this week.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Minister Defends Secret Licence Rejection Policy", "slug": "gc-dutch-minister-defends-secret-licence-rejection-policy", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Should a gambling industry keen to score points on environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns steer clear of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), given the climate costs, fraud and wild gyrations in trading associated with both?", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Do Cryptocurrencies, NFTs Undermine Gambling's ESG Goals?", "slug": "gc-do-cryptocurrencies-nfts-undermine-gambling-industrys-esg-goals", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Four years after making perhaps the most significant legal ruling in the history of the United States' gambling industry, the U.S. Supreme Court is mired in a controversy threatening its credibility.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Anniversary Of Historic Sports-Betting Ruling Finds U.S. Supreme Court In Turmoil", "slug": "gc-anniversary-historic-sports-betting-ruling-finds-us-supreme-court-turmoil", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has warned consumer credit firms to be clearer in advertising loans, or face regulatory action.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dear CEO, Do Not Tell Consumers They’re Guaranteed A Loan!", "slug": "pc-dear-ceo-do-not-tell-consumers-theyre-guaranteed-loan", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has said that it wants to improve awareness of digital payments, as well as tackle the current barriers that can manifest for consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Awareness And Trust Lacking In Digital Payments, Says PSR Panel", "slug": "pc-awareness-and-trust-lacking-digital-payments-says-psr-panel", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Afterpay has partnered with pharmacist Rite Aid, making it the first drugstore in the US to offer buy now, pay later services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "loyalty-schemes"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Afterpay Targets Everyday Items In The US Following Rite Aid Deal", "slug": "pc-afterpay-targets-everyday-items-us-following-rite-aid-deal", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The global technical body owned by the major international card networks is proposing new specifications to streamline global contactless payment acceptance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EMVCo Proposes New Contactless Payment Specifications", "slug": "pc-emvco-proposes-new-contactless-payment-specifications", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The UK has begun to come up to speed with the EU and Australia in its move to enhance digital identity solutions, but faces a fallout with Brussels as it hints at reforming the General Data Protection Regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Government Touts Digital Identity And New Data Laws", "slug": "pc-uk-government-touts-digital-identity-and-new-data-laws", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Parliament and European Council have reached a political agreement on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), meaning that one of the key covenants of the EU’s digital finance plans comes a step closer to being signed into law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Political Agreement Reached On DORA", "slug": "pc-political-agreement-reached-dora", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Mr Green loses another fine appeal, Kyrgyzstan plans gambling law overhaul and Kansas sports-betting bill signed into law.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 9-May 13, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-9-may-13-2022", "jurisdictions": ["colorado", "denmark", "puerto-rico", "texas", "california", "paraguay", "finland", "sweden", "norway", "united-kingdom", "malta", "australia", "kyrgyzstan"]}, {"summary": "BetMGM executives have said the MGM-Entain joint venture has made “a concerted decision” to lessen its pursuit of mobile sports-betting customers in New York due to the state’s steep tax rate.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BetMGM Pulls Back In High-Tax New York", "slug": "gc-betmgm-pulls-back-high-tax-new-york", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york", "ontario", "california"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Children across the UK are seeing fewer gambling adverts on TV, but the Advertising Standards Authority is warning that the real challenge for the industry has shifted online.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Children See Fewer TV Gambling Ads As Habits Shift", "slug": "gc-uk-children-see-fewer-tv-gambling-ads-habits-shift", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "A poll conducted by Brazil’s Senate has suggested strong popular support for casino expansion, even though a vote on a sweeping measure that passed the lower house in February seems highly unlikely until after October’s elections.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Senate Poll Finds Popular Support For Casino Expansion", "slug": "gc-brazil-senate-poll-finds-popular-support-casino-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Minnesota House of Representatives passed legislation that would legalize sports betting in the state Thursday night, but even House legislators acknowledged the bill is not likely to clear the Senate.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Minnesota House Approves Sports-Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-minnesota-house-approves-sports-betting-bill", "jurisdictions": ["minnesota"]}, {"summary": "The head of the New South Wales (NSW) state gambling regulator complained to government officials in December that his agency had “very few regulatory levers to pull” on the poker machine (slots) industry, according to leaked documents.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NSW Regulator Laments 'Scary' Lack Of Control Over Slots", "slug": "gc-nsw-regulator-lamented-scary-lack-control-over-slots", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Match Group, owner of popular dating apps Tinder, Match and OKCupid, is suing Google after accusing it of establishing an in-app payments monopoly.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Tinder Swindler: Dating Apps Accuse Google Of Anti-Competitive Behaviour In California Lawsuit", "slug": "pc-tinder-swindler-dating-apps-accuse-google-anti-competitive-behaviour", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea", "netherlands", "united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has adopted a reform of the current EU Rules on Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services, which govern distance selling.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Commission Sets Sights On Stronger Consumer Protection Rules", "slug": "pc-commission-sets-sights-stronger-consumer-protection-rules", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has punished the retail banking group after four of its banks failed to comply with the Interchange Fee Regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Fines NatWest Group For Interchange Overcharge", "slug": "pc-psr-fines-natwest-group-interchange-overcharge", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With the Terra blockchain halted on May 12, both TerraUSD, an algorithmic US dollar stablecoin, and LUNA, its collateral token, are now officially laid to rest.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Counting The Cost: How Will The LUNA Crash Impact Crypto Regulations?", "slug": "pc-counting-cost-how-will-luna-crash-impact-crypto-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "TerraUSD, a US dollar stablecoin that runs on the Terra blockchain, appears to have met its maker after shedding 70 percent of its market cap in a single day.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "LUNA’s Crash Landing: Algorithmic Stablecoin Experiment Ends In Tears", "slug": "pc-lunas-crash-landing-algorithmic-stablecoin-experiment-ends-tears", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "U.S. gaming stocks continue to extend their recent losing as investors worry about ongoing inflationary pressures, but there are still merger and acquisition opportunities within the industry, according to a panel of financial analysts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "More M&A Activity Expected Amid Stock Sell-Offs", "slug": "gc-trends-driving-us-gamings-ma-activity-customer-acquisition-technology", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states", "europe"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Curaçao government is promising a long-delayed reform of gambling legislation to fix what an independent body calls “shortcomings in regulation” by the end of the year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Now Targets End-Of-Year Gambling Reform", "slug": "gc-curacao-now-targets-end-year-gambling-reform", "jurisdictions": ["curacao", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "New York state Senator Joseph Addabbo has acknowledged he may have acted too soon by introducing an online gaming bill during this year’s legislative session as lawmakers were coming off approving mobile sports betting and then three downstate casino licenses.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York iGaming Bill 'Too Much, Too Soon' In 2022", "slug": "gc-downstate-casino-licenses-2022-delays-new-york-igaming-bill-2023", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a self-assessment report for central banks to encourage the direct participation of payment firms in central bank payment systems. In a separate report, the organisation also calls for a global settlement window to increase the speed of cross-border payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BIS Provides Tools To Boost Payment Firms’ Direct Access To Central Bank Systems", "slug": "pc-bis-provides-tools-boost-payment-firms-direct-access-central-bank-systems", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission is expected to unveil new instant payments regulation this autumn, including mandating banks to accept it, but Brussels has a long wait before it finally becomes \"the new normal\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Instant Payments Mandate Could Speed Up Adoption, But Comes At A Cost", "slug": "pc-instant-payments-mandate-could-speed-adoption-comes-cost", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Best practices have been released to guide money service businesses on how to develop a programme for anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance and addresses the challenge of de-risking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Trade Bodies Release AML Best Practices For Money Transmitters", "slug": "pc-us-trade-bodies-release-aml-best-practices-money-transmitters", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "By far the most high-stakes and most expensive campaign ever in the U.S. to legalize sports betting continues to escalate in California as tribes and commercial operators battle for voter support of their competing initiatives.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Tribes See Battle Against Mobile Sports Betting As 'Fight For Survival'", "slug": "gc-california-tribes-see-defeat-mobile-sports-betting-fight-survival", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The future of the U.S. sports-betting market hinges on the three states of California, Florida and Texas, with excessive advertising a legitimate concern but cannibalization of traditional casino revenue an unproven myth, according to New Jersey’s chief gambling regulator.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Big Three Of California, Florida, Texas Vital To U.S. Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-big-three-california-florida-texas-vital-us-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "california", "texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Two white-label gambling companies, which each operate more than 200 websites for other companies, have been assessed more than £700,000 for failings in anti-money laundering (AML) and safer gambling policies.", "sectors": ["bingo", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Penalises White-Label Firms Over AML, Safer Gambling Failings", "slug": "gc-uk-penalises-white-label-firms-over-aml-safer-gambling-failings", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "alderney", "cyprus"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s State Treasury has found that government revenue and gambling addiction have remained largely unchanged since the country reformed its online market, as it backs new measures to protect players.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Treasury Pushes Black Market, Data Protection As Regulatory Focus", "slug": "gc-swedish-treasury-pushes-black-market-data-protection-regulatory-focus", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order mandating all public agencies to offer digital payment options, while the Philippines central bank is cracking down on fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "mobile-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippines President Issues Executive Order On Digital Payments, As Central Bank Steps Up Fight Against Fraud", "slug": "pc-philippines-president-issues-executive-order-digital-payments-central-bank", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "thailand"]}, {"summary": "Political agreement on new cybersecurity rules brings the EU's data strategy a step closer to its 2023 deadline, while compromise is reached on the second Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Agreement And Compromise: Data Governance Act And NIS2 Take Step Forward", "slug": "pc-agreement-and-compromise-data-governance-act-and-nis2-take-step-forward", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final draft of regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the information that crowdfunding service providers need to provide to consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Publishes New RTS On Crowdfunding Service Providers", "slug": "pc-eba-publishes-new-rts-crowdfunding-service-providers", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The new US national illicit finance strategy sets out four priorities to address existing loopholes in the country's regulatory framework, including those related to cryptocurrencies, beneficial ownership and gatekeeper professions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Launches National Strategy To Close AML Loopholes", "slug": "pc-us-launches-national-strategy-close-aml-loopholes", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Deals involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) exploded amid investor enthusiasm to tap into an expanding U.S. sports-betting market, but concerns of industry profitability and tighter regulations threaten to restrict future SPAC buyouts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SPAC Deals Stall As U.S. Regulator Proposes Tougher Oversight", "slug": "gc-spac-deals-stall-us-regulator-proposes-enhance-disclosure-investor-protection", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The General Directorate for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) in Spain has said it closed 13 online gambling sites and sanctioned another six in 2021, publishing the information publicly for the first time. The fines issued to the 19 companies totalled more than €58m.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spain Reveals €58m In Online Fines Issued Last Year", "slug": "gc-spain-reveals-eu58m-online-fines-issued-last-year", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "Even if they are victims of money laundering schemes, casinos can find themselves facing criminal charges if their safeguards against financial fraud fail to meet federal standards, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey said Tuesday.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Attorney Warns Casinos Not To Sleep On Money Laundering", "slug": "gc-us-attorney-warns-casinos-not-sleep-money-laundering", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish government has submitted a series of proposals, including licensing gambling software companies, prohibiting the promotion of illegal gambling and changes in requirements for “moderation” in marketing, to help protect children and the vulnerable.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Moves Ahead With B2B Licensing Plans", "slug": "gc-sweden-moves-ahead-b2b-gambling-licensing-plans-0", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish financial watchdog, Finansinspektionen (FI), has announced that it is appointing an external auditor to map out a \"substantial IT disturbance\" at one of the country’s largest retail banking institutions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedbank Faces Potential Investigation Over IT Disturbances", "slug": "pc-swedbank-faces-potential-investigation-over-it-disturbances", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the launch of its online platform for the Cyprus Beneficial Ownership Register of Express Trusts and Similar Legal Arrangements (CyTBOR).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cyprus Launches UBO Register", "slug": "pc-cyprus-launches-ubo-register", "jurisdictions": ["cyprus"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s central bank has confirmed that it will be applying its consumer protection rules to buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms among other services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland Becomes Unexpected First Mover For BNPL Regulation", "slug": "pc-ireland-becomes-unexpected-first-mover-bnpl-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of Block and ex-CEO of Twitter has hit back at Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of crypto exchange FTX, for claiming that bitcoin has no future as a payments network.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Jack Dorsey Strikes Down FTX Founder Over Bitcoin Payments Scaling Problem", "slug": "pc-jack-dorsey-strikes-down-ftx-founder-over-bitcoin-payments-scaling-problem", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused a US individual of using cryptocurrency transfers to evade sanctions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DOJ Files First Case Alleging Crypto Use In Sanctions Evasion", "slug": "pc-doj-files-first-case-alleging-crypto-use-sanctions-evasion", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK Gambling Commission acts against bookmaker Goldchip, Puerto Rico prepares to audit Light & Wonder's lottery operations and Dominican Republic moves against its scandal-ridden lottery operation.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 16-May 20, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-16-may-20-2022", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "peru", "lithuania", "macau", "virginia", "kyrgyzstan", "united-states", "china", "united-kingdom", "ohio", "dominican-republic", "puerto-rico", "denmark"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill should include many more restrictions and consumer safeguards, including a pre-watershed gambling advertising ban, according to a joint parliamentary committee.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Gambling Bill Should Be More Restrictive, Committee Says", "slug": "gc-irish-gambling-bill-should-be-more-restrictive-says-justice-report", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. gambling industry remains wide open to cyber attacks despite an accumulation of years of incidents, according to a former assistant U.S. attorney.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "It's When, Not If, Cyber Attacks Strike U.S. Gaming Companies", "slug": "gc-its-when-not-if-cyber-attacks-strike-us-gambling-industry", "jurisdictions": ["oregon", "new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "BetDeluxe and PointsBet are the latest in a long line of corporate bookmakers to be fined in New South Wales (NSW) state for illegal gambling inducements as the state government warned it will seek tougher penalties from the courts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tougher NSW Penalties Flagged After PointsBet, DeluxeBet Fines", "slug": "gc-tougher-nsw-penalties-flagged-after-pointsbet-deluxebet-fines", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Allowances for tax deductions for free bets and other promotional play lost U.S. states more than $120m in potential tax revenue in 2021, and some states are pushing back against unlimited deductions.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. States React As Tax Breaks On Promo Play Reach Nine Figures", "slug": "gc-us-states-react-tax-breaks-promo-play-reaches-nine-figures-2021", "jurisdictions": ["colorado", "michigan", "pennsylvania", "new-jersey", "new-york", "ohio", "arizona", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A UK police unit that targets organised criminal gangs behind fraud prevented a record of £101m from being stolen in 2021 — the highest amount in the unit’s 20-year history.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Specialist Police Payment Unit Prevents Record-Breaking Fraud", "slug": "pc-specialist-police-payment-unit-prevents-record-breaking-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) sets out plans to launch three new e-payment streams, Congress has announced it will adopt a new law to ensure consumers are protected from increased digital payments adoption.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippines To Launch Request To Pay And Bill Pay In Digital Push", "slug": "pc-philippines-launch-request-pay-and-bill-pay-digital-push", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "As mobile-first payments are proliferating in the UK and the New Payments Architecture continues to progress, industry experts discuss new opportunities in the rapidly changing payments landscape.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "It’s No Time For Complacency As Experts Discuss Future Of UK Payments", "slug": "pc-its-no-time-complacency-experts-discuss-future-uk-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "EU trade associations have co-signed a statement to the European Commission calling for an exemption for low-value e-vouchers and e-money transactions to remain in the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["prepaid"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments And Retail Associations Rally To Keep Gift Voucher Exemption In AMLD", "slug": "pc-payments-and-retail-associations-rally-keep-gift-voucher-exemption-amld", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A digital euro could be issued by the EU within four years, a senior official at the European Central Bank (ECB) has said, with peer-to-peer payments potentially among the first use cases.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Digital Euro Could Be Usable In Four Years’ Time, Says ECB Official", "slug": "pc-digital-euro-could-be-usable-four-years-time-says-ecb-official", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that a payment service provider (PSP) has been using “inadmissible clauses” on payment services, following a case triggered by the Federal Chamber of Labour.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Austria: PSP Found To Be Providing Misleading Claims In SCA Case", "slug": "pc-austria-psp-found-be-providing-misleading-claims-sca-case", "jurisdictions": ["austria"]}, {"summary": "Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Block, formerly known as Square, has outlined how its multi-ecosystem approach can be brought together to the mutual benefit of both its merchant and consumer base.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Friends With Benefits: Block Outlines Plans To Bring Consumer And Merchant Customers Together", "slug": "pc-friends-benefits-block-outlines-plans-bring-consumer-and-merchant-customers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Star Entertainment Group’s executive chairman John O’Neill has announced his resignation, along with a slew of directors and senior management, ahead of testimony to an inquiry into serious misconduct at the Australian casino operator.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Star Entertainment Executives Resign", "slug": "gc-star-entertainment-executive-chair-key-managers-resign", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Operators in Argentina’s nascent online gambling market face a series of challenges, including currency inflation and divergent regulations in the city and province of Buenos Aires.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentina's Online Operators Face Challenges Of Inflation, Jurisdiction", "slug": "gc-argentinas-online-operators-face-challenges-inflation-jurisdiction", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "An Asian Racing Federation report on illegal betting has found that more than 60 percent of websites were either unlicensed or “under-regulated”, with 62 percent of the “under-regulated” located in Curaçao, Malta or the Philippines.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Asian Racing Report Says 'Effectively Illegal' Betting Sites Outnumber Legal", "slug": "gc-asian-racing-report-says-effectively-illegal-betting-sites-outnumber-legal", "jurisdictions": ["asia", "curacao", "philippines", "malta", "european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Online casinos offering slot machines could have their stakes limited to just £2, according to reports on UK government plans to reform the sector.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Online Slot Machine Stakes Set For £2 Limit", "slug": "gc-uk-online-slot-machine-stakes-set-ps2-limit", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With the fall of the federal ban on sports betting four years ago, the proliferation of sports wagering in multiple U.S. states is forcing Nevada gaming regulators to further tweak the state’s own rules.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Reviewing Proposed Updates To Sports-Betting Rules", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulators-reviewing-proposed-updates-sports-betting-rules", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has fined two William Hill units a total of SEK1.45m (€138,000) for reporting incorrect information.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "William Hill Units Fined In Sweden For Faulty Information Reports", "slug": "gc-william-hill-units-fined-sweden-faulty-information-reports", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank chief has been unapologetic in her views on crypto-assets, as G7 economies stress the need for tighter regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’They’re Worth Nothing!’: Lagarde Comes For Crypto", "slug": "pc-theyre-worth-nothing-lagarde-comes-crypto", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "After a delayed introduction, the UK has implemented the strong customer authentication (SCA) rules, but experts continue to express concerns about the impact they will have on fraud alongside lost sales from card abandonment.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fraud Or Sales Prevention? Experts Discuss UK’s SCA Implementation", "slug": "pc-fraud-or-sales-prevention-experts-discuss-uks-sca-implementation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Match Group, owner of popular dating apps Tinder, Match and OKCupid, has agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Google after accusing it of establishing an in-app payments monopoly in a California lawsuit.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Update: Google Agrees Truce With Match Group Over Billing Complaint", "slug": "pc-update-google-agrees-truce-match-group-over-billing-complaint", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "Charles Randell, chair of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has called for a coherent policy approach to cryptocurrencies and asked lawmakers to ensure post-Brexit legislation does not put the independence of his agency in jeopardy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Chair Lays Out Vision For Levelling Up UK Financial Services", "slug": "pc-fca-chair-lays-out-vision-levelling-uk-financial-services", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Argentine central bank’s statement restricting the ability of banks to offer crypto services may halt mainstream adoption but usage is continuing to grow in the country driven by a need to protect against inflation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentine Crypto Rule Is Blow To Mainstream Adoption, But Won’t Stop It", "slug": "pc-argentine-crypto-rule-blow-mainstream-adoption-wont-stop-it", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Greece has increased the maximum online wager stake by ten times, doubled the maximum amount a player can win in a single bet and reduced the time players have to wait in between placing wagers.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Greece Eases Controversial Online Restrictions", "slug": "gc-greece-eases-controversial-online-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "The Minnesota legislature spent most of Monday merely listening to speeches from retiring colleagues after adjourning without reaching a consensus on bills to legalize sports betting, despite bipartisan support in the Senate and House of Representatives.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Disagreement Over Racetracks Derails Minnesota Sports-Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-disagreement-over-racetracks-offering-sports-betting-derails-minnesota", "jurisdictions": ["minnesota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Michigan Gaming Control Board has signed an agreement allowing in-state online poker players to compete with players in three other states, regulators announced on Monday.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Michigan Joins New Jersey, Delaware, Nevada In Interstate Poker Compact", "slug": "gc-michigan-joins-new-jersey-delaware-nevada-interstate-poker-compact", "jurisdictions": ["michigan", "pennsylvania", "nevada", "new-jersey", "delaware", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The province of Córdoba in Argentina announced on Friday that it will open a tender process this month to grant up to ten licences to online gambling operators.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentina's Córdoba Province Kicks Off Online Licensing, Despite Opposition", "slug": "gc-argentinas-cordoba-province-kicks-online-licensing-despite-opposition", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "In two separate letters, Republican lawmakers and the banks’ lobby group question whether the potential benefits of a US central bank digital currency (CBDC) outweigh the risks it poses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Lawmakers And ABA Cast Doubt On Digital Dollar Use Case", "slug": "pc-us-lawmakers-and-aba-cast-doubt-digital-dollar-use-case", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s financial watchdog has said that there are shortcomings in the payments institution’s approach to anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, but it will not be taking further action.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Western Union Off The Hook In Sweden Over AML", "slug": "pc-western-union-hook-sweden-over-aml", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Norges Bank, the Norwegian central bank, has said in its Financial Infrastructure 2022 report that the testing phase for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) will run until 2023, while also joining international colleagues in calling for more crypto regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Norway’s Central Bank Confirms CBDC Testing", "slug": "pc-norways-central-bank-confirms-cbdc-testing", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "A group of cross-party Polish MPs has joined repeated calls for the government to move away from a turnover tax they claim is pushing bettors to the black market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Lawmakers Call On Government To Introduce GGR Tax", "slug": "gc-polish-lawmakers-call-government-introduce-ggr-tax", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "A six-member conference committee appointed last week has a difficult task ahead of it in bridging the gap between two dramatically different sports-betting bills approved in Massachusetts to find a solution both the House and Senate can agree on.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Sports-Betting Conference Committee Faces Daunting Task", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-sports-betting-conference-committee-faces-daunting-task", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The fact that German sports betting and online slot game regulators can currently be overruled in licensing decisions by the 16-member Gambling Committee is “chaotic and stupid”, a gambling attorney has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German States Committee Oversight Of Gambling Called 'Chaotic'", "slug": "gc-german-states-committee-oversight-gambling-called-chaotic", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Iowa Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is preparing to review a gaming bill passed by lawmakers that would impose a two-year moratorium on any new casinos in the state while permitting cashless gaming on casino floors.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Iowa Governor To Consider Two-Year Casino Moratorium, Cashless Gaming", "slug": "gc-iowa-governor-consider-two-year-casino-moratorium-cashless-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["iowa", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Details about the new EU-US data transfer mechanism raise more questions about the stability of the adequacy agreement, Schrems has said in an open letter to the EU’s data protection institutions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Schrems III? Max Schrems Expresses Concerns About New EU-US Data Sharing Agreement", "slug": "pc-schrems-iii-max-schrems-expresses-concerns-about-new-eu-us-data-sharing", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BoE), has cast doubt on the idea that crypto could evolve into a mass payments solution, while suggesting instead that central bank digital currency (CBDC) is a more likely candidate.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto ’Not Practical’ For Payments, But CBDC Could Offer Solution, Says BoE’s Bailey", "slug": "pc-crypto-not-practical-payments-cbdc-could-offer-solution-says-boes-bailey", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new payments act passed earlier this month will ensure that interchange fees in New Zealand are more tightly controlled, as a result of a long-awaited move by the country’s regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "issuing", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Zealand: New Retail Payments Act To Impose Interchange Controls On Visa, Mastercard", "slug": "pc-new-zealand-new-retail-payments-act-impose-interchange-controls-visa", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has successfully completed the first phase of the migration to TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS), paving the way for the instant settlement of payments in Swedish kronor.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Completes First Phase Of Migration To TIPS", "slug": "pc-sweden-completes-first-phase-migration-tips", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The Federal Reserve (Fed) has finalised a rule for payment transfers over its forthcoming FedNow service, discussing fraud prevention and what “immediate” payments mean.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fed Issues Final Rule On FedNow Transfers", "slug": "pc-fed-issues-final-rule-fednow-transfers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Queensland state government has introduced a new casino control bill in response to the fallout from other state inquiries that have eviscerated management at Crown Resorts and The Star Entertainment Group.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 23-May 27, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-23-may-27-2022", "jurisdictions": ["peru", "illinois", "united-states", "california", "australia", "victoria", "lithuania", "connecticut", "mexico", "dominican-republic", "missouri", "louisiana"]}, {"summary": "Chicago took a giant step toward becoming the largest city in North America with a full casino-resort after the Chicago City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s recommendation of Bally’s Corporation to develop a $1.7bn project in the Windy City.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lopsided Vote Boosts Momentum For $1.7bn Bally's Casino In Chicago", "slug": "gc-lopsided-vote-boosts-momentum-17bn-ballys-casino-chicago", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Danish lawmakers will discuss new measures to tackle gambling addiction and a local trade group has announced several changes, after a new report revealed that the number of people with gambling problems has more than doubled since 2016.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Danish Problem Gambling Rate Doubling Dismays Government", "slug": "gc-danish-problem-gambling-rate-doubling-dismays-government-industry", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "Ontario regulators have helped guide operators and suppliers through their transition from the grey to regulated online gaming market in the provinces, but are now expected to pressure newly registered suppliers that continue to service both the licensed and offshore segments.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Set To Squeeze Suppliers Assisting Grey Market", "slug": "gc-ontario-set-squeeze-suppliers-assisting-grey-market", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "India’s central government has established a cross-ministry committee to explore the national regulation of online gaming, a potentially seismic development that could augur a shift to liberalisation across much of the country.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Committee To Propose National Online Gaming Regulator", "slug": "gc-india-committee-create-national-online-gaming-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Malta’s tarnished financial reputation is making life difficult for operators seeking funding, but at least one major player says it remains committed to the island.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malta Firms Face Financing Struggles", "slug": "gc-malta-firms-face-financing-struggles", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "SWIFT, the global interbank messaging system, has almost completed its latest round of experiments on cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments with the help of French IT firm Capgemini.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SWIFT Nears Completion Of Cross-Border CBDC Payments Study With Capgemini", "slug": "pc-swift-nears-completion-cross-border-cbdc-payments-study-capgemini", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "UK scam victims face half-hour waits and hefty call fees when they call their bank's fraud lines, consumer group Which? has revealed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Long Waits, Big Fees: APP Fraud Victims Face Barriers Getting Through To Banks", "slug": "pc-long-waits-big-fees-app-fraud-victims-face-barriers-getting-through-banks", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is extending the Confirmation of Payee (CoP) scheme, which means around 400 more financial firms will be required to introduce the payment protection measure.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Outlines New Confirmation Of Payee Plans", "slug": "pc-psr-outlines-new-confirmation-payee-plans", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of England (BoE) has told financial institutions that unless they step up their work to deal with the burgeoning climate crisis, climate risks could trigger a “persistent and material drag on their profitability”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Take Action On Climate Change Or Face 15 Percent Profit Loss, BoE Warns", "slug": "pc-take-action-climate-change-or-face-15-percent-profit-loss-boe-warns", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Bigtechs, merchants and fintech companies now account for 35 percent of the total financial services industry value, shrinking the position of incumbent players and creating a new wider financial services market, says Oliver Wyman.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A Tectonic Shift: Bigtechs, Fintechs Make Up One-Third Of Total Financial Services Industry Value", "slug": "pc-tectonic-shift-bigtechs-fintechs-make-one-third-total-financial-services", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Questions surround the two-stage assumption of power by the planned German “super regulator”, including whether would-be online slots and poker licensees are at risk of enforcement after the regulator gains website and payment blocking power on July 1.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ambiguity About Enforcement Worries German Licensing Applicants", "slug": "gc-ambiguity-about-enforcement-worries-german-licensing-applicants", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "UK gambling stakeholders say new online casino game design rules have done little to limit gambling harm, but might have made things more fun.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Slot Design Limits Questionable, Says Panel", "slug": "gc-uk-slot-design-limits-questionable-says-panel", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Spanish Supreme Court may send the case against Spain’s gambling advertising ban to the Constitutional Court, where it could sit for years in legal limbo before any final decision is made.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spanish Ad Ban Could Be Ruled Unconstitutional", "slug": "gc-spanish-ad-ban-could-be-ruled-unconstitutional", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "The executive director of the Washington Indian Gaming Association believes a federal lawsuit filed by Maverick Gaming is not just about commercial cardrooms being able to offer sports betting but is a direct assault on tribal sovereignty in Washington state and nationally.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Washington Tribes Claim Maverick Gaming Lawsuit Threatens Sovereignty", "slug": "gc-washington-tribes-claim-maverick-gaming-lawsuit-threatens-sovereignty", "jurisdictions": ["washington", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing to strengthen its rules to make information on claims made by firms concerning environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) funds more consistent, comparable and reliable.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Strengthens ESG Reporting Rules As Debate Rages", "slug": "pc-sec-strengthens-esg-reporting-rules-debate-rages", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Payments fraud, how to manage interchange fees and whether the Payment Systems Regulator needs a standalone chair all came up during a hearing with the UK’s members of parliament (MPs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fraud At The Top: Hemsley Sets Out PSR Priorities To Lawmakers", "slug": "pc-fraud-top-hemsley-sets-out-psr-priorities-lawmakers", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has written to the EU’s co-legislators, outlining its ongoing worries about the latest financial crime package to come out of Brussels.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’A Disproportionate Negative Impact’: EDPB Shares AML/CTF Package Concerns", "slug": "pc-disproportionate-negative-impact-edpb-shares-amlctf-package-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Brussels has proposed new rules to make seizing assets easier and undermining Russia sanctions in the trading bloc a crime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Commission Outlines Tougher Rules On Freezing And Confiscating Oligarchs’ Assets", "slug": "pc-european-commission-outlines-tougher-rules-freezing-and-confiscating", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "The ongoing legal battle over the UK National Lottery could see it halted for the first time in its 30 year history, the Gambling Commission has warned.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Lottery Could Be Suspended By Legal Action", "slug": "gc-uk-lottery-could-be-suspended-legal-action", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "China’s lottery industry has enjoyed two consecutive months of year-on-year growth after a seven-month downturn, although sales in Shanghai plummeted 95 percent amid a strict pandemic lockdown.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "China Lotteries Enjoy Upward Trend After Seven-Month Lull", "slug": "gc-china-lotteries-enjoy-upward-trend-after-seven-month-lull", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "Costa Rica has introduced a new bill that would channel revenues from casinos and online gambling towards municipal police training and prisons.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Costa Rica Proposes Using Gambling Revenue To Fund Police", "slug": "gc-costa-rica-proposes-using-gambling-revenue-fund-police", "jurisdictions": ["costa-rica"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has released a set of Q&As on the revised Standard Contract Clauses (SCCs) for international data transfers, originally released in June 2021.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU (Finally) Releases Standard Contract Clauses Q&A", "slug": "pc-eu-finally-releases-standard-contract-clauses-qa", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As the discussion around a US central bank digital currency (CBDC) heats up, Circle, a payments association, banks and legislators further line up in opposition to a digital fiat.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Private Sector Lines Up Against US Digital Dollar", "slug": "pc-update-private-sector-lines-against-us-digital-dollar", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore has taken further action against OCBC Bank, raising its capital limits after some of its customers were victims of a phishing scam.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MAS Piles On Pressure After Fraud Case", "slug": "pc-mas-piles-pressure-after-fraud-case", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "As Japan becomes the latest country to experiment with biometric cards, advocates argue that high issuance costs will reduce over time as adoption picks up.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Biometric Card Issuance Gathers Momentum As Japan Becomes Latest Country To Launch", "slug": "pc-biometric-card-issuance-gathers-momentum-japan-becomes-latest-country-launch", "jurisdictions": ["japan", "france"]}, {"summary": "US fintech Stripe has returned to the bitcoin payments space after a four-year break, following the launch of its Stripe Apps Marketplace.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Stripe Returns To Bitcoin Payments After Four-Year Hiatus", "slug": "pc-stripe-returns-bitcoin-payments-after-four-year-hiatus", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Blackstone-owned Cirsa International is seemingly set to enter the Italian online market via an acquisition, but the company it apparently wants to buy could be stripped of its licence in July.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cirsa Italian Market Entry In Doubt Over Enforcement", "slug": "gc-cirsa-italian-market-entry-doubt-over-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "Maltese gaming consultant Iosif Galea has been arrested in Italy, reportedly over links to companies that failed to pay VAT on offshore gambling in Germany, causing fear within the island's gambling community of further crackdowns from abroad.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maltese Arrest Linked To German Tax Dodge", "slug": "gc-maltese-arrest-linked-german-tax-dodge", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "germany", "italy"]}, {"summary": "With an American-style marketing approach featuring attractive sign-up bonuses and risk-free bets off the table in Ontario’s competitive online gaming market, operators say they are focusing on differentiated strategies to attract and retain customers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Operators Searching for Right Marketing Approach In Ontario", "slug": "gc-operators-searching-right-marketing-approach-ontario", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "The addition of Michigan to an interstate internet poker compact is the latest sign of the gaming industry’s transition to the digital market, as it pursues its ultimate goal of achieving a massive expansion of online casinos similar to the explosive growth of sports betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Could Interstate Poker Help Lay Groundwork For U.S. Online Casinos?", "slug": "gc-could-poker-sports-betting-lay-groundwork-us-online-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["michigan", "delaware", "nevada", "new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has suffered another financial and regulatory blow after the Victorian state gambling regulator fined the company a record A$80m ($58m) over its China UnionPay (CUP) cashcard scam.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crown Resorts Fined $58m Over Cashcard Scam", "slug": "gc-crown-resorts-fined-58m-over-gambler-cashcard-scam", "jurisdictions": ["victoria", "new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "After two years of delay, Thailand's first data protection law is set to come into force on Wednesday. Despite the intent to boost Thailand’s digital economy, small businesses are still struggling to prepare for full compliance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Businesses Fret As Thailand Kicks Off Data Protection Law Enforcement", "slug": "pc-businesses-fret-thailand-kicks-data-protection-law-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "The technical solutions to achieve open banking in the UK were a success, but other issues such as governance were not factored into the equation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), an independent review has found.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Banking Complexities Weren’t Foreseen By CMA, Review Concludes", "slug": "pc-open-banking-complexities-werent-foreseen-cma-review-concludes", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Russia’s minister of finance has proposed a new payment mechanism that he believes will allow the country to skirt US sanctions on sovereign debt coupons.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rouble To The Rescue: Russia Reveals Plans To Skirt Sanctions After US Closes Sovereign Debt Loophole", "slug": "pc-rouble-rescue-russia-reveals-plans-skirt-sanctions-after-us-closes-sovereign", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "russia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s consumer watchdog has opened a Federal Court case against Mastercard, accusing the payments giant of attempting to reduce competition in the supply of debit card acceptance services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Watchdog Sues Mastercard For Alleged Abuse Of Market Power", "slug": "pc-australian-watchdog-sues-mastercard-alleged-abuse-market-power", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey regulators issue a civil penalty against the former owners of Golden Nugget Online Gaming for reporting failings.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News in Brief: May 30-June 3, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-30-june-3-2022", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "lithuania", "virginia", "dominican-republic", "sweden", "washington", "iowa", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released its national priorities for anti-money laundering for casinos and other institutions last year, but the regulations behind those policies are still being developed.", "sectors": ["casinos", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FinCEN Sets Anti-Money Laundering Priorities Amid U.S. Gambling Surge", "slug": "gc-fincen-sets-anti-money-laundering-priorities-amid-us-gambling-surge", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Allies of Japanese gaming mogul Kazuo Okada and a team of security guards have seized on-site control of Okada Manila, the Philippine integrated resort that Okada built but lost in 2017 after years of corporate warfare.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kazuo Okada Allies Seize Control of Manila Casino", "slug": "gc-kazuo-okada-allies-seize-control-manila-casino", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "The new German regulator has confirmed it is taking a strict stance on enforcing online slots and poker licensing when it assumes authority on July 1, a position that could open those awaiting news on 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Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has amended its rules on cross-border transfer of currencies to allow greater flexibility for international travellers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippines Central Bank Issues New Rules On Cross-Border Peso, FX Transactions", "slug": "pc-philippines-central-bank-issues-new-rules-cross-border-peso-fx-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "thailand"]}, {"summary": "Fragmentation and varying sets of standards have hindered open banking’s functionality, panellists agreed at EBADay 2022 in Vienna yesterday, as they shared their visions for open finance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Are We There Yet? From Open Banking To Open Finance", "slug": "pc-are-we-there-yet-open-banking-open-finance", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "In a new consultation, the UK government has announced its intention to take the necessary legislative steps to bring services that issue or facilitate the use of stablecoins into the regulatory perimeter, primarily by amending existing electronic money and payments legislation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Treasury Sets Out Plans To Manage Stablecoin Failures", "slug": "pc-uk-treasury-sets-out-plans-manage-stablecoin-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Gun violence is likely to be the central issue in this year’s governor’s race in Texas, but the legalization of casinos and sports betting could emerge as a significant factor in a campaign expected to be especially bitter and divisive.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Could Be Wild Card In Texas Governor’s Race", "slug": "gc-gambling-could-be-wild-card-texas-governors-race", "jurisdictions": ["texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Canadian sports betting brand theScore, which was acquired by Penn National Gaming last year, informed its customers Wednesday that it will shut down its U.S. sports betting operations on Canada Day, or July 1.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "TheScore Exiting U.S. Sports Betting Market On Canada Day", "slug": "gc-thescore-exiting-us-sports-betting-market-canada-day", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A multifaceted rollout that includes sports wagering kiosks at hundreds of retail locations means Ohio’s sports betting market will not go live until the latest legally possible date of January 1, 2023, regulators confirmed on Wednesday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Sports Betting To Launch In 2023", "slug": "gc-ohio-sports-betting-launch-2023", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Rhodes confirmed as UK commission top dog, US treatment firm adds new directors, Okada Manila chair dies days before raid and Costa Rica renews regulators mandate.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - May 2022", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-may-2022", "jurisdictions": ["asia", "united-states", "europe", "philippines"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s Internal Revenue Service has declared it will enforce taxes against unregistered foreign companies, including gambling operators, that have not been paying value added tax (VAT) to the government.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Tax Service Targets Online Gambling Over VAT", "slug": "gc-chiles-tax-service-begins-rollout-new-taxes-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "The final report from British Columbia’s public inquiry into money laundering has been submitted to the provincial government, with officials reviewing the Cullen Commission’s report before its released to the public, a spokesman confirmed on Friday (June 3).", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canadian Money-Laundering Report Submitted, Public Release Pending", "slug": "gc-canadian-money-laundering-report-submitted-public-release-pending", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "british-columbia"]}, {"summary": "In a key test case for Missouri, the owner of a company that has distributed thousands of unregulated grey-market games to gas stations, convenience stores and other locations faces illegal gambling charges in Adair County in the northeastern part of the state.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Missouri Grey-Market Slots Company Owner Faces Illegal Gambling Charges", "slug": "gc-missouri-grey-market-slots-company-owner-faces-illegal-gambling-charges", "jurisdictions": ["missouri", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Australian state of Queensland has proposed an increase in the point of consumption (POC) tax for wagering from 15 to 20 percent as part of a racing industry funding package that bypassed corporate bookmaker feedback.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Queensland Eyes Wagering Tax Hike Amid Entain Protest", "slug": "gc-queensland-eyes-wagering-tax-hike-amid-entain-protest", "jurisdictions": ["queensland", "australia"]}, {"summary": "From next year, it will be possible to send a payment to someone else's account only with the knowledge of the owner's phone number, the Czech banking association has announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Czech Payments Industry To Launch Payments Using Mobile Phone Numbers", "slug": "pc-czech-payments-industry-launch-payments-using-mobile-phone-numbers", "jurisdictions": ["czech-republic"]}, {"summary": "DWS, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, said its offices were raided by German police last week, as panellists in Vienna agreed that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are a priority for employees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Deutsche Bank Exec Resigns Over Greenwashing Raid As ESG Becomes Key EBADay 2022 Topic", "slug": "pc-deutsche-bank-exec-resigns-over-greenwashing-raid-esg-becomes-key-ebaday", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a new digital asset collaboration with banking giants J.P. 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As banks’ approach to fintechs is changing, Dubai is turning into a preferred destination for fintechs to get a foothold in the region.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dubai Leading The Way As A Fintech Hub In Fast Growing Region", "slug": "pc-dubai-leading-way-fintech-hub-fast-growing-region", "jurisdictions": ["middle-east", "dubai"]}, {"summary": "Less than one year into his second four-year term, Democratic Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey hopes to achieve the same success with esports as his state has enjoyed with internet gaming and sports betting.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "After Mastering Internet Gambling, New Jersey Eyes Esports", "slug": "gc-after-mastering-internet-gambling-new-jersey-eyes-esports", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Rush Street Interactive CEO Richard Schwartz used an investor conference on Monday as an opportunity to remind analysts that profitability in the online gaming business comes from player retention, rather than acquisition.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rush Street Interactive CEO Ties Online Profitability To Player Retention", "slug": "gc-rush-street-interactive-ceo-ties-online-profitability-player-retention", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "mexico", "canada", "colombia", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The Polish branch of a United Nations corporate responsibility initiative has celebrated the country’s apparently shrinking black market, but is still pushing for a regulatory overhaul.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UN Group Calls On Poland To Amend Gambling Rules, Create New Regulator", "slug": "gc-un-group-calls-poland-amend-gambling-rules-create-new-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "A long-running dispute over whether popular fantasy sports games are legal under Finland’s monopoly gambling law has ended with victory for the state.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finland's Supreme Court Says Fantasy Sports Belong To Monopoly", "slug": "gc-finlands-supreme-court-says-fantasy-sports-belong-monopoly", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) have set out additional measures to further safeguard customers from digital 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["massachusetts", "california", "texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Officials from Ontario’s gaming regulator sought to make it clear Tuesday that operators should stop testing the boundaries of the province’s advertising restrictions.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Urges Operators To Stay Within Advertising Standards", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-urges-operators-stay-within-advertising-standards", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The Japanese government is again considering expansion of the sports-betting market, with a ministerial proposal to be discussed in detail at a sports policy conference next month, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported on Tuesday.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Japan To Mull Sports-Betting Expansion, Says Report", "slug": "gc-japan-conference-mull-sports-betting-expansion-report", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "Apple’s iOS 16 operating system is almost here, and its latest version of the Apple Wallet app is set to come with a buy now, pay later (BNPL) surprise.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple Enters BNPL Arena, Launches New POS Solution For Merchants Using iPhone", "slug": "pc-apple-enters-bnpl-arena-launches-new-pos-solution-merchants-using-iphone", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Martina Weimert, the European Payments Initiative (EPI) chief executive, let her feelings be known loud and clear about the EU authorities pushing for the pan-EU payments project, telling them that the private sector cannot be the only ones footing the bill.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EPI Chief Tells EU Regulators: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is", "slug": "pc-epi-chief-tells-eu-regulators-put-your-money-where-your-mouth", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has announced that it has adopted a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, following an agreement in principle last week.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: EU Adopts 6th Package Of Russian Sanctions, Targets Oil For First Time", "slug": "pc-update-eu-adopts-6th-package-russian-sanctions-targets-oil-first-time", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "russia"]}, {"summary": "As five US banks square up to class actions over their handling of fraud cases on the popular Zelle payment service, hundreds of other participants in the network could also become embroiled as potential litigants.", "sectors": 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"online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 6-June 10, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-6-june-10-2022", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar", "saskatchewan", "british-columbia", "united-kingdom", "philippines", "sri-lanka", "australia", "united-states", "curacao", "south-africa", "netherlands", "germany", "sweden", "florida", "massachusetts", "new-jersey", "western-australia"]}, {"summary": "Five states already have approved comprehensive online privacy laws which could become a speed bump slowing the expansion of sports betting and internet gambling across the United States.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Privacy Laws Spread In U.S. States Almost As Fast As Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-privacy-laws-spread-us-states-almost-fast-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Gambling operators must have more dialogue with authorities about the unique regulatory problems cryptocurrencies can address in their jurisdictions if the payment method is to be widely accepted anytime in the near future, according to a panel of experts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Operators Must Do More To Alleviate Crypto Fears, Says Panel", "slug": "gc-operators-must-do-more-alleviate-regulators-crypto-fears-says-panel", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The prospect of UK affordability checks curbing profit makes many gambling companies nervous, but it is an existential issue for the horseracing industry, according to at least one 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"The takeover of casino operator Crown Resorts by US financial services giant Blackstone Group is all but assured after Victoria and New South Wales state gambling regulators approved the deal.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulators Approve Blackstone Takeover Of Crown Resorts", "slug": "gc-victoria-nsw-approve-blackstone-takeover-crown-resorts", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "victoria", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Stripe has released a new strong customer authentication (SCA) compliant feature that enables customers to authenticate purchases within the checkout flow.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Stripe Rolls Out SCA-Compliant Authentication For Smoother Checkout", "slug": "pc-stripe-rolls-out-sca-compliant-authentication-smoother-checkout", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Bigtechs are set to have new regulatory overlords in the UK, with the government enabling authorities to test the resilience of cloud service providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bigtech Cloud Providers To Be Regulated By Financial Watchdogs In The UK", "slug": "pc-bigtech-cloud-providers-be-regulated-financial-watchdogs-uk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A German court has delivered an interim ruling stopping the current sports-betting regulator, the Darmstadt Regional Council, from enforcing what the gambling industry considers a cripplingly small list of permitted live, pre-match or in-play, bets.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Court Thrills Betting Industry By Putting Bet Curbs On Hold", "slug": "gc-german-court-thrills-betting-industry-putting-live-bet-curbs-hold", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The Argentine federal government has published a decree to enact indirect taxes on online gambling deposits, but legal and tax experts are unsure about how they can be enforced.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentina Enacts Decree For Federal Tax On Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-argentina-enacts-decree-raising-taxes-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "Legal experts in India have warned a bill regulating fantasy sports and esports in Rajasthan state is flawed, and called for extensive changes or else to launch a national scheme regulating skill gaming with stakes.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cautious Rajasthan Online Gaming Bill Suffers Lawyer Criticism", "slug": "gc-cautious-rajasthan-online-gaming-bill-suffers-lawyer-criticism", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A small group of lawmakers from the Massachusetts House and Senate met for the first time on Thursday to begin discussions on how they can settle their differences with contrasting sports-betting bills.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Committee To Reconcile Sports-Betting Bills Behind Closed Doors", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-committee-ironing-out-differences-sports-betting-bills", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The US’ digital asset world may be entering new uncharted regulatory territory, as lawmakers seek clarity on jurisdiction, stablecoins, banking, tax, interagency coordination and many other areas.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Landmark Bill To Create Regulatory Framework For Digital Assets", "slug": "pc-us-senators-introduce-bipartisan-landmark-bill-create-regulatory-framework", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "More than two in five buy now, pay later (BNPL) customers borrowed money to make repayments, Citizens Advice has found, as the cost of living crisis puts the payment method in the spotlight.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Two-Fifths Borrow To Pay Off BNPL Debt, Warns UK Charity", "slug": "pc-two-fifths-borrow-pay-bnpl-debt-warns-uk-charity", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project may land quicker than the market is anticipating, but is politics driving the desire for a retail version?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sooner Or Later? Money 20/20 Split On When Digital Euro Will Launch", "slug": "pc-sooner-or-later-money-2020-split-when-digital-euro-will-launch", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "In a surprise move, Apple has announced that it will be self-funding its new buy now, later (BNPL) service using its own cash-rich balance sheet.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Apple To Use Credit Subsidiary To Fund New BNPL Service", "slug": "pc-update-apple-use-credit-subsidiary-fund-new-bnpl-service", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro is reluctant to enact a regulatory decree and introduce accompanying legal changes for online sports betting before facing re-election in October, according to reports in the country.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Presidential Election Looms Large For Brazil Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-election-looms-large-brazil-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Affiliate marketers are among the groups most affected by Ontario’s marketing restrictions, and some larger affiliates say the restrictions have made it difficult to invest heavily in the province.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Affiliate Marketers Struggling In Ontario Amid Restrictions", "slug": "gc-affiliate-marketers-struggling-ontario-amid-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council has called on gambling regulator PAGCOR to jointly monitor and trace traveller funds after the former identified casino gambling as the top reason for bringing foreign currencies exceeding $10,000 into the country.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine AML Watchdog Floats Joint Transactions Monitor", "slug": "gc-philippine-aml-watchdog-floats-joint-transactions-monitor", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "The New York State Department of Financial Services has become the first US financial regulator to lay down foundational criteria for dollar-backed stablecoins issued by state-regulated entities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Publishes First-Ever US Stablecoin Guide", "slug": "pc-new-york-publishes-first-ever-us-stablecoin-guide", "jurisdictions": ["new-york"]}, {"summary": "The debate has begun about the future of payments regulation following the recent consultation review of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). VIXIO speaks to experts from around the payments industry who ponder whether the time has come for there to be a regulation instead of a directive.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Time For Regulation? Experts Ponder Future Of PSD2", "slug": "pc-time-regulation-experts-ponder-future-psd2", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued revised guidelines for business continuity in response to novel threats faced by financial institutions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Central Bank Highlights ’Evolving Threats’ In New Business Continuity Guidelines", "slug": "pc-singapore-central-bank-highlights-evolving-threats-new-business-continuity", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "Thirteen Swedish banks are planning to start testing the Nordic payments platform before the end of the year using the Swedish instant payments solution Swish.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "P27 Test To Start Year-End With Swedish Banks", "slug": "pc-p27-test-start-year-end-swedish-banks", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "finland", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Swedish government is taking the final steps toward making it easier for the Swedish Gambling Authority to crack down on unlicensed operators and to help curb match-fixing.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden To Revamp Payments Crackdown On Unlicensed Gambling", "slug": "gc-sweden-ease-payments-crackdown-unlicensed-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​It is still not clear when in the “coming weeks” the UK’s much-anticipated Gambling Act review white paper will be published or what it will cover, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DCMS Blames Political Difficulties For White Paper Uncertainty", "slug": "gc-dcms-unclear-about-white-paper-release-blames-political-difficulties", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the Massachusetts Gaming Commission prepares for the possibility of having to regulate sports betting, commissioners are considering establishing new guidelines to govern the gaming industry’s advertising practices.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Commission Considering Enhanced Advertising Regulations", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-gaming-commission-considering-casino-advertising-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "While regulators in Ontario have said the launch of the first wave of online operators was relatively successful from a licensing perspective, many in the next wave of operators will come with a higher risk profile.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulators Preparing For Second Wave Of Less Experienced Applicants", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulators-preparing-second-wave-less-experienced-applicants", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The state administrator’s office in Saxony-Anhalt said it has filed 25 criminal charges since July 2021 over illegal gambling and illegal betting events.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German State Says It Has Filed 25 Criminal Gambling Charges", "slug": "gc-german-state-says-its-filed-25-criminal-gambling-charges", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is on the cusp of outlining its final Consumer Duty proposals, which are due to be introduced next year, as experts express concerns it may be a bumpy ride with many firms not prepared.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Get Ready Now: FCA Consumer Duty Proposal Looms Large For Payment Firms", "slug": "pc-get-ready-now-fca-consumer-duty-proposal-looms-large-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Custodia has accused the Federal Reserve Board of getting in the way of innovation by unduly prolonging the process of granting access to the central bank’s payment system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Bank Sues Fed Over Stalling Access To Central Bank System", "slug": "pc-crypto-bank-sues-fed-over-stalling-access-central-bank-system", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India has issued new guidelines that will make it easier for urban cooperative banks to offer doorstep banking services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A Boost For Doorstep Banking: India Eases Restrictions In Latest Guidelines", "slug": "pc-boost-doorstep-banking-india-eases-restrictions-latest-guidelines", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "In March 2022, the Australian Treasury announced the publication of its consultation paper titled “Crypto-Asset Secondary Service Providers: Licensing and Custody Requirements”. The consultation paper proposes a regime governing the licensing of crypto-asset secondary service providers and certain requirements for custodians of crypto-assets in the country.\nThis regulatory analysis will delve into the background of the consultation, as well as the key provisions and requirements of the proposed regime. It will then assess the possibility of opting for alternative requirements proposed by the government, in addition to the potential implications of these regulatory changes for providers and the wider crypto-asset ecosystem.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia: Opening the Virtual Frontier, While Closing an Era of Decentralisation", "slug": "pc-australia-opening-virtual-frontier-while-closing-era", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Celsius, one of the world’s largest crypto lending platforms, has announced that it has suspended all withdrawals due to “extreme” market conditions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Lending Platform Suspends Withdrawals, Stoking Fears Of Insolvency, Contagion", "slug": "pc-crypto-lending-platform-suspends-withdrawals-stoking-fears-insolvency", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As New Jersey continues to rake in more than $2bn annually from internet gaming and online sports betting, the question arises why Florida is not being allowed to do the same thing — so far.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "If Online Betting Is Legal In New Jersey, Why Not Florida?", "slug": "gc-if-online-sports-betting-legal-new-jersey-why-not-florida", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Colorado state auditor report has voiced several concerns about the first year of regulated sports betting in the state, including processes for temporary licensure, as well as the effect of deductible free bets on tax returns.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colorado Sports-Betting Tax Filings, Licensing Under Scrutiny", "slug": "gc-colorado-sports-betting-tax-filings-licensing-under-scrutiny", "jurisdictions": ["colorado", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Just two weeks before his inauguration, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr has yet to reveal the fate of online gaming for the local market, even to regulator PAGCOR, according to a top executive.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Online Gaming In Limbo As Marcos Prepares To Rule", "slug": "gc-philippine-online-gaming-limbo-marcos-prepares-rule", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "California’s new data privacy agency has started the rulemaking process to level up data protection rules in the state and posted the first version of proposed regulations, albeit with several notable omissions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Reveals Draft Data Privacy Regulations", "slug": "pc-california-reveals-draft-data-privacy-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["california"]}, {"summary": "After criticism for the new code being overly onerous on both banks and borrowers, the latest version of New Zealand's responsible lending code has largely reversed to the pre-2021 edition, but complications remain.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Zealand Relaxes Responsible Lending Code After Backlash", "slug": "pc-new-zealand-relaxes-responsible-lending-code-after-backlash", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "Banking Circle, a payments bank headquartered in Luxembourg, has agreed to provide foreign exchange and settlement services to two European mobile payment providers, TWINT and Bluecode.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Banking Circle To Support Cross-Border Mobile Payments Between Austria, Germany And Switzerland", "slug": "pc-banking-circle-support-cross-border-mobile-payments-between-austria-germany", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "denmark", "finland", "germany", "norway", "switzerland"]}, {"summary": "Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong has announced plans to lay off about 18 percent of the company’s staff, due to fears of recession and declining revenues from crypto-trading.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Winter: Coinbase, BlockFi To Lay Off 1 In 5 Staff As Recession Fears Bite", "slug": "pc-crypto-winter-coinbase-blockfi-lay-1-5-staff-recession-fears-bite", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Dutch minister in charge of gambling issues has rejected calls for a general ban on gambling advertising, saying he disagrees with a Belgian minister’s view that “gambling is the new smoking”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Minister Rejects Call To Treat Gambling Like Cigarettes", "slug": "gc-dutch-minister-rejects-call-treat-gambling-cigarettes", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "In a 5-4 decision that could boost efforts to expand gambling in Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the Tigua Indians of El Paso can continue electronic bingo operations.", "sectors": ["tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Gaming Tribe In Casino Fight With Texas", "slug": "gc-us-supreme-court-sides-gaming-tribe-casino-fight-texas", "jurisdictions": ["texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has slammed the state’s mobile sports-betting application review body and called for an accelerated timeline that would allow mobile wagering to begin in time for the National Football League (NFL) season in September.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Governor Wants Accelerated Mobile Sports-Betting Licensing Process", "slug": "gc-maryland-governor-wants-accelerated-mobile-sports-betting-licensing-process", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Gambling in the UK has become increasingly easy to access, glamorised and promoted to a wide audience that includes children, according to representative bodies of public health experts.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Industry Requires 'Critical' Changes, Say Public Health Bodies", "slug": "gc-uk-industry-requires-critical-changes-say-public-health-bodies", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The long-awaited final report on British Columbia’s public inquiry into money laundering confirmed that for more than a decade casinos in the province accepted hundreds of millions of dollars linked to organized crime and the drug trade.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Report Seeks Sweeping Changes To Tackle Dirty Money In British Columbia", "slug": "gc-report-seeks-sweeping-changes-tackle-dirty-money-british-columbia", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "british-columbia"]}, {"summary": "Brazil is proposing a constitutional change to add the right for digital inclusion to the list of fundamental rights.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Digital Inclusion Could Become Constitutional Right In Brazil", "slug": "pc-digital-inclusion-could-become-constitutional-right-brazil", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Along with updated good practice, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is toughening its stance on temporary changes to branch services made during COVID-19 that have now become permanent.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Strengthens Branch Closure Checks To Combat ‘Branchwashing’", "slug": "pc-fca-strengthens-branch-closure-checks-combat-branchwashing", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published new guidelines that aim to clarify the duties of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) compliance officers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Issues New Guidelines On Role And Responsibilities Of AML/CTF Compliance Officers", "slug": "pc-eba-issues-new-guidelines-role-and-responsibilities-amlctf-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Worldpay has been fined in Colorado, Uruguay still wants potentially online-linked casino bids and Australia launches casino crime hunt.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 13-June 17, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-13-june-17", "jurisdictions": ["vermont", "united-kingdom", "australia", "india", "netherlands", "united-states", "peru", "mexico", "macau", "ohio", "colorado", "chile", "uruguay"]}, {"summary": "One day after being publicly taken to task by the state’s governor for delays in the mobile sports-betting application process, Maryland gaming regulators say that draft applications and regulations could be released by the end of June.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Regulator Preparing Mobile Sports-Betting Draft Applications, Rules", "slug": "gc-maryland-regulator-preparing-mobile-sports-betting-draft-applications-rules", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The fallout continues from the news that Brazilian President President Jair Bolsonaro and his evangelical support bloc will stand against approving both broader gambling legislation and sports-betting regulation before the election in October.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Senate Leader Confirms No Gambling Regulation Before Election", "slug": "gc-brazil-senate-leader-confirms-no-gambling-regulation-election", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Maltese media is reporting that Malta has been removed from the greylist of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a move that would be a relief to the island country’s financial services and online gambling industries.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malta To Be Removed From FATF Greylist, Say Reports", "slug": "gc-malta-be-removed-fatf-grey-list-reports-say", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "A new financial inclusion platform looks to promote new innovative start-ups to develop solutions across a range of financial services, leveraging the Indian postal bank’s 430m customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "consumer-lending", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India’s Post Bank Launches New Platform To Grow Financial Services", "slug": "pc-indias-post-bank-launches-new-platform-grow-financial-services", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "As cashless payments and fintech hots up across Gulf Cooperation Council countries, market participants warn of a skill shortage and some regulatory challenges.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Policymakers And Firms Driving The Gulf’s Cashless Revolution", "slug": "pc-policymakers-and-firms-driving-gulfs-cashless-revolution", "jurisdictions": ["bahrain", "kuwait", "oman", "qatar", "saudi-arabia", "united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "The Maltese media is reporting that Malta has been removed from the greylist of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a move that would be a relief to the island country’s financial services and online gambling industries.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malta To Be Removed From FATF Greylist, Say Reports", "slug": "pc-malta-be-removed-fatf-greylist-say-reports", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "Payments Canada has announced that Peoples Trust will become a direct participant of the country’s bulk payments system, the Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peoples Trust: First New Direct Participant Of Canada’s ACSS Since 1984", "slug": "pc-peoples-trust-first-new-direct-participant-canadas-acss-1984", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "It has been a rough week in crypto, with three major firms announcing layoffs, a lending platform facing a class action lawsuit and a crypto hedge fund once worth billions facing collapse.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Layoffs, Insolvencies And Possible Hedge Fund Collapse", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-layoffs-insolvencies-and-possible-hedge-fund-collapse", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Chinese regulators have warned that people are being psychologically deceived into giving away their money.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chinese Regulator Issues Fraud Warning On Regulatory Imposters", "slug": "pc-chinese-regulator-issues-fraud-warning-regulatory-imposters", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "HM Treasury has removed the requirement for account information service providers (AISPs) needing to comply with UK money laundering regulations, but payment initiation service providers (PISPs) have not been so lucky.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Win For UK Fintechs As AISPs Removed From AML Requirements", "slug": "pc-win-uk-fintechs-aisps-removed-aml-requirements", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After months of scandal, Paraguay’s National Games of Chance Commission (Conajzar) has finally cancelled iCrop’s contract to supply coin slot machines in the country.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Paraguay Gambling Commission Ends Controversial Slots Deal", "slug": "gc-paraguays-gambling-commission-regulates-slot-machines", "jurisdictions": ["paraguay"]}, {"summary": "Gibraltar has been added to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) greylist, as the watchdog confirms that fellow gambling licensing hub Malta has been removed.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Added To FATF Greylist As Malta Exits", "slug": "gc-gibraltar-added-fatf-greylist-malta-exits", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "gibraltar"]}, {"summary": "Three banks have frozen the accounts of integrated resort Okada Manila, the Philippines' biggest casino, as an ownership battle threatens to strip more than 5,000 employees of salaries and imperil overall operations.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Banks Freeze Accounts Of Takeover Target Okada Manila", "slug": "gc-banks-freeze-accounts-okada-manila-amid-takeover", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "The plans will aim to help cut costs for businesses, simplify rules for users and allow regulators to act more quickly to protect consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Government Commits To Consumer Credit Reform", "slug": "pc-uk-government-commits-consumer-credit-reform", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India has lifted a one-year ban on Mastercard onboarding new card customers in the country, as local card scheme RuPay sets its sights on Europe.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India’s Central Bank Lifts Ban On New Customer Onboarding At Mastercard", "slug": "pc-indias-central-bank-lifts-ban-new-customer-onboarding-mastercard", "jurisdictions": ["india", "france"]}, {"summary": "Gibraltar has been added to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) greylist, as the watchdog confirms that Malta has been removed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Added To FATF Greylist As Malta Exits", "slug": "pc-gibraltar-added-fatf-greylist-malta-exits", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar", "malta"]}, {"summary": "Finblox and Babel Finance have become the latest victims of an industry-wide crypto liquidity crunch, with both announcing new restrictions on customer withdrawals.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Domino Effect: Two More Crypto Firms Restrict Withdrawals Due To Liquidity Issues", "slug": "pc-domino-effect-two-more-crypto-firms-restrict-withdrawals-due-liquidity", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "European online gambling operators still face multiple anti-money laundering (AML) challenges across the continent, according to a Brussels-based trade association representing them.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EGBA Outlines European AML Challenges", "slug": "gc-egba-outlines-european-aml-challenges", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Illinois Department of Human Services has released its first ever problem gambling report, which found more than 11 percent of the state’s population either has a gambling problem or is at risk of developing one.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Illinois Population At Risk Of Problem Gambling, Report Finds", "slug": "gc-illinois-population-risk-problem-gambling-report-finds", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "MGM Resorts International has moved on from acquiring the 50 percent share in BetMGM owned by Entain after an $11bn bid was rebuffed as significantly undervaluing the company, according to CFO Jonathan Halkyard.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BetMGM To Be Profitable In 2023 As MGM Signals Progress In New York, Japan", "slug": "gc-betmgm-profitable-2023-mgm-signal-progress-new-york-japan", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york", "japan"]}, {"summary": "The American Bankers Association and a group of 131 Republicans have called for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw altogether its proposed climate risk disclosure framework.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Climate Risk Proposal Under Attack From Banks, GOP Lawmakers", "slug": "pc-sec-climate-risk-proposal-under-attack-banks-gop-lawmakers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In an exclusive interview with VIXIO, Lord Holmes Of Richmond, one of Westminster’s most influential fintech and payments advocates, speaks to us about financial inclusion, central bank digital currencies and how much progress has been made with the UK’s landmark Kalifa Review.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO Interview: Lord Holmes Of Richmond", "slug": "pc-vixio-interview-lord-holmes-richmond", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has approved a payments app developed by Ireland’s retail banks to compete with fintechs following a 14-month investigation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Antitrust Watchdog Cautiously Clears Way For Banks’ Payments App", "slug": "pc-irish-antitrust-watchdog-cautiously-clears-way-banks-payments-app", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "A new partnership with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub aims to double down on data security and improve resilience of retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "bank-accounts", "e-money", "payment-processors", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Israel And Hong Kong Central Banks Partner With BIS To Study Cybersecurity Of Retail CBDC", "slug": "pc-israel-and-hong-kong-central-banks-partner-bis-study-cybersecurity-retail", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "israel"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The two bills on the docket to regulate sports betting and online gambling in Peru were the centre of attention at the Peru Gaming Show last week, with operators grumbling that legislation was happening too quickly and was technically lacking.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Online Gambling Legislation Scrutinised In Peru", "slug": "gc-online-gambling-legislation-scrutinized-peru-gaming-show", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women and Social Affairs is working to ban sports betting in a bid to protect the country’s youth and avoid “various economic and social crises”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ethiopian Ministry Working To Ban Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-ethiopian-ministry-working-ban-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["ethiopia", "africa"]}, {"summary": "A North Carolina House committee sent forward two bills that would legalize mobile sports betting in the state, a key step before the state legislative session’s scheduled end date next week.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "North Carolina House Committee Advances Sports-Betting Bills", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-house-committee-advances-sports-betting-bills", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​At least one gambling lawyer thinks newly tightened restrictions on UK gambling ads aimed at protecting under-18s have more potential for grief for licensees than the much-dreaded affordability checks.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "esports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Gambling Ad Controls May Vex UK Betting Industry", "slug": "gc-new-gambling-ad-controls-may-vex-uk-betting-licensees", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch regulator will begin checking that operators are really putting their responsible gambling policies into practice, as it starts a new wave of supervision.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator To See If Operators Walk The Walk", "slug": "gc-dutch-regulator-see-if-operators-walk-walk", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "In two separate moves, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking data from 20 financial institutions on their overdraft fees and is asking consumers whether they can obtain timely information about their accounts from large banks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB Scrutinises US Bank Overdraft Fees, Customer Service", "slug": "pc-cfpb-scrutinises-us-bank-overdraft-fees-customer-service", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In a move that could be seen as hesitancy, the anti-money laundering (AML) organisation has demoted Russia but retained it as a member.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "prepaid", "bank-accounts", "business-lending", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "consumer-lending", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "issuing", "loyalty-schemes", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FATF Acts To Diminish Russia’s Influence On Organisation", "slug": "pc-fatf-acts-diminish-russias-influence-organisation", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "It has been more than a week since Celsius shut its doors to withdrawals, but still no time has been given for when customers will be able to get their money back, if ever.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Investors Ponder Redress Mechanisms As Celsius’ Doors Stay Shut", "slug": "pc-crypto-investors-ponder-redress-mechanisms-celsius-doors-stay-shut", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Scheme and processing fees, as well as cross-border interchange, are top of the agenda for the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) as it launches two market reviews into debit and credit card payments in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Launches Long-Awaited Card Fee Reviews", "slug": "pc-psr-launches-long-awaited-card-fee-reviews", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Europe’s IBAN problems appear to have not been helped by awareness campaigns, as the Central Bank of Ireland calls for assurance from the financial services industry that they are compliant with the rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Central Bank Makes IBAN Discrimination Intervention", "slug": "pc-irish-central-bank-makes-iban-discrimination-intervention", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Mobile sports-betting legislation in North Carolina went from the fast track toward passage to all but dead Wednesday following an unfavorable vote on one of the two proposed bills.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Sports-Betting Legislation Goes South", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-sports-betting-legislation-goes-south", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Antiquated gambling laws loom as potential roadblocks to the industry’s future progress, but there is little, if any, interest in lobbying Congress to update federal gaming regulations.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gambling Statutes Inspire Fear And Loathing But No Lobbying", "slug": "gc-us-gambling-statutes-inspire-fear-and-loathing-no-lobbying", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "A project city on the Myanmar-Thailand border with likely significant online and land-based casino gambling interests appears to be booming, after the regional militia secured junta approval in exchange for frontline soldiers.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Military Deal Boosts Myanmar Border Casino Operations", "slug": "gc-military-deal-boosts-myanmar-border-casino-operations", "jurisdictions": ["myanmar"]}, {"summary": "Norway’s Oslo District Court has ruled against a subsidiary of the Kindred Group in its bid to defy the regulator and offer its gambling services in the country.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kindred Subsidiary Defiant After Norwegian Court Loss", "slug": "gc-kindred-subsidiary-defiant-after-norwegian-court-lose", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "Belgian gambling regulators have given the government a blueprint to improve the country’s gambling regulation, including limits on player deposits and stakes.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Duty Of Care, Stake Limits Among Belgian Regulator's Blueprint For Change", "slug": "gc-duty-care-stake-limits-among-belgian-regulators-blueprint-change", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "UK payments players cannot wait for regulation to improve the country’s fraud problems, insiders have agreed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Shame On Us’: Payments Experts Reflect On UK’s Fraudemic", "slug": "pc-shame-us-payments-experts-reflect-uks-fraudemic", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has said it is high time to deliver on the promise of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and that it requires a pan-European enforcement model.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EDPS Calls For Pan-European Enforcement Of Data Protection Rights", "slug": "pc-edps-calls-pan-european-enforcement-data-protection-rights", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Following the election of Colombia's first left-wing President, Gustavo Petro, Colombian firms are worried about what this means for the emerging fintech landscape. Meanwhile, Colombia Fintech is pushing for a comprehensive cryptocurrency framework and a gradual open banking regime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintechs Push Agenda As Colombians Elect Petro As First Leftist President", "slug": "pc-fintechs-push-agenda-colombians-elect-petro-first-leftist-president", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has said that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), not crypto, will be the foundation of the future monetary system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BIS: Crypto Has No Place In Future Monetary System, It’s All About CBDC", "slug": "pc-bis-crypto-has-no-place-future-monetary-system-its-all-about-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands’ government has shared its wishlist for improvements to the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), pointing to setbacks with application programme interfaces (APIs) and data protection issues as priorities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Finance Minister Outlines PSD2 Evaluation To Parliament", "slug": "pc-dutch-finance-minister-outlines-psd2-evaluation-parliament", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The number of suspicious reports and intelligence reports at Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit shot up in 2021.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Jump In Suspicious Reporting In Malta Following FATF Greylisting", "slug": "pc-jump-suspicious-reporting-malta-following-fatf-greylisting", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "Despite a desire from the UK government to reduce compliance for businesses, there has been pushback from respondents over a number of issues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Government Commits To SME-Friendly Data Protection Reforms", "slug": "pc-uk-government-commits-sme-friendly-data-protection-reforms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The lawyer who wrote a damning Wire Act opinion that nearly sunk the US online gambling market has appeared as a witness in hearings in the 2020 Trump election debacle.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 20-June 24, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-20-june-24-2022", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands", "finland", "malaysia", "united-kingdom", "germany", "australia", "macau", "virginia", "new-south-wales", "west-virginia", "washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Trade group European Lotteries held an event on Wednesday in Brussels to discuss ushering lotteries into the digital age, with the potential use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a means to protect players a highlight of the discussion.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A Future Gamble: How Artificial Intelligence Can Protect Players", "slug": "gc-future-gamble-how-artificial-intelligence-can-protect-players", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Gibraltar officials have vowed to reverse the “disappointing surprise” of being relegated to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) greylist within 12 months.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Officials Vow To Get Off Greylist In A Year", "slug": "gc-gibraltar-officials-vow-get-grey-list-year", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar"]}, {"summary": "Station Casinos will pay an $80,000 fine to Nevada gaming regulators to settle a two-count complaint over issues with the company’s sports wagering system that allowed the operator to accept online and mobile wagers on sporting events after they concluded.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Fines Station Casinos For Sports-Betting Violations", "slug": "gc-nevada-fines-station-casinos-sports-betting-violations", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Danish Gambling Authority (Spillemyndigheden) has reported Malta-based operator Tipwin to the police for allegedly neglecting its anti-money laundering (AML) obligations.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tipwin Reported To Danish Police Over AML Failings", "slug": "gc-tipwin-reported-danish-police-over-aml-failings", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "A draft law legalising tourist casinos is on the verge of being approved in Kyrgyzstan, ending a ban on gambling that has been in place since 2012.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kyrgyzstan To End Gambling Ban With New Casinos", "slug": "gc-kyrgyzstan-end-gambling-ban-new-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["kyrgyzstan"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s banking watchdog has said that it wants to see account information services providers (AISPs) no longer relying on authentication procedures by banks, as it sends its payments legislation wishlist on to Brussels.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Allow Account Information Services To Apply Own SCA, Says EBA", "slug": "pc-allow-account-information-services-apply-own-sca-says-eba", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A 49-year-old Lithuanian woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for money laundering, as the aftermath of Danske Bank’s money laundering scandal continues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: Woman Gets Jail Time In Danske Bank Money Laundering Case", "slug": "pc-news-brief-woman-gets-jail-time-danske-bank-money-laundering-case", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "Advertising and promotional play deductions continue to be flashpoints in the U.S. sports-betting industry, as some states begin to make changes that could possibly curtail some advertising, while others continue to assess their options.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Advertising, Promo Deductions Continuously Under Review By U.S. States", "slug": "gc-advertising-promo-deductions-continuously-under-review-us-states", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "michigan", "colorado", "north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Changes to the UK’s 2005 Gambling Act could come quicker than expected, as most could be done either through the Gambling Commission or statutory instruments applied by the secretary of state, a gambling trade group executive has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Changes Could Come Quicker Than Expected", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-changes-could-come-quicker-expected", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Leading U.S. gaming executives and consultants are becoming more concerned at rising inflation hitting revenues at casinos, although there is still hope that the impact of an economic recession can be avoided.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gambling Industry Profitable Amid Inflation, Recession Concerns", "slug": "gc-us-gambling-industry-profitable-amid-inflation-recession-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Paraguay’s gaming regulator, Conajzar, is trying to move on from its slot machine scandal and focus on a sports gambling tender, as its former boss piles on criticism of his ex-employer.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Paraguay Attempts To Exit Slot Machine Scandal", "slug": "gc-paraguay-attempts-move-its-slot-machine-scandal", "jurisdictions": ["paraguay"]}, {"summary": "Cabinet officials headlining Malaysia’s push for a regulated online gambling market have again publicly called for reform, warning that the current prohibition strips government coffers of 2bn ringgit ($454m) in annual tax revenue.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malaysian Officials Cite Huge Tax Hole In Push For Online Reform", "slug": "gc-malaysian-officials-cite-huge-tax-hole-push-online-reform", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) believes the “opportunities vastly outnumber the potential challenges” of merging the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the Electronic Money Directive (EMD2), although not all agree.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "prepaid", "card-networking-system", "e-money", "issuing", "loyalty-schemes", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Seeks PSD2 And E-Money Merger", "slug": "pc-eba-seeks-psd2-and-e-money-merger", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Treasury Select Committee has launched a new sub-committee to scrutinise post-Brexit regulatory proposals for financial services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Treasury Committee Launches Financial Services Subgroup", "slug": "pc-uk-treasury-committee-launches-financial-services-subgroup", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Under the new government plan, UK firms will be required to ensure loans are affordable and rules will be amended to ensure advertisements are not misleading, but some concerns remain among industry experts.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A Move In The Right Direction? Payments Players Mull UK Treasury’s BNPL Proposals", "slug": "pc-move-right-direction-payments-players-mull-uk-treasurys-bnpl-proposals", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Amid fear of inflation, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is mulling regulatory changes to credit card late fees and to a provision that it says grants immunity for issuers against enforcement scrutiny.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB Ponders Regulatory Changes To Credit Card Late Fees", "slug": "pc-cfpb-ponders-regulatory-changes-credit-card-late-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Gibraltar officials have vowed to reverse the “disappointing surprise” of being relegated to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) greylist within 12 months.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Officials Vow To Get Off Greylist In A Year", "slug": "pc-gibraltar-officials-vow-get-greylist-year", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Major football clubs showed up at Brazil's Chamber of Deputies last week to lobby for a share of profits or data rights from sports betting, whenever it is finally regulated.", "sectors": ["esports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Football Clubs Lobby For Share Of Sports-Betting Spoils", "slug": "gc-brazilian-football-clubs-petition-have-claim-gambling-profits", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The outrage immediately following Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s rejection this month of a $180m casino proposal by a Michigan tribe seems to be fading, as other tribes in the state praise the governor’s decision.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Michigan Gaming Tribes Show Once Again They Are Not Monolith", "slug": "gc-michigan-gaming-tribes-show-once-again-they-are-not-monolith", "jurisdictions": ["michigan", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "California gaming regulators will hold a hearing next month to consider approving a long list of proposed changes to the licensing process and fee structure to align them to meet with the state’s actual costs.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Close To Consensus On Restructuring Application, License Fees", "slug": "gc-california-close-consensus-restructuring-application-license-fees", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Poland has shifted control of its blacklist to a new department, in a move that has frustrated groups pushing for the creation of a dedicated gambling regulator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Ministry Looks Set To Spurn Calls For Regulator", "slug": "gc-polish-ministry-looks-set-spurn-calls-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Gary Gensler has said he is pushing for a single rulebook for crypto exchanges and reveals that the two most active US crypto regulators are close to signing a memorandum of understanding.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Chair Pushes For Single Rulebook For Crypto", "slug": "pc-sec-chair-pushes-single-rulebook-crypto", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "India’s central bank has extended its deadline for the holding of card-on-file data by entities other than card issuers and networks, as the country struggles to prepare itself for a new tokenised alternative.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Reserve Bank Of India Pushes Back Deadline For Holding Card Data", "slug": "pc-reserve-bank-india-pushes-back-deadline-holding-card-data", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has partnered with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to develop a new reserve pooling scheme for central banks in Asia-Pacific.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BIS, PBOC To Launch Renminbi Liquidity Arrangement For APAC Central Banks", "slug": "pc-bis-pboc-launch-renminbi-liquidity-arrangement-apac-central-banks", "jurisdictions": ["china", "international"]}, {"summary": "HM Treasury has committed to financial crime reforms, suggesting that legislation so far has been unable to solve money laundering failures for businesses and regulators alike.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Government Set To Simplify AML Compliance Requirements With Outcomes Focus", "slug": "pc-uk-government-set-simplify-aml-compliance-requirements-outcomes-focus", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement is preparing to release formal guidelines on sports betting and online gaming advertising, with the aim of raising industry standards before state legislators are forced to take action.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Preparing Ad Guidelines Amid Warnings Of Legislative Backlash", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-preparing-ad-guidelines-amid-warnings-legislative-backlash", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states", "europe", "colorado", "louisiana"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Gambling could well prove resistant to any coming recession, but not to inflation, an economist has said.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Inflation, Not Recession, Will Be Gambling Industry Profit Poison, Economist Says", "slug": "gc-inflation-not-recession-will-be-gambling-industry-profit-poison-economist-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "european-union", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "More than two years of disruption and dislocation for foreign-facing Philippine online gaming operators (POGOs) may be at an inflection point, as operator demand for office space starts to pick up despite pandemic uncertainty.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Demand For Office Leasing Hints At Philippine Online Recovery", "slug": "gc-demand-office-leasing-hints-philippine-online-recovery", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the Treasury, reminded its Gulf ally that financial institutions must be exceedingly cautious in handling Russian businesses as concerns grow that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may be supporting sanctions evasion.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Treasury Warns UAE Banks Against Russian Sanctions Evasion", "slug": "pc-us-treasury-warns-uae-banks-against-russian-sanctions-evasion", "jurisdictions": ["russia", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK institutions who chose Belgium as an EU base post-Brexit need to consider bringing more operations to the country from the UK, the National Bank of Belgium has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "e-money", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Belgian Banking Watchdog Tells PIs/EMIs To Increase Staffing", "slug": "pc-belgian-banking-watchdog-tells-pisemis-increase-staffing", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "UK bank Barclays has said support for buy now, pay later (BNPL) regulation could save almost 900,000 UK adult consumers from problem debt, adding to the litany of findings Barclays has levied against BNPL during the past six months.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO View: Barclays Takes Another Swipe At Klarna Over Buy Now, Pay Later", "slug": "pc-vixio-view-barclays-takes-another-swipe-klarna-over-buy-now-pay-later", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Authorities in Moscow have launched two pilot projects using Russia’s homegrown Faster Payments System (SBP), while President Putin sets his sights on an anti-sanctions alliance among non-aligned countries.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Moscow Metro Pilots Homegrown Faster Payments, As Russia Eyes Payment Alliance", "slug": "pc-moscow-metro-pilots-homegrown-faster-payments-russia-eyes-payment-alliance", "jurisdictions": ["russia"]}, {"summary": "A High Court judge has lifted a stay on the transition of the UK’s National Lottery franchise from Camelot Group to Allwyn Entertainment, a move which will allow Allwyn to begin preparing to take over one of the world’s largest lotteries.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Judge Lifts UK National Lottery Stay, Battle Shifts To Damages", "slug": "gc-high-court-lifts-stay-uk-national-lottery-handover-camelot", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In a decision that could have an impact on their relationships with other tribal communities in California, two Native American tribes have announced their support for a newly qualified ballot measure to allow mobile sports betting state-wide, instead of a separate retail-only wagering initiative backed by other tribes.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Battle Of California Sports-Betting Initiatives Set To Be Most Expensive Ever", "slug": "gc-battle-california-sports-betting-initiatives-set-be-most-expensive-ever", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Romanian gambling industry is scrambling to water down government plans to introduce a 40 percent winnings tax on players.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Romanian Industry Fights Government Plans To Supersize Winnings Tax", "slug": "gc-romanian-industry-fights-government-plans-supersize-winnings-tax", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "The partnership between professional sports leagues and the sports-betting industry took another big step this week with the National Football League’s (NFL) appointment of an executive to oversee wagers on games.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "National Football League Hires First Executive Dedicated To Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-national-football-league-hires-first-executive-dedicated-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Brazil’s secretary of competition has said the country is seeking an “American model” of sports-betting regulation, but could offer no clues on a timeline for the stalled implementation decree.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Wants 'Liberal', 'US Style' Sports-Betting Rules, Says Minister", "slug": "gc-brazil-igaming-summit-addresses-legalising-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Federal Trade Commission alleges Walmart allowed fraudsters to use its money transfer services, causing losses of hundreds of millions of dollars to its consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Agency Sues Walmart For Turning ’Blind Eye’ To Fraud", "slug": "pc-us-agency-sues-walmart-turning-blind-eye-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its provisional decision on remedies for the UK card-acquiring market review, following an initial consultation earlier this year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Sets Out Provisional UK Card Acquiring Remedies", "slug": "pc-psr-sets-out-provisional-uk-card-acquiring-remedies", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Dubai Islamic Bank has become the first Islamic bank to join the Buna cross-border payment platform as part of its digital transformation strategy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dubai Islamic Bank Joins Buna Cross-Border Payment Platform", "slug": "pc-dubai-islamic-bank-joins-buna-cross-border-payment-platform", "jurisdictions": ["middle-east", "dubai"]}, {"summary": "More than £1.3bn was stolen by criminals through authorised and unauthorised fraud in 2021, according to UK Finance’s latest report.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No End In Sight For UK’s Bleak Fraud Results", "slug": "pc-no-end-sight-uks-bleak-fraud-results", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Norway's offshore ad row is headed for dispute board, Light & Wonder lowers OpenBet price and Thailand could open five new integrated resorts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 27-July 1, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-27-july-1-2022", "jurisdictions": ["california", "switzerland", "new-york", "united-states", "maryland", "malta", "norway", "denmark", "thailand", "australia", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Ontario regulators have dropped their most severe fine to date for violations of the province’s prohibition on inducements in gambling advertising, slapping DraftKings Canada with a C$100,000 fine.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Fines DraftKings Canada For Advertising Violations", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-fines-draftkings-canada-advertising-inducement-violations", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Germany’s Gambling Committee, a group of 16 state regulators, has said it believes a transitional arrangement on virtual slots and poker has been dead for a year, and anyone offering such games without a licence can be considered “unreliable”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German States Take Hard-Line Stance On Slots, Poker Licensing", "slug": "gc-german-states-take-hard-line-stance-slots-poker-licensing", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Plans to legislate sports betting and online gambling in Peru have edged forward with a government meeting to discuss protecting minors and gambling addicts, but the industry remains frustrated with elements of the planned consensus bill.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peruvian Officials Meet With Mental Health Experts As Legislation Advances", "slug": "gc-peruvian-officials-meet-mental-health-professionals-workshop-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Gambling industry executives are sceptical of news reports claiming the contents of the much-anticipated UK Gambling Act review white paper have already been finalised.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK White Paper Contents 'Only Rumours', Say Industry Figures", "slug": "gc-uk-white-paper-contents-only-rumours-says-panel", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "While deposits converted from cryptocurrencies were recently approved for online sports betting in Colorado and Virginia, New Jersey’s chief regulator has no plans to follow suit and continues to advise caution on the intersection between crypto and gaming in the U.S. market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto A Go In Two U.S. Sports-Betting States, But Others Staying On Sidelines", "slug": "gc-crypto-go-two-us-sports-betting-states-others-staying-sidelines", "jurisdictions": ["colorado", "virginia", "wyoming", "massachusetts", "new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking at a number of issues that more than 44m US immigrants face when they try to access financial services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "consumer-lending", "cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Immigrants Struggling To Get Fair Financial Services", "slug": "pc-us-immigrants-struggling-get-fair-financial-services", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Crimes against the environment are increasingly drawing attention, as climate change has become crucial on the agenda of policymakers, yet Europol suggests the outlook remains bleak when tackling issues such as waste management and wildlife trafficking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Europe’s Environmental Crime Problem", "slug": "pc-europes-environmental-crime-problem", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "US regulators have rejected an application for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), while crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has received a court order to liquidate.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: SEC Says No To Bitcoin ETF, 3AC Ordered To Liquidate", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-sec-says-no-bitcoin-etf-3ac-ordered-liquidate", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Council wants to expand the powers of the EU’s planned new anti-money laundering authority, but a row over where it should be based has prevented the Council from agreeing fully with the European Commission’s proposals.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Leaders Reach Partial Position On New AML Watchdog", "slug": "pc-eu-leaders-reach-partial-position-new-aml-watchdog", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The newly-active German regulator makes a key appointment, Nevada authority appoints new officials, Star Entertainment gets new CEO amid hearings fallout and Chilean trade group appoints an interim boss.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - June 2022", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-june-2022", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "australia", "macau", "hong-kong", "philippines"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards are the next big thing in the gambling business, according to a panel of industry experts, who see it as a means to create a more sustainable product.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ESG Accountability Offers Strategic Advantage, Say Executives", "slug": "gc-esg-accountability-offers-strategic-investment-advantage", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "After almost two years of consultations, the European Council presidency and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Reaches Provisional Agreement On Markets In Crypto-Assets Regulation", "slug": "pc-eu-reaches-provisional-agreement-markets-crypto-assets-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As preparations continue for a potential revision to the Payment Services Directive, payments chiefs in Brussels and Paris have warned that evolving fraud and technology standards must be front and centre.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fraud, API Standards Central To EU’s Future Payments Vision", "slug": "pc-fraud-api-standards-central-eus-future-payments-vision", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The European Parliament has provisionally agreed a landmark bill that will see most transfers of crypto-assets regulated in the same way as traditional money transfers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Parliament Agrees First EU Rules For Tracing Crypto-Asset Transfers", "slug": "pc-european-parliament-agrees-first-eu-rules-tracing-crypto-asset-transfers", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve has postponed the date of adoption of the ISO 20022 message format on Fedwire to help banks prepare for the launch of its new FedNow instant payment service.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fed Delays ISO 20022 Migration To 2025", "slug": "pc-fed-delays-iso-20022-migration-2025", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Faced with costly strikes at the peak of the tourist season, brick-and-mortar casinos in New Jersey and Rhode Island reached tentative agreements with labor unions to prevent a walkout of workers during the Independence Day weekend.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Potentially Disastrous Casino Strikes Averted On Holiday Weekend", "slug": "gc-potentially-disastrous-casino-strikes-averted-holiday-weekend", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "rhode-island", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A motion to ban loot boxes in the Netherlands has support from politicians across six different major parties.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Politicians Push For Loot Box Ban", "slug": "gc-dutch-politicians-pushing-loot-box-ban", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Sports retail giant Fanatics and premier American sports media brand ESPN have long been regarded as sleeping giants in the U.S. sports-betting landscape but recent moves and public statements indicate the two are 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["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Sustainability experts, including a senior leader at Mastercard, have stressed the need for corporations and governments to solve the data gap that currently exists, yet warned that a common taxonomy is a long way off.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ESG Taxomania! But Convergence On The Horizon", "slug": "pc-esg-taxomania-convergence-horizon", "jurisdictions": ["china", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A new British study suggests that the online casino industry draws a significant percentage of players and revenue from those with at least a moderate risk of developing a problem-gambling habit.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Online Casino Depends On Risky Gamblers, UK Study Suggests", "slug": "gc-online-casino-depends-risk-problem-gamblers-uk-study-suggests", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the gaming industry continues to evolve in Nevada, regulators have spent considerable time this year updating the state’s rules related to licensing, associated equipment, junket registrations and sports-betting data, among other areas.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Closer To Updating Gaming License Requirements", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulators-closer-updating-gaming-license-requirements", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​If Camelot is successful in its current bid to be awarded up to £600m in damages, the UK Treasury will likely end up footing the bill, according to Chris Philp, the minister in charge of gambling policy.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Minister Says Treasury Would Pay £600m Damages", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-minister-says-treasury-would-pay-ps600m-damages", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Chris Hemsley, managing director at the UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), speaks to VIXIO about the regulator’s plans to rein in fraud and enhance competition.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Interview: PSR Chief Wants To Get Fraud Right, But ’We Need To Improve Incentives’", "slug": "pc-interview-psr-chief-wants-get-fraud-right-we-need-improve-incentives", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Apple has opened up its App Store in South Korea to alternative payment processors, but for developers who want to opt into the scheme, they will still be charged high commission rates.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple To Allow iOS Apps In South Korea To Use Third-Party Payment Processors", "slug": "pc-apple-allow-ios-apps-south-korea-use-third-party-payment-processors", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India has issued a new directive aimed at increasing supervision of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity among non-bank payment system operators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India’s Central Bank Tightens M&A Rules For Non-Bank Payment System Operators", "slug": "pc-indias-central-bank-tightens-ma-rules-non-bank-payment-system-operators", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s first instant mobile payment service, Synch Payments, has announced that it is partnering with Italian payments system Nexi as its platform and service provider.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nexi Wins Partnership With Irish Payments Project", "slug": "pc-nexi-wins-partnership-irish-payments-project", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A new study argues that the design of UK online gambling sites and apps are putting consumers at higher risk of gambling harm.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Study Finds Gambling Sites Not Prioritising Harm Reduction", "slug": "gc-uk-study-finds-gambling-sites-not-prioritizing-harm-reduction", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Beleaguered former President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a campaign rally on Friday in Las Vegas for a U.S. Senate candidate in Nevada who opposes internet gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Trump To Campaign In Las Vegas For Internet Gambling Foe", "slug": "gc-trump-campaign-las-vegas-internet-gambling-foe", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licence of Bet-at-home.com Internet Limited as it carries out a review triggered by suspected social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Suspends Bet-At-Home Licence", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-suspends-bet-homecom-license", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s deeply entrenched casino industry, which began when the first casino opened in Viña del Mar in 1931, is waging legal warfare on online gaming and sports-betting platforms.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Casinos Take On Foreign Online Operators In Court", "slug": "gc-chiles-casinos-take-foreign-online-operators-court", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (DFSA) is consulting on how to regulate the burgeoning buy now, pay later (BNPL) market, which could see Denmark joining European counterparts such as the UK and Ireland in adding new rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Danish FSA Sets Out BNPL Regulation", "slug": "pc-danish-fsa-sets-out-bnpl-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "Google has introduced a ban on new updates to the KakaoTalk messaging app in South Korea, following an alleged violation of its in-app payments rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Google Restricts South Korea’s Leading Messaging App Over Payments Dispute", "slug": "pc-google-restricts-south-koreas-leading-messaging-app-over-payments-dispute", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea"]}, {"summary": "United Arab Bank has become the latest bank to join Buna, a cross-border payments platform owned by the Arab Monetary Fund.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "United Arab Bank Joins Arab Monetary Fund’s Cross-Border Payments Platform", "slug": "pc-united-arab-bank-joins-arab-monetary-funds-cross-border-payments-platform", "jurisdictions": ["egypt", "qatar", "united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed six directors as it grapples with expanded post-Brexit responsibilities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Appoints Financial Crime Chief To Head Payments, Crypto 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["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Readying Responsible Gambling Guidelines", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-readying-responsible-gambling-guidelines", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Council members in Washington, D.C. will hold a hearing next week on the district’s struggling sports-betting program after significant underperformance compared with initial expectations.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "D.C. Seeks Answers On Underperforming Sports-Betting Business", "slug": "gc-dc-lawmakers-seeks-answers-underperforming-sports-betting-business", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The news that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resign puts the long-awaited white paper on Gambling Act reform in limbo, with officials promising yet again that it will be released “in the coming weeks”.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Prime Minister's Resignation Puts White Paper In Limbo", "slug": "gc-prime-ministers-resignation-puts-gambling-white-paper-limbo", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Offshore sportsbook operators active in Brazil could be prohibited from advertising in the country until a local licensing regime becomes effective, under legal amendments approved by the lower house of Congress late on Wednesday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Betting Operators Facing Advertising Blackout", "slug": "gc-brazil-betting-operators-facing-advertising-blackout", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "New data from the Bundesbank shows that cash remains dominant in the EU’s largest economy, while research in neighbouring Belgium shows clear digital preferences.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cash Still King In Germany, While Its Neighbours Go Cashless", "slug": "pc-cash-still-king-germany-while-its-neighbours-go-cashless", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Members of Singapore’s parliament have questioned the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on a range of matters, including how the country can improve on recent banking outages, ESG rules and crypto protections.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singaporean Lawmakers Probe MAS On Digital Banking Failures", "slug": "pc-singaporean-lawmakers-probe-mas-digital-banking-failures", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Revolut has expanded its merchant acceptance business in the UK and Ireland with the launch of its first mobile point of sale (mPOS) reader as it looks to expand its merchant customer base. 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Experts Split Over SCA Impact", "slug": "pc-it-really-worth-it-experts-split-over-sca-impact", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the crypto insolvency crisis continues to claim new victims, FTX billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has said he is willing to spend up to $2bn to stop the bleeding and save the industry.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Insolvencies Escalate As FTX Goes On Shopping Spree", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-insolvencies-escalate-ftx-goes-shopping-spree", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by California tribes to defeat the company's online sports-betting ballot initiative this November and opposition from the state's Democratic Party, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins has said he is confident the proposal is an innovative solution to societal problems in the largest state in the nation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hurdles Remain For Sports Betting In California, Massachusetts", "slug": "gc-hurdles-remain-passage-sports-betting-california-massachusetts", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "State gaming regulators are going to be left behind unless they prepare for the inevitable surge in cryptocurrency and other forms of digital payments, according to Colorado’s director of gaming.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cryptocurrency Is Coming Whether Gaming Regulators Are Ready Or Not", "slug": "gc-cryptocurrency-coming-whether-gaming-regulators-are-ready-or-not", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s new federal regulator has waited less than two weeks to take its first enforcement action, as it moves against Lottoland, but clarity on its plans to combat the black market will be a relief to operators that have applied for a licence.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Targets Lottoland, But Offers Reprieve To Pending Applicants", "slug": "gc-german-regulator-targets-lottoland-offers-reprieve-pending-applicants", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Ireland is in the “final stages” of its process to select the first CEO of its much-anticipated Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland In 'Final Stages' Of Regulator CEO Selection", "slug": "gc-title-ireland-final-stages-regulator-ceo-delegation", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "An asset manager who worked with crypto-lending platform Celsius has filed a fraud complaint in which he accuses his former partner of operating a “classic Ponzi scheme”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’A Classic Ponzi Scheme’ - Celsius Faces Major Fraud Complaint From Former Asset Manager", "slug": "pc-classic-ponzi-scheme-celsius-faces-major-fraud-complaint-former-asset", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Lithuanian payments and electronic money institutions had almost 10m customers in 2021, with revenues growing 3.5 times as the country tries to grapple with the size and knock-on effects of its burgeoning sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Keeps On Growing As Payments Hub, As De-Risking Remains A Problem", "slug": "pc-lithuania-keeps-growing-payments-hub-de-risking-remains-problem", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The US Treasury has proposed a new interagency framework for engagement and cooperation with foreign counterparts and international fora on digital assets regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Treasury Proposes Framework For International Engagement On Digital Assets", "slug": "pc-us-treasury-proposes-framework-international-engagement-digital-assets", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of New Zealand, one of the country’s oldest commercial banks, has been chastised by the central bank for money laundering failures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Zealand Regulator Takes AML Action Against One Of Country’s Largest Banks", "slug": "pc-new-zealand-regulator-takes-aml-action-against-one-countrys-largest-banks", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "A blackout at telco Rogers has caused widespread disruption to essential services across Canada, including bringing many of the country’s payments systems to a halt.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canadian Telco Outage Causes Payments System Havoc", "slug": "pc-canadian-telco-outage-causes-payments-system-havoc", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "UK charity GambleAware has publicly implored ministers not to further delay publication of the Gambling Act white paper, despite the political chaos that currently grips the ruling Conservative Party.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "GambleAware Pleads For White Paper Release", "slug": "gc-gambleaware-pleads-white-paper-release", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Malta-based Gammix Limited is fighting back against a cease and desist order from the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) for offering online games without a licence, but could face millions of euros in fines.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gammix Battles Dutch Cease And Desist Order", "slug": "gc-gammix-refutes-ksa-cease-and-desist-order", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "As sports betting is now legal in 35 states, the U.S. gaming industry plans to increase its lobbying of state legislatures to legalize internet gaming, a task that has been difficult as politicians have so far dismissed the narrative about significant tax revenues that could be generated.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry Struggles With Narrative For Legalizing Online Casinos", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-struggles-narrative-legalizing-igaming", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Last month’s heartbreaking defeat in North Carolina coming on the heels of a similar failure in May in Minnesota could be the new normal for the campaign to expand sports betting across the United States.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "After Spreading Like Wildfire, U.S. Sports Betting Grinding Down", "slug": "gc-after-spreading-wildfire-us-sports-betting-grinding-down", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina", "minnesota", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "A pan-European payment solution is on the way, experts agree; however, it is less obvious how this will happen and which form it will take.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Evolution Or Revolution? Europe Needs A Payment Solution ASAP", "slug": "pc-evolution-or-revolution-europe-needs-payment-solution-asap", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Danish government’s justice, business, and taxation departments have announced a new money laundering strategy for 2022-2025, aiming to move on from past scandals and criticism.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Danes Outline New AML Strategy With Push For More Collaboration", "slug": "pc-danes-outline-new-aml-strategy-push-more-collaboration", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank (ECB) is inviting technology experts to take part in online technical talks to explore options for the design of a central bank digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECB Looks For Tech Experts For Digital Euro", "slug": "pc-ecb-looks-tech-experts-digital-euro", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Despite hitting a market cap of $3trn last year, the vice chair of the US Federal Reserve has said that crypto-assets are not yet large enough to pose systemic risk to the financial system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fed Says Crypto Does Not Yet Pose Systemic Risk, Despite Losses", "slug": "pc-fed-says-crypto-does-not-yet-pose-systemic-risk-despite-losses", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "This impact analysis examines the progress towards a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in countries with three different approaches to controlling their economies, namely: China; India; and Thailand. It will examine whether there are any similarities in their approaches in the lead-up to their CBDC issuance and, if there are, how this is affected by the economic and political situations in the countries.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Impact Analysis: CBDCs in Asia - The Lure of Complete Control", "slug": "pc-impact-analysis-cbdcs-asia-lure-complete-control", "jurisdictions": ["china", "india", "thailand"]}, {"summary": "Kindred Group’s Unibet brand has apologised for some of its staff blaming Dutch player bonusing problems on the regulator, saying the issues were due to faults in its own systems.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Unibet Apologises For Blaming Dutch Regulator", "slug": "gc-unibet-apologises-blaming-dutch-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A consultation has been launched on the Dutch government’s proposed changes to gambling advertising laws, while politicians also have Holland Casino and the Dutch Lottery’s advertising spend in their crosshairs.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Legislature Rife With Gambling Ad Concerns", "slug": "gc-dutch-legislator-clogging-gambling-ad-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has called on central banks to act early on coordinating interoperability measures for cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BIS Tells Central Banks To Plan Ahead For CBDC Interoperability", "slug": "pc-bis-tells-central-banks-plan-ahead-cbdc-interoperability", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "In a recently published letter to the Treasury Select Committee, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has provided an update on the sanctions regime and where its concerns lie.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Real-Time Payment Screening A Concern, Admits FCA In Sanctions Letter", "slug": "pc-real-time-payment-screening-concern-admits-fca-sanctions-letter", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "KakaoTalk, South Korea’s most popular messaging app, has removed an external payment link from its Android app following a dispute with Google.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: KakaoTalk Removes In-App Payment Link Following Dispute With Google", "slug": "pc-update-kakaotalk-removes-app-payment-link-following-dispute-google", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a new bulletin highlighting the weaknesses in virtual asset service provider (VASP) applications.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VASPs Must Submit Better Applications, Warns Irish Regulator", "slug": "pc-vasps-must-submit-better-applications-warns-irish-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) tells businesses to take purpose-based data use seriously or face criminal liability.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Agency Steps Up Against Abuse Of Consumer Data Sharing", "slug": "pc-us-agency-steps-against-abuse-consumer-data-sharing", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Canada’s industry minister demands immediate action to improve resiliency after a nationwide outage at a telco company crippled payments on the Interac network, while Interac confirms plans to add a backup network provider.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Rogers Outage Met With Ministerial Action, Interac Adds Backup Supplier", "slug": "pc-update-rogers-outage-met-ministerial-action-interac-adds-backup-supplier", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​As Bulgaria plunges into a political crisis, bills have been submitted to the National Assembly that would expand the games the current state-owned lottery monopoly can offer.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bulgaria Submits Gambling Bills As Political Crisis Continues", "slug": "gc-bulgaria-submits-gambling-bills-political-crisis-continues", "jurisdictions": ["bulgaria"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The most recent draft of the pivotal UK white paper includes provisions for “passive” affordability checks, “smart stake” limits and a ban on targeting of bonuses based on spending, according to a gambling trade publication.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Plans Reportedly Include 'Passive' Affordability Checks, 'Smart Stake' Limits", "slug": "gc-uk-plans-include-passive-affordability-checks-smart-stake-limits-newsletter-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Spain’s Jdigital has released a report claiming a meaningful proportion of the country’s gamblers routinely visit the black market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Survey Shows Spain's Players Knowingly Use Illegal Platforms", "slug": "gc-survey-shows-spains-players-knowingly-use-illegal-platforms", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "FanDuel will continue to take bets on March Madness and college football, but CEO Amy Howe on Wednesday said she opposes gambling logos on the uniforms of college athletes.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FanDuel Chief Draws Line On Gambling Advertising In College Sports", "slug": "gc-fanduel-chief-draws-line-gambling-advertising-college-sports", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "As U.S. operators eagerly anticipate more states regulating online casino games, New York could initially look to limit the availability of iGaming to certain hours of the day, according to a chief proponent in the state's Senate.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York May Look At Limited iGaming, Senator Says", "slug": "gc-new-york-may-look-igaming-lite-senator-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip announced it has pulled out of a $330m merger agreement with US rival Sezzle, citing macroeconomic and market conditions as a reason.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Firms Blame ’Current Market Conditions’ For Merger Failure", "slug": "pc-bnpl-firms-blame-current-market-conditions-merger-failure", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "In a wide-ranging interview with the Bank of Lithuania, Lukas Jakubonis, it’s head of financial market development, spoke to VIXIO about how the country has positioned itself as fintech friendly hub of Europe, why Brexit was an opportunity, and how it plans to deal with topical issues, such as the rise in crypto-asset use.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO Speaks With: The Bank of Lithuania", "slug": "pc-vixio-speaks-bank-lithuania", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Jon Cunliffe, the Bank of England’s deputy governor, has shared his thoughts on recent crypto instability, suggesting that appropriate regulation will be able to support innovation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulators Must Speed Up Crypto Work, Says Bank Of England Official", "slug": "pc-regulators-must-speed-crypto-work-says-bank-england-official", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s Bank of Queensland has paid a six-figure penalty fee following an alleged breach of the country’s Consumer Data Right Rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Oz Bank Receives First Fine For Consumer Data Right Breach", "slug": "pc-oz-bank-receives-first-fine-consumer-data-right-breach", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "An effort to ban online gambling companies advertising via sports in Chile has made legislative progress.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 11-July 15, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-11-july-15", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "netherlands", "denmark", "maryland", "macau", "florida", "dominican-republic", "argentina", "ukraine", "ohio", "ontario", "hong-kong", "chile"]}, {"summary": "Companies active in the Ontario online market have said that the burden placed on operators holding them responsible for the actions of their partners has created a range of challenges throughout the province’s complicated licensing process and subsequent launch.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Operators Wrestling With Lack Of Supplier Licensing", "slug": "gc-ontario-operators-wrestling-lack-supplier-licensing-requirements", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK gambling white paper has been delayed until a new Prime Minister takes office, British newspapers say, and a new UK leader is not expected until September.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling White Paper Reportedly Delayed Until New Prime Minister Named", "slug": "gc-gambling-white-paper-reportedly-delayed-till-new-prime-minister-named", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Sweden’s Supreme Administrative Court has rejected eight enforcement appeals by gambling companies which had received warnings and fines.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Supreme Court Shuts Down Multiple Operator Appeals", "slug": "gc-swedish-supreme-court-shuts-down-multiple-operator-appeals", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Argentina has enacted a new federal online gambling tax through a resolution published by the country’s national tax authority.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentina Implements Online Gambling Deposit Tax", "slug": "gc-argentina-begins-new-tax-rate-structure-week-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "An automatic suspension on the handing over of the National Lottery Licence was put into effect on July 14, after a UK court granted Camelot and IGT permission to appeal.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Court Suspends National Lottery Licence Handover Again", "slug": "gc-uk-court-suspends-national-lottery-licence-handover", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Treasury Committee has written to Visa and Mastercard requesting a justification for recent increases in UK card transaction fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mastercard, Visa Chiefs Probed By MPs About Interchange Fees", "slug": "pc-mastercard-visa-chiefs-probed-mps-about-interchange-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Autorité de la concurrence has published a new consultation seeking how better to regulate cloud providers as it joins fellow European regulators in scrutinising US companies’ market power on the continent.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "French Antitrust Watchdog Goes For The Clouds", "slug": "pc-french-antitrust-watchdog-goes-clouds", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "After suspending all customer withdrawals for just over a month, crypto lending platform Celsius has now become the latest digital asset business to file for bankruptcy in the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Celsius Bankruptcy, MtGox’s Hacked Bitcoin Back On The Market", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-celsius-bankruptcy-mtgoxs-hacked-bitcoin-back-market", "jurisdictions": ["japan", "iran", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch payment processor will enable its retailers to use iPhones to accept contactless payments without the need to purchase a POS terminal.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Adyen Brings Apple Tap To Pay To Retailers", "slug": "pc-adyen-brings-apple-tap-pay-retailers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Bet365 and Fanatics are among operators bidding to enter Ohio’s coveted sports-betting market as the partner of one of the state’s major sports teams, according to a list of applications published by the Ohio Casino Control Commission on Friday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crowded Field For Ohio Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-crowded-field-ohio-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Peru’s Congress on Friday approved a bill that will regulate the operation of online gaming and sports betting, after lawmakers agreed to drop a proposed consumption tax on all online bets.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peru Passes Online Gambling Law", "slug": "gc-peru-passes-online-gambling-law-1", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "The Romanian gambling industry faces a range of tough tax increases, including fees on player winnings, after the government approved an emergency ordinance and amendments to the country’s fiscal code.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Romania Approves Winnings Tax Hike", "slug": "gc-romania-approves-winnings-tax-hike", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "Hostility to online rummy in the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala is threatening to boil over, amid opposition politician anger and as governments move to defy court rulings defending skill gaming with stakes.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Political Anger In Tamil Nadu, As Kerala Targets Online Rummy", "slug": "gc-political-anger-tamil-nadu-kerala-targets-online-rummy", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "District of Columbia Council members have sharply criticized the performance of the city’s lottery-led sports-betting program and called for a pivot to a model that would permit private operators to offer mobile wagering.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DC Council Questions Sports-Betting Monopoly Model", "slug": "gc-dc-council-questions-sports-betting-monopoly-model", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "P27 has garnered interest way beyond the Nordic region that it is intended to serve, but questions still remain about how its remit will work and just how much say banks beyond the founders will have on its development.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "P27: Where Are We Now?", "slug": "pc-p27-where-are-we-now", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The switch to a continuous gross settlement mechanism effectively creates a new near real-time pan-European payments service with added advantages for certain payment use cases, says EBA Clearing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "STEP2 Migration To Continuous Gross Settlement Is ’Better Than Instant’", "slug": "pc-step2-migration-continuous-gross-settlement-better-instant", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "US agencies have found that Bank of America unlawfully froze unemployment benefits during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic as a result of a faulty fraud detection programme.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["prepaid"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of America Fined $225m For Bad Fraud Detection During Pandemic", "slug": "pc-bank-america-fined-225m-bad-fraud-detection-during-pandemic", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey’s top gambling regulator is challenging state lotteries, racing commissions and other agencies to join casinos and sports-betting operators in developing responsible gambling programs to avoid a devastating addiction crisis in the gaming industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Regulator Calls Out Lotteries, Racing, On Responsible Gambling", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-regulator-calls-out-lotteries-racing-responsible-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Uruguayan Senator Sergio Botana has demanded that the overdue regulation of the last article of the country’s budget law include an increase of the tax on gambling from 0.75 to 1 percent.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Uruguay Examines Raising Gambling Tax", "slug": "gc-uruguay-examines-raising-gambling-tax", "jurisdictions": ["uruguay"]}, {"summary": "Genting UK, the Malaysian-owned operator of more than 30 of the UK's 120 active casinos, has confirmed that it is poised to acquire Casino 36, which runs three casinos in the Midlands and Greater Manchester.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Genting Snaps Up Casino 36", "slug": "gc-genting-snaps-casino-36", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK is “gullible” for relying on self-regulation to tackle loot boxes and their associations with gambling harms, according to an expert on the in-game purchase items, who also warns that banning them is difficult to implement and enforce.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Loot Box Plan Is A Gamble, Says Expert", "slug": "gc-uk-loot-box-plan-gamble-says-expert", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New York’s sky-high tax rate has forced mobile sports-betting operators to lobby lawmakers for some relief and scale back their marketing spend to reduce ongoing financial losses, as industry executives urge other states not to replicate the model.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Operators Struggling With Double-Digit Tax Rates", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-operators-struggle-profits-double-digit-tax-rates", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "michigan", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s financial watchdog has increasingly been investing in data and technology to reduce consumer harm and intervene more effectively, said its chief executive in a US speech.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Heavy Tech’ Investing Key To Harm Prevention, Says FCA", "slug": "pc-heavy-tech-investing-key-harm-prevention-says-fca", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Bank Indonesia and the Reserve Bank of India have signed a memorandum of understanding that will lead to greater information sharing and other ties between the two central banks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India And Indonesia To Expand Central Bank Cooperation On Payment Systems, Regulations", "slug": "pc-india-and-indonesia-expand-central-bank-cooperation-payment-systems", "jurisdictions": ["india", "indonesia"]}, {"summary": "De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has found that Binance offered crypto-services in the country without registering. Binance has said it is now close to meeting Dutch regulatory requirements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Central Bank Slaps Binance With €3.3m Fine", "slug": "pc-dutch-central-bank-slaps-binance-eu33m-fine", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank (ECB) has said that only a digital euro can provide the trust and reliability of central bank money to support payments in the digital age, while at the same time dismissing crypto-assets as “inefficient”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Only A Digital Euro Offers Trust Required For Digital Age, Says ECB", "slug": "pc-only-digital-euro-offers-trust-required-digital-age-says-ecb", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "One in four payments that have used the Australian PayID look-up service have been stopped and/or amended, helping prevent mistaken payments and reducing the likelihood of being tricked by a scammer, the country’s national payments infrastructure has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PayID Bringing Down Scams And Mistaken Payments, Aussie NPP Announces", "slug": "pc-payid-bringing-down-scams-and-mistaken-payments-aussie-npp-announces", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A petition to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is demanding the national gambling regulator review and ultimately rescind the licence of a company that it says is linked to 1xBet in violation of rules barring Russian influence.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukrainian Petition Calls For Expulsion Of Russia-Linked Gambling Operator", "slug": "gc-ukrainian-petition-calls-expulsion-russia-linked-gambling-operator", "jurisdictions": ["russia", "ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Peru is on the cusp of legalising online gambling after the approval of Bill 2070/2021 in the dead of night on Friday, but criticism of the new law has already begun.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peru's Online Gambling Law Faces Harsh Criticism For Perceived Loopholes", "slug": "gc-perus-online-gambling-law-faces-harsh-criticism-perceived-loopholes-0", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "As a policy advisory committee moves closer to defining how esports should be regulated in Nevada, a senior executive for Boyd Gaming has said the company is strongly exploring offering esports along with its other race and sports-betting options in the largest U.S. gaming market.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Boyd To Launch Nevada Esports Platform As Regulatory Realignment Nears", "slug": "gc-boyd-gaming-focused-launching-app-regulating-esports-betting-nevada", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "An Iowa card issuer has accused Apple of unlawfully restricting rivals’ access to tap and pay contactless technology and charging issuers “supracompetitive” fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple Hit With US Class Action Suit Over Tap And Pay", "slug": "pc-apple-hit-us-class-action-suit-over-tap-and-pay", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "This week Google has relaunched Google Wallet — the app it once replaced with Google Pay — but this time round the wallet is much more than just a payments app.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Google Quietly Resurrects Google Wallet While Axing Google Pay", "slug": "pc-google-quietly-resurrects-google-wallet-while-axing-google-pay", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "UAB Best Finance has been temporarily prohibited from providing services to customers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA), according to the Baltic financial supervisor.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania’s Central Bank Slaps Down Payments Institution Over High-Risk Activities", "slug": "pc-lithuanias-central-bank-slaps-down-payments-institution-over-high-risk", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Meta has launched a major new update to its Instagram social network app that allows users to message and pay for goods and services directly within the app's chat function.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Meta Targets Small Businesses With New In-Chat Instagram Payments", "slug": "pc-meta-targets-small-businesses-new-chat-instagram-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Asian Racing Federation is warning that growth in illegal online betting is much faster than growth in legal markets, with poor regulation, new technology and the pandemic posing threats to racing integrity.", "sectors": ["esports", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Illegal Online Betting Rampant, Warns Racing Federation", "slug": "gc-asian-racing-federation-warns-illegal-online-betting-blowout", "jurisdictions": ["asia", "philippines", "curacao", "malta"]}, {"summary": "A Belgian royal decree has set a new €200-a-week deposit cap for online gambling accounts, with regulator and bank checks needed for players to lift the limit.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Belgium Sets New Weekly Deposit Limit", "slug": "gc-belgium-sets-new-eu200-weekly-limit", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, lawmakers in Massachusetts are running out of time to resolve their differences on tax rates and whether to allow wagering on college sports.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Running Out Of Time To Legalize Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-sands-through-hourglass-massachusetts-running-out-time-legalize-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Banca d'Italia has hinted at new buy now, pay later (BNPL) regulation, despite only receiving five complaints regarding the deferred payment method in 2021. Meanwhile, fraud continues to be the biggest issue faced by consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Complaints Begin To Emerge, But Fraud Comes Out On Top For Italian Consumers", "slug": "pc-bnpl-complaints-begin-emerge-fraud-comes-out-top-italian-consumers", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "Last week, Paraguay’s Congress passed a bill that would regulate crypto-related activities in the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Paraguay On Path To Adopt Crypto Law", "slug": "pc-paraguay-path-adopt-crypto-law", "jurisdictions": ["paraguay"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s Supreme Court has ruled that a consumer that fell victim to a phishing scam is in line for compensation after unwittingly giving away their details to a fraudster.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Court Rules In Consumer’s Favour Over Fraud Payments", "slug": "pc-swedish-court-rules-consumers-favour-over-fraud-payments", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Google has announced that non-gaming apps that operate in the European Economic Area (EEA) may allow customers to use alternative billing systems to pay for digital goods and services via the Google Play store, pre-empting forthcoming regulations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Europeans Can Now Use Alternative Billing Systems For In-App Purchases On Google Play", "slug": "pc-europeans-can-now-use-alternative-billing-systems-app-purchases-google-play", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Legal online casino games will become available for the first time in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 18-July 22, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-18-july-22-2022", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "hong-kong", "european-union", "nigeria", "ohio", "texas", "sweden", "nova-scotia"]}, {"summary": "A call by the new Germany-wide gambling regulator for internet service providers (ISPs) to voluntarily block unlicensed gambling sites is stirring controversy among the ISPs and some legislators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Irks Internet Firms With Call For Voluntary Website Blocking", "slug": "gc-german-regulator-irks-communications-firms-call-voluntary-website-blocking", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The fallout continues from Peru’s rush to legalise online gambling last week, with industry insiders weighing in on the detrimental effect of merging two bills into one without careful examination of the text, which appears contradictory in several places.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Criticism Of Peru's Online Gambling Law Continues", "slug": "gc-critism-perus-gambling-law-continues-text-seemingly-contradicts-itself", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "More U.S. health insurance companies are offering coverage for gambling addiction, but that does not necessarily mean healthcare providers are celebrating.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Insurance Coverage For U.S. Problem Gamblers Yields Mixed Results", "slug": "gc-insurance-coverage-us-problem-gamblers-yields-mixed-results", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Spain’s Supreme Court has said there is reason to think the country’s gambling ad ban could be unconstitutional.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spanish Supreme Court Questions Ad Restrictions", "slug": "gc-spanish-supreme-court-questions-ad-restrictions-constitutionality", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "In its latest perimeter report, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) highlights potential gaps where it lacks the power to step in and the actions the authority is taking to reduce harm linked to these gaps.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Says New Regs May Address Its Limits To Stop Harm Caused By Third Parties", "slug": "pc-fca-says-new-regs-may-address-its-limits-stop-harm-caused-third-parties", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In its response to the Digital Payments Initiative report, the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is looking at ways to make digital payments more attractive for those that still rely on cash and encourage the use of open banking in account-to-account retail transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Planning To Make Open Banking Attractive For Cash Users", "slug": "pc-psr-planning-make-open-banking-attractive-cash-users", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Tesla adds to a crisis of confidence in the crypto markets, BNP Paribas spots an opportunity for high-end customers, while J.P. Morgan and Grayscale claim the worst of the collapse is now over.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Tesla Dumps Bitcoin As Industry Players Claim Worst Is Over", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-tesla-dumps-bitcoin-industry-players-claim-worst-over", "jurisdictions": ["france", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s finance ministry has confirmed plans to review the applicability of the current payments regime, including new regulatory powers and the potential introduction of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "e-money", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "HM Treasury Plots Payments Regulation Overhaul", "slug": "pc-hm-treasury-plots-payments-regulation-overhaul", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK has published its long-awaited Financial Services and Markets Act, including commitments to regulate stablecoins, protect access to cash and improve consumer protection from fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Government Publishes Post-Brexit Financial Services Bill", "slug": "pc-uk-government-publishes-post-brexit-financial-services-bill", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Brazilian lawmaker has presented a bill in the Chamber of Deputies that would outlaw payment intermediaries from functioning on sites that host illegal gambling and child pornography.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Bill Would Make Payment Intermediaries Illegal On Gambling Sites", "slug": "gc-brazilian-bill-would-make-it-illegal-payment-intermediaries-function-gambling", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "The leader of the Indian state of Goa has apparently promised to ban or curtail online rummy, poker and other online skill games, bringing the state in line with recent local government defiance of court rulings in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Goa Joins List Of States Hostile To Online Skill Games", "slug": "gc-goa-joins-list-states-hostile-online-skill-games", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Washington gaming regulators and researchers have been studying whether there are enough resources to address gambling addiction and determine if those services need to be increased due to the prevalence of tribal casinos, cardrooms and other forms of gambling in the state, including sports betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "As Gambling Grows, Washington State Tackles Issues Of Addiction", "slug": "gc-gambling-grows-washington-state-tackles-issues-addiction-treatment", "jurisdictions": ["washington", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​As Hungary progresses with plans to open up its online betting market, it is still unclear how favourable authorities will be to foreign gambling operators, according to a local legal expert.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Devil In the Details' Of Hungary’s Online Reforms", "slug": "gc-devil-details-hungarys-online-changes-says-lawyer", "jurisdictions": ["hungary"]}, {"summary": "The European supervisory authorities' board of appeal has dismissed a case against the European Banking Authority (EBA) for an alleged non-application of EU law regarding payment services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Authorities Throw Out De-Risking Case Against EBA", "slug": "pc-eu-authorities-throw-out-de-risking-case-against-eba", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have indicated what measures they will take to oversee and strengthen the resilience of services provided by critical third parties to the UK financial sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulators Set Out Critical Third-Party Approach", "slug": "pc-uk-regulators-set-out-critical-third-party-approach", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Variable recurring payments (VRP) is coming to the market in the next couple of months in the form of sweeping, but this is only the beginning, say experts who argue it will shake up the status quo.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Beyond Sweeping: VRP Expected To Revolutionise Open Banking", "slug": "pc-beyond-sweeping-vrp-expected-revolutionise-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Interested observers continue to wait for the first report card on the performance of Ontario’s online gaming program, and insiders say those observers include policymakers in other provinces.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canadian Gaming CEO Says Other Provinces Year Or Two Away From Ontario Online Model", "slug": "gc-canadian-gaming-ceo-says-other-provinces-year-or-two-away-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A Spanish gambling trade association has taken aim at state-run and charity lotteries, claiming they need to improve their responsible gambling efforts and better protect minors.", "sectors": ["casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spanish State-Owned Gambling Under Fire", "slug": "gc-spanish-state-owned-gambling-under-fire-cejuego", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "Chile-facing online gambling operator Latamwin has decided to remove the Chilean football league from its sports-betting offering in the country, in the latest sign of pressure on offshore sites ahead of a regulated market being established.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Operator Pulls Plug On Chilean Football Betting As Regulatory Pressures Mount", "slug": "gc-latamwin-suspends-betting-chile-amid-government-struggle-regulate-offshore", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "In its seventh sanctions package, the European Union has prohibited the purchase of Russian gold and strengthened restrictions around deposit-taking from Russian-owned businesses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Bans Russian Gold And Restricts Deposit-Taking", "slug": "pc-eu-bans-russian-gold-and-restricts-deposit-taking", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "russia", "ukraine"]}, {"summary": "IBAN discrimination continues to wreak havoc for some EU consumers, yet interventions in France and Ireland show that regulators are beginning to act to bring an end to the almost decade-long problem.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "IBAN Discrimination BAU For EU, Say Campaigners", "slug": "pc-iban-discrimination-bau-eu-say-campaigners", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "AIB has U-turned on plans to go cashless at almost half its branches, citing “public unease” over its push towards digital-only banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland’s Largest Bank Scraps Plans To Go Cashless Following Public Outcry", "slug": "pc-irelands-largest-bank-scraps-plans-go-cashless-following-public-outcry", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that six large banks breached its retail banking market investigation order.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Six UK Banks Breach CMA Rules Over Inaccurate Promotions", "slug": "pc-six-uk-banks-breach-cma-rules-over-inaccurate-promotions", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Executives from three Massachusetts casinos have sent a letter to a small group of state lawmakers imploring them to resolve their differences and pass a sports-betting bill before the legislative session ends on Sunday.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Casinos Lobby For Legal Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-casino-executives-lobby-legal-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A festering dispute between Phnom Penh integrated resort NagaWorld and hundreds of sacked workers is poised to devolve into a nationwide strike in Cambodia’s crucial textile and food industries.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cambodian Unions Warn Of National Strike Over NagaWorld", "slug": "gc-cambodian-unions-warn-national-strike-over-nagaworld", "jurisdictions": ["cambodia"]}, {"summary": "The latest Gambling Commission data has set the UK problem gambling rate at a stable 0.2 percent, but a new academic study backs claims the true rate is more than ten times higher.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Research Casts Doubt On 'Stable' UK Problem Gambling Figures", "slug": "gc-new-research-casts-doubt-stable-problem-gambling-figures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With less than 15 weeks to go before the November 8 election, California gaming tribes seem more focused on beating a sports-betting referendum proposed by DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM than passing their own ballot initiative.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Is Sports-Betting Defeat Better Than Victory For California Tribes?", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-defeat-better-victory-california-tribes", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Indonesia’s central bank governor has said he aims to reveal the design of the country’s wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) by the end of 2022, putting banks on notice for a major technical upheaval.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indonesia: Wholesale CBDC Design To Be Ready By Year-End", "slug": "pc-indonesia-wholesale-cbdc-design-be-ready-year-end", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia"]}, {"summary": "As the UK grapples with its ongoing fraud problem, one of the country’s largest financial institutions has announced the three most common scams it observed between November and April.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "HSBC Reveals Top Three Scams So Far This Year", "slug": "pc-hsbc-reveals-top-three-scams-so-far-year", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The California district court has ordered data aggregator Plaid to delete a vast amount of consumer data and pay $58m to those whose data was sold without consent.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Judge Approves Plaid Privacy Suit Settlement", "slug": "pc-us-judge-approves-plaid-privacy-suit-settlement", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Card payments are one of the big winners of a post-pandemic bump in transaction volumes across the EU, increasing 17 percent in 2021, according to the latest annual payments statistics released by the European Central Bank (ECB).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Back On Track As ECB Reveals Post-Pandemic Payments Spike", "slug": "pc-back-track-ecb-reveals-post-pandemic-payments-spike", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The President of Northern Cyprus has fired the head of the lottery regulator after “a huge and unforgivable blunder” meant National Lottery tickets were printed with an image of a rival Greek nationalist paramilitary group.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Northern Cyprus State Lottery Blunder Forces President To Intervene", "slug": "gc-northern-cyprus-state-lottery-disaster-forces-president-intervene", "jurisdictions": ["cyprus"]}, {"summary": "For the second time in less than a year, the U.S. Department of the Interior has not approved gaming compacts with two California tribes claiming that they violated portions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, leaving all sides wondering if a third time will be the charm.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California, Tribes Consider Next Steps After Compacts Rejected Again", "slug": "gc-california-tribes-consider-next-steps-after-compacts-rejected-again", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Data from the country’s Ministry of Finance shows Poland’s fight against illegal slots is inefficient and has done little to curtail the country’s sizable gaming machine black market.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Illegal Slot Operators Dodging Thousands Of Fines", "slug": "gc-polish-illegal-slot-operators-dodging-thousands-fines", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Gaming executives and investors believe there is still a significant amount of turnover coming in the years ahead for those not currently leading the pack in U.S. sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Company Leaderboard Still In Flux", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-company-leaderboard-still-flux", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new bill introduced by top members of Congress would ban financial institutions from discriminating against customers based on their race, gender or sexual orientation, in line with the Biden administration’s wider efforts to fight discrimination.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "business-lending", "consumer-lending", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Bill Ventures To Address Discrimination At Banks", "slug": "pc-us-bill-ventures-address-discrimination-banks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "France joins other European regulators in warning that internet payment fraud reductions are outweighed by a rise in new forms of cybercrimes that legislation has yet to protect against.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SCA Win, But Identity Fraud Warning For France", "slug": "pc-sca-win-identity-fraud-warning-france", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s financial watchdog has said it will give companies a year to get ready for the new Consumer Duty rules, which require firms to put “customers' needs first”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Confirms Plans To Go Ahead With Consumer Duty", "slug": "pc-fca-confirms-plans-go-ahead-consumer-duty", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In a number of wide-ranging interviews, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) chief Rohit Chopra has told newswires his crusade is not yet over against lawbreaking big firms and that his agency may rein in bigtech, surging mobile wallet fraud and crypto.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB’s Chopra Says See You In Court To US Lawbreakers", "slug": "pc-cfpbs-chopra-says-see-you-court-us-lawbreakers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Dutch lotteries investigated over potentially illegal online games, new AGA guidelines for AML compliance published and slots scandal deepens in Paraguay.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 25-July 29, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-25-july-29-2022", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "ecuador", "massachusetts", "united-kingdom", "california", "macau", "dominican-republic", "el-salvador", "brazil", "ukraine", "netherlands", "arkansas", "florida", "united-states", "paraguay"]}, {"summary": "After years of government silence and industry confusion, Macau has finally announced a tender for the next wave of casino concessions.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Macau Announces Tender For Casino Concessions", "slug": "gc-macau-announces-tender-casino-concessions", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Commission has signed off on a series of small but substantial changes to rules related to the state’s gaming licensing and revocation process as regulators continue the process of updating or streamlining the state’s rules, some of which have been in effect for decades.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Approve Updates To 'Archaic' Gaming Requirements", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulators-approve-updates-archaic-gaming-requirements", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged J.P. Morgan, UBS and securities broker TradeStation on separate counts for deficiencies in their programmes aimed at preventing customer identity theft.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Takes Action Against Large US Banks On Customer Identity Theft", "slug": "pc-sec-takes-action-against-large-us-banks-customer-identity-theft", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched an equality, diversity and inclusion charter that regulators in the EU can voluntarily sign up to.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECB Calls For Inclusive Central Banks With New Charter", "slug": "pc-ecb-calls-inclusive-central-banks-new-charter", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Colombia has become the third Latin American country to establish an open finance regulatory framework, which will include supporting third-party payment initiation services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colombia Adopts Open Finance Framework", "slug": "pc-colombia-adopts-open-finance-framework", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "This week in crypto was marked by major investigations into the US’ two largest exchanges, a resurgent debate over the legal status of crypto-assets and some tinkering from Janet Yellen on a significant US stablecoin bill.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Insider Trading, Iran Sanctions Probe And Stablecoin Bill Stumbles", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-insider-trading-iran-sanctions-probe-and-stablecoin-bill", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "south-korea", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Flutter's UK and Ireland CEO is leaving the company after 12 years, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission appoints a new commissioner and the Rio de Janeiro Lottery gets a new president.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - July 2022", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-july-2022", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "canada", "europe"]}, {"summary": "The Philippines’ top justice official has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to cease investigating foreign-facing online gaming licensees (POGOs) amid accusations that NBI staff are extorting operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippines Kills POGO Investigations Amid Official Extortion", "slug": "gc-philippines-kills-pogo-investigations-amid-official-extortion", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "After marathon negotiations that continued into Monday’s early morning hours, a Massachusetts conference committee has reached agreement on a plan to legalize sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Legislature Reaches Deal On Sports-Betting Package", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-legislature-reaches-deal-sports-betting-package", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Betting shops in the German city-state of Bremen are targeted for closure after the interior senator claimed they were fronts for money laundering.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German State Bremen Closing All Betting Shops", "slug": "gc-german-state-bremen-closing-all-betting-shops", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The US senator, famed for his regulation of debit cards interchange, has introduced a bill to open up competition in the credit card market by enabling merchants to choose a Visa or Mastercard alternative routing when processing a credit card transaction.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Durbin 2 - This Time Its Credit Cards", "slug": "pc-durbin-2-time-its-credit-cards", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In the first of a two-part interview with the Portuguese Central Bank, Rita Soares, its head of payments innovation and policy, spoke to VIXIO about the country’s payment priorities, including instant payments and fraud prevention.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO Speaks With: Banco de Portugal", "slug": "pc-vixio-speaks-banco-de-portugal", "jurisdictions": ["portugal"]}, {"summary": "New research from payments software company ACI Worldline has revealed that 12.1 percent of UK consumers have been victims of fraud, as it calls for an overhaul of fraud fighting strategies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "One In Ten UK Consumers Victim Of Payments Fraud, Says ACI", "slug": "pc-one-ten-uk-consumers-victim-payments-fraud-says-aci", "jurisdictions": ["india", "france", "italy", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Iran and Russia are close to an agreement on an alternative interbank messaging system that would allow both nations to de-dollarise for bilateral trade, payments and foreign exchange purposes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Iran, Russia Close To Agreement On SWIFT Alternative And Mir Payments Launch", "slug": "pc-iran-russia-close-agreement-swift-alternative-and-mir-payments-launch", "jurisdictions": ["russia", "iran"]}, {"summary": "Of the three branches of the federal government created by the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court has had more impact on the gaming industry in the 21st Century than Congress or the White House.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Most Influential Federal Branch On Gambling? Not Congress", "slug": "gc-most-influential-federal-branch-gambling-not-congress", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Several active Paraguayan public officials are under investigation in relation to corruption charges involving the national gaming commission and an illicit slot machine contract, according to reports in the country.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Public Officials Implicated In Paraguayan Slots Scandal", "slug": "gc-paraguay-demands-answers-slow-regulation-and-corrupt-officials-still-office", "jurisdictions": ["paraguay"]}, {"summary": "In a last-minute deal that at least one gaming analyst believes is not ideal, Massachusetts lawmakers were able to approve a sports-betting bill and hand over the reins to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to implement the legislation.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Sports-Betting Bill Awaits Governor's Signature", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-sports-betting-bill-awaits-governors-signature", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Law Commission has outlined new proposals to reform digital asset laws, including non-fungible tokens.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Law Commission Kicks Off Digital Assets Reforms", "slug": "pc-law-commission-kicks-digital-assets-reforms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has confirmed that it will investigate the effectiveness of sanctions screening systems this autumn, while the Latvian Financial Intelligence Unit releases new research on key indicators of a sanctions evader.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Central Bank Reviews Sanction Screening Effectiveness At Payment Firms", "slug": "pc-dutch-central-bank-reviews-sanction-screening-effectiveness-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["latvia", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "With thinning margins and the continuous decline in the use of cash, independent ATM deployers are facing an uphill battle. VIXIO sat down with the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) to discuss the challenges and initiatives to bring in a new generation of cash-supporting machines.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Independent ATMs Rising To Cash Prejudice Challenge In US", "slug": "pc-independent-atms-rising-cash-prejudice-challenge-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new law in Israel will further reduce the limit on cash transactions for both personal and business payments, following in the footsteps of similar legislation in the EU.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Israel Adds Further Caps To Cash Usage", "slug": "pc-israel-adds-further-caps-cash-usage", "jurisdictions": ["france", "spain", "israel"]}, {"summary": "In the second part of a wide-ranging interview, VIXIO spoke with Rita Soares, the Banco de Portugal’s payments chief, about how the regulator is helping with the development of a central bank digital currency and what it is doing to adapt to crypto’s rise.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO Speaks With: Banco De Portugal (Part 2)", "slug": "pc-vixio-speaks-banco-de-portugal-part-2", "jurisdictions": ["portugal"]}, {"summary": "A new coalition backed by more than a dozen private and public gambling addiction organizations, along with sports fan groups, has said it will lobby for the severest possible restrictions on German gambling advertising.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New German Group Seeks To Ban Or Severely Restrict Betting Ads", "slug": "gc-new-german-group-seeks-ban-or-severely-restrict-betting-ads", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The Advertising Standards Authority has banned two gambling ads for suggesting they could provide players with financial security and for promoting socially irresponsible behaviour.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Advertising Regulator Bans Two Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-asa-bans-two-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. gaming industry has long been a target for money laundering as criminals look to hide profits, but the problem is not so widespread because there are easier ways to launder money, according to a federal law enforcement official.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming A Target For Money Laundering, But Real Estate Easier Prey", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-target-money-laundering-real-estate-easier-prey", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The New South Wales government is preparing to super-charge the powers of a new gaming regulator in Australia’s largest state, including the option of prosecuting individual company directors and executives.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New South Wales Unveils Hawkish Powers For Casino Regulator", "slug": "gc-new-south-wales-unveils-hawkish-powers-casino-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has penalised Stockholm-listed online gambling operator LeoVegas £1.32m for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "LeoVegas Penalised In UK For AML, Responsibility Failures", "slug": "gc-leovegas-penalised-uk-aml-responsibility-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After opting out of a large-scale class action, Disney has now filed its own lawsuit alleging the card networks have set their interchange fees too high.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "It’s No Fairytale: Disney Sues Visa, Mastercard Over High Interchange Fees", "slug": "pc-its-no-fairytale-disney-sues-visa-mastercard-over-high-interchange-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Phishing scams have reduced since the OCBC scandal last year confirms the Monetary Authority of Singapore while answering a question from the city-state’s parliament.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Phishing Scams Are 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"gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dodging The 800-Pound Gorilla Of Sports Betting In California", "slug": "gc-dodging-800-pound-gorilla-sports-betting-california", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "There is little scientific evidence that voluntary limits are effective in preventing risky behaviour, according to a review undertaken by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA).", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Continues To Address Duty Of Care Concerns In Latest Study", "slug": "gc-ksa-continues-address-duty-care-concerns-latest-study", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Colombian gambling industry will be watching the first moves of the new administration on Monday, when Gustavo Petro and his Cabinet are sworn into office.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Eyes On Colombia's New President For Gambling Winnings Tax Hike", "slug": "gc-eyes-are-colombia-next-week-new-presidential-administration-prepares-announce-tax", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "The US ACH network moved 7.5bn payments in the second quarter of 2022 driven by the growth in Same Day ACH and business-to-business (B2B) payments, Nacha says.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Business Payments Continue To Drive US ACH Growth", "slug": "pc-business-payments-continue-drive-us-ach-growth", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has written to authorised institutions with regard to payments-related incidents as it warns firms of plans to increase its surveillance over their payments operations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "HKMA Shares ’Sound Practices’ As It Ramps Up Payment Operations Oversight", "slug": "pc-hkma-shares-sound-practices-it-ramps-payment-operations-oversight", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "Disney has settled a lawsuit with Visa and Mastercard over allegedly excessive interchange fees, just days after bringing the card giants to court.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Disney Settles Lawsuit Against Visa, Mastercard Interchange Fees", "slug": "pc-update-disney-settles-lawsuit-against-visa-mastercard-interchange-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "US trade groups have petitioned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to bring large fintechs, bigtechs and data aggregators under its supervision 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"nevada", "california"]}, {"summary": "A UK debate over sports sponsorships is heating up as a fan group circulates petitions to have them banned.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Debate Over Gambling Sports Sponsorships Heats Up", "slug": "gc-uk-debate-over-gambling-sports-sponsorships-heats", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Italy's communication authority (AGCOM) has fined technology giant Google €750,000 for allegedly breaching a ban on gambling advertising on its YouTube video platform.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italian Authorities Hand Google Record Fine", "slug": "gc-italian-authorities-hand-google-record-fine", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "The Chilean Ministry of Finance has asked 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"connecticut", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators have thrown some cold water on the idea of a speedy sports-betting launch but stressed that they are “ahead of the game” when it comes to their preparation.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Gaming Commission Taps Brakes on Quick Sports-Betting Launch", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-gaming-commission-taps-brakes-quick-sports-betting-launch", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The shock of Malta’s placement on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was followed by swift regulatory action leading to a tenfold rise in its regulatory impact according to VIXIO analysis. Its removal a year later highlights the challenge of strengthening regulation with rising compliance costs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Deep Dive: The Impact Of Malta’s Greylisting", "slug": "pc-deep-dive-impact-maltas-greylisting", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "The Social Market Foundation has released new data revealing that the UK is the card fraud capital of Europe, which will be unsurprising news to concerned regulators and payments players.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Is Card Fraud Capital, Think Tank Reveals", "slug": "pc-uk-card-fraud-capital-think-tank-reveals", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Colombia’s antitrust authority has ordered Visa and Mastercard to drop plans to restrict the operation of local agents who provide a cheaper alternative to the card networks for cross-border payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colombian Authority Sides With Local Agents In Cross-Border Pay Row", "slug": "pc-colombian-authority-sides-local-agents-cross-border-pay-row", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "As the US Securities and Exchange Commission files its latest crypto fraud case, another blockchain “bridge” is hit by a nine-figure hack. Bullish to the end, bitcoin “MVP” Michael Saylor resigns as MicroStrategy CEO. 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VIXIO discusses these issues with the crypto industry, whom acknowledge many of these problems, but also note that things are beginning to change.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto’s Complicated ESG Relationship", "slug": "pc-cryptos-complicated-esg-relationship", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new lawsuit alleges that Visa knowingly processed transactions for a website that contained videos of child sexual abuse. Meanwhile, Visa and Mastercard suspend services to TrafficJunky, an advertising platform caught up in the case.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa Denies Knowingly Profiting From Child Sexual Exploitation", "slug": "pc-visa-denies-knowingly-profiting-child-sexual-exploitation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "More than 30 months after a state ordered 78-day closure of the gaming industry due to the coronavirus pandemic, five southern Nevada casinos remain closed with three of those properties scheduled for demolition.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Casinos Closures Influence Three Gaming Companies", "slug": "gc-nevada-casinos-closures-influence-three-gaming-companies", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Bookmakers in the German state of Bremen have filed five lawsuits after they were forced to close their doors by the regional government last week over money laundering fears.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bremen Bookmaker Closures Spark Legal Fight", "slug": "gc-bremen-bookie-closures-spark-legal-fight", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The shock of Malta’s placement on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was followed by swift regulatory action leading to a tenfold rise in its regulatory impact according to VIXIO analysis. Its welcomed removal a year later highlights the challenge of strengthening regulation with rising compliance costs.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Deep Dive: The Impact Of Malta's Greylisting", "slug": "gc-deep-dive-impact-maltas-greylisting", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "UK online gambling revenue across reporting operators fell by 17.6 percent in the year to June 2022, with the rollout of tighter affordability measures ahead of the UK government’s Gambling Act review having significantly depleted rates of spend per active player.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Online Market Cools Amid Pressure On Spend Per Player", "slug": "gc-uk-online-market-cools-amid-pressure-spend-player", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Thailand has progressed to the next stage in its exploration of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), although it is playing down the prospect of actually issuing one.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thailand Pencils In Retail CBDC Pilot For End Of 2022", "slug": "pc-thailand-pencils-retail-cbdc-pilot-end-2022", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "A new partnership between Mastercard and Binance enables Argentinians to purchase goods and services using cryptocurrencies, making Argentina the first Latin American country to offer this product.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Binance Payment Card Debuts In Argentina", "slug": "pc-binance-payment-card-debuts-argentina", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "A Kremlin spokesperson has said the West has no grounds to impose secondary sanctions on Turkey, as the country moves closer to new ties with Russia on energy, trade and payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Turkey’s Closer Payment Ties With Russia Run Risks Of Sanctions", "slug": "pc-turkeys-closer-payment-ties-russia-run-risks-sanctions", "jurisdictions": ["russia", "turkey"]}, {"summary": "The German commissioner in charge of addiction issues is calling for stricter limits on sports-betting marketing, as the issue of gambling advertising heats up.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Addiction Commissioner Calls For Sports-Betting Ad Curbs", "slug": "gc-german-addictions-commissioner-calls-sports-betting-ad-curbs", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Almost three months remain until the election on November 8, but gambling factions already have broken California’s record for campaign spending on ballot initiatives and are expected to reach a final total surpassing half a billion dollars.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports-Betting Campaign Already Shatters California Spending Record", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-campaign-already-shatters-california-spending-record", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s national online gaming regulator has issued a formal warning to a Hong Kong-based software company for “knowingly” working with Australia-facing online gaming operators, the first such move against industry suppliers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Online Regulator Warns Offshore Software Supplier", "slug": "gc-australian-online-regulator-warns-hong-kong-software-supplier", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The beginning of NFL seasons in recent years have been cause for a marketing boom with a massive uptick in advertising spend and promotional play offers for new customers, but many operators say they are continuing with a more cautious and optimized approach.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Advertising Spend Likely Restrained During NFL Season", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-advertising-spend-likely-restrained-during-nfl-season", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "massachusetts", "illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "In light of the Financial Action Task Force’s decision to put the United Arab Emirates on the 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laundering (AML) and social responsibility failures.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Smarkets Penalised In UK For AML, Social Responsibility Failings", "slug": "gc-smarkets-penalised-uk-aml-social-responsibility-failings", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Flutter Entertainment has been recommended for licensing approval by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, along with its subsidiary FanDuel, to brand and provide line information to the retail sportsbook at Boyd Gaming’s Fremont casino in downtown Las Vegas.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Recommends Approval Of FanDuel, Boyd Gaming Sportsbook Deal", "slug": "gc-nevada-recommends-approval-fanduel-boyd-gaming-sportsbook-deal", "jurisdictions": ["nevada"]}, {"summary": "Another blockchain bridge comes under fire for its alleged role in money laundering schemes, highlighting a growing vulnerability in the decentralised finance (defi) ecosystem.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "At Least $540m Laundered Through RenBridge Defi Platform, Claims Study", "slug": "pc-least-540m-laundered-through-renbridge-defi-platform-claims-study", "jurisdictions": ["north-korea", "russia", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced a research project that will explore central bank digital currency (CBDC) use cases for the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Central Bank Explores CBDC Use Cases", "slug": "pc-australia-central-bank-explores-cbdc-use-cases", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "By accepting inbound cross-border payments allowing expats to help out family members back home, India’s Bharat Bill Payment System could accelerate adoption and further position it as a central tool for households to manage regular payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India’s Bill Payments Service To Allow Payments From Abroad", "slug": "pc-indias-bill-payments-service-allow-payments-abroad", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Premier League club Aston Villa has signed a new sponsorship deal with a crypto casino that cannot be accessed from its home UK market.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 8-August 12, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-8-august-12", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "california", "wisconsin", "macau", "lithuania", "massachusetts", "new-jersey", "uruguay", "malta", "united-kingdom", "brazil", "germany", "washington", "virginia", "south-korea"]}, {"summary": "A day after Republican Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill legalizing sports betting, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission began exploring how it will create a process to implement the 225 regulations needed to govern the operation of wagering on games in the state.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Explore Sports-Betting Regulations", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulator-explore-sports-betting-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "The Washington State Gambling Commission on Thursday agreed to initiate the rule-making process that could lead to an increase in wager limits at 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taxes from his planned tax overhaul, seemingly leaving them at their current rate of 20 percent.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colombian Gambling Winnings To Be Taxed At 20 Percent Under Petro's Plan", "slug": "gc-gambling-winnings-will-be-taxed-20-percent-under-petros-new-plan", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "An Irish interbank mobile payments app has hired a new board chair as it gears up for launch, Amazon expands its palm-reading payment technology and, in Argentina, results are released of a digital ID pilot using blockchain technology. ", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods", "consumer-lending", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Irish Mobile Payments Venture Hires New Chair", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-irish-mobile-payments-venture-hires-new-chair", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia", "pakistan", "south-korea", "european-union", "ireland", "lithuania", "malta", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "california", "argentina", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "#YourAccountYourCrime is a global campaign that aims to raise awareness about money mules and the consequences of those that become agents of money laundering and fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "INTERPOL Targets Money Mules In New Campaign", "slug": "pc-interpol-targets-money-mules-new-campaign", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined Hello Digit $2.7m after finding that a faulty algorithm in the savings app left its users paying overdraft penalties.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hello Digit, Goodbye Savings - US Agency Fines App For Faulty Algorithm", "slug": "pc-hello-digit-goodbye-savings-us-agency-fines-app-faulty-algorithm", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "It has been a bad week in crypto for Coinbase. VIXIO dips into its Q2 earnings report, and asks why Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) inquiries and investor lawsuits against the exchange continue to multiply.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Coinbase Reports $1bn Loss As Lawsuits And SEC Inquiries Gather", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-coinbase-reports-1bn-loss-lawsuits-and-sec-inquiries-gather", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Flutter Entertainment CEO Peter Jackson lauded FanDuel's positive momentum as it claimed a 51 percent share of the U.S. online sports-betting market and positively contributed earnings in the second quarter.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FanDuel Becomes First U.S. Online Operator To Post Profit", "slug": "gc-fanduel-becomes-first-us-online-gaming-operator-post-profit", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom", "ireland", "canada", "australia", "europe"]}, {"summary": "The excitement surrounding the recent climbing of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot to more than $1bn also brought new attention to online lottery sales.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mega Millions Buzz Leads To U.S. Online Lottery Sales Boom", "slug": "gc-mega-millions-buzz-leads-us-online-lottery-sales-boom", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Ireland’s parliament has released research into gambling advertising regulations, as pressure builds for a crackdown ahead of the country’s much-anticipated legal update.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Parliament Outlines Key Advertising Concerns", "slug": "gc-irish-parliament-outlines-key-advertising-regulation-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "President Pedro Castillo has signed into law the country’s long-awaited legislation to regulate online gambling and sports betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peruvian President Signs Online Gambling Law", "slug": "gc-peruvian-president-signs-gambling-law", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "Thai authorities have detained Chinese Cambodian mogul She Zhijiang, a leading figure in Southeast Asia’s underground online gaming industry, after receiving a request from Beijing for extradition.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thailand Detains Online Gaming Mogul At Beijing's Request", "slug": "gc-thailand-detains-online-gaming-mogul-beijings-request", "jurisdictions": ["myanmar", "thailand", "china"]}, {"summary": "Despite the built-in security features, fraud on Pix, Brazil’s popular instant payment app, is soaring, placing increasing pressure on banks to mitigate risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pix Fraud Rockets As Data Reporting Becomes Mandatory", "slug": "pc-pix-fraud-rockets-data-reporting-becomes-mandatory", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "While Congress is moving slowly on legislation aimed at protecting the privacy of consumers’ data, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are stepping up their efforts to crack down on what they call “commercial surveillance”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Regulators Take Consumer Data Protection Into Their Own Hands", "slug": "pc-us-regulators-take-consumer-data-protection-their-own-hands", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As regulators, particularly in Europe, take time off for the summer, VIXIO takes a look at the regulatory highs and lows of different jurisdictions, as well as what activity firms can expect for the rest of the year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO Impact Index: July Low And Tracing Seasonal Trends", "slug": "pc-vixio-impact-index-july-low-and-tracing-seasonal-trends", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​New research suggests UK customers support more restrictions on their gambling, so long as they affect other people more than themselves.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Consumers Back Restrictions, As Long As They Affect Others More", "slug": "gc-uk-consumers-back-restrictions-long-they-affect-others-more", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The American Gaming Association is urging the Biden administration to work with the gaming industry as the federal government continues its efforts to develop and implement a digital assets strategy, according to a letter submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "American Gaming Association Supports Digital Assets Executive Order", "slug": "gc-american-gaming-association-supports-us-digital-assets-executive-order", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A draft law that would allow casinos in Uruguay to offer their games online has been approved by the finance committee in the Chamber of Senators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Uruguay's Online Gaming Bill Advances In Senate", "slug": "gc-uruguays-online-gambling-bill-advances-chamber-deputies", "jurisdictions": ["uruguay"]}, {"summary": "Roberto Campos Neto, president of the Brazilian Central Bank, has predicted that Brazilians will soon stop using credit cards in favour of the country’s open financial system. However, VIXIO analysis suggests cards are doing just fine.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Credit Cards Will Cease Existing In Brazil, Central Bank Chief Says", "slug": "pc-credit-cards-will-cease-existing-brazil-central-bank-chief-says", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "As citizens in developing countries increasingly turn to crypto for remittances, trade, savings and other use cases, the United Nations has warned that crypto can do more harm than good.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UN Agency Urges Developing Countries To Limit Crypto Use", "slug": "pc-un-agency-urges-developing-countries-limit-crypto-use", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The retail banking giant’s open banking payments tool, Payit, has hit the £1bn in processed payments milestone — two years after it launched.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NatWest Wins As Payit Processing Surpasses £1bn Mark", "slug": "pc-natwest-wins-payit-processing-surpasses-ps1bn-mark", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has penalised Entain Group £17m in its largest ever punishment and warned the company that “further serious breaches” could lead to licence revocation.", "sectors": ["bingo", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Entain Hit With Biggest UK Penalty, Plus Warning Of Licence Revocation", "slug": "gc-entain-hit-biggest-uk-penalty-plus-warning-licence-revocation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Curaçao’s long-delayed online gambling reforms are making progress and will focus on improving the island's reputation, creating new jobs and increasing transparency, according to finance minister Javier Silvania.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Online Reform Details Emerge After Industry Meeting", "slug": "gc-curacao-online-reform-details-emerge-after-industry-meeting", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has said it is assessing a complaint by an anti-gambling addiction group which claims that Sky Betting & Gaming improperly uses its own and third-party advertising tracking technology to target problem gamblers.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Data Agency Reviewing Consumer Complaint Over Sky Bet Ad Tracking", "slug": "gc-uk-data-agency-reviewing-consumer-complaint-over-skybet-ad-tracking", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A sports-betting advocate in the Georgia Senate appears to be on his way to becoming the state’s next lieutenant governor even after being linked to efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Despite Trump Controversy, Georgia Sports-Betting Ally Leads Election Poll", "slug": "gc-despite-trump-controversy-georgia-sports-betting-ally-leads-election-poll", "jurisdictions": ["georgia-u-s", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Lithuania’s active approach to regulating continues, as it slaps another electronic money institution with a fine.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Fines (Another) E-Money Firm", "slug": "pc-lithuania-fines-another-e-money-firm", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "What role will payment interface providers serve within a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) ecosystem? A Bank of England forum offers some suggestions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of England Debates Retail CBDC Business Models In Latest Minutes", "slug": "pc-bank-england-debates-retail-cbdc-business-models-latest-minutes", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve has finalised guidelines aimed at helping regional banks evaluate requests by crypto firms to connect to the central bank payment system. The guidelines are expected to provide much-needed clarity on the process, rebuked by some as a “black box”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fed Issues Guide On Crypto Firms Access To Pay System", "slug": "pc-fed-issues-guide-crypto-firms-access-pay-system", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Digital first banks were among the highest ranked UK financial institutions in new surveys commissioned by the Competition and Markets Authority; however, data suggests it has little impact on customer switching habits.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Starling, Monzo Top UK Bank Customer Surveys (Again)", "slug": "pc-starling-monzo-top-uk-bank-customer-surveys-again", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Gambling’s central importance to funding the Colombian healthcare services has spared it from the sweeping reforms to occasional gains taxes proposed by new President Gustavo Petro, according to a local legal expert.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colombia Tax Reforms Leave Gambling Winnings Mostly Unchanged", "slug": "gc-petros-tax-plan-colombia-deems-gambling-revenue-too-important-alter", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Association of Sports Poker Players in Argentina is lobbying hard to have poker classified and regulated as a sport and not a game of chance.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentine Players Campaign To Classify Poker As A Sport", "slug": "gc-argentine-players-campaign-classify-poker-sport", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "Eric Persson, owner of Maverick Gaming, believes his business is at an economic disadvantage because tribal casinos in Washington state can offer sports betting, roulette, craps and electronic table games, while blackjack and baccarat are the only games allowed inside cardrooms.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Washington Tribes Oppose Maverick Gaming's Efforts To Void Compacts", "slug": "gc-washington-tribes-oppose-maverick-gamings-efforts-void-compacts", "jurisdictions": ["washington", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Maryland regulators said it is still possible online sports betting could begin prior to the NFL's Super Bowl game in February 2023, the first hint of an actual launch date coming out of the state.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland, Ohio Regulators Progress Toward 2023 Sports-Betting Launches", "slug": "gc-maryland-ohio-regulators-progress-toward-2023-sports-betting-launch", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Despite being the first mover in Latin America, Mexico’s instant payment service has not yet taken off. Cash is still the king in the country, while CoDi's Brazilian counterpart is skyrocketing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Behind The Struggle Of Mexico’s CoDi", "slug": "pc-behind-struggle-mexicos-codi", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "According to a supervisory letter, US banks should notify the Federal Reserve before they engage in crypto-related activities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Banks Offering Crypto Must Inform Fed", "slug": "pc-us-banks-offering-crypto-must-inform-fed", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Bremen continues its hostility towards betting shops, Veikkaus to add a watershed to its slot machines and a trio of betting exchanges to debut in New Jersey.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 15-August 19, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-15-august-19", "jurisdictions": ["kansas", "germany", "australia", "chile", "tennessee", "united-states", "virginia", "new-jersey", "finland"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators held their first in a series of roundtable conversations with potential sports-betting operators following the passage of legislation legalizing the activity earlier this month.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Kick Off Sports-Betting Stakeholder Meetings", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-kick-sports-betting-stakeholder-meetings", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday that sportsbooks at the four state-owned casinos will begin accepting retail and mobile wagers during a soft launch period on September 1, a week before the start of the National Football League (NFL) season.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kansas Sports Betting Set For September Launch, But Legal Issues Remain", "slug": "gc-kansas-sports-betting-set-september-launch-legal-issues-remain", "jurisdictions": ["kansas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A total of 105 gambling companies in Kenya have cleared a major hurdle in receiving their licence or having it renewed.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kenya Revenue Authority Clears Suspended Licences", "slug": "gc-kenya-revenue-authority-granted-105-operators-licensing-clearance", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A sweeping bill to legalise gambling in Brazil will be scheduled on the Senate's legislative agenda after presidential elections conclude on October 30, according to the measure's chief sponsor.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "poker-cardrooms", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Gambling Bill May Get Autumn Date In Senate", "slug": "gc-brazils-gambling-bill-gets-fall-date-senate", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "India’s central bank has released a new discussion paper on payment fees, while a New Zealand bank becomes the latest to offer a mobile payments terminal for merchants, and Dubai leans into the metaverse.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "issuing", "mobile-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: India Consults On Payments Systems", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-india-consults-payments-systems", "jurisdictions": ["india", "malaysia", "poland", "russia", "united-kingdom", "saudi-arabia", "dubai", "united-states", "new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said a public relations employee tipped off her friends with prior information on the massive Equifax data breach and illegally profited from trading stocks in light of that information.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Charges Three With Insider Trading Concerning Equifax Data Breach", "slug": "pc-sec-charges-three-insider-trading-concerning-equifax-data-breach", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "New court hearings shine a light on the hole in Celsius’s balance sheet, fresh allegations of insider trading are levelled against Coinbase and another algorithmic stablecoin unravels.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Celsius Reveals Its Missing Billions, Coinbase Hit By New Insider Trading Claims", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-celsius-reveals-its-missing-billions-coinbase-hit-new-insider", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Liz Truss, the Conservative frontrunner to be the UK's next Prime Minister, has eyed up a financial regulatory merger, while also making commitments to ensure access to cash remains stable.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Truss Outlines Payments Policy Plans In Battle For No. 10", "slug": "pc-truss-outlines-payments-policy-plans-battle-no-10", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​While a public war of words breaks out within the industry, debate about regulating sports-betting advertising has been ongoing this past week behind closed doors, in the sports commission of Chile's Chamber of Deputies.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile Debates Sports-Betting Advertising", "slug": "gc-chile-debates-sports-betting-advertising-bill", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group’s year of woe has taken another turn for the worse after a top Queensland state official flagged a fresh probity investigation over a media report linking partner company Chow Tai Fook to organised crime.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Queensland Flags New Star Probe Into Triad 'Links'", "slug": "gc-queensland-flags-new-probe-chow-tai-fook-triad-links", "jurisdictions": ["queensland", "australia"]}, {"summary": "It has been ten days since Major League Baseball announced its support of an online sports betting referendum in California, and the silence from the National Basketball Association, National Football League and National Hockey League is growing more deafening.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Will Major League Baseball Go Stag To California's Sports-Betting Party?", "slug": "gc-will-major-league-baseball-go-stag-californias-sports-betting-party", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Although buy now, pay later (BNPL) products may escape regulation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that all BNPL products in the UK must comply with financial promotion rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "End Misleading BNPL Ads, FCA Warns", "slug": "pc-end-misleading-bnpl-ads-fca-warns", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A US senator has alleged that a federal regulator is using Obama-era scare tactics to discourage banks from engaging in legitimate business with crypto companies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Senator Accuses Regulator Of Pressuring Banks To Avoid Crypto Companies", "slug": "pc-us-senator-accuses-regulator-pressuring-banks-avoid-crypto-companies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Faster Payments and other remote banking are gaining traction among UK consumers, with UK Finance unveiling that 86 percent of all UK adults used at least one form of remote banking during 2021.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Faster Payments Overtakes Bacs In Latest UK Payments Stats", "slug": "pc-faster-payments-overtakes-bacs-latest-uk-payments-stats", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Macau government is preparing a hardline, Hong Kong-style upgrade of national security legislation with extra-territorial jurisdiction that criminalises individuals in Macau and overseas with links to foreign “threats”.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Reeling Macau Set For Authoritarian Security Reforms", "slug": "gc-reeling-macau-set-authoritarian-security-reforms", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "Single-game parlays have become a popular product for players despite their longer odds and some of the leading U.S. sports-betting operators are riding the popularity of high-margin parlays to higher market share.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Market Leaders Continue Parlay Wager Push", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-market-leaders-continue-parlay-wager-push", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Poland’s Human Rights Commissioner has sent an official letter to the Prime Minister calling for the country’s extensive, but dubiously effective, blacklisting efforts to be scaled back.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Human Rights Commissioner Wants Less Website Blocking", "slug": "gc-polish-human-rights-commissioner-wants-less-website-blocking", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Hopes were high when the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) came into force in the EU and UK, but has the new legislation lived up to expectations?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK, EU Merchants Hit By PSD2 Switching Pains, Says Study", "slug": "pc-uk-eu-merchants-hit-psd2-switching-pains-says-study", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "It will soon be possible for Unified Payments Interface and RuPay customers to make in-store payments in the UK through PayXpert’s solution, the National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI) has announced.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India’s NCPI Signs First Deal With UK Acquirer", "slug": "pc-indias-ncpi-signs-first-deal-uk-acquirer", "jurisdictions": ["india", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Complex regulatory requirements, legacy systems and a long priority list at many financial institutions have resulted in improvements to cross-border payments failing to become more efficient, experts suggest.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Why Cross-Border Payments Still Have Not Been Solved", "slug": "pc-why-cross-border-payments-still-have-not-been-solved", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A sports-betting platform in Brazil that promised its players huge returns has mysteriously and suddenly shuttered, leaving subscribers scrambling to find out where their money has gone.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Platform Lured Customers With Bitcoin Before Sudden Closure", "slug": "gc-brazilian-platform-lured-customers-itcoin-suddenly-shuttering", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Control Board will consider how to proceed with several proposed amendments to state gaming laws creating new cybersecurity requirements for operators at a workshop next month.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Consider Cybersecurity Requirements For Gaming Operators", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulators-consider-cybersecurity-requirements-gaming-operators", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Betting and Gaming Council has been rattled by a raft of 81 recommendations made in a study funded by Public Health England (PHE), calling their potential impacts on the gambling industry “worrying”.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Trade Group Challenges Public Health Recommendations", "slug": "gc-uk-trade-group-challenges-public-health-study-recommendations", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As sports betting continues to capture most of the headlines, industry executives say legalization of internet gaming has not kept pace because the gaming industry simply has not made a broad enough case to legislators and governors for legalizing iGaming.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. iGaming Expansion Slowed By Federal Pandemic Aid, Self-Delusion", "slug": "gc-us-igaming-expansion-slowed-federal-pandemic-aid-self-delusion", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "new-york", "illinois", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has sworn in the new board of gambling regulator PAGCOR, with entrepreneur and Marcos ally Alejandro H. Tengco taking over as chairman and CEO.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Marcos Names 'Bosom Buddy' Businessman To Helm PAGCOR", "slug": "gc-marcos-names-bosom-buddy-businessman-helm-pagcor", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s new centre-left government has announced it is ready to start consulting on a framework for the regulation of the crypto-asset sector for industry and regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Australian Government Keeps Up Crypto Reform Agenda", "slug": "pc-new-australian-government-keeps-crypto-reform-agenda", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Prometeo, a Uruguay-based open banking platform, has rolled out a first of its kind account-to-account (A2A) service that enables merchants to receive payments in real time and with no intermediaries.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "LatAm Start-Up Launches First Pan-Regional A2A Service", "slug": "pc-latam-start-launches-first-pan-regional-a2a-service", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "chile", "colombia", "peru", "uruguay"]}, {"summary": "Five crypto companies with operations in the US, including major exchange FTX, have been accused of misrepresenting the insurance status of customer deposits.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FDIC Accuses Five Crypto Companies Of Misleading Customers About Deposit Insurance", "slug": "pc-fdic-accuses-five-crypto-companies-misleading-customers-about-deposit", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK-based operator Spreadex Limited, which runs spreadex.com, has agreed to pay £1.36m after a Gambling Commission investigation revealed a wide range of social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failures.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spreadex To Pay £1.36m Settlement Over UK Failures", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-reaches-ps136m-settlement-spreadex", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Walk onto any casino floor in the U.S. and you will still find most gamblers using cash to play a slot machine or place a sports bet, but a recent study on payment trends found the use of cash to pay for goods and services will continue to decline over the next three years.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry Embracing Digital Payments With Cash On Decline", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-embracing-digital-payments-cash-decline", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Casinos and smoking have always been joined at the hip, but one of the many legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic could be the eradication of smoke-filled gambling dens.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Marriage On The Rocks: Smoking And Casinos, You Can Blame Or Thank COVID-19", "slug": "gc-marriage-rocks-smoking-and-casinos-and-you-can-blame-or-thank-covid-19", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania", "nevada", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Operators in Germany that have applied for a new online licence but still have not been added to the federal regulator’s whitelist could be cut off by payment service providers (PSPs) next month, a legal expert has warned.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Payment Providers Could Cut Off Non-Whitelist Operators", "slug": "gc-german-payment-providers-could-cut-non-whitelist-operators", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has told a California judge that payments firm Block, run by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has unduly delayed submissions in an ongoing investigation into the fintech firm’s fraud handling.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB Accuses Block Of Slow-Walking Agency Probe", "slug": "pc-cfpb-accuses-block-slow-walking-agency-probe", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Payment service providers (PSPs) are to be required to provide consumers with better guidance on how to comply with know your customer (KYC) rules, Lithuania’s central bank has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Users Need Clearer KYC Guidance, Says Bank of Lithuania", "slug": "pc-users-need-clearer-kyc-guidance-says-bank-lithuania", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The international card schemes have responded to the UK Treasury Select Committee’s investigation into recent increases in card transaction fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fraud The Culprit For Higher Interchange Fees, Say Mastercard And Visa", "slug": "pc-fraud-culprit-higher-interchange-fees-say-mastercard-and-visa", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Malta's gambling regulator has cancelled a licence, Ontario issues a fine to Unibet for non-compliant advertising and companies line up for Massachusetts launch.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 22-August 26, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-22-august-26", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "kansas", "uruguay", "ukraine", "sweden", "albania", "puerto-rico", "malta", "massachusetts", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "FanDuel Group, which was required to exit Nevada’s legal gaming market almost seven years ago, will re-enter the state as a licensed company after gaming regulators approved its partnership with Boyd Gaming to redevelop and rebrand a retail sportsbook in downtown Las Vegas.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FanDuel Licensed In Nevada; Maryland Lottery Advances DraftKings Application", "slug": "gc-fanduel-licensed-nevada-maryland-lottery-advances-draftkings-application", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "The Association of Licensees, Operators and Providers of the Entertainment and Gambling Industry in Mexico (AIEJA) has requested that the federal government restructure and simplify taxes for casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mexican Gaming Association Again Lobbies For Tax Reform", "slug": "gc-mexican-gaming-association-again-lobbies-tax-reform", "jurisdictions": ["mexico"]}, {"summary": "The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is consulting on a draft strategic plan for the next four years, which includes a focus on regulating new technologies, enhancing its fraud prevention tools and building a diverse and skilled staff.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC To Prioritise Crypto, Climate Disclosure, Staff Diversity", "slug": "pc-sec-prioritise-crypto-climate-disclosure-staff-diversity", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard has revealed plans for crypto payments to go mainstream, Coinbase is sued by another disgruntled exchange user and Tether says no to freezing Tornado Cash.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Mastercard Partners With Binance; Tether Attacks Circle For Tornado Cash Freeze", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-mastercard-partners-binance-tether-attacks-circle-tornado-cash", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "argentina"]}, {"summary": "In June 2022, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a report, “Targeted Update on Implementation of FATF’s Standards on Virtual Assets (VAs) and Virtual Assets Services Providers (VASPs)”, which focuses on the state of the implementation of the travel rule, among other things. The travel rule is provided for in Recommendation 16 (R16) of the FATF standards and requires firms within the private sector to obtain and/or exchange beneficiary and originator information when making VA transfers across different jurisdictions. This regulatory analysis looks at the framework that included VAs and VASPs in the scope of FATF’s standards and provides details on legislative provisions which have been or will be implemented in various countries, as well as the consequences for a breach, when provided.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FATF Travel Rule: Update on Its Implementation Status Across Europe", "slug": "pc-fatf-travel-rule-update-its-implementation-status-across-europe", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "estonia", "germany", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Germany has jumped ahead of the EU with a new set of policies to deal with money laundering, as its finance ministry says it will be making a paradigm shift to “follow the money”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "A ’Big Splash’? Germany Unveils New Financial Crime Package", "slug": "pc-big-splash-germany-unveils-new-financial-crime-package", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "A UK lawmaker has expressed concern about Iceland, a UK-based supermarket, offering consumers a buy now, pay later (BNPL) product to help them deal with the cost of living, while American Express has been told by India's regulators that it is able to onboard customers again.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Supermarket Draws MP’s Ire Over BNPL Offering", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-supermarket-draws-mps-ire-over-bnpl-offering", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "south-africa", "india", "south-korea", "european-union", "russia", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "colombia"]}, {"summary": "As operators look to transition from massive spending on customer acquisition to retaining those customers, some industry leaders argue that simpler approaches may be better.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming Executives Argue Simpler Approaches Better For Customer Retention", "slug": "gc-gaming-executives-argue-simpler-approaches-better-customer-retention", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Thomas Brandt, chairman of the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC), sent a letter Friday to a legislative review committee urging them to approve the commission’s proposed emergency regulations, allowing them to begin the application process for competitive sports-betting licenses.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Regulator Urges Legislative Approval Of Sports-Betting Regulations", "slug": "gc-maryland-regulator-urges-legislative-approval-sports-betting-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "It is getting nastier every day in California as gaming tribes fight to keep sports-betting interlopers off their turf, but no matter how bitter the conflict becomes, the seeds of future business relationships are being sown.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "How California's Ugly Sports-Betting War Could Lead To Common Ground", "slug": "gc-how-californias-ugly-sports-betting-war-could-lead-common-ground", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Denmark's government wants to ban gambling adverts from 15 minutes before until 15 minutes after sports matches on TV.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Danish Tax Minister Proposing Advertising Restrictions", "slug": "gc-danish-tax-minister-proposing-advertising-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) has fined operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) after its player exclusion system failed after a system update.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Regulator Fines ATG For Exclusion Failure", "slug": "gc-swedish-regulator-fines-atg-exclusion-failure", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The newest name in Nevada’s notorious “Black Book” signals a shift away from organized crime figures and casino cheats that have occupied the list of excluded persons for more than six decades to include a Las Vegas man with a history of forcing women into prostitution at Las Vegas resorts.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Sets Precedent By Banning Sex Trafficker From State's Casinos", "slug": "gc-nevada-sets-precedent-banning-sex-trafficker-states-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ontario's gaming regulator is targeting an October 31 deadline for grey market online gaming operators to complete their transition into the regulated market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Planning Halloween Deadline For Grey Market Transition", "slug": "gc-ontario-planning-halloween-deadline-grey-market-transition", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s online gaming agency has released the first batch of market performance data since the province launched its competitive sports betting and online casino market in April.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Reports $162m In First Quarter Of Regulated Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-ontario-reports-162m-first-quarter-regulated-online-gaming-program", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Iowa gaming regulators are cracking down on sports-betting operators and their technology vendors, assessing a total of $160,000 in fines against Caesars, FanDuel and PointsBet in recent weeks for not complying with state law.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Caesars, FanDuel, PointsBet Slapped With Sports-Betting Fines In Iowa", "slug": "gc-caesars-fanduel-pointsbet-slapped-sports-betting-fines-iowa", "jurisdictions": ["iowa", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Ministry of Justice is seeking information from more than 50 football teams and leagues over their marketing partnerships with offshore betting companies that remain unregulated in the country.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Begins Probe Into Sports-Betting Sponsorships", "slug": "gc-brazil-begins-probe-sports-betting-sponsorships", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Ukrainian regulators appear to have given the green light to controversial operator 1xBet after saying it has no apparent links to Russia.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Confusion As Ukraine Regulators Give Alleged Russian Operator Go Ahead", "slug": "gc-confusion-ukraine-regulators-give-alleged-russian-operator-go-ahead", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine", "russia"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve is narrowing the timing of the launch of FedNow and says it will roll out the new instant payment platform at some point between May and July next year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FedNow To Launch In Less Than A Year", "slug": "pc-fednow-launch-less-year", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Cross-border payments remain a priority in South-East Asia, as the two states agree on yet another QR code linkage.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore And Indonesia Pursue Payments Linkage", "slug": "pc-singapore-and-indonesia-pursue-payments-linkage", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "US fintech giant is facing a class action lawsuit after a former employee of the firm siphoned off data about millions of customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Block Sued After Ex-Staff Stole Customer Data", "slug": "pc-block-sued-after-ex-staff-stole-customer-data", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Cyprus announces its new head casino regulator, Light & Wonder appoints an interim CEO, Genting Singapore appoints a former LVS executive and the Chilean casino association has a new boss.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - August 2022", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-august-2022", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "europe", "asia"]}, {"summary": "Despite inflation negatively affecting U.S. personal spending, many in the gaming industry remain bullish and continue to expect record revenues for 2022, but new research has found that once inflation hits 6 percent there will be a decline in gaming revenue and consumer liquidity.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Mobile Sports Bettors Have High Incomes, Trouble Paying Bills, Survey Says", "slug": "gc-us-mobile-sports-bettors-have-high-incomes-trouble-paying-bills-survey-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The day after Brazil’s Ministry of Justice announced an investigation into betting partnerships struck by 54 football teams and championships, and the Rede Globo media network, an industry expert speculates as to why the sudden interest in a crackdown.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Betting Probe Prompts Questions Over Government Motives", "slug": "gc-brazils-investigation-sports-betting-sponsors-raises-more-questions-no-answers", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Nigerian High Court has ruled in favour of the country's federal regulator in a long-standing dispute with states over who regulates the market, but doubts remain that local governments will let go of the licensing systems from which they collect taxes.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Will Nigerian States Give Up Their Regulatory Rights?", "slug": "gc-will-nigerian-states-give-their-regulatory-rights", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Victoria state’s gambling regulator has announced another probe into Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino, warning of a fine of up to A$100m ($68m) and licence restrictions over illegal use of bank and blank cheques.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Victoria Launches Illegal Credit Probe Into Crown Melbourne", "slug": "gc-victoria-launches-illegal-credit-probe-crown-melbourne", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "An institutional digital asset exchange and brokerage has become the first platform of its kind to enter the Financial Services Register at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Zodia Markets On Becoming UK’s First Bank-Owned, FCA-Registered Crypto Exchange/Brokerage", "slug": "pc-zodia-markets-becoming-uks-first-bank-owned-fca-registered-crypto", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "ireland", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A cross-party group of parliamentarians has called on the UK government to cut regulatory requirements for so-called challenger banks in a report on levelling up.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK MPs Want De-Regulation To Empower Challenger Banks", "slug": "pc-uk-mps-want-de-regulation-empower-challenger-banks", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has continued with its tough approach to money laundering compliance, taking action against the cross-border payments fintech.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UAE Regulator Fines Wise For AML Failings", "slug": "pc-uae-regulator-fines-wise-aml-failings", "jurisdictions": ["united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "The head of the Betting and Gaming Council has called for a restrained and measured delivery of the UK government's long-awaited gambling reforms by the country's new leader.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 29-September 2, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-29-september-2-2022", "jurisdictions": ["kansas", "iowa", "colombia", "washington", "ukraine", "lithuania", "philippines", "brazil", "paraguay", "venezuela", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Uruguay’s former chief gambling regulator has warned of “serious mistakes” in the country’s advancing online gambling bill, in conversation with VIXIO.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Forecast In Uruguay: In Conversation With Luis Gama", "slug": "gc-forecast-uruguay-conversation-luis-gama", "jurisdictions": ["uruguay"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Congress has approved a bill which authorises the creation of two new national lotteries to benefit health and tourism, with the government seeking private operators to run the draws.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Approves New Lotteries For Health And Tourism Ministries", "slug": "gc-brazil-approves-new-lotteries-health-and-tourism-ministries", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "With up to 15 slots available for mobile betting licenses in Massachusetts, 42 companies have submitted notice that they intend to pursue licensure in the commonwealth.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Sports-Betting Licenses In High Demand", "slug": "gc-42-companies-pursue-massachusetts-sports-betting-licenses", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "The High Court for India’s fifth most populous state has ordered the state government to take legislative or regulatory action on online gaming by November 30.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Court Orders Madhya Pradesh To Submit Online Gaming Policy", "slug": "gc-court-orders-madhya-pradesh-submit-online-gaming-policy", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s Ministry of Finance has issued a grant to a consortium of banks, technology companies and government services to develop a digital identity network, while NatWest admonished for breaching banking rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New eID Network On Horizon For Finland", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-eid-network-horizon-finland", "jurisdictions": ["china", "indonesia", "finland", "lithuania", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "qatar", "united-states", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "Following its restrictions on N26 last year, payment gateway Unzer has been prevented from onboarding new clients by Germany’s financial watchdog.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BaFin Takes Action Against Another Fintech", "slug": "pc-bafin-takes-action-against-another-fintech", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The Wikileaks of crypto drops its biggest case yet, Tether’s reserves come under scrutiny, a major study finds most bitcoin trades are fake and celebrities face the rap for \"shilling\" NFTs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Leaks, Fake Trading Volume And Celebs Put On Notice For ’Shilling’ NFTs", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-leaks-fake-trading-volume-and-celebs-put-notice-shilling-nfts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard and American Express have been pushed by lawmakers in their home state to mark gun purchases with a dedicated merchant tag as the number of mass shootings is growing across the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Card Networks Pressed To Track US Gun Purchases", "slug": "pc-card-networks-pressed-track-us-gun-purchases", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has presided over a second forcible takeover of resort casino Okada Manila, this time expelling managers loyal to mogul Kazuo Okada, in a reversal of its stance on the drawn-out ownership battle.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Okada Foes Retake Manila Casino With Regulator Support", "slug": "gc-okada-foes-retake-manila-casino-regulator-support", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Allwyn is planning to rejuvenate the UK national lottery with a digital revamp, its boss has said, a week before its ongoing legal tussle with Camelot has its next day in court.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New UK Lottery Boss Says Digital Revamp Is Key", "slug": "gc-new-uk-lottery-boss-says-digital-revamp-key", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Speaking at a Deutsche Bank conference, Vasant Prabhu, vice chairman and CFO of Visa, said he does not think that competition building on the upcoming US FedNow service will have a big impact on its bottom line.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Enough Pie For All: Visa Unfazed By FedNow Launch", "slug": "pc-enough-pie-all-visa-unfazed-fednow-launch", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Risky companies are falling through the cracks for authorities and the private sector, which has prompted the international standards-setting body to change its policy recommendation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Pronged: FATF Changes Its Legal Persons Approach", "slug": "pc-multi-jurisdictional-multi-pronged-fatf-changes-its-legal-persons-approach", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The California State Legislature has passed a new crypto regulation that includes wide-ranging provisions on licensing and stablecoin issuance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Passes New Crypto Licensing Regime With Bipartisan Support", "slug": "pc-california-passes-new-crypto-licensing-regime-bipartisan-support", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "After a last-minute defeat in a Senate committee to get a state moratorium on the number of licenses and tables for cardrooms extended for another year, lawmakers, some tribes and cardroom owners agreed to negotiate in an attempt to make a deal before next year’s legislative session.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Cardroom Moratorium Set To Expire", "slug": "gc-cardroom-expansion-moratorium-set-expire-impact-california-unknown", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Allwyn last night moved one step closer to its takeover of the UK’s national lottery after current operator Camelot withdrew its appeal against a key decision to award the new licence to its rival.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Camelot Drops Legal Appeal To UK Lottery Decision", "slug": "gc-camelot-drops-legal-appeal-uk-lottery-decision", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The number of unregulated gaming machines in gas stations and convenience stores in Pennsylvania has grown dramatically over the past four years with no signs of a slowing trend, according to a new report commissioned by the state lottery.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Report Claims Illegal Machines Cost State $650m In Lost Lottery Sales", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-lottery-claims-skill-games-cost-state-650m", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania", "missouri", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new report suggests that the Spanish enclave of Ceuta’s tireless campaign to become a new hot spot for online gambling operators is working, with 68 percent of the country's business revenue coming from just 3 percent of businesses, all of which are directly involved in the gambling industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ceuta Reaps The Rewards Of Spanish Offshore Status", "slug": "gc-50-percent-deal-ceuta-reaps-catering-spanish-gambling-operators", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "After Visa is sued for allegedly turning a blind eye to videos of child sexual abuse, VIXIO takes a closer look at how payment companies can stay safe in high-risk merchant categories.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Moral Hazard: How Payments Firms Are Addressing High-Risk Merchant Categories", "slug": "pc-moral-hazard-how-payments-firms-are-addressing-high-risk-merchant-categories", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced plans to work with payments companies to accelerate the rollout of card-based least-cost routing (LCR) for mobile wallet transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "RBA To Accelerate Least-Cost Routing For Mobile Wallet Transactions", "slug": "pc-rba-accelerate-least-cost-routing-mobile-wallet-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "For all the good work the private sector is doing to improve cross-border payments, national regulations and politics are still one of the main barriers to change. VIXIO discusses the challenge of fixing cross-border pain points with leading industry experts.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Politics Is Standing In The Way Of Cross-Border Innovation", "slug": "pc-politics-standing-way-cross-border-innovation", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Maryland's Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) has begun accepting license applications from those companies interested in operating mobile sports betting and in-person retail wagering at locations throughout the state.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Opens Application Process For Sports-Betting Licenses", "slug": "gc-maryland-now-accepting-applications-mobile-retail-sport-betting-licenses", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Rank Group is “disappointed” after the announcement of planned strike action at its London Grosvenor Casinos, as the UK gambling industry prepares for impact from the current growing cost of living crisis.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rank Croupiers To Strike As UK Cost Of Living Crisis Bites", "slug": "gc-uk-cost-living-crisis-already-impacting-gambling-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "California tribes appear to be split on whether they should renegotiate their gaming compacts with Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom if voters approve online sports betting on November 8.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "To Renegotiate Or Not To Renegotiate? That Is the Question California Gaming Tribes May Face", "slug": "gc-renegotiate-or-not-renegotiate-question-california-gaming-tribes-may-face", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Chile’s Supreme Court has denied an appeal by the country's Polla Chilena de Beneficencia national lottery to block 23 offshore sports betting websites.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Supreme Court Refuses To Force Internet Providers To Block Betting Sites", "slug": "gc-chiles-supreme-court-refuses-force-internet-providers-block-betting-sites", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Federal and state government agencies in Australia have cracked an alleged syndicate that laundered A$4.7m ($3.2m) in winning cheques bought from slot machine customers, prompting Victoria state’s regulator to warn it has “put the whole gambling industry on notice”.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Industry Warned As Australian Police Raid Slots 'Syndicate'", "slug": "gc-industry-warned-australian-police-raid-slots-syndicate", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "US debates about a digital dollar are heating up as the country is inching closer to the adoption of FedNow, raising the question of why a country with a well-functioning payment infrastructure would invest in the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Central Bank Governor Says FedNow Will Negate Need For CBDC", "slug": "pc-central-bank-governor-says-fednow-will-negate-need-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As Boris Johnson bids Downing Street farewell, VIXIO looks at what we can expect from incoming prime minister Liz Truss, and what this means for payments compliance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Truss’ In-Tray: What Payment Firms Can Expect From New PM", "slug": "pc-truss-tray-what-payment-firms-can-expect-new-pm", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A top official at Russia’s Ministry of Finance has said the country may legalise crypto to create a cross-border payments lifeline, marking a dramatic U-turn from a new law passed only two months ago.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Russian U-turn Could Legalise Crypto To Create Cross-Border Payments Lifeline", "slug": "pc-russian-u-turn-could-legalise-crypto-create-cross-border-payments-lifeline", "jurisdictions": ["russia"]}, {"summary": "India’s competition commission has given the go-ahead to a new fintech acquisition that is thought to be the second-largest in the history of India’s online services sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India’s PayU To Acquire Rival Payments Gateway BillDesk In $4.7bn Deal", "slug": "pc-indias-payu-acquire-rival-payments-gateway-billdesk-47bn-deal", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Finnish government authorities have been told to be more transparent when awarding grants from state-owned monopoly Veikkaus' proceeds, as the operator warns of a need to explore a licensing system if its market share continues to fall.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Audit Office Questions Gambling Grants", "slug": "gc-finnish-audit-office-gives-verdict-gambling-grants", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The head of the Netherlands’ Gaming Authority (KSA), René Jansen, has spoken out once more to advocate for stricter duty of care restrictions for online operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Head Dutch Regulator Advocates For Tougher Deposit Limits", "slug": "gc-head-dutch-regulatory-body-advocates-tighter-gaming-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The National Football League opens its 103rd season on Thursday night and the American Gaming Association predicts a record number of 46.6m adults in the U.S. will bet on NFL games.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Are You Ready For Some Football? Peak Of U.S. Betting Season Kicks Off", "slug": "gc-are-you-ready-some-football-peak-us-betting-season-kicks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "With less than four months to go before the launch of retail and mobile sports betting in the Buckeye State, Ohio’s top gaming regulator expressed frustration with applicants who have yet to submit information concerning their beneficial owners and leadership personnel that will oversee operations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Sets October Deadline For Applications, Or Disqualification From January Launch", "slug": "gc-ohio-sets-october-deadline-applications-or-disqualification-january-launch", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Denmark’s minister of taxation wants to ban the use of celebrities in gambling marketing, as he presents a raft of proposals to tackle gambling addiction to lawmakers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Denmark Proposes Banning Celebrities In Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-denmark-proposes-banning-celebrities-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The UK government and the Financial Conduct Authority have taken the opposite view to the Treasury Select Committee on whether the latter should legally ‘have regard’ for financial inclusion matters.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA, Treasury Disagree With MPs Over ‘Have Regard’ Recommendation", "slug": "pc-fca-treasury-disagree-mps-over-have-regard-recommendation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s Finansinspektionen (FI) has told US cross-border payments company Moneygram that it must solve its money laundering deficiencies by December 30 at the latest, in the latest enforcement action from the regulator.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Moneygram Must Sort AML Deficiencies By End-2022, Says Swedish Watchdog", "slug": "pc-moneygram-must-sort-aml-deficiencies-end-2022-says-swedish-watchdog", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Four of Australia’s largest banks have put their support behind a new national digital identity infrastructure known as ConnectID.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Banks Prepare To Launch New National Digital ID System", "slug": "pc-australian-banks-prepare-launch-new-national-digital-id-system", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The head of global gambling firm Entain has joined those predicting action to restrict football sponsorships will be part of long-awaited UK reforms to gambling laws.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News in Brief: September 5-September 9, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-5-september-9-2022", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "united-kingdom", "mexico", "netherlands", "ontario", "nevada", "spain", "chile", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Ireland’s minister of state has hailed the “milestone” of appointing long-time senior civil and public servant Anne Marie Caulfield as the designated CEO of the country’s planned independent gambling regulator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland Gambling Regulator CEO Appointment A 'Milestone'", "slug": "gc-ireland-gambling-regulator-ceo-appointment-milestone", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Even with the NFL season underway, regulators in Massachusetts plan to take their time in crafting implementing rules for sports betting, including through consideration of new policy recommendations to ban in-play betting and limit advertising.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Discuss And Adopt Initial Sports-Betting Regulations", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-discuss-and-adopt-initial-sports-betting-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "UAE authorities fine Wise for AML breach, Indian banks team up with Singapore’s DBS for real-time cross-border remittances and Nigeria looks to attract digital asset firms", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Wise Hit By $360,000 AML Fine In UAE", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-wise-hit-360000-aml-fine-uae", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "china", "india", "singapore", "belarus", "united-kingdom", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Under new legislation, Mastercard and Visa will be the initial focus of the New Zealand Commerce Commission’s work to encourage more competition and efficiency in the island’s retail payment system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa, Mastercard Namechecked By NZ Regulator In New Price Cap Plans", "slug": "pc-visa-mastercard-namechecked-nz-regulator-new-price-cap-plans", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "Novum Bank, owned by a Dutch billionaire, has become the latest financial institution to be fined by Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cruel Summer For Maltese Bank As AML Watchdog Hits It With Fine", "slug": "pc-cruel-summer-maltese-bank-aml-watchdog-hits-it-fine", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "New analysis indicates that Celsius was already insolvent long before this year’s crypto crash, Love Island celebrities get issued a cease and desist order and an old Binance AML probe resurfaces.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: US Regulator Claims Celsius Was Insolvent Three Years Ago; Love Islanders Struck Down By ASA", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-us-regulator-claims-celsius-was-insolvent-three-years-ago-love", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Maryland Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) gathered in 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potential impact of sports betting on Massachusetts has recommended a ban on in-game wagering, which researchers say is disproportionately utilized by problem gamblers.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Gaming Regulators Urged To Consider In-Play Betting Ban, Ad Restrictions", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-gaming-regulators-urged-consider-play-betting-ban-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​South Africa’s second largest political party is looking to introduce overarching online gambling regulations, following years of failed attempts to fully open up the sector.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "South African Draft Remote Gambling Bill Aims To Fill Legal Gap", "slug": "gc-south-african-draft-remote-gambling-bill-aims-fill-legal-gap", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "Australian financial crime enforcer AUSTRAC has announced an “enforcement investigation” into sports-betting giant Entain Group, potentially impacting any Entain moves on rival Tabcorp Holdings' monopoly status.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Launches 'Enforcement Investigation' Into Entain", "slug": "gc-australia-launches-enforcement-investigation-entain", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria", "western-australia"]}, {"summary": "The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reiterated his view that most crypto-assets are securities, adding that crypto-related firms should focus on compliance sooner rather than later.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "‘The Vast Majority Are Securities’ - SEC’s Gensler Confirms Crypto Reg Stance", "slug": "pc-vast-majority-are-securities-secs-gensler-confirms-crypto-reg-stance", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A more risk-based approach will sharpen the focus of efforts to keep the financial sector free from financial crime, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has said in a new report.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Fight Against Money Laundering Needs More Focus, Acknowledges DNB", "slug": "pc-fight-against-money-laundering-needs-more-focus-acknowledges-dnb", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The National Betting Authority (NBA) of Cyprus is adding a raft of safer gambling best practices into its rules for online bookmakers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cyprus Updating Safer Gambling Regulations", "slug": "gc-cyprus-updating-safer-gambling-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["cyprus"]}, {"summary": "As sports-betting brands with origins in fantasy sports or the casino industry continue to dominate the U.S. landscape, a series of new players are entering the field this football season seeking to disrupt the market.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Entrants Seek To Disrupt U.S. Sports Betting Market", "slug": "gc-new-entrants-seek-disrupt-us-sports-betting-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "The Star Entertainment Group is unfit to hold a casino licence in New South Wales (NSW) state, according to an independent regulatory review, but the state gambling regulator is yet to decide the 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"sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong, Thailand To Pursue Bilateral Faster Payments Linkage", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-thailand-pursue-bilateral-faster-payments-linkage", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "thailand"]}, {"summary": "Banking experts have acknowledged that the industry is struggling to solve the problem of money mules, with new fraud trends exacerbating the issue.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "APP Fraud Being Leveraged By Money Mules", "slug": "pc-app-fraud-being-leveraged-money-mules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Since its launch five years ago, the Zelle app has processed more than 5bn transactions, with disbursements and small business payments driving its most recent growth.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Small Business Disbursements Driving Zelle Growth", "slug": "pc-us-small-business-disbursements-driving-zelle-growth", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "International Game Technology (IGT) has dropped the appeal that was blocking the transition of the UK National Lottery from Camelot to Allwyn, finally allowing the handover process to begin in earnest.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "IGT Drops UK Lottery Appeal", "slug": "gc-igt-drops-uk-lottery-appeal", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Finnish politicians are opening up to the idea of a gambling licensing system, but the authority overseeing gambling has questioned the timing of the debate as more powers and staff are inbound.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Politicians Open To Discuss Licensing", "slug": "gc-finnish-politicians-opening-exploring-licensing-system", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Boyd Gaming, which operates 11 casinos in southern Nevada, has expressed its support for a regulatory proposal to amend state regulations creating cybersecurity requirements, but have suggested several revisions due to “certain practical limitations” of running a gaming company.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Boyd Gaming Seeks Clarification Of Nevada’s Proposed Cybersecurity Requirements", "slug": "gc-boyd-gaming-seeks-clarification-nevadas-proposed-cybersecurity-requirements", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "iowa", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Kalshi means everything in Arabic — and is the name of a global wagering network which strives to allow anyone to bet on anything.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "If You’re Tired Of Betting Restrictions, Try Wagering On Everything", "slug": "gc-if-youre-tired-betting-restrictions-try-wagering-everything", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A dozen top Republican Senators have accused Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) director Rohit Chopra of abusing his authority and using tactics to unfairly damage financial institutions’ reputations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Republican Senators Rally Against CFPB Chopra’s Name-And-Shame Tactics", "slug": "pc-republican-senators-rally-against-cfpb-chopras-name-and-shame-tactics", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "India’s Ministry of Finance has declared a new multi-agency war on unregulated loan apps, which it accuses of entrapping customers, abusing licences and intimidating debtors to extort repayments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India’s Central Bank Enlisted In Crackdown On ‘Illegal Loans Apps’", "slug": "pc-indias-central-bank-enlisted-crackdown-illegal-loans-apps", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Kindred Group predicted it will return to number one position in the Netherlands by the end of next year, but will not break even in North America until 2026.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kindred Predicts Return To Dutch Top Spot In 2023", "slug": "gc-kindred-predicts-return-dutch-top-spot-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states", "sweden", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Current approaches to voluntary self-exclusion in the gaming industry need to evolve to encourage better take-up of the programs, problem gambling researchers and advocates told the Massachusetts Gaming Commission during a hearing on responsible gaming and sports betting.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Hear Concerns About Effectiveness Of Self-Exclusion Programs", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-gaming-regulators-hear-concerns-about-effectiveness-self-exclusion", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Four U.S. states figured among the top ten regulated online gambling markets in the world during the first half of 2022, with the U.S. as a whole soaring past the UK to become the largest market in the world at country level.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Tops Global Market Size Rankings As Shake-Up Continues", "slug": "gc-us-tops-global-market-size-rankings-shake-continues", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A lower house committee in the Australian parliament will probe social damage from online gambling, potentially paving the way for new of controls on the industry.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Lawmakers To Probe Online Gambling Damage", "slug": "gc-australian-lawmakers-probe-online-gambling-damage", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Buy now, pay later (BNPL) products' success in the region has prompted the Monetary Authority of Singapore to act faster than originally anticipated, with consumers using the 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Why Merging EMD/PSD Makes Sense", "slug": "pc-time-come-together-why-merging-emdpsd-makes-sense", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Following the modernisation of its payment system earlier this year, Peru’s private clearing house has now revealed plans to launch a payment solution similar to Brazil’s popular Pix.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peru To Create A Pix-Like Payment Service By 2023", "slug": "pc-peru-create-pix-payment-service-2023", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "Residents of Hong Kong may soon be able to top up their e-CNY wallets and make cross-border e-CNY payments using the country’s Faster Payments System.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Tests Use Of Faster Payments System In CBDC Applications", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-tests-use-faster-payments-system-cbdc-applications", "jurisdictions": ["china", "hong-kong", "macau"]}, {"summary": "Wynn Resorts, Related Companies partner to target downstate New York casino licenses, Missouri lawmaker pushing for a special session to cover sports-betting bill and Tasmania becomes first Australian state to introduce mandatory slot loss limits in 2024.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 12-September 16, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-12-september-16-2022", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "united-kingdom", "colombia", "argentina", "india", "uruguay", "european-union", "united-states", "macau", "paraguay", "brazil", "tasmania", "missouri", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The Norwegian Gambling Authority is threatening to fine Kindred NOK437m (€43m) if it does not cease offering online gambling in the country within the next three weeks.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kindred Threatened With Huge Fine In Norway", "slug": "gc-kindred-threatened-huge-fine-norway", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "The Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill to modify the gambling regulation law in Spain by improving protections against fraud and safeguards for vulnerable gamblers, and it will now move on to the Senate for debate.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spain Approves Addiction, Fraud Safeguarding Bill", "slug": "gc-spains-congress-approves-bill-adds-more-safeguards-against-gambling-fraud-and", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "A cross-ministry committee exploring the regulation of India’s online gaming industry has produced a draft report recommending national online gaming legislation and a national regulator, as well as a mechanism to block unregistered platforms.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indian Government Draft Report Backs Online Gaming Regulation", "slug": "gc-indian-government-draft-report-backs-online-gaming-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "An Assembly committee has unanimously agreed that internet gaming in New Jersey should be allowed to continue for another decade, as playing slot machines or table games online has become an integral part of the gaming experience in the Garden State.", "sectors": ["esports", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Looks At Extending Online Gaming Market To 2033", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-looks-extending-online-gaming-market-2033", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new poll is showing long odds for California to legalize online sports betting this November, despite proponents led by FanDuel and DraftKings raising their stakes and now committing nearly $170m to their referendum campaign.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Poll Points To Long Odds On Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-california-poll-points-long-odds-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Council announces that Russia sanctions will continue, while the European Commission proposes a new cybersecurity trustmark for software and connected products in its fight against ransomware. Elsewhere, Uruguayan policymakers propose a bill to regulate crypto.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: EU Extends Russian Sanctions And Proposes New Cybersecurity Safeguards", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-eu-extends-russian-sanctions-and-proposes-new-cybersecurity", "jurisdictions": ["egypt", "japan", "european-union", "united-kingdom", "bahrain", "qatar", "united-states", "uruguay"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has proposed that the next Payment Services Directive introduce a common API standard. However, TrueLayer’s public policy chief, speaking during a VIXIO webinar, says there are other options to improve current market problems.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Common API Standard Divides Industry And Regulatory Representatives", "slug": "pc-common-api-standard-divides-industry-and-regulatory-representatives", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Seasonally low volume of global regulatory events provide compliance teams with some welcome respite, but change is on the way as new Prime Ministers in the UK and Australia look to shake up the payments space, particularly in the non-bank lending sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO Impact Index: August Offers Firms Regulatory Breathing Space", "slug": "pc-vixio-impact-index-august-offers-firms-regulatory-breathing-space", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "australia", "international"]}, {"summary": "South Korea issues arrest warrants for the developers of the LUNA token, a guilty plea is entered in crypto’s first insider trading case and Celsius opens up about its \"hero’s journey\" to redemption.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: LUNA Co-Founder Issued Arrest Warrant And Guilty Plea In Coinbase Insider Trading Case", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-luna-co-founder-issued-arrest-warrant-and-guilty-plea-coinbase", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "south-korea", "european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The days when people could gamble without anyone else knowing are rapidly fading as the online industry expands and produces data crucial for tracking and preventing gambling addiction.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Anonymity Of Gamblers Disappears As U.S. Gaming Industry Enters Digital Era", "slug": "gc-anonymity-gamblers-disappears-us-gaming-industry-enters-digital-era", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts", "connecticut", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "As the Massachusetts Gaming Commission continues the process of creating regulations to oversee legal retail and mobile sports betting, regulators will gather twice more this week to consider how to certify independent testing labs and hear from interested operators.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Temporary Licenses Cloud Massachusetts Sports-Betting Rollout", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-concerned-over-temporary-licenses-no-timetable-sports", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK gambling lawyers and executives fear proposed player affordability measures and wonder whether such restrictive measures are a “sign of things to come” for the rest of the world’s gambling industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Will Tough UK Gambling Restrictions Spread Elsewhere?", "slug": "gc-will-tough-uk-gambling-restrictions-spread-elsewhere", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Sweden's government is set to change after a closely fought election, heralding a new approach to the gambling industry, experts predict.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Swedish Government Could Soften Rules On Advertising, Bonuses", "slug": "gc-new-swedish-government-could-soften-rules-advertising-bonuses", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The German “super regulator” may at last be freer to make independent decisions from January 1, 2023 if a representative of the regulator is correct.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Says It Expects More Freedom Next Year", "slug": "gc-german-regulator-says-it-expects-more-freedom-next-year", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Wire Act of 1961 does not prevent International Game Technology (IGT) from continuing online gambling and lottery operations in Rhode Island and other states, a federal judge ruled last week.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "IGT Wins Wire Act Case Against Justice Department In Rhode Island", "slug": "gc-igt-wins-wire-act-case-against-justice-department-rhode-island", "jurisdictions": ["rhode-island", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A bill that would ban all offshore-facing and local online gambling in the Philippines has attracted heavyweight support amid police raids on two operations that freed 173 captive staff from at least five countries.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Support For POGO Ban Swells Amid Rescue Of 173 Staff", "slug": "gc-support-pogo-ban-swells-amid-rescue-173-staff", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "The two agencies have launched a new forum that will coordinate cross-border tracing, seizure and confiscation of criminal assets, with a focus on cyber-enabled financial crime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FATF, Interpol Launch New Forum To Intensify Global Asset Recovery", "slug": "pc-fatf-interpol-launch-new-forum-intensify-global-asset-recovery", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Since US Senator Richard Durbin introduced the Credit Card Competition Act in August, banks, credit unions and other market players have reacted against the proposed legislation. VIXIO takes a look at some of the issues driving the debate.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Who Bears The Costs? The Challenges To Durbin’s Credit Card Bill", "slug": "pc-who-bears-costs-challenges-durbins-credit-card-bill", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Speaking exclusively to VIXIO, Denmark’s payments regulation lead has suggested changes to strong customer authentication (SCA), banks’ obligations and APIs should be on the agenda for the next iteration of the Payment Services Directive (PSD3).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "More Principles Based, Less Detailed: Danish Regulator Outlines PSD3 Hopes", "slug": "pc-more-principles-based-less-detailed-danish-regulator-outlines-psd3-hopes", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "denmark"]}, {"summary": "With less than two months before Californians decide the fate of two ballot initiatives to open the nation’s largest state to legal retail and mobile sports betting, a recent audit found the state agency charged with raising awareness of problem gambling is unprepared for any expansion of gaming.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Lacking Knowledge On Problem Gambling, Audit Finds", "slug": "gc-california-lacks-knowledge-how-many-problem-gamblers-state-has", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Germany’s highest administrative court has ruled that municipalities may not levy an additional betting tax on retail shops, in a victory for bookmakers including Tipico, Tipwin and Playtech’s HappyBet.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Court Throws Out Local Tax On Bookmaker Shops", "slug": "gc-german-court-throws-out-local-tax-bookmaker-shops", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Betway will pay a £409,000 penalty for marketing on the children’s section of West Ham United football club’s website, the UK’s Gambling Commission has announced.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Betway Penalised In UK For Ads On Children's Pages Of Football Club", "slug": "gc-betway-penalised-uk-ads-childrens-pages-football-club", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The process to hand over the reins of the UK National Lottery has officially started, according to the UK’s gambling regulator.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK National Lottery Transition Officially Underway", "slug": "gc-uk-national-lottery-transition-officially-underway", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Internet livestreaming giant Twitch announced Tuesday that it will prohibit streams of gambling content originating from sites that are not licensed in the United States or other jurisdictions that provide “sufficient consumer protection.”", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Twitch Bans Gambling Streams From Unlicensed Sites", "slug": "gc-livestreaming-site-twitch-bans-gambling-streams-unlicensed-sites", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "curacao", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced that it will collaborate with five companies, which range from bigtech to EU banking institutions, to develop potential user interfaces for the digital euro as the project veers forward.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Amazon And EPI Among Companies Tapped By ECB For Digital Euro Project", "slug": "pc-amazon-and-epi-among-companies-tapped-ecb-digital-euro-project", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Biden administration is becoming as enthusiastic about payments policy as its allies in Europe, as a new policy paper from the Treasury talks up instant payments and financial inclusion.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Federal-Level Payments Framework Needed, Urges US Treasury Report", "slug": "pc-federal-level-payments-framework-needed-urges-us-treasury-report", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As ethereum completes its move to a low-energy proof-of-stake (POS) model, will institutions flock to the world’s second-largest crypto-asset, or are there more challenges ahead?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "What’s In A Merge: A New Eco-Friendly Ethereum Looks To New Future", "slug": "pc-whats-merge-new-eco-friendly-ethereum-looks-new-future", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ohio regulators continued working through their sports-betting licensing process on Wednesday, approving licenses for several Ohio casinos and professional sports teams.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Regulators Continue Sports-Betting Rollout", "slug": "gc-ohio-regulators-continue-sports-betting-rollout", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Amid tightening gambling regulations in many markets, a war raging in Europe and talk of recession in the US, a group of CEOs say emerging markets in Latin America, as well as mergers and acquisitions driven by a strong US dollar, will provide the industry with opportunities for growth.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Growth Opportunities Remain Amid International Uncertainty, Say CEOs", "slug": "gc-growth-opportunities-remain-amid-international-uncertainty-say-ceos", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "europe"]}, {"summary": "The German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) is in talks with regulators about expanding the list of permitted sports bets.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Gambling Industry Seeks To Loosen Onerous Betting List", "slug": "gc-german-gambling-industry-seeks-loosen-onerous-betting-list", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Collaboration between the industry and government is key to developing successful regulations for a diverse Latin American online market, where a one-size-fits-all approach will not work, say local experts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "In Expanding LatAm Market, One Size Does Not Fit All", "slug": "gc-sbc-barcelona-one-size-does-not-fit-all-entering-latam-market", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "A Nevada special committee has taken another step forward in establishing a regulatory framework that would make it easier for sportsbooks to take wagers on rapidly growing esports competitions.", "sectors": ["esports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Committee Nears Regulations For Esports Betting", "slug": "gc-nevada-committee-nears-regulations-esports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Card payments are booming in Hungary, central bank data shows, despite early fears that the introduction of strong customer authentication (SCA) would hold back the growth of digital payments. However, as card usage grows so does fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hungary Card Payments Boom, But Mixed Picture About SCA Impact", "slug": "pc-hungary-card-payments-boom-mixed-picture-about-sca-impact", "jurisdictions": ["hungary"]}, {"summary": "Payments NZ, the operator of New Zealand’s core payments system, has set its sights on real-time payments as the next chapter in the country’s payments modernisation journey.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Real-Time Payments: Next Stop New Zealand", "slug": "pc-real-time-payments-next-stop-new-zealand", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralised finance (DeFi) look set to remain untouched by the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, as seen by VIXIO.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MiCA’s Final Draft Text Excludes DeFi And NFTs", "slug": "pc-micas-final-draft-text-excludes-defi-and-nfts", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "New lotteries created in Brazil, William Hill fined $100,000 in Nevada and PlayUp to complete SPAC listing.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 19-September 23, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-19-september-23", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "malta", "netherlands", "missouri", "australia", "victoria", "western-australia", "philippines", "china", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "In unusually harsh rhetoric, the mild-mannered CEO and president of the American Gaming Association on Thursday called for the annihilation of the unlawful gambling industry and the head of Penn National described illegal operators as “cockroaches.”", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fire-Breathing U.S. Casino Leaders Urge Destruction Of Illegal Industry", "slug": "gc-fire-breathing-us-casino-leaders-urge-destruction-illegal-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "Brazilian executives have told the industry it can reasonably expect regulations for sports betting soon after the presidential election is over on October 30.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Executives Bet On Regulation By March", "slug": "gc-brazilian-industry-executives-bet-regulation-march", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "On the same day that Maryland regulators resolved to award licenses for online sports betting on a rolling basis, counterparts in Massachusetts were urged by numerous operators to instead establish a universal launch date for legal sports wagering.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Mandates Rolling Start For Mobile Betting, As Massachusetts Mulls Launch Approach", "slug": "gc-maryland-mandates-rolling-start-mobile-betting-massachusetts-mulls-launch", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Philippines’ justice secretary has announced the deportation of at least 281 Chinese citizens who worked illegally for offshore-facing online gambling companies (POGOs) and warned as many as 40,000 foreigners now fall into this category.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippines To Start Mass Deportation Of Online Gambling Workers", "slug": "gc-philippines-start-mass-deportation-online-workers", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Republican senator calls on ratings firms to share ESG methodologies, Iran pilots a CBDC and Citi announces it is exiting the UK retail banking market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Senator Queries Ratings Firms Over ESG Scoring", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-senator-queries-ratings-firms-over-esg-scoring", "jurisdictions": ["india", "indonesia", "singapore", "thailand", "denmark", "norway", "turkey", "united-kingdom", "iran", "saudi-arabia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "ICIJ, the investigative group of journalists behind the so-called FinCEN Files, the massive leakage of banks’ suspicious activity reports, has pointed out that a new database aimed at addressing regulatory gaps in the US anti-money laundering framework is “taking way too long”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ICIJ Blasts US Treasury For Delay In Setting Up Beneficial Ownership Register", "slug": "pc-icij-blasts-us-treasury-delay-setting-beneficial-ownership-register", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In its first report on least cost routing (LCR), a feature that is intended to reduce the costs of card payments for merchants, the Reserve Bank of Australia finds limited uptake and points at the industry’s role in it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Regulator Says More Needed To Improve Card Acceptance", "slug": "pc-australian-regulator-says-more-needed-improve-card-acceptance", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "New York wants bank statements and more from Tether, Jamie Dimon throws crypto under the bus (again) and Kraken CEO resigns after 11 years on the job.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: NY Court Orders Tether To Show Reserves; J.P. Morgan CEO Calls Crypto A ’Ponzi Scheme’", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-ny-court-orders-tether-show-reserves-jp-morgan-ceo-calls-crypto", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Open Finance Association is ready to finish the job the Payments Services Directive started and create a well functioning open finance ecosystem, the new not-for-profit organisation declared.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintechs Launch Open Finance Association To Keep Pressure On Brussels And London", "slug": "pc-fintechs-launch-open-finance-association-keep-pressure-brussels-and-london", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Gambling businesses looking to enter African markets must be prepared for regulatory and tax volatility, understand the data about local markets and be patient, according to a panel with an array of experience on the continent.", "sectors": ["casinos", 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"2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Commission In ’Listening Mode’ On Open Finance", "slug": "pc-european-commission-listening-mode-open-finance", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Malta-based online gaming operator KTO has launched a Brazilian election section of its website, where users can bet on various outcomes related to October's highly anticipated election that will be pivotal to the future of the country's gambling market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Operator Launches Online Betting On Pivotal Brazilian Election", "slug": "gc-kto-launches-online-betting-brazilian-election-place-where-online-betting-not-yet", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Nevada regulators on Monday continued their process to enact new cybersecurity regulations designed to ensure operators follow best practice when it comes to data 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of three new licenses to operate full-fledged casinos in or around New York City will come with the most expensive licensing price tag in U.S. history, as analysts and executives warn the new casinos will have a major impact on the financial wellbeing of Atlantic City.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York City Casinos Seen As Threat To New Jersey", "slug": "gc-new-york-city-casinos-seen-threat-new-jersey", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK-focused gambling operators await a white paper that could provide guidance on whether they need to adopt enhanced player protection measures such as affordability checks, but worry that in the meantime a “zealous” Gambling Commission might overstep the mark with its single customer view.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Industry Wonders If 'Single Customer View' May Die With New Government", "slug": "gc-uk-industry-wonders-if-single-customer-view-may-die-new-government", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Thai government is preparing to lodge a complaint with neighbouring Laos for allowing a company to issue licences for foreign-facing online gambling operations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thailand Upset Over Online Gambling Master Licensor In Laos", "slug": "gc-thailand-upset-over-online-gambling-master-licensor-laos", "jurisdictions": ["laos", "thailand"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has fined the operator of Betfred.com £2.87m over social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Betfred.Com Fined For Customer Interaction, AML Errors", "slug": "gc-betfredcom-fined-customer-interaction-aml-errors", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "It is one of the most perplexing questions in the U.S. gaming industry — why are other states so reluctant to regulate internet gaming when early adopters such as Michigan are generating so much more revenue from their online casinos than mobile sports betting?", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Major Market Michigan Exceeding Expectations On iGaming", "slug": "gc-major-market-michigan-exceeding-expectations-igaming", "jurisdictions": ["michigan", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Luxembourg’s financial regulator has fined the payments firm Unzer for failing to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations in the country.", 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"2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wall Street Banks Fined Nearly $2bn Over WhatsApp Use", "slug": "pc-wall-street-banks-fined-nearly-2bn-over-whatsapp-use", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Fintechs and card schemes have signed a joint statement committing to providing the war torn EU membership candidate with cheaper, more accessible, remittances between itself and the EU.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Firms Rally To Support Ukraine With Cheaper Remittances", "slug": "pc-payments-firms-rally-support-ukraine-cheaper-remittances", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Malta still loves its online gambling industry and BetMGM faces multi-million New Jersey lawsuit from problem gambler.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], 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"2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NSW Premier, James Packer Attack Slots Lobby Group", "slug": "gc-nsw-premier-james-packer-attack-clubs-slots-lobby-group", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Only seven U.S. states have legalized internet gaming in the last decade, and there will be none this year, but Indiana may be the light at the end of the tunnel in 2023.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indiana Leads List Of Online Casino Contenders For 2023", "slug": "gc-indiana-leads-list-online-casino-contenders-2023", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Brazilian Central Bank has introduced a cap for interchange fees on prepaid cards, a payment instrument largely provided by fintechs that has helped bring millions into the traditional financial system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "prepaid"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Time Has Come To Cap Prepaid Card Interchange Fees, Brazil Says", "slug": "pc-time-has-come-cap-prepaid-card-interchange-fees-brazil-says", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "EU lawmakers have expressed concerns about Amazon’s role in the European Central Bank’s digital euro investigation, citing issues such as governance and data protection.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEPs Not Impressed By Amazon’s Role In Digital Euro Project", "slug": "pc-meps-not-impressed-amazons-role-digital-euro-project", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Experts lament the demise of Paym as UK banks confirm the shutting down of the mobile payments platform first launched in 2014.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK’s Paym To Be Wound Down", "slug": "pc-uks-paym-be-wound-down", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Election victory for Italy’s right-wing alliance will likely see Giorgia Meloni of the fascist-linked Brothers of Italy installed as the country’s first female Prime minister, but will also usher in a new era for the gambling industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italy's Far Right Swing Expected To Benefit Gambling Industry", "slug": "gc-italys-far-right-swing-expected-benefit-gambling-industry", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "Geolocation technology leader GeoComply has filed a lawsuit in Delaware federal court accusing upstart competitor Xpoint of infringing on a patent the Vancouver-based company owns to 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"gc-kentucky-urged-create-state-funded-problem-gambling-fund", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Nigerian Association of State Gambling Regulators is appealing a High Court ruling that had hoped to end a long-standing dispute between its members and the federal gambling regulator regarding who oversees gambling businesses in the country.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nigerian State Regulators Challenge Ruling Empowering Federal Authority", "slug": "gc-nigerian-state-regulators-challenge-ruling-empowering-federal-authority", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "A member of the European Parliament has put pressure on the European Commission to make known its plans to regulate the metaverse after interventions from commissioners such as Thierry Breton.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brussels Considering Its Place In The Metaverse", "slug": "pc-brussels-considering-its-place-metaverse", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Kim Kardashian must pay more than $1m to settle charges by the US Securities and Exchange Commission following her misadventure into the crypto world, after a dressing down by UK regulators last year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Messing Up With The Kardashians: Kim Fined $1m For Crypto Promo", "slug": "pc-messing-kardashians-kim-fined-1m-crypto-promo", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The French authorities have taken action against BYKEP, withdrawing its registration as a crypto-assets service provider with immediate effect.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "French Regulator Withdraws Crypto Licence After Onsite Inspection", "slug": "pc-french-regulator-withdraws-crypto-licence-after-onsite-inspection", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gaming regulator has confirmed that a new standard will take effect October 31 requiring online gambling operators to complete their conversion to the province’s regulated market or cease operations in the province.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Confirms October 31 Grey Market Transition Deadline", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-confirms-october-31-grey-market-transition-deadline", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) is intensifying efforts to sanction Russia-backed bookmakers, lottery operators and other gambling entities.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Regulator Readies New Powers To Sanction Russian Firms", "slug": "gc-ukraine-regulator-readies-new-powers-sanction-russian-firms", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine", "russia"]}, {"summary": "As election day draws ever closer on November 8, a new poll shows a measure to legalize retail sports betting at tribal casinos and racetracks heading for defeat, handing a victory to cardrooms in California that see the ballot initiative as a threat to their businesses.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Tribes Target Cardrooms As Sports-Betting Ballot Battle Broadens", "slug": "gc-california-tribes-target-cardrooms-sports-betting-ballot-battle-broadens", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Maryland now expects to beat Ohio to the launch of mobile sports betting before the end of the year, but regulators told a VIXIO webinar that not all applicants are likely to make it to the starting line in either state as they undergo full compliance and background scrutiny.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Suitability Screening, Advertising In Focus For Key U.S. Sports-Betting States", "slug": "gc-suitability-screening-advertising-focus-key-us-sports-betting-states", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "ohio", "maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​There is no certainty around when the long-awaited UK Gambling Act white paper will be released or what will be in it, according to MP Iain Duncan Smith.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Certainty When UK White Paper Will Be Published, Says MP", "slug": "gc-no-certainty-when-white-paper-will-be-published-says-mp", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has said there is now regulatory “clarity” around sanctions for offering bets on underage athletes.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Courts Clarify Underage Sports Rules In Sweden", "slug": "gc-courts-clarify-underage-sports-rules-sweden", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve has finalised a rule requiring competitive debit card routing for online payments, while a bill intended to mandate a similar provision for credit cards is making a move in 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"2022-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Operators Facing Fines As Sports Betting Expands", "slug": "gc-us-regulators-continue-issue-significant-fines-gaming-operators", "jurisdictions": ["iowa", "indiana", "south-dakota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "An external review into The Star Entertainment Group’s casino operations in Queensland has found the company’s conduct to be “inconsistent” with casino legislation, paving the way for the state gambling regulator to declare it unsuitable to hold a casino licence.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Queensland Probe Finds Star In Breach Of Casino Legislation", "slug": "gc-queensland-probe-finds-star-breach-casino-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["queensland", "australia"]}, {"summary": "US federal financial regulators have reiterated last year’s message to Congress: pass comprehensive stablecoin legislation or they will use their existing 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["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 3-October 7, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-3-october-7-2022", "jurisdictions": ["ireland", "india", "philippines", "chile", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "finland", "michigan", "ohio", "malaysia", "laos", "mozambique", "zambia", "kenya", "tanzania"]}, {"summary": "The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is considering a ban on branded partnerships between online gambling operators and popular establishments such as bars and sports arenas, citing concerns of responsible gambling and regulatory oversight.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Mulls Ban On Online Betting Lounges", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-mulls-ban-online-betting-lounges", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "A surprise promise by the new UK government to jettison the General Data Protection Regulation regime as part of a “bonfire” of European Union regulations could mean headaches for online gambling companies that operate across national boundaries.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brexit 'Bonfire' Portends Pain For Gambling Companies", "slug": "gc-brexit-bonfire-portends-pain-gambling-companies", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "european-union", "gibraltar"]}, {"summary": "New York took its biggest step yet toward establishing a casino near the city that never sleeps by appointing two women and a man to a panel charged with selecting sites for three new casinos in the region including New York City.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York City, Colossus Of The North, Hovers Over New Jersey Casinos", "slug": "gc-new-york-city-colossus-north-hovers-over-new-jersey-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "An eight-hour meeting showed the split among members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission regarding a potential launch timeline for both retail and online sports betting in the state.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Gaming Commission Mired In Dispute Over Sports-Betting Launch Timeline", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-gaming-commission-mired-dispute-over-sports-betting-launch-timeline", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s regulator has launched a new environmental, social and governance hub, the US consults 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Law Passes", "slug": "pc-chile-embraces-open-banking-fintech-law-passes", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "A busy week in Europe as the final text for the Market in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is published, the European Banking Authority tenders a contract to help it improve its crypto data analysis, and Italy is criticised for having a light touch on company registration. Meanwhile in Argentina, a state-owned energy company diversifies into crypto mining.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Final MiCA Text Published And EBA Looks For More Data", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-final-mica-text-published-and-eba-looks-more-data", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "italy", "argentina"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its final decision on card-acquiring services, with the prerogative of enabling more awareness among businesses to shop around.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Finalises Rules To Help Merchants Switch Acquirer", "slug": "pc-psr-finalises-rules-help-merchants-switch-acquirer", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A deal has been struck between Kindred and the Norwegian Gambling Authority that means fines of NOK1.2m (€118,000) daily, with a cap of NOK437m, will be put on hold.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kindred's Norway Fine On Tentative Hold", "slug": "gc-kindreds-norway-fine-hold", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "It is almost always about the money when somebody says it is not about the money, but in the case of two gaming tribes who are suing U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, it seems to be more about standing up to the federal government.", "sectors": ["tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming Tribes Still Battling U.S. Treasury Department Over COVID-19 Funds", "slug": "gc-gaming-tribes-still-battling-us-treasury-department-over-covid-19-funds", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "alaska", "kansas", "oklahoma", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "With the approval of several recommendations to allow for dual licensure of the cardroom and cannabis businesses, California policymakers are ushering in a new era for both industries as the federal government still considers marijuana sales and possession a crime.", "sectors": ["casinos", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Takes Lead On Dual Licensure Of Cannabis, Gaming Businesses", "slug": "gc-california-takes-lead-dual-licensure-cannabis-gaming-businesses", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators have agreed to target a late January opening of retail sportsbooks at casinos before an early March mobile sports-betting launch.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Targets Retail Sports Betting By Super Bowl, March For Mobile", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-targets-retail-sports-betting-super-bowl-march-mobile", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s Treasury is seeking comment on draft legislation that could introduce new rules for action initiation within the country’s open banking framework that will enable, among other things, payment initiation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia’s Proposed CDR Changes Open Up Payments", "slug": "pc-australias-proposed-cdr-changes-open-payments", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The US President signed the data transfer agreement into law on Friday, restoring the legal basis for transatlantic data flows following the 2020 Schrems II judgment.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "President Biden Signs Executive Order For US-EU Data Transfers", "slug": "pc-president-biden-signs-executive-order-us-eu-data-transfers", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority has suggested bringing prudential requirements, such as capital requirements related to credit and liquidity buffers, under rules that ape EU’s banking rules. Experts mull the implications to risk, competition and innovation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSD3: Bank-Like Prudential Requirements For PSPs Risk Innovation", "slug": "pc-psd3-bank-prudential-requirements-psps-risk-innovation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s government is planning to propose changes to the country’s telecom laws to enable better information sharing with banks after a massive data breach at the telco firm exposed data of nearly 10m Australians.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Optus Data Breach Prompts Australian Legislative Reform", "slug": "pc-optus-data-breach-prompts-australian-legislative-reform", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Chief regulators of four major gambling states emphasized the importance of cybersecurity and discussed cultural differences between Europe and the United States during Monday’s opening session of the largest gaming conference in North America.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "G2E Opens With Cybersecurity As Top Agenda Item For Regulators", "slug": "gc-g2e-opens-cybersecurity-top-agenda-item-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "nevada", "mississippi", "illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Despite accusations of corruption, on October 31 regulator Conajzar will open envelopes which contain bids for the exclusive concession to operate sports bidding in Paraguay for the next five years, a contract that is reportedly worth $500m.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Paraguay's Sports-Betting Concession Process Plagued With Familiar Problems", "slug": "gc-paraguays-sports-betting-concession-process-plagued-same-old-problems", "jurisdictions": ["paraguay"]}, {"summary": "As mobile sports betting and online gambling increase in popularity in the U.S. so too does a broad range of illicit activities from identify theft to payments fraud and proxy betting, gaming industry executives warned Monday.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Popularity Of U.S. Sports Betting, Internet Gaming Drives Increase In Fraud", "slug": "gc-popularity-us-sports-betting-internet-gaming-drives-increase-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Dutch gambling minister Franc Weerwind has announced a several-month delay to proposed advertising restrictions, as a raft of gambling policy queries were discussed during a Standing Committee on Justice and Security debate.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Netherlands Delaying Ad Restrictions, Addressing Deposit Limits", "slug": "gc-netherlands-delaying-ad-restrictions-addressing-deposit-limits", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the country’s police force have sanctioned a senior banker for failing to file suspicious transaction reports (STRs) at BSI Bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singaporean Authorities Sanction Swiss Bank Official After STR Fail", "slug": "pc-singaporean-authorities-sanction-swiss-bank-official-after-str-fail", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO sat down with PagBrasil’s CEO to discuss the implications of the upcoming changes to Brazil's prepaid card interchange fee regulation. He argues new rules are down to prepaid success in the market, while also discussing potential threats to credit cards from new Pix services to be launched next year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "prepaid"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Fair And Correct’: PagBrasil CEO’s Verdict On New Interchange Rules", "slug": "pc-fair-and-correct-pagbrasil-ceos-verdict-new-interchange-rules", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Netherlands Online Gambling Association has said a raft of proposed advertising restrictions are “unwarranted” and “not based on evidence or analyses”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Netherlands Ad Limits 'Unwarranted', Says Online Trade Group", "slug": "gc-netherlands-ad-restrictions-unwarranted-says-online-trade-group", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Speaking at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) on Tuesday, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins remained quiet on the topic of a reported major partnership with sports media giant ESPN.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DraftKings Boss Silent On Potential ESPN Partnership", "slug": "gc-draftkings-boss-mum-potential-espn-partnership", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "They stopped just short of an outright concession, but the chief executives of DraftKings and FanDuel on Tuesday acknowledged their sports-betting referendum in California is likely to fail on November 8.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DraftKings, FanDuel Hoist White Flag In California But Pledge To Return", "slug": "gc-draftkings-fanduel-hoist-white-flag-california-pledge-return", "jurisdictions": ["california", "florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The company that operates GGPoker will pay a £673,000 penalty for failures in social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) policies.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "GGPoker Parent Will Pay UK Gambling Commission Penalty", "slug": "gc-ggpoker-parent-will-pay-uk-gambling-commission-penalty", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. gaming industry faces serious challenges from inflation, rising energy costs, higher interest rates and labor shortages but executives and lobbyists warn the biggest underlying threat to their businesses comes from illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry Threatened By Offshore Sites, Grey-Market Machines", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-threatened-offshore-books-grey-market-machines", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A communication breakdown between the president of the Philippine Senate and the Chinese ambassador has exposed a possible tourism blacklisting for the Philippines over Chinese involvement in the local gambling industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chinese Envoy Denies Gambling Blacklist Includes Philippines", "slug": "gc-chinese-envoy-denies-gambling-blacklist-includes-philippines", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s fast-growing instant payments system looks set to continue its expansion, as the country migrates its legacy payments to the new platform. Meanwhile, new services such as buy now, pay later (BNPL) continue to disrupt traditional card payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Instant Payments Surge In Australia As Legacy Payments Migrate", "slug": "pc-instant-payments-surge-australia-legacy-payments-migrate", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is directing around 400 payment service providers to implement confirmation of payee (CoP) to their customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Mandates CoP For 400 More Payment Firms", "slug": "pc-psr-mandates-cop-400-more-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has launched a new search engine tool that allows consumers to screen payees for connections to fraud cases prior to making a transaction.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Scameter: Hong Kong’s New Tool In Fight Against Fraud", "slug": "pc-scameter-hong-kongs-new-tool-fight-against-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "ISO 20022’s implementation should be treated as a collaborative and \"non-competitive\" matter for the payments ecosystem, as the co-existence period with legacy messaging standards begins next month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sibos 2022: Industry Optimism Despite Complicated Road Ahead For ISO 20022", "slug": "pc-sibos-2022-industry-optimism-despite-complicated-road-ahead-iso-20022", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "international"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The number of investment funds with policies that exclude gambling has increased by 5 percent over the past year, according to a Morgan Stanley survey on investors' exclusionary policies.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "One Third Of Investment Funds Exclude Gambling", "slug": "gc-investment-funds-excluding-gambling-rise", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "When sports wagering began to expand across the United States four years ago, the nation’s major sports leagues became notorious for their aggressive lobbying tactics to shape the market in their own image, but times are changing.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports Leagues Take Kinder, Gentler Approach In Lobbying For Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-us-sports-leagues-takes-kinder-gentler-approach-lobbying-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In a stunning about-face, the Indian state of Meghalaya has announced it will repeal groundbreaking land-based and online gaming legislation following intense political and social opposition to the law.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Meghalaya To 'Completely Scrap' Gaming Law", "slug": "gc-meghalaya-completely-scrap-gaming-law-amid-uproar", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "With more operators transitioning from the grey market into the regulated space ahead of an October 31 deadline, revenue performance improved in the second quarter of regulated online gaming in Ontario.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario iGaming Improves Revenue In Second Regulated Quarter", "slug": "gc-ontario-igaming-improves-revenue-second-regulated-quarter", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "US bank regulators are “allergic” to the idea of letting crypto intermediaries operate as banks, preventing them from providing better consumer protections and financial stability, Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long said as she reveals a new turn in its ongoing lawsuit against the Federal Reserve.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DC Fintech Week: Let Us Operate As Banks, Crypto CEO Tells US Regulators", "slug": "pc-dc-fintech-week-let-us-operate-banks-crypto-ceo-tells-us-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Singaporean central banker has lamented the current state of cross-border payments as \"not fit for the 21st century\", arguing that innovation is urgently needed to tackle speed, cost and friction issues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sibos 2022: MAS Chief Says Cross-Border Payments ’Not Fit For the 21st Century’", "slug": "pc-sibos-2022-mas-chief-says-cross-border-payments-not-fit-21st-century", "jurisdictions": ["india", "malaysia", "singapore", "thailand"]}, {"summary": "Flutter wins billion-dollar case over FanDuel acquisition, Dutch regulator throws out \"illegal\" operators and Malta suspends an operating licence.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 10-October 14, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-10-october-15-2022", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "norway", "germany", "singapore", "united-kingdom", "malta", "bangladesh", "uruguay", "brazil", "united-states", "ukraine", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A blogger and critic of Curaçao gambling practices has won an appellate court ruling deeming her claim that the master-sublicence licensing system is “illegal” to be “plausible” and legitimate criticism.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Court Says Critic Can Call Curaçao Sub-Licensing System 'Illegal'", "slug": "gc-court-says-critic-can-call-curacao-sub-licensing-system-illegal", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "As their Macau casinos remain open but continue to struggle financially from government-imposed coronavirus restrictions, Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings said he never thought he would see the day when his company's properties in Las Vegas and Boston were out-earning those casinos in the Chinese enclave.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Safety, Cybersecurity Remain Concerns Among Nevada's Recovery", "slug": "gc-safety-cybersecurity-remain-concerns-among-nevadas-recovery", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Bank for International Settlements and Bank Indonesia unveil the winners of their central bank digital currency competition, trade association reports surge in EU ATM attacks and US regulator reveals the high fees in college banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: G20 TechSprint Winners Announced", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-g20-techsprint-winners-announced", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "belgium", "germany", "united-states", "new-zealand", "peru", "international"]}, {"summary": "Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ and NAB are among the banks affected by an industry-wide outage at Australia’s payment system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Outage Cripples Australian Banks", "slug": "pc-payments-outage-cripples-australian-banks", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The collaboration will see Worldline become the first EU acquirer to accept Unified Payments Interface and RuPay cards, two products of the National Payments Company of India (NPCI), on behalf of European merchants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NCPI Global Expansion Continues With Worldline Partnership", "slug": "pc-ncpi-global-expansion-continues-worldline-partnership", "jurisdictions": ["india", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "Lower fraud figures are not a reason to be cheerful, UK Finance has said, as it releases its latest statistics.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Change There Then! UK Finance Unveils Latest Hellish Fraud Stats", "slug": "pc-no-change-there-then-uk-finance-unveils-latest-hellish-fraud-stats", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As hackers wreak havoc on decentralised finance (defi) platforms, a US regulator has issued its largest crypto enforcement action to date following a multi-year investigation into suspected sanctions-busting.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Record-Breaking Hacks And Reg Action Highlight Another Bad Week For Crypto", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-record-breaking-hacks-and-reg-action-highlight-another-bad-week", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "Commercial and tribal casino executives believe cashless wagering will inevitably replace cash as the preferred method of betting, even as it creates another layer of anti-money laundering compliance scrutiny for operators.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Commercial, Tribal Casinos Embrace Cashless Gaming", "slug": "gc-cashless-gaming-being-embraced-commercial-tribal-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The New South Wales state gambling regulator has fined The Star Entertainment Group’s Sydney casino a record A$100m ($61m) and suspended its licence following an operational review, but the casino will remain open under an external manager.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Star Entertainment Fined A$100m, Licence Suspended", "slug": "gc-star-entertainment-fined-a100m-licence-suspended", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Two upcoming regulatory deadlines are set to serve as critical milestones in the development of Latin America’s closely watched online market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peru, Brazil To Join Latin America's Regulated Online Market", "slug": "gc-peru-brazil-join-latin-americas-regulated-online-market", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "peru", "argentina", "colombia", "mexico", "chile"]}, {"summary": "Operators in EU member states and the UK can reduce gambling harms by sharing data on consumers, according to academic experts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Data Key To Minimising Harm, Say Academics", "slug": "gc-data-key-minimising-harm-say-academics", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has reiterated his opposition to legalising gambling, but admitted that the regulation of sports betting is a foregone conclusion.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Bolsonaro Lays Ground For Sports-Betting Decree", "slug": "gc-bolsonaro-implies-he-will-sign-sports-betting-bill-doubles-down-denying-other", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The head of the UK Gambling Commission has called on the world’s gambling regulators to intensify cooperation to the point of “taking action” on compliance enforcement and intelligence gathering.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Calls For Regulator Collaboration", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-calls-regulator-collaboration", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Cash use and ATM withdrawals have stabilised in the UK and Ireland after a pandemic-induced decline, while a significant proportion of eurozone merchants continue to prefer cash.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cash Use Stabilises In UK, Eurozone Following Pandemic Decline, Say Central Banks", "slug": "pc-cash-use-stabilises-uk-eurozone-following-pandemic-decline-say-central-banks", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "ireland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Two years after the world’s first central bank digital currency went live in the Bahamas, the company behind the technology used for the digital fiat argues important learnings from this test case can help policymakers in other jurisdictions with their own deployment.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bahamas’ Sand Dollar Offers Key Lessons For Future Of CBDC", "slug": "pc-bahamas-sand-dollar-offers-key-lessons-future-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["bahamas"]}, {"summary": "Boards and senior executives must get their sustainability strategies right to remain relevant, as environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues emerge as a significant theme at Sibos 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ESG Is A Business Opportunity, Not A Setback", "slug": "pc-esg-business-opportunity-not-setback", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Regulatory impact has risen for the first time in six months, and with the summer now behind us, is likely to continue for the rest of the year based on previous trends. We also consider why the UK produces so much more regulatory activity than the rest of the world.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO Impact Index: Turning Point As Global Impact Rises", "slug": "pc-vixio-impact-index-turning-point-global-impact-rises", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Ontario province is days away from becoming a sizable, fully regulated online gaming market, and its top regulator warns it will “aggressively pursue” non-compliant operators despite reluctant police and politicians.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Aggressive, Confident Ontario Steels For Next Online Milestone", "slug": "gc-aggressive-confident-ontario-steels-full-online-opening", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Norwegian Gambling Authority has been petitioned by the Norwegian Policy Network on Alcohol and Drugs to investigate and fine companies for allowing illegal gambling advertising on social media.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Norwegian Regulator Responds To Illegal Social Media Ad Concern", "slug": "gc-norwegian-regulator-responds-illegal-social-media-ad-concern", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Department of the Interior wants to restore online sports-betting operations in Florida by the Seminole Tribe, but does not want the tribe’s help in making that happen.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Government Doesn't Want Seminoles' Help On Florida Sports-Betting Appeal", "slug": "gc-us-government-doesnt-want-seminoles-help-florida-sports-betting-appeal", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "washington", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, gambling regulator KRAIL says it has received a number of requests from industry to define the occupied lands in which gambling activities are prohibited.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Lays Out Where Gambling Operations Are Banned Under Martial Law", "slug": "gc-ukraine-lays-out-where-gambling-operations-are-banned-under-martial-law", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Despite industry backlash, Canada has made the prudent decision to delay the launch of the forthcoming Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system, as Payments Canada pushes to open up the new payment system to non-banks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canada RTR Delay ’Frustrating’ But ’Right Decision’, Expert Says", "slug": "pc-canada-rtr-delay-frustrating-right-decision-expert-says", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "As the Reserve Bank of Australia prepares to hand over much of its payments regulatory duties to the Treasury, there is a long road ahead to thrash out what will stay and will go. There are questions too about the Treasury’s impartiality as a regulator.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’The Biggest Shake Up In 20 Years’ - Australia’s Treasury Prepares To Step Up As Payments Regulator", "slug": "pc-biggest-shake-20-years-australias-treasury-prepares-step-payments-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Regulators and lawmakers were out in force at last week’s DC Fintech Week, praising the EU's approach to crypto regulation, discussing challenges of bipartisan legislation and questioning sham skeuomorphism.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Good, The Bad And The ‘Ugly Baby’: Regulators Discuss Crypto At DC Fintech Week", "slug": "pc-good-bad-and-ugly-baby-regulators-discuss-crypto-dc-fintech-week", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its latest payment services-related Q&As, looking at issues such as strong customer authentication (SCA) and passporting.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Makes New PSD2 Clarifications", "slug": "pc-eba-makes-new-psd2-clarifications", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Six months after launch, the vision of iGaming Ontario, the entity that manages Ontario’s burgeoning online gaming market, has begun to shift to a longer-term focus.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "iGaming Ontario's Boss Looks To Next Phase Of Online Gaming Launch", "slug": "gc-igaming-ontarios-boss-looks-next-phase-online-gaming-launch", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "As legal gambling in its various forms continues to grow in Virginia, a new report calls on legislators to amend the law to allow the state lottery to oversee and regulate most gaming in the state, a proposal supported by lottery officials.", "sectors": ["casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Virginia Lottery Signals Agreement To Be State's Primary Gaming Regulator", "slug": "gc-virginia-lottery-signals-agreement-be-states-primary-gaming-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Maryland, Ohio and Massachusetts regulators all announced the latest steps Wednesday on their respective paths to launching sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts Progress Toward Sports Betting Launches", "slug": "gc-maryland-ohio-massachusetts-progress-toward-sports-betting-launches", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "maryland", "ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL) has welcomed streaming platform Twitch tightening its rules around gambling content, but the regulator hopes the measure is only “a very first step”.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Twitch Gambling Crackdown Should Go Further, Says German Regulator", "slug": "gc-twitch-rule-change-very-first-step-says-german-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "germany", "europe"]}, {"summary": "Gaming industry experts have defended Australia’s state government casino regulators, hinting that at least one federal agency left regulators hanging as dysfunction and disgrace enveloped the nation’s two largest casino operators.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Experts Defend Australia's Bloodied State Gaming Regulators", "slug": "gc-experts-defend-australias-bloodied-state-gaming-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["victoria", "new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Danske Bank announces Apple Pay customers can now pay with Dankort, Deutsche Bank unveils new payments deal with the new Smart #1 electric car in Europe, and the US consumer watchdog is suing an event registration company for tricking people into signing up.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Danske Bank Enables Dankort Cards For Apple Pay", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-danske-bank-enables-dankort-cards-apple-pay", "jurisdictions": ["pakistan", "sri-lanka", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia", "international"]}, {"summary": "Dutch fintech bunq is celebrating after the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal ruled in its favour over the use of artificial intelligence for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’A Historic Day’: Bunq Claims Victory Over Dutch Central Bank In AML Case", "slug": "pc-historic-day-bunq-claims-victory-over-dutch-central-bank-aml-case", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Singapore is considering new amendments to legislation that would significantly expand the parameters as to how much e-money can be stored and transacted via personal e-wallets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Seeks To Raise Caps On E-Money Accounts", "slug": "pc-singapore-seeks-raise-caps-e-money-accounts", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Cypriot betting oversight gets lawmaker backing, a surprise fantasy sports bill makes progress in Brazil and Argentine lotteries makes payments alliance to battle illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 17-October 21, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-17-october-21-2022", "jurisdictions": ["france", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "chile", "uruguay", "netherlands", "brazil", "philippines", "argentina", "cyprus"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​European Safer Gambling Week 2022 draws to a close this weekend amid the unsightly distraction of a UK government in chaos.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Safer Gambling Week Closes As UK In Chaos", "slug": "gc-safer-gambling-week-closes-country-chaos", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts gaming regulators continue to work through a selection process that could be one of the more interesting strategic choices for operators during the U.S. sports betting boom of recent years.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Gaming Regulators Consider Sports Betting Selection Process", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-gaming-regulators-consider-sports-betting-selection-process", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced that it is no longer going ahead with a planned launch of T2, its new real-time gross settlement system next month, citing technical and geopolitical issues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "T2: Judgement Day (Extended)", "slug": "pc-t2-judgement-day-extended", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says companies need to do more to ensure false data isn’t in consumer credit reports, UK law firms lack scrutiny over money laundering and Malta begins to recover investment woes post-grey list.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Consumer Watchdog Takes Action On Junk Data", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-consumer-watchdog-takes-action-junk-data", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The international bank has received a scolding from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over complaints it is misleading consumers about its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "HSBC In Hot Water Over Greenwashing Claims", "slug": "pc-hsbc-hot-water-over-greenwashing-claims", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A US investigation into an alleged sanctions-busting ring brings more bad news for Tether, Japan doubles its penalties for AML offences and Texas pursues FTX in an untimely securities probe.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Tether Named in US AML Probe, Japan Tightens AML Laws And Texas Investigates FTX", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-tether-named-us-aml-probe-japan-tightens-aml-laws-and-texas", "jurisdictions": ["japan", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Efforts by North Dakota’s five Native American tribes to secure exclusive rights to offer internet gaming and sports betting would devastate the charitable gaming industry in the state, lobbyists and members of veterans organizations told Republican Governor Doug Burgum on Friday.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Charitable Gaming Clashes With North Dakota Tribes Over Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-charitable-gaming-clashes-north-dakota-tribes-over-internet-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["north-dakota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Argentine province of Mendoza has published a 133-page resolution which sets out the regulatory guidelines and technical requirements for online casino games and sports 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to oust perhaps their most despised foe, Republican Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "In Their Best Political Year Yet, Gaming Tribes Eye Oklahoma Governor", "slug": "gc-their-best-political-year-yet-gaming-tribes-eye-oklahoma-governor", "jurisdictions": ["california", "oklahoma", "maine", "texas", "florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "This deep dive will look at the crypto story’s past, present and future, charting how crypto-related regulatory activity has changed in volume, impact and scope since January 2019, how different governments are currently reacting to this burgeoning sector and what the future holds for cryptocurrency regulations in payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Deep Dive: Decrypting 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"sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Oral Arguments Scheduled In Landmark Florida Online Sports-Betting Case", "slug": "gc-oral-arguments-scheduled-landmark-florida-online-sports-betting-case", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Nigeria’s Anambra state government has been forced to clarify that a reported state-wide ban on gambling activities only pertains to casino games in hotels, restaurants and bars, after misleading local media reports.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nigerian State Clarifies Gambling Ban", "slug": "gc-nigerian-state-clarifies-gambling-venue-ban", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s nascent fantasy sports industry is lauding last week’s approval of a bill to establish a legal framework for electronic video games that would also formally recognise fantasy competitions as games of skill.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Fantasy Sports Sector Seeking Legal Clarity From Congress", "slug": "gc-brazils-fantasy-industry-welcomes-inclusion-egaming-bill-gives-tax-credits", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "A group of District of Columbia councilmembers have begun a push to introduce a competitive mobile sports-betting market in the nation’s capital and end the DC Lottery’s near-monopoly on mobile betting in the district.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bill Introduced To Open D.C. 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IXB Pilot Readies For Live Service", "slug": "pc-revolution-cross-border-payments-ixb-pilot-readies-live-service", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK payment system upgrades are needed so that fraud prevention can be built into their design, says a new report by Santander, outlining what needs to be done by the industry and regulators to tackle authorised push payment (APP) fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Santander’s ’Radical Plan’ To Protect Consumers From APP Fraud", "slug": "pc-santanders-radical-plan-protect-consumers-app-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The global money laundering and financing watchdog has removed Pakistan from its list of countries under increased monitoring after four years.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pakistan Off Greylist As FATF Completes Plenary", "slug": "pc-pakistan-greylist-fatf-completes-plenary", "jurisdictions": ["pakistan"]}, {"summary": "A Vermont committee has begun to piece together what sports betting in the state could look like as legislators prepare to consider the issue next year.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Vermont Committee Supports Mobile Sports Betting, With Retail Requiring Further Study", "slug": "gc-vermont-committee-supports-mobile-sports-betting-while-retail-wagering-studied", "jurisdictions": ["vermont", "new-hampshire", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The latest Gambling Commission data reports that the UK problem gambling rate has remained stable at 0.3 percent, but academics are increasingly concerned about the methodology and standardisation of recording gambling harm rates.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Problem Gambling Rate Stable But Data Concerns Remain", "slug": "gc-uk-problem-gambling-rate-stable-data-concerns-remain", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The New South Wales (NSW) Crime Commission has heaped new pressure on slot machine operators and the state government in a report recommending mandatory cashless use of slots to stem billions of dollars in laundered funds per year.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NSW Crime Commission Backs Mandatory Cashless Slots", "slug": "gc-nsw-commission-backs-mandatory-cashless-slots-nsw", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Prussian politician Otto von Bismarck once said laws are like sausages because it is best not to see them being made, and Indian gaming lobbyists are worried the wisdom of Bismarck’s observation will be confirmed yet again in Congress before the end of the year.", "sectors": ["tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tribal Gaming Lobbyists Brace For Power Play By Alabama Senator", "slug": "gc-tribal-gaming-lobbyists-brace-power-play-alabama-senator", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new partnership between American Express and Cross River Bank will enable fintechs to offer Amex-branded credit cards to their customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Amex Opens Up Its Network To Fintechs", "slug": "pc-amex-opens-its-network-fintechs", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Japan will use its local card-based payments network to trial in-person merchant payments using a central bank digital currency (CBDC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "JCB Launches World’s First Pilot Of Card-Based CBDC Payments", "slug": "pc-jcb-launches-worlds-first-pilot-card-based-cbdc-payments", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has looked at how bigtech is disrupting payments, as it seeks views on the potential competition benefits and harms from the changing market dynamic.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bigtech Could Accelerate Interbank Payment Disruption, Says FCA", "slug": "pc-bigtech-could-accelerate-interbank-payment-disruption-says-fca", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Three of Sweden’s largest operators — Kindred, the Swedish Horse Racing Totalisator Board (ATG) and state-owned Svenska Spel — have agreed to share key problem gambling consumer data every six months.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Operators Sharing Problem Gambling Data", "slug": "gc-swedish-operators-sharing-problem-gambling-data", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Japan’s police and Consumer Affairs Agency have released a joint warning that gambling on offshore websites is a criminal act, implying that long-standing de facto impunity for affiliate websites may be under threat.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Japan Warns Online Gamblers Of Criminal Prosecution", "slug": "gc-japan-warns-online-gamblers-criminal-prosecution", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "After two years in the role, Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman J. Brin Gibson is busy guiding the agency through the massive undertaking of updating the state’s archaic gaming regulations, some of which have not been touched in more than five decades.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Taking On Outdated Rules, But Online Gaming Off The Table", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulators-taking-outdated-rules-online-gaming-table", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Last month, the US Treasury finalised a long-awaited rule for beneficial ownership reporting requirements which is expected to hit more than 30m small businesses. VIXIO speaks with an ex-Treasury official to discuss the impact and potential areas of abuse.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Unpacking The New US Beneficial Ownership Rules", "slug": "pc-unpacking-new-us-beneficial-ownership-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has outlined its plans for instant payments regulations, with commitments for the mandatory provision of instant credit transfers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Like An Atom Bomb’: EU Unveils Instant Payments Plans", "slug": "pc-atom-bomb-eu-unveils-instant-payments-plans", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "This regulatory analysis will delve into the background of action initiation in Australia, as well as the wider context that drives the nature and speed of CDR-related proposals. It will also map out the relevant legislative and authorities framework applicable to the CDR. Furthermore, the analysis will provide a detailed examination of the proposed action initiation regime, with its multiple layers and new types of licensed CDR-participating entities. It will explore the possible implications of the proposed measures for the payments industry, including the potential for increased competition, business growth and need for compliance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Action Initiation: Understanding the Open Banking Shake-Up in Australia", "slug": "pc-action-initiation-understanding-open-banking-shake-australia", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria will become the first African nation to launch its own domestic card scheme, hoping to follow in the footsteps of India and China by supporting national sovereignty of payments and tapping into the fast growth of electronic payments in Africa’s largest and most populous economy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nigeria To Launch Africa’s First Domestic Card Network", "slug": "pc-nigeria-launch-africas-first-domestic-card-network", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Apple pauses App Store gambling ads, the chances for California's mobile betting proposition fade further and delays to online licence approvals in Argentinian state.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 24-October 28, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-24-october-28", "jurisdictions": ["california", "nebraska", "united-kingdom", "lithuania", "gibraltar", "macau", "china", "maryland", "sweden", "brazil", "texas", "united-states", "argentina", "illinois"]}, {"summary": "Spain’s Senate has passed a bill to reform the country’s 2011 online gambling law by strengthening the role of the national Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ), reinforcing restrictions on advertising and providing additional gambling addiction protections.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spain's Senate Approves Online Gambling Law Reform", "slug": "gc-spains-senate-approves-gambling-law-reform", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators have turned away a request from hometown sportsbook operator DraftKings to reconsider its plan to allow retail sports betting to launch ahead of mobile betting operations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Gaming Regulators Reject DraftKings Universal Sports-Betting Launch", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-gaming-regulators-reject-draftkings-universal-sports-betting-launch", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Nigeria has implemented a new digital tax collection system for offshore operators and introduced a new permit that does not require establishing a local company or creating an onshore presence.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nigeria Introduces Permit For Offshore Operators", "slug": "gc-nigeria-introduces-permit-offshore-operators", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "State gaming regulators moved Maryland closer to the long-awaited launch of mobile sports betting on Thursday by finding ten applicants were suitable for licensure.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Moves Closer To Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-maryland-moves-closers-legal-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Meta criticises Apple for changes to its digital purchase rules, while central banks have completed another cross-border digital currency project and the US Treasury has sanctioned more Iranian officials in light of human rights abuses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Bigtech Cat Fight", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bigtech-cat-fight", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "japan", "europe", "european-union", "france", "ireland", "united-kingdom", "iran", "kuwait", "united-states", "paraguay"]}, {"summary": "The White House has stood behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) efforts to end unexpected overdraft and depositor fees as mid-term elections are approaching and the cost of living becomes a core issue for voters.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "President Biden Backs CFPB’s Crackdown On ’Surprise’ Overdraft Fees", "slug": "pc-president-biden-backs-cfpbs-crackdown-surprise-overdraft-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "South Korean politicians fume as key witnesses fail to turn up to hearing on high-profile crypto failure, questions raised at FTX CEO’s lobbying on Capitol Hill and Singapore consults on new crypto trading and stablecoin rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: No-Shows At South Korea’s LUNA Hearings And Has FTX CEO Become Too Powerful?", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-no-shows-south-koreas-luna-hearings-and-has-ftx-ceo-become-too", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "south-korea", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has outlined the next stages of its two market reviews into card fees, but warns that it expects the process to continue for two years.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Two-Year Wait For Card Fee Conclusions, PSR Confirms", "slug": "pc-two-year-wait-card-fee-conclusions-psr-confirms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Competition Commission of India has imposed an INR936.44 crore ($114m) fine on Google after finding that the tech giant unlawfully restricted in-app payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Google Fined $114m In India Over In-App Payment Restrictions", "slug": "pc-google-fined-114m-india-over-app-payment-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "SWIFT follows the European Central Bank’s decision earlier this month to postpone ISO 20022 migration of the Eurosystem by four months.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: SWIFT Delays ISO 20022 Switch Until March 2023", "slug": "pc-update-swift-delays-iso-20022-switch-until-march-2023", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK has a new government minister in charge of gambling policy, as ongoing wider political changes throw the timeline for the Gambling Act review white paper release into further disarray.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Appoints New Gambling Minister", "slug": "gc-uk-appoints-new-gambling-minister", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As Nevada's gaming market confronts new challenges, regulators are focused on updating the state’s List of Excluded Persons, more commonly referred to as the Black Book, the exclusive and life-long club for those unsavory characters gaming officials have barred from entering Nevada casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada's Black Book Evolving As Gaming Benefits From New Technology, Sports Franchises", "slug": "gc-nevadas-black-book-evolves-gaming-benefits-new-technology-sports-franchises", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected the next President of Brazil late on Sunday night, giving hope to gambling watchers that the country's sports-betting law will be regulated before a legal window expires on December 12.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lula Elected Brazilian President", "slug": "gc-odds-were-his-favour-lula-elected-brazils-next-president", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Conduct Authority would have the power to regulate all crypto-assets under proposals drawn up by the Treasury.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Regs Get Stricter For UK With Latest Amendment", "slug": "pc-crypto-regs-get-stricter-uk-latest-amendment", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The chief executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has spoken of the agency’s plans to grow in both manpower and legal tenacity to meet future regulatory challenges.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Unveils Larger, Leaner Enforcement Arm As Challenges Expand", "slug": "pc-fca-unveils-larger-leaner-enforcement-arm-challenges-expand", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has outlined proposals that enable consumers to share financial data with third parties. Although not explicitly an open banking rule, it will help the US move one step closer to it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Inches Closer To Open Banking Rules", "slug": "pc-us-inches-closer-open-banking-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Although many have preached the need for differentiation to succeed in the U.S. sports-betting space, Pennsylvania-based start-up Sporttrade is looking to make a dent with a product unlike few in the U.S. to date.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Start-Up Exchange Sporttrade Looks To Attract New Type Of U.S. Sports Bettor", "slug": "gc-startup-exchange-product-sporttrade-looks-attract-new-type-customers", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Crypto-assets and gambling are high on the agenda for the EU’s latest supranational risk assessment, which warns beneficial ownership rules are still lagging.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Targeted In EU Risk Analysis", "slug": "gc-gambling-targeted-eu-risk-analysis", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Indian state of Goa is stalling on developing an integrated resort (IR) precinct near a future international airport, leading casino operator Delta Corp to confirm its future IR casino will be electronic and operate in tandem with riverboat casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Goa IR Precinct Plan Stalled As Delta Talks Up Casino In 2027", "slug": "gc-goa-ir-precinct-plan-stalled-delta-talks-casino-2027", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Crypto-assets and gambling are high on the agenda for the EU’s latest supranational risk assessment, which warns beneficial ownership rules are still lagging.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto And Gambling Top EU’s AML Risk Assessment", "slug": "pc-crypto-and-gambling-top-eus-aml-risk-assessment", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The central bank of Malaysia has launched a new promotional campaign to expand the use of electronic payments in a bid to hit 400 transactions per capita by 2026.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malaysia’s New E-Payments Push Targets France-Level Usage", "slug": "pc-malaysias-new-e-payments-push-targets-france-level-usage", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "Turkey has announced plans to introduce a central bank digital currency by next year, which will combine with a digital identity system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Turkey To Launch Digital Lira In 2023 Linked To eID", "slug": "pc-turkey-launch-digital-lira-2023-linked-eid", "jurisdictions": ["turkey"]}, {"summary": "New government ministers in the UK and Sweden, MGM adds digital boss, Aristocrat appoints tribal envoy as non-executive and new lottery chief selected in Brazil.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - October 2022", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-october-2022", "jurisdictions": ["north-america", "europe", "asia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​There are renewed calls in Swedish local media to protect gamblers by introducing a national debt register and the ability to ban loans to indebted people, but barriers to introducing such a system persist.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Stakeholders Renew Calls For Debt Register, Loan Ban", "slug": "gc-swedish-stakeholders-renew-calls-debt-register-loan-ban", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Even prior to the completion of Eldorado Resorts' $17.3bn acquisition of Caesars Entertainment more than two years ago, executives emphasized they were working on a potential sale of a Las Vegas Strip property to pay down debt, but that plan has now been scrapped.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Caesars Pulls Las Vegas Casino Sale, Eyes New York License", "slug": "gc-caesars-entertainment-pulls-las-vegas-casino-sale-eyes-new-york-license", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s federal government has released a series of compulsory, more robustly worded responsible gaming warnings to be rotated across online wagering commercials and promotions in print, broadcast and online media.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Imposes Tougher Warnings On Online Wagering Ads", "slug": "gc-australia-imposes-tougher-warnings-online-wagering-ads", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Commercial Data Interchange (CDI), a new financial data-sharing infrastructure, launched last week, marks the next step in Hong Kong’s open banking journey as it targets improved services for small businesses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Launches Next-Gen SME Open Banking Data Platform", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-launches-next-gen-sme-open-banking-data-platform", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "Senior officials at the UK financial watchdog have defended the controversial new policy as a way to improve competition and support cost of living pressures during an implementation webinar.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "We Appreciate Consumer Duty Will Be Hard, FCA Acknowledges", "slug": "pc-we-appreciate-consumer-duty-will-be-hard-fca-acknowledges", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Project Orchid has provided the Monetary Authority of Singapore with a \"sharpened understanding\" of central bank digital currency (CBDC) use cases, including adding conditions to what it can be used for, but the regulator still has no plans to issue one.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Progresses To Next Stage With Programmed CBDC Project", "slug": "pc-singapore-progresses-next-stage-programmed-cbdc-project", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Postcode Lottery breaks ad rules in the Netherlands, Ohio approves new sports-betting licences and Rwanda suspends slots approvals.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 31-November 4, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-31-november-4-2022", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario", "uruguay", "united-kingdom", "netherlands", "australia", "argentina", "lithuania", "paraguay", "rwanda", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "The gambling industry needs tough, clear regulations to keep it in check, as it cannot seem to agree on how to regulate itself, says the CEO of Denmark’s largest operator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Industry Needs 'Adult' To Step In, Says Danske Spil Boss", "slug": "gc-industry-needs-adult-step-says-danske-spil-boss", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "With a licensing deadline expiring two days ago, 17 operators that remain unlicensed to do business within Ontario's regulated iGaming market have ceased operations until their applications are completed, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario confirmed on Wednesday.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Seventeen Operators Exit Ontario After iGaming Licensing Deadline", "slug": "gc-seventeen-operators-fail-meet-ontarios-igaming-licensing-deadline", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "Scrapping a planned cut to online gambling tax in the Netherlands may be on the cards after MPs backed a motion to keep the levy at 29 percent.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MPs Pass Motion To Reverse Dutch Gambling Tax Cut", "slug": "gc-motion-reverse-dutch-gambling-tax-cut-passed-mps", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's election as President of Brazil should not alter the landscape for gambling expansion in Brazil and leaves open a window for sports betting to become regulated before the end of this year, according to experts speaking at the SBC Summit Latinoamerica in Miami on Tuesday.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lula's Election Shuffles Deck For Gambling In Brazil", "slug": "gc-all-eyes-are-brazil-again-sbc-latin-america-conference", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s financial transactions regulator has ordered Flutter Entertainment-owned Sportsbet and bet365 to be audited after claiming “reasonable grounds” to suspect the bookmakers violated or are violating anti-money laundering (AML) legislation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Regulator Orders AML Audits For bet365, Sportsbet", "slug": "gc-australian-regulator-orders-aml-audits-bet365-sportsbet", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has denied tribes’ request for exclusive online gaming rights in the final draft of new gaming compacts, saying Wednesday that there is no clear legal path for him to unilaterally expand the state’s gambling laws to allow the five tribes to offer internet wagering across the state.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "North Dakota Governor Rejects Tribes' Online Gaming Request", "slug": "gc-north-dakota-governor-rejects-tribes-online-gaming-request", "jurisdictions": ["north-dakota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "With just five days left until the November 8 election, the amount spent on two apparently futile propositions to legalize sports betting in California is expected to set a new national record of up to $700m.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Doomed Sports-Betting Propositions In California Could Cost $700m", "slug": "gc-doomed-sports-betting-propositions-california-could-cost-700m", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "After being a pioneer in setting up instant payments 16 years ago, South Africa is now preparing to launch a new instant payment service looking to mirror the success of similar services in India, Singapore and Thailand.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "South Africa To Launch Modernised Instant Payment Service In 2023", "slug": "pc-south-africa-launch-modernised-instant-payment-service-2023", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "A planned amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill, which greatly extends the powers of the UK government to direct financial regulators to take action, has been delayed, which the Treasury Select Committee has called \"sub-optimal\" due to a lack of parliamentary scrutiny it will receive.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK MPs Criticise Government Transparency Over ’Controversial’ Regulator Power In Finance Bill", "slug": "pc-uk-mps-criticise-government-transparency-over-controversial-regulator-power", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Industry participants welcome Saudi Arabia’s open banking framework, which is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2023.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Banking Kicks Off In Saudi Arabia Early Next Year", "slug": "pc-open-banking-kicks-saudi-arabia-early-next-year", "jurisdictions": ["saudi-arabia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK Gambling Commission has suspended LEBOM Limited from transacting with consumers for not being integrated into the GAMSTOP self-exclusion scheme.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Hands Out Suspension For Self-Exclusion Failure", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-hands-out-suspension-gamstop-failure", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Lawyers and operators have given contrasting perspectives on the legality of online sports-betting sponsorships for football teams in unregulated markets such as Chile, Uruguay and Brazil.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Latin American Operators At Odds Over Online Betting Sponsorships", "slug": "gc-tensions-continues-land-based-operators-and-online-operators-disagree-over", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "uruguay"]}, {"summary": "The private-equity owners of The Venetian Las Vegas are seeking regulatory approval to distribute $620m to investors and hand out bonuses to employees, but gaming regulators have questioned the soundness of returning such a large dividend less than eight months since the acquisition closed.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apollo Seeks $620m Distribution From Nevada Assets", "slug": "gc-apollo-management-seek-620m-distribution-nevada-assets", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Finland could hand out licences for online gambling as soon as 2025, with the prevailing sentiment suggesting it is a case of when, not if, the nation’s monopoly is dismantled.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Industry Confident Finnish Monopoly On Borrowed Time", "slug": "gc-industry-confident-finnish-monopoly-borrowed-time", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called on consumer credit firms to send data in hopes of better understanding the cost of living crisis, Australia has said it will focus on crypto and greenwashing next year, and Stripe has laid off staff due to concerns of economic downturn.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: FCA Looks For Cost Of Living Answers", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fca-looks-cost-living-answers", "jurisdictions": ["india", "thailand", "ireland", "united-kingdom", "canada", "united-states", "australia", "new-zealand", "international"]}, {"summary": "Following months of reporting on crashes, fines and bankruptcies, Week in Crypto is decidedly upbeat this week as J.P. Morgan, DBS and SBI complete the first cross-border transactions on a public blockchain, MoneyGram launches crypto trading and Visa taps into World Cup fever with new NFTs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: First DeFi FX Transactions On Public Blockchain, MoneyGram Launches Crypto Trading", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-first-defi-fx-transactions-public-blockchain-moneygram-launches", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Canada’s government has announced plans to cap credit card fees for small businesses as it seeks to deliver on election promise.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canadian Government Delivers On Election Pledge To Rein In Credit Card Fees", "slug": "pc-canadian-government-delivers-election-pledge-rein-credit-card-fees", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore's work with international partners on a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) project has been expanded to become Ubin+.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Beefs Up CBDC Cross-Border Settlement Project Ubin", "slug": "pc-singapore-beefs-cbdc-cross-border-settlement-project-ubin", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "New Zealand becomes the latest jurisdiction to be set on regulating the alternative payments product after its increase in use during the pandemic and pressures arising from the cost of living crisis.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’The Right Thing To Do’: New Zealand BNPL Reg Plans Take Shape", "slug": "pc-right-thing-do-new-zealand-bnpl-reg-plans-take-shape", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "An arbitrator has ruled that Fox Corporation can buy more than 18 percent of FanDuel in an option that values the U.S. sports betting and fantasy sports brand at more than $20bn.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Arbitrator Gives Fox Option To Buy FanDuel Stake At $20bn Valuation", "slug": "gc-arbitrator-gives-fox-option-buy-fanduel-stake-20bn-valuation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Last week’s Scandinavian Gaming Show gave a group of European trade association chiefs a chance to gather on stage together, lamenting shared woes on unhelpful politicians who select only the best ideas for crackdowns from their neighbours.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Trade Group Bosses Share Political Woes", "slug": "gc-european-trade-group-bosses-share-political-woes", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "sweden", "finland", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Victoria state casino regulator has punished Crown Resorts anew with fines totalling A$120m ($77m) for serious and illegal misconduct, but growing regulator anger over current management’s “recidivism” may bode much worse for Crown’s survival.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crown Resorts Savaged Anew With A$120m In Fines, Warnings", "slug": "gc-crown-resorts-savaged-anew-a120m-fines-warnings", "jurisdictions": ["victoria", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s tax reform plan has passed the Senate and the House of Representatives, implementing only minor changes to the 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{"summary": "The European Third Party Providers Association has published a new EU-wide registry of obstacles compiled by third-party providers, which highlights the many problems experienced with application programming interfaces (APIs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintech Association Documents Mounting Problems With APIs", "slug": "pc-fintech-association-documents-mounting-problems-apis", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As investors appear more focused than ever on sports-betting operations becoming profitable, executives say companies' promotional expenditures have clearly declined compared with past years.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Execs Cheer More Rational Marketing Environment", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-executives-believe-rational-sports-betting-promotional-spend", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK’s data watchdog wants to hand the Department for Education a £10m fine for allowing the personal information of up to 28m children and young people from the age of 14 to be used to benefit gambling companies.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Education Department Scolded Over Child Data Used By Gambling Firms", "slug": "gc-uk-dfe-narrowly-avoids-ps10m-child-data-used-gambling-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "It appears to be only a matter of how big the loss will be for two California sports-betting measures on Tuesday, but the debate is not going away and the question is when, not if, a rematch will occur.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Election Day Means End Of The Beginning For California Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-election-day-means-end-beginning-california-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada", "california", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission has authorised seven new companies to operate or support sports betting on the island, according to the agency's interim executive director.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Puerto Rico Issues More Sports-Betting Licences", "slug": "gc-puerto-rico-issues-more-gaming-licences-gaming-commission-says-they-are-time", "jurisdictions": ["puerto-rico"]}, {"summary": "Viewers tuned in across the United States at 11pm Eastern time on Monday to see if they had the winning ticket that would guarantee them the largest lottery jackpot in world history. There was just one problem.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "World Record Powerball Lottery Drawing Delayed", "slug": "gc-world-record-powerball-lottery-drawing-delayed", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore is consulting on a proposal to eliminate corporate cheques by 2025 as processing costs soar, with the aim of also migrating remaining consumer users to alternative payment methods.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Wants To Axe Corporate Cheques By 2025", "slug": "pc-singapore-wants-axe-corporate-cheques-2025", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Brussels officials have confirmed that legislation to enhance access to cash for EU citizens is on the way, as the European Commission’s leadership uses the digital euro conference to endorse and protect paper money.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Commission To Introduce Access To Cash Legislation", "slug": "pc-european-commission-introduce-access-cash-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over recent months has requested that numerous buy now, pay later lenders and e-money firms amend marketing materials as part of its job to protect against misleading promotions. The regulator has also warned consumers against unregulated firms and scammers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Takes Aim At Dodgy Financial Ads And Promotions", "slug": "pc-fca-takes-aim-dodgy-financial-ads-and-promotions", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A range of gambling industry stakeholders in France have agreed to rein in advertising and sign-up offers as the FIFA World Cup quickly approaches.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "French Stakeholders Agree To Limit Advertising", "slug": "gc-french-stakeholders-agree-reign-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "After a previous bidding process was annulled in July, the Brazilian state of São Paulo has published another international tender for an exclusive concession to operate a state lottery.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "São Paulo Calls For International Lottery Bids", "slug": "gc-sao-paulo-lottery-calls-international-bids", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Industry experts and executives are confident that esports will gradually become a bigger part of Nevada's sports-betting market after a pending regulatory change to facilitate esports wagering was approved by gaming officials.", "sectors": ["esports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Sees Esports Betting Revenue Opportunity Once Regulations Approved", "slug": "gc-nevada-sees-esports-betting-revenue-opportunity-once-regulations-approved", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "After the most expensive ballot campaign in U.S. history, two competing initiatives to regulate sports betting in California were both set to be decisively rejected by voters on Tuesday.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Sports-Betting Ballot Measures Facing Heavy Defeats", "slug": "gc-california-sports-betting-ballot-measures-facing-heavy-defeats", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The legal mastermind of Macau’s modern-day gambling industry has excoriated the Macau government for “an inconceivable level of incompetence” for holding a casino concession tender during multiple crises.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Top Former Macau Official Blasts Government 'Incompetence'", "slug": "gc-top-former-macau-official-blasts-government-incompetence", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "EU officials' enthusiasm for a digital euro is unwavering, but how they get there still remains uncertain as they grapple with what the thresholds for privacy will be. A chief concern is whether a digitalised fiat can maintain the same level of anonymity as its paper-based equivalent, while reconciling this with other significant security requirements, such as fighting money laundering.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Privacy Remains No.1 Sticking Point For EU’s Digital Euro Plan", "slug": "pc-privacy-remains-no1-sticking-point-eus-digital-euro-plan", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands’ finance minister has offered the European Commission her thoughts on how the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) could be improved, with fraud and data protection taking centre stage.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Minister Outlines PSD2 Review Recommendations To Brussels", "slug": "pc-dutch-minister-outlines-psd2-review-recommendations-brussels", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The interim chair of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suggests it would be “unwise” to include the controversial call in power in the government’s financial bill as it would create the “perception of the erosion” of the agency’s independence.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Perception Of Erosion Of Independence’ - 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UK MP Criticises FCA Actions To Protect Cash", "slug": "pc-late-party-uk-mp-criticises-fca-actions-protect-cash", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The first results of mid-term elections dash Republican hopes for a “red wave” but they may still take control over the House with a narrow majority, which could have implications forthcoming regulator changes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Battle For Congress: Regulatory Impact Of US Mid-term Elections", "slug": "pc-battle-congress-regulatory-impact-us-mid-term-elections", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s finance minister told parliamentarians it does not hold data on the use of buy now, pay later (BNPL) products, but referred to the new industry code for the product as the solution for its riskier elements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Hails BNPL Code As Gen Z Borrowing Probed", "slug": "pc-singapore-hails-bnpl-code-gen-z-borrowing-probed", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "The MGA is preparing crypto and blockchain proposals, nearly a third of British youth have spent money on gambling in the past 12 months and website claims nearly all German-language casino ads are \"illegal\".", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 7-November 11, 2022", "slug": "gc-new-brief-november-7-november-11-2022", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "norway", "oklahoma", "argentina", "uruguay", "new-york", "germany"]}, {"summary": "The Ukrainian Regulatory Commission on Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has teamed up with the Security Service of Ukraine to launch a probe into the potential ties between Ukraine-based gambling industry players and persons and entities based in Russia.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukrainian Regulator Investigating Gambling Operators’ Illegal Russian Ties", "slug": "gc-ukrainian-regulator-investigating-gambling-operators-illegal-russian-ties", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Following perhaps the biggest financial disaster in the history of gambling on Tuesday in California, the sports betting industry is beginning to wonder if its halcyon days might be over.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "After California Debacle, Is There A Mandate Against Sports Betting?", "slug": "gc-after-california-debacle-there-mandate-against-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts gaming regulators began to offer some clarity Thursday on how a third category of sports betting licenses, those belonging to off-track simulcast facilities, will be rolled out as part of the state’s ongoing launch process.", "sectors": ["racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts To Accept Off-Track Betting Sports Betting Licenses On Rolling Basis", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-accept-track-betting-sports-betting-licenses-rolling-basis", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Spain’s largest banks, including BBVA and Santander, have set up a working group to assess the impact of the digital euro, UK banking regulator is looking for help with innovation, and Mastercard has teamed up with J.P. 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Arch-rival Binance steps in to take over, but then backs out due to potential enforcement activity by US regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: FTX Token Collapse Stokes Insolvency Fears, As Binance Scraps Bailout Plan", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-ftx-token-collapse-stokes-insolvency-fears-binance-scraps", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK fintech players are hoping that the City watchdog’s policy sprint day will give impetus to the transition from open banking to open finance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Open Finance Policy Sprint Gets Thumbs Up - But What Next?", "slug": "pc-fca-open-finance-policy-sprint-gets-thumbs-what-next", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The 2022 U.S. midterm elections are over, and although there were several outcomes on the state level that surprised political observers, the effort to legalize sports betting in Minnesota and Texas remains questionable next year.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lobbyists Cautious Over 2023 Sports-Betting Prospects In Texas, Minnesota", "slug": "gc-lobbyists-cautious-over-passage-2023-sports-betting-texas-minnesota", "jurisdictions": ["texas", "minnesota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority has issued warnings to two unnamed licensed operators for money laundering violations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Issues Warning To Two Operators For AML Shortcomings", "slug": "gc-ksa-issues-warning-two-operators-aml-shortcomings", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Thai police have cracked a major online gambling network boasting some 500 websites run by 2,000 employees over a decade.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thai Police Bust Major Online Gaming Syndicate", "slug": "gc-thai-police-bust-major-online-gaming-syndicate", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "After months of rumours and speculation surrounding Elon Musk’s plans to turn Twitter into a superapp, the \"chief twit\" has revealed new details about his vision for payments on the social media platform. Its success, however, depends on whether he can make the service stand out, experts say.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "What’s The ’Secret Sauce’ For Twitter Pay?", "slug": "pc-whats-secret-sauce-twitter-pay", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the Network and Information Security directive (NIS2) have now been passed by members of the European Parliament (MEPs), paving the way for them to enter into EU law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DORA Explored: MEPs Pass Key Cyber Rules", "slug": "pc-dora-explored-meps-pass-key-cyber-rules", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Maryland's Sports Wagering Application Review Commission will meet on Wednesday to award ten mobile sports-betting licenses out of a total of 21 mobile applications submitted to gaming regulators before last month’s deadline.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Mobile Sports Betting Set To Launch By End Of November", "slug": "gc-maryland-mobile-sports-betting-set-launch-end-november", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism has released draft regulations to govern online gaming and sports betting, with a window of 21 calendar days for operators, suppliers and the public to submit comments on the proposed rules.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peru Publishes Draft Regulations For Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-peru-publishes-regulatory-guidelines-preparation-launch-online-gambling-and", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman J. 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Former Major League Baseball Player Indicted Over Illegal Betting", "slug": "gc-former-major-league-baseball-player-indicted-over-illegal-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A draft compromise agreement to end a series of legal battles over sports-betting licences in Germany would loosen restrictions on deposit limits and kinds of bets for those licensees who jump aboard, according to German gambling lawyers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Compromise German Agreement Would Relax Sports-Betting Restrictions", "slug": "gc-compromise-german-agreement-would-relax-sports-betting-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "As the FTX blow up causes havoc across the world, crypto-asset players have told a cross-party group of 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["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Aborted Western Australia TAB Sale Cost Millions", "slug": "gc-aborted-western-australia-tab-sale-cost-millions", "jurisdictions": ["western-australia", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Mobile sports betting could officially begin next week in Maryland after members of the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission unanimously approved the first ten out of 21 pending mobile license applications.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Regulators Approve State's Ten Mobile Sports-Betting Licensees", "slug": "gc-gaming-regulators-approve-ten-mobile-sports-betting-licenses-maryland", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Poland’s largest bookmaker STS has filed a lawsuit against the Polish Football 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"industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 14-November 18, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-14-november-18-2022", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "india", "ukraine", "lithuania", "european-union", "texas", "nevada", "malta", "chile", "mexico", "spain", "pennsylvania", "virginia", "united-kingdom", "south-africa", "netherlands", "australia"]}, {"summary": "A two-year wait for mobile sports betting to launch in Maryland will come to an end on Wednesday, according to the state's chief lottery official.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "It’s Official: Maryland Mobile Sports Betting Launches Next Week", "slug": "gc-its-official-maryland-launches-mobile-sports-betting-next-week", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A mobster with ties to illegal gambling and a slot cheat have been removed from Nevada’s list of excluded persons after authorities confirmed their deaths on Thursday, prior to gaming regulators unanimously agreeing to ban convicted felon Leonard Morgan Hairston from the state’s casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Adds Convicted Felon To ‘Black Book’", "slug": "gc-nevada-adds-convicted-felon-black-book", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Officials in the city of Córdoba are putting up a fight to oppose attempts by the Argentine province of the same name to regulate online gambling.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentine City of Córdoba Hits Last Minute Regulation Roadblock", "slug": "gc-argentinas-city-cordoba-hits-last-minute-roadblock-race-regulate-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Does footballer Cristiano Ronaldo play better if he gets more than six hours sleep before a match? Want to bet on it? The future of gambling may see this kind of highly personal data as fair game.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "How Do You Sleep, Ronaldo? Bettors Might Like To Know", "slug": "gc-how-do-you-sleep-ronaldo-bettors-might-know", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "UK Chancellor warns of increased bigtech scrutiny, the Clearing House (TCH) has published its US real-time payments transactions data for the first time, and the European Central Bank joins new EU cloud network initiative.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Chancellor Addresses Bigtech Monopolies In Budget", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-chancellor-addresses-bigtech-monopolies-budget", "jurisdictions": ["zimbabwe", "india", "singapore", "germany", "italy", "russia", "united-kingdom", "bahrain", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Duty will help with managing the entry of bigtech firms into the UK retail financial service, ensuring a level playing field, the chief executive of the financial services watchdog has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consumer Duty Will Deal With Bigtech, Says FCA Chief", "slug": "pc-consumer-duty-will-deal-bigtech-says-fca-chief", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Treasury warns that fintechs may take advantage of an exemption applicable to small banks to circumvent the federal interchange fee cap on debit card transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintechs May Exploit Debit Card Rules, US Treasury Finds", "slug": "pc-fintechs-may-exploit-debit-card-rules-us-treasury-finds", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "This regulatory analysis will: look into the background of instant payments (IPs) in Europe and the motivation of the European Commission to take legislative action in this field; provide an overview of the current institutional and legislative framework that applies to IPs in the European Union (EU); explore the key legal obligations and definitions introduced by the proposed IPs regime; and examine the implications of the proposed measures for PSPs from a compliance, enforcement and business perspective.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Demands Without Delay: The EU’s New Instant Credit Transfer Requirements Create Challenges and Opportunities for PSPs", "slug": "pc-demands-without-delay-eus-new-instant-credit-transfer", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Another week in crypto is dominated by the collapse of FTX, whose celebrity endorsers are now facing a class action lawsuit. Meanwhile, the contagion spreads to FTX partners Genesis and BlockFi.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: FTX Celeb Promoters Sued For Damages, While Genesis, BlockFi Bar The Doors", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-ftx-celeb-promoters-sued-damages-while-genesis-blockfi-bar-doors", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s supervisory authorities have launched a joint call for evidence on greenwashing and how best to tackle it. This includes wanting to hear from payment institutions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSPs Among Those EBA Wants Input From On Greenwashing Risks", "slug": "pc-psps-among-those-eba-wants-input-greenwashing-risks", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A second application process for three online-only licenses is the latest chapter in the story of an Illinois sports-betting market that has become the second largest in the U.S. but taken on a very different shape than was anticipated when a state law was passed three years ago.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Curious Case Of Illinois Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-curious-case-illinois-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "When FanDuel started to see marketing spend decline among its competitors following this year’s Super Bowl, the Flutter-owned company saw an opportunity to hit the accelerator, according to CEO Amy Howe.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FanDuel Looks To Extend U.S. Sports-Betting Dominance With Marketing Spend Advantage", "slug": "gc-fanduel-looks-extend-us-sports-betting-dominance-marketing-spend-advantage", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Czech lottery giant Allwyn has agreed to buy current UK National Lottery operator Camelot in a deal that is set to end the bitter legal battle between the two.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Allwyn Deal To Buy Camelot Ends UK Lottery Licence Challenge", "slug": "gc-allwyn-deal-buy-camelot-ends-lottery-licence-challenge", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Norway has reinstated a series of multi-million euro fines against Kindred, only weeks after a deal to suspend the enforcement was reached, according to the Stockholm-listed operator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Norway Restarts Daily Kindred Fines, Says Operator", "slug": "gc-norway-restarts-daily-kindred-fines-says-operator", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Sweden’s culture committee wants legislators to reject proposals relating to the “adjusted moderation” of gambling advertising in a government bill introduced earlier this year designed to enhance controls on the industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden's Culture Committee Opposed To 'Adjusted Moderation' Of Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-swedens-culture-committee-opposed-gambling-ad-adjusted-moderation", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency has published a draft amendment to its payment card regulations aimed at incentivising international players to partner with local processors in the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Turkey Proposes Changes To Payment Card Rules", "slug": "pc-turkey-proposes-changes-payment-card-rules", "jurisdictions": ["turkey"]}, {"summary": "Three months after withdrawing a bill that sought to impose restrictions on cross-border transfers of personal data, the Indian government has had a rethink, publishing a new bill with fewer localisation requirements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India U-Turns On Personal Data Lockdown, Permits Cross-Border Transfers In New Bill", "slug": "pc-india-u-turns-personal-data-lockdown-permits-cross-border-transfers-new-bill", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Data protection problems prevent amendments to payments law coming into effect in Lithuania, as the legislation heads back to the country’s parliament.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "It’s A No From Me! Lithuania President Vetoes Payments Law", "slug": "pc-its-no-me-lithuania-president-vetoes-payments-law", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Despite heavy early interest from operators, Massachusetts’s gaming regulator reported Monday that it had received fewer applications than available slots for mobile sports-betting licenses.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Receives 12 Applications For Mobile Sports-Betting Licenses", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-receives-12-applications-mobile-sports-betting-licenses", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, a federal anti-doping law enacted in 2020 that created a private agency to regulate the industry, has been struck down by a federal appeals court as an unconstitutional delegation of government power to a private entity.", "sectors": ["racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Federal Court Rules Horseracing Integrity And Safety Act Unconstitutional", "slug": "gc-us-federal-court-rules-horseracing-integrity-and-safety-act-unconstitutional", "jurisdictions": ["louisiana", "united-states", "kentucky"]}, {"summary": "The possibility of online gambling regulation in Malaysia may have been extinguished for the foreseeable future, following shock gains by a leading Islamic party in Saturday’s national elections.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Islamic Party's Success Jeopardises Online Reform In Malaysia", "slug": "gc-islamic-partys-success-jeopardises-online-reform-malaysia", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "The New York Times published its long-awaited series on the expansion of sports betting in the United States this weekend, criticizing the industry for overly lofty projections for tax revenues and marketing partnerships that target college students.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "American Gaming Association Claims Mischaracterizations In New York Times Series", "slug": "gc-american-gaming-association-claims-mischaracterizations-new-york-times-series", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "New UK National Lottery operator Allwyn must do more to protect players from gambling harm and pay more to GambleAware after a “poorly managed” tender, MPs have said.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New UK Lottery Operator Must Reform Player Protection And Charitable Links, Say MPs", "slug": "gc-new-uk-lottery-operator-must-reform-player-protection-and-charitable-links-say", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "One year after Canada introduced new legislation for retail payment activities, the central bank has set out how it plans to supervise payment service providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canada Lays Out Supervisory Expectations For Payment Firms", "slug": "pc-canada-lays-out-supervisory-expectations-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch Banking Association has openly criticised the European Central Bank’s digital euro project, bringing some of the private concerns of many in the payments industry out into the open.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Digital Euro Brings Little Added Value, Complains Dutch Banking Association", "slug": "pc-digital-euro-brings-little-added-value-complains-dutch-banking-association", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "In a new review of buy now, pay later (BNPL) regulation, Australia’s Treasury calls time on a key loophole that has allowed the industry to remain outside traditional lending rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia’s Treasury Proposes Removing Credit Act Loophole For BNPL Providers", "slug": "pc-australias-treasury-proposes-removing-credit-act-loophole-bnpl-providers", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has announced that the General Directorate for the Regulation of Gambling closed 21 gambling web platforms and levied more than €88m in fines in the first half of 2022.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spain Issues 53 Sanctions In First Half To Online Operators", "slug": "gc-spain-issues-53-sanctions-first-half-their-online-operators", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "The Polish Football Association is cooperating with the country’s law enforcement to thwart what it describes as a rising wave of match-fixing by international criminal groups who earn substantial winnings from bets.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Football Flags Fears Over International Match-Fixing Syndicates", "slug": "gc-polish-football-flags-fears-over-international-match-fixing-syndicates", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "After a two-year wait, state-wide mobile betting in Maryland is finally set to launch, with seven operators expected to go live.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Set To Launch Mobile Betting Wednesday Morning", "slug": "gc-maryland-set-launch-mobile-betting-wednesday-morning", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Indian state ministers responsible for taxation are closing in on a 28 percent goods and services tax on online gaming turnover, a worst case scenario for the industry that may trigger legal action.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India State Ministers Back Turnover Tax On Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-india-state-ministers-back-gst-online-gaming-turnover", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The most vivid example of the gaming industry’s growing influence on state and national politics may be the slim majority held by Democrats in the United States Senate.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Michigan Lottery Director Helped Democrats Hold U.S. Senate", "slug": "gc-michigan-lottery-director-helped-democrats-hold-us-senate", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "michigan", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has penalised three gambling operators for failings in anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including Kindred’s Spooniker and the part government-owned ATG horseracing company.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Fines Kindred, ATG, Pinnacle For Money Laundering Failures", "slug": "gc-sweden-fines-kindred-atg-pinnacle-money-laundering-failures", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Ahead of taking the reins at Visa, incoming CEO Ryan McInerney highlights the \"enormous opportunity\" he sees for growth and expansion in both emerging and developed markets respectively.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Visa CEO Sees Growth Potential In US, Emerging Markets, B2B Payments", "slug": "pc-new-visa-ceo-sees-growth-potential-us-emerging-markets-b2b-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out proposals to improve the credit information sector so it can deliver higher quality and more comprehensive information for consumers and firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Industry Body For Credit Info Agencies Needed, Says FCA", "slug": "pc-new-industry-body-credit-info-agencies-needed-says-fca", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The crypto platform’s downfall has only enhanced the need for regulation, the Bank of England’s deputy governor has said, while also discussing the possibility of a digital pound.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulate Before The Next FTX, Warns Bank of England’s Cunliffe", "slug": "pc-regulate-next-ftx-warns-bank-englands-cunliffe", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "NHS (National Health Service) England said it has opened two new gambling clinics,", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 21-November 25, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-21-november-25-2022", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "spain", "south-korea", "uruguay", "illinois", "united-kingdom", "norway", "costa-rica", "germany", "chile", "new-york", "ontario", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "The mysterious health struggles of outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro could threaten the timeline of the legislative agenda, including signing off on the sports-betting regulatory decree.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "An Ailing Bolsonaro Could Delay Brazil's Legislative Agenda", "slug": "gc-ailing-bolsonaro-could-delay-brazils-legislative-agenda-while-lulas-team", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The new UK gambling minister has endorsed a view that gambling should not be treated like tobacco and that regulators should engage with the industry to help develop policy.", "sectors": ["bingo", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Minister Says Regulators Should Engage With Industry", "slug": "gc-gambling-minister-says-regulators-should-engage-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Philippine regulator PAGCOR has testified that its outsourced auditing platform for online gaming does not identify player country of origin, calling into question its commitment not to allow illegal gambling, as senators renew corruption accusations against the auditing consortium.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PAGCOR Under Fire Over Online Auditing", "slug": "gc-pagcor-under-senate-fire-over-online-auditing-platform", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Despite previous predictions by Brazil’s central bank president that credit cards could be on the way out in the country, the latest annual statistics show that, along with the Pix instant payment platform, they are a key driver for growth of non-cash payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pix And Cards Spur Cashless Payment Growth In Brazil", "slug": "pc-pix-and-cards-spur-cashless-payment-growth-brazil", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a new investigation into Apple and Google’s dominance of mobile ecosystems, following feedback from app developers and other technology companies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Competition Watchdog Opens New Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile ’Duopoly’", "slug": "pc-uk-competition-watchdog-opens-new-probe-apple-google-mobile-duopoly", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued an opinion that public beneficial ownership databases do not comply with the right to privacy, following a complaint from a Luxembourg company.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Public Beneficial Ownership Database ’Invalid’, Rules EU Court", "slug": "pc-public-beneficial-ownership-database-invalid-rules-eu-court", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "luxembourg"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Bulgaria’s gambling regulator has said the country is on the right track to becoming the Las Vegas of the Balkans, but its ambitions have been slowed by its own issues over the past few years.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bulgaria Wants To Become Balkan Las Vegas", "slug": "gc-bulgaria-wants-become-balkan-las-vegas", "jurisdictions": ["bulgaria"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Malta gambling industry officials say they are relieved at the country’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force's greylist this summer, but remain disappointed with the European Union giving online gambling its highest risk level.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malta Relieved At Greylist Lifting, But Laments EU Risk Declaration", "slug": "gc-malta-relieved-greylist-lifting-lament-eu-risk-declaration-0", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "gibraltar", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "In the aftermath of the scandal surrounding the shutdown of the Ukrainian operations of Russia-backed bookmaker 1xBet, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, is calling for the closure of the country’s Regulatory Commission on Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL).", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukrainian Deputy PM Calls For Regulator's Closure Over Russian Bookmaker Scandal", "slug": "gc-ukrainian-deputy-pm-calls-regulators-closure-over-russian-bookmaker-scandal", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "South Africa has passed a bill to address the Financial Action Task Force’s concerns, Experian has been chosen to operate Singapore’s buy now, pay later bureau, and the Bank of Japan is rumoured to be launching a digital yen pilot next year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: South Africa Legislates To Dodge Greylist", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-south-africa-legislates-dodge-greylist", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa", "japan", "singapore", "european-union", "denmark", "france", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "The UK government has ditched plans to have a veto over financial regulators’ decisions, following backlash from lawmakers and regulatory officials.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Call In Powers Ditched, UK Minister Confirms", "slug": "pc-call-powers-ditched-uk-minister-confirms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "US senators call on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to get tough on FTX’s former CEO and executives in the wake of its collapse, while Singapore’s financial regulator attempts to justify its lack of action to protect consumers from the fallout. In the UK, several major banks halt transacting with crypto firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: US Lawmakers Call For DOJ Hardball Following FTX Collapse", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-us-lawmakers-call-doj-hardball-following-ftx-collapse", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "iSpoof, a fraudulent website that offered a service to help criminals cheat out more than £100m from people all over the world has been shut down in an international effort led by the UK Metropolitan Police.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No More iSpoofing! Met Shuts Down Massive Fraud Scheme", "slug": "pc-no-more-ispoofing-met-shuts-down-massive-fraud-scheme", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Although operators are anxious for President Jair Bolsonaro to sign the sports-betting regulatory decree, they are increasingly worried about what will happen to their online casino verticals should sports betting be launched before the larger gambling bill is also passed.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Operators Risk One Foot In Grey Market If Sports Betting Legalised", "slug": "gc-brazil-operators-worry-their-verticals-will-be-jeopardised-if-they-legalise-only", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "As 2022 comes to a close, the U.S. gaming industry continues to struggles to contain the expansion of unregulated slot machines, also known as grey-market or skill games, and nowhere more so than in Pennsylvania where casino operators are taking new legal action to counter the thousands of games in bars and convenience stores.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Skill-Based Games Battle Continues With New Lawsuit", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-skill-based-games-battle-continues-new-lawsuit", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A senior Democratic senator has expressed “grave concerns” about Caesars Entertainment’s efforts to promote sports betting on two college campuses that seemingly violate the marketing standards established by the industry’s own trade body.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Senator Seeks End To College Sports-Betting Partnerships", "slug": "gc-us-connecticut-senator-seeks-end-college-sports-betting-partnerships", "jurisdictions": ["connecticut", "united-states", "louisiana", "michigan", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "Hyperinflation may mean that Argentines are inclined to spend more of their income on gambling, although research as to the impact of inflation on gambling spend is limited and Argentina may see less of an impact than other countries, according to experts.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentina's Hyperinflation Challenge For Gambling Sector", "slug": "gc-tale-old-time-how-argentinas-constant-hyperinflation-can-affect-gambling-and-what", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "Wyoming lawmakers have approved several pieces of draft legislation that would tighten regulations on skill-based game companies while defeating a proposed measure to allow cities and counties to opt-out of allowing the devices in local bars, restaurants and fraternal organizations.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wyoming Lawmakers Shoot Down Opt-Out Bill, Skill-Game Regulations Coming In 2023", "slug": "gc-wyoming-lawmakers-shoot-down-opt-out-bill-skill-game-regulations-coming-2023", "jurisdictions": ["wyoming", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority has fined TOTO Online, which is part of the Dutch State Lottery, €400,000 for advertising to young adults aged 18 to 23 years-old.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Fines TOTO Online For Advertising To Young People", "slug": "gc-ksa-fines-toto-online-advertising-young-people", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Council has released the third version of the SEPA request to pay (SRTP) scheme rulebook incorporating public input received during a three-month consultation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Payments Council Publishes Third Request To Pay Rulebook", "slug": "pc-european-payments-council-publishes-third-request-pay-rulebook", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Complex and imprecise terms in PayPal’s contracts may breach law, says the Polish consumer regulator, arguing that they leave consumers guessing about what is prohibited and what the sanctions are.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PayPal Uses Shady Contract Terms, Polish Agency Says", "slug": "pc-paypal-uses-shady-contract-terms-polish-agency-says", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "An Australian watchdog is pursuing a local crypto firm for allegedly violating federal financial service laws. This first-of-its-kind investigation in Australia mirrors cases brought in the US, including one being pursued by Texas regulators against FTX.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Regulator Sues Crypto Firm For Offering Yield-Bearing Products", "slug": "pc-australian-regulator-sues-crypto-firm-offering-yield-bearing-products", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Problem gambling is widespread among professional and youth footballers in Sweden, according to a large survey of footballers, youth academy players, coaches and staff in the 32 teams in the top two divisions in the country.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Problem Gambling Widespread Among Swedish Footballers", "slug": "gc-problem-gambling-widespread-among-swedish-footballers", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The end of this month cannot come soon enough for the U.S. sports-betting industry, which is enduring its worst year since 2018 and suddenly faces an uncertain future.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "November Nightmare Underscores Challenging Year For U.S. Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-november-nightmare-underscores-year-hell-us-sport-betting", "jurisdictions": ["california", "florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will process MGM Resorts International’s sports-betting license application even though it was filed two days after a deadline, allowing commissioners to consider the application during a public review next week.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Review Of Massachusetts Sports-Betting Applications Set For December", "slug": "gc-public-review-massachusetts-sports-betting-license-applications-set-december", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australian money laundering watchdog AUSTRAC has sued subsidiaries of the embattled Star Entertainment Group over “innumerable” violations of casino reporting and due diligence obligations that could result in fines totalling billions of dollars.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian AML Watchdog Sues Star Entertainment Group", "slug": "gc-australian-aml-watchdog-sues-star-entertainment-group", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales", "queensland"]}, {"summary": "In a recently published incident report, the Reserve Bank of Australia reveals further details of the mid-October widespread outage that crippled the country’s instant payment system and promises to take action to avoid such incidents from happening again.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: First Lessons Learned From Massive Australian Payment Outage", "slug": "pc-update-first-lessons-learned-massive-australian-payment-outage", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "In July 2022, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement 22/9: \"A new Consumer Duty Feedback to CP21/36 and final rules\" (containing FCA 2022/31 Consumer Duty Instrument 2022), alongside Finalised Guidance 22/5: \"Final non-Handbook Guidance for firms on the Consumer Duty\", confirming its plans to introduce a Consumer Duty and setting a 12-month period for firms to implement the new rules. This regulatory analysis focuses on what actions need to be taken by payment services providers (PSPs) to be compliant with the new Consumer Duty requirements. It also highlights the timeframe for the implementation of the consumer duty obligations and the FCA’s cost-benefit analysis.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "What the FCA’s New Consumer Duty Means for UK Payments Providers", "slug": "pc-what-fcas-new-consumer-duty-means-uk-payments-providers", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK and Singapore have signed a new memorandum of understanding on fintech collaboration and financial cooperation, building on several major partnerships that have been rolled out since 2016.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New ‘Fintech Bridge’ To Bring Closer UK And Singapore Cooperation", "slug": "pc-new-fintech-bridge-bring-closer-uk-and-singapore-cooperation", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "One month after the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) discussion paper on bigtech firms’ entry into UK financial services, experts weigh in on risks and warn that it is high time to name a regulator that takes ownership of bigtech oversight.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Opens Discussion About Bigtech Entry Into Financial Services", "slug": "pc-fca-opens-discussion-about-bigtech-entry-financial-services", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A subsidiary of Paytm, India’s online payments giant, has had its application to provide payment aggregator and payment gateway services for online merchants put on hold.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Come Back Within 120 Days, India’s Central Bank Tells Paytm As Licence Application Stumbles", "slug": "pc-come-back-within-120-days-indias-central-bank-tells-paytm-licence", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has made its way through the EU’s political institutions. VIXIO speaks to industry experts to explain why companies will need to get ready for an overhaul of their ICT policies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DORA Incoming: Why The EU’s New Rules Will Be A Gamechanger", "slug": "pc-dora-incoming-why-eus-new-rules-will-be-gamechanger", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Even with commercial and tribal gaming legal in 42 U.S. states, Americans still spend an estimated $511bn annually gambling via unregulated sportsbooks, offshore websites and so-called skill-based gaming devices, according to a new report by the American Gaming Association.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "American Gaming Association Values Illegal U.S. Gambling Market At $511bn Annually", "slug": "gc-american-gaming-association-values-illegal-us-gambling-market-511bn-annually", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Malta Gaming Authority has cancelled three separate licences belonging to Morpheus Games, eGaming Lab Limited and M-Hub Gaming C4 Limited.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maltese Regulator Cancels Trio Of Licences", "slug": "gc-mga-cancels-trio-licences", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "ghana"]}, {"summary": "The lower house of Chile’s Congress overwhelmingly approved a motion on Wednesday to prohibit betting advertising and sponsorships around Chilean sports events, although several steps remain in the legislative process before any restrictions would take effect.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chilean Congress Backs Betting Ad Ban", "slug": "gc-chilean-congress-backs-betting-ad-ban", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Two high-profile reforms of land-based and online gambling in Ontario have come under scrutiny after an Auditor General report criticized the province’s lottery corporation for accepting reduced revenue commitments from private casino operators and the Attorney General faces litigation seeking to upend a new iGaming regulatory regime.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Auditor Slams Ontario Over Casino Privatization Process, AML Oversight", "slug": "gc-auditor-slams-ontario-over-casino-privatization-process-aml-oversight", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "A group of UK-based researchers examining cryptocurrency gambling sites found none that verified the identities of new players, and 35 percent asked for only an email but no personal information.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Study Finds Lack Of ID Verification In Cryptocurrency Gambling", "slug": "gc-uk-study-finds-lack-id-verification-cryptocurrency-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "north-america", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "A digital rupee pilot in India has kicked off today, allowing selected merchants and customers to test person-to-person and person-to-merchant payments in Mumbai and New Delhi.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Begins Live Testing Of Retail Digital Rupee", "slug": "pc-india-begins-live-testing-retail-digital-rupee", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has outlined its key payment objectives, which include a two-year window to implement least-cost routing for card-based transactions on mobile wallets, monitoring of Visa and Mastercard’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) platforms and support for instant cross-border payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "RBA Board’s To-Do List: Least-Cost Routing For Mobile Wallets And Further BNPL Oversight", "slug": "pc-rba-boards-do-list-least-cost-routing-mobile-wallets-and-further-bnpl", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Blackstone selling its stake in two Las Vegas casinos for a huge profit, New York bill to make regulator consider amending racing gambling rules, Ontario bans UFC betting over integrity concerns and Maryland grants initial approval for two online sports-betting operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 28-December 2, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-28-december-2-2022", "jurisdictions": ["macau", "nevada", "new-jersey", "paraguay", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "ukraine", "new-york", "ontario", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Chris McGinnis named as Playtech’s new chief financial officer, Anthony “Tony” Rodio, chief executive of Great Canadian Entertainment has retired as CEO and a director, Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group named two non-executive directors to replenish its board after a series of resignations over compliance failures.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - November 2022", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-november-2022", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "north-america", "asia", "india", "australia", "macau", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "As the Massachusetts Gaming Commission prepares to host a public hearing Monday on the state's three casino retail sports-betting licenses, commissioners agreed to set aside some time in an upcoming meeting for a policy briefing on promotional play credits and free bets.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Gaming Commission Approves Sports-Betting Vendor, Tax Regulations", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-gaming-commission-approve-sports-betting-vendor-tax-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Overshadowed by all the news coverage about its turbulent transition under new owner Elon Musk is Twitter’s importance in providing critical betting information to sportsbook operators.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Twitter: The Secret Weapon U.S. Sportsbooks Use To Keep Up With Sharps", "slug": "gc-twitter-secret-weapon-sportsbooks-use-keep-sharps", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s National Coalition Party (NCP), the country’s third-largest in Parliament, says that the country’s gambling monopoly system has “failed” to protect people from harm.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Opposition Budget Eyes €50m Licensing Boost", "slug": "gc-finnish-opposition-budget-eyes-eu50m-licensing-boost", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "SWIFT’s low value cross-border payments solution triples membership among member banks, Indonesia publishes white paper on its central bank digital currency (CBDC) design, and HSBC closes UK branches and sells Canadian bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: SWIFT Low-Value Cross-border Payment Services Triples Users", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-swift-low-value-cross-border-payment-services-triples-users", "jurisdictions": ["pakistan", "singapore", "denmark", "russia", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Irish Government’s comprehensive review of the country’s retail banking sector has concluded with 34 separate recommendations to better improve the culture of governance, competition and consumer protection.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland To Fix Retail Banking Through ‘Organic And Progressive’ Change", "slug": "pc-ireland-fix-retail-banking-through-organic-and-progressive-change", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has fined Barclays for not giving retailers full information about the costs of its card services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Barclays Slapped With £8.4m Fine Over Card Fee Disclosures", "slug": "pc-barclays-slapped-ps84m-fine-over-card-fee-disclosures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried comes face to face with dispossessed customers at a New York Times event, European central bankers question bitcoin’s longevity and Kraken lays off almost a third of its staff.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: FTX CEO Says He ‘Did Not Try To Commit Fraud’, ECB Claims Bitcoin At Death’s Door", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-ftx-ceo-says-he-did-not-try-commit-fraud-ecb-claims-bitcoin", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A spate of mergers and acquisitions among Italian-facing operators has shaken up Europe’s second-largest online market, leading to a more heavily concentrated market share picture at the corporate level.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italian Market Consolidated By 2022 M&A Flurry", "slug": "gc-italian-market-consolidated-2022-ma-flurry", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s justice minister, Helen McEntee, has published the country's long-awaited Gambling Regulation Bill 2022, 66 years after its current primary gambling law was introduced.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland Gambling Regulation Bill Finally Published", "slug": "gc-ireland-gambling-regulation-bill-finally-published", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Lawmakers in Missouri have begun filing bills ahead of the 2023 legislative session, with two sports-betting bills among the hundreds expected to be introduced by members of both chambers of the state legislature.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Missouri Sports-Betting Bills Are Back But VLTs Remain A Roadblock", "slug": "gc-missouri-sports-betting-bills-pre-filed-vgts-remain-roadblock", "jurisdictions": ["missouri", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has named veteran gambling journalist, policy researcher and VIXIO GamblingCompliance co-founder Andrew Gellatly as executive director, signalling an acceleration in pandemic-era global engagement.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Alderney Names Journalist Andrew Gellatly As Online Regulator", "slug": "gc-alderney-names-journalist-andrew-gellatly-online-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["alderney"]}, {"summary": "Mandating dual routing is one of the many tools regulators have as they try to keep card acceptance costs at bay. With several countries pushing for dual routing, one merchant advisory firm tells VIXIO the merits of this regulatory method compared with capping interchange fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Is Dual Routing The Answer To Rising Card Fee Conundrum?", "slug": "pc-dual-routing-answer-rising-card-fee-conundrum", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "A new study by UK consumer watchdog Which? has found that some banks are leaving customers vulnerable to \"spoofing\" fraud by failing to implement protections.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Banks Failing To Protect Customers From ’Spoofing’ Fraud, Says Study", "slug": "pc-uk-banks-failing-protect-customers-spoofing-fraud-says-study", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s top central banker has fielded parliamentary questions on the country’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) regulations, in an effort to assure lawmakers that users are protected from data risks and over-indebtedness.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Clarifies BNPL Data Will Not Be Shared With Financial Institutions", "slug": "pc-singapore-clarifies-bnpl-data-will-not-be-shared-financial-institutions", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "The National Football League (NFL) has taken another significant step in its embrace of legalized sports betting, reaching its first domestic agreement to allow a sportsbook to stream live NFL games within its platform.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Caesars Becomes First U.S. Sportsbook To Stream NFL In-App", "slug": "gc-caesars-sportsbook-becomes-first-us-sportsbook-stream-nfl-app", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "India’s central government appears to have embraced skill and chance games with stakes as a single regulatable segment, after the Prime Minister’s office overruled an expert committee’s proposal to regulate only skill games, Reuters has reported.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Flags Combined Regulation For Skill And Chance Gaming", "slug": "gc-india-flags-combined-regulation-skill-and-chance-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "As the investigation continues into the recent cyberattack that affected an unconfirmed number of accounts with major U.S. sportsbook operators, including FanDuel and DraftKings, state gaming regulators are placing a greater emphasis on two-factor authentication and consumer protection, although the responsibility to secure accounts lies with the licensee.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cybersecurity A Key Challenge For U.S. Regulators, Online Operators", "slug": "gc-consumer-protection-key-us-regulators-securing-online-accounts-left-licensees", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "pennsylvania", "new-jersey", "maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A group of Dutch gamblers have filed a lawsuit demanding their losses back from the online platforms they used to place their wagers during the country’s grey market era.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Online Grey Market Players Want Their Money Back", "slug": "gc-none-it-was-legal-dutch-online-players-want-their-money-back", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Flying in the face of global trends, Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to raise the limits on cash payments and support merchants to refuse cards for purchases below €60.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italy Takes Swipe At Card Payments In New PM Budget Bill", "slug": "pc-italy-takes-swipe-card-payments-new-pm-budget-bill", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "This regulatory analysis will focus on customer due diligence (CDD) timing triggers and is the first of a series that will compare the licensing regimes of e-money operators and banks. It will first lay out the role that e-money plays in three very different jurisdictions: Singapore; the United Kingdom; and the Philippines. It will then examine the CDD trigger requirements for e-money providers in each of these jurisdictions in comparison to the equivalent regulation that applies to banks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "E-Wallets: Asia’s New Current Account? CDD Triggers Across Continents", "slug": "pc-e-wallets-asias-new-current-account-cdd-triggers-across", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "singapore", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With backing from the UN, the UK government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Queen Máxima and colleagues are fashioning a global network for regulatory expertise through the University of Cambridge.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Queen Launches New Regulatory Knowledge-Sharing Platform", "slug": "pc-dutch-queen-launches-new-regulatory-knowledge-sharing-platform", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Negotiators from the European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the Consumer Credit Directive. The revised legislation repeals and replaces the current 2008 directive on consumer credit agreements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Targeted As EU Agrees New Credit Rules", "slug": "pc-bnpl-targeted-eu-agrees-new-credit-rules", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch minister overseeing gambling policy has told parliament he intends to tighten rules surrounding addiction prevention, as well as further limit advertising.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Gambling Minister Targets Addiction Prevention", "slug": "gc-dutch-gambling-minister-targets-addiction-prevention-changes", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Australian money laundering watchdog AUSTRAC has taken the Adelaide casino operation of Australasian listco SkyCity Entertainment Group to court in a potentially billion-dollar civil proceeding, the latest in a flurry of AUSTRAC actions against gambling companies.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian AML Watchdog Sues SkyCity Adelaide", "slug": "gc-australian-aml-watchdog-sues-skycity-adelaide", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "south-australia"]}, {"summary": "A state court judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Virginia’s 2021 ban on so-called skill-game machines violates free speech, and due to a state senator’s involvement in the case, it will not go to trial until April or May.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lawsuit Challenging Virginia's Skill-Game Ban Delayed Until Spring 2023", "slug": "gc-lawsuit-challenging-virginias-skill-game-ban-delayed-until-spring-2023", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators have deferred a potential vote on granting a sports-betting license to Penn Entertainment’s Plainridge Park Casino, citing concerns about the company’s Barstool Sports brand.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Express Concern With Penn-Barstool Tie-Up", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-express-concern-penn-barstool-tie", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "The Maltese Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit has issued a financial penalty to the UK-headquartered bank for failing to comply with money laundering laws.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maltese Authorities Slap HSBC With €82,000 Fine For AML Failings", "slug": "pc-maltese-authorities-slap-hsbc-eu82000-fine-aml-failings", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "Plans championed by Italy's new government to promote cash use over digital payment methods have drawn concern from the Banca d’Italia, which warns of illicit finance risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Italian Central Bank Voices Concern About Cash Plans", "slug": "pc-update-italian-central-bank-voices-concern-about-cash-plans", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "italy"]}, {"summary": "In its latest proposal on advertising standards, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) calls for new checks and balances on the gatekeeper firms that approve financial ads for other companies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Proposes Stronger Rules For Financial Ads To Tackle Rogue Promotions", "slug": "pc-fca-proposes-stronger-rules-financial-ads-tackle-rogue-promotions", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Poland’s leading bookmaker STS Group says it has made progress in a lawsuit against Kindred Group and its bookmaking brand Unibet, accusing it of what the company describes as a continuous violation of the country’s gambling law.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Poland's Leading Bookmaker STS Battles Kindred In Court", "slug": "gc-polands-leading-bookmaker-sts-battles-kindred-court", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Matching a face from a digital image with another face in a database is becoming more common in casinos, raising questions about whether regulations should be enforced to protect the privacy rights of gamblers.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Big Brother Hovers Over Casinos With Facial Recognition Technology", "slug": "gc-big-brother-hovers-over-casinos-facial-recognition-technology", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "united-states", "china", "israel", "australia"]}, {"summary": "A Vermont study committee is set to recommend the legalization of sports betting in a report expected to be approved next week.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lawmakers Set To Send Sports-Betting Report To Vermont Legislature", "slug": "gc-lawmakers-set-send-sports-betting-report-vermont-legislature", "jurisdictions": ["vermont", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK minister in charge of gambling policy has said he is keen to publish the long-awaited Gambling Act review white paper “in the coming weeks”, but failed to provide any clear timeline for its release.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Minister Discusses Delayed Review", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-minister-discusses-delayed-review", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Following the EU’s negotiations on new consumer credit rules, key Brussels lobbyists have welcomed the news but urge caution.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Trade Associations Express Cautious Optimism About New EU Consumer Credit Agreement", "slug": "pc-update-trade-associations-express-cautious-optimism-about-new-eu-consumer", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Colombia is building a new instant payment system with a particular focus on user experience and full interoperability with other payment networks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colombia Builds New Instant Payment System", "slug": "pc-colombia-builds-new-instant-payment-system", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "The European Council has agreed its position on the new single rulebook for anti-money laundering as Brussels reels from the transparency register court ruling.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Member States Agree Position On AML Rulebook", "slug": "pc-eu-member-states-agree-position-aml-rulebook", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a public consultation on new guidelines for de-risking to help improve access to finance for vulnerable customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Issues New De-Risking Guidelines, But Payments Firms Not In Scope", "slug": "pc-eba-issues-new-de-risking-guidelines-payments-firms-not-scope", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Star Entertainment has been fined A$100m in Queensland and faces a temporary licence suspension over compliance breaches.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: December 5-December 9, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-december-5-december-9", "jurisdictions": ["north-dakota", "cyprus", "united-kingdom", "missouri", "australia", "nevada", "massachusetts", "north-carolina", "queensland"]}, {"summary": "Legislative chess continues for online gambling operators active in Chile, in the wake of the Chamber of Deputies passage of a bill that would ban them from any kind of sports sponsorship.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Lower House Approves Sports Sponsorship Ban", "slug": "gc-chiles-lower-house-passed-gambling-advertising-ban-so-whats-next", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "A representative of the American Gaming Association reassured a group of U.S. gaming regulators on Thursday that the FBI and other federal and state law enforcement agencies are cooperating with the industry in their efforts to eliminate and prosecute illegal gambling operators.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FBI, AGA Stress Cooperation In Tackling Illegal Gambling", "slug": "gc-fbi-aga-stress-cooperation-tackling-illegal-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["nebraska", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "State and local governments in New Jersey, not Atlantic City casinos, are responsible for making the gaming industry deliver on its promises, according to the author of the New Jersey Casino Control Act.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Onus On Government, Not Casinos, To Make Sure New Jersey Gaming Works", "slug": "gc-onus-government-not-casinos-make-sure-new-jersey-gaming-works", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Prosecutors in the Netherlands are investigating Rabobank over money laundering, the US House has elected its new banking chair and Nigeria is limiting ATM withdrawals in a bid to encourage digital payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Dutch Prosecutors Probe Rabobank", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-dutch-prosecutors-probe-rabobank", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "brunei", "india", "singapore", "thailand", "european-union", "germany", "netherlands", "sweden", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "argentina"]}, {"summary": "A new US bill, introduced by a top Democratic senator, would close a legal loophole that allows companies to operate banks without proper oversight, addressing fears that bigtechs may exploit it to expand their financial services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Bill Seeks To Close Bank Licensing Loophole Before Bigtech Takes Advantage", "slug": "pc-us-bill-seeks-close-bank-licensing-loophole-bigtech-takes-advantage", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "FTX’s disgraced former CEO taps Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial lawyer, Kim Kardashian breathes a sigh of relief and Celsius is ordered to return $44m worth of crypto to customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Ex-FTX CEO Hires Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyer, Kim Kardashian Escapes Promo Penalty", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-ex-ftx-ceo-hires-ghislaine-maxwell-lawyer-kim-kardashian-escapes", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Both buy now, pay later (BNPL) and crypto firms came under heavy criticism in the latest debate on the Financial Services and Markets Bill, following the introduction of new amendments to the proposed legislation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL, Crypto Come Under Fire In UK Financial Services And Markets Bill Debate", "slug": "pc-bnpl-crypto-come-under-fire-uk-financial-services-and-markets-bill-debate", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Illegal gambling in the United States has expanded to the point where unregulated slot machines and offshore sports betting and casino websites are a direct threat to the legal gaming and lottery markets, according to leading industry officials.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming, Lottery Industries Under Threat From Unregulated Gambling", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-lottery-industries-under-threat-unregulated-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A senior executive with Boyd Gaming believes internet gaming is the key to the future of the casino industry and disagreed with arguments that offering online or mobile slot machines and table games will hurt brick-and-mortar business.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Land-Based Casinos Need To Adjust To Growth Of Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-us-land-based-casinos-need-adjust-growth-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The head of the Greek gambling regulator wants to tempt suppliers to relocate from Malta and Gibraltar, and has said that he expects to collect €1bn in gambling taxes for the state budget in 2022.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Greek Regulator To Court Suppliers", "slug": "gc-greek-regulator-court-suppliers", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a £107.7m fine on Santander UK over \"serious and persistent gaps\" in the bank’s anti-money laundering (AML) controls that affected business banking customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Santander Slapped With £107.7m UK Fine Over AML Failures", "slug": "pc-santander-slapped-ps1077m-uk-fine-over-aml-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) has updated its plans to publish data on how well UK firms are protecting customers against authorised push payment (APP) scams.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Consults On UK Fraud Reporting Model", "slug": "pc-psr-consults-uk-fraud-reporting-model", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s corporate regulator has launched civil prosecutions against 11 current and former directors and senior managers of casino operator The Star Entertainment Group, marking a new phase of legal accountability for powerful individuals in the Australian gambling industry.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Regulator Sues Individual Star Directors", "slug": "gc-australian-regulator-sues-individual-star-directors-managers", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales", "queensland"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators remained undecided Monday on whether to allow operators to deduct promotional play from taxable revenues when the state’s sports-betting program launches in 2023.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Commission Defers Promotional Play Decision", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-commission-defers-promotional-play-decision", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "The protection of consumer data has become a critical issue for U.S. casino and online gaming operators as hackers continue to acquire the bundles of sensitive data the industry collects and stores about its customers, warn regulators and security executives.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Technology Advances Raise Cyber Threat Level For U.S. Gaming Industry", "slug": "gc-technology-advances-raises-cyber-threat-level-us-gaming-industry", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The statutory deadline to regulate a 2018 law for sports betting in Brazil has come and gone, with no sign of action from President Jair Bolsonaro’s outgoing government.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Deadline For Sports-Betting Regulatory Decree Passes", "slug": "gc-brazils-deadline-sports-betting-regulatory-decree-has-passed", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Polish Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that a Malta-based bookmaker which aims to provide its services to customers in Poland via a local representative is required to pay Polish corporate income tax.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maltese Bookmakers Must Pay Polish Income Tax", "slug": "gc-maltese-bookmakers-must-pay-polish-income-tax", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has laid out the \"Edinburgh Reforms\", a list of more than 30 regulatory reforms aimed to \"unlock investment\" and \"turbocharge\" growth in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Jeremy Hunt Unveils ’Next Chapter’ For UK Financial Services", "slug": "pc-jeremy-hunt-unveils-next-chapter-uk-financial-services", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Brazil is on the verge of becoming the first Latin American country to adopt a framework for crypto-assets, setting the bar for other countries in the region to follow.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Crypto Bill ’Sets The Ball Rolling’", "slug": "pc-brazil-crypto-bill-sets-ball-rolling", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The European Council has adopted its position on the proposed legislation for a European digital identity (eID) framework, making a fair amount of amendments in the process.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Council Reaches eID Agreement", "slug": "pc-european-council-reaches-eid-agreement", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are addressing concerns associated with gambling harms as they impatiently await the release of the UK government's Gambling Act review white paper.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Nations Targeting Gambling Harms Ahead Of White Paper", "slug": "gc-uk-nations-targeting-gambling-harms-ahead-white-paper", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The sports-betting industry is hoping for a major breakthrough when a landmark Florida case goes before a three-judge panel on Wednesday in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Judges In Critical Sports-Betting Case May Lean Toward Seminoles", "slug": "gc-judges-critical-sports-betting-case-may-lean-toward-seminoles", "jurisdictions": ["florida"]}, {"summary": "Some 90 percent of retail spending and 82 percent of transactions were carried out on debit or credit cards in 2021 in the UK, according to the British Retail Consortium’s latest Payments Survey.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Card Use Soars To 90 Percent In UK, Business Group Reveals", "slug": "pc-card-use-soars-90-percent-uk-business-group-reveals", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Danske Bank has agreed to pay a total of $2.4bn in two US investigations to settle charges by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in what has been described as Europe’s largest anti-money laundering (AML) scandal. Its Danish case is also set to end today with a $0.54bn fine, VIXIO has learned.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Danske Bank AML Saga Ends With $3bn In Penalties", "slug": "pc-danske-bank-aml-saga-ends-3bn-penalties", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The ENABLERS Act, a major piece of legislation that seeks to end a legal loophole in the US anti-money laundering (AML) framework, has been blocked by Republican senators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Senators Stall Key AML Bill", "slug": "pc-us-senators-stall-key-aml-bill", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch online gambling industry can expect a spending cap on online gambling, with opportunities for loosening it with something like affordability or addiction-prevention checks, officials seem to agree.\n\nProposed loss limits were a big topic at a Gaming in Holland gambling update in The Hague on Wednesday (December 14), with details yet to come.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Gambling Loss Limits Coming, Officials Say", "slug": "gc-dutch-gambling-loss-limits-coming-officials-say", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Ukrainian Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has announced it has removed the licences of a number of gambling operators who are active in the country but are “controlled by residents of the Russian Federation”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukrainian Regulator Cancels Licences 'Controlled' By Russia’s Residents", "slug": "gc-ukrainian-regulator-cancels-licences-controlled-russias-residents", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "On Tuesday (December 13) the Bulgarian Gaming Association (BGA) proposed stricter regulations for itself to curb underage gambling and protect the vulnerable. \n\nThe proposal was announced at the “Gambling Commerce in Media Services and Video Sharing Platform Services” roundtable organised by the Council for Electronic Media (CEM), the National Revenue Agency (NRA) and gambling industry trade groups.   \n\nThe proposals include limiting advertising from gambling operators during broadcasts between 5am and 6pm and would come into effect on January 1.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bulgarian Industry Proposes New Rules For Itself", "slug": "gc-bulgarian-regulator-proposes-new-rules-itself", "jurisdictions": ["bulgaria"]}, {"summary": "Instead of deciding whether the Seminole gambling compact in Florida is legal, three federal appeals judges on Wednesday seemed more interested in determining whether U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland acted within her authority by allowing the compact to become law without doing anything.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Court Asks How Doing Nothing Led To Florida Compact Approval", "slug": "gc-us-appeals-court-asks-how-doing-nothing-led-gambling-compacts-approval", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Ohio Casino Control Commission has issued a notice of intent to deny a mobile sports wagering license to PlayUp and proposed fining Penn Entertainment $250,000 for advertising violations by Barstool Sportsbook, executive director Matthew Schuler said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio To Deny PlayUp License, Wants $250,000 Penn Entertainment Fine", "slug": "gc-ohio-deny-playup-license-seeks-250000-fine-penn-entertainment", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed a civil penalty action against American Express (Amex) accusing the card giant of knowingly violating Australia’s \"design and distribution\" rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Regulator Sues Amex Over Alleged ’Design And Distribution’ Failures", "slug": "pc-australian-regulator-sues-amex-over-alleged-design-and-distribution-failures", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of England (BoE) has posted a request for applicants for a contracted service to create a proof of concept (PoC) digital wallet for a central bank digital currency (CBDC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Bank Of England Needs You! 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Councilmembers Remain Skeptical Of Lottery’s Sports Betting Product", "slug": "gc-dc-councilmembers-remain-skeptical-lotterys-sports-betting-product", "jurisdictions": ["washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Expansion of state lotteries continues to make slow progress in Brazil, with the state of Rio de Janeiro’s lottery (LOTERJ) announcing that an internal commission will be formed to study new lottery products, including sports betting.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rio de Janeiro's Lottery Crawls Towards New Products", "slug": "gc-rio-de-janeiros-lottery-crawls-towards-new-products", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "India’s government has requested that all states and Union Territories repeal a 19th-century gambling law as part of a growing push to modernise and streamline gaming regulation.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", 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Chamber Of Deputies Pushes Online Gambling Bill To New Year", "slug": "gc-uruguays-chamber-deputies-pushes-online-gambling-bill-new-year", "jurisdictions": ["uruguay"]}, {"summary": "When members of the Nevada legislature begin their 120-day session in early February 2023, among the bills they will consider is a proposal to change the way gaming manufacturers and system providers are licensed.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Considers Temporary Supplier Registration To Remain Competitive", "slug": "gc-nevada-considers-temporary-manufacturer-registration-remain-competitive", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators approved a temporary retail license for the MGM Springfield property and ultimately found BetMGM suitable for a temporary online license on Monday (December 19), following a lengthy discussion and questions 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"US regulators has warned that banks rely too heavily on a small number of cloud service providers in their new financial stability report, which also cautions against risks related to buy now, pay later (BNPL) and digital assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Under A Cloud: US Warns Of Third-Party IT Concentration Risk", "slug": "pc-under-cloud-us-warns-third-party-it-concentration-risk", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Switzerland’s industry-led open finance approach is gaining ground, so policymakers have decided not to intervene until June 2024.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Switzerland Gives Industry Until Mid-2024 To Build Open Finance", "slug": "pc-switzerland-gives-industry-until-mid-2024-build-open-finance", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "A multi-country consortium has been chosen to deliver a pan-European cross-border payments pilot, in line with the aims of the EU Digital Identity Wallet programme.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consortium Chosen To Launch Payments Pilot Using EU Digital ID Wallet", "slug": "pc-consortium-chosen-launch-payments-pilot-using-eu-digital-id-wallet", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "denmark", "germany", "iceland", "italy", "latvia", "norway"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s government has submitted its long-awaited bill on measures to bolster payment blocking and further combat match-fixing.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Government Submits Long-Awaited Safer Market Bill", "slug": "gc-swedish-government-submits-long-awaited-safer-market-bill", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Indiana lawmakers will have another chance to consider legislation to regulate internet gaming when they return to the state capitol next month for their 2023 legislative session, according to Republican Representative Ethan Manning.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indiana, New York Favorites For Internet Gaming Legalization In 2023", "slug": "gc-indiana-new-york-favorites-internet-gaming-legalization-2023", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Litigation finance companies that have successfully sued online gambling companies for player refunds in Austria are now pressing claims in Malta, where many of the operators are headquartered.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": 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The main regulatory developments have involved areas such as consumer credit (buy now, pay later - BNPL), consumer protection, anti-money laundering (AML), crypto-assets and the sanctions regimes imposed on Russia as a consequence of the conflict in Ukraine.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "2022 Wrap-Up: Key Payment Regulatory Developments in the EU and the UK", "slug": "pc-2022-wrap-key-payment-regulatory-developments-eu-and-uk", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Led by UK Finance, a financial services trade association, nine banks have come together to launch Cash Access UK, a new non-profit company focused on high-street access to cash.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nine UK Banks Unite To Launch New Non-Profit Access To Cash Company", "slug": "pc-nine-uk-banks-unite-launch-new-non-profit-access-cash-company", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine is preparing a blocklist of unlicensed operators and new rules to make it harder for Russian-backed operators to slip into the market, as it continues to root out companies linked to the nation invading its territory.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukrainian Parliament Preps Blocklist With New Gambling Bills", "slug": "gc-ukrainian-parliament-preps-blacklist-new-gambling-bills", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "BetMGM reveal customer data hacked six months ago and Maverick completes Evergreen Gaming acquisition.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: December 19-December 23, 2022", "slug": "gc-news-brief-december-19-december-23", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "missouri", "uruguay", "united-kingdom", "netherlands", "spain", "belgium", "india", "united-states", "washington"]}, {"summary": "There are few better tools than online casinos for criminals to launder their illicit funds, according to a new study on money laundering in the European Union.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Online Casinos Key Mafia Laundering Tool, Says Study", "slug": "gc-eu-online-casinos-key-mafia-laundering-tool-says-study", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A special legislative committee on gambling regulation is seeking a more permanent role in steering gaming policy in Oregon and has recommended a pause in any expansion of lottery games or sports betting pending further study.", 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{"summary": "The elected council of one of Metro Manila’s more prominent regions has banned local and foreign-facing online gambling and related services within its city limits.", "sectors": ["bingo", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Manila's Pasig Region Set To Ban Online Gambling Operations", "slug": "gc-manilas-pasig-region-set-ban-online-gambling-operations", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Google brings pester power into the digital age allowing kids to request payment from their parents for app purchases, McDonald's launches automated Drive Thru payments in South Korea and Bolsonaro signs new crypto law in Brazil.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Young Google Users Can Now Pester Parents To Pay For Purchases", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-young-google-users-can-now-pester-parents-pay-purchases", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea", "european-union", "france", "italy", "united-kingdom", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Federation has said the Payment Service Directive should prevail over new online consumer protection rules and that legislators must ensure they do not create unnecessary friction in the consumer journey.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Banks Weigh On Online Consumer Protection Proposal", "slug": "pc-eu-banks-weigh-online-consumer-protection-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "2023 is going to end without US Congress acting on the widely-disputed Credit Card Competition Act after it failed to make it into the government’s omnibus spending bill.", 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"gc-new-year-means-updated-nevada-cybersecurity-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["nevada"]}, {"summary": "Albania’s government is aiming to have a legal framework to un-ban sports betting again within the first three months of 2023.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Albania Targets Q1 For Sports-Betting Law", "slug": "gc-albania-targets-q1-sports-betting-law", "jurisdictions": ["albania"]}, {"summary": "After several weeks of expressing concerns about its Barstool Sports affiliation, Massachusetts regulators ultimately gave Penn Sports Interactive a conditional green light Wednesday to move forward with its online sports-betting platform in the state.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Grants Barstool Preliminary Mobile Sports-Betting 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"gc-finnish-government-mulls-end-online-gambling-monopoly", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "As Christmas and New Year in the UK passed without a Gambling Act review update, some politicians are still publicly trying to influence the contents of the long-awaited white paper.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Lawmakers Lobby As White Paper Nowhere In Sight", "slug": "gc-uk-lawmakers-pleas-white-paper-nowhere-sight", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Trade Commission alleges that Mastercard has been blocking the use of competing networks for online debit card payments in breach of federal regulations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mastercard Breached US Debit Card Rules, FTC Says", "slug": 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Morgan to build a real-time payments infrastructure as the firm looks to leverage local instant clearing systems to reduce costs and enhance user experience.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "TikTok To Enable Instant Account-To-Account Payments On Platform", "slug": "pc-tiktok-enable-instant-account-account-payments-platform", "jurisdictions": ["china", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Trading in unbacked digital assets should be treated by regulators like gambling, Fabio Panetta has said in his latest intervention.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Treat Crypto Like Gambling, Says ECB Official", "slug": "pc-treat-crypto-gambling-says-ecb-official", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "An Indian appellate court has ordered Google to deposit 10 percent of two penalty fines that it received for abuse of its position before it will grant its motion to appeal.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indian Court Tells Google To Pay 10 Percent Fine Deposit For Appeal To Be Heard", "slug": "pc-indian-court-tells-google-pay-10-percent-fine-deposit-appeal-be-heard", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A US judge has ruled that J.P. Morgan must face a lawsuit that seeks to hold the bank liable for the loss of $272m from the account of a Thailand-based Ray-Ban manufacturer.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: J.P. Morgan To Face Lawsuit Over Loss Of $272m From Ray-Ban Maker’s Account", "slug": "pc-update-jp-morgan-face-lawsuit-over-loss-272m-ray-ban-makers-account", "jurisdictions": ["thailand", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Italy’s betting, bingo, slots and online gaming concessions have been extended by a year after they were set to expire at the end of 2022.", "sectors": ["bingo", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italian Gambling Concessions Extended", "slug": "gc-italian-gambling-concessions-extended", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "Trading in unbacked digital assets should be treated by regulators like gambling, according to a leading European banker.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Treat Crypto Like Gambling, Says ECB Official", "slug": "gc-treat-crypto-gambling-says-ecb-official", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "Although vintage slot machines that accept coins can still be found on a few casino floors in the U.S., the move to cashless gaming is set to continue in 2023 driven by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and changes in consumer preferences.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Adoption Of Cashless Wagering Driven By Changes To Consumer Preferences", "slug": "gc-us-adoption-cashless-wagering-driven-changes-consumer-preferences", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "new-york", "colorado", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch government’s regulatory advisory body has warned that a raft of proposed advertising restrictions “have not been sufficiently elaborated”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pending Dutch Ad Ban Needs Clarification, Says Advisory Body", "slug": "gc-dutch-ad-ban-proposal-requires-clarification-says-advisory-body", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued a new set of clarifications regarding the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). 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Legislative activity in the crypto space is also likely to heat up, Durbin’s credit card bill will be brought back to Congress and consumer protection issues will again take centre stage on the regulatory agenda.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Payments: What To Watch In 2023", "slug": "pc-us-payments-what-watch-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said it would be inappropriate for the Fed to use its existing mandates to step in on environmental issues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fed Will Not Be ’Climate Policymaker’, Powell Says", "slug": "pc-fed-will-not-be-climate-policymaker-powell-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A top official at the Banque de France has published a new article in which he questions whether crypto can recover from the “spectacular blow-ups” of 2022. 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"gc-new-finnish-powers-already-deterring-foreign-marketing", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s online gambling monopoly has launched a scathing attack on Chile’s attempts to pass online gambling legislation in an Economy Commission hearing.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Internet Gambling Monopoly Battles Online Bill", "slug": "gc-chiles-state-lottery-monopoly-fights-against-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch Payments Association has sent a list of concerns levied at the European Commission's instant payments proposals to Brussels.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Payments Group Calls EU’s Instant Payments Plans ’Too Broad’", "slug": "pc-dutch-payments-group-calls-eus-instant-payments-plans-too-broad", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Al Rayan, a UK-based Shariah-compliant bank, has been issued a £4m fine by the Financial Conduct Authority for a series of “egregious” anti–money laundering (AML) failures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK’s Al Rayan Bank Hit With £4m Fine Due To ’Egregious’ AML Failures", "slug": "pc-uks-al-rayan-bank-hit-ps4m-fine-due-egregious-aml-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Another German state says no to online casino licensing, Austrian ministry claims it is still working on a new regulator and Argentina's Supreme Court rules against casino owners in tax case.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 9-January 13, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-9-january-13", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "lithuania", "pennsylvania", "alberta", "nevada", "hawaii", "france", "massachusetts", "louisiana", "malta", "gibraltar", "germany", "austria", "argentina"]}, {"summary": "Gambling regulators in Great Britain should focus on the potential harm caused by higher-risk land-based products, as well as strengthen online regulations, according to the analysis of a longitudinal survey of adults aged between 16 and 26.", "sectors": ["esports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mix Of Products Associated With Young British Problem Gambling", "slug": "gc-mix-products-associated-young-british-adults-pgsi-scores-says-research", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The trend of newer sports-betting 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"gc-gambling-companies-go-where-other-industries-fear-tread", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The six largest banks in the UK are now fully compliant with the open banking standards, Nationwide data has revealed a jump in cash use and Danish authorities assess the country’s biggest money laundering risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Open Banking Hits New Landmark", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-open-banking-hits-new-landmark", "jurisdictions": ["china", "hong-kong", "india", "denmark", "malta", "united-kingdom", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s recently passed Fintech Law presents a transformational opportunity for the country, provided it appreciates lessons learned from other countries, experts tell VIXIO.", "sectors": [], 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"jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Every person has the right to know with whom their personal data has been disclosed, a new EU ruling concludes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CJEU Ruling Brings New GDPR Pains For Companies", "slug": "pc-cjeu-ruling-brings-new-gdpr-pains-companies", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "EMVCo, the global technical body for card payments, has said in the year ahead it will focus on the testing of its contactless kernel specification, investigating opportunities in omnichannel payments and enhancing e-commerce.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EMVCo Outlines Planned Updates For 2023", "slug": "pc-emvco-outlines-planned-updates-2023", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The now-dissolved Public Health England has said more 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"australia"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has announced that Malta-based Vivaro Limited has agreed to pay £337,631 as a regulatory settlement following a series of failings.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Vivaro Limited Agrees £337,631 Regulatory Settlement With UK Gambling Commission", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-ps337631-regulatory-settlement-vivaro-limited", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s appointees continue to be selected during the first weeks of his administration, with nominees relevant to the gambling industry ranging from supporters to opponents of legal gaming, but critical positions are still to be filled.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's New Administration Slowly Taking Shape", "slug": 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"industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US BNPL Users Charged Several Times Due To Technical Glitch", "slug": "pc-us-bnpl-users-charged-several-times-due-technical-glitch", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Changes regarding the “prescriptiveness” of payment services regulation are on the cards, the UK government has suggested in a new call for evidence.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Everything Up For Grabs! UK Government Mulls Post-Brexit Payment Changes", "slug": "pc-everything-grabs-uk-government-mulls-post-brexit-payment-changes", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Poland’s largest bookmaker, STS Holding, has declared plans to exit the UK and Estonian markets despite reporting a significant increase in its net gaming revenue.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Bookmaker STS Withdraws From UK, Estonia Despite Positive Results", "slug": "gc-polish-bookmaker-sts-withdraws-uk-estonia-despite-positive-results", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Armed with a differentiated product and a popular, although controversial, influencer, Betr is poised to be one of the more interesting new market entrants in U.S. sports betting in 2023.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Betr Bets On Differentiated Microbetting-Focused Product", "slug": "gc-betr-set-rollout-differentiated-microbetting-focused-product", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Malta Gaming Authority has announced the suspension of Genesis Global Limited's licence, following months of difficulties for the operator and sparking a government response to protect the company's former employees.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Genesis Global Malta Licence Suspended After Months Of Difficulties", "slug": "gc-genesis-global-malta-licence-suspended-after-months-difficulties", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has issued TonyBet a £443,000 penalty for failings in social responsibility and anti-money laundering policies.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "TonyBet Penalised In UK Over Unfair Terms", "slug": "gc-betsson-owned-tonybet-penalized-uk-over-unfair-terms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Eurogroup, which brings together ministers in the eurozone, has set out its hopes and wishes for the digital euro project as it enters a pivotal year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Euro Ministers Tally Digital Euro Priorities", "slug": "pc-euro-ministers-tally-digital-euro-priorities", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Regulatory activity is up in the UK and Russia, but there has been a sharp decline in activity across the EU, as sanctions, elections and regulatory initiatives affect the regulatory volatility of the top 15 most active jurisdictions. Plus we discuss how a flurry of regulatory activity in December can cause problems for compliance teams during the traditional holiday period.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO Impact Index: Year In Review Highlights Large Shifts In Regulatory Landscape", "slug": "pc-vixio-impact-index-year-review-highlights-large-shifts-regulatory-landscape", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "lithuania", "russia", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Alvin Chau, formerly the most powerful figure in Asia’s junket networks, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in Macau for organised crime, gambling and fraud offences, while eight of his colleagues received jail terms of between nine and 15 years.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Asia Junket Supremo Alvin Chau Jailed For 18 Years", "slug": "gc-asia-junket-supremo-alvin-chau-jailed-18-years", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "The European Committee for Standardisation will develop a common European standard on markers of harm for online gambling.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Committee Developing Online Markers Of Harm Standard", "slug": "gc-cen-developing-online-markers-harm-standard", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "The economy and sports commissions of Chile's Chamber of Deputies both heard from relevant parties this week on contrasting online gambling bills, making progress on what has been a long and arduous process to regulate the online industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile Shuffles Forward With Two Online Gambling Bills", "slug": "gc-chile-shuffles-forward-both-its-online-gambling-bills", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "A senior Republican lawmaker in the Virginia General Assembly has proposed reauthorizing so-called skill games, or grey-market gaming machines, even while the state prepares for another hearing in the spring about its efforts to enforce a ban that is currently on hold.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Legislature Considers Reauthorizing Skill-Based Gaming In Virginia", "slug": "gc-legislature-considers-reauthorizing-skill-based-gaming-virginia", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ohio’s top gaming regulator warned that people who send harassing messages to college athletes via social media and other methods may be subject to penalties, including involuntary exclusion from betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Regulator Threatens Involuntary Exclusion For Social Media Harassment", "slug": "gc-ohio-regulator-threatens-involuntary-exclusion-social-media-harassment", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "After an explosive start to mobile sports betting, Maryland regulators have approved the diversity plans of newly-licensed sportsbook operators to implement a key tenet of the state’s policy framework.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Makes Diversity Key Plank Of Sports-Betting Framework", "slug": "gc-maryland-makes-diversity-key-plank-sports-betting-framework", "jurisdictions": ["maryland"]}, {"summary": "China’s e-CNY wallet app can now work offline allowing users to make payments where internet connection is poor or when their device runs out of battery. The country’s central bank has also announced plans to allow the central bank digital currency (CBDC) for investment purposes and to include it in its official money supply statistics.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "China’s CBDC To Work Offline, As PBOC Also Expands Use Cases", "slug": "pc-chinas-cbdc-work-offline-pboc-also-expands-use-cases", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "Russia has followed regulators in many other parts of the world in ruling that Apple has abused its dominant position.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Russia Slaps Apple With $17.4m Fine Over Pay Services", "slug": "pc-russia-slaps-apple-174m-fine-over-pay-services", "jurisdictions": ["russia"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria has become the latest country to embrace open banking 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"united-states", "ireland", "italy", "spain", "mississippi", "germany", "united-kingdom", "new-south-wales", "colorado", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Paraguay’s beleaguered National Gaming Commission (Conajzar) could be facing legal action from B-Gaming and Gambling SA Consortium, which narrowly missed out on the country’s sole sports-betting contract.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Paraguay Regulator Faces Legal Action Over Sports-Betting Tender", "slug": "gc-paraguays-regulator-faces-legal-action-failed-bidder", "jurisdictions": ["paraguay"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority has fined Malta-based online operator Shark77 €900,000 for allowing Dutch players to gamble on its website without a licence.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Fines Malta-Based Shark77 €900,000", "slug": "gc-ksa-fines-malta-based-shark-77-eu900000", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Although the chances of passage remain slimmer than most advocates would hope, Indiana legislators have begun to mount their 2023 effort to enact online casino legislation in the state.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indiana Online Casino Efforts Begin With New House Bill", "slug": "gc-indiana-online-casino-efforts-begin-new-house-bill", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Banco de Espana has approved a euro-backed stablecoin project, the UK’s Treasury minister has talked up the benefits of open banking and the EU’s banking watchdog has revealed a record number of high earners in the sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Spanish Stablecoin Project Gets Go-Ahead", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-spanish-stablecoin-project-gets-go-ahead", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "france", "lithuania", "malta", "spain", "united-kingdom", "israel", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "HSBC has got into trouble with the Competition and Markets Authority for failures relating to the Retail Banking Order.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "HSBC Admonished For API Fails In The UK", "slug": "pc-hsbc-admonished-api-fails-uk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In a recent report, Italy’s central bank found that strong customer authentication (SCA) has significantly reduced card-not-present fraud and saved around €60m.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SCA Works, At Least For Fraud Reduction, Italian Data Shows", "slug": "pc-sca-works-least-fraud-reduction-italian-data-shows", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "The US Department of Justice has arrested and charged a Russian national as part of a major crypto AML investigation, the EU has pushed back its vote on MiCA, and Three Arrows Capital has re-emerged as a bankruptcy claims exchange.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: US AML Probe Leads To Arrest Of Russia-Linked Exchange Founder, MiCA Vote Postponed", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-us-aml-probe-leads-arrest-russia-linked-exchange-founder-mica", "jurisdictions": ["china", "hong-kong", "france", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Valued at $8bn by Forbes Magazine, the Dallas Cowboys are the wealthiest sports team on the planet, but the team’s owner is finding it difficult to persuade lawmakers even in his home state to support sports betting.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Owner Of World's Richest Sports Franchise Finds Betting A Hard Sell", "slug": "gc-owner-worlds-richest-sports-franchise-finds-betting-hard-sell", "jurisdictions": ["texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s parliament has passed a bill which scraps the inclusion of the gambling industry in the country’s simplified taxation system and returns rates to pre-war levels.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Passes New Bill To Hike Gambling Industry Taxes", "slug": "gc-ukrainian-parliament-passes-new-bill-hike-gambling-industry-taxation", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "The chairman of the New Hampshire Senate’s Ways and Means Committee believes his state should join six others in regulating online gambling and is proposing to use a model similar to the one already being used to regulate mobile sports betting.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Hampshire Legislature Debates Online Gaming Bill", "slug": "gc-new-hampshire-legislature-debates-online-gaming-bill", "jurisdictions": ["new-hampshire"]}, {"summary": "The vice chair of a coalition of UK politicians has warned the Gambling Commission and the English Premier League to account for alleged ties of eight sports-betting sponsors to convicted junket supremo Alvin Chau or face a parliamentary probe.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Parliamentarians Warn Premier League Of Sponsor Probe", "slug": "gc-uk-parliamentarians-warn-premier-league-sponsor-probe", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "isle-of-man", "china"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve is building a public database of payment system participants as the transparency of granting valuable access to the central infrastructure is becoming a more pressing issue.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Federal Reserve Prepares Master Account Register", "slug": "pc-us-federal-reserve-prepares-master-account-register", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As digital payments have become part of everyday life, regulators are growing concerned about the decline in access to cash. 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["ohio", "new-jersey", "maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "In a perfect world, restructuring taxes, including those that address gambling, would be part of Peru’s post-pandemic economic recovery, according to the country’s minister of finance.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peru's Finance Minister Talks Gambling Tax, Social Unrest", "slug": "gc-perus-minister-finance-addresses-social-unrest-and-future-tax-reform", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warns companies against using dark patterns to make consumers pay recurring fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Financial Regulator Puts Subscription-Based Firms On Alert", "slug": "pc-us-financial-regulator-puts-subscription-based-firms-alert", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Nexo, a Bulgaria-based crypto lending and trading platform, has agreed to a $45m settlement after being charged with unregistered securities violations by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Charges Nexo With Unregistered Securities Violations, Settles On Same Day For $45m", "slug": "pc-sec-charges-nexo-unregistered-securities-violations-settles-same-day-45m", "jurisdictions": ["bulgaria", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Payments players have said that they anticipate that 2023 will see the challenges around tackling fraud continue to play out, as VIXIO research finds that it is a top ranking priority for compliance teams to fix.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fraud Prevention Is 2023 Priority For Payments Firms", "slug": "pc-fraud-prevention-2023-priority-payments-firms", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "italy", "united-kingdom", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "As the U.S. gaming industry continues to evolve with the expansion of sports betting, cashless payments and eventually the widespread adoption of internet gaming, compliance executives agree there is a need for them to be involved in negotiations with third-party skin operators and partners.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Compliance Executives Seek Inclusion In Partnership Negotiations", "slug": "gc-compliance-executives-seek-inclusion-third-party-deal-negotiations", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "arizona", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The ICE gambling conference seems poised to rebound to full strength 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Action Since 2019", "slug": "gc-touch-fined-ps61m-third-regulatory-action-2019", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s antitrust regulator is investigating PayPal over claims of inhibiting competitors and restrictive price competition.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Watchdog Starts PayPal Probe", "slug": "pc-german-watchdog-starts-paypal-probe", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "An online operator owned by one of the Netherlands' biggest bricks-and-mortar casino groups has been fined €400,000 for aiming adverts at young adults.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Operator JOI Fined €400,000 For Young Adult Promotional Emails", "slug": "gc-dutch-operator-joi-fined-young-adult-promotional-emails", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Supporters of sports betting in Georgia may be changing course once again in their efforts to legalize the activity in the state.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Sports-Betting Backers Potentially Changing Legalization Strategy", "slug": "gc-georgia-sports-betting-backers-potentially-changing-legalization-strategy", "jurisdictions": ["georgia-u-s", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Philippine lawmakers have renewed an attack on PAGCOR, with senators preparing to launch a Senate investigation into the gambling regulator’s contract with its online gaming auditor.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Senators Set To Launch Probe Into PAGCOR Auditor Deal", "slug": "gc-senators-set-launch-probe-pagcor-auditor-deal", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "A top official at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has said that central bank digital currency (CBDC) could deliver low-cost and efficient cross-border payments, but it is not the only solution on the table.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CBDC Could Offer Potential Fix For Cross-Border Payments, Says MAS Chief", "slug": "pc-cbdc-could-offer-potential-fix-cross-border-payments-says-mas-chief", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "The UK finance watchdog has issued a statement of objections to three cross-border money transfer firms over alleged fixed prices.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Three Remittance Firms In Trouble With UK Regulator", "slug": "pc-three-remittance-firms-trouble-uk-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "An online casino bill is launched in Maryland, Ontario revenues spike as licensed market comes fully online and investigations continue into exclusive betting licence tender in Paraguay.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 23–January 27, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-23-january-27-2023", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "pennsylvania", "united-states", "india", "united-kingdom", "california", "maryland", "ontario", "paraguay"]}, {"summary": "Eric Persson, chief executive of Maverick Gaming, has unsuccessfully lobbied lawmakers for more than two years to allow cardrooms in Washington state to offer legal and regulated sports betting, but that has not stopped him from getting 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"2023-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Financial Risk Checks In White Paper, Not Affordability, Says UK Gambling Minister", "slug": "gc-financial-risk-checks-white-paper-not-affordability-says-gambling-minister", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Poland’s Ministry of Finance is investigating potential illegal advertising of gambling operators, including the Dutch national lottery at the 2023 Men’s Handball Championship.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Poland Investigates Ad Violations By Dutch, Serbian, Montenegrin Handball Federations", "slug": "gc-poland-investigates-ad-violations-dutch-serbian-montenegrin-handball-federations", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "The UK financial watchdog has listed its recommendations for firms after publishing its findings on the Consumer Duty implementation so far.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Get Consumer Duty Plans Sorted, FCA Warns Firms", "slug": "pc-get-consumer-duty-plans-sorted-fca-warns-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has warned financial institutions that sanctioned Russian oligarchs may use the US commercial real-estate sector to hide their wealth.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FinCEN Warns US Property Market Being Exploited By Sanctioned Russians", "slug": "pc-fincen-warns-us-property-market-being-exploited-sanctioned-russians", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A US-based bank will no longer process small-ticket USD withdrawals for Binance users, Coinbase is hit by another fine and New York regulators call time on commingling of funds at crypto firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance Banking Partner Restricts Withdrawals, Coinbase Hit By Dutch Fine", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-banking-partner-restricts-withdrawals-coinbase-hit-dutch", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Saudi Arabia has progressed to a new stage in its digital currency project, while Commerzbank has confirmed it is suing EY over losses related to the Wirecard scandal.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Saudi CBDC Plans Advance", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-saudi-cbdc-plans-advance", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia", "european-union", "germany", "lithuania", "monaco", "russia", "spain", "saudi-arabia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "After finding numerous examples of advertisements from cardrooms and third-party providers that fail to include responsible gambling information, the California Gambling Control Commission has proposed regulations to ensure the messages are included in every industry ad.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Regulators Propose New Advertising Rules", "slug": "gc-california-gaming-regulators-propose-new-advertising-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "There is evidence that more advertising exposure increases gambling participation and leads to greater risk of harm, according to a new piece of research.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Ad Exposure Linked To Participation, UK Review Says", "slug": "gc-link-between-gambling-ad-exposure-participation-say-researchers", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The process of bidding for three casino licenses in the New York City area is moving forward, but the same cannot be said for a potential counteroffensive on the west side of the Hudson River in northern New Jersey.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Slow To Respond To New York City Casinos", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-debates-expanding-gaming-response-new-york-city-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Online gambling operator 888 Holdings has suspended VIP activities in a small selection of its online markets and announced the immediate change of its CEO.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Some 888 Middle East VIP Activities Suspended As CEO Quits", "slug": "gc-some-888-middle-east-vip-activities-suspended-ceo-exit", "jurisdictions": ["middle-east"]}, {"summary": "There is optimism among payments players that this year will deliver innovation for the open banking ecosystem, with variable recurring payments at the top of the list.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Markets Pin Hope On 2023 For Open Banking Success", "slug": "pc-markets-pin-hope-2023-open-banking-success", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Technology Association has asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to allow the use of screen-scraping, in addition to secure APIs, when it crafts the country’s open banking rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintechs Ask For Screen-Scraping In US Open Banking Framework", "slug": "pc-fintechs-ask-screen-scraping-us-open-banking-framework", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Atlantic Money, a start-up money transfer firm, has filed a complaint with the UK’s antitrust watchdog over what it believes are anti-competitive practices by its larger competitor.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintech Spat: Wise Reported To CMA For Unfair Practices", "slug": "pc-fintech-spat-wise-reported-cma-unfair-practices", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Google India has informed the country’s competition watchdog that it will make changes to its in-app payments policies as instructed, but will continue to appeal against other regulatory directives.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Google India Will Open Up In-App Payments Market, But Its Appeal Goes On", "slug": "pc-update-google-india-will-open-app-payments-market-its-appeal-goes", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Voters in Liechtenstein have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed ban on casinos in a referendum on Sunday, according to election data published by the government.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Liechtenstein Votes Against Casino Ban", "slug": "gc-liechtenstein-votes-against-casino-ban", "jurisdictions": ["liechtenstein"]}, {"summary": "A Hawaiian lawmaker is proposing a ban on Nevada casino companies advertising in the state, arguing that Hawaii carries an economic burden due to problem gambling as residents make hundreds of thousands of trips annually to gamble in Las Vegas.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hawaii Lawmaker Calls For Ban On Nevada Casino Advertising", "slug": "gc-hawaii-lawmaker-calls-ban-nevada-casino-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["hawaii", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of ClubsNSW, Australia’s most formidable gambling lobby, has been sacked after criticising the “Catholic gut” of the New South Wales (NSW) state premier regarding cashless gambling reform.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ClubsNSW CEO Sacked Over 'Catholic Gut' Jibe At Premier", "slug": "gc-clubsnsw-ceo-sacked-over-catholic-gut-jibe-premier", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "The first legal sports bets are set to be accepted in Massachusetts on 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television has deemed TV4's broadcasts of the Keno and Lotto draws, operated by state-owned Svenska Spel, to be advertising.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Keno, Lotto Draws Are Ads, Says Broadcast Committee", "slug": "gc-swedish-keno-lotto-draws-are-ads-says-broadcast-committee", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Top executives for New York’s two highest-grossing online sportsbook operators made their case Tuesday to New York legislators that the state’s 51 percent tax rate is unsustainable.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FanDuel, DraftKings Push For New York Tax Reduction", "slug": "gc-fanduel-draftkings-execs-push-new-york-tax-reduction", "jurisdictions": ["new-york"]}, {"summary": "Clarion Gaming has announced a short list of cities as potential future sites for the ICE gambling conference from 2025, a step which could lead to it being moved from its London home after decades in residence.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "London May Lose ICE Conference From 2025", "slug": "gc-clarion-announces-short-list-future-ice-conference", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "european-union", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish government is looking to simplify existing gambling payment-blocking rules in a bid to strengthen controls to prevent consumers from playing with unlicensed operators online.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Commission Receives Sweden Payment Blocking Proposal", "slug": "gc-european-commission-receives-sweden-payment-blocking-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Sports betting has surpassed lotto products as the most lucrative Chinese lottery segment on an annual basis for the first time, boosted by the 2022 FIFA World Cup and a likely surge in sales following the end of pandemic lockdowns.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports Betting Reigns In China In 2022 Amid World Cup Boost", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-reigns-china-2022-amid-world-cup-boost", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "Maine’s recently released draft sports-betting regulations have caused television stations and gaming tribes to push back on proposed strict limits on ads outside live sporting events and bans on advertising of promotions and bonuses.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maine Broadcasters, Tribes Oppose Restrictions On Sports-Betting Advertising", "slug": "gc-maine-broadcasters-tribes-oppose-restrictions-sports-betting-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["maine", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Considered one of Europe’s leading and innovative payments markets, new research conducted by De Nederlandsche Bank reveals that millions of Dutch citizens are struggling to get to grips with digital payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Even Tech-Savvy Netherlands Struggles To Adapt To Digitisation", "slug": "pc-even-tech-savvy-netherlands-struggles-adapt-digitisation", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a new set of Q&As just days after a previous release clarifying the application of strong customer authentication (SCA) requirements for use with digital wallets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Please, EBA, May I Have Some More: New SCA Clarifications Added", "slug": "pc-please-eba-may-i-have-some-more-new-sca-clarifications-added", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Presidents of Brazil and Argentina have announced plans to build a common currency for Latin America to enhance cross-border trade and curtail dependency on the dollar.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil And Argentina In Talks Over New LatAm Common Currency", "slug": "pc-brazil-and-argentina-talks-over-new-latam-common-currency", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "The chief executive of 888 has exited the company, MGM boss Hornbuckle retains federal advisor role, Australia's BetMakers shuffles executives and new Brazilian President Lula appoints key ministers.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - January 2023", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-january-2023", "jurisdictions": ["north-america", "asia", "europe"]}, {"summary": "A bipartisan group of Georgia legislators has introduced a bill that would legalize sports betting without a state constitutional amendment, setting the stage for a legislative battle this year.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Senators Introduce Legislation To Legalize Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-georgia-senators-introduce-legislation-legalize-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["georgia-u-s", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Malta Gaming Authority has said it fully supports developing standardised European markers of harm and that the publication of its distributed ledger policy indicates a “natural progression” of its position on crypto.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maltese Regulator Outlines Distributed Ledger Policy, European Markers Of Harm Support", "slug": "gc-mga-outlines-distributed-ledger-policy-european-markers-harm-support", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "New provisions in India’s budget for 2023 have brought online gaming in from the cold, codifying tax rates for winnings from online and offline games and streamlining their collection.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Budget Introduces Online Game Tax, Delighting Industry", "slug": "gc-india-budget-introduces-online-game-tax-delighting-industry", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A South Carolina tribe that owns a casino in North Carolina is appealing a “Notice of Violation” issued by the federal agency regulating Indian gaming, and the dispute might spill over into the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign.", "sectors": ["tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Tribal Casino's Plight Could Impact U.S. Presidential Race", "slug": "gc-tribal-casinos-plight-could-impact-next-years-us-presidential-race", "jurisdictions": ["south-carolina", "north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "HM Treasury has published a new consultation paper that sets out the UK government’s proposals for crypto-asset regulation and has asked for feedback from industry by the end of April.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "issuing", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Treasury Seeks Comment On Proposed Framework For Crypto-Asset Regulation", "slug": "pc-uk-treasury-seeks-comment-proposed-framework-crypto-asset-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Charlotte Crosswell sets out her recommendations for how the UK should move forward on open banking after stepping down as trustee of Open Banking Limited and chair of the Open Banking Implementation Entity.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Lack Of Vision’ Holding Back Open Banking", "slug": "pc-lack-vision-holding-back-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Dutch illegal online casino owes tens of millions to the state, a sports-betting bill makes unprecedented progress in Missouri and Aruze moves to restructure its US business.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 30-February 3, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-30-february-3-2023", "jurisdictions": ["delaware", "wyoming", "vermont", "pennsylvania", "minnesota", "cambodia", "missouri", "nevada", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Kenya’s High Court will force the removal of a controversial 7.5 percent excise duty tax on gambling activities and has declared the capital Nairobi's gambling law void in two landmark decisions delivered on the same day.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bombshell Kenya Rulings Remove Excise Tax, Nairobi Restrictions", "slug": "gc-two-kenya-rulings-remove-excise-tax-nairobi-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "France’s National Gambling Authority has said it is considering seeking new powers to more closely supervise the gambling marketing, especially on social media.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "French Regulator May Seek More Powers Over Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-french-regulator-may-seek-more-powers-over-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "A new bill introduced in the California Assembly to reinstate a moratorium on cardroom expansion has garnered support from tribal gaming operators and key lawmakers, but the cardroom industry has yet to take a position publicly on the measure.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Cardroom Moratorium Bill Introduced", "slug": "gc-california-cardroom-moratorium-bill-introduced", "jurisdictions": ["california"]}, {"summary": "While conversations about three available downstate casino licenses and reducing the sports-betting tax rate are more prominent in New York, supporters of online casino gaming are laying the groundwork to ultimately bring the activity to the Empire State.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Online Gaming Supporters Make Case For Legalization In New York", "slug": "gc-online-gaming-supporters-make-case-legalization-new-york", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Spain’s Iberpay reveals strong results for instant payments, PayPal cuts thousands of jobs, and contactless payment rules get relaxed in Bangladesh.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Spain Comes Out Above Average For Instant Payments", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-spain-comes-out-above-average-instant-payments", "jurisdictions": ["bangladesh", "hong-kong", "india", "malaysia", "mongolia", "singapore", "south-korea", "taiwan", "european-union", "spain", "united-kingdom", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states", "australia", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "Caroline Crenshaw, a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has warned that inflated valuations of the once-mythical unicorns are, in part, the result of a regulatory gap and she proposes to fix it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Commissioner Raises Alarm Against Inflated Unicorn Valuations", "slug": "pc-sec-commissioner-raises-alarm-against-inflated-unicorn-valuations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A final report into the Celsius bankruptcy finds that the collapsed crypto lender was never solvent, and a judge rules that the public should know who bailed Sam Bankman-Fried out of jail. 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{"summary": "A German appeals court has struck down an “obviously illegal” order by the federal gambling regulator to block internet access to Lottoland websites.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Court Deems Lottoland Website Blocking Unlawful", "slug": "gc-german-court-deems-lottoland-website-blocking-unlawful", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Experts on Latin American gaming are divided over when a regulatory framework for sports betting might be implemented in Brazil, with one operator warning that over-confidence could mislead investors and damage the industry’s reputation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Betting Market Continues To Grow Without Regulation", "slug": 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"industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Virginia Senate Restores Sports-Betting Promotional Credits", "slug": "gc-virginia-senate-restores-sports-betting-promotional-credits-house-shelves", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The latest major proposal to legalize casino-resorts in Texas was introduced in the state’s House of Representatives on Friday after being expanded to include a central role for incumbent racetracks.", "sectors": ["casinos", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Texas Racetracks Take Reins For Casino Expansion", "slug": "gc-texas-tracks-take-reins-casino-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Experts believe that the proposal to amend the SEPA regulation to promote instant payments and put in place a legislative framework for a digital euro are likely to take priority as 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{"summary": "After representing the gambling capital of the world in Congress for 14 years, Shelley Berkley wants to become mayor of Las Vegas next year.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Two Women Who Made Las Vegas History Team Up For Mayor's Race", "slug": "gc-two-women-who-made-history-las-vegas-team-mayors-race", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Texas legislators on Monday (February 6) launched the latest effort to legalize sports betting in the Lone Star State through a pair of bills backed by an alliance of national sports-betting operators and more than a dozen Texas sports franchises.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Texas Sports Teams, Operators Line Up Behind Sports-Betting Bills", "slug": "gc-texas-sports-teams-bookmakers-seek-legalize-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["texas"]}, {"summary": "The Payment Systems Regulator's plans (PSR) to put Pay.UK in charge of providing authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement poses a conflict of interest, MPs sitting on the UK’s financial services committee have said in a new intervention.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK MPs Unimpressed By PSR’s APP Fraud Plans", "slug": "pc-uk-mps-unimpressed-psrs-app-fraud-plans", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The gambling industries of South Africa, Botswana and Malawi all saw sports betting become a key driver of growth and tax revenue amid impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, regulators say.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports 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hopeful they might be able to work better with the UK’s Gambling Commission.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Executives Say Industry Has Improved, Image Hasn't", "slug": "gc-gambling-executives-gripe-industry-has-improved-image-hasnt", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "PayPal’s legal battle against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken a new turn after an appellate court rejected the fintech’s argument that led to the partial invalidation of the agency’s prepaid card rule.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["prepaid"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Appeal Court Revives CFPB Prepaid Card Rule", "slug": "pc-us-appeal-court-revives-cfpb-prepaid-card-rule", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "New legislation filed by 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"2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BoE, Treasury Open New UK Consultation On ’Digital Pound’ CBDC", "slug": "pc-boe-treasury-open-new-uk-consultation-digital-pound-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Openpay, a Melbourne-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm, has become the first BNPL listed on the Australian stock exchange to collapse, after disabling new purchases on its app and entering receivership.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian BNPL Openpay Collapses As Shares Frozen, Receivership Confirmed", "slug": "pc-australian-bnpl-openpay-collapses-shares-frozen-receivership-confirmed", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Kindred is preparing to pay £7.1m for a fine it expects to receive following reviews by the UK Gambling Commission, according to a statement in its Q4 2022 report.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": 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"productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECB Study Finds Cash Still King, As Switzerland To Vote On Keeping Cash Forever", "slug": "pc-ecb-study-finds-cash-still-king-switzerland-vote-keeping-cash-forever", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "switzerland"]}, {"summary": "Apple and Google rules for in-app purchases are under the spotlight in the US after the Department of Commerce said the current model is harmful to consumers and developers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Government Report Says In-App Payments Are Uncompetitive", "slug": "pc-us-government-report-says-app-payments-are-uncompetitive", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Signature Bank, once the go-to bank of the crypto industry, finds itself in the spotlight again as it distances itself from Binance, 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UK Regulator Consults On Fraud Name And Shame Plans", "slug": "pc-apps-enough-uk-regulator-consults-fraud-name-and-shame-plans", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Negotiations about the shape of Chile’s online gambling bill continue behind the scenes of the congressional Economy Commission, with offshore operators and land-based casinos duking it out over tax rates and licence conditions.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile Operators Argue Over Online Gambling Tax Rates", "slug": "gc-chile-lobbies-argue-over-online-gambling-tax-rates", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Flutter-owned Sisal has continued its expansion into Africa by inking a contract with Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports to provide sports betting in Morocco.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter Expands African Presence With Morocco Deal", "slug": "gc-flutter-expands-african-prescence", "jurisdictions": ["africa", "morocco", "tunisia"]}, {"summary": "Utah and New Jersey are like night and day when it comes to casinos and sports betting, but the governors of both states were on the same page in advocating responsible gaming during the annual winter meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Two U.S. States Differ On Gambling But Governors Find Common Ground", "slug": "gc-two-us-states-differ-gambling-governors-find-common-ground", "jurisdictions": ["utah", "new-jersey", "kentucky", "wyoming", "oklahoma", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "California tribal leaders are not anticipating a further referendum on sports betting in 2024 after last November’s crushing defeat of a sportsbook-backed ballot initiative and amid a lack of full alignment among tribes on mobile wagering.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "California Referendum Re-Run Not Expected In 2024", "slug": "gc-california-referendum-rerun-not-expected-2024", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "India’s information technology minister has confirmed the government’s commitment to passing an online gaming law, which would pave the way for formal national regulation with state government assent.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Flags Dedicated Law For Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-india-flags-dedicated-law-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The new digital identity framework would provide EU citizens with digital access to key services across borders in the trading bloc.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Parliamentarians Back EU-Wide Digital Wallet", "slug": "pc-eu-parliamentarians-back-eu-wide-digital-wallet", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The recent introduction of federal legislation to ban sports-betting advertising underscores a wider 2023 trend of U.S. lawmakers putting the industry on the defensive against proposed marketing restrictions.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Betting Operators Facing Legislative Pushback Over Advertising", "slug": "gc-us-betting-operators-facing-legislative-pushback-over-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "connecticut", "maryland", "west-virginia", "ohio", "illinois", "maine", "canada", "europe", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Fixed-odds betting on horseracing is a natural evolution of the U.S. gaming industry but something that has been lost in all the attention sports betting and internet gaming has received over the last five years, according to a betting company executive.", "sectors": ["racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fixed-Odds Wagering Struggling For Widespread U.S. Adoption", "slug": "gc-fixed-odds-wagering-struggles-widespread-us-adoption", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "new-jersey", "colorado", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s gambling regulator has been granted additional powers to punish companies with links to Russia.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukrainian Regulator Empowered To Sanction Russia-Backed Firms", "slug": "gc-ukrainian-regulator-empowered-sanction-russia-backed-firms", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine", "russia"]}, {"summary": "Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs wants to introduce strict punishments for people organising illegal gambling in the country.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kyrgyzstan Proposes Years In Prison For Illegal Gambling", "slug": "gc-kyrgyzstan-proposing-years-prison-illegal-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["kyrgyzstan"]}, {"summary": "Flutter Entertainment has said it will consult shareholders on a plan to additionally list its shares on US exchanges, with a possibility of later making a US exchange its primary listing.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter Considers Additional US Listing, With Chance Of Full Move", "slug": "gc-flutter-considers-additional-us-listing-chance-full-move", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The crypto exchange has agreed to pay $30m and end its crypto staking programme to settle an investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Beware The Kraken: SEC Forces Kraken To End Crypto Staking", "slug": "pc-beware-kraken-sec-forces-kraken-end-crypto-staking", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX collapse has not brought about the end for crypto, market players suggest, as they look to 2023 with optimism that things will turn around for the industry.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Down But Not Out: What Next For Crypto Post FTX?", "slug": "pc-down-not-out-what-next-crypto-post-ftx", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "PhonePe, one of India’s largest fintechs, has announced that it will become the first platform to support cross-border payments made via India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PhonePe Becomes First Provider To Support UPI International Payments", "slug": "pc-phonepe-becomes-first-provider-support-upi-international-payments", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "In preparation for legislation, the European Commission has published the first version of 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Reducing Harm Related to Gambling has met for the first oral evidence session of its inquiry into public health approaches to tackling gambling-related harms.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Northern Ireland Gambling Inquiry Told To Take 'Prevention-First' Approach", "slug": "gc-northern-ireland-public-health-inquiry-oral-sessions-begin", "jurisdictions": ["northern-ireland"]}, {"summary": "India’s governing body for cricket has warned the five teams in the Women’s Premier League to reject branding, advertising or other associations with the gambling, cryptocurrency and tobacco sectors or face disciplinary action.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's Cricket Body Bans Gambling Deals With Women's Teams", "slug": "gc-indias-cricket-body-bans-gambling-deals-womens-teams", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "In what could become a wake-up call for the casino industry, a federal court in Illinois awarded $228m in damages last October in a class-action lawsuit against a railroad company for collecting fingerprints of customers without obtaining their written consent.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming Industry May Struggle To Use Biometrics Without Violating Privacy Laws", "slug": "gc-gaming-industry-may-struggle-use-biometrics-without-violating-privacy-laws", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "united-states", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "New limits on cash withdrawals have accelerated Nigeria’s shift towards digital payments, but government attempts to replace high-value banknotes have led to riots and a standoff between the central bank and Supreme Court.", "sectors": 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["united-kingdom", "malta"]}, {"summary": "Gambling revenues in the United States reached record levels last year and that momentum has continued into 2023, but large fines for regulatory failings, unregulated slot machines and offshore websites continue to concern the U.S. gaming industry’s top lobbyist.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry Sets Revenue Record But Faces Challenges", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-sets-2022-revenue-record-stresses-threat-unregulated-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "rhode-island", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The EU has announced a tenth round of sanctions, Brazil has granted a new payments licence and Bank of Lithuania shuts down e-money firm for suspected anti-money laundering violations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: EU Unveils New Round Of Sanctions", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-eu-unveils-new-round-sanctions", "jurisdictions": ["india", "european-union", "germany", "united-kingdom", "qatar", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Canadian government has opened a consultation on a regulatory framework for payment service providers (PSPs), aligning with similar approaches taken in the EU and UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canada Takes Inspiration From Europe As It Consults On PSP Regulations", "slug": "pc-canada-takes-inspiration-europe-it-consults-psp-regulations", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "After a two-year wait, the UK government has published draft legislation that would bring buy-now, pay-later products 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"gc-second-website-blocking-enforcement-effort-fails-germany", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "As the U.S. industry continues to wring its hands about the lingering hiatus in internet gaming expansion, an influential regulator says state lotteries should not be regulating and operating de facto online casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Should U.S. Lotteries Be Regulating And Operating Online Casinos?", "slug": "gc-should-us-lotteries-be-regulating-and-operating-online-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "virginia", "massachusetts", "colorado", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission has approved one of the largest enforcement penalties in the almost five years since the federal ban on sports betting was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court permitting legalization of wagering 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into credit reference agency TransUnion, as the company expresses concern about increased scrutiny from regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Enforcement Action Galore And There Could Be More, Reveals TransUnion", "slug": "pc-enforcement-action-galore-and-there-could-be-more-reveals-transunion", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The first shot in a regulatory crackdown on stablecoins may have been fired this week, after a New York regulator ordered Paxos to cease issuing BUSD and a federal regulator threatened that stablecoins could be securities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Stablecoin War Declared As New York Shuts Down Binance USD, While SEC Readies Lawsuit", "slug": 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"title": "Lack Of Swedish Umbrella Supplier Licence Will Be Costly, Warns Industry", "slug": "gc-lack-swedish-umbrella-supplier-licence-will-be-costly-warns-bos", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Pragmatic Play, one of the only international gambling companies to openly acknowledge it is pursuing online operations in Venezuela, has big hopes for the struggling country’s economic future.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pragmatic Play Bets Big On Venezuela", "slug": "gc-pragmatic-play-bets-big-venezuela", "jurisdictions": ["venezuela"]}, {"summary": "US banks have said the Treasury’s beneficial ownership rules do not facilitate combating illicit finance and should be withdrawn.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Banks Call US Beneficial Ownership Rules ‘Fatally Flawed’", 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"2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Lawmaker Says Sports Sponsorship Ban Should Be Phased In", "slug": "gc-uk-lawmaker-says-sports-sponsorship-ban-should-be-phased-not-immediate", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Bally’s Corp partner online gambling company has acquired Japan-facing website CasinoSecret, expanding its Japanese exposure to four brands, amid hardening government rhetoric against the industry.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bally's, Gamesys Partner Acquires Fourth Japan-Facing Gaming Website", "slug": "gc-ballys-gamesys-acquire-fourth-japan-facing-gaming-website", "jurisdictions": ["japan", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the Virginia General Assembly gets set to close out this year’s regular legislative session on Saturday, the fate of restoring promotional tax credits for sports-betting operators will be left up to lawmakers negotiating the fate of this session’s budget proposal.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Virginia Budget Proposal Reinstates Sports-Betting Promotional Tax Deductions", "slug": "gc-virginia-budget-proposal-reinstates-sports-betting-promotional-tax-deductions", "jurisdictions": ["virginia"]}, {"summary": "A high-profile football match-fixing scandal in Brazil’s second division is piling pressure on the new Lula government to now swiftly implement a licensing system for sports betting, more than four years after legislation was enacted.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Betting Scandal Adds To Urgency For Regulatory Regime", "slug": "gc-brazil-betting-scandal-adds-urgency-regulatory-regime", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has warned the government that any change to the current licensing system must be based on evidence, which it claims does not show an increase in problem gambling or gambling outside the monopoly.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Health Body Says Evidence For Licensing Lacking", "slug": "gc-finnish-health-body-says-evidence-licensing-lacking", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Large firms in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) arena support the Australian government's plans to regulate the growing sector, but could the collapse of provider Openpay affect final policy decisions?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PayPal, Zip Back Australian BNPL Regulation", "slug": "pc-paypal-zip-back-australian-bnpl-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Custodia Bank, a major digital asset bank based in Wyoming, has filed an amended complaint against the US Federal Reserve following the rejection of its master account application last month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Custodia Bank Sues Fed (Again) After Failed Master Account Application", "slug": "pc-update-custodia-bank-sues-fed-again-after-failed-master-account-application", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Greece has announced it will be the first central bank in the Eurosystem to join the TARGET Instant Payment Scheme (TIPS) as the beneficiary's bank for domestic and cross-border government payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Greece To Use TIPS For Government Payments", "slug": "pc-greece-use-tips-government-payments", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has said it will not issue umbrella licences or permits to online gaming suppliers, despite major concerns from industry stakeholders that this will be costly and time-consuming.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Regulator Will Not Issue Umbrella Supplier Licence", "slug": "gc-swedish-regulator-will-not-issue-umbrella-supplier-licence", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s national online gambling regulator has fined corporate bookmaker BetDeluxe more than A$50,000 ($34,200) for spamming customers and ordered an operational review, the second such punishment since issuing a massive fine to Flutter subsidiary Sportsbet.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia's Online Regulator Punishes BetDeluxe Over Spam", "slug": "gc-australias-online-regulator-punishes-betdeluxe-over-spam", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "northern-territory"]}, {"summary": "U.S. sports-betting market leaders have begun to take different stances in pursuing partnerships with professional sports leagues and their teams that have been a common but expensive marketing tool in recent years.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Betting Operators Begin To Re-Evaluate League, Team Partnerships", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-operators-begin-reevaluate-league-team-partnerships", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "canada", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "Brazil, Japan and Russia have become the latest economies to announce a pilot for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as global momentum continues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CBDC Pilots Ready For Take Off In Brazil, Russia And Japan", "slug": "pc-cbdc-pilots-ready-take-brazil-russia-and-japan", "jurisdictions": ["japan", "russia", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "A new report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has called on central banks to improve cross-border payments efficiency by extending the operating hours of real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Extend RTGS Operating Hours For Cross-Border Payments Boost, Says BIS", "slug": "pc-extend-rtgs-operating-hours-cross-border-payments-boost-says-bis", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Open banking products are being used by 7m UK customers, it has been announced, five years on from the regulatory requirements introduced by the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Banking Surpasses Seven Million Milestone In UK", "slug": "pc-open-banking-surpasses-seven-million-milestone-uk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "India and Singapore have announced that the bilateral linkage of their instant payment systems, UPI and PayNow, is now live, marking the first linkage of its kind for India.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPI Meets PayNow As India-Singapore Payments Linkage Goes Live", "slug": "pc-upi-meets-paynow-india-singapore-payments-linkage-goes-live", "jurisdictions": ["india", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "Brazilian state launches first ever regulated sports-betting site, Hong Kong will extract an additional HK$12bn from the Hong Kong Jockey Club over five years and Missouri committee favours bill without VLTs.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: February 20-February 24, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-february-20-february-24", "jurisdictions": ["south-dakota", "pennsylvania", "italy", "spain", "minnesota", "belgium", "south-africa", "kentucky", "washington", "hong-kong", "brazil", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has said there is currently no minister appointed to oversee the country’s gambling policy.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Head Of Gambling Policy As Premier League Looks Set To Vote On Sponsorships", "slug": "gc-uk-no-head-gambling-policy-premier-league-backs-gambling-ban", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After a lengthy delay, the South Korean legislature is heading toward legalising online betting for horseracing in response to pandemic impacts on industry revenue.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "South Korean Lawmakers Advance Online Racing Reforms", "slug": "gc-south-korean-lawmakers-advance-online-racing-reforms", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea"]}, {"summary": "A New Jersey college is poised to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in esports management, in the latest sign of the increasing importance of esports in key gaming states.", "sectors": ["esports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Atlantic City College To Offer Esports Degree As States Seek To Lead Sector", "slug": "gc-esports-touts-college-degree-and-former-nfl-player-coach", "jurisdictions": ["nebraska", "new-jersey", "arkansas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The dispute over whether supposedly skill-based games found in convenience stores throughout the U.S. should be made legal and taxed or simply legislated out of existence continues to play out as lawmakers in various states have been unable to resolve the issue through legislation.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Legislative, Legal Battles Continue Over Unregulated Gaming Machines", "slug": "gc-us-legislative-legal-battles-continue-over-grey-market-games", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-states", "pennsylvania", "south-carolina", "virginia", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "Libya is planning to launch a new instant payment system and open banking framework, supported by the EU and part of a wider effort to boost the digitalisation of financial services in the war-worn country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Libya Embarks On Payment Modernisation Journey With EU Backing", "slug": "pc-libya-embarks-payment-modernisation-journey-eu-backing", "jurisdictions": ["libya"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s Supreme Court has voted to postpone a key decision on the withdrawal of \"old series\" naira banknotes until after the country’s presidential election following criticism.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nigeria Supreme Court Postpones Ruling On Cash Swap Until After Election", "slug": "pc-nigeria-supreme-court-postpones-ruling-cash-swap-until-after-election", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Harcus Parker, a UK-based commercial litigation law firm, is to launch a second class action lawsuit against Mastercard and Visa on behalf of merchants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa, Mastercard Targeted In UK With New Multi-Billion Card Fee Claim", "slug": "pc-visa-mastercard-targeted-uk-new-multi-billion-card-fee-claim", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The French gambling regulator has called on operators to prioritise reducing their share of gross gaming revenue generated by problem gamblers in 2023.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "French Regulator Seeks Reduction In Spend From Problem Gamblers", "slug": "gc-french-regulator-wants-operators-reduce-ggr", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "With key legislative deadlines approaching in several states, this week there has been a flurry of activity that includes new sports-betting bills, sports wagering and internet gaming bills advancing, and in one closely-watched state, online casino legislation dying for another year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Legislative Flurry Sees One iGaming Bill Die, While Another Lives On", "slug": "gc-legislative-flurry-sees-one-igaming-bill-die-another-continues", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "new-hampshire", "minnesota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The New York State Gaming Commission is proposing to ban advertising on college campuses and require clearer disclosures for player bonuses as part of new rules to govern sports-betting advertising due to be taken up next week.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York To Tighten Regulations For Sports-Betting Advertising", "slug": "gc-new-york-tighten-regulations-sports-betting-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "President Biden has endorsed a former Mastercard boss for the World Bank presidency, US card skimming attacks are on the rise and New York regulator boosts crypto fraud detection powers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Ex-Mastercard Chief Gets Biden’s Endorsement For World Bank", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-ex-mastercard-chief-gets-bidens-endorsement-world-bank", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "india", "mongolia", "south-korea", "european-union", "germany", "netherlands", "poland", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "new-york", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Another money laundering case closes in on Binance, FTX Japan customers to be made whole again and Coinbase earnings reveal that revenue is down more than 75 percent year-on-year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance Named In US Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking Probe", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-named-us-money-laundering-drug-trafficking-probe", "jurisdictions": ["japan", "france", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to payments firms outlining what they need to consider when implementing the Consumer Duty in its latest communication on the controversial new compliance requirement.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SCA Must Be Consumer Duty Compliant, Says UK Regulator", "slug": "pc-sca-must-be-consumer-duty-compliant-says-uk-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Connecticut state attorney general is seeking new investigative authority to enforce federal consumer financial protection rules after several consumers were left without access to online banking and debit accounts during a bank merger process. If granted, it could have wide implications for US payment firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US State Seeks Federal Consumer Protection Power Following Bank Merger Fiasco", "slug": "pc-us-state-seeks-federal-consumer-protection-power-following-bank-merger", "jurisdictions": ["connecticut"]}, {"summary": "The Supreme Court of Gibraltar has granted a £5m worldwide freezing order against Mansion Gibraltar's former chief executive and de facto chief financial officer, Karel Christian Manasco.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Supreme Court Grants £5m Asset Freeze In Mansion Case Against Ex-CEO", "slug": "gc-gibraltar-supreme-court-grants-ps5m-asset-freeze-mansion-case-against-ex-ceo", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar"]}, {"summary": "Virginia has become the first state to wrap up its legislative session for 2023, with a bill on problem gambling scoring approval but other proposals related to casinos and sports-betting taxes are left for further discussion as part of the budget process.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "States' Short Sessions Leave Tight Timelines To Pass Gambling Bills", "slug": "gc-us-legislatures-tight-schedule-pass-gaming-bills", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "kentucky", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a new report setting out its priority actions for achieving the G20 targets on enhancing cross-border payments, and has called on further input from industry leaders.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FSB Unveils Action Plan For G20 Cross-Border Payments Roadmap", "slug": "pc-fsb-unveils-action-plan-g20-cross-border-payments-roadmap", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The Payment Systems Regulator has issued a call for evidence as part of its investigation into whether there is enough competition in the card scheme and processing market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Industry Claims ’No Real Competition’ In Card Acquiring", "slug": "pc-uk-industry-claims-no-real-competition-card-acquiring", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve has announced the end of its little-known international ACH service called FedGlobal to Europe and Canada in the coming months.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Axes Low-Cost Cross-Border Service Due To Low Adoption", "slug": "pc-us-axes-low-cost-cross-border-service-due-low-adoption", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Following new data published by the European Banking Authority exploring the authorisation processes of payment firms between 2019 and 2021 across the EU, VIXIO takes a brief look at the trends behind these numbers, which show significant activity in Northern Europe.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "e-money", "issuing", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Data Dive: Exploring Northern Europe’s Dominance In EU Payments Licensing", "slug": "pc-data-dive-exploring-northern-europes-dominance-eu-payments-licensing", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "This analysis focuses on the objectives of the review, as well as what the government has intentionally left outside its scope, its connection with other government initiatives and potential impacts on the payments industry.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Government’s Payment Services Regulations Review and Call for Evidence", "slug": "pc-uk-governments-payment-services-regulations-review-and-call", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on amendments to its operative rule prohibiting marketing affiliate revenue-share or cost-per-acquisition deals, following public input from affiliate representatives and sports-betting operators.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Operators, Affiliates Seek Changes To Massachusetts Marketing Regulations", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-operators-affiliates-seek-changes-massachusetts-marketing", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Czech Republic’s finance minister, Zbyněk Stanjura, has said he is planning to introduce a higher tax rate for gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Czech Finance Minister Targets Gambling Tax Hike", "slug": "gc-czech-finance-minister-targets-gambling-tax-hike", "jurisdictions": ["czech-republic"]}, {"summary": "New York regulators approved a set of proposed rules on Monday that would enact new marketing restrictions on college campuses and severely limit affiliate marketing agreements.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Regulators Approve New Sports-Betting Advertising Rules", "slug": "gc-new-york-regulators-approve-new-sports-betting-advertising-rules", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Lithuania’s central bank has chastised payments and electronic money institutions in the country, telling VIXIO that the rapid growth currently being experienced in the sector must go hand-in-hand with better compliance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Up Your Compliance Game, Bank Of Lithuania Tells Payments Firms", "slug": "pc-your-compliance-game-bank-lithuania-tells-payments-firms", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has formally introduced a bill that seeks to modernise the 20+ year-old federal privacy law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: US Financial Data Privacy Law Introduced In Congress", "slug": "pc-update-us-financial-data-privacy-law-introduced-congress", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The long-awaited UK gambling white paper will ban VIP loyalty packages, set online slots limits and will finally arrive at the end of this month, according to the Financial Times.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Will Ban VIP Pampering, Set Slots Limits, Newspaper Says", "slug": "gc-uk-white-paper-will-ban-vip-pampering-set-slots-limits-paper-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Belgium's planned ban on gambling advertising has come under renewed fire from the country’s gambling regulator over fears it will strengthen the black market, despite there being no firm evidence to support the claim.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Belgian Regulator Takes Aim At Ad Ban", "slug": "gc-belgium-regulator-ad-ban-warning-despite-lack-evidence", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "A leading Australian anti-gambling group is warning that gambling companies could use facial recognition technology to subvert responsible gambling reforms, a key election issue for the nation’s most populous state.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Anti-Gambling Group Warns Of Predatory Facial Recognition", "slug": "gc-australian-anti-gaming-group-warns-monetised-facial-recognition", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Ohio regulators announced Tuesday that the state has shattered the all-time U.S. record for gross revenue in its first month of sports betting, aided by a stunning promotional blitz by the market leaders.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massive Promotional Spend Powers Ohio's First Sports-Betting Month", "slug": "gc-massive-promotional-spend-powers-ohios-first-sports-betting-month", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "After coming up short five times in efforts to legalize video lottery terminals (VLTs) as part of legislation legalizing retail and mobile sports betting in Missouri, one veteran Republican state senator still believes regulating and taxing these machines is crucial to halting the expansion of grey-market games.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Missouri VLT Bill Backers Seek Other Legislative Opportunities", "slug": "gc-missouri-supporters-failed-vlts-bill-seek-other-legislative-opportunities", "jurisdictions": ["missouri", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The international standard-setting body has decided to suspend Russia’s membership as a result of its year-long aggression against Ukraine while announcing updates to its “greylist”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FATF Suspends Russia Membership, Adds Nigeria, South Africa To Greylist", "slug": "pc-fatf-suspends-russia-membership-adds-nigeria-south-africa-greylist", "jurisdictions": ["morocco", "nigeria", "south-africa", "cambodia", "russia", "international"]}, {"summary": "Top payments industry professionals believe that existing data protection laws are acting as a “barrier” in the fight against financial crime, but is a “central depository” for the sharing of such data the solution?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Data Protection Laws Hindering Financial Crime Fight, Say Payment Execs", "slug": "pc-data-protection-laws-hindering-financial-crime-fight-say-payment-execs", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Euro Banking Association fraud taxonomy aspires to create a pan-EU set of definitions to help banks, fintech and payments operators grapple with the ever-evolving problem. VIXIO speaks to the association to find out more.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands: How The Euro Banking Association Is Helping PSPs Prevent Fraud Without Regulation", "slug": "pc-taking-matters-their-own-hands-how-euro-banking-association-helping-psps", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Klarna’s UK business has announced that late payment fees will be returning to the platform, while Klarna’s global business has hit the headlines again following record losses in 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Klarna UK Brings Back Late Payment Fees, As Global Losses Hit $1bn", "slug": "pc-klarna-uk-brings-back-late-payment-fees-global-losses-hit-1bn", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Although the Bank of England has not yet taken a decision on whether to issue a digital pound, it is more likely for the UK to adopt one than not, Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England, has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK More Likely To Have CBDC Than Not, BoE Cunliffe Tells MPs", "slug": "pc-uk-more-likely-have-cbdc-not-boe-cunliffe-tells-mps", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Online casino operators have been pounded by claims for refunds of player losses in Austria, but a recent Supreme Court ruling suggests there will be no similar flood of claims for sports-betting reimbursements.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Austrian Ruling Suggests No Flood Of Bet Loss Refund Claims", "slug": "gc-austrian-ruling-suggests-there-will-be-no-flood-bet-loss-refund-claims", "jurisdictions": ["austria"]}, {"summary": "The repudiation of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in her bid for re-election is not expected to hinder the development of Bally’s Corporation’s $1.7bn destination-resort casino in the third largest city in the United States.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chicago Mayor's Ouster Unlikely To Delay Progress On Bally's Casino", "slug": "gc-chicago-mayors-ouster-unlikely-delay-progress-ballys-casino", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Northern Ireland All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling predicts that the next phase of the country’s gambling reform will “take several years to complete”.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Northern Ireland Gambling Reform 'Highly Unlikely' Before 2027", "slug": "gc-northern-ireland-gambling-reform-highly-unlikely-2027-says-apg", "jurisdictions": ["northern-ireland"]}, {"summary": "Legal battles between online operators and incumbent Chilean gambling interests continue to be waged in the court, with state lottery monopoly Polla Chilena de Beneficencia filing a criminal complaint last week against five leading online brands.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Lottery Monopoly Files Criminal Complaint Against Online Operators", "slug": "gc-chiles-lottery-monopoly-files-criminal-complaint-against-online-operators", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Brazil is looking to establish regulations for online betting sometime this month, finance minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Betting Regulation Coming 'This Month', Says Finance Minister", "slug": "gc-brazil-betting-regulation-coming-month-says-finance-minister", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Tennessee regulators have issued their first set of disciplinary sanctions since sports betting began in November 2020, fining two companies a combined $162,000 for violations as part of a continuing trend of U.S. regulators beginning to crack down on operators.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tennessee Regulators Fine Barstool, Hard Rock For Sports-Betting Violations", "slug": "gc-tennessee-regulators-fine-barstool-hard-rock-sports-betting-violations", "jurisdictions": ["tennessee", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK government’s decision to veer away from its original regulatory plans may ensure the survival of many buy now, pay later (BNPL) products, but experts warn a compliance leap should be anticipated for third-party lenders.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Narrowed Regulatory Scope May Keep UK BNPL Afloat", "slug": "pc-narrowed-regulatory-scope-may-keep-uk-bnpl-afloat", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Kentucky bill would outlaw skill games currently running as grey-market machines.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: February 27-March 3, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-february-27-march-3", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "wyoming", "washington", "south-korea", "minnesota", "brazil", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "west-virginia", "australia", "netherlands", "kentucky"]}, {"summary": "After three days of discussions, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has voted to temporarily lift a prohibition on cost-per-acquisition and revenue-share agreements between third-party marketing affiliates and licensed sports-betting operators.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Relax Sports-Betting Affiliate Restrictions", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-relax-sports-betting-marketing-affiliate-deals", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Romanian lawmakers have scrapped plans for a full advertising ban, instead pushing ahead with a raft of less punitive restrictions.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Romania Lawmakers Backtrack On Ad Ban", "slug": "gc-romania-lawmakers-backtrack-ad-ban", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s leading regional licensor of corporate bookmakers has signed an intelligence-sharing deal with the national online gambling regulator, signalling tighter scrutiny of industry operations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Northern Territory Signs Intel Deal With Australia's Online Regulator", "slug": "gc-northern-territory-signs-intel-deal-australias-online-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["northern-territory", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority has handed out a record-breaking €26m in fines to five operators for illegally offering online games of chance.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Hands Out €26m In Fines As Chairman Says It 'Means Business'", "slug": "gc-ksa-hands-out-26m-fines-chairman-says-it-means-business", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Online gambling company Videoslots has said it will challenge a pending €9.9m Dutch fine, in what would be the Netherlands Gambling Authority’s largest ever penalty, as it accuses the regulator of “acting unlawfully”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Videoslots Fights Back Against Expected Dutch Fine", "slug": "gc-videoslots-fights-back-against-expected-dutch-fine", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Hopes for an expedited sports-betting launch in Georgia took a hit on Thursday as the state's Senate voted down a bill that would have legalized sports wagering without a constitutional amendment.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Sports-Betting Bill Suffers Senate Defeat", "slug": "gc-georgia-sports-betting-bill-suffers-senate-defeat", "jurisdictions": ["georgia-u-s", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "New US research shows extent of buy now, pay later (BNPL) user indebtedness, financial crime on the rise in Denmark, senior Mastercard executive becomes chief of influential think tank and Australia names Mastercard as participant in CBDC pilot.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US BNPL Users More Likely To Be Indebted", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-bnpl-users-more-likely-be-indebted", "jurisdictions": ["india", "malaysia", "denmark", "united-kingdom", "israel", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Another former FTX executive pleads guilty to fraud, Signature Bank will no longer handle most USD transfers for Kraken, French MPs vote for stricter licensing requirements for crypto firms and more Binance blues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Third Former FTX Exec Pleads Guilty, Kraken Loses Banking Partner", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-third-former-ftx-exec-pleads-guilty-kraken-loses-banking-partner", "jurisdictions": ["france", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s central bank, BCB, has issued new orders clarifying that it does not tolerate third parties on Pix that circumvent the regulator’s oversight, potentially affecting payments business models such as Banking-as-a-Service.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Reins In Third-Party Relationships On Pix", "slug": "pc-brazil-reins-third-party-relationships-pix", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "A senior banking official has said that the UK is keenly watching the work happening with instant payments in the EU, especially considering the country’s access to SEPA, which could be compromised depending on the final law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Banks ’Closely Watching’ EU Instant Payments Proposal", "slug": "pc-uk-banks-closely-watching-eu-instant-payments-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has dropped a charge related to Apple’s in-app payment restrictions in one of its probes looking at app store rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Drops In-App Payment Charge Against Apple", "slug": "pc-eu-drops-app-payment-charge-against-apple", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Italy's gambling regulator has a new director, Bally's is to switch its CEO and Racing Australia's boss resigns in protest.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves – February 2023", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-february-2023", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "north-america", "asia"]}, {"summary": "Ukrainian casinos will no longer be able to defer their licence fees and have been told they must pay any outstanding money in the next 30 days.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Casino Industry Under Threat As Government Calls In Debts", "slug": "gc-ukraine-casino-industry-under-threat-government-calls-debts", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Victoria state’s gambling regulator has praised casino operator Crown Resorts and US-based owner Blackstone Group for their cooperation as Crown Melbourne attempts to regain licence suitability, but a “Plan B” to keep the casino operating will still apply even if the licence is cancelled.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Victoria Regulator Praises Crown's Rebound But Wields 'Plan B'", "slug": "gc-victoria-regulator-praises-crowns-rebound-wields-plan-b", "jurisdictions": ["victoria", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Regulated online gambling revenue across Europe, North America and Latin America is projected to grow from US$45.1bn in 2022 to US$72.1bn in 2026, according to VIXIO’s recently expanded suite of interactive Forecasting Dashboards.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Market Forecast Outlook: Europe and The Americas", "slug": "gc-market-forecast-outlook-europe-and-americas", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "north-america", "united-states", "canada"]}, {"summary": "The Biden administration and Congress are collaborating to roll back the effects of a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court ruling against new tribes, even though some commercial casinos and Indian gaming operators oppose the effort.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Congress Joins White House Versus Supreme Court On Indian Gaming", "slug": "gc-congress-joins-white-house-versus-supreme-court-indian-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "The Brazilian Central Bank has given WhatsApp the green light to launch its payment service for small- and medium-sized companies in Brazil.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "WhatsApp Business Payments Get Green Light In Brazil", "slug": "pc-whatsapp-business-payments-get-green-light-brazil", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "As instant payment systems open up new opportunities for money mules, regulators from Singapore to the UK have called for greater use of data analytics, and ultimately data sharing, to detect unusual activity.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulators Eye Data Analytics In Fight Against Money Mules", "slug": "pc-regulators-eye-data-analytics-fight-against-money-mules", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A surge in instant payments made by the central bank’s SEPA product has prompted it to consider new functionalities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CENTROlink Expansion In Works, Bank Of Lithuania Confirms", "slug": "pc-centrolink-expansion-works-bank-lithuania-confirms", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Following the rapid expansion of sports betting and online gaming in the U.S. over the last five years, lawmakers in several states have introduced bills during the 2023 legislative sessions that are designed to increase awareness as well as funding for problem gambling prevention and treatment services.", "sectors": ["casinos", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Problem Gambling Funding Bills Face Difficult Legislative Process", "slug": "gc-problem-gambling-funding-bills-face-difficult-legislative-process", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "washington", "kentucky", "hawaii", "michigan", "new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "An Austrian court has declared that loot boxes are a form of gambling that requires a licence, in a non-legally binding decision that could cost video game companies millions.", "sectors": ["casinos", "loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Austrian Loot Box Ruling Adds To Gambling Loss Recovery Saga", "slug": "gc-austrian-loot-box-ruling-adds-gambling-loss-recuperation-saga", "jurisdictions": ["austria"]}, {"summary": "It has become almost a mantra among U.S. gaming officials to disparage the New York Times series from last November which criticizes the sports-betting industry, but the Empire State’s top gaming regulator on Monday acknowledged the articles' influence on new proposals that would restrict advertising.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Times Series Haunts Industry In Ongoing Advertising Debate", "slug": "gc-new-york-times-series-haunts-industry-ongoing-advertising-debate", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Entain-controlled bookmaker Ladbrokes has been slapped with three maximum penalties in Australia’s Northern Territory, but the nominal size of the fines reinforces the need for reform, the territory’s regulator says.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ladbrokes Fined In Northern Territory Amid Push For Tough Changes", "slug": "gc-ladbrokes-fined-northern-territory-amid-push-tough-changes", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "northern-territory"]}, {"summary": "Flutter Entertainment has agreed to pay $4m to settle allegations that payments made by PokerStars to Russia-based consultants violated federal anti-bribery laws, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement published on Monday.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter Faces $4m SEC Settlement Over PokerStars’ Russian Activities", "slug": "gc-flutter-faces-4m-sec-settlement-over-pokerstars-russian-activities", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "russia"]}, {"summary": "The lights have once again gone out for sports betting in Georgia, as legislation failed in both chambers of the state legislature on Monday, ahead of a key deadline for bills to move forward.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Sports Betting Hopes Fade Away For 2023", "slug": "gc-georgia-sports-betting-hopes-fade-away-2023", "jurisdictions": ["georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Italia has published new data showing a rapid increase in the number of third-party providers participating in open banking, but interest from customers remains elusive.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italian Firms Flock To Open Banking, But Customers Yet To Join", "slug": "pc-italian-firms-flock-open-banking-customers-yet-join", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "Without further action, the current proposal on how UK victims of authorised push payment fraud get reimbursed is \"half-baked”, according to the Treasury Committee.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK MPs Tell Regulators To ’Get Their Skates On’ Over Fraud Reimbursement Rules", "slug": "pc-uk-mps-tell-regulators-get-their-skates-over-fraud-reimbursement-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority has said it will extend its review into a requirement that licensees exercise a “duty of care” toward players because it has uncovered “new, in-depth questions” about what this looks like in practice.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator To Extend Duty Of Care Review", "slug": "gc-dutch-regulator-extend-review-duty-care", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The target of the Netherlands' largest ever gambling fine has said it rejects the 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legislation to be considered this year, it will have to be included in one of the legislature’s one-house budget proposals to be finalized this week.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming Industry Makes Pitch For Online Casino In New York", "slug": "gc-gaming-industry-makes-pitch-online-casino-new-york", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A group of betting and fantasy sports companies is set to launch Brazil’s first sports integrity association, in a move that comes as the government prepares to establish a regulatory regime for online betting and lawmakers prepare to probe a recent match-fixing scandal.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Betting Integrity Association Launches As Regulation Draws Near", "slug": "gc-brazil-betting-integrity-association-launches-regulation-draws-near", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has confirmed that MP Stuart Andrew is the new government minister overseeing UK gambling policy, as the industry continues its long wait for the Gambling Act review white paper.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DCMS Finally Confirms New UK Gambling Minister", "slug": "gc-dcms-finally-confirms-new-gambling-minister", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The chief executive of Australian wagering giant Tabcorp Holdings has softened his call for a national online sports-betting regulator, suggesting an industry-backed agreement across eight states and territories is more practical than a new federal agency.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tabcorp CEO Pivots On Regulator Reform", "slug": "gc-tabcorp-ceo-pivots-national-state-based-regulator-reform", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "A top lobbyist for the American Gaming Association on Tuesday said it does not have a position on “vexing” proposed regulations that would broaden the authority of the federal government to take land into trust for tribes hoping to build casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chief Lobbying Arm For U.S. Casinos Stuck In Middle On Tribal Regulations", "slug": "gc-chief-lobbying-arm-us-casinos-stuck-middle-tribal-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "In its new 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But More To Do As EBA Warns Representation Still Not Good Enough", "slug": "pc-happy-international-womens-day-more-do-eba-warns-representation-still-not", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Veikkaus has just over 50 percent of the Finnish online market, a California cardroom bill makes progress, PAGCOR cancels its controversial audit contract and Argentina's Córdoba province moves forward with licensing finally.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 6-March 10, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-6-march-10-2023", "jurisdictions": ["sweden", "czech-republic", "nevada", "florida", "finland", "california", "philippines", "argentina", "ecuador"]}, {"summary": "The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has published its first pan-European online gambling anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines, as it seeks to address previously highlighted shortcomings.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EGBA AML Guidelines Target Lack Of Sector-Specific Rules", "slug": "gc-egba-aml-guidelines-target-lack-sector-specific-rules", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A new academic study has concluded that the UK gambling industry’s safer gambling message, “Take time to think”, shows “no credible effect” on gambling behaviour.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Study Suggests 'Think' Slogan Had No Effect On Gambling Habits", "slug": "gc-uk-study-suggests-think-slogan-had-no-effect-gambling-habits", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Kentucky has moved closer to passing two significant gambling reforms after a House committee approved legislation to authorize sports wagering and the full House passed a measure to prohibit unregulated gaming devices supposedly based on skill.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kentucky Approves Sports Betting, Grey-Market Games Bills", "slug": "gc-kentucky-approves-sports-betting-grey-market-games-bills", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Colorado’s gaming regulator has denied a report that it was “in talks” with professional wrestling giant WWE to permit wagering on the company’s events.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colorado Regulator Smacks Down WWE Sports-Betting Talks", "slug": "gc-colorado-regulator-smacks-down-wwe-sports-betting-talks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "BetMGM’s top executive said Wednesday that the U.S. sports-betting industry remains at “significant risk” of facing a similar regulatory backlash to European jurisdictions.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BetMGM Boss Still Concerned About Potential U.S. Backlash", "slug": "gc-betmgm-boss-still-concerned-about-potential-us-backlash", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In a new Dear CEO letter to retail finance providers, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has urged firms to adopt \"effective prioritisation\" measures ahead of a key deadline. However, some buy now, pay later firms will not receive the letter for now.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Get Your Priorities Straight, FCA Tells Finance Firms Ahead Of Consumer Duty", "slug": "pc-get-your-priorities-straight-fca-tells-finance-firms-ahead-consumer-duty", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the once UK fintech unicorn Railsr reportedly mulls a pre-pack administration deal, market players react and question the business models of some banking-as-a-service (BaaS) providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Railsr Bankruptcy Deal Nears As Regulatory Troubles Mount", "slug": "pc-railsr-bankruptcy-deal-nears-regulatory-troubles-mount", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Belgium has published a royal decree severely restricting gambling advertising, despite the regulator’s fear that it will increase black market activity.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Belgium Gambling Ad Ban Confirmed", "slug": "gc-belgium-gambling-ad-ban-transition-period-sport-sponsorship", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s long-awaited provisional measure to implement a sports-betting market is expected to be followed by multiple decrees on specific areas of regulation, according to a legal expert in the country.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Expected To Regulate Sports Betting Through Multiple Decrees", "slug": "gc-brazil-will-regulate-fixed-odds-sports-betting-through-multiple-ddecrees", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "As six mobile sports-betting operators prepare to go live in Massachusetts on Friday, the state's attorney general's office is calling for regulations to be strengthened to protect consumers from potential risks of problem gambling.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Attorney General Expresses Concerns As Mobile Betting Launches", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-attorney-general-express-concerns-mobile-sports-betting-launches", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Although online casino bills remain on the table in New York and other states, U.S. industry executives are not at all optimistic that any of them will get over the line this year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. iGaming Expansion Expected To Roll Snake Eyes In 2023", "slug": "gc-us-igaming-expansion-expected-roll-snake-eyes-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has decided to collect €4.41m from Malta-based Gammix, despite the company’s objection to its periodic penalty payments.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator To Collect On €4.4m Gammix Fine", "slug": "gc-ksa-collect-eu44m-gammix-fine", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Australia and New Zealand’s peak medical organisations have tag-teamed at an Australian parliamentary hearing to lament the gaming regulatory landscape and support a ban on sports-betting advertising and the creation of a national online gambling regulator.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australasian Medical Lobbies Team Up For Reform, Against Gaming Ads", "slug": "gc-australasian-medical-lobbies-team-reform-against-gaming-ads", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "The White House has again spoken out against junk fees, calling on state regulators to step up efforts to tackle unfair and hidden fees. 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"jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s regulator says it has blocked 709 illegal gambling sites and shut down 606 unlicensed gambling establishments, as it readies new powers to expunge Russia from its gambling market.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Blocks Sites As It Finalises Russian Sanctions", "slug": "gc-ukraine-blocks-sites-it-finalises-russian-sanctions", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine", "russia"]}, {"summary": "As if ransomware attacks were not enough of a headache already, class action lawsuits are emerging this year as a new bane plaguing online and land-based casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Class Action Lawsuits Compound Cyber Problems For Gambling 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["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Minnesota Mulling Sports-Betting Bill With Unique Provisions For Responsible Gambling", "slug": "gc-minnesota-sports-betting-bill-limits-advertisements-requires-waiting-period", "jurisdictions": ["minnesota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Buy now, pay later firm Affirm ends Australian partnership but continues with US and UK expansion plans, doubling down on its core businesses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Affirm Quits Australia To Focus On US, UK Expansion", "slug": "pc-affirm-quits-australia-focus-us-uk-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Reports are circulating that the Reserve Bank of India may have gone cold on plans to allow firms to charge fees for use of the country's instant payments system, the 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{"summary": "The ISO global standard requires card networks to implement a merchant category code for gun purchases but the largest card companies have decided to put those plans on hold as several US states have moved to ban the gun code.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Card Networks Halt Gun Code Implementation Amid US State Backlash", "slug": "pc-card-networks-halt-gun-code-implementation-amid-us-state-backlash", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Following a turbulent weekend, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin has recovered its $3.3bn deposit from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which collapsed on Friday.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Despite $3.3bn Deposit, Circle Emerges From SVB Collapse Unscathed", "slug": 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentine City Of Córdoba Refusing To Allow Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-argentinas-city-cordoba-refuses-allow-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "Oregon has not taken a comprehensive look at its gaming industry since 1996, but with the introduction of sports betting almost four years ago, a bill being considered by a committee in the House of Representatives would require a study of the state lottery and its impact on tribal gaming.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Oregon Considers Studying Lottery's Impact On Tribal Gaming", "slug": "gc-oregon-considers-studying-lotterys-impact-tribal-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["oregon", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new Spanish royal decree targets the protection of young people aged 18 to 25 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"title": "Binance Scraps $1bn Crypto ‘Recovery’ Fund, As UK Fiat Partner Quits", "slug": "pc-binance-scraps-1bn-crypto-recovery-fund-uk-fiat-partner-quits", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As companies move into 2023, they face a new, more challenging environment than what came before. 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What HSBC’s SVB UK Rescue Package Means For Fintech", "slug": "pc-friend-or-foe-what-hsbcs-svb-uk-rescue-package-means-fintech", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Maryland moves to prevent gambling marketing on college campuses and Western Australia backs post-scandal reforms to Crown casinos.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 13-March 17, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-13-march-17-2023", "jurisdictions": ["iowa", "netherlands", "germany", "kentucky", "north-carolina", "united-states", "massachusetts", "australia", "maryland", "western-australia"]}, {"summary": "Georgia legislators mounted an effort to bring sports betting hopes back from the dead Thursday, attaching sports-betting legalization to an unrelated bill in a Senate committee.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Lawmakers Attempt To Revive Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-georgia-lawmakers-attempt-revive-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["georgia-u-s", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As discussions continue on plans to license online gambling in the country, Chile’s internet regulator has said it is ready to block offshore gambling operators, so long as its sister gambling watchdog can clarify what is and is not illegal.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chilean Congress Discusses Online Gambling Blocks", "slug": "gc-chiles-economy-commission-continues-negotiation-text-its-online-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Devices offering supposedly skill-based games with names such as Lucky Fruit and Living Large but which play like slot machines will now be illegal in Kentucky after Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill on Thursday prohibiting the machines.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kentucky Bans Skill-Game Devices, As Legal And Lobbying Battles Continue", "slug": "gc-kentucky-bans-grey-market-games-legal-battles-continue-missouri-virginia", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-states", "missouri", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard has been certified through the UK government’s digital identity regime, Apple Pay has become available for users in Mexico, and India and the UAE sign cross-border fintech pact.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard Gets Certified As UK Digital ID Provider", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-gets-certified-uk-digital-id-provider", "jurisdictions": ["egypt", "south-africa", "india", "lithuania", "russia", "united-kingdom", "united-arab-emirates", "canada", "cuba", "mexico", "united-states", "australia", "international"]}, {"summary": "As regulators and the market alike attempt to stem the fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure, questions remain about the long-term impact on fintechs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "business-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SVB: Just How Bad Will Things Get?", "slug": "pc-svb-just-how-bad-will-things-get", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve targets support for all aspects of the economy as it pins down a go-live date for its new instant payments service.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Full Steam Ahead For FedNow As July Launch Date Announced", "slug": "pc-full-steam-ahead-fednow-july-launch-date-announced", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "After a trio of collapses among crypto-friendly banks, US lawmakers argue that Trump-era deregulation is to blame. 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"2023-03-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Judges Uphold Visa, Mastercard Interchange Fee Settlement", "slug": "pc-us-judges-uphold-visa-mastercard-interchange-fee-settlement", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "With recent regulatory consultations reaching a total of 75, panellists at Pay360 mulled over just how overwhelming compliance is becoming for payments firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Compliance Overload: Pay360 Dives Down Regulatory Rabbit Hole", "slug": "pc-compliance-overload-pay360-dives-down-regulatory-rabbit-hole", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Fresh concerns surrounding gambling harms experienced by low-income households and minorities have come to light in Great Britain, Sweden and Cyprus as the cost of living crisis rages on across Europe.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "social-gaming", 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{"summary": "North Carolina’s latest effort to legalize mobile sports betting cleared its first hurdle on Tuesday, but the bill still has many more stops on its path to becoming law.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Sports-Betting Bill Begins Legislative Journey", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-sports-betting-bill-begins-legislative-journey", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A study published by the Brazilian Senate has expressed misgivings about regulation of the country’s sports-betting market, particularly on taxation, warning that there is no good estimate of the yearly revenue of a fully functioning legal market.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Senate Report Questions Tax Forecasts For Sports-Betting 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"2023-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Local-Facing Online Operators Call For Protection", "slug": "gc-philippine-local-facing-online-operators-call-protection", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Start-ups can get so focused on growth that they can fail to pay enough attention to financial crime risks, panellists at Pay360 suggested, as VIXIO research highlights the real cost of compliance failure to a business.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fast Growth But Not At Expense Of Compliance, Start-Ups Warned", "slug": "pc-fast-growth-not-expense-compliance-start-ups-warned", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Florida governor Ron DeSantis has introduced legislation to ban the use of a future US central bank digital currency in the state, while a legal expert warns against the politicisation of the debate.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": 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"industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 20-March 24, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-20-march-24-2023", "jurisdictions": ["vermont", "united-states", "sweden", "connecticut", "brazil", "oklahoma", "norway", "australia", "pennsylvania", "missouri", "tennessee", "philippines", "chile", "germany", "california", "india"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch gambling regulator has fined Red Ridge Marketing €675,000 for advertising illegal online gambling, as the government confirms its untargeted ad ban will arrive by July 1.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Illegal Ad Fine Issued As Lawmakers Confirm Incoming Ban", "slug": "gc-dutch-illegal-ad-fine-lawmakers-raise-concerns-over-restriction-delays", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s Internal Revenue Service (SII) says it has been informed that online gambling is illegal and that offshore operators cannot use it to pay VAT, even though it had earlier ordered them to do so.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Tax Service Declares Online Gambling Operators Illegal", "slug": "gc-chiles-tax-service-declares-online-gambling-operators-illegal", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Puerto Rico continues to recover from two devastating hurricanes and a recession, but the territory’s Speaker of the House Rafael Hernandez Montanez stressed the economy was stable and open for business, especially when it comes to gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Puerto Rico Lawmakers Welcome Gambling's Economic Impact", "slug": "gc-puerto-rico-lawmakers-welcome-gamings-economic-impact", "jurisdictions": ["puerto-rico", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Less than five years after going all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in an unsuccessful attempt to save a federal sports-betting ban, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) on Thursday promoted and oversaw two March Madness college basketball games in the gambling capital of the United States.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NCAA Goes From 'Over My Dead Body' To 'Party On!' 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By far the biggest culprit is fintech giant Revolut, which accounted for 23 percent of all complaints.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Revolut Accounts For Nearly Quarter Of Complaints To Bank Of Lithuania", "slug": "pc-revolut-accounts-nearly-quarter-complaints-bank-lithuania", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Wyoming is set to become the first US state to issue a stablecoin by the end of the year after the state governor reluctantly allows the Stable Token Act to pass.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wyoming To Issue Stablecoin After State Governor Withdraws Veto", "slug": "pc-wyoming-issue-stablecoin-after-state-governor-withdraws-veto", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "wyoming"]}, {"summary": "With the UK’s latest attempt to replace EU data regulation now introduced to parliament, experts are satisfied that equivalence will be maintained and that it lays the foundations for a UK form of digital identity.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Everyone’s A Winner? Tweaks But No Divergence In UK Data Bill", "slug": "pc-everyones-winner-tweaks-no-divergence-uk-data-bill", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a rule change to make it easier for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Never Signed Up For That? FTC Reins In Deceptive Subscription Fees", "slug": "pc-never-signed-ftc-reins-deceptive-subscription-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Kenya’s government is advancing plans to update its gambling laws and increase revenue collection from the sector, as it opens consultations on three landmark bills.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kenya Advancing Plans To 'Overhaul' Gambling Regulation", "slug": "gc-kenya-advancing-plans-overhaul-gambling-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "Three William Hill Group businesses will pay a record £19.2m in a UK enforcement case, with the Gambling Commission warning that the anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings were so alarming that “serious consideration” was given to suspending the operator's licence.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "William Hill To Pay Record £19.2m For 'Widespread And Alarming' Failings", "slug": "gc-william-hill-pay-record-ps192m-widespread-and-alarming-failings", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators agreed on Monday to adopt a revised rule governing third-party affiliate marketers that would permit a traditional “cost-per-acquisition” model while limiting models that include a contracted revenue share.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Gaming Regulator Clarifies Affiliate Marketing Rules", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-gaming-regulator-clarifies-affiliate-marketing-rules", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The first law establishing federal regulations for the sport of horseracing is tied up in the courts, increasing the chances the U.S. Supreme Court will make the ultimate decision on whether the law violates the U.S. Constitution.", "sectors": ["racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Conflicting Court Rulings Put U.S. Federal Regulation Of Horseracing In Limbo", "slug": "gc-conflicting-court-rulings-put-federal-regulation-horseracing-limbo", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "An online gambling veteran has warned regulators that they “need to catch up” with rapid developments in artificial intelligence (AI) in the gambling industry beyond those related to problem gambling mitigation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulators Must 'Catch Up' To Looming Challenges From AI", "slug": "gc-regulators-must-catch-looming-challenges-ai", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Wise has taken aim at banking competitors as it pushes for UK policymakers to crack down on hidden inflated exchange rates as part of the HM Treasury’s ongoing payment service regulations review.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wise Asks For Public’s Help To Take On Hidden Cross-Border Costs", "slug": "pc-wise-asks-publics-help-take-hidden-cross-border-costs", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After a major short-seller accuses Block of facilitating “frictionless” fraud, the payments industry speculates as to how regulators will respond. 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"sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kansas Lawmakers Warned Of IGRA Violation With Tribal Sports-Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-kansas-lawmakers-warned-igra-violation-tribal-sports-betting-bill", "jurisdictions": ["kansas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Opposition to a planned Belgian ban on gambling advertising is rising, with media groups joining the country’s major sports organisations in speaking out against the ban due to take effect on July 1.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Opposition Grows To Belgian Advertising Ban", "slug": "gc-opposition-grows-belgian-advertising-ban", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "US banks are planning to introduce a new digital wallet solution called Paze to compete with rivals such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Start Of A New Paze - US Banks Unveil New Digital Wallet Solution", "slug": "pc-start-new-paze-us-banks-unveil-new-digital-wallet-solution", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Money transfer firm Atlantic Money has confirmed it has escalated its antitrust claim against Wise to the European Commission’s competition department.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Atlantic Money Takes Wise Complaint To Brussels", "slug": "pc-atlantic-money-takes-wise-complaint-brussels", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Parliamentary committees leading on the EU’s new anti-money laundering (AML) package have adopted a position that can be voted on by their colleagues next month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Progress For EU AML Package After Committee Approval", "slug": "pc-progress-eu-aml-package-after-committee-approval", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As promised, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has begun publishing reports on the availability of least-cost routing for in-person debit card payments, in an effort to help merchants reduce costs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Long Road To Least-Cost Routing: RBA Publishes First Progress Report", "slug": "pc-long-road-least-cost-routing-rba-publishes-first-progress-report", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Indian state of Chhattisgarh has legalised land-based and online skill gaming with stakes, becoming the third jurisdiction in the nation to codify online gambling after the state of Meghalaya withdrew its gaming law.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chhattisgarh State Legalises Online Skill Gaming With Stakes", "slug": "gc-chhattisgarh-state-legalises-online-skill-gaming-stakes", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The leader of the industry dominating the Illinois gaming market on Wednesday reiterated his firm opposition to bills in the state legislature seeking to legalize online casino games.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Illinois VGT Czar Says Don't Hold Your Breath On Internet Gaming", "slug": "gc-illinois-video-czar-says-dont-hold-your-breath-internet-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "new-hampshire", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "After denying allegedly illegal offshore operators the ability to pay digital VAT, Chile’s tax authority has reminded Chileans that they must still declare additional income from online gambling winnings.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chilean Authority Warns Online Gambling Winnings Are Taxable", "slug": "gc-chiles-tax-service-says-online-gambling-winnings-are-taxable-25-percent", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Newly-published amendments to Czech gambling law would give authorities powers to go after the black market, require licensed operators to display an emergency “panic button” at all times and ban many forms of bonuses.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sprawling Czech Amendments Target Black Market", "slug": "gc-sprawling-czech-amendments-target-black-market", "jurisdictions": ["czech-republic"]}, {"summary": "One southeastern U.S. state took its biggest step yet toward sports-betting legalization, but another saw its 2023 session end with legislation dying once again.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Sports-Betting Bill Clears Chamber While Georgia Efforts Fade", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-sports-betting-bill-clears-chamber-while-georgia-efforts-fade", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "georgia-u-s", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Council (EPC) has published the first One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) scheme rulebook, which governs how the euro leg of cross-border instant payments should work.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EPC Releases Rulebook For Multicurrency Instant Payments", "slug": "pc-epc-releases-rulebook-multicurrency-instant-payments", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As the Malaysian government moves towards ending Touch 'n Go's two-decade monopoly on toll booth and transport payments, how significantly will this affect the country’s wider payments market?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "All Change As Malaysia Moves To Break Up Touch ’N Go Transport Monopoly", "slug": "pc-all-change-malaysia-moves-break-touch-n-go-transport-monopoly", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "The Greek gambling regulator will use AI to map problem gambling, a Canadian province reorganises its gambling market and a South Carolina sports-betting bill progresses.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 27-March 31, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-27-march-31-2023", "jurisdictions": ["kansas", "india", "north-carolina", "illinois", "netherlands", "kentucky", "new-zealand", "australia", "rhode-island", "united-kingdom", "canada", "greece", "saskatchewan"]}, {"summary": "Legal experts in Spain have said that the recent Royal Decree on Safer Gambling is disproportionate to the rates of problem gambling in the country.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spanish Lawyers Label Royal Decree Disproportionate", "slug": "gc-spanish-gaming-industry-calls-latest-royal-decree-disproportionate", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "New Hampshire’s Senate became the first U.S. state legislative chamber in 2023 to pass legislation permitting online casino, but did so with one significant caveat.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Hampshire Senate Gives Green Light To Online Casino Legislation", "slug": "gc-new-hampshire-senate-greenlights-online-casino-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["new-hampshire", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill Friday to legalize sports betting in Kentucky, putting his signature on House Bill 551 less than a day after the Senate approved the measure on the final day of the 2023 legislative session.", "sectors": ["racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPDATE: Kentucky Governor Signs Sports-Betting Into Law", "slug": "gc-kentucky-senate-votes-legalize-sports-betting-bill-sent-governors-desk", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazilian football star Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior’s recent Twitch streams promoting gambling are causing other members of the platform to question how the site enforces its content restrictions.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-03-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Neymar's Twitch Gambling Stream Puts Rules To Test", "slug": "gc-neymars-twitch-gambling-stream-puts-rules-test", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "curacao", "europe"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s banking regulator is to take further action against DBS Bank after new outage, Germany’s government reported to be creating a new financial crime watchdog, US senators plot to clawback earnings of failed bank executives and Sam Bankman-Fried In court over Chinese government bribe charges.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Singapore Regulator Confirms Action After ’Unacceptable’ DBS Outage", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-singapore-regulator-confirms-action-after-unacceptable-dbs-outage", "jurisdictions": ["india", "malaysia", "singapore", "european-union", "germany", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a major lawsuit against Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, seeking its expulsion from the US market and the forfeiture of all its earnings to date.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: US Regulator Goes In For The Kill On Binance", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-us-regulator-goes-kill-binance", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Lithuania joins other jurisdictions in Europe such as the UK in calling for better compliance processes at payments and electronic money firms as it reviews its activities for 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-03-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Demands Better Compliance From Bulging Payment Sectors", "slug": "pc-lithuania-demands-better-compliance-bulging-payment-sectors", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Health Lottery has a new boss, gambling veteran Joe Asher gets a presidential appointment, Star Entertainment appoints a new chair and Colombia finally appoints a new chief regulator.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - April 2023", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-march-2023", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "north-america", "asia"]}, {"summary": "The senior U.S. senator from Connecticut, who is arguably Congress’ leading critic of the gaming industry, has said new self-regulatory restrictions adopted by the American Gaming Association do not go far enough to rein in sports-betting advertising.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Antagonist In U.S. Congress Not Satisfied With New Ad Code", "slug": "gc-gambling-antagonist-congress-not-satisfied-new-ad-code", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "connecticut"]}, {"summary": "As state legislatures crack down on the rapid expansion of unregulated “grey-market” games that play like slot machines, companies that manufacture or distribute the games are responding to any bans or seizures of their machines by filing lawsuits in state courts.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lawsuit Seeks To Block Enforcement Of Kentucky's Grey-Market Ban", "slug": "gc-lawsuit-seeks-block-enforcement-kentuckys-grey-market-ban", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "pennsylvania", "virginia", "illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Danish gambling regulator is showing no signs of slowing its efforts to tackle illegal gambling and improper promotions on social media sites and streaming platforms, after stepping up its enforcement action in 2022.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Denmark Latest Country To Highlight Social Media Concerns", "slug": "gc-denmark-latest-country-highlight-social-media-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has emphasised there is no one size fits all solution when it comes to Consumer Duty and firms, including merchant acquirers and open banking firms, may be in scope to the extent they influence good consumer outcomes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consumer Duty Grey Lines - FCA Discusses Acquirers And Open Banking Firms", "slug": "pc-consumer-duty-grey-lines-fca-discusses-acquirers-and-open-banking-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Payments industry interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continued to bubble at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem conference this year, as panellists considered how to approach the sustainability juggernaut.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Ecosystem Ponders Role In ESG World", "slug": "pc-payments-ecosystem-ponders-role-esg-world", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "france", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "UK trade group the Betting and Gaming Council has said it welcomes the idea of a mandatory levy to fund research, education and treatment services as long as it “is independent and tiered to protect land-based operators”.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Trade Group Backs Likely Statutory Levy", "slug": "gc-uk-trade-group-now-backs-statutory-levy", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Facing a deadline set for the end of the month, the Nevada Gaming Control Board will host a workshop next week to receive industry input on whether a selected group of gaming regulations should be deleted or updated before a final list is eventually submitted to the governor’s office.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Sheriff In Nevada Governor's Mansion Seeks Regulatory Changes", "slug": "gc-new-sherriff-nevada-governors-mansion-seeks-regulatory-changes", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority has issued its final guidelines on de-risking, which it hopes can stop banks in the trading bloc from using anti-money laundering controls to deny access to customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Banking Watchdog Attempts To Solve Continent’s De-Risking Problem", "slug": "pc-eu-banking-watchdog-attempts-solve-continents-de-risking-problem", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The central banks of Malaysia and Singapore have announced that a new QR code payment linkage between the two countries is now live, in another win for regional connectivity.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "QR Code Payment Linkage Between Singapore, Malaysia Goes Live", "slug": "pc-qr-code-payment-linkage-between-singapore-malaysia-goes-live", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "In its Budget 2023, the Canadian government said it has secured commitments from Visa and Mastercard to lower credit card interchange fees for small businesses, but some merchants say the measures do not go far enough.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canada Cuts Credit Card Interchange Fee For Small Businesses", "slug": "pc-canada-cuts-credit-card-interchange-fee-small-businesses", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s goal to limit the supply of services to the black market by licensing suppliers will be “easy to circumvent” and companies remain confused about how many permits they should apply for, say several people close to the market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Warned Supplier Licensing Won't Stop Black Market", "slug": "gc-sweden-warned-supplier-licensing-wont-stop-black-market", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has assessed white label operator TGP Europe £316,250 over a series of anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "White Label Provider TGP To Pay Six-Figure UK Penalty", "slug": "gc-white-label-provider-tgp-pay-six-figure-uk-penalty", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Argentina’s province of Mendoza has finally announced its long-awaited list of successful online gambling licence applicants, accepting five of the ten applications.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mendoza Awards Online Betting Licences", "slug": "gc-mendoza-awards-online-betting-licences", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gaming industry on Tuesday celebrated the first anniversary of private online gambling operators launching in the province, with top provincial officials hailing year one of regulated iGaming as a major success.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Officials 'Thrilled' At One-Year iGaming Anniversary", "slug": "gc-ontario-gaming-officials-thrilled-one-year-igaming-anniversary", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Botswana’s gambling regulator has 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"louisiana", "tennessee", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO’s impact index rose 23 points in March, continuing the steady rise but below the same period last year, a year after sanctions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Impact Index March 2023", "slug": "pc-impact-index-march-2023", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "As the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) gets behind efforts to expand QR code payments, we ask whether a market dominated by debit and credit cards is open to change.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "RBA Sees Promise In QR Code Payments, But Will Australians Follow?", "slug": "pc-rba-sees-promise-qr-code-payments-will-australians-follow", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The aim of this regulatory analysis is to bring attention to the expansion of the use of buy now, pay later (BNPL) products, with a focus on the UK’s approach. It also provides an overview of other countries’ positions towards this type of product to highlight the main differences in their approaches.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK BNPL Consultation and Beyond: Regulatory Impacts on Firms", "slug": "pc-uk-bnpl-consultation-and-beyond-regulatory-impacts-firms", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "singapore", "european-union", "denmark", "ireland", "russia", "sweden", "united-kingdom", "canada", "united-states", "australia", "new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "The European Savings Banks Group and European Banking Federation have both set out their thoughts on where the most pertinent risks exist for the introduction of a digital euro.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Banking Groups Voice Concerns As Digital Euro Looms", "slug": "pc-eu-banking-groups-voice-concerns-digital-euro-looms", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao minister promises industry tour, Missouri sports-betting bill pulled and Crown Resorts data emerges on the dark web.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 3-April 6, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-april-3-april-6", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria", "texas", "united-states", "curacao", "netherlands", "missouri", "tennessee", "kansas", "michigan", "japan"]}, {"summary": "The winners of Finland’s recent general election have said they are keen to “give up” the Veikkaus monopoly and move the country to a licence-based system for online gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finland Election Winners Want To End Monopoly", "slug": "gc-finnish-election-winners-would-end-monopoly-target-harms", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A Conservative Party member of the British parliament has been suspended after a sting pulled by newspaper reporters who tried to get him to improperly lobby on behalf of a fictitious gambling company.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "British Member Of Parliament Suspended Over Gambling Lobbying Sting", "slug": "gc-british-member-parliament-suspended-over-gambling-lobbying-sting", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Despite the aggressive advertising campaigns used by sports-betting operators to gain market share in the U.S., industry experts believe it remains unlikely there will be a full or even partial advertising ban, even with significant backlash from some sports fans and anti-gambling advocates.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No U.S. Ban Expected From Sports-Betting Advertising Backlash", "slug": "gc-no-us-ban-expected-sports-betting-advertising-backlash", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Eight leading Brazilian football clubs have written a public letter demanding to participate in the drafting of the presidential sports-betting decree before it is finalised.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Football Clubs Demand Say In Sports-Betting Decree", "slug": "gc-brazilian-football-clubs-demand-say-sports-betting-decree", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out its plans for the next year, as industry prepares itself for several key regulatory overhauls, including the Consumer Duty.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tackling Financial Crime And Protecting Consumers Top Bill In New FCA Strategy", "slug": "pc-tackling-financial-crime-and-protecting-consumers-top-bill-new-fca-strategy", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard confirms plans for first-use plastics to be ousted from its network by 2028, while US authorities file fraud charges against a prominent entrepreneur in relation to a J.P. Morgan Chase acquisition.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard Commits To Recycled Plastic Cards", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-commits-recycled-plastic-cards", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "malaysia", "thailand", "germany", "italy", "netherlands", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Data Protection Board has written to legislators to express its concerns about a perceived lack of privacy protections in a new anti-money laundering regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Serious Concerns’ About New Money Laundering Regulation, Says EU Data Protection Watchdog", "slug": "pc-serious-concerns-about-new-money-laundering-regulation-says-eu-data", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Another day, another major lawsuit hits Binance in the US, Tether is accused of sneaking into the US banking system and collapsed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital launches a bankruptcy claims exchange.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance CEO, NBA Star Named In New $1bn Class Action Lawsuit", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-ceo-nba-star-named-new-1bn-class-action-lawsuit", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. horseracing industry has been in decline for decades, but legislative support remains strong to use advance deposit wagering tax proceeds to support horse breeders, owners and racetracks in states with a long history of thoroughbred and quarter horse races.", "sectors": ["racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Advance Deposit Wagering On Different Paths In South Carolina, Oregon", "slug": "gc-advance-deposit-wagering-different-paths-south-carolina-oregon", "jurisdictions": ["oregon", "south-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Officials from two of Canada’s top sports television networks have said that despite frequent negative media reports about the barrage of sports-betting advertising, customer complaints have been minimal and have tapered off over the first year of regulated online gaming in Ontario.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canadian Broadcasters Say Negative Sports-Betting Ad Feedback Minimal", "slug": "gc-canadian-broadcasters-say-negative-sports-betting-ad-feedback-minimal", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "In the year since VIXIO GamblingCompliance published its last detailed examination of Japan’s online gambling industry, pressure has slowly mounted on the Japanese government to enforce the law against online gambling activity or else regulate it, but in the meantime a billion dollar industry continues to blossom unabated.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pressure Builds On Japan's Vast Online Gambling Industry", "slug": "gc-pressure-builds-japans-vast-online-gambling-industry", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "Internet casino gaming is not the only segment of the U.S. online gambling market struggling to expand to new states, with interactive lottery or iLottery offerings also moving at a much slower pace than mobile sports betting.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. iLottery Lagging Sports Betting's Rapid Rollout", "slug": "gc-us-ilottery-lagging-sports-bettings-rapid-rollout", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "connecticut", "ohio", "west-virginia", "north-carolina", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "Albania’s Ministry of Finance and Economy has published a draft law to amend gambling regulations and allow for online sports betting.", "sectors": ["bingo", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Albania Online Sports Betting Draft After Failed Ban", "slug": "gc-albania-online-sports-betting-draft-after-failed-ban", "jurisdictions": ["albania"]}, {"summary": "While the first year of Ontario’s private online gaming market was the subject of praise last week at a Toronto event, top gaming officials did outline some of their priorities for improving the model going forward.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Gaming Officials Outline Goals For Second Year of Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-ontario-gaming-officials-outline-goals-second-year-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The online gambling space in India is now under formal central government regulation following the gazetting of amendments to information technology rules on Thursday.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's Online Rules In Force", "slug": "gc-indias-online-gaming-rules-force-industry-sweeteners", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Three sports betting bills are now on Maryland Democratic Governor Wes Moore’s desk waiting for his signature or veto, after receiving legislative approval prior to the state legislature adjourning its 2023 session on Monday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Bills To Boost Sports Betting Best Practices Sent To Governor", "slug": "gc-maryland-bills-boost-sports-betting-best-practices-sent-governor", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Buy now, pay later (BNPL) momentum has notably slowed in 2023 as many providers struggle to deal with the rising cost of borrowing, but insiders believe that Apple’s foray into the market is a step forward for the industry which could further cement it as a mainstream payment option.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Will Apple Pay Later Legitimise BNPL?", "slug": "pc-will-apple-pay-later-legitimise-bnpl", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that UPI, the country’s popular instant payments system, could soon be repurposed to deliver credit directly from banks to consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "consumer-lending", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UPI To Offer Credit Gateway From Banks To Consumers, Says RBI Governor", "slug": "pc-upi-offer-credit-gateway-banks-consumers-says-rbi-governor", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The industry remains unusually unperturbed by a planned royal decree in Spain that seeks to make online gambling deposit limits universal, instead of applying per operator, as they do now.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spain Sanguine On Deposit Limits", "slug": "gc-spain-calls-feedback-centralising-deposit-limits", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "Ghana’s need to address its mounting public debt has put gambling in the crosshairs, with tax hikes on the industry one hurdle away from being introduced.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ghana Tax Hikes Incoming", "slug": "gc-ghana-tax-hikes-incoming", "jurisdictions": ["ghana"]}, {"summary": "The President of Uzbekistan has instructed ministers to submit proposals on the legalisation of sports betting by the end of 2023, to bring to an end to more than 15 years of prohibition.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Uzbekistan Again Plans To Legalise Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-uzbekistan-again-plans-legalise-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["uzbekistan"]}, {"summary": "Based on statutory definition and a decade of precedent, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lays out what it considers abusive conduct in consumer financial markets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Financial Consumer Agency Outlines ‘Abusive’ Acts", "slug": "pc-us-financial-consumer-agency-outlines-abusive-acts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The head of the European Central Bank (ECB) has been caught in a prank phone call from Russian comedians, who feigned interest in digital currency while pretending to be the president of Ukraine.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "‘There Will Be Control’: European Central Bank’s Lagarde Reveals CBDC Plans During Prank Call", "slug": "pc-there-will-be-control-european-central-banks-lagarde-reveals-cbdc-plans", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The software giant has found itself in hot water with US authorities over sanctions violations following the Russia-Ukraine conflict.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Microsoft In Trouble Over Sanctions Violations", "slug": "pc-microsoft-trouble-over-sanctions-violations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ohio's lottery director has suddenly resigned and a Ugandan draft law proposes a gambling tax hike.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 10-April 14, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-april-10-april-14-2023", "jurisdictions": ["texas", "united-states", "japan", "united-kingdom", "nevada", "washington-dc", "north-dakota", "brazil", "ohio", "uganda"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies' Finance Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday on the regulation of sports 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"africa"]}, {"summary": "A leading tax enforcement organ in India has launched a probe into India-facing online gambling operators in Cyprus, Mauritius and the Cayman Islands, leading to the arrest of one man allegedly linked to Ukrainian operator Parimatch.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India GST Officials Probing Parimatch, Other Online Bookmakers", "slug": "gc-india-gst-officials-probing-parimatch-other-online-bookmakers", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A new UK academic study has found that half the esports teams in two of the sector’s top video games are sponsored by gambling operators, leading researchers to suggest that gambling companies could be “targeting the next generation of gamblers”.", "sectors": ["esports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Study Scrutinises Esports Gambling Sponsorships", "slug": "gc-uk-study-scrutinizes-esports-gambling-sponsorships-0", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ontario regulators are proposing a new regulatory standard that would prohibit the use of current and former professional athletes in sportsbook advertisements.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Proposes Ban On Athletes In Sports-Betting Advertising", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-proposes-ban-athletes-sports-betting-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Control Board has approved the removal of more than a dozen outdated regulations, as well as several improvements to existing regulations, in an effort to comply with a directive issued by Governor Joe Lombardo.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Grant Initial Approval For Outdated Gaming Rules To Eliminate", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulators-grant-initial-approval-outdated-gaming-rules-eliminate", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As six casino operators remain in limbo while the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decides to grant their request for review of a 2019 ruling in favor of a skill-games manufacturer, one state senator circulated a memo saying it is time to legalize these terminals to generate tax revenue.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Legislation Imminent To Regulate Grey-Market Machines", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-legislation-imminent-regulate-grey-market-machines", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "European banking associations have made a call for the removal of payments from the scope of the EU’s new digital identity regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Payments, Please: EU Banking Lobby Pushes For eIDAS 2 Revision", "slug": "pc-no-payments-please-eu-banking-lobby-pushes-eidas-2-revision", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Since its November launch, ChatGPT has sparked a frenzy of interest with its ability to create human-like speech, while raising questions about data privacy and its implications for the labour market and wider humanity. VIXIO considers what generative AI could mean for payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hype Or Revolution? What ChatGPT Means For Payments", "slug": "pc-hype-or-revolution-what-chatgpt-means-payments", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "A new service from Visa will allow non-cardholders to send and receive person-to-person (P2P) payments using a range of third-party digital wallet apps.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Visa+ Service Will Bring Interoperable P2P Payments To Non-Cardholders", "slug": "pc-new-visa-service-will-bring-interoperable-p2p-payments-non-cardholders", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Premier League clubs in the UK have agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of their matchday shirts, but many campaigners see the decision as just the “first step” and are pushing for even greater restrictions.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Premier League Shirt Sponsorship Ban Is Just 'First Step', Say Campaigners", "slug": "gc-premier-league-shirt-sponsorship-ban-only-first-step-say-campaigners", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "An African non-government organisation is lobbying Malta officials claiming Malta-based gambling operators are targeting and causing harm to young people in Africa.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "African Group Lobbies Malta Officials, Seeking Gambling Curbs", "slug": "gc-african-group-lobbies-malta-officials-seeking-gambling-curbs", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "africa"]}, {"summary": "Japan’s government has approved a development proposal by the MGM Resorts International consortium for an integrated resort in Osaka, heralding a new era for Japanese land-based gaming after years of commercial and political setbacks.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MGM Wins Approval To Build World's Most Expensive Casino-Resort In Osaka", "slug": "gc-mgm-wins-approval-build-worlds-most-expensive-ir-osaka", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "The UK has published a new Russian sanctions package, a central bank-backed consortium has launched an international CBDC, and the Financial Stability Board has proposed new policy measures following recent banking shocks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New UK Sanctions Hit Fixers And Enablers", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-uk-sanctions-hit-fixers-and-enablers", "jurisdictions": ["china", "singapore", "russia", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "brazil", "international"]}, {"summary": "Advisors to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) call for “aggressive enforcement” targeting crypto firms, Paxos retreats from Canada and the Bank of England endorses prudential rules for stablecoins.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: ’Aggressive Enforcement’ Needed On Digital Assets, Say SEC Advisors", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-aggressive-enforcement-needed-digital-assets-say-sec-advisors", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Chargebacks911, a US firm specialising in protecting merchants from bogus chargeback claims, is facing legal action in the US for allegedly helping scammers to defeat chargeback attempts by defrauded consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Agency Accuses Chargeback Mitigation Firm Of Aiding Scammers", "slug": "pc-us-agency-accuses-chargeback-mitigation-firm-aiding-scammers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "This regulatory analysis will examine anti-money laundering (AML) measures with regard to e-wallets and is the second in a series that will compare the licensing regimes of e-money operators and banks. Specifically, this analysis will compare the AML requirements for politically exposed persons (PEPs), beneficial owners and enhanced due diligence (EDD) measures for both e-money operators and banks in three distinct jurisdictions: Singapore; the Philippines; and the United Kingdom.\nThis comparison will aim to determine whether there are any similarities between e-money and banking regulations both locally and between these jurisdictions, at least from an AML perspective, in light of the compliance requirements that these regulations impose. It will then lay out what these similarities (if any) could potentially mean for e-money operators, both in these jurisdictions and potentially further afield.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "E-Wallets: Asia’s New Current Account? AML Measures Across Borders", "slug": "pc-e-wallets-asias-new-current-account-aml-measures-across-borders", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "singapore", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The rising importance of bigtechs such as Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook in the financial sector requires special attention from supervisory authorities, De Nederlansche Bank has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Boundaries Blurring For Bigtech, Warns Dutch Supervisor", "slug": "pc-boundaries-blurring-bigtech-warns-dutch-supervisor", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "When Ray Lesniak's obituary is written, he is likely to be remembered for revolutionizing the U.S. gaming industry by introducing sports-betting legislation in New Jersey which led to the landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on May 14, 2018.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Is Congress Ready For The Happy Warrior Of Sports Betting?", "slug": "gc-congress-ready-happy-warrior-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "Britain's oldest independent economic research institute estimates the total cost of harms associated with problem gambling in the UK is £1.4bn per year.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Harms Cost £1.4bn Annually, Says Research", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-harms-cost-ps14b-annually-says-research-institute", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Representatives from MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts took part in separate hearings on Friday before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to explain how each company violated state law by accepting illegal wagers on in-state college games.", "sectors": ["racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MGM, Wynn Await Sanctions For Illegal Wagers In Massachusetts", "slug": "gc-mgm-resorts-wynn-resorts-await-fines-sanctions-illegal-wagers-massachusetts", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazil has announced measures it says will prevent black market online betting after it regulates sports betting, but seasoned market observers fear they may not be effective.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Announces Measures To Prevent Illegal Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-brazil-announces-measure-prevent-illegal-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The UK Prudential Regulation Authority has fined the former chief information officer of TSB Bank plc for a breach of Senior Manager Conduct Rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Senior Managers Regime Used To Fine Former TSB Employee Over IT Fail", "slug": "pc-senior-managers-regime-used-fine-former-tsb-employee-over-it-fail", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With the number of new UK payments and e-money licence applications at a decade low, and the chances of obtaining approval falling to 47 percent, VIXIO looks at the Financial Conduct Authority's latest performance data and how it compares to that of the EU.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Data Dive: UK Payments Licensing Benchmarked", "slug": "pc-data-dive-uk-payments-licensing-benchmarked", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "FedNow, the upcoming US instant payment system, has been described as a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr, who claims it is the \"first step\" to ultimate government surveillance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FedNow Caught Up In Presidential Hopeful’s CBDC Misinformation", "slug": "pc-fednow-caught-presidential-hopefuls-cbdc-misinformation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Swiss central bank has confirmed that it will use stablecoins and wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) to test tokenised settlement models, in an attempt to study both public- and privately-issued tokenised money.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Switzerland To Explore Stablecoins, Wholesale CBDC In New Tokenised Settlement Tests", "slug": "pc-switzerland-explore-stablecoins-wholesale-cbdc-new-tokenised-settlement", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "Despite opposition from the casino industry, the Nevada Assembly on Monday approved a constitutional resolution to legalize a lottery, the latest effort over the decades to add the Silver State to the list of 45 states that have lotteries.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nevada Assembly Passes Lottery Bill, Gaming Reform Clears Committee", "slug": "gc-nevada-assembly-passes-lottery-resolution-gaming-reg-bill-survives-committee", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Finland's monopoly system is at a “crossroads” and it must consider introducing a licensing system or more measures to prevent unlicensed online gambling, according to a highly anticipated report by the Ministry of the Interior.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finland Needs Licensing Or More Enforcement Powers, Says Report", "slug": "gc-finnish-needs-licensing-or-more-enforcement-powers-says-report", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Brazilian gambling interests are unhappy with the government's proposed tax rates for sports betting, arguing that the UK's headline rate of 15 percent is not a like-for-like comparison due to various other taxes that will also be applied.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Betting Tax Rate Much Higher Than UK, Lawyers Warn", "slug": "gc-effective-sports-betting-tax-rate-brazil-leaves-industry-unhappy", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "India is preparing to order payments companies and other financial institutions to block payments to illegal domestic and foreign gaming websites, a Cabinet official told the Economic Times on Monday.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India To Block Payments For Illegal Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-india-block-payments-channels-illegal-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee has set out its recommendations for the next phase of open banking in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Relief As UK Regulators Unveil Next Open Banking Chapter", "slug": "pc-relief-uk-regulators-unveil-next-open-banking-chapter", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Australian regulators are scrambling to protect consumers following a new report showing that Australians lost at least A$3.1bn ($2bn) to scams in 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Regulators In Panic As Losses From Scams Rocket In 2022", "slug": "pc-australia-regulators-panic-losses-scams-rocket-2022", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the thumbs up for shareholders to decide whether to investigate “viewpoint discrimination” at PayPal after the firm’s proposal to hand out fines for spreading misinformation backfired.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Gives Green Light To PayPal ’Viewpoint Discrimination’ Probe", "slug": "pc-sec-gives-green-light-paypal-viewpoint-discrimination-probe", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Profits and number of customers increased at Norwegian government-owned gambling monopoly operator Norsk Tipping in 2022, according to its latest annual report.", "sectors": ["casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Norwegian Monopoly Increases Profit, Customers", "slug": "gc-norwegian-monopoly-increases-profit-customers", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "Legal experts predict that sports-betting ballot initiatives are likely to be resurrected in California, with the future of Indian gaming to be significantly influenced by a pending decision from a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. regarding a gambling compact between the Seminole Tribe and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Court Ruling On Florida Compact Could Impact Sports Betting In California", "slug": "gc-dc-court-ruling-florida-could-impact-sports-betting-california", "jurisdictions": ["california", "florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Under the cloud of a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling, Italy is attempting to finally complete the controversial remodelling of its multi-billion euro land-based sector.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italy Pushes Forward Retail Reorganisation After EU Ruling", "slug": "gc-italy-pushes-forward-retail-reorganisation-under-after-eu-ruling", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "Online sportsbooks in Massachusetts brought in just over $46m in gross revenue in the state’s abbreviated first month of business, a strong opening performance that immediately catapults the state into the upper echelon of U.S. sports-betting markets.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Mobile Sports-Betting Opening Tops $568m In Handle", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-mobile-sports-betting-opening-tops-568m", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority has issued a €400,000 fine to BetEnt, a Dutch online gambling company owned by Entain, for distributing advertising that was improperly directed to young adults, as the government reveals details of its impending advertising prohibition.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Fine For BetEnt As Ad Ban Details Published", "slug": "gc-dutch-regulator-fines-betent-marketing-young-adults", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Twitter’s announcement that it is partnering with the crypto platform shows that Elon Musk is serious about a move into finance, but how impactful will this be?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Western-Super-App? What Twitter’s eToro Tie-In Could Mean", "slug": "pc-western-super-app-what-twitters-etoro-tie-could-mean", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In a further display of payments nationalism, Indonesia is set to launch a domestic credit card network that will offer a low-cost alternative to Visa and Mastercard.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indonesia Seeks Domestic Credit Card Network To Rival Visa, Mastercard", "slug": "pc-indonesia-seeks-domestic-credit-card-network-rival-visa-mastercard", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia"]}, {"summary": "It remains a mystery to many industry executives why some 37 states and the District of Columbia allow sports betting but only six regulate internet gaming, with states such as Indiana, Illinois and New York all coming up short in their efforts to legalize iGaming in 2023.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Song Remains The Same: iGaming Legalization Struggles Persist In 2023", "slug": "gc-song-remains-same-igaming-legalization-struggles-persist-2023", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "illinois", "united-states", "new-hampshire"]}, {"summary": "Major U.S. sports leagues and television broadcasters have formed a new coalition aimed at ensuring responsible advertising of sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports Leagues, Broadcasters Form Responsible Advertising Coalition", "slug": "gc-us-sports-leagues-broadcasters-form-responsible-advertising-coalition", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Helsinki Administrative Court has overturned an €800,000 fine levied by Finland’s National Police Board, which had also banned gambling advertising offered by Eurosport 1 television channel.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Court Overrules Gambling Advertising Fine", "slug": "gc-finnish-court-overrules-gambling-advertising-fine-0", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Dutch trade groups fear that the raft of incoming advertising restrictions could lead to more consumers using the black market.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Trade Groups Fear Black Market Surge", "slug": "gc-dutch-trade-groups-fear-black-market-surge", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Compelling Evidence 3.0, Visa’s new fraud-fighting tool aimed at preventing invalid chargebacks, goes live as friendly fraud tops merchant concerns.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa Launches Tool For Merchants To Fight Friendly Fraud", "slug": "pc-visa-launches-tool-merchants-fight-friendly-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Google said it would give app developers the choice to decide which billing system and in-app payments processor they want to use in exchange for closing a UK antitrust investigation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Google Would Ease In-App Payment Rules Following UK Probe", "slug": "pc-google-would-ease-app-payment-rules-following-uk-probe", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Restaurant owners who use the NCR Aloha point of sale system are currently experiencing \"limited functionality\" following a ransomware attack on an NCR data centre.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NCR Outage Hits Global Restaurant Chains Following Ransomware Attack", "slug": "pc-ncr-outage-hits-global-restaurant-chains-following-ransomware-attack", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Nevada regulators remove and update outdated gambling regulations.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 17-April 21, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-april-17-april-21-2023", "jurisdictions": ["tennessee", "norway", "australia", "new-south-wales", "myanmar", "colombia", "denmark", "texas", "ohio", "brazil", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s National Police Board is investigating a Malta-licensed operator’s “large-scale” marketing to consumers in mainland Finland.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maltese Operator In Finnish Police Board Crosshairs", "slug": "gc-malta-licensee-targetd-finish-consumers-says-police-board", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has published new best practices for sports betting and gaming advertising, the fourth in a series of new guidelines to address emerging regulatory risks associated with online gambling.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Issues New Standards For Online Gambling Advertising", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-issues-strict-new-sports-betting-online-gaming-advertising-rules", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Macau court has jailed former Tak Chun junket supremo Levo Chan for 14 years over illegal gambling, fraud, money laundering and organised crime activity.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Macau Junket Mogul Levo Chan Jailed For 14 Years", "slug": "gc-macau-junket-mogul-levo-chan-jailed-14-years", "jurisdictions": ["macau"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gaming regulator issued sanctions against three online casino operators on Thursday for offering uncertified virtual slot games on their platforms.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Fines Three Operators Over Uncertified Online Slot Games", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-fines-three-operators-over-uncertified-online-slot-games", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Backbench Conservatives have called for more accountability from UK regulators, pan-Nordic payments initiative P27 withdraws its clearing licence application in Sweden and New York’s attorney general has issued a new data security guide.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Lawmakers Call For Regulatory Evolution", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-lawmakers-call-regulatory-evolution", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "estonia", "lithuania", "spain", "sweden", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "A former employee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has made an unauthorised data transfer affecting more than 250,000 consumers and 50 financial institutions in what the agency described as a “major incident”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Major Data Breach At CFPB Puts 250,000 US Consumers At Risk", "slug": "pc-major-data-breach-cfpb-puts-250000-us-consumers-risk", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s first comprehensive legal framework for crypto-assets has been passed by a super majority in the European Parliament with no further obstacles expected.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Parliament Gives Green Light To Key Crypto Legislation", "slug": "pc-european-parliament-gives-green-light-key-crypto-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong charms the Brits on transatlantic tour, Tether comes under fire in a debate on a draft stablecoin bill and US lawmakers clash on whether crypto was to blame for recent bank failures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Coinbase Considers Move To UK As New SEC Rules Beckon", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-coinbase-considers-move-uk-new-sec-rules-beckon", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Tennessee’s General Assembly has passed legislation to refine the state’s 2019 sports wagering law, after an amendment to retain a first-of-its-kind official league data mandate was rejected.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports Leagues Lose Lobbying Battle Over Tennessee Official Data", "slug": "gc-sports-leagues-lose-lobbying-battle-over-tennessee-official-data", "jurisdictions": ["tennessee", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazil Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco confirmed on Friday that the legalisation of sports betting and other forms of gambling are part of the government's revenue calculations for its imminent fiscal plan.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Senate President Says Gaming Expansion Will Be Addressed This Summer", "slug": "gc-brazils-pacheco-says-larger-gambling-bill-will-be-addressed-summer", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Grey-market gaming machines continue their expansion across the country, leaving regulators and executives concerned the machines not only threaten the legal industry but also are a serious threat to gaming policy in their respective states.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Regulators, Gaming Industry Struggle To Eliminate Grey-Market Machines", "slug": "gc-us-regulators-gaming-industry-struggle-eliminate-grey-market-machines", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The pan-Nordic payments wannabe P27 has decided to withdraw its clearing licence application from Sweden’s Finansinspektionen, blaming a changing market — a decision that could perhaps signal the end of the ambitious project.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’A Real Shame’ - P27 Future In Doubt After Swedish Licence Application Pullout", "slug": "pc-real-shame-p27-future-doubt-after-swedish-licence-application-pullout", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "finland", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has re-opened a consultation on a proposal that would amend the definition of an \"exchange\" under US law. Meanwhile, the battle for regulatory jurisdiction over Ethereum continues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Firms Brace For Impact As SEC Seeks To Redefine ’Exchange’", "slug": "pc-crypto-firms-brace-impact-sec-seeks-redefine-exchange", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A senior official at De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) highlights the third-party risks facing the payments industry. Meanwhile, Italy’s deputy central bank governor says PSD3 needs to fix regulatory harmonisation to truly unleash the market's disruptive potential.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator ’Expects More’ Risk Control From Payments Firms", "slug": "pc-dutch-regulator-expects-more-risk-control-payments-firms", "jurisdictions": ["italy", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Jim Allen, the chief executive of Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming, believes three possible new integrated resorts in downstate New York could cost the Atlantic City gaming market 20 to 30 percent of its annual revenue.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Warned Of 30 Percent Revenue Loss From New York City Casinos", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-faces-30-percent-revenue-loss-new-york-city-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "new-york", "japan", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Iowa gaming regulators have issued several financial penalties for companies that violated a myriad of sports-betting rules, including self-exclusion failures and accepting prohibited bets.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Iowa Gaming Regulators Issue $82,000 In Fines", "slug": "gc-iowa-gaming-regulators-issue-82000-fines", "jurisdictions": ["iowa", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Some of Brazil’s biggest football clubs are threatening to pull their logos from sports-betting platforms if they do not receive a larger share of betting revenue once a regulatory regime is brought into full effect.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Football Clubs Issue Tax Ultimatum", "slug": "gc-brazilian-football-clubs-issue-tax-ultimatum", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Key UK industry stakeholders are still unaware of the exact contents or release date of the long-awaited Gambling Act Review white paper, but the gambling regulator says it is continuing to take action despite repeated delays.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Commission Warns Of 'Unrelenting' Enforcement Ahead Of White Paper", "slug": "gc-uk-commission-warns-unrelenting-enforcement-ahead-white-paper", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Spain’s biannual list of gambling operator sanctions includes several penalties for Flutter-owned companies, but the big money fines focus on a group of Curaçao-based operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spain Reveals 20 Sanctions Issued In H2", "slug": "gc-spain-issues-20-separate-sanctions-h2-2022", "jurisdictions": ["spain", "curacao"]}, {"summary": "The “game changer” central bank digital currency could be used to distance the banking sector from payments, a new report from the European Parliament has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Parliament Issues Controversial Digital Euro Report", "slug": "pc-european-parliament-issues-controversial-digital-euro-report", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve has published its triennial payments study which found that non-cash payments have grown at the highest ever recorded rate.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Non-Cash Payment Boom Records Fed’s Triennial Payments Study", "slug": "pc-us-non-cash-payment-boom-records-feds-triennial-payments-study", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new consultation is seeking comment on plans to bring previously unregulated sectors into Australia's anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework, as lawmakers voice concerns that the country could be heading for the FATF greylist.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Seeks To Expand AML/CTF Framework In New Consultation", "slug": "pc-australia-seeks-expand-amlctf-framework-new-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has said the preliminary report on the exclusive rights system contains two “fundamental problems”, as it throws its weight behind preserving the country’s gambling monopoly.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Ministries Clash Over Ending Monopoly", "slug": "gc-finnish-ministries-clash-over-licensing-views", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Crossbenchers holding the balance of power in the New South Wales (NSW) state legislature have begun talks with the newly-elected Labor government to introduce mandatory cashless gaming for its $8bn slot machine sector.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia's NSW Government In Talks Over Mandatory Cashless Gaming", "slug": "gc-nsw-government-talks-over-mandatory-cashless-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Kindred Group said its board has started a review of strategic alternatives that could include a merger or sale of the company, in whole or in part.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kindred Launches Review That Could Include Sale", "slug": "gc-kindred-launches-review-could-include-sale", "jurisdictions": ["sweden", "netherlands", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision almost five years ago to overturn the federal ban on sports betting created a booming market that today faces challenges that include a need for fresh innovation and enduring offshore competition.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Illegal Market Remains A Concern As U.S. Sports Betting Turns Five", "slug": "gc-illegal-market-remains-concern-us-sports-betting-turns-five", "jurisdictions": ["michigan", "new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "German online slots tax receipts dropped about 43 percent in the first quarter of this year, suggesting that German gamblers might be moving to unlicensed operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Slots Tax Receipts Slide", "slug": "gc-german-slots-tax-receipts-slide", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Initiative (EPI), a project to build a pan-European rival to Visa and Mastercard, rises from the ashes with two big announcements: the acquisitions of Dutch payments champion iDEAL and a new pilot by year end.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EPI Grabs iDEAL Solution With New Acquisitions", "slug": "pc-epi-grabs-ideal-solution-new-acquisitions", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest digital euro work suggests that merchants should be obliged to accept the payment method, as the end of the investigation phase gets closer.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Merchants Could Be Forced To Accept Digital Euro, ECB Says", "slug": "pc-merchants-could-be-forced-accept-digital-euro-ecb-says", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a new series of measures that are designed to reduce the risk of money laundering through Post Office banking services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK’s FCA Wants To Restrict Cash Deposits At Post Office Branches", "slug": "pc-uks-fca-wants-restrict-cash-deposits-post-office-branches", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s bill to ban online betting operators from partnering with sports teams has passed the Chamber of Deputies, and now awaits its fate in the Senate.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Sports Advertising Ban Bill Passes To The Senate", "slug": "gc-chiles-advertising-ban-bill-passes-senate", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Kindred’s announcement that it will undergo a strategic review leaves it with an encouraging performance in the Netherlands, a troublesome one in Norway, and a performance that one commentator called “hardly stellar” in the growth market of the USA.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kindred Reports Mixed Picture As It Considers Sale", "slug": "gc-kindred-reports-mixed-picture-it-considers-sale", "jurisdictions": ["sweden", "netherlands", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "All marriages have their ups and downs, but the unlikely partnership between the sports-betting industry and the National Football League seems to be especially turbulent.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Trouble In Heaven For Marriage Between Leagues And Sportsbooks", "slug": "gc-trouble-heaven-marriage-between-leagues-and-sports-books", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has published a formal notice setting out a licensing and accreditation process for retail and online sports-betting operations, with lower taxes and fees set to apply at state level than would apply under a forthcoming federal framework.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rio de Janeiro State To License Online Sports-Betting Operators", "slug": "gc-rio-de-janeiro-state-license-online-sports-betting-operators", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "UK charity, the Howard League for Penal Reform, has called for the creation of a national board to address crime linked to gambling, following the completion of its over three-year-long inquiry.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Needs Strategy To Tackle Gambling-Related Crime, Says Report", "slug": "gc-uk-needs-funding-strategy-tackle-gambling-related-crime-says-report", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Victoria state regulator has slapped a new fine of A$30m ($20m) on casino operator Crown Resorts over customer cheque practices and has ordered another internal probe, extending Crown's nightmare run of punishments for compliance failures.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crown Fined Another $20m Over Cheque Abuses", "slug": "gc-crown-melbourne-fined-another-30m-aud-over-cheque-abuses", "jurisdictions": ["victoria", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Key states that permit deductions of bonuses and promotions from taxable sports wagering revenue missed out on more than $170m in tax revenue in 2022, as different markets continue to take varied approaches to tax deductions.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Operators Saved $170m In Taxes On Promotional Play in 2022", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-operators-save-170m-taxes-promotional-play-2022", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania", "arizona", "michigan", "colorado", "kansas", "maryland", "kentucky", "north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The new UK white paper gambling reform document sets out restrictive proposals, but leaves details on key issues such as stakes limits and a mandatory levy out for consultations.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK 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"charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Lawmakers Demand Urgency On White Paper Changes", "slug": "gc-uk-lawmakers-demand-urgency-white-paper-changes", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Lawmakers in the UK are targeting firms that trap consumers into costly subscription plans, as losses from \"Hotel California\" deals climb to more than £1.6bn a year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New UK Bill Takes Aim At ‘Subscription Traps’", "slug": "pc-new-uk-bill-takes-aim-subscription-traps", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Treasury’s first-ever de-risking strategy names payments firms 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Government White Paper 'Next Steps' To Define UK Gambling", "slug": "gc-government-white-paper-next-steps", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Online casino legislation in one New England state died this week, while a neighbor launched its own efforts to legalize internet gaming.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Hampshire Online Casino Bill Dies, As Rhode Island Effort Begins", "slug": "gc-new-hampshire-online-casino-bill-dies-while-rhode-island-effort-begins", "jurisdictions": ["new-hampshire", "rhode-island", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK government estimates that online gambling will lose revenue based on key recommendations in its white paper, but the land-based industry should make gains.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Report Would Cost Online Gambling, Boost Casinos, Bingo Halls", "slug": "gc-uk-report-would-cost-online-gambling-boost-casinos-bingo-halls", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Churchill Downs Inc. expects its racetracks and historic horseracing locations in Kentucky to benefit from the legalization of sports betting, with the CEO planning to introduce kiosks at tracks and HHR facilities, as well as the ability to offer online wagering through a deal with FanDuel, later in the year.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Churchill Downs Confirms FanDuel Online Sports-Betting Deal In Kentucky", "slug": "gc-churchill-downs-confirms-fanduel-online-sports-betting-deal-kentucky", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Australian government has announced it will ban the use of credit cards for almost all online gambling activity.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia To Impose Ban On Credit Cards For Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-australia-impose-ban-credit-cards-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "New research has revealed that over half of consumers blame themselves for instant payment scams, while the Swiss have agreed to launch a public-private partnership to tackle anti-money laundering.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Well, I’ll Be Scammed!", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-well-ill-be-scammed", "jurisdictions": ["china", "india", "european-union", "italy", "latvia", "netherlands", "portugal", "russia", "united-states", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "As the dust settles on the UK’s Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee’s recommendations, a VIXIO-hosted webinar discussed commercial models, consumer protections and other issues impacting the future of open banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "How Do We Get There? UK Open Banking Experts Reflect On JROC", "slug": "pc-how-do-we-get-there-uk-open-banking-experts-reflect-jroc", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Coinbase has filed a new lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission, demanding that the regulator respond to its proposal to initiate “new rulemaking” for the crypto industry.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Give Us New Rules, Coinbase Tells SEC In Latest Lawsuit", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-give-us-new-rules-coinbase-tells-sec-latest-lawsuit", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new study by the Central Bank of Argentina finds that almost the entire country has a bank account or a payment account, while the bank hails record highs for electronic payments in the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Financial Inclusion Almost Complete, Claims Argentina’s Central Bank", "slug": "pc-financial-inclusion-almost-complete-claims-argentinas-central-bank", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "Despite strong opposition from the gaming industry, two Pennsylvania legislators are seeking to implement one-time licensing fees, taxes and yearly operating fees as part of a plan to legalize and regulate thousands of grey-market machines, also known as skill-based games.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Lawmakers, Gaming Industry At Odds Over Grey-Market Machines", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-lawmakers-us-gaming-industry-battle-over-grey-mart-machines", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A bill to reinstate a moratorium on cardroom expansion in California has been amended to regain 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{"summary": "Estonia’s Ministry of Finance has submitted a draft law that would increase online gambling, table game and lottery tax rates.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Estonia To Hike Gambling Taxes", "slug": "gc-estonia-proposes-gambling-tax-hikes", "jurisdictions": ["estonia"]}, {"summary": "PointsBet CEO Sam Swanell has acknowledged reports of a potential sale of the company’s U.S. business, saying that some negotiations are at an advanced stage.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PointsBet Confirms Advanced Negotiations To Sell U.S. Business", "slug": "gc-pointsbet-confirms-advanced-negotiations-sell-us-business", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "In the wake of the UK’s gambling reform white paper, the 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK White Paper Wants To Force Operators To Seek Consent For Cross-Selling", "slug": "gc-uk-white-paper-wants-force-operators-seek-consent-cross-selling", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "India’s government has requested that all state and union territory governments crack down on advertising for illegal online gambling products, in the latest iteration of its attempt to centralise regulatory influence.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Asks Local Governments To Eliminate Offshore Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-india-asks-local-governments-eliminate-outdoor-gaming-ads", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Described as a test of the Dodd-Frank Act, the US Federal Reserve’s independent review of the collapse of Silicon 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to legalize sports betting in Minnesota involving the state’s two racetracks have been opposed by the state’s 11 powerful gaming tribes, but the industry’s top lobbyist is supporting a new amendment that would give racetracks a piece of the action but no access to licenses.", "sectors": ["racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Amended Minnesota Sports-Betting Bill Partially Deals In Racetracks", "slug": "gc-amended-minnesota-sports-betting-bill-partially-deals-racetracks", "jurisdictions": ["minnesota", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s government wants to disband the country’s gambling regulator and replace it with a digital system overseen by a single commissioner.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Ministers Plan To Liquidate Gaming Commission", "slug": "gc-ukraine-ministers-plan-liquidate-gaming-commission", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "A major UK fintech association has described the government’s proposed regulations for buy now, pay later (BNPL) products as a “missed opportunity to improve consumer outcomes”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK BNPL Proposals A ’Missed Opportunity’, Says Innovate Finance", "slug": "pc-uk-bnpl-proposals-missed-opportunity-says-innovate-finance", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "US point of sale firm NCR has announced that its systems have been restored following a ransomware attack that knocked one of its most popular POS solutions offline.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NCR 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "State Gaming Regulators Seek Federal Crackdown On Offshore Sites", "slug": "gc-gaming-regulators-seek-federal-crack-down-offshore-sites", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "new-jersey", "michigan", "illinois", "colorado", "louisiana", "mississippi", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Vermont’s Senate has approved legislation for mobile sports betting, putting the Green Mountain State on the verge of being the second U.S. state to legalize sports wagering in 2023.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Vermont Senate Approves Sports-Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-vermont-senate-approves-sports-betting-bill", "jurisdictions": ["vermont", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s financial watchdog wants to work with the government to enhance the whistleblowing system and the country’s antitrust regulator goes after artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, El Salvador releases first data on its instant payments system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Regulator To Pursue New Whistleblowing Legislation", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-regulator-pursue-new-whistleblowing-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["el-salvador", "india", "taiwan", "thailand", "united-kingdom", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Coinbase shareholder takes the board and top executives to court, former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky invokes the “puffery” defence in his fraud case and the UK offers new incentives to registered crypto firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Coinbase Hit By ’Unjust Enrichment’ Lawsuit Following $2.9bn Stock Sale", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-coinbase-hit-unjust-enrichment-lawsuit-following-29bn-stock-sale", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Criminal crackdowns, new resources and new powers are among key proposals to tackle the UK’s fraud problem, but concerns remain that the government is not taking enough action.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK’s New Fraud Strategy Splits Experts On Effectiveness", "slug": "pc-uks-new-fraud-strategy-splits-experts-effectiveness", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new investigative report released by a top US senator reveals how US bigtech firms such as Amazon and Google influenced US policymakers to weaken the EU’s Digital Markets Act.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Bigtech Messed Up With EU Digital Markets Act", "slug": "pc-us-bigtech-messed-eu-digital-markets-act", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Less than four months after GeoComply Solutions secured its second round venture funding, the company on Monday acquired OneComply, a firm that manages personal and corporate licensing obligations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "GeoComply Acquires Licensing Provider OneComply", "slug": "gc-geocomply-acquires-compliance-provider-onecomply", "jurisdictions": ["north-america"]}, {"summary": "DraftKings executives say the company's updated state launch playbook utilized in Ohio and Massachusetts has made a significant difference in reaching a larger portion of the population sooner than in other states.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Strong First Quarter Boosts DraftKings Confidence In Marketing Strategies", "slug": "gc-strong-first-quarter-boosts-draftkings-confidence-marketing-strategies", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As the Colorado General Assembly closed out this year’s regular legislative session on Monday, a ban on wagering on simulcast greyhound races was overwhelmingly approved, while a bill to allow casino operators to extend credit to customers wasn't considered prior to adjournment.", "sectors": ["casinos", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colorado Bans Simulcast Wagers On Greyhound Races, Casino Credit Bill Stalls", "slug": "gc-colorado-bans-simulcast-wagers-greyhound-races-casino-credit-bill-stalls", "jurisdictions": ["colorado", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The rescue of more than 1,100 workers allegedly held captive by a scam syndicate in the Philippines could place new pressure on online gambling 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"jurisdictions": ["uganda"]}, {"summary": "Brazilian football clubs are not getting what they bargained for on sports betting amidst a tense climate, as Congress prepares to launch an investigation into match-fixing allegations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Football Clubs Dealt Bad Hand On Match-Fixing, Revenue Shares", "slug": "gc-brazils-football-clubs-get-dealt-bad-hand-match-fixing-and-revenue-shares", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Just days before the fifth anniversary of the landmark court decision that opened the door for a sports-betting boom in the U.S, Vermont legislators have put their state a governor’s signature away from becoming the 38th U.S. state to allow betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Vermont Sports-Betting Vote Caps Historic Five-Year U.S. Gaming Expansion", "slug": "gc-vermont-sports-betting-vote-caps-historic-five-year-us-gaming-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["vermont"]}, {"summary": "Colombia’s fintech industry is celebrating the passage of Gustavo Petro’s $250bn development plan, which includes significant advances for the country’s payments space.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colombia Mandates Open Data In Ambitious National Development Plan", "slug": "pc-colombia-mandates-open-data-ambitious-national-development-plan", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "Lawmakers in Florida have passed a bill that seeks to ban the use of a federal or foreign central bank digital currency (CBDC) within the state, although the governor has acknowledged that the bill is largely symbolic.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Florida Lawmakers Say No To CBDC In Near-Unanimous Vote", "slug": "pc-florida-lawmakers-say-no-cbdc-near-unanimous-vote", "jurisdictions": ["florida"]}, {"summary": "A senior official at the UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has disclosed that the organisation is keeping a close eye on bigtech’s growing role in payments, joining other regulators across the continent.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR ’Watching’ Tech Companies Carefully", "slug": "pc-psr-watching-tech-companies-carefully", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Denmark gambling harm research group has revealed the donations it received from the local industry and Kyrgyzstan issues its first casino licence after un-banning the sector.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", 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["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission marked Europe Day with a visit to Kyiv and an 11th package of sanctions against Russia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Latest EU Sanction Proposals Target Third-Country Circumvention", "slug": "pc-latest-eu-sanction-proposals-target-third-country-circumvention", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "russia", "ukraine"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore has proposed new amendments to the Payment Services Regulations 2019 in a bid to streamline the country’s rules for payment firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Proposes Broad Reform Of Payments Regulation", "slug": "pc-singapore-proposes-broad-reform-payments-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "The Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden has ruled that penalty fees issued by the Swedish Gambling Authority should be based on gross gaming revenue (GGR), not annual turnover.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Ruling Could Reduce Past And Future Fines", "slug": "gc-swedish-ruling-could-reduce-past-and-future-fines", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO GamblingCompliance sat down with Francisco Briones, the director general of Ecuador's Internal Revenue Service, to discuss the country’s road to gambling regulation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", 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"jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Baltic country’s increasingly strict oversight of the payments industry has continued with more firms being publicly censured by the regulator.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Fines Two More E-Money Firms", "slug": "pc-lithuania-fines-two-more-e-money-firms", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Almost five years later to the day, the overturning of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) by the U.S. Supreme Court has proven to be a seminal moment in the global gaming industry. In this forensic explainer, VIXIO GamblingCompliance examines the key themes of the U.S. sports-betting industry, their impact to date, and how they are likely to impact the industry’s growth going forward.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The U.S. Sports Betting Industry At Five: What Does The Future Hold?", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-industry-five-what-does-future-hold", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Latvia is evaluating the impact that un-banning gambling advertising could have, as it has become “almost impossible” to prevent illegal marketing, according to the regulator.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Latvia May Allow Gambling Ads Again", "slug": "gc-latvia-evaluating-impact-allowing-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["latvia"]}, {"summary": "Casinos will have to wait at least two more years in Texas and a sports-betting bill appears 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"2023-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ecuador Announces New Taxes On Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-ecuador-announces-taxes-online-gambling-both-operators-and-players", "jurisdictions": ["ecuador"]}, {"summary": "Ontario gaming officials continue to tout the success of the province’s transition of grey-market operators into a competitive online gambling market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Lauds Focus On Suppliers To Keep Out Offshore Market", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-lauds-focus-suppliers-keep-out-offshore-market", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Oklahoma remains one of the key tribal gaming markets that has yet to legalize sports betting, with animosity between tribes and Republican Governor Kevin Stitt expected to forestall regulation for the foreseeable future.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], 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by noticing an increase in mergers and acquisitions. It has also said complaints were up and the number of licence applications were down.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Industry Entering Era Of Consolidation, Says German Regulator", "slug": "pc-payments-industry-entering-era-consolidation-says-german-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Fupay has become the latest casualty of Australia’s once thriving but now struggling buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector, as firms grapple with higher interest rates and increased funding costs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Another BNPL Bites The Dust - This Time It’s Fupay", "slug": "pc-another-bnpl-bites-dust-time-its-fupay", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "US securities and derivatives agencies have again fined two banks whose employees used WhatsApp to discuss business matters. Regulators have handed out more than $2bn in fines since their crackdown on such recordkeeping failures started in 2021.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "HSBC And Scotia Capital Fined Combined $68m For WhatsApp (Mis)Use", "slug": "pc-hsbc-and-scotia-capital-fined-combined-68m-whatsapp-misuse", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Estonia’s Ministry of Finance is contemplating a gambling advertising ban, despite its fellow Baltic nations of Lithuania and Latvia outlining the difficulties they are experiencing enforcing similar restrictions.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Baltics Face Advertising Restriction Dilemma", "slug": "gc-baltics-face-advertising-restriction-dilemma", "jurisdictions": ["latvia", "estonia", "lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The series of recent betting-related scandals in U.S. professional and college sports is set to test public perceptions of sports integrity and underlines the importance of athlete education programs, according to league officials speaking at last week’s SBC Summit North America.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports Integrity In Spotlight Amid Series Of Betting Scandals", "slug": "gc-sports-integrity-spotlight-amid-series-betting-scandals", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "After going almost two full years without adding a new state to the six already offering online casino gaming, industry executives hoping for a last-ditch effort to succeed in Illinois have become rather obsessive about ending the drought.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gnashing Of Teeth Continues As U.S. iGaming Drought Persists", "slug": "gc-gnashing-teeth-continues-us-igaming-drought-persists", "jurisdictions": ["illinois", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK online slots stake limits are likely to be £5 per spin and £2 for gamblers under 25, two gambling experts have predicted.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK White Paper Called Balanced, As Good As Could Be Expected", "slug": "gc-uk-white-paper-called-balanced-good-could-be-expected", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Dutch industry representatives have expressed deep concern that incoming advertising restrictions will drive players to illegal sites.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fears That New Dutch Ad Restrictions May Drive Players Away", "slug": "gc-netherlands-new-advertising-restrictions-may-drive-players-away", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Australian banks have launched a new digital platform that aims to significantly reduce the time it takes to report fraudulent transfers, in an effort to prevent scammers from cashing out.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Banks Join New Fraud Reporting Exchange Platform To Fight Scammers", "slug": "pc-australian-banks-join-new-fraud-reporting-exchange-platform-fight-scammers", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has ruled out any changes to the Payments Account Directive at present, despite suggesting areas in need of improvement.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Revisions For Payments Account Directive, Confirms European Commission", "slug": "pc-no-revisions-payments-account-directive-confirms-european-commission", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Authors of the post-financial crisis Dodd-Frank Act speak up in favour of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a constitutional debate which puts in jeopardy 12 years of regulatory actions taken by the agency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Former US Congressmen Dodd And Frank Defend Post-Financial Crisis Agency", "slug": "pc-former-us-congressmen-dodd-and-frank-defend-post-financial-crisis-agency", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Marketing alliances between U.S. sportsbooks and colleges are fast becoming taboo, with lawmakers in Louisiana and Maryland following regulators and industry groups in imposing restrictions in response to damning media coverage.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "After Brief Flirtation, States Seek Separation Of Colleges And Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-after-brief-flirtation-states-seek-separation-colleges-and-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "louisiana", "maryland", "connecticut"]}, {"summary": "A controversial report released by the UK Treasury Committee has said consumer crypto trading should be regulated as gambling rather than financial services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Should Be Regulated As Gambling, UK MPs Say", "slug": "gc-crypto-should-be-regulated-gambling-uk-mps-say", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A bill in Malta that would all but block the transfer of court judgments against gambling companies from other EU states 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"norway"]}, {"summary": "Suppliers and regulators continue to grapple with the challenges of specific rules governing gaming technology while adapting to a constantly changing tech landscape in other areas such as cybersecurity.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Online Gaming Industry Balancing Tech Evolution With Regulatory Constraints", "slug": "gc-online-gaming-industry-balancing-tech-evolution-regulatory-constraints", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s conditional €2.4m fine for a Betsson subsidiary should be seen as a wake-up call for any operator that has received a warning from the National Police Board in the past, lawyers have said.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Fine Forces Operators To Take Regulator Seriously, Say Lawyers", "slug": "gc-finnish-fine-forces-operators-take-regulator-seriously-says-lawyers", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and the Transfer of Funds Regulation have now both passed the final stages.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Council Takes Crypto Legislation Over Final Hurdle", "slug": "pc-eu-council-takes-crypto-legislation-over-final-hurdle", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "With payments industry professionals unsure about the major use cases of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), a survey of central bankers says two thirds expect to issue a digital currency within the next ten years.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "CBDC May Lack ‘Killer App’, But Expectations High Among Central Banks, Survey Says", "slug": "pc-cbdc-may-lack-killer-app-expectations-high-among-central-banks-survey-says", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "A Premier League footballer has been banned over betting, Tennessee signs bill to update sports-betting tax and Connecticut proposes a live dealer compliance overhaul.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 15-May 19, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-15-may-19-2023", "jurisdictions": ["missouri", "brazil", "india", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "germany", "denmark", "tennessee", "connecticut"]}, {"summary": "Cyprus’ National Betting Authority has praised the impact of its “Safer Gambling Strategy” following the publication of a long-awaited prevalence study.", "sectors": ["bingo", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cyprus Prevalence Study Reinforces Public Health Approach", "slug": "gc-cyprus-prevalence-study-reinforces-evidence-based-public-health-approach", "jurisdictions": ["cyprus"]}, {"summary": "Implementation of a licensing regime for sports betting is now facing a more uncertain path through Brazil’s Congress after the government agreed not to legislate through an emergency decree that would take immediate effect.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Changes Tactics Again On Sports-Betting Legislation", "slug": "gc-brazil-changes-tactics-sports-betting-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Philippine gambling regulator has confirmed that a Clark Freeport company raided over alleged scam operations and enslavement of some 1,100 foreign workers is an approved service provider to offshore-facing gambling operators (POGOs).", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PAGCOR Confirms Raided Gambling Supplier Has Accreditation", "slug": "gc-pagcor-confirms-raided-clark-operation-has-accreditation", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Top executives for the leading U.S. sports-betting and iGaming operators insist that maximizing their brands to attract different types of players remains a persistent challenge.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Online Bosses Seek Ways To Expand Their Brands", "slug": "gc-us-online-bosses-seek-ways-expand-their-brands", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Kuwait has issued new requirements for e-money services, including BPNL, Australia’s Westpac bank has introduced Apple’s new Tap To Pay service, and Airbnb has begun offering bank payments through Stripe.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Kuwait Publishes New Rules For E-Money Firms", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-kuwait-publishes-new-rules-e-money-firms", "jurisdictions": ["india", "indonesia", "south-korea", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "kuwait", "qatar", "dubai", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The United States' fourth largest bank, Wells Fargo, has agreed to pay $1bn to investors after it lied about the state of its compliance with government orders.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The $1bn Reason Why Not To Lie About Compliance", "slug": "pc-1bn-reason-why-not-lie-about-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Key fintech lobbyists have called on the EU’s political institutions to keep payment initiation service providers out of the scope of the new Anti-Money Laundering Regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintech Groups Warn AML Changes Could Destroy Open Banking", "slug": "pc-fintech-groups-warn-aml-changes-could-destroy-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Binance runs into regulatory hurdles in Canada and Australia, France offers sanctuary to US crypto firms seeking clearer regulations, and Tether announces plans to back its stablecoin with more bitcoin.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance Quits Canada As New Rules For Trading Platforms Go Live", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-quits-canada-new-rules-trading-platforms-go-live", "jurisdictions": ["france", "canada", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "A war of words erupted at a recent industry conference, as industry representatives sparred with Spain's head gambling regulator over claims that the recent advertising royal decree constituted a full ban and demands for industry consultation on future decrees.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "In Spain, A War of Words Over Advertising Restrictions", "slug": "gc-spain-war-words-over-advertising-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Act white paper will 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"2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Reform Group Relaunches To Focus On The US", "slug": "gc-influential-uk-reform-group-relaunches-focus-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "It is not as though U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland does not have other priorities but his refusal to even acknowledge pleas for help in cracking down on illegal offshore gambling is growing more puzzling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Attorney General Staying Silent On Offshore Gambling Crackdown", "slug": "gc-us-attorney-general-staying-silent-offshore-gambling-crackdown", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "With legislation to regulate sports betting still not formally introduced, representatives of leading international operators are being called to testify as part of a high-profile congressional probe into 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Association has warned that it is still too easy for online gamblers to “end up in the clutches of organised crime”, as the industry awaits an impending advertising crackdown.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Online Survey Reignites Ad Ban Concern", "slug": "gc-dutch-online-gambling-association-survey-reignites-advertising-ban-concern", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Optimism and scepticism in equal parts have greeted the General Directorate for Gaming Regulation’s (DGOJ) plan to centralise deposit limits, and although the industry says it was happy to have finally been consulted, the feasibility of implementation raised eyebrows.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Central Deposit Limits Greeted With Cautious Optimism In Spain", "slug": 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"publishedDate": "2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Minnesota, Missouri Sports Betting Delayed Until 2024", "slug": "gc-minnesota-missouri-sports-betting-delayed-until-2024", "jurisdictions": ["minnesota", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "Operator Skill On Net Limited will pay £305,150 after a UK Gambling Commission investigation revealed social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failures.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Skill On Net To Pay £300,000 After UK Commission Investigation", "slug": "gc-skill-net-pay-ps305150-after-gambling-commission-investigation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New York gaming regulators on Monday revised proposed rules that originally would have significantly limited the ability for affiliate marketers to support the state's mobile sports-betting industry.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Gaming Regulator Agrees To Softened Affiliate Rules", "slug": "gc-new-york-gaming-regulator-agrees-softened-affiliate-rules", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Canada’s government has announced a new agreement with Visa and Mastercard to reduce credit card interchange fees to 0.95 percent. 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jurisdictions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Welcome Progress’ - UK And EU Agree MoU On Financial Services", "slug": "pc-welcome-progress-uk-and-eu-agree-mou-financial-services", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "This impact analysis will examine the latest version of the Japan Consumer Credit Association’s credit card security guidelines, which mandate the use of EMV 3-D Secure, in comparison with the European Union's strong customer authentication (SCA) requirements under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).\nIt will first lay out the historical background of both these regulatory regimes before comparing three aspects of these regulations namely, applicability, verification requirements, and permitted verification methods.\nIt will then examine whether these regimes are equivalent to each other and, if not, what additional measures credit card and other payment 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Tuesday on allowing promotional play to be deducted from taxable sports-betting revenues.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators: No Promo-Play Deductions On Sports-Betting Revenues", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-no-promo-play-deductions-sports-betting-revenues", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Esports has become a $1bn industry worldwide, but cannabis has become a $1bn industry in Nevada alone, and gambling analysts are predicting casinos will be serving marijuana to their customers within the next decade.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cannabis And Casinos Moving Inevitably Toward Partnership", "slug": "gc-cannabis-and-casinos-moving-inevitably-toward-partnership", "jurisdictions": ["nevada"]}, {"summary": "Offshore operators have objected to tax and incorporation plans, as the government of Peru publishes the results of a consultation on draft regulation to implement the country's 2022 online gambling and sports betting law.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Operators Challenge Peru In Online Gambling Consultation", "slug": "gc-peru-publishes-comments-online-gambling-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "European commissioner Mairead McGuinness has insisted that the EU’s latest financial crime package will deliver where prior directives have not.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lack Of EU-Level Oversight Hinders AML Approach, McGuinness Says", "slug": "pc-lack-eu-level-oversight-hinders-aml-approach-mcguinness-says", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A major UK auditor 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["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Caliente powers strong Playtech results despite fees dispute, Pennsylvania hands out six-digit casino fines and a Sportradar sign-up in Brazil amid the ongoing match-fixing scandal.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 22-May 26, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-22-may-26-2023", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "maryland", "illinois", "latvia", "quebec", "maine", "australia", "united-kingdom", "pennsylvania", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "The financial vulnerability, or affordability, checks, that are part of the UK’s white paper on the future of gambling regulation should not be an imposing burden on the industry, says the head of the Gambling Commission.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Commission Chief Discusses UK White Paper For First Time", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-chief-discusses-uk-white-paper-first-time", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As daunting as the challenge may be, the international gaming community needs to establish regulations governing how sports betting and the industry’s other products are marketed, two leading gambling analysts said on Wednesday in Las Vegas.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Global Advertising Code For Gambling Needed Even If Impossible", "slug": "gc-global-advertising-code-gambling-needed-even-if-impossible", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Sports wagering legislation began its path through the North Carolina Senate on Wednesday with a successful committee vote following some key changes 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"title": "UK Regulator Targets Six Areas To Strengthen Evidence Base", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-targets-six-areas-strengthen-evidence-base", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "India’s foreign transactions and money laundering enforcer has raided 25 locations across the nation suspected of housing foreign-controlled online gambling operations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Raids 25 Locations Linked To Foreign Online Gaming Operators", "slug": "gc-india-raids-25-locations-linked-foreign-online-gaming-operators", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has issued a £490,000 financial penalty for Flutter-owned Paddy Power and Betfair after it sent promotional push notifications to devices linked to customers who had self-excluded.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Penalty For Paddy Power, Betfair", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-ps490000-penalty-paddy-power-betfair", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India has confirmed that ₹2,000 banknotes are soon to be withdrawn, raising fears of cash shortages that crippled the country in 2016 during a similar \"demonetisation\" policy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-05-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Braces For Impact As Withdrawal Of ₹2,000 Notes Confirmed", "slug": "pc-india-braces-impact-withdrawal-rs2000-notes-confirmed", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Brussels hopes for a swift legislative process, questions remain over whether the European Council and Parliament will play ball and non-bank access to payments still on the agenda as VIXIO looks at the current state of play 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"industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "South Korea Legalises Online Betting For Horseracing", "slug": "gc-south-korea-legalises-online-betting-horseracing", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s financial transactions watchdog has asked a court to fine Blackstone Group-controlled casino operator Crown Resorts A$450m ($293m) for breaching anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) legislation.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "AUSTRAC, Crown Resorts Agree On AML Penalty of A$450m", "slug": "gc-austrac-crown-resorts-agree-aml-penalty-a450m", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Cashless gaming in casinos may be inevitable but it should not be frictionless and might need to become mandatory for all play to maximize benefits and minimize risks from a responsible gaming perspective, according to experts 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"sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Delete Kenya's Proposed Gambling Ad Tax, Says Media Owners Association", "slug": "gc-delete-kenyas-proposed-gambling-ad-tax-says-media-owners-association", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "As the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario considers changes to the province’s advertising standards, the agency confirmed Tuesday that it had received more than three dozen submissions from industry stakeholders concerning the proposed changes to ban the use of athletes to promote online gambling.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Reviewing Industry Input On Proposed Ad Restrictions", "slug": "gc-ontario-gaming-regulator-reviewing-industry-comments-proposed-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["canada", 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"title": "PAGCOR Blacklists Clark Compound, Fines Mogul Over Raid", "slug": "gc-pagcor-blacklists-clark-compound-fines-mogul-over-raid", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao has received a letter from the Australian Communications and Media Authority citing several breaches of Australia’s gambling act by Curaçao operators, imploring officials not to allow them to remain on the island once key legal reforms are in place.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-05-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Minister Responds To Notice Of Australian Infractions", "slug": "gc-curacao-minister-responds-notice-australian-infractions", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "curacao"]}, {"summary": "Entain has said it is likely to face a “substantial financial penalty” stemming from its former Turkish-facing online gambling unit.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": 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levels since the start of data collection, the European Central Bank (ECB) has confirmed, crediting the EU’s authentication requirements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SCA Success As ECB Reports Lowest Card Fraud Since Records Began", "slug": "pc-sca-success-ecb-reports-lowest-card-fraud-records-began", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "With the rapid growth of earned wage access, US states are increasingly working towards bringing this new product category into a clearer regulatory framework.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Earned Wage Access Gains Traction, And So Does Regulatory Interest", "slug": "pc-us-earned-wage-access-gains-traction-and-so-does-regulatory-interest", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "An executive at payment processor Marqeta has backtracked on his announcement that the company has closed its APAC “business”, but has confirmed that its APAC “offices” are now shuttered.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["issuing", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Marqeta Backtracks On APAC Shutdown, But Confirms Office Closures", "slug": "pc-marqeta-backtracks-apac-shutdown-confirms-office-closures", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "A video gaming terminal tax in Illinois has been ruled unlawful, after a judge struck down a local ordinance.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 30-June 2, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-30-june-2", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "ghana", 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"industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rio de Janeiro Issues Brazil's First Sports-Betting Licence", "slug": "gc-rio-de-janeiro-issues-its-first-sports-betting-licence-raising-question-about", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "France’s National Gaming Authority (ANJ) is urging licensees to stop offering links or bonus offers on sports team websites, as part of a warning that sports sponsorships could “trivialise” gambling and make it appealing to minors and problem gamblers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "France Urges Gambling Companies To Rein In Sports Marketing", "slug": "gc-france-urges-gambling-companies-rein-sports-marketing", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "The North Carolina Senate voted to approve mobile sports-betting legislation for a second time on Thursday, putting the Tar Heel State on 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"gc-massachusetts-regulators-consider-sports-betting-data-privacy-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of the streaming site Twitch has spoken out about the company’s decision to ban “unregulated” gambling content, explaining that it was bad for his \"community\".", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Twitch CEO Speaks Out Against Unregulated Gambling", "slug": "gc-twitch-ceo-speaks-out-against-unregulated-gambling", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "The European Payments Council has published an updated version of the Request-to-Pay (RTP) rulebook, a German bank has been fined for breaching GDPR rules, EU leaders have signed MiCA into law, and a US consumer watchdog has fined an instalment lender $10m.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New SEPA RTP Rulebook Published", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-sepa-rtp-rulebook-published", "jurisdictions": ["mali", "singapore", "european-union", "france", "germany", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "Binance grumbles about reports of mass layoffs, France moves toward an open door for crypto influencers, and US lawmakers call for greater powers to prevent the use of crypto by Chinese and Mexican drug traffickers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance Denies Reports That It Plans To Cut 1 In 5 Staff", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-denies-reports-it-plans-cut-1-5-staff", "jurisdictions": ["france", "canada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new partnership between Google Cloud and the Monetary Authority of Singapore will study how generative 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"casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malta Details 2022 Enforcement Action", "slug": "gc-malta-details-2022-enforcement-action", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "Problem gambling experts are not surprised by recent betting scandals that have surfaced within the athletic departments of several major U.S. colleges and say that more education of athletes, coaches, staff and administrators is needed.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports-Betting Legalization Credited For Detecting College Wagering Scandals", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-legalization-credited-detecting-college-wagering-scandals", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The reluctance of most U.S. states to permit digital lottery programs has left state lotteries searching for the right narrative to change hearts and minds of policymakers and allow them to modernize.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "State Lotteries Looking For Winning iLottery Argument", "slug": "gc-state-lotteries-looking-winning-ilottery-argument", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "The Economy Committee in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies has finally approved a bill to legalise and regulate online gambling, which will now move into the lower house of the National Congress for further discussions.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Key Chilean Committee Passes Online Gambling Bill", "slug": "gc-chiles-online-gambling-bill-passes-committee-chamber-deputies", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "At a recent conference in Budapest, Hungarian banks claimed they are not worried that generative artificial intelligence (AI) would rewrite the current banking system, but claim that many fintechs and bigtechs have an unfair advantage. 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"jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As they head into the final few days of the 2023 legislative session, Louisiana lawmakers are closing in on approving bills to require casinos to provide training programs to address human trafficking and allow for fixed-odds wagering on horse races via sportsbook platforms.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming Bills Near Approval As Louisiana Legislature Enters Final Days", "slug": "gc-gaming-bills-near-approval-louisiana-legislature-enters-final-days", "jurisdictions": ["louisiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Kindred-owned Trannel, which operates websites including Unibet, must leave Norway after losing an appeal, the country’s regulator has warned.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kindred Must Leave Norway, Regulator Warns After Court Ruling", "slug": "gc-kindred-must-leave-norway-regulator-warns-after-court-ruling", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "Crypto-assets are here to stay and the UK only has a \"finite\" amount of time to ensure early leadership, a cross-party group of parliamentarians has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "18 Months Left For UK To Be Crypto Leader, MPs Warn", "slug": "pc-18-months-left-uk-be-crypto-leader-mps-warn", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "One year on from its launch last summer, Google Wallet has unveiled its latest set of new features, with a focus on digitised credentials for work, travel and healthcare.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Google Wallet Focuses On Digital ID In Latest Upgrade", "slug": "pc-google-wallet-focuses-digital-id-latest-upgrade", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has warned that funds held on peer-to-peer (P2P) apps such as PayPal, Venmo and Cash App may not be insured, and urged consumers to transfer their savings to banks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Agency Tells Consumers To Move Funds From Digital Wallets To Banks", "slug": "pc-us-agency-tells-consumers-move-funds-digital-wallets-banks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Germany is such a restrictive gambling market that it has probably lost all its high-rollers, but could reward those who persevere, executives have said.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Market Frustrating, But Could Reward Some, Executives Say", "slug": "gc-german-market-frustrating-could-reward-some-executives-say", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "A Rhode Island Senate Committee advanced iGaming legislation Tuesday, but with a unique wrinkle forced by the state’s constitution.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rhode Island Online Casino Bill Advances To Senate Floor", "slug": "gc-rhode-island-online-casino-bill-advances-senate-floor", "jurisdictions": ["rhode-island", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "French politicians have unanimously agreed to implement tough new rules for influencers advertising potentially harmful products, including betting tips and predictions.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "French Lawmakers Approve Strict Rules For Influencers", "slug": "gc-french-lawmakers-approve-strict-rules-influencers", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "Betsson subsidiary BML Group Ltd has won at least a temporary reprieve from the record €2.4m fine levied against it in Finland, after a court ruled it should be suspended pending appeals.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Betsson Delays Record Finnish Fine", "slug": "gc-betsson-wins-temporary-reprieve-paying-record-fine-finland", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission is \"on-track\" to publish the first round of white paper consultations before “schools break up in the summer” in late July, according to executive director Tim Miller.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Consultations 'On Track' For Summer Start", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-consultations-track-reasonably-happy-funding", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Social media companies should help tackle problem gambling by cutting out advertising for vulnerable users, the UK gambling industry has said.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Operators Call For Social Media Support To Help Vulnerable Gamblers", "slug": "gc-uk-operators-call-social-media-support-help-vulnerable-gamblers", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee is setting up dedicated workstreams to take forward recommendations for the next phase of open banking in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Committee Launches Working Groups To Make Open Banking Flourish", "slug": "pc-uk-committee-launches-working-groups-make-open-banking-flourish", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Binance’s days in the US could be numbered after the crypto exchange was hit by another major lawsuit seeking its expulsion from the market and 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"The Massachusetts Gaming Commission took testimony but issued no decision on Wednesday over whether a “can’t lose” parlay promotion offered by Barstool Sportsbook violated the state's sports-betting and marketing regulations or should be considered satire.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Barstool's 'Can't Lose Parlay' Subject Of Massachusetts Regulatory Hearing", "slug": "gc-barstools-cant-lose-parlay-subject-massachusetts-regulatory-hearing", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "On Tuesday, ex-Entain executives announced that they have put together a share of 6.6 percent in 888 Holdings, news which caused the stock in the company to soar as high as 26.5 percent on Wednesday, continuing the previous day's gain of 14 percent.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "888 Shares Soar After Former Entain Executives Buy 6.6 Percent Stake", "slug": "gc-stock-price-888-source-after-former-entain-executives-buy-large-share", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "The Thai government has cut the electricity supply to an infamous online gambling and scam syndicate precinct in Myanmar, triggering a local army’s threat to shut down nearby border crossings.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thailand, Myanmar Junta Cut Power To Online Gambling Hubs", "slug": "gc-thailand-myanmar-junta-cut-power-online-gambling-hubs", "jurisdictions": ["thailand", "myanmar"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina is poised to become the largest U.S. state to legalize mobile sports betting in 2023 after final passage of an amended bill on Wednesday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "North Carolina House Green Lights Mobile Sports-Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-house-greenlights-mobile-sports-betting-plan", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Restrictions on slot games make German gambling operators so uncompetitive that channelisation may be as low as 30 percent, according to the head of a games supplier.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Supplier Warns Restrictions Aid Black Market", "slug": "gc-german-gambling-restrictions-feel-bit-grim-some-industry", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Time is up for Australia’s legacy bulk payments infrastructure under the Treasury’s latest Strategic Plan, as the country moves towards a fully instant payments future.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Treasury Unveils ’Biggest Payment System Overhaul In 35 Years’", "slug": "pc-australian-treasury-unveils-biggest-payment-system-overhaul-35-years", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "As the UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) publishes minimum requirements for reimbursing authorised push payment fraud victims, industry representatives warn of the potential unintended consequences.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Devil In The Details - UK Experts Ponder PSR New Fraud Reimbursement Rules", "slug": "pc-devil-details-uk-experts-ponder-psr-new-fraud-reimbursement-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO’s impact index rose by just one point in May to 87, below the 2022 baseline and 13 points lower than May 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Impact Index May 2023", "slug": "pc-impact-index-may-2023", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Peru’s Congress submits its online gambling bill for final approval, BetMGM launches online sports betting in Puerto Rico, SciPlay's board of directors committee to review and consider a bid from Light & Wonder and Osaka police have made surprise inspections of more than 20 “amusement casinos”.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 5-June 9, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-5-june-9-2023", "jurisdictions": ["cambodia", "ukraine", "singapore", "indiana", "virginia", "north-carolina", "pennsylvania", "puerto-rico", "japan", "peru"]}, {"summary": "Half of the online gambling money spent by Finnish people goes outside the monopoly, according to a new report by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Agency (KKV).", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Half Of Finnish Gambling Money Going Offshore", "slug": "gc-finnish-monopoly-ability-reduce-harm-substantially-weakened-says-kkv", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Sports-betting operators are not ready for a divorce yet from the nation’s professional sports leagues despite another violation of sports gambling rules in the National Football League (NFL).", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Betting Expansion Impacting Sport Integrity, Say Industry Experts", "slug": "gc-does-nfl-mean-not-long-next-sports-betting-violation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) will not rush to enforce the country’s impending ban on non-targeted advertising, in part because it does not yet know exactly how it will work in practice, its chief executive has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Admits Shared Uncertainty Over Ad Rules", "slug": "gc-dutch-regulator-admits-shared-uncertainty-over-ad-rules", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Rhode Island Senate approved legislation to permit online casino gaming Thursday, a key step in its effort to be the first state to legalize online casinos in 2023.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rhode Island Senate Approves Online Casino Bill", "slug": "gc-rhode-island-senate-approves-online-casino-bill", "jurisdictions": ["rhode-island", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Brazilian Ministry of Finance is clashing with the government over the best course of action to regulate sports betting, insisting on pushing through with plans for an emergency measure that were abandoned at the 11th hour.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Match-Fixing Probe, Politics Delaying Brazil Sports-Betting Regulation", "slug": "gc-brazils-ministry-finance-fights-provisional-measure", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "US federal regulators have unveiled their final guidance for managing risks associated with third parties, including payment processors, the Bank of Lithuania has suggested amendments to the country’s payments laws, and Austria has convicted a Porsche board member of money laundering.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Agencies Issue Fintech Risk Assessment Guide", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-agencies-issue-fintech-risk-assessment-guide", "jurisdictions": ["kenya", "india", "european-union", "austria", "lithuania", "netherlands", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "US Senator Richard Durbin has brought back legislation aimed at promoting competition in credit card payment processing. Despite the bipartisan support across both chambers of Congress, lawmakers admit it has \"a particularly tough row to hoe\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Congress Revives Credit Card Bill", "slug": "pc-us-congress-revives-credit-card-bill", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Federal securities charges finally hit Coinbase, a US regulator attempts to repatriate Binance US assets, and a former central banker is tipped to take over as CEO from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Coinbase Hit By Major SEC Lawsuit As Crackdown Continues", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-coinbase-hit-major-sec-lawsuit-crackdown-continues", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Panellists at Money 20/20 have questioned whether financial firms are ready enough to comply with the EU’s new ICT rules, calling on firms to ensure that they are ready before it is too late.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Clock Is Ticking To Comply With DORA", "slug": "pc-clock-ticking-comply-dora", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A US court has strongly backed entrepreneur Sarkis Izmirlian over the Baha Mar construction scandal, throwing out a Chinese state-owned contractor’s request to dismiss his fraud and breach of contract suit, and backing his claims of contractor misconduct.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Court Trashes China Contractor Over Baha Mar Takeover", "slug": "gc-us-court-trashes-china-contractor-over-baha-mar-takeover", "jurisdictions": ["bahamas"]}, {"summary": "The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has renewed its plea for the government to increase the betting duty for land-based and online bookmakers from 2 percent to 3 percent.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland Should Increase Betting Duty To Fund More Sports, Says FAI", "slug": "gc-football-association-ireland-renews-betting-duty-increase-plea", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "As the 2023 session ended on Saturday, the New York legislature declined to consider a measure to expand the number of approved daily fantasy sports operators in the state in advance of formal regulations to govern fantasy sports licensing.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Proposal To Expand Daily Fantasy Sports Dies In Committee", "slug": "gc-new-york-proposal-expand-daily-fantasy-sports-dies-committee", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has put on hold a class action lawsuit accusing Visa and Mastercard of imposing excessive interchange fees for inter-regional and commercial card transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa, Mastercard Secure Initial Win In UK Merchant Class Action", "slug": "pc-visa-mastercard-secure-initial-win-uk-merchant-class-action", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Industry and regulators alike seem to have accepted that open banking may not have been the success story everyone was hoping for — but it is an \"ultramarathon\" not a \"sprint\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Money 20/20: Open Banking Is ’Overhyped’ And ’Disappointing’", "slug": "pc-money-2020-open-banking-overhyped-and-disappointing", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In what some are calling the \"biggest overhaul\" of Australia’s payment system in 35 years, fintechs are looking forward to \"fair and equitable\" access rights based on new licensing rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Fintechs Welcome ’Fair Access’ Rights Under New Payments Licensing Rules", "slug": "pc-australian-fintechs-welcome-fair-access-rights-under-new-payments-licensing", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Lithuanian Gaming Control Authority has handed Top Sport UAB three separate fines totalling €55,000 in the space of just four days.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuanian Regulator Fines Operator Three Times In One Week", "slug": "gc-lithuanian-regulator-fines-operator-three-times-one-week", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Fallout from the police raid on a Clark Freeport scam syndicate that freed more than 1,100 enslaved workers has continued with a freeze on new online gambling operators in the zone and the formation of a security advisory body.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippines Business Zone Blocks New Online Gambling Operations", "slug": "gc-clark-freeport-blocks-new-online-gambling-operations", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Despite higher interest rates, the opportunities for real-estate investment trusts (REITs) to acquire casino properties remains healthy within the U.S. gaming industry, albeit at a more moderate deal volume, according to gaming industry analysts.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming REITs Thrive Despite High Interest Rate Environment, Analysts Say", "slug": "gc-gaming-reits-thrive-despite-high-interest-rate-environment-analysts-say", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "canada"]}, {"summary": "The Office of the Privacy Commissioner in New Zealand has said businesses must ensure they take reasonable cybersecurity steps to protect personal data, including using multi-factor authentication.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Zealand Privacy Watchdog Wants Firms To Add Multi-Factor Authentication", "slug": "pc-new-zealand-privacy-watchdog-wants-firms-add-multi-factor-authentication", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a response to an op-ed article that calls for buy now, pay later (BNPL) products to be regulated as credit.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No, It’s Not Time To Regulate BNPL, Says Singapore’s MAS", "slug": "pc-no-its-not-time-regulate-bnpl-says-singapores-mas", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has said that its new financial promotion rules for crypto-assets will give people the time and appropriate risk warnings to make an informed choice, while the crypto industry is worried about new barriers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tough But Necessary? UK Crypto Firms Brace For New Promotion Rules", "slug": "pc-tough-necessary-uk-crypto-firms-brace-new-promotion-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has determined that a promoted tweet for bet365, which contained an image of boxer Chris Eubank Jr, did not have particular appeal to children.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ASA Gives Green Light To Bet365 Tweet Featuring Boxer", "slug": "gc-bet365-tweet-featuring-boxer-given-greenlight-asa", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Kenya Revenue Authority said it has collected a total of KSH8.7bn (€57.68m) from gambling firms over the past six months, a 30 percent increase over the same period last year.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kenya Gambling Tax Collection Up 30 Percent", "slug": "gc-kenya-gambling-tax-collection-30-percent", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "After a disastrous decline in 2022, the cryptocurrency market is rebounding this year, but U.S. casinos and gaming operators remain hesitant to embrace crypto and other alternative payments until federal regulations are adopted.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Winter Wanes But U.S. Casinos Still Leery Of Alternative Currency", "slug": "gc-crypto-winter-wanes-us-casinos-still-leery-alternative-currency", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Rhode Island House Finance Committee approved, without debate, an amended bill on Tuesday to legalize internet gaming, sending it to the House floor for a potential final vote.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rhode Island Poised To Legalize iGaming", "slug": "gc-rhode-island-seems-poised-legalize-igaming", "jurisdictions": ["rhode-island", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO has spoken with the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) about the key features of the fourth iteration of its data standard, which comes into effect next year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "VIXIO Chats Latest Data Standard With PCI SSC", "slug": "pc-vixio-chats-latest-data-standard-pci-ssc", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "As the US is heading towards creating an open banking framework, regulators have no intention of \"micromanaging\" open banking, Rohit Chopra wrote ahead of an expected heated congressional hearing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Must Not ’Micromanage’ Open Banking, CFPB Chief Says", "slug": "pc-us-must-not-micromanage-open-banking-cfpb-chief-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted authorisation for the proposed merger of Armaguard and Prosegur, the country’s two largest cash-in-transit providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Looks To Protect Shrinking Cash Sector Through New Merger", "slug": "pc-australia-looks-protect-shrinking-cash-sector-through-new-merger", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "After a disastrous decline in 2022, the cryptocurrency market is rebounding this year, but U.S. casinos and gaming operators remain hesitant to embrace crypto and other alternative payments until federal regulations are adopted.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Winter Wanes But U.S. Casinos Still Leery Of Alternative Currency", "slug": "pc-crypto-winter-wanes-us-casinos-still-leery-alternative-currency", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Chile President Gabriel Boric and his minister of finance have proposed a series of amendments to an online gambling bill advancing through the Chilean Congress, a sign that the President will not present an obstacle to legislation that was presented before he took office.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's President Proposes Amendments To Online Gambling Bill", "slug": "gc-chiles-president-issues-his-edits-online-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "An influential group of Westminster politicians say they will hold the UK government to account and ensure promised reforms are implemented “as quickly as possible”.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Political Pressure Group Launches White Paper Inquiry", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-related-harm-appg-launches-white-paper-inquiry", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gaming regulator has begun contacting counterparts from international jurisdictions to help stamp out remaining unregulated operators doing business in the province.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Contacting International Counterparts About Unregistered Operators", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-contacting-international-counterparts-about-unregistered", "jurisdictions": ["ontario", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Videoslots will pay a £2m regulatory settlement over social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures in the UK that included allowing a customer to deposit and lose all of their savings and estimated earnings in just six months.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Videoslots £2m UK Regulatory Settlement For AML, Social Responsibility Failures", "slug": "gc-videoslots-ps2m-uk-regulatory-settlement-aml-social-responsibility-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina and Vermont have become the latest states to legalize mobile sports betting.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports-Betting Bills Signed In North Carolina, Vermont With Wagering Launching In 2024", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-bills-signed-north-carolina-vermont-wagering-launching-2024-2024", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "vermont", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Brazilian official responsible for the creation and operation of Pix has announced three major updates to the country’s popular instant payment system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Unveils Key Pix Updates, Including International And Recurring Payments", "slug": "pc-brazil-unveils-key-pix-updates-including-international-and-recurring", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "TSB has become the second bank in a month to criticise Meta over fraud, calling on the Facebook and Instagram owner to implement better procedures to prevent scams on its platforms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Meta Fraud Frustrations Grow With Latest Bank Intervention", "slug": "pc-meta-fraud-frustrations-grow-latest-bank-intervention", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Businesses that provide access to cash are struggling to compete amid digital disruption and higher interest rates, as evidenced by the decline and potential fall of the world’s largest ATM maker.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Diebold Nixdorf’s $2.7bn Restructuring Points To Trouble In Cash Land", "slug": "pc-diebold-nixdorfs-27bn-restructuring-points-trouble-cash-land", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Betsson is to buy its way into Belgium amid a partnership with Casino Partouche, Illinois has given the go-ahead for a temporary Bally's casino and Crown is fined in Australia yet again.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 12-June 16, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-i-brief-june-12-june-16-2023", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario", "brazil", "west-virginia", "taiwan", "united-states", "poland", "south-korea", "south-sudan", "philippines", "belgium", "illinois", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Rhode Island is on the verge of being the first, and potentially only, U.S. state to legalize online casino gaming this year following successful votes in both chambers of the legislature Thursday.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rhode Island Legislature Approves Online Casino Bill", "slug": "gc-rhode-island-legislature-approves-online-casino-bill", "jurisdictions": ["rhode-island", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Gibraltar’s exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist is a matter of “when, not if”, according to the minister in charge of gambling issues, as the British Overseas Territory tackles a trio of vital issues over the coming months.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Says It Is Ready To Get Off FATF Greylist", "slug": "gc-gibraltar-says-it-ready-get-financial-grey-list", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission is encouraging as many stakeholders as possible to contribute to its first round of white paper consultations in the coming weeks, as it repeated that it will approach them with “less haste and more speed” and said implementation will take \"years\" to avoid unintended consequences.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Says White Paper Changes Will Take 'Years'", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-says-white-paper-changes-will-take-years", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council approved emergency rules on Thursday that will allow the agency to implement several regulatory and tax changes overwhelmingly adopted by the state legislature during this year’s session.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tennessee Set To Eliminate Official League Data, Sportsbook Hold Requirement", "slug": "gc-tennessee-set-eliminate-official-league-data-sportsbook-hold-requirement", "jurisdictions": ["tennessee", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK-based Guardian Media Group has imposed a ban on gambling advertising, excepting lotteries, in its UK newspapers and online operations in the UK, the US and Australia that will cut its revenue by millions of dollars.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Guardian Media Group Bans Gambling Advertising Worldwide", "slug": "gc-guardian-media-group-bans-gambling-advertising-worldwide", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "australia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Spain’s Iberpay has become the first clearing and settlement mechanism to obtain a SEPA Request-to-Pay certificate, while new polling suggests the British are not keen on cashlessness.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Iberpay First To Get Request To Pay Certificate", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-iberpay-first-get-request-pay-certificate", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "canada", "united-states", "australia", "argentina", "brazil", "chile"]}, {"summary": "Binance avoids having its US assets frozen as it litigates with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but it will have to answer to the testimony of a former Binance US CEO. Meanwhile, Binance retreats from Nigeria and Cyprus.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: US Judge Rejects SEC Application To Freeze Binance’s US Assets", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-us-judge-rejects-sec-application-freeze-binances-us-assets", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "cyprus", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Lithuania has fined two e-money institutions, while officially warning another for non-compliance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fines, Obligations, Warnings As Bank Of Lithuania Takes More Action", "slug": "pc-fines-obligations-warnings-bank-lithuania-takes-more-action", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Following an announcement on June 8 of its intention to float, CAB Payments has now confirmed it will proceed with an initial public 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["european-union"]}, {"summary": "An Australian trade association has called for banks to scrap their restrictions on payments to crypto exchanges, calling the measures an overreach in the country’s fight against fraud and scams.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Blockchain Australia Urges Banks To Remove Restrictions On Crypto Payments", "slug": "pc-blockchain-australia-urges-banks-remove-restrictions-crypto-payments", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "A new report from the European Banking Authority (EBA) has found that anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) risks are “not managed effectively” among European payments firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Payments Firms Are Falling Short On AML/CTF Controls, Says EBA Study", "slug": "pc-european-payments-firms-are-falling-short-amlctf-controls-says-eba-study", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The US government has called on mostly Asian governments to “prioritise” crackdowns on casino operators and others linked to cyber scamming and human trafficking operations.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US State Department Calls For Crackdown On Asian Scam Casinos", "slug": "gc-state-department-calls-crackdown-asian-scam-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["myanmar", "macau", "cambodia", "philippines", "laos"]}, {"summary": "The percentage of Swedish gamblers using regulated operators is “critically low”, according to the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS).", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Channelling Rate 'Critically Low', Says Trade Group", "slug": "gc-swedish-channelling-rate-critically-low-ahead-changes-says-bos", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Kenya’s latest budget statement says that the excise duty for gambling products, including lotteries, is set to increase to 12.5 percent.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kenya Softens Proposed Gambling Tax Increase", "slug": "gc-kenya-lowers-gambling-tax-increase-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "A bill revising Connecticut's legislation for online casino, sports betting and lottery operations is sitting on the governor’s desk, after being approved by the state's General Assembly.", "sectors": ["lotteries", 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["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Celebrity Endorsement Resolution Coming In 'Weeks, Not Months'", "slug": "gc-ontario-celebrity-endorsement-resolution-coming-weeks-not-months", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission’s proposal for a digital euro has been shelved after the leak last week, according to Brussels sources.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Digital Euro Delay Rumours Swirl After Legislation Leak", "slug": "pc-digital-euro-delay-rumours-swirl-after-legislation-leak", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "After an initial attempt to freeze Binance’s US assets by court order, a US regulator has succeeded in negotiating an asset protection agreement with Binance while securities litigation continues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Binance, SEC Reach Agreement On US Asset Protection Programme", "slug": "pc-binance-sec-reach-agreement-us-asset-protection-programme", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Open banking providers face obstacles to offering basic services and find it harder to innovate, the European Commission’s leaked legislative proposal admits, as it looks to end to ongoing problems.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New EU Legislation Proposes Open Banking Changes To End Setbacks", "slug": "pc-new-eu-legislation-proposes-open-banking-changes-end-setbacks", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has published its “final” guidance on providing banking services to high-risk customers, including fintechs, 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"gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colorado Gaming Taxes Stable, Exchange Wagering On Hold", "slug": "gc-colorado-gaming-taxes-stable-exchange-wagering-hold", "jurisdictions": ["colorado", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Philippine government auditors have placed new pressure on PAGCOR, by demanding the cancellation of two foreign-facing online gambling operator licences (POGOs) over non-payment of more than $620,000 in fees.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Auditors Warn PAGCOR Over Delinquent POGOs", "slug": "gc-philippine-auditors-warn-pagcor-over-delinquent-pogos", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "A new database published by the Federal Reserve (the Fed) brings long-awaited transparency into which institutions have access to the central payment infrastructure, after a scandal suggested applications were not 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"title": "Brazil's Ministry of Finance Declares There Will Be a Provisional Measure After All", "slug": "gc-brazils-ministry-finance-declares-there-will-be-provisional-measure-end-month", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Malta’s controversial Bill 55, which is now enshrined into law, is designed to protect the country's public policy by blocking foreign court judgements against gambling firms, say officials.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Malta Defends Legal Changes To 'Protect' Public Policy", "slug": "gc-malta-legal-changes-protect-public-policy-says-government-minister", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "In and of 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"jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "PayPal has signed an exclusive multi-year deal that will hand over the rights to its European buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans to American investment firm KKR.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PayPal Sells €40bn BNPL Loan Portfolio To Investment Firm KKR", "slug": "pc-paypal-sells-eu40bn-bnpl-loan-portfolio-investment-firm-kkr", "jurisdictions": ["france", "germany", "italy", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Russian hacker groups claimed responsibility for bringing down the European Investment Bank's (EIB) websites, as they vow to cripple the Western financial system in the coming days.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pro-Russia Hackers Vow To Bring Western Financial System Down In 48 Hours", "slug": 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"publishedDate": "2023-06-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil To Proceed On Two Tracks For Sports-Betting Legislation", "slug": "gc-brazils-provisional-measure-and-sports-betting-bill-will-split-regulation-duties", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "In its response to the UK’s digital pound consultation, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) recommends policymakers consider the lessons learned from authorised push payment fraud, Faster Payments and the failed Paym service.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Urges Digital Pound Not To Repeat Past Payment Failures", "slug": "pc-psr-urges-digital-pound-not-repeat-past-payment-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The licence of the once Railsr subsidiary has been revoked by the Bank of Lithuania for what the regulator says are serious violations of compliance requirements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bankruptcy Proceedings Beckon As Lithuanian Authorities Revoke PayrNet Licence", "slug": "pc-bankruptcy-proceedings-beckon-lithuanian-authorities-revoke-payrnet-licence", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 will go to the report stage on July 11, as the government minister overseeing it aims to “clear it off and move it on”.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Minister Vows To 'Clear Off' And 'Move On' Gambling Bill", "slug": "gc-irish-minister-vows-clear-and-move-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "A Kentucky judge has signed off on an agreement reached between the state attorney general and Pace-O-Matic to disable thousands of skill-based games, also known as grey-market machines, while the constitutionality of a ban passed by the legislature is challenged in court.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Grey-Market Machines Disabled As Lawsuit Determines Their Legality In Kentucky", "slug": "gc-grey-market-machines-disabled-ongoing-lawsuit-determines-their-legality-kentucky", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott has said a legislative effort to potentially limit the use of online lottery courier services in the state is unconstitutional.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Texas Governor Says Legislative Lottery Courier Ban Is Unconstitutional", "slug": "gc-texas-governor-says-legislative-lottery-courier-ban-unconstitutional", "jurisdictions": ["texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "This regulatory analysis will take a closer look at the Market in Crypto-Assets regulation's (MiCA) background, scope and the key changes introduced by the legislation. It will also provide information concerning the regulation’s impact, timelines of application and next steps for market participants. This analysis is the first in a series of MiCA-focused pieces.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Deconstructing MiCA (Part 1): Background, Scope and Biggest Changes", "slug": "pc-deconstructing-mica-part-1-background-scope-and-biggest-changes", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) increased monitoring list has added three new members, including the Balkan State, after the watchdog completed its plenary session.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Croatia Becomes Only Second EU Member To Be Greylisted", "slug": "pc-croatia-becomes-only-second-eu-member-be-greylisted", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "croatia"]}, {"summary": "Brazil has officially announced plans for a new recurring payment service using the country’s popular instant payments service Pix, which is designed to enable widespread usage by also targeting underserved customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil To Roll Out Pix Recurring Payments By Spring 2024", "slug": "pc-brazil-roll-out-pix-recurring-payments-spring-2024", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is seeking feedback on new proposals that would lay the groundwork for the standardising of debit card tokenisation for online transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tokenisation Next On List For Australia’s Co-Badged Debit Cards", "slug": "pc-tokenisation-next-list-australias-co-badged-debit-cards", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Kenya has approved raising the excise duty on all forms of gambling to 12.5 percent and the introduction of a 15 percent tax on gambling adverts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kenyan President Approves Gambling Tax Increase", "slug": "gc-kenyan-president-approves-gambling-tax-increase", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "An Australian parliamentary committee has called for online gambling advertising to be banned in its entirety in four phases over three years, the most punishing of 31 sweeping recommendations that industry lobbyists call “a step too far” and “short sighted”.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Parliament Report Backs Total Ban On Online Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-australian-parliament-report-backs-total-ban-online-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey, the largest U.S. market for internet gaming, is on the verge of approving a massive reduction from ten to two years for the extension of legal and regulated online casino operations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Online Gaming Extension Slashed From Ten To Two Years", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-online-gaming-extension-slashed-ten-two-years", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Philippine police have rescued more than 2,700 suspected victims of human trafficking in a single operation targeting a compound in southern Manila controlled by a PAGCOR-licensed online gambling service provider.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Police Rescue 2,700 Enslaved POGO-Linked Workers", "slug": "gc-philippine-police-rescue-2700-enslaved-pogo-linked-workers", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "European Union (EU) sanctions could be considered against Russia-linked companies sanctioned by Ukraine that are based in Curaçao, the Netherlands foreign minister has told the Dutch parliament.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Action Possible Against Ukraine-Sanctioned Operators, Dutch Minister Says", "slug": "gc-eu-action-possible-against-ukraine-sanctioned-operators-dutch-minister-says", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands", "curacao"]}, {"summary": "PointsBet announced late Tuesday that its board of directors will recommend that shareholders accept an increased offer from Fanatics to purchase its U.S. business for $225m.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PointsBet Recommends Increased Fanatics Offer For U.S. Business", "slug": "gc-pointsbet-recommends-increased-fanatics-offer-us-business", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India has fined the country’s four credit reporting agencies after it found inaccuracies in their credit reports and bad handling of complaints.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Fines Its Four Credit Bureaus As It Steps Up Consumer Protections", "slug": "pc-india-fines-its-four-credit-bureaus-it-steps-consumer-protections", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The UK regulators’ Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee has unveiled five high-level principles for banks and registered third parties to follow when agreeing a premium application programming interface (API) commercial model.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulators Emphasise Fairness In Premium APIs Principles", "slug": "pc-uk-regulators-emphasise-fairness-premium-apis-principles", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After two consecutive defeats in 2019 and 2021, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has re-introduced the Payment Choice Act, in a bid to mandate cash payment acceptance throughout the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Third Time Lucky For US Payment Choice Act?", "slug": "pc-third-time-lucky-us-payment-choice-act", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A shock Spanish election result means Gibraltar faces a reckoning over long-stalled negotiations on a “Gibexit” border deal that would guarantee free access for online gambling and other employees at its border with Spain.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Hopes It Does Not Become 'Last Victim Of Brexit'", "slug": "gc-gibraltar-hopes-it-does-not-become-last-victim-brexit-border-deal", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ohio’s gaming regulator is instructing operators to cease any promotions that offer a sports-betting inducement that is connected to a non-gaming transaction and proposing rules to eliminate any uncertainty to that effect.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Regulator Bars Inducements Connected To Non-Gaming Transactions", "slug": "gc-ohio-regulator-bars-inducements-connected-non-gaming-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch gambling minister has reassured lawmakers that the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) will “take action” against violations of the incoming advertising restrictions, as a major operator pauses its affiliate programme until the impact of the changes becomes clear.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Minister Backs KSA To 'Take Action' Against Ad Violations", "slug": "gc-dutch-minister-explains-ksa-will-take-action-against-ad-violations", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A senior figure in Brazil's Ministry of Finance testified before a congressional investigative commission on match-fixing on Tuesday, using the time to reassure members that both a bill and an emergency measure to regulate sports betting would be introduced before a parliamentary recess next month.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Match-Fixing Panel Probes Plan for Sports-Betting Regulation", "slug": "gc-brazil-match-fixing-investigation-questions-plan-sports-betting-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The author of an amendment to dramatically reduce the extension of New Jersey's internet gaming market is still unknown and the ultimate fate of the amendment remains uncertain ahead of a key legislative deadline.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mystery Surrounds Huge Cut In Renewal Of New Jersey iGaming", "slug": "gc-mystery-surrounds-huge-cut-renewal-new-jersey-igaming", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined ACI Worldwide and its subsidiary ACI Payments for initiating around $2.3bn in mortgage payments while running a test.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ACI Worldwide Fined $25m For Mistakenly Sending $2.3bn In Real Payments During Test Run", "slug": "pc-aci-worldwide-fined-25m-mistakenly-sending-23bn-real-payments-during-test", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Facing growing criticism of its new rules on APP fraud reimbursement, the UK’s Payments Systems Regulator has said it is \"confident\" that its plans will drive the right consumer outcomes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Calls Grow For Social Media Companies To Be Held Liable For APP Fraud", "slug": "pc-calls-grow-social-media-companies-be-held-liable-app-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has published its payments, open finance and digital euro legislation to optimism from payments insiders.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments D-Day Confirmed: EU Unveils Its New Payments Legislation", "slug": "pc-payments-d-day-confirmed-eu-unveils-its-new-payments-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Belgium's ban on gambling ads is set to go ahead after it avoided defeat by legal challenges spearheaded by sports teams.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 26-June 30, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-26-june-30-2023", "jurisdictions": ["bahamas", "new-york", "united-states", "mexico", "malta", "pennsylvania", "australia", "new-zealand", "sri-lanka", "australian-capital-territory", "belgium"]}, {"summary": "An administrative court has overturned a 2022 Swedish Gambling Authority fine against AB Trav & Galopp (ATG) levied for violations of Sweden’s money laundering laws.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Court Overturns Fine In Money Laundering Act Case", "slug": "gc-swedish-court-overturns-fine-money-laundering-act-case", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Hungary’s gambling regulator has promised tougher action against “illegal online gambling” as it prepares to use its new powers and enforce strict payment-blocking measures.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hungary Orders Payment Blocking Against Offshore Operators", "slug": "gc-hungarian-authorities-tough-payment-blocking-measures-target-illegal-operators", "jurisdictions": ["hungary"]}, {"summary": "The National Football League (NFL) on Thursday announced the suspension of four players, including three for the entire 2023 season which begins in September, for violating league rules by betting on NFL games last year.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NFL Suspension Of Four Players Underscores Struggle With Regulated Betting", "slug": "gc-nfl-suspension-four-players-underscores-struggle-regulate-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "After a somewhat contentious hearing, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has narrowly approved an amended regulation that requires a logo of a sports-betting brand to include language that only those over the age of 21 can participate in wagering.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts To Require Age Restrictions On Stadium Sports-Betting Logos", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-require-age-restrictions-stadium-sports-betting-logos", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Visa has announced a move into issuer processing and core banking with its Pismo acquisition, Lithuania has set out its National Fintech Guidelines, and Shanghai Clearing House has launched e-CNY clearing and settlement.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Visa Confirms Pismo Acquisition", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-visa-confirms-pismo-acquisition", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "china", "france", "italy", "lithuania", "spain", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament have easily voted through their position on the Instant Payments Regulation, as the European Commission has strongly hinted that it would back the Settlement Finality Directive (SFD) being amended in this legislation over the new Payment Services Directive (PSD3).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEPs Ready To Begin Negotiating With Council On Instant Payments, Including SFD Amendment", "slug": "pc-meps-ready-begin-negotiating-council-instant-payments-including-sfd", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Coinbase responds defiantly in its battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Binance loses access to euro deposits and withdrawals, and FTX’s former head of compliance is accused of bribing whistleblowers to stay quiet.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: You Have No Jurisdiction Over Crypto, Coinbase Tells SEC", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-you-have-no-jurisdiction-over-crypto-coinbase-tells-sec", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "belgium", "germany", "netherlands", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A US requirement mandating card issuers to enable dual routing for online transactions is set to come into effect on Saturday (July 1) and experts believe the switch should go smoothly.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’An Easy Switch’: US Fed Dual-Routing Set To Take Effect", "slug": "pc-easy-switch-us-fed-dual-routing-set-take-effect", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Despite its notable absence from the government's policy white paper, the issue of gambling advertising in football continues to drive headlines in the UK, as pressure groups maintain their demands for action.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "White Paper Fails To Ease Pressure On UK Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-gamblings-relationship-football-draws-yet-more-scrutiny", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation on Friday to renew the state's wildly successful internet gambling law, but the battle over the reduced extension of the law to five years may be just the beginning.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Sets New Five-Year Sunset Period For Internet Gaming", "slug": "gc-will-gaming-industry-settle-five-year-sunset-new-jersey", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Nearly a year after Peru’s Congress voted to pass an online gambling law in the dead of night, legislation to clean up apparent drafting errors from that rushed procedure has been promulgated by President Dina Boluarte.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Peru Promulgates Online Gambling Clean-Up Bill", "slug": "gc-peru-promulgates-online-gambling-clean-law", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "In what could be the most significant court decision on Indian gaming in more than 36 years, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. on Friday upheld a landmark compact negotiated in 2021 between the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Historic Ruling For Florida Seminoles Could Revolutionize All Tribal Gaming", "slug": "gc-historic-ruling-florida-seminoles-could-revolutionize-all-tribal-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ohio lawmakers have doubled the state’s sports-betting tax rate as part of a new state budget bill that the legislature approved on Friday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Legislature Approves Sports-Betting Tax Hike", "slug": "gc-ohio-legislature-approves-10-percent-sports-betting-tax-hike", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "At the end of last week, a UK landmark bill aimed at overhauling the country’s financial services rules received royal assent.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Financial Services And Markets Bill Receives Royal Assent", "slug": "pc-uk-financial-services-and-markets-bill-receives-royal-assent", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The buy now, pay later (BNPL) giant has called the new legislation an opportunity for the EU to “get it right”, but warns that proposals to introduce charges is not the right way forward.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Outrageous!’: Klarna Criticises EU Open Finance Proposal", "slug": "pc-outrageous-klarna-criticises-eu-open-finance-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The American Bankers Association supports plans to expand the fraud detection requirement to other parties in the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, but is asking for more time to comply.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Banks Push For Delay To New ACH Fraud Prevention Rules", "slug": "pc-us-banks-push-delay-new-ach-fraud-prevention-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has offered guidance on so-called matched betting, warning that advertising and marketing must be directed at those over 18, and should not imply that it is “risk free”.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK's Advertising Watchdog Warns On 'Matched Betting'", "slug": "gc-uks-advertising-watchdog-warns-matched-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "An appeal against a €1.6m fine from the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) for the operator of Orient Xpress Casino has been rejected by the regulator.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Rejects Appeal In Latest Hardline Offshore Enforcement", "slug": "gc-dutch-regulator-rejects-appeal-continuing-hardline-offshore-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands", "curacao", "slovakia"]}, {"summary": "A new working paper published by the UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) says Visa and Mastercard often cite competition as a constraint to raising their fees but it does not really stop them from fee hikes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Competition Matters For Visa, Mastercard But Only a Little, PSR Says", "slug": "pc-competition-matters-visa-mastercard-only-little-psr-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK government has released a new consultation considering possible reforms to anti-money laundering supervision, following an earlier review into the regulatory and supervisory regime that concluded some weaknesses in supervision might need to be addressed through structural reform.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Considering Single Anti-Money Laundering Authority", "slug": "pc-uk-considering-single-anti-money-laundering-authority", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Artificial intelligence (AI) has never strayed far from the headlines in 2023, but how is the payments and banking industry using it, and how are regulators responding?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "We’ve Only Just Begun: How AI Has Exploded In Payments And Banking", "slug": "pc-weve-only-just-begun-how-ai-has-exploded-payments-and-banking", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "GREF has selected a new board of European regulators, Wynn retains its chief executive, an Australian lobby group replaces its disgraced CEO and Latin American operators appoint new executives.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Personnel Moves - July 2023", "slug": "gc-personnel-moves-july-2023", "jurisdictions": ["north-america", "europe", "asia", "japan", "australia", "singapore", "philippines", "new-zealand", "india"]}, {"summary": "During a 160-day session, the Oregon legislature was able to pass a record school funding bill, set aside millions of dollars to reduce homelessness and agreed on $650m in bonding to build affordable housing, but several gaming bills remained in committee upon adjournment.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "racing", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "With Oregon Legislative Session Over, Gaming Bills Sidelined Until 2024", "slug": "gc-oregon-legislative-session-over-gaming-bills-sidelined-until-2024", "jurisdictions": ["oregon", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Arthur Lira, the president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, has suspended all congressional activity to vote on tax reform and a new fiscal framework, throwing into question the July 17 deadline cited by the Ministry of Finance for the publication of a provisional measure to regulate sports betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Chamber of Deputies Throws Sports-Betting Timeline In Doubt", "slug": "gc-brazils-chamber-deputies-throws-provisional-measure-publication-date-question", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "While Ontario has remained a source of great interest for operators looking to enter the Canadian online gaming market, the conversation has turned to which province could be next to employ a private-operator based model.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Alberta Could Be Next Canadian Province To Bolster Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-alberta-could-be-next-canadian-province-bolster-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "alberta", "ontario", "british-columbia", "quebec"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has proposed several changes to strengthen consumer protection against risky lending and over-indebtedness that could have an impact on the gambling industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Consumer Debt Proposals Cover Gambling Impact", "slug": "gc-swedish-over-indebtedness-proposals-cover-gambling-impact", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of England is facing widespread opposition to its plans to study and potentially launch a UK central bank digital currency (CBDC), after receiving more than 50,000 responses to its \"digital pound\" consultation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of England Faces CBDC Battle Following 50,000 Consultation Responses", "slug": "pc-bank-england-faces-cbdc-battle-following-50000-consultation-responses", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO has analysed country data from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) country assessments and found numerous inconsistencies in whether a jurisdiction is placed on the greylist or not.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Data Dive: FATF’s Greylisting, Benchmarked", "slug": "pc-data-dive-fatfs-greylisting-benchmarked", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has proposed a new law that will streamline cooperation between data protection authorities in the EU when enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in cross-border cases.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Tightens Up GDPR Rules", "slug": "pc-eu-tightens-gdpr-rules", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "China’s mobile payments giants WeChat Pay and Alipay have announced new tie-ups with Visa and Mastercard that will open up the country to international card schemes for the first time.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "China Opens Up To International Card Schemes Via WeChat Pay, Alipay", "slug": "pc-china-opens-international-card-schemes-wechat-pay-alipay", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "With sports betting, casinos and other forms of gaming now legal, Virginia’s problem gambling prevention coordinator wants to make sure the state enjoys the financial benefits from gaming but not at the expense of people experiencing harm.", "sectors": ["casinos", "charitable-gaming", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Virginia Launches Advisory Committee To Tackle Problem Gambling", "slug": "gc-virginia-launches-advisory-committee-tackle-problem-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "India's Supreme Court is preparing to hear a seismic case on the legality of online skill gambling in India, with potentially explosive results.\n\nIn this forensic explainer, VIXIO's contributing editor for Asia, Martin Williams, examines what's at stake and how it fits into the rapidly developing picture of online gambling in India.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's Day In Court: Skill Gaming On The Precipice", "slug": "gc-india-day-court-skill-gaming-precipice", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "English Premier League clubs Chelsea and Brentford F.C. have taken differing approaches to backlash from fans to their team's gambling sponsorship plans, as the relationship between UK football and the industry become ever more complex.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Premier League Teams Diverging On Gambling Sponsorships", "slug": "gc-uk-premier-league-teams-diverging-gambling-sponsorships", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has ordered Stockholm-based fintech company Zimpler to stop enabling transactions with unlicensed gambling operators or face a 25m Swedish krona (€2.1m) fine.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Will Fine Payments Provider For Enabling Unlicensed Gambling", "slug": "gc-sweden-fines-fintech-payments-provider-enabling-unlicensed-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "So far, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis seems more excited about last week’s court decision upholding his 2021 gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe than the Seminoles do.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tribes Are Not Dancing In The Streets Yet Over Internet Gambling Victory", "slug": "gc-tribes-arent-dancing-streets-yet-over-internet-gambling-victory", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​An interim appeal court ruling on secondary provisions of the German Interstate Treaty on Gambling is “pretty mind blowing” in the way it extends restrictions on marketing beyond operators to third parties such as affiliates and broadcasters, a gambling lawyer has said.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Court Ruling On Gambling Advertising Called 'Mind Blowing'", "slug": "gc-german-court-ruling-gambling-advertising-called-mind-blowing", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "UK Treasury minister Andrew Griffith has urged the UK’s City watchdog to probe whether banks are terminating relationships with clients based solely on whether they are politically exposed persons (PEPs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "City Minister Writes To FCA Over Bank Accounts Being Shut Down", "slug": "pc-city-minister-writes-fca-over-bank-accounts-being-shut-down", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s central bank has published its response to consultation feedback on new proposals for digital asset custody and segregation rules, following in the footsteps of other regulators globally.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Moves Ahead With New Digital Asset Custody, Segregation Proposals", "slug": "pc-singapore-moves-ahead-new-digital-asset-custody-segregation-proposals", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Debate around tribal exclusivity over sports betting in Washington state is set to continue in court.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 3-July 7, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-3-july-7-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "philippines", "tanzania", "netherlands", "new-jersey", "nevada", "chile", "washington"]}, {"summary": "Although efforts to legalize internet gaming came up short this year, supporters were able to add a requirement to the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget law that the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency submit a detailed report on the issue to the General Assembly before next year's legislative session.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland To Study iGaming's Opportunities, Impact On Industry", "slug": "gc-maryland-study-igamings-opportunities-impact-industry", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) is investigating four websites that promote unlicensed gambling and information on how to circumvent the national self-exclusion register (Cruks).", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Lines Up New Enforcement Targets", "slug": "gc-dutch-enforcement-report-highlights-new-threats", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Worldpay has been sold to private equity funds managed by a US firm, Synch has been told that it needs to be approved under EU laws before it launches, and Spotify to no longer allow in-app payments via Apple’s App Store.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Worldpay Sold To Private Equity", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-worldpay-sold-private-equity", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "european-union", "belgium", "ireland", "italy", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia", "new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has ordered Stockholm-based fintech company Zimpler to stop enabling transactions with unlicensed gambling operators or face a 25m Swedish krona (€2.1m) fine.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Will Fine Payments Provider For Enabling Unlicensed Gambling", "slug": "pc-sweden-will-fine-payments-provider-enabling-unlicensed-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s financial regulator reminds crypto-asset firms that unregulated promotions are coming to an end, Denmark penalises a bank for trading in crypto and Thailand moves to ban crypto staking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Get Ready For Regulated Promotions Compliance, Says UK’s FCA", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-get-ready-regulated-promotions-compliance-says-uks-fca", "jurisdictions": ["japan", "singapore", "thailand", "denmark", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Spending on gambling advertising is decreasing across Northern Europe, even in markets without tough new rules on marketing.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Advertising Falls Across Europe", "slug": "gc-gambling-advertising-declines-sweden", "jurisdictions": ["sweden", "netherlands", "norway"]}, {"summary": "A Deloitte analysis released on the eve of a major goods and services tax (GST) determination for the Indian online gaming industry has warned a maximum tax on gaming volume will trigger industry “degrowth” and cripple large and small operators.", "sectors": ["esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Deloitte Warns Of Disaster If India Tax Rate Targets Online Volume", "slug": "gc-deloitte-warns-disaster-if-india-gst-targets-online-volume", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "As artificial intelligence infiltrates almost every aspect of business, it has long played a significant role in the gaming industry with low-level AI monitoring player data, enhancing responsible gambling programs and identifying fraudulent activities.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gaming Regulators Urged To Adopt AI Rules Or 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"publishedDate": "2023-07-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Card Schemes Feature As EU Looks For Help Investigating Online Payments", "slug": "pc-card-schemes-feature-eu-looks-help-investigating-online-payments", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO’s impact index rose 15 points in June from the revised May figure of 104 to 119, above the 2022 baseline and 2 points higher than June 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Impact Index June 2023", "slug": "pc-impact-index-june-2023", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The Chilean Association of Casinos has met with the country's National Consumer Service to discuss increasing consumer protection measures in the wake of complaints filed against online betting platforms.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chilean Casinos Lobby Consumer Protection Agency Over Complaints Against Online Operators", "slug": "gc-chilean-casinos-meet-consumer-protection-agency-over-complaints-against-online", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK Gambling Commission will begin its series of consultations relating to the April gambling white paper with four this month, including one on affordability checks.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Set To Start White Paper Consultations", "slug": "gc-uk-regulator-set-start-white-paper-consultations", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Kentucky has less than two months to license operators and make other final preparations for the launch of retail sportsbooks at the state’s nine racetracks and gaming facilities under emergency regulations crafted by the state’s racing commission.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kentucky On Fast Track For September Sports-Betting Launch", "slug": "gc-kentucky-emergency-regulations-approved-sports-betting-launch-september", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "An Irish senator has called on the government to “take a brave stance” and introduce an outright ban on gambling advertising.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Lawmaker Demands Gambling Ad Ban Ahead Of Key Debate", "slug": "gc-irish-lawmaker-demands-gambling-ad-ban-ahead-key-debate", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India is considering a rule that would require banks and non-banks to issue cards with multiple card networks and allow their customers to choose which badge they want on their card.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Would Allow Customers To Choose Card Network", "slug": "pc-india-would-allow-customers-choose-card-network", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Nevada and Missouri have become the first US states to create a legal framework for earned wage access products as regulatory interest is heating up.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "First US Laws Regulating Earned Wage Access Get Passed", "slug": "pc-first-us-laws-regulating-earned-wage-access-get-passed", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its consultation on two of its draft directions, which are the legal means to put its new authorised push payments (APP) scam reimbursement requirements in place.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Takes First Step In Implementing New APP Scam Rules", "slug": "pc-psr-takes-first-step-implementing-new-app-scam-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, paving the way for legal data transfers between the two jurisdictions, and possibly a new court case from Max Schrems.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Commission Adopts EU-US Adequacy Decision, But For How Long?", "slug": "pc-european-commission-adopts-eu-us-adequacy-decision-how-long", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The fallout from the Wirecard scandal has been on the minds of Singapore lawmakers, as has a major outage at DBS — its second in only two months.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Lawmakers Seek Answers On Wirecard Scandal, DBS Outage", "slug": "pc-singapore-lawmakers-seek-answers-wirecard-scandal-dbs-outage", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Members of a British parliamentary committee that will help implement the gambling white paper have tussled with industry lobbyists over issues including advertising restrictions, the impact of the black market and a statutory levy.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Committee Questions Lobbyists 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some are questioning the need for another government \"fishing expedition\" on the sector’s future.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Industry Groans As UK Treasury Announces ’Future Of Payments Review’", "slug": "pc-industry-groans-uk-treasury-announces-future-payments-review", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "All Curaçao master licensees will get a one-year extension upon passage of planned gambling reform legislation, according to an official from the island nation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Curaçao To Allow One More Year Of Master Licences", "slug": "gc-curacao-sets-licensee-transition-period", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "A 3-0 decision by a federal appeals court on June 30 is a milestone which is likely to secure the future of Indian gaming by enabling tribes to compete in the online betting market, a prominent tribal gaming attorney said Wednesday.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Seminole Ruling Ushers In Digital Era For Tribal Gaming", "slug": "gc-seminole-ruling-ushers-digital-era-tribal-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "India’s bombshell decision to impose a steep goods and services tax (GST) on online gambling volume and not gross revenue was merely a “clarification” and the tax will apply to existing assessments, the revenue secretary said, likely compounding heavy damage to the industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Says Killer Tax On Online Volume 'Always' In Force", "slug": "gc-india-says-killer-gst-online-volume-always-force", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Ohio’s abrupt move to double its tax rate underscores a trend toward higher taxes on U.S. sports betting as some states re-evaluate their regimes, according to industry analysts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Increase Shows U.S. Sports-Betting Tax Rates Not Set In Stone", "slug": "gc-ohio-increase-shows-us-sports-betting-tax-rates-not-set-stone", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch gambling regulator does not think there will be a “very direct and swift enforcement” of the “difficult” parts of the new advertising rules that came into effect on July 1.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No Rapid Enforcement For 'Difficult Parts' Of Ad Law, Says Dutch Regulator", "slug": "gc-no-swift-enforcement-difficult-parts-ad-law-says-ksa-chair", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "US regulators have issued a $150m fine to Bank of America for charging junk fees, withholding credit card rewards and opening fake accounts. The bank has also put aside $100m to redress customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of America To Pay $250m For Double-Dipping, Opening Fake Accounts", "slug": "pc-bank-america-pay-250m-double-dipping-opening-fake-accounts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Barclays Bank will not be liable for a £700,000 authorised push payment (APP) scam against one of its customers following a victory in the UK’s highest court.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Victory For Barclays In UK Supreme Court APP Fraud Case", "slug": "pc-victory-barclays-uk-supreme-court-app-fraud-case", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its third report on regulatory supervision of anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) 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"colombia"]}, {"summary": "As lawmakers in Indiana struggle to pass an internet gaming bill, a key Republican legislator acknowledges that several challenges still need to be overcome to get a bill through the General Assembly next year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Legislators Stumble With iGaming As Legalization Efforts Continue", "slug": "gc-us-legislators-stumble-igaming-legalization-efforts-continue", "jurisdictions": ["indiana", "colorado", "ohio", "maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Cracks are quickly emerging in what India’s finance minister had called unanimous support for a goods and service tax (GST) on gaming volume, hinting at a regional push for the GST Council to review its decision that has rocked the industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "State Government Dissenters Attack India Tax On Online Volume", "slug": "gc-state-government-dissenters-attack-india-gst-online-volume", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Racing-focused bookmaker Star Sports has been penalised more than half a million pounds by the UK Gambling Commission over social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Star Sports Fined Six-Figures Over UK Policy Problems", "slug": "gc-star-sports-fined-six-figures-over-policy-problems", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "888 has rejected a proposal to appoint ex-GVC chief Kenny Alexander and other executives to key leadership roles and now faces the possible loss of its UK licence stemming from the criminal investigation into GVC’s former dealings in Turkey.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "888 Faces Licence Review As It Rejects Bid To Appoint Ex-GVC Boss", "slug": "gc-888-faces-licence-review-it-rejects-bid-appoint-ex-gvc-boss", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "turkey"]}, {"summary": "Merrill Lynch has been fined $12m for AML compliance failures, and Cambodia’s central bank has signed a QR code agreement with UnionPay and has also launched a financial transparency partnership with Singapore.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Merrill Lynch Fined $12m Over SARs Failures", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-merrill-lynch-fined-12m-over-sars-failures", "jurisdictions": ["cambodia", "china", "singapore", "france", "spain", "united-kingdom", "bahamas", "united-states", "new-york", "australia", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "Most central banks see potential value in having both a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) and a fast payment system, a new paper by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) finds.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Central Banks See Value In Having Both CBDC And Fast Payment System, BIS Says", "slug": "pc-central-banks-see-value-having-both-cbdc-and-fast-payment-system-bis-says", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky is arrested in New York, Celsius’ new management agrees to one of the largest FTC settlements ever, and Binance faces an executive exodus.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Former Celsius CEO Arrested Following $4.7bn Settlement", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-former-celsius-ceo-arrested-following-47bn-settlement", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has been given the green light by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to progress its single customer view and financial risk assessment projects.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Data Law Does Not Prevent Customer Data Sharing, Says ICO", "slug": "gc-data-law-does-not-prevent-financials-risk-checks-scv-ico-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Describing online casino as the missing leg of the gaming stool in Maryland, Democratic state Senator Ron Watson believes he and his colleagues will be able to get a bill through the legislature when they return to Annapolis in January.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Senator Confident Lawmakers Will Pass iGaming In 2024", "slug": "gc-maryland-senator-confident-lawmakers-will-push-through-igaming-2024", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "new-hampshire", "iowa", "indiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A committee of state lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution on responsible gaming and problem gambling on Friday, in an effort to bring more attention to both subjects as legislators consider developing more robust standards.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Lawmakers Approve Resolution On Problem Gambling Standards", "slug": "gc-us-lawmakers-approve-resolution-problem-gambling-standards", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s second most populous state will introduce tough new restrictions on electronic gaming machines in clubs and pubs, including cutting the load-up maximum by 90 percent and mandating loss limits and cashless play.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Victoria Imposes Tough Restrictions On Slot Machines", "slug": "gc-victoria-imposes-tough-restrictions-all-slot-machines", "jurisdictions": ["victoria", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Payments experts are unphased by the merging of requirements in the Electronic Money Directive (EMD2) into the third Payment Services Directive (PSD3).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU E-Money Merger ’A Good Thing’, But Concerns Linger", "slug": "pc-eu-e-money-merger-good-thing-concerns-linger", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "IBAN discrimination is widespread across Europe, despite being illegal. The EU’s payments package released at the end of June aims to close a vital loophole, but there is a long road ahead to put an end to the costly practice.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Has The Time Come To End IBAN Discrimination?", "slug": "pc-has-time-come-end-iban-discrimination", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A variety of public and private players have announced plans to take part in the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology’s initial work to promote financial data use cases.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Finance Coalition Launches In UK", "slug": "pc-open-finance-coalition-launches-uk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "June 7, 2023 marked one of the most active days of regulatory activity in Australia to date this year, as the government published its strategic plan for the Australian payments system. The government also launched two consultations: the first consultation aims at tackling proposed amendments to the Payments Systems (Regulation) Act 1998 (PSRA 1998); and the second consultation focuses on a list of payment functions designed to potentially form a foundation for a new licensing framework for payment service providers. This regulatory analysis will explore the background and key drivers motivating the initiatives.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Modernisation at a Crossroad: What Lies Ahead for PSPs in Australia?", "slug": "pc-payments-modernisation-crossroad-what-lies-ahead-psps-australia", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "There is a “critical need” for “good data” in France as lawmakers explore the prospects of opening online casinos, according to a representative from the Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ).", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "French Regulator Demands 'Good Data' Before Any Online Casino Discussion", "slug": "gc-french-regulator-demands-good-data-ahead-online-casino-discussions", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "Another promised deadline for the introduction of a so-called provisional measure to regulate sports betting in Brazil has now come and gone, with the congressional recess meaning that the industry is unlikely to see legislation until at least mid-August.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Sports-Betting Regulation Misses Yet Another Deadline", "slug": "gc-brazils-provisional-measure-misses-yet-another-deadline", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Indian ministry overseeing development of the online gaming industry will ask the country’s tax council to review a potentially fatal 28 percent goods and services tax (GST) on gaming operator volume amid industry dismay at the decision.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Ministry To Ask For Review Of Tax On Online Volume", "slug": "gc-india-ministry-ask-review-gst-online-volume", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Lottery courier services should have to earn the privilege of participating in state lottery sales and be disqualified if they also distribute U.S. tickets internationally, according to a set of best practices outlined in a report commissioned by leading courier Jackpocket.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Jackpocket Seeks Industry Standards For U.S. Lottery Couriers", "slug": "gc-jackpocket-seeks-industry-standards-us-lottery-couriers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The National Indian Gaming Commission has issued a formal warning to tribal gaming operators and regulators over a series of imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be senior executives, or state or tribal regulatory officials.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Regulators Issue Warnings Over Casino Cashier Cage Scams", "slug": "gc-casino-cashier-cage-scams-prompt-tribal-state-regulators-issue-warnings", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states", "colorado", "pennsylvania", "new-jersey", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "Done Bros (Cash Betting) Limited, trading as Betfred, has reached a £3.25m settlement in the UK for a host of “serious” social responsibility deficiencies and anti-money laundering (AML) failings.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Betfred To Pay £3.25m Settlement Over Betting Shop Failings", "slug": "gc-befred-ps325m-settlement-illustrates-need-raise-standards-uk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Mexican citizen has filed a challenge against the country’s central bank and financial system regulator for their failure to issue secondary regulations underpinning open finance in Mexico.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mexican Regulators Get Sued For Delaying Open Finance Rules", "slug": "pc-mexican-regulators-get-sued-delaying-open-finance-rules", "jurisdictions": ["mexico"]}, {"summary": "As Ripple celebrates its victory in court over the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), legal observers caution that regulatory clarity — although getting closer — is still a long way to go.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Industry Triumphant After Ripple’s Victory Over SEC", "slug": "pc-crypto-industry-triumphant-after-ripples-victory-over-sec", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Financial regulators are more aware of de-risking and how it impacts financial exclusion, but it has not necessarily decreased, a new report from the European Banking Authority (EBA) says.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Increased Awareness Fails To Quash EU’s De-Risking Practices, EBA Finds", "slug": "pc-increased-awareness-fails-quash-eus-de-risking-practices-eba-finds", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Chinese authorities have announced the partial dismantling of a 400bn yuan ($55bn) gambling syndicate trading with cryptocurrency, following raids in at least four provinces and the arrest of 130 suspects.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "China Busts $55bn Crypto-Based Online Gambling Syndicate", "slug": "gc-china-busts-55bn-crypto-based-online-gaming-syndicate", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "A UK lawmaker has raised concerns about the Gambling Commission's ability to implement all the white paper’s proposals in a timely manner.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Lawmaker Concerned With White Paper Implementation Timeline", "slug": "gc-uk-lawmaker-concerned-white-paper-implementation-timeline", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "State lotteries, which traditionally raise money for college scholarships or senior citizen services, are facing a range of threats and opportunities as more forms of legal and illegal gambling have become available to the U.S. consumer.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Lotteries See Opportunities Online, Threats From Grey-Market Machines", "slug": "gc-us-lotteries-see-opportunities-online-threats-grey-market-machines", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arkansas", "pennsylvania", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "Payment processor Square has launched a court action against card giants Visa and Mastercard accusing them of fixing interchange fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Square Sues Visa, Mastercard Over US Interchange Fees", "slug": "pc-square-sues-visa-mastercard-over-us-interchange-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission and the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have established an \"informal dialogue\" on issues related to consumer protection and financial services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Washington And Brussels To Talk Digital Payments", "slug": "pc-washington-and-brussels-talk-digital-payments", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Treasury is reportedly considering shelving its buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans due to fears that firms could exit the country over the new rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Please Don’t Let This Be True’: Backlash As UK Treasury Mulls Scrapping BNPL Plans", "slug": "pc-please-dont-let-be-true-backlash-uk-treasury-mulls-scrapping-bnpl-plans", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Steve Wynn has signed a settlement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board and will pay a $10m fine that will bring to an end a sexual harassment complaint the control board had filed against him almost four years ago.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Steve Wynn To Pay $10m To Settle Complaint With Nevada Gaming Regulators", "slug": "gc-steve-wynn-pay-10m-settle-complaint-nevada-gaming-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Advertisers and social media sites in the UK are taking “purposeful steps” to further limit children and young people’s exposure to age-restricted adverts for products such as gambling, according to the country’s advertising watchdog.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Firms Taking Steps To Limit Underage Ad Exposure", "slug": "gc-uk-advertisers-taking-steps-limit-underage-ad-exposure", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "iGaming Ontario released new data on Wednesday that includes the split between online casino gaming and sports betting for the first time.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario iGaming Totals Almost 70 Percent Of Revenue Figures", "slug": "gc-ontario-igaming-totals-almost-70-percent-revenue-figures", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has confirmed that the proposed online expansion of its Casino Filipino branches will target domestic and foreign markets, potentially increasing the franchise’s value ahead of any privatisation.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PAGCOR's Online Expansion Targets Local, Foreign Gamblers", "slug": "gc-pagcors-own-online-expansion-targets-local-foreign-gamblers", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Tribal gaming operations approached $41bn in gross gaming revenue last year, the highest in the industry’s history and another sign of a substantial rebound from the scourge of COVID-19 in 2020.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Indian Gaming Revenue Sets New Record Of $40.9bn In 2022", "slug": "gc-indian-gaming-revenue-sets-new-record-409bn-2022", "jurisdictions": ["oklahoma", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s financial supervisory authority (BaFin) has extended anti-money laundering measures imposed on N26 as it keeps a close eye on the fintech sector in the wake of high-profile scandals.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Germany Extends Customer Onboarding Cap On N26 Over AML Concerns", "slug": "pc-germany-extends-customer-onboarding-cap-n26-over-aml-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Klarna has become the first buy now, pay later (BNPL) lender to partner with a new debt support network backed by the UK government, as calls grow for BNPL regulation to happen sooner rather than later.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Klarna Strengthens Debt Charity Support As Consumer Duty Approaches", "slug": "pc-klarna-strengthens-debt-charity-support-consumer-duty-approaches", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Fintech firms including Wise, TrueLayer and Monzo have signed a joint letter calling on the UK government to bring an end to hidden fees in international payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Fintechs Push Chancellor For Cross-Border Fees Reform", "slug": "pc-uk-fintechs-push-chancellor-cross-border-fees-reform", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Innovation and the capability to do things differently is coming up against a struggle to get on top of compliance matters, a senior official at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said while speaking at a webinar organised by the regulator about financial crime and payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "’Your Greatest Strength Is Your Greatest Weakness,’ FCA Warns Payments Firms", "slug": "pc-your-greatest-strength-your-greatest-weakness-fca-warns-payments-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK government has rejected calls to treat cryptocurrency trading like gambling and control of a planned $4bn resort in Vietnam changes hands.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 17-July 21, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-17-july-21-2023", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "chile", "maine", "germany", "malta", "brazil", "vietnam", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s Department of Justice is pleased with the “significant” progress made toward updating the country’s gambling laws, as its long-anticipated bill takes steps forward.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland's New Gambling Law Making 'Significant Progress'", "slug": "gc-irelands-new-gambling-law-making-significant-progress", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has issued an order “revoking the transactional waivers” granted to PlayUp that allow the company to conduct sports wagering in the state.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Regulators Revoke PlayUp's Ability To Take Sports Bets", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-regulators-revoke-playups-ability-take-sports-bets", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Leaders of both chambers of the state legislature have said that a second major gaming expansion could be part of a budget compromise in North Carolina this year.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Casino, VLT Expansion On The Table In North Carolina Budget Talks", "slug": "gc-casino-vlt-expansion-table-north-carolina-budget-talks", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "US’ instant payments system FedNow has launched, the UK Payment Systems Regulator has published its annual report, and Panama’s Supreme Court has struck down the country’s crypto law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: FedNow Goes Live In The US", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fednow-goes-live-us", "jurisdictions": ["el-salvador", "panama", "india", "european-union", "ireland", "romania", "united-kingdom", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states", "argentina", "uruguay", "international"]}, {"summary": "A record-breaking budget request is filed by the SEC, a federal crypto bill is reintroduced to the US Senate, the FCA shows tough love to UK crypto firms, and Binance terminates a World Cup-winning sponsorship deal.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: SEC Requests $2.5bn Budget To Fight Crypto ’Wild West’", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-sec-requests-25bn-budget-fight-crypto-wild-west", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states", "argentina"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s sports-betting provisional measure may finally be about to see the light of day, with the latest reports out of Brasilia saying that the measure should be published today at the latest (July 24).", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Sports-Betting Provisional Measure Due This Week", "slug": "gc-brazils-sports-betting-provisional-measure-due-week", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "India’s goods and services tax (GST) bureaucracy is extending aggressive recovery of GST from the online gaming industry to land-based operations, with officials targeting $1.2bn in unpaid taxes from casinos in Goa and Sikkim states.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's Tax Agency Says Land-Based Casinos Owe $1.2bn", "slug": "gc-indias-gst-organ-says-land-based-casinos-owe-12bn", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "By appealing a judge’s ruling in a California casino case, the U.S. Department of Justice is raising the question of how Indian law canons apply to tribal gaming — if at all.", "sectors": ["tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Appeal Raises Questions About How Indian Law Applies To Tribal Gaming", "slug": "gc-appeal-raises-questions-about-how-indian-law-applies-tribal-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "When the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) five years ago, gaming industry analysts were quick to try and estimate how the new U.S. sports-betting market was going to play out in terms of size and profitability.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mergers & Acquisitions: The Reset Of The U.S. Gaming Industry", "slug": "gc-mergers-acquisitions-reset-us-gaming-industry", "jurisdictions": ["colorado", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK minister rejects a previous Treasury Committee recommendation that crypto trading should be regulated as gambling.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Will Not Be Treated As Gambling, UK Minister Says", "slug": "pc-crypto-will-not-be-treated-gambling-uk-minister-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After years of work, the US Federal Reserve has announced that its new 24/7/365 instant payment system has officially gone live. VIXIO discusses how the new payment system is expected to change the payments landscape, what can be expect from the service from day one and what comes next.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FedNow Instant Payments System Goes Live", "slug": "pc-fednow-instant-payments-system-goes-live", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "With fraud continuing to be a significant problem for European payments players, EBA CLEARING is piloting a new tool to confront the challenge.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA CLEARING Bets On FPAD To Bring Down Fraud", "slug": "pc-eba-clearing-bets-fpad-bring-down-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "Vermont regulators have approved sports-betting regulations that include demands for officials to review marketing plans, despite the protests of operators.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Vermont Regulator Adopts Sports-Betting Regulations", "slug": "gc-vermont-regulator-adopts-sports-betting-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["vermont", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Stockholm-based fintech company Zimpler claims an order against it to halt transactions to operators without a Swedish licence is “incorrect” and will have “far-reaching consequences” for the payments and gambling industries, as it appeals the decision.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Payment Fine Appeal Warns Of 'Far Reaching Consequences'", "slug": "gc-swedish-payment-firm-legal-appeal-warns-far-reaching-consequences", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. lottery industry’s importance to state finances, as well as retailers that sell millions of scratch-off tickets, has been underestimated by lawmakers captivated by the potential of other forms of gambling, say industry officials.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Lotteries Remain Valuable State Assets In Digital World", "slug": "gc-us-lotteries-remain-valuable-state-assets-digital-world", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Pay.UK has said the New Payments Architecture should be the \"point of contact\" between commercial bank money and the digital pound in its response to a joint consultation on retail central bank digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Payments Architecture Could Be Pivotal 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"productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Payment Firm Legal Appeal Warns Of Far Reaching Consequences", "slug": "pc-swedish-payment-firm-legal-appeal-warns-far-reaching-consequences", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has launched a new bank-to-bank information sharing platform as it hopes to lead by example in a collaborative approach to fighting fraud and financial crime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Central Bank Vows To ’Turn The Tables’ On Financial Crime", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-central-bank-vows-turn-tables-financial-crime", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "India’s finance ministry has signalled a softening on its damaging goods and service tax (GST) on online gaming volume, with the GST Council to clarify if player account deposits or 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{"summary": "Brazil has published a long-awaited provisional measure to amend and implement a sports-betting law four and half years after the law was first signed, with the headline changes including a 18 percent tax on gross gaming revenue, an increase from an anticipated 16 percent.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Finally Publishes Provisional Measure To Regulate Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-brazil-publishes-provisional-measure-regulates-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "It has become “almost impossible” for gambling companies to open a bank account in Romania, according to a trade group in the country.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Almost Impossible To Open Gambling Bank Account In Romania, Says Trade Group", "slug": "gc-almost-impossible-open-gambling-bank-account-romania-says-rombet", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has fined the state’s three casinos a total of $50,000 to settle complaints over allowing customers to place wagers on unauthorized sporting events.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulator Fines All Three Casinos For Unauthorized Wagering", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulator-fines-all-three-casinos-unauthorized-wagering", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Amazon has announced that its palm-reading payment system, Amazon One, will be rolled out to all Whole Foods Market stores in the US by the end of 2023.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Amazon Expands Palm-Reading Payments Tech To All Whole Foods Stores", "slug": "pc-amazon-expands-palm-reading-payments-tech-all-whole-foods-stores", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Belgium’s banking association has said it is \"especially worried\" about a proposed reduction in interchange fees, but there are suggestions that the government may just be bluffing ahead of an election.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Proposal To Reduce Interchange Fee Triggers Concern In Belgium", "slug": "pc-proposal-reduce-interchange-fee-triggers-concern-belgium", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "The French gambling regulator has asked the government for permission to enforce a whistle-to-whistle ban and loss limits for young people.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Whistle-To-Whistle Ad Ban, Loss Limits On French Agenda", "slug": "gc-whistle-whistle-ad-ban-loss-limits-french-agenda", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "Operators have welcomed the self-regulatory approach to advertising that is written into Brazil's sports-betting provisional measure, although it leaves companies trying to establish a presence in Brazil with more questions than answers.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Sports-Betting Industry Set To Self-Regulate On Advertising", "slug": "gc-brazils-sports-betting-industry-set-self-regulate", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "In a “key moment” for the UK gambling industry, the Gambling Commission and the Department for Culture, Media & Sport have both published their first set of highly-anticipated white paper consultations.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Launches Wave Of Pivotal White Paper Consultations", "slug": "gc-uk-launches-host-key-consultations", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In the first case of its kind, an Australian court has issued a A$5m ($3.4m) civil fine to a company in Queensland state that offered online poker services to Australian customers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Court Slaps $3.4m Fine On Online Poker Operation", "slug": "gc-australian-court-slaps-34m-fine-online-poker-operation", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "queensland"]}, {"summary": "Tennessee’s sports wagering regulator approved a $50,000 fine against Caesars Entertainment Wednesday for taking more than 2,500 illegal wagers over a five-week stretch.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tennessee Fines Caesars Entertainment $50,000 For Illegal Wagers", "slug": "gc-tennessee-fines-caesars-entertainment-50000-illegal-wagers", "jurisdictions": ["tennessee", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has fined American Express $15m alleging the card network failed to oversee a third-party affiliate.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Amex Slapped With $15m US Fine", "slug": "pc-amex-slapped-15m-us-fine", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s competition watchdog has hit out at three of the biggest high-street banks for \"significant failures\" in transaction history reporting for personal and business customers switching banks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "HSBC, TSB, Nationwide Castigated Over CMA Order Failures", "slug": "pc-hsbc-tsb-nationwide-castigated-over-cma-order-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Dame Alison Rose, NatWest’s CEO of four years, has resigned from her position after admitting that she broke confidentiality rules following the closure of Nigel Farage’s Coutts bank account.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NatWest CEO Resigns Over Farage Account Closure, As New Regulations Approach", "slug": "pc-natwest-ceo-resigns-over-farage-account-closure-new-regulations-approach", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "France's national lottery operator is set to absorb its Irish equivalent and Nevada officially approves $10m fine for Steve Wynn.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 24-July 28, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-24-july-28-2023", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states", "oklahoma", "washington", "pennsylvania", "france", "ireland", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "The efforts to legalize online gaming took a step forward on Thursday when the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission unanimously approved a contract for a vendor to produce a detailed report on the potential impact of iGaming.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Approves Contract For iGaming Study, Regulation Updates", "slug": "gc-maryland-approves-contract-igaming-study-regulation-updates", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s special investigation commission (CPI) into match-fixing has already served its purpose and is irrelevant now that a sports-betting provisional measure has been published and a bill has been sent to Congress, according to some in the industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Match-Fixing Investigation Loses Threat As Sports-Betting Measures Move Ahead", "slug": "gc-match-fixing-investigation-loses-power-after-sports-betting-provisional-measure", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "FanDuel president Christian Genetski on Thursday stood by his company’s decision to hire sports media personality Craig Carton to be the company’s spokesman on responsible gambling even after Carton served one year in prison for fraud.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FanDuel President Defends Hiring Ex-Con For Responsible Gambling", "slug": "gc-fanduel-president-defends-hiring-ex-con-responsible-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard has cracked down on cannabis retailers allowing payments across its network, nexo Standards and Berlin Group have announced that they are developing digital euro standards, and N26 makes a new hire following its compliance problems.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard Says No To Cannabis", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-says-no-cannabis", "jurisdictions": ["india", "south-korea", "sri-lanka", "european-union", "france", "spain", "switzerland", "united-states", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "FTX founder escapes campaign finance charge but may be headed back to jail, Coinbase is in limbo over its staking lawsuits, and Binance has second thoughts about becoming regulated in Germany.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: FTX Founder Escapes Campaign Finance Charge", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-ftx-founder-escapes-campaign-finance-charge", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Proponents of the US Credit Card Competition Act secure assurances that Congress will vote on the fiercely debated bill but the proposal still has a bumpy road ahead.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Congress To Vote On Credit Card Competition Act, Senator Says", "slug": "pc-us-congress-vote-credit-card-competition-act-senator-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The lack of progress in gambling reforms in the United Kingdom is frustrating New Jersey’s top regulator, who says U.S. oversight of gambling is much stronger.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Delay In UK White Paper Gaming Reforms Disappoints New Jersey Regulator", "slug": "gc-delay-uk-white-paper-gaming-reforms-disappoints-new-jersey-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As National Football League teams began reporting to training camps last week to prepare for the upcoming season, the rash of gambling-related suspensions issued by the league during the offseason was a frequent topic of discussion, including criticism from one of the league’s most prominent coaches.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Coaches, Players Discuss National Football League Gambling Policy", "slug": "gc-coaches-players-discuss-national-football-league-gambling-policy", "jurisdictions": ["colorado", "tennessee", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The country of Georgia has seen the number and volume of online gambling transactions decline since restrictions were introduced at the end of 2021, according to new research.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Online Gambling Still Dominates E-commerce, But Share Declining", "slug": "gc-georgia-online-gambling-majority-e-commerce-share-declining", "jurisdictions": ["georgia"]}, {"summary": "The Chinese lottery market has stormed back from pandemic damage and political troubles with more than a 50 percent growth year-on-year in the first half of 2023, setting it on course to easily break 2018’s annual sales record.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chinese Lotteries Set For Record Annual Sales Haul In 2023", "slug": "gc-chinese-lotteries-set-record-annual-sales-haul-2023", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "In a big reform to card acquiring and sub-acquiring rules, Chile proposes new measures to help sub-acquirers meet regulatory requirements when they grow big enough.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "prepaid"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile Proposes Card Acquiring Rule Updates To Help Small Acquirers Grow", "slug": "pc-chile-proposes-card-acquiring-rule-updates-help-small-acquirers-grow", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Payments and e-money firms in the UK will need to begin complying with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new outcomes-focused regulation, with experts suggesting that it will bring new challenges.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "‘Unique Challenges’: Consumer Duty Goes Live For UK Payments Firms", "slug": "pc-unique-challenges-consumer-duty-goes-live-uk-payments-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US House Financial Services Committee has marked up a new piece of legislation that could offer America’s answer to Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "America’s Answer To MiCA Heads To Congress", "slug": "pc-americas-answer-mica-heads-congress", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Supplier giant IGT has had its attempt to claim damages from the UK Gambling Commission over Camelot’s loss of the UK National Lottery thrown out.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "IGT's UK National Lottery Damages Case Rejected", "slug": "gc-igt-uk-national-lottery-damages-case-rejected", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "It is “crucial” that the UK gambling industry understand and respond to the impact of the white paper consultation proposals launched last week, according to a legal expert.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Industry Must Consider UK Consultation Implications, Says Lawyer", "slug": "gc-crucial-uk-industry-considers-consultation-implications-says-lawyer", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s Chamber of Deputies has approved a series of consumer protection amendments to the bill to legalise online gambling, in the midst of a government investigation into the football association’s relationship with online gambling sponsors.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile Approves Changes To Progressing Online Gambling Bill", "slug": "gc-chile-approves-indications-its-online-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has set a Friday deadline for licensees to submit comments on the latest in a series of comprehensive regulatory reforms that include new rules to authorize skill-based games.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Seeks Gaming Industry Comments On Proposed Regulations", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-seeks-gaming-industry-comments-proposed-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Flutter Entertainment has announced that the Fox Bet sportsbook will be shuttered, officially bringing an end to the once-promising experiment.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Flutter, Fox To Close Sports-Betting Platform Fox Bet", "slug": "gc-flutter-fox-close-sports-betting-platform-fox-bet", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "pennsylvania", "michigan", "colorado", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Microsoft has announced that PayPal Pay Later can now be used to pay for Microsoft items in the US, Europe and Australia, while Microsoft has also expanded its tie-up with Venmo.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Microsoft Launches PayPal BNPL Solution In US, Europe And Beyond", "slug": "pc-microsoft-launches-paypal-bnpl-solution-us-europe-and-beyond", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced that corporate cheques will be phased out by the end of 2025, although individuals will still be able to use cheques beyond that date.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore To Abolish Corporate Cheques By End Of 2025", "slug": "pc-singapore-abolish-corporate-cheques-end-2025", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "GLOBAL-365 has filed a multi-million-pound lawsuit against over-the-counter payment provider PayPoint claiming it shut out rivals from energy prepayment services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "PayPoint Sued Over Blocking Rival From Entering UK Market", "slug": "pc-paypoint-sued-over-blocking-rival-entering-uk-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Bill Carstanjen, chief executive of Churchill Downs, believes the racing industry, as well as the state and its residents, stand to benefit from Kentucky’s decision to ban thousands of so-called grey-market games that are in hundreds of bars and convenience stores.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Churchill Downs Boss Believes Grey Games Are Illegal Slot Machines", "slug": "gc-churchill-downs-ceo-believes-grey-games-essentially-slot-machines", "jurisdictions": ["kentucky", "virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "More than 240 amendments have been submitted to Brazil's Congress to revise the government's emergency legislation to regulate sports betting, with the most notable seeking to restrict advertising, impose a blackout period for offshore operators and even regulate casino games.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Sports-Betting Provisional Measure Receives Over 200 Amendments", "slug": "gc-brazils-sports-betting-provisional-measure-receives-over-200-amendments", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The ICE gambling expo will move from London to Barcelona in 2025 due to dramatically lower costs and because the conference is close to outgrowing its London venue, according to organiser Clarion Gaming.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ICE Moves To Barcelona Due To Lower Costs, Bigger Facility, Clarion Says", "slug": "gc-ice-move-barcelona-due-lower-costs-bigger-facility-clarion-says-0", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "An NFL player already serving an indefinite suspension and three collegiate athletes are facing criminal charges in Iowa related to sports betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NFL Player Criminally Charged For Sports-Betting Infractions", "slug": "gc-nfl-player-criminally-charged-sports-betting-infractions", "jurisdictions": ["iowa"]}, {"summary": "In proposed reforms of card acquiring and sub-acquiring rules, Chile could establish cross-border card acquiring as a legitimate business model and change the reserve calculation rules for closed and semi-closed loop payment schemes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile Gives Green Light To Cross-Border Card Acquiring", "slug": "pc-chile-gives-green-light-cross-border-card-acquiring", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Cannabis dispensaries in the US are likely to become cash-only, with industry players blaming the SAFE Banking Act for Mastercard’s decision to pull the pin on debit options.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Grass Not Looking Green As Mastercard Bans Cannabis Payments", "slug": "pc-grass-not-looking-green-mastercard-bans-cannabis-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed to launching new “federal prosecution entities” that will specialise in bringing financial crimes and money laundering offences to justice.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "After FATF Grey Listing, UAE To Launch New Financial Crime Offices", "slug": "pc-after-fatf-grey-listing-uae-launch-new-financial-crime-offices", "jurisdictions": ["united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "A Florida coalition opposed to the gambling compact between the Seminole Tribe and Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will not appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, after a Washington, D.C. appeals court ruled the Seminole Tribe can resume online sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Florida Anti-Gambling Faction Won’t Pursue Supreme Court Appeal", "slug": "gc-florida-anti-gambling-faction-wont-pursue-supreme-court-appeal", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "texas", "california", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The latest quarterly earnings from MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Bally’s Corp. have underlined the sharp focus of casino operators on reaching profitability in digital operations, as well as the importance of professional sports in Las Vegas.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Companies In The Black On Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-companies-profit-mobile-gaming-professional-sports", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Australian state of Victoria has banned betting on under-19 sporting events and any players aged 18 or younger.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 31-August 4, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-31-august-4-2023", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "kentucky", "missouri", "africa", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s National Police Board has increased its supervision of an ongoing sporting event in the country over fears gambling companies outside of the monopoly system will take the opportunity to promote themselves.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Finland On Guard For Illegal Gambling Advertising At Rally Race", "slug": "gc-finland-closely-monitor-illegal-gambling-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "The Economy Commission in Chile’s Chamber of Deputies is reconsidering two amendments that would severely limit the ability of grey market operators to obtain licences under a proposed licensing system.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile's Congress Considers Blackout For Grey Market Operators", "slug": "gc-chiles-economy-commission-considers-grey-market-operators-during-transition", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "India’s GST Council has partially walked back its hardline decision on online gaming taxes, clarifying that a 28 percent goods and service tax shall apply to initial deposits and not to every bet.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India GST Council Backtracks On Taxing Online Gaming Turnover", "slug": "gc-india-gst-council-backtracks-taxing-online-gaming-volume", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The UK has launched a consultation on its plans to ban cold calling for financial services, and Ant Group has unveiled a new agreement with Standard Chartered Bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Consults On Scam Call Crackdown", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-consults-scam-call-crackdown", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "united-kingdom", "dubai", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Clearing House has announced that it is expanding its \"request for pay\" option on its real-time payments network, just weeks after the rival FedNow system launched.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Clearing House Expands Request For Payment In US", "slug": "pc-clearing-house-expands-request-payment-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO’s impact index dropped 36 points in July, below the 2022 baseline and 5 points lower than July 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Impact Index July 2023", "slug": "pc-impact-index-july-2023", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "After a rocky start that included over $1m in fines before the state’s sports-betting program was a week old, Ohio’s top gaming regulator says compliance with the state’s advertising rules has improved.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ohio Operators Improving Compliance With Sports-Betting Rules", "slug": "gc-ohio-sports-betting-operators-improving-compliance-sports-betting-rules", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "With the company also exploring opportunities in Nevada, the sooner-than-expected launch of legal sports betting in Kentucky has not prevented DraftKings from reporting a significant increase in profitability this upcoming football season.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-06T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "DraftKings Optimistic About Opportunities In Kentucky, Florida, Nevada", "slug": "gc-draftkings-optimistic-about-opportunities-kentucky-florida-nevada", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "ohio", "florida", "nevada", "united-states", "kentucky"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Australia’s media regulator has received a pledge of cooperation, in response to pressure on the Curaçao government to crack down on online gambling operators it says are illegally targeting the country.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Pledges Cooperation On Australian Complaints, Documents Say", "slug": "gc-curacao-pledges-cooperation-australian-complaints-documents-say", "jurisdictions": ["curacao", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Sports betting still faces an uncertain path to implementation in Brazil, with one plausible scenario involving the combination of legal amendments with separate legislation to regulate casinos, video-bingo and all forms of online gaming.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil’s Sports-Betting Lobbying Battle May Accelerate Broader Gambling Expansion", "slug": "gc-brazils-sports-betting-lobbying-battle-may-accelerate-broader-gambling-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Internal documents from the New South Wales (NSW) state gambling regulator have prompted NSW Premier Chris Minns to probe the authority’s “hugely concerning” communications with pubs and clubs over slot machine compliance.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NSW To Probe Regulator Over Flagged Slots Inspections", "slug": "gc-nsw-probe-regulator-over-flagged-slots-inspections", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has closed an investigation into interchange fees charged on PayPal debit cards.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Ends Debit Card Interchange Probe Into PayPal", "slug": "pc-sec-ends-debit-card-interchange-probe-paypal", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Financial institutions operating in the EU will need to update their sanctions compliance again, as the Council of the European Union approves wide-ranging sanctions against Russian ally Belarus.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Strengthens Belarusian Sanctions", "slug": "pc-eu-strengthens-belarusian-sanctions", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Research from VIXIO has shown that the new licensing regime for payment service providers (PSPs) in Singapore has not approved the large majority of payments applicants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Data Dive: Singapore Payments Licences Benchmarked", "slug": "pc-data-dive-singapore-payments-licences-benchmarked", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "New UK research suggests authorities should apply pressure to operators by sharing information on their responsible gambling credentials with consumers, and create stronger regulatory incentives to encourage best practices.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Report Makes Two Key Suggestions To Reduce Gambling Harm", "slug": "gc-uk-report-makes-two-key-suggestions-reduce-gambling-harm", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With the path forward for sports-betting regulation in Brazil becoming increasingly uncertain, some operators are concerned about the viability of the Brazilian market when it finally does open, if the current tax rates hold.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Operators Fear Over Taxation Will Be a Limit to Entry in Brazil, Says IBJR President", "slug": "gc-operators-fear-over-taxation-will-be-limit-entry-brazil", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Operators in Romania struggling to get much-needed bank guarantees could be missing out due to the risks associated with gambling and the additional work required from credit institutions that come with it, a legal expert has warned.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Romanian AML Rules Behind Gambling Banking Difficulties", "slug": "gc-romanian-aml-rules-behind-gambling-banking-difficulties", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "The demand for expert witnesses in U.S. gambling cases is rising as the industry expands, but the lack of knowledge about addiction among judges and attorneys poses a risk for gamblers who end up in court.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Problem Gambling Expert Urges More Education In U.S. Courts On Addiction", "slug": "gc-problem-gambling-expert-urges-more-education-courts-addiction", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "According to the Bank of Lithuania, the UK-headquartered e-money institution TransferGo has “deficiencies” and an “insufficient” compliance with anti-money laundering controls.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "TransferGo Fined By Lithuanian Authorities Over Money Laundering Failings", "slug": "pc-transfergo-fined-lithuanian-authorities-over-money-laundering-failings", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "A US court has given class certification to ATM operators in a 12-year legal battle over surcharge rules set by Visa and Mastercard.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ATM Operators’ Class Action Against Visa And Mastercard Can Go Ahead, US Court Says", "slug": "pc-atm-operators-class-action-against-visa-and-mastercard-can-go-ahead-us-court", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Advertising Standards Authority ​​​​​​​has rebuked Entain’s Ladbrokes brand for including four top men’s tennis players in promoted tweets, as they were ruled as likely to appeal to under-18s.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ladbrokes Rebuked Over Djokovic, Nadal Tweets", "slug": "gc-ladbrokes-rebuked-over-djokovic-nadal-tweets", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Local councils in England do not have the power to “effectively manage local gambling premises”, according to the body that represents 315 of the 317 councils in England.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "English Councils Want More Power To Control Gambling", "slug": "gc-english-councils-want-more-power-control-gambling-premises", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Penn Entertainment flipped the script on its sports-betting offering Tuesday, announcing a major new deal with sports media giant ESPN to rebrand its online sportsbook.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Penn Scraps Barstool Sportsbook Brand, Reaches Deal With ESPN", "slug": "gc-penn-scraps-barstool-sportsbook-brand-reaches-deal-espn", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Although U.S. market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel made it clear in comments submitted to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission that they were opposed to a proposed sports-wagering data privacy regulation, commissioners brushed aside most of their concerns adopting the rules.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Approves Sports-Betting Data Privacy Regulation", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-approves-sports-betting-data-privacy-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "PayPal has become the first US payments company to launch a dollar-backed stablecoin, following a crucial step towards new legislation that could bring stablecoins under federal regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Stablecoins To Become ’Pillar’ Of US Payment System Following PayPal Entry", "slug": "pc-stablecoins-become-pillar-us-payment-system-following-paypal-entry", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A New Zealand regulator has said that local businesses will save an estimated NZ$105m (US$64m) each year thanks to a new cap on card interchange fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Interchange Rules Save Merchants NZ$105m A Year, Says Regulator", "slug": "pc-new-interchange-rules-save-merchants-nz105m-year-says-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "US regulators have slapped Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, Société Générale and other large banks with a combined $550m fine for using WhatsApp to discuss business matters, and called for cultural change among C-suite bankers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "‘Tip Of The Iceberg’ - US Regulators Fine More Banks For WhatsApp Use", "slug": "pc-tip-iceberg-us-regulators-fine-more-banks-whatsapp-use", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has written to the European Commission about the issue of card fees for merchants in their native Italy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Card Fees ’Blunting Italy’s Competitiveness’, Says MEP", "slug": "pc-card-fees-blunting-italys-competitiveness-says-mep", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "italy"]}, {"summary": "HM Treasury has committed to overhauling the oversight frameworks of key payments regulators, but has deferred as to whether payments and e-money firms should be in scope of the Senior Managers' and Certification Regime (SM&CR).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Treasury Commits To Reforming Bank Of England, PSR Oversight Of Payments Firms", "slug": "pc-uk-treasury-commits-reforming-bank-england-psr-oversight-payments-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Penn Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden has said the strength of the ESPN brand will allow the company’s new ESPN BET venture to succeed where other media partnerships in the U.S. have not.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "ESPN Brand Differentiates Penn Deal From Other Failed Media Partnerships", "slug": "gc-espn-brand-differentiates-penn-deal-other-failed-media-partnerships", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ghana has reminded gambling operators and consumers about an incoming tax change, warning that there will be fines for non-compliance.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ghana Warns Operators To Pay Tax Or Risk Licence Removal", "slug": "gc-ghana-warns-operators-pay-tax-or-risk-licence-removal", "jurisdictions": ["ghana"]}, {"summary": "Entain said it has set aside £585m to cover continuing deferred prosecution agreement negotiations with the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service over its former Turkish-facing business.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Entain Sets Aside Funds To Settle UK Investigation Into Turkish Business", "slug": "gc-entain-sets-aside-funds-settle-uk-investigation-turkish-business", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "turkey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Perhaps the greatest fear of the U.S. gaming industry is federal regulation but the National Football League’s ongoing struggle to prevent sports-betting violations by its players and the controversy surrounding compensation for college athletes could open the door for Congress to intervene.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Violations Could Put Industry On Congress' Radar", "slug": "gc-camels-nose-us-congress-may-be-sneaking-under-sports-betting-tent", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "India’s Cabinet has approved goods and services tax (GST) amendments for online gaming and other gaming segments in an 11th-hour effort to push the changes through the legislature before its session ends this week.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India Online Gaming GST Amendments Rushed To Parliament", "slug": "gc-india-online-gaming-gst-amendments-rushed-parliament", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "US payments firm Block has announced that it will downsize its presence in Europe to focus on \"higher potential\" revenue streams, as financials worsen for the loss-making fintech.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Block Stumbles In Europe As Verse Is Shuttered And Clearpay Retreats", "slug": "pc-block-stumbles-europe-verse-shuttered-and-clearpay-retreats", "jurisdictions": ["france", "italy", "spain"]}, {"summary": "Kentucky Horse Racing Commission confirms license applications from seven of the state’s racetracks to open land-based sportsbooks when retail wagering launches next month.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 7-August 11, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-7-august-11", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-jersey", "united-states", "new-york", "massachusetts", "brazil", "germany", "virginia", "kentucky"]}, {"summary": "A Swedish study of gamblers who have voluntarily excluded themselves found an overwhelming amount of those who breached the facility played online casino games.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gamblers Most Likely To Circumvent Self-Exclusion With Online Casino, Swedish Study Says", "slug": "gc-gamblers-most-likely-bust-self-exclusion-online-casino-swedish-study-says", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gaming regulator for the first time has fined an online operator for failing to meet the province’s responsible gambling standards and warned that all licensees have an obligation to monitor customer play for signs of problems.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Online Casino Operator Fined For Responsible Gambling Failings", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-fines-apollo-entertainment-responsible-gaming-issues", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The Star Entertainment Group’s Star casino in Sydney has dodged a tax bullet amid its ongoing regulatory nightmare, with the New South Wales (NSW) government deferring a hefty increase in slot machine duty until at least the end of the decade.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "NSW Defers Hefty Slots Tax On Star Entertainment Until 2030", "slug": "gc-nsw-defers-hefty-slots-tax-star-entertainment-until-2030", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The Italian parliament has given the green light to a new tax delegation law allowing for the long-awaited reorganisation of the country's gambling sector, including changes to all tax duties and new player protection measures.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italy's Parliament Approves Gambling Restructuring Plan", "slug": "gc-italys-parliament-approves-gambling-restructuring-plan", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "New York gaming regulators are continuing to tighten rules governing lottery couriers, approving a rule change that would limit players' ability to fund accounts from outside the state.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Gaming Commission Continues To Tighten Lottery Courier Rules", "slug": "gc-new-york-state-gaming-commission-continues-tweaking-lottery-courier-rules", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s banking watchdog has sent out a request for account closure data, while the Bank of England is on a recruitment drive for academics to help with its digital pound work.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: FCA Looks For Answers On De-Banking", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fca-looks-answers-de-banking", "jurisdictions": ["north-korea", "singapore", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "united-states", "new-york", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "Coinbase seeks an early dismissal of all five charges brought by the SEC, Binance fails to produce an accounting of its US assets, Revolut suspends crypto trading and France tightens registration rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Coinbase Files Motion To Dismiss Charges Brought By SEC", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-coinbase-files-motion-dismiss-charges-brought-sec", "jurisdictions": ["france", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "As buy now, pay later (BNPL) continues to grow, New Zealand and Qatar have unveiled plans to bring the product under regulatory oversight.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Zealand And Qatar Become Latest To Regulate BNPL", "slug": "pc-new-zealand-and-qatar-become-latest-regulate-bnpl", "jurisdictions": ["qatar", "new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "India’s parliament has rammed through legislation imposing a flat 28 percent goods and services tax (GST) on online gaming deposits, land-based casinos, horseracing and lotteries, as well as on foreign-based operations.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's Lawmakers Soften Gaming Industry Tax", "slug": "gc-indias-lawmakers-approve-gst-package-gaming-industry", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "An application window for Brazil’s first state-level sports-betting licences closed on Friday, with Rio de Janeiro testing the limits of Brazilian lottery laws by enabling approved operators to accept bets from players across the country.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rio De Janeiro State Stealing A March On Brazil Betting Licensing", "slug": "gc-rio-de-janeiro-stealing-march-brazil-betting-licensing", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "State auditors have found the Oregon Racing Commission struggles with delays in filling openings for commissioners, weak oversight and transparency of funds to support the horseracing industry, and limited documentation of its reviews of historical horseracing machines.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "racing", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "State Audit Of Oregon Racing Commission Finds Weak Industry Oversight", "slug": "gc-state-audit-oregon-racing-commission-finds-weak-industry-oversight", "jurisdictions": ["oregon", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s finance minister has said that he wants \"to follow the money\", but can the country get its policy right to move on from a second-rate Financial Action Task Force (FATF) assessment and the Wirecard scandal?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Germany Government Prepares AML Supervision Overhaul", "slug": "pc-germany-government-prepares-aml-supervision-overhaul", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "germany"]}, {"summary": "Argentine lawmakers are working on reforming the country's credit card regulations but the chances of the bill becoming law are getting slimmer by the day as the country is heading to an election later this year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Unpacking Argentina’s New Credit Card Bill Reform", "slug": "pc-unpacking-argentinas-new-credit-card-bill-reform", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "In June 2023, the EU released the revised payments package through three proposals: a proposal for a directive on payment services and electronic money services (PSD3); a proposal for a regulation on payment services (PSR); and a proposal for a regulation on a framework for financial data access (FDA). This regulatory analysis takes a look into the problems identified, the new revisions being introduced and the new directions being taken as part of the package.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "e-money", "issuing", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Payments Package: Problems, Revisions and New Directions", "slug": "pc-eu-payments-package-problems-revisions-and-new-directions", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "On June 28, 2023, the European Commission introduced the digital euro package. This package consists of several proposed regulations aimed at making the digital euro legal tender and provides a framework for its implementation. This regulatory analysis will examine this digital euro package. It will review the legislative history and background to the digital euro and provide an outline of the legislative proposal by the European Commission. Finally, it will examine the potential commercial and regulatory implications on the payments and crypto industries.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Digital Euro Package: What A Potential European CBDC Could Look Like", "slug": "pc-digital-euro-package-what-potential-european-cbdc-could-look", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Two US senators have reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would give the federal government oversight of certain crypto transactions worth $10,000 or more.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Travel Rule Returns To US Senate After Reintroduction", "slug": "pc-crypto-travel-rule-returns-us-senate-after-reintroduction", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "There is a “significant link” between higher rates of gambling harm and worsening mental health, according to a new study published by UK charity GambleAware.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gambling Harm Linked To Worse Mental Health, Says GambleAware", "slug": "gc-gambling-harm-linked-worse-mental-health-says-gambleaware", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "It looked like it was all over last year for the U.S. election betting market when the federal government ordered a company taking wagers on political races to close its business for good by a deadline of February 15, 2023.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wagers On U.S. Elections May Follow Same Path As Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-wagers-us-elections-may-follow-same-path-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Norwegian Gambling Authority has sent bet365 and ComeOn notices to stop offering online gambling to Norwegians, as cases against Kindred Group and Betsson continue.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulator Tells Bet365, ComeOn To Get Out Of Norway", "slug": "gc-regulator-tells-bet365-comeon-get-out-norway", "jurisdictions": ["norway", "malta", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Gambling Commission has threatened to name and shame organisations it believes are misusing problem gambling data, in particular those who use statistics to underplay the level of gambling harm in the UK.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Rails Against False Data", "slug": "gc-uk-regulator-rails-against-false-data", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Pick'em-style fantasy sports games, which critics say cross the line into sports betting, are attracting increasing scrutiny from regulators and are set to be prohibited by regulations in at least two major markets, but contest operators say they welcome the opportunity to make their case to policymakers.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pick'em-Style Fantasy Sports Games Come Under Regulatory Spotlight", "slug": "gc-pickem-style-fantasy-sports-games-come-under-regulatory-spotlight", "jurisdictions": ["ohio", "maryland", "new-york", "maine", "wyoming", "arizona", "colorado", "indiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​888 Holdings has agreed to pay £2.9m to a Gibraltar fund in a settlement in lieu of a fine over shortcomings in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing policies in dot.com markets in the Middle East.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "888 To Pay £2.9m To Settle Gibraltar Claims Over Middle East Gamblers", "slug": "gc-888-pay-ps29m-settle-gibraltar-claims-over-aml-failures", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As more Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies run into trouble down under, major retailers in the UK and the US are positioning themselves to take advantage of a weakened playing field.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Major Retailers Look To Move In On BNPL As Pure-Plays Struggle", "slug": "pc-major-retailers-look-move-bnpl-pure-plays-struggle", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Ecuador has issued the country’s first fintech regulations, pursuant to the country’s Fintech Law that was passed at the end of 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "e-money", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-15T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ecuador’s First Fintech Regulation Brings New Rules For Payment Service Providers", "slug": "pc-ecuadors-first-fintech-regulation-brings-new-rules-payment-service-providers", "jurisdictions": ["ecuador"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine has reintroduced an 18 percent tax rate on gross gaming revenue of online casinos previously abolished under martial law.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Reinstates 18 Percent Online Casino Tax", "slug": "gc-ukraine-reinstates-18-percent-online-casino-tax", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Sports betting in Florida is suspended indefinitely following a legal appeal this week, and if the case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, the ruling could affect Indian gaming much like a May 2018 decision galvanized the commercial gambling industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "After Florida Delay, Tribal Sports Betting May Reach U.S. Supreme Court", "slug": "gc-after-florida-delay-tribal-sports-betting-may-reach-us-supreme-court", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "In recent years, some U.S. and European gaming regulators have required licensees to implement mandatory player tracking or customer interactions to identify potentially problematic online gambling and intervene to reduce the risk of harm.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mandatory Player Tracking Key To Identifying Problem Gamblers, Says Study", "slug": "gc-mandatory-player-tracking-key-identifying-potential-problem-gamblers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-america", "europe"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Federation of Kenya has accused the Betting Control and Licensing Board of “continuously” failing to protect consumers from predatory advertising practices by its licensees.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kenya's Gambling Regulator Accused Of Failing To Protect Consumers", "slug": "gc-kenyas-gambling-regulator-accused-failing-protect-consumers", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "Two of Africa’s largest telcos are set to partner with Mastercard on new initiatives to improve the continent’s cross-border payment options. Meanwhile, Mastercard is set to invest directly in Africa’s fintech sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mastercard Bets Big On Cross-Border Payments In Africa", "slug": "pc-mastercard-bets-big-cross-border-payments-africa", "jurisdictions": ["africa", "south-africa"]}, {"summary": "Roger Hochschild will step down as CEO and president of Discover, effective immediately, one month after the company conducted an internal review of compliance and corporate governance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Discover CEO Roger Hochschild Quits As Compliance Issues Linger", "slug": "pc-discover-ceo-roger-hochschild-quits-compliance-issues-linger", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A probe by Indian tax officials into Ukrainian operator Parimatch and other online gambling companies has confirmed the underground industry’s reliance on cryptocurrency to remit illegal earnings overseas.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Parimatch's Underground India Business Relied On Crypto: Report", "slug": "gc-parimatchs-underground-india-business-relied-crypto-report", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Kindred Group, which has challenged Norway’s gambling monopoly, has also been challenging the award of a race betting monopoly to government-owned Norsk Rikstoto.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Kindred Challenges Norway Award Of Racing Bet Contract", "slug": "gc-kindred-challenges-norway-award-racing-bet-contract", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "Fanatics Betting and Gaming has lifted the curtain on its sports-betting platform, officially launching the product in four states.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fanatics Sportsbook Ends Testing, Launches In Four U.S. States", "slug": "gc-fanatics-sportsbook-ends-testing-launches-four-us-states", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "massachusetts", "ohio", "tennessee", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Two U.S. gaming giants continue to move forward with major investments in resort projects within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), albeit one will include a casino while the other will be non-gaming unless authorities in Dubai or on the federal level approve gambling in the future.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wynn Resorts Expects UAE License, MGM Cautious About Gambling Legalization", "slug": "gc-wynn-resorts-expects-uae-license-mgm-cautious-about-gaming-legalization", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "united-arab-emirates", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Gambling participation in the UK slightly increased following the conclusion of the men's 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, according to a survey commissioned by the Gambling Commission.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "FIFA World Cup Spurred Increased Gambling Participation In UK", "slug": "gc-world-cup-spurred-increased-gambling-participation-uk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has launched two consultations on its new authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement requirements as an industry insider tells VIXIO it \"misses the point entirely\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Consults On APP Fraud Reimbursement Rules", "slug": "pc-uk-regulator-consults-app-fraud-reimbursement-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Singapore is moving towards becoming one of the first jurisdictions to regulate stablecoins, after the central bank finalised a regulatory framework that could soon become law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Early Mover: Singapore Finalises Regulatory Framework For Stablecoins", "slug": "pc-early-mover-singapore-finalises-regulatory-framework-stablecoins", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "On June 30, 2023, HM Treasury launched a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) supervisory system in the country. This regulatory analysis will focus on the current AML/CTF supervision framework, proposed alternatives presented in the consultation and some of the potential implications, focusing in particular on the risk-based approach.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Reform on AML/CTF Supervision and the Risk-Based Approach", "slug": "pc-uk-reform-amlctf-supervision-and-risk-based-approach", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A troubled buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm has proposed to shareholders that it delists from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and relocates to the Cayman Islands under private ownership, in a bid to secure much-needed capital.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Splitit Proposes Voluntary Delisting And Relocation To Cayman Islands", "slug": "pc-splitit-proposes-voluntary-delisting-and-relocation-cayman-islands", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Brazil's match-fixing investigation is extended, signalling another potential delay to sports-betting regulation, while Kentucky announces a timeline for the opening of its sports-betting market.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 14-August 18, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-14-august-18-2023", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "nevada", "united-states", "ghana", "united-kingdom", "north-carolina", "connecticut", "australia", "philippines", "singapore", "maryland", "brazil", "kentucky"]}, {"summary": "Texas Lottery officials elected to take no action on a legislative direction to prohibit lottery couriers that the state’s governor called unconstitutional.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Texas Lottery Takes No Action On Legislative Order To Ban Lottery Couriers", "slug": "gc-texas-lottery-takes-no-action-legislative-order-ban-lottery-couriers", "jurisdictions": ["texas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "MGM Resorts International has launched BetMGM in the UK via its subsidiary LeoVegas, but not with Entain, which is joint owner of the same sports-betting and online casino brand in North America.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "BetMGM Launches In UK Using LeoVegas", "slug": "gc-betmgm-launches-uk-using-leovegas-platform", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom", "canada"]}, {"summary": "A junket network that announced the sudden closure of its Philippine casino VIP rooms on Tuesday has denied “rumours” that its owner was arrested in a major Singapore police operation on the same day.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Shuttered Philippine Junket Denies Owner Arrested In Singapore", "slug": "gc-shuttered-philippine-junket-denies-owner-arrested-singapore", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "If it is not already, Louisiana is on its way to becoming the nation’s leader in the fight against human trafficking in casinos after passing a law requiring employees to be trained to detect and prevent trafficking in their facilities.", "sectors": ["casinos", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Louisiana Law Requires Casinos To Train Employees For Human Trafficking Prevention", "slug": "gc-louisiana-requires-casinos-train-employees-human-trafficking-prevention", "jurisdictions": ["louisiana", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s finance minister has ordered the central bank to investigate Bank of Ireland’s outage, while Adyen shares dive after a poor H1 performance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "consumer-lending", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Irish Finance Minister Intervenes After Outage", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-irish-finance-minister-intervenes-after-outage", "jurisdictions": ["bangladesh", "india", "france", "ireland", "netherlands", "united-states", "australia"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working on a proposal that would bring data aggregators under existing consumer reporting law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Regulator Mulls Stricter Rules For Data Aggregators", "slug": "pc-us-regulator-mulls-stricter-rules-data-aggregators", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Binance US files motion to protect itself from discovery requests, PayPal puts crypto on hold in the UK, a New York couple plead guilty to laundering billions of dollars of stolen bitcoin, and Bankman-Fried back in jail.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance Accuses SEC Of ‘Fishing Expedition’", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-accuses-sec-fishing-expedition", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has issued several enforcement orders totaling $102,000 in penalties and a forfeiture order against four licensees for accepting prohibited wagers on in-state college sporting events and allowing a self-excluded patron to gamble.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Imposes Fines For Illegal Bet Offerings", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-imposes-fines-illegal-sports-betting-responsible-gaming-violation", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Three years after neighboring Virginia approved sports betting, iLottery and casinos in quick succession, North Carolina lawmakers are considering following suit and even upping the ante, with video lottery terminals and internet gaming also in play.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Will North Carolina Go All-In On Gambling Expansion?", "slug": "gc-will-north-carolina-go-all-gambling-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "virginia", "united-states", "alabama", "texas", "georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "Australian media and the nation’s major professional association for doctors have attacked an international deal sourced from global gambling company funds that will expand the University of Sydney’s gambling treatment and research unit.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Doctors' Lobby Slams US Industry Funding For Sydney Gambling Clinic", "slug": "gc-doctors-lobby-slams-industry-funding-sydney-gambling-clinic", "jurisdictions": ["new-south-wales", "australia"]}, {"summary": "Banco BPM, Italy’s third-largest bank by assets, has announced that it will scrap commission fees for low-value card payments, after banks and trade groups signed an agreement to help struggling merchants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Italian Bank Ditches Card Fees For Small Payments", "slug": "pc-italian-bank-ditches-card-fees-small-payments", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "In line with international guidance on crypto-asset transfers, the UK is soon to become the latest jurisdiction to implement a crypto \"travel rule\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Becomes Latest Jurisdiction To Implement Crypto Travel Rule", "slug": "pc-uk-becomes-latest-jurisdiction-implement-crypto-travel-rule", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s payments community has long accepted the inevitability of a digital euro being issued, but that does not mean people are pleased or engaged.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-21T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Digital Euro Regulation Delivers More Scepticism Than Clarity", "slug": "pc-digital-euro-regulation-delivers-more-scepticism-clarity", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Functioning with a chairman whose term already has expired and a vacancy in one of its two other leadership positions, the National Indian Gaming Commission needs changes that may not occur until after the 2024 presidential election.", "sectors": ["tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Uncertainty Surrounds Federal Agency Regulating Indian Gaming", "slug": "gc-uncertainty-surrounds-federal-agency-regulating-indian-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazil appears to be exporting an escalating betting scandal internationally, with West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá now suspected of an intentional yellow card in a Premier League match last season.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Paquetá Brings Spot-Fixing Scandal To Premier League", "slug": "gc-brazilian-footballer-brings-match-fixing-premier-league", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Australian government has launched the nationwide self-exclusion service BetStop and imposed a customer pre-verification regime, completing activation of all ten items of the online gambling National Consumer Protection Framework.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Launches Wagering Self-Exclusion Website BetStop", "slug": "gc-australia-launches-wagering-self-exclusion-website-betstop", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has threatened to introduce \"formal regulatory requirements\" on least-cost routing if it does not see progress on its implementation by acquirers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Citing Lack Of Progress, RBA Warns Of ’Formal Regulation’ On Least-Cost Routing", "slug": "pc-citing-lack-progress-rba-warns-formal-regulation-least-cost-routing", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "A major fintech trade association has told the UK government that the sector ought to have separate rules to those applied to traditional financial institutions, due to differences in knowledge, resources and expertise.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Get Rid Of One-Size-Fits-All Regulatory Approach, UK Trade Body Urges", "slug": "pc-get-rid-one-size-fits-all-regulatory-approach-uk-trade-body-urges", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Following the abrupt departure of seasoned CEO Roger Hochschild, top executives at Discover have said they should have invested more in compliance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "issuing", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Discover Admits ’Paying The Price’ For Under-Investing In Compliance", "slug": "pc-discover-admits-paying-price-under-investing-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The legality of supposedly skill-based gaming machines in Virginia could be settled by the end of the year, but no matter the outcome of the trial, a newly-formed coalition will take its case for regulating and taxing the machines to lawmakers in Richmond to assure that the revenue these terminals provide businesses can continue.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Virginia Coalition Lobbies For 'Skill-Game' Regulation", "slug": "gc-virginia-coalition-lobbies-skill-game-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["virginia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK advertising watchdog has found that a tweet for William Hill made by retired footballer Robbie Savage does not have a strong appeal to children.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "William Hill Tweet Given Green Light After Being Flagged By Watchdog AI", "slug": "gc-william-hill-tweet-greenlit-after-being-flagged-watchdogs-ai", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The head of the Philippine special economic zone that turbo-charged foreign-facing online gambling operations before being sidelined has attacked PAGCOR for having “failed” in regulating the online sector.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Economic Zone Boss Slams PAGCOR Over 'Failed' Online Regulation", "slug": "gc-economic-zone-boss-slams-pagcor-over-failed-online-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Although a variety of metrics have been used to tout success or put a rosier spin on underperformance, market share has remained the dominant metric used by the U.S. sports-betting industry’s power players to measure their operations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Market Share Holds As Key Metric For U.S. Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-market-share-holds-key-metric-us-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "New Zealand needs to move on from its current approach of \"wait and see\" when it comes to crypto-assets, the country’s Finance and Expenditure Committee has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "More Proactive Approach To Crypto Needed, NZ Politicians Say", "slug": "pc-more-proactive-approach-crypto-needed-nz-politicians-say", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "A judge at the Delhi High Court has dismissed two lawsuits against Google Pay, after ruling that the popular mobile payment service falls outside the scope of India’s payments system laws.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Google Pay Brushes Off Cease And Desist Challenge In Delhi High Court", "slug": "pc-google-pay-brushes-cease-and-desist-challenge-delhi-high-court", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "As open banking struggles are becoming more apparent in Canada, the fintech industry is calling on the government to renew its commitment to open banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-23T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canadian Fintechs Push Government For Renewed Commitment As Open Banking Development Wanes", "slug": "pc-canadian-fintechs-push-government-renewed-commitment-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "The Brazilian Ministry of Tourism is the latest government body to suggest that it should be getting a cut of sports-betting tax revenue.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Ministry Of Tourism Wants Slice Of Sports-Betting Tax Pie", "slug": "gc-brazils-ministry-tourism-wants-slice-tax-pie", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The German gambling regulator, the Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL), has said it believes Malta’s “protective shield” for its gambling companies is not compatible with European Union regulations on recognition of judgments in another jurisdiction.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Says Maltese 'Shield' Not Compatible With EU Law", "slug": "gc-german-regulator-says-maltese-shield-not-compatible-eu-law", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "germany"]}, {"summary": "Amid a high-profile investigation in Iowa, it is almost as if college football is hoping against hope there will not be another explosive sports-betting scandal as a new season opens on August 26.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "College Football Season Set To Open Amid Iowa Sports-Betting Probe", "slug": "gc-college-football-season-set-open-amid-iowa-sports-betting-probe", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "iowa"]}, {"summary": "A group of Pennsylvania legislators discussed the proliferation of so-called grey machines during a hearing on Wednesday and expressed a desire for a legislative solution sooner rather than later.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Legislators Seek Solution To Grey-Machine Expansion", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-legislators-seek-solution-grey-machine-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Mixed messages from Binance point to euro withdrawal chaos, Ripple heads back to court to fend off an SEC appeal, and Thailand threatens to shut down Meta over crypto scams.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Doubts Raised Over Binance EU Withdrawals Following Deleted Post", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-doubts-raised-over-binance-eu-withdrawals-following-deleted-post", "jurisdictions": ["thailand", "european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Cash payments have declined steadily in Japan, which increases convenience for consumers and can also contribute to environmental goals, Payments Japan has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Japan Closes In On Cashless Goal", "slug": "pc-japan-closes-cashless-goal", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s financial watchdog has expressed sympathy with those hit by its decision to eliminate corporate cheques, but suggests there is no going back.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-24T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Regulator Defends Cheque Phase Out", "slug": "pc-singapore-regulator-defends-cheque-phase-out", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Golfer Rory McIlroy expresses concerns over bettors attempting to affect the outcome of golf events.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 21-August 25, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-21-august-25-2023", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts", "ontario", "sweden", "kentucky", "somalia", "philippines"]}, {"summary": "Sports betting has transformed into “a faster and more harmful gambling mode” akin to gambling on slot machines, so regulators and researchers will need to move quickly to keep up with potential harm, according to a recent academic study.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports Betting Taking On Harmful Characteristics Of Slots Play, Study Says", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-taking-harmful-characteristics-slots-play-study-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "north-america", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "Government pressure on illegal online gambling operations in Laos’ Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone has resulted in migration of operations to Myanmar border towns near Thailand, according to the International Crisis Group.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Illegal Online Operations Migrating From Laos To Myanmar: Report", "slug": "gc-illegal-online-operations-migrating-laos-myanmar-report", "jurisdictions": ["laos", "myanmar", "thailand"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators have approved a temporary waiver for sports-betting operators to implement newly-approved data privacy rules after all of the state’s operators requested a delayed implementation.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Will Scientific Sports-Betting Models Make Intuition Wagers Obsolete?", "slug": "gc-will-scientific-sports-betting-models-make-intuition-wagers-obsolete", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Maryland regulators have approved a series of consent agreements with monetary penalties, including a near six-figure payment from DraftKings for marketing to underage persons.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-29T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maryland Lottery Penalizes DraftKings For Underage Marketing", "slug": "gc-maryland-lottery-penalizes-draftkings-underage-marketing", "jurisdictions": ["maryland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Nevada gaming regulators are making it easier for manufacturers to get their products on the casino floor as they ease requirements for field testing of new technologies, slot 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"publishedDate": "2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sports-Betting Advertising Banned In Ecuador", "slug": "gc-sports-betting-advertising-banned-ecuador", "jurisdictions": ["ecuador"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s girocard has reported double-digit increases in transactions in H1 2023, and remains the country’s top card payment method, according to its latest results.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Only Way Is Up For Germany’s Girocard", "slug": "pc-only-way-germanys-girocard", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The US Treasury and the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) have proposed a new set of regulations that would significantly increase reporting requirements for firms that handle digital asset transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Treasury, IRS Publish Long-Awaited Tax Reporting Rules For Crypto Transactions", "slug": "pc-us-treasury-irs-publish-long-awaited-tax-reporting-rules-crypto-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A senior official at the Banco de Espana has erred on the side of caution in a recent speech on the digital euro, stressing that the financial stability of the EU’s banks must be prioritised.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Spanish Central Banker Highlights Digital Euro Risks", "slug": "pc-spanish-central-banker-highlights-digital-euro-risks", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "spain"]}, {"summary": "Romania’s government is proposing a raft of changes to its gambling laws, including increasing fees and introducing new requirements for online licensees.", "sectors": 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controls.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Estonian Bank Penalised With €900,000 Fine Over AML Failures", "slug": "pc-estonian-bank-penalised-eu900000-fine-over-aml-failures", "jurisdictions": ["estonia"]}, {"summary": "Visa and Mastercard are reportedly planning to increase credit card fees that US merchants pay, Klarna has announced positive results, but is still not profitable, and Mastercard Send has been selected to power instant cash-outs for traders in APAC.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Card Schemes Reportedly Mulling Credit Card Fee Increase", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-card-schemes-reportedly-mulling-credit-card-fee-increase", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "brazil", "china", "india", "vietnam", "united-states", "south-africa", "russia"]}, {"summary": "HM Treasury’s Office 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"gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-01T20:12:41.000Z", "title": "Kentucky Approves Sports-Betting Catalog Ahead Of Launch ", "slug": "gc-kentucky-approves-sports-betting-catalog-prior-launch", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "kentucky"]}, {"summary": "Amid a series of scandals that involved underage collegiate athletes using proxy accounts to wager on sports, sometimes on their own team, Iowa gaming regulators are looking to enact new regulations to force operators to remain more vigilant.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-01T21:18:58.000Z", "title": "Iowa Regulators Looking To Tighten Sports-Betting Account-Sharing Rules", "slug": "gc-iowa-regulators-looking-tighten-sports-betting-account-sharing-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "iowa"]}, {"summary": "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has created a regulator for lottery and likely casino gambling, naming ex-MGM boss Jim Murren as chairman and 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Failure To Disclose Jake Paul SEC Investigation", "slug": "gc-virginia-lottery-penalizes-betr-over-failure-disclose-sec-investigation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Animosity between Oklahoma tribes and Republican Governor Kevin Stitt over issues related to the economic stability of tribes continues to delay any movement to come to an agreement to legalize sports betting in the state.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-05T16:21:23.000Z", "title": "Oklahoma Governor's Opposition To Compacts A Roadblock To Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-oklahoma-governors-opposition-compacts-roadblock-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "oklahoma"]}, {"summary": "In a shock move, Chile’s Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has issued a decision ordering the National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) to end all commercial relationships with online betting operators in the next 30 days, singling out a partnership with operator Betsson.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-05T18:18:09.000Z", "title": "Chile Orders Football Association To Terminate Betting Contracts", "slug": "gc-chile-orders-national-football-associate-terminate-its-contracts-online-betting", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Argentina has postponed the implementation of a new rule that will require merchants to accept QR code payments from digital wallets developed by rival payment firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentine QR Code Interoperability Rule Delayed Due To 'Operational Issues'", "slug": "pc-argentine-qr-code-interoperability-rule-delayed-due-operational-issues", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "A member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) executive board has said that private stablecoins, such as the one launched by PayPal last month, strengthen the case for a digital euro.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "PayPal Stablecoin Yet Another Reason For Digital Euro, Says ECB", "slug": "pc-paypal-stablecoin-yet-another-reason-digital-euro-says-ecb", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened a new review into the treatment of politically exposed persons (PEPs), amid growing concerns of unnecessary account closures by financial service providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK FCA Launches Review Of Treatment Of Politically Exposed Persons", "slug": "pc-uk-fca-launches-review-treatment-politically-exposed-persons", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The government of Cyprus and the National Betting Authority have said they want to force gambling operators to share their data with academics and treatment specialists as they touted a renewed focus on safer gambling.", "sectors": ["bingo", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-06T13:29:50.000Z", "title": "Cyprus Reveals Public Health Approach To Gambling Regulation", "slug": "gc-unlikely-eu-country-forging-unique-public-health-approach-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["cyprus"]}, {"summary": "Argentina’s Córdoba province has lost four of its eight online gambling licensees in the process of signing concession contracts, a process that has mysteriously taken nearly a year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-06T15:44:37.000Z", "title": "Argentina's Córdoba Loses Half Of Its Licensees Amid Delays", "slug": "gc-curious-case-delayed-licences-argentinas-cordoba-loses-half-its-pre-licencees", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The rapid expansion of electronic pull-tab machines has raised concerns among lawmakers in several states over the future of charitable gaming and the need for additional regulations over how these devices operate.", "sectors": ["charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-06T20:47:32.000Z", "title": "Charitable Gaming Changes Planned For North Dakota, Minnesota", "slug": "gc-charitable-gaming-changes-planned-north-dakota-minnesota", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "minnesota", "north-dakota"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday granted preliminary approval to eliminate more than a dozen regulations that officials deemed 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["india"]}, {"summary": "The messaging function has been talked about for years, but other priorities have put it on the back-burner. Now, a new service from Iberpay and a proof of concept from EBA Clearing hopes to capitalise on the EU’s incoming instant payments regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Is Europe On The Cusp Of Finally Embracing Request To Pay?", "slug": "pc-europe-cusp-finally-embracing-request-pay", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Open Finance Association has urged the UK government to establish a long-needed dispute management system for open banking, address the high costs of low-value open banking payments and create a more sustainable commercial model for participants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Fintechs Respond To Government Consultation With Open Banking Wishlist", "slug": "pc-uk-fintechs-respond-government-consultation-open-banking-wishlist", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In another vote of confidence for the use of crypto and blockchain in payments, Visa has expanded its stablecoin settlement capabilities to merchant acquirers Worldpay and Nuvei.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Capabilities To Merchant Acquirers", "slug": "pc-visa-expands-stablecoin-settlement-capabilities-merchant-acquirers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The central figure in Brazil’s sports-betting legislation has confirmed that he is pursuing a lower tax rate for operators, as well as the possible inclusion of online casino games in a bill set to be voted on by the Chamber of Deputies early next week.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-07T15:13:06.000Z", "title": "Brazil Negotiations Heat Up As Sports-Betting Vote Imminent", "slug": "gc-brazilian-negotiations-heat-sports-betting-bill-imminent", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The UK gambling minister has said that planned affordability checks will not be enforced industry-wide until the government is confident that they are truly frictionless for almost all gamblers.", "sectors": ["bingo", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-07T15:56:23.000Z", "title": "Affordability Checks Only Mandatory Once Truly 'Frictionless', Vows Minister", "slug": "gc-affordability-checks-only-mandatory-once-truly-frictionless-vows-minister", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As the United States' most popular sport opens a new season on Thursday, the nation’s five major sports leagues appear to have actually won a landmark Supreme Court decision they lost five years ago.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-07T23:18:46.000Z", "title": "How U.S. Leagues Won By Losing Supreme Court Case On Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-how-us-leagues-won-losing-supreme-court-case-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Kentucky launches retail sports betting and Irish regulator withheld €150,000 from National Lottery operator in 2022 for breaching its licence conditions.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-08T06:53:08.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 4-September 8, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-4-septmber-8", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "kentucky", "philippines", "ireland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority has prohibited the electronic money institution Payone from carrying out transactions for certain customers, while Hyundai has launched an in-car payment service.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: BaFin Comes Down Hard On E-Money Institution", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bafin-comes-down-hard-e-money-institution", "jurisdictions": ["india", "indonesia", "germany", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Google and a group of 50 attorneys general have settled \"in principle\" an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the bigtech giant abused its monopoly power over in-app payment processing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'Not Too Big To Play By Rules': Google Settles US In-App Purchase Suit", "slug": "pc-not-too-big-play-rules-google-settles-us-app-purchase-suit", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Three Binance executives and one manager resign in one week, calls grow for regulators to move in on decentralised finance, and the IMF and FSB advise against banning crypto.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: No End In Sight For Binance Executive Exodus", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-no-end-sight-binance-executive-exodus", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "French people plan to bet on the upcoming Rugby World Cup in their droves, with 13 percent of the entire adult population predicted to gamble on the event.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-08T14:15:41.000Z", "title": "France Predicts Massive Betting Surge For Rugby World Cup 2023", "slug": "gc-france-predicts-massive-betting-surge-rugby-world-cup-2023", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "With still six weeks to go before its consultation on financial risk checks draws to a close, the UK Gambling Commission has intervened to dispel various “myths” it says are recurring in the conversation around affordability.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-08T15:46:54.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Hits Back Over Affordability 'Myths'", "slug": "gc-commission-hits-back-over-affordability-myths", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle is confident that a planned resort project within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will eventually be licensed to offer casino gaming, as the company continues to move forward with opportunities in Japan and New York.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-08T21:14:31.000Z", "title": "MGM CEO Confident UAE Resort Will Offer Casino Gaming", "slug": "gc-mgm-ceo-confident-uae-resort-will-offer-casino-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-arab-emirates", "japan", "nevada", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission granted another set of temporary waivers from its regulations on Thursday, this time dealing with age and identity verification requirements.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-08T23:15:08.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Grants Short-Term Waivers For ID Verification Rules", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-grants-short-term-waivers-id-verification-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "There is a political battle for the proposed Brazilian National Gambling Secretariat, as it is being used as a bargaining chip and may be given to the Ministry of 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The analysis will examine key topics such as authorisation, complaints-handling requirements and assessment of proposed acquisition of qualifying holdings. This analysis is second in a series of pieces focused on MiCA.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Deconstructing MiCA (Part 2): The First Obligations in EU Regulators' Focus", "slug": "pc-deconstructing-mica-part-2-first-obligations-eu-regulators-focus", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "germany", "ireland", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "In response to industry feedback, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority has postponed the deadline for firms to comply with \"tough\" new rules on crypto-assets promotions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Extends Deadline To Comply With New Crypto-Asset Promotion Rules", "slug": "pc-uk-regulator-extends-deadline-comply-new-crypto-asset-promotion-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Mobile payment restrictions by Apple and Google have been put under the spotlight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), as the most powerful US consumer agency closes in on an open banking work.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Consumer Watchdog Scrutinises Tap-To-Pay Restrictions By Bigtechs", "slug": "pc-us-consumer-watchdog-scrutinises-tap-pay-restrictions-bigtechs", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina’s House Speaker has indicated that a massive gaming expansion proposal does not have enough support among the party that controls the state legislature to be included in the state’s forthcoming budget bill.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-11T13:47:37.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Gaming Expansion Chances Appear Bleak", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-gaming-expansion-chances-appear-bleak", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "During an investor conference on Thursday, CEO Jay Snowden told analysts he was confident that Penn Entertainment has the right recipe for success with its ESPN BET venture, including crucial buy-in from new partners at ESPN and Disney.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-11T13:56:18.000Z", "title": "Penn Entertainment Eyeing Pole Position For ESPN BET", "slug": "gc-penn-entertainment-confident-success-espn-sports-betting-partnership", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Irish government minister in charge of gambling policy has called the findings of a report on children and gambling “deeply troubling”.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-11T14:20:39.000Z", "title": "Irish Child Gambling Report 'Deeply Troubling', Says Minister", "slug": "gc-irish-report-children-gambling-deeply-troubling-says-minister", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The Federal Reserve has said the US is a long way from issuing a central bank digital currency, Ireland has seen a surge in money mule activity, and a new study in Australia has found that slower payments might be the way to beat fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Plays Down Digital Dollar Plans", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-plays-down-digital-dollar-plans", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. on Monday issued an order that could accelerate the resurrection of sports betting in Florida after a two-year hiatus.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-12T00:36:00.000Z", "title": "Florida Sports Betting Moves Closer To Revival After Court Decision ", "slug": "gc-florida-sports-betting-moves-closer-revival-after-court-decision", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish online gambling trade group has said it approves of plans to increase fines for money laundering violations, but warned they should be based on gross revenue to be fair.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-12T06:28:54.000Z", "title": "Swedish Trade Group Approves Of Higher Money Laundering Fine Proposal", "slug": "gc-swedish-trade-group-approves-higher-money-laundering-fine-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Block is likely headed for a class action lawsuit following an \"unacceptable\" global outage of Square, its small business merchant acquiring arm, sources have told Vixio.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "End Of The Line For Square? Merchants' Fury Following Four-Day Outage", "slug": "pc-end-line-square-merchants-fury-following-four-day-outage", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "canada", "japan", "france", "ireland", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Trade associations representing electronic money issuers, distributors and retailers have called on EU institutions to abstain from introducing mandatory customer identification for low-value prepaid cards.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Gift Cards In Trouble As EU Negotiates AML Regulation ", "slug": "pc-gift-cards-trouble-eu-negotiates-aml-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has warned against a fast-growing crypto scam known as \"pig butchering\", which involves the financial fattening of the victim.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Time To Take 'Pig Butchering' Scams Off The Menu, Says US Regulator", "slug": "pc-time-take-pig-butchering-scams-menu-says-us-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK Department of Health & Social Care has said evidence points to links between “harmful gambling” and suicide, highlighting it in the country’s new suicide prevention strategy.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-12T14:00:47.000Z", "title": "UK Health Department Acknowledges Gambling Suicide Impact", "slug": "gc-uk-health-department-acknowledges-harmful-gambling-suicide-impact", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Weplay Media Holding Limited, an offshoot of Ukrainian bookmaker Parimatch, has filed a lawsuit against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an attempt to win back its gambling licence in the country.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-12T14:38:07.000Z", "title": "Parimatch Subsidiary Files Lawsuit To Scrap Zelensky's Decree", "slug": "gc-parimatch-subsidiary-files-lawsuit-scrap-zelenskys-decree", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "After legislators failed once again to pass a sports-betting bill in Missouri last session, an attorney representing supporters of legalizing retail and mobile wagering have filed petitions to let voters decide on the issue.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-12T21:28:43.000Z", "title": "Petitions To Allow Voters To Decide Fate Of Missouri Sports-Betting Filed", "slug": "gc-petitions-allow-votes-decide-fate-missouri-sports-betting-filed", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "European criminals are increasingly using buy now, payer later (BNPL), artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual IBANS (vIBANS) to steal and launder funds, a new report has claimed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Criminals Having Field Day Using BNPL, AI For Fraud, Warns Europol", "slug": "pc-criminals-having-field-day-using-bnpl-ai-fraud-warns-europol", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Clearing House’s (TCH) real-time payment network (RTP) has hit a major daily transactions milestone, as TCH seeks to highlight the success of its own infrastructure following the launch of FedNow.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Instant Payment Battle Heats Up In The US, As RTP Surpasses 1m Daily Transactions", "slug": "pc-instant-payment-battle-heats-us-rtp-surpasses-1m-daily-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK crypto firms are struggling to meet new compliance demands set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), following its decision to put two major deadlines in two consecutive months.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Too Much Too Soon? UK Crypto Firms Overwhelmed By New FCA Rules", "slug": "pc-too-much-too-soon-uk-crypto-firms-overwhelmed-new-fca-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The lower house of Brazil’s Congress is poised to vote Wednesday on a heavily amended sports-betting bill that would also now authorise online casino games while maintaining high taxes and fees that have been sharply criticised by operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-13T15:35:12.000Z", "title": "Brazil Set To Place Big Bet On Online Casino", "slug": "gc-brazil-set-place-big-bet-online-casino", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Three Brazilian footballers have been banned for life from the \"beautiful game\" by FIFA, as punishment for their complicity in match-fixing. ", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-13T16:05:41.000Z", "title": "FIFA Bans Three Brazilian Players For Life In Match-Fixing Case", "slug": "gc-fifa-bans-three-brazilian-players-life-match-fixing-case", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority said it has found shortcomings in gambling licensees’ duty of care responsibility to prevent gambling addiction, so it will tighten its own codes, and recommends clarifying changes to legislation and Ministry of Justice regulations.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-13T16:31:13.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Finds Shortcomings In Duty Of Care", "slug": "gc-dutch-regulator-finds-shortcomings-duty-care", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Officials at MGM Resorts International continue to make progress in recovering from a cyberattack that affected credit card transactions, gaming operations and other computerized systems throughout its resorts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-13T23:58:02.000Z", "title": "MGM Resorts Struck By Massive Cyberattack", "slug": "gc-mgm-resorts-international-struck-unrivaled-cyberattack", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts", "nevada", "new-jersey", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "The central banks of Hong Kong and Israel have completed a CBDC study focused on non-bank intermediaries and cybersecurity, while the Biden administration has succeeded in persuading more firms to sign up to its AI principles.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Hong Kong And Israel Sign Off On CBDC Project", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-hong-kong-and-israel-sign-cbdc-project", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Five sports-betting operators submit Vermont bids, ransomware group takes credit for MGM \"cyberattack\" and Dutch regulator hands two licensees mandatory instructions.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 11-September 15, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-11-september-15-2023-1046f", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR is lowering franchise fees for domestic online gambling and is set to publish gambling website addresses of its licensees amid ramping promises of internal reform, greater transparency and market growth.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T04:14:57.000Z", "title": "PAGCOR Lowering Local Online Fees, Will Publish Licensee URLs", "slug": "gc-pagcor-lowering-local-online-fees-will-publish-licensee-urls", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Buy now, pay later and credit card agreements are set for tighter EU regulation, after members of the European Parliament held their final vote on the legislation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Consumer Credit Directive Crosses Finish Line", "slug": "pc-eu-consumer-credit-directive-crosses-finish-line", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Kenyan Revenue Authority and the Attorney General are in a legal battle against a local lawyer over the right to deduct a 12.5 percent excise duty on wagers. ", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T14:31:10.000Z", "title": "Kenyan Legal Battle Against Excise Duty Continues", "slug": "gc-kenyan-legal-battle-ongoing-against-excise-duty", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao expects the equivalent of €20.7m from gambling licensing fees from 2024, but a financial board asked for advice and questioned the estimates due to delays in passing enabling legislation.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T15:38:38.000Z", "title": "Financial Board Questions Curaçao Estimate Of €20.7m In Gambling Revenue ", "slug": "gc-financial-board-questions-curacao-estimate-eu207m-gambling-revenue", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "The Supreme Court of Chile has ordered a leading internet service provider (ISP) to block a total of 23 online betting platforms that judges agreed were offering illegal activity in the country.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T16:39:50.000Z", "title": "Chilean Court Orders ISP Blocking For Online Operators", "slug": "gc-chile-orders-telecommunications-company-block-online-operators", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill to regulate sports betting and online casino games, but only after amending the legislation to limit the duration of licences costing more than $6m to a term of just three years.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T20:09:09.000Z", "title": "Brazil Takes Critical Step Toward Full Online Gambling Regulation", "slug": "gc-brazil-takes-critical-step-toward-full-online-gambling-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Missouri's professional sports teams are prepared to bypass the legislature in favor of a ballot referendum to legalize sports betting, amid a lack of optimism that a legislative logjam can be broken in 2024.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T20:59:45.000Z", "title": "Missouri Sports Teams Ready To Pitch Legal Betting Directly To Voters", "slug": "gc-gambling-bills-2024-legislative-do-list-missouri-alabama", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "They started lining up at 6:30am for the 8am opening on September 9 of Bally’s Corporation’s temporary casino at the Medinah Temple in Chicago and gamblers will continue to patronize the historic building with Moorish Revival architecture for the next three years.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-14T21:26:31.000Z", "title": "Chicago Becomes Largest City In North America To Open Casino ", "slug": "gc-chicago-becomes-largest-city-north-america-open-casino", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois"]}, {"summary": "The Norwegian Gambling Authority has said that companies it has claimed were operating illegally in Norway, including Betsson and Kindred, have begun to withdraw.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T06:24:05.000Z", "title": "Kindred, Betsson Withdrawing From Norway, Regulator Says", "slug": "gc-kindred-betsson-withdrawing-norway-regulator-says", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "norway", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Local-facing online gambling interests in the Philippines are more bullish about the future, amid falling taxes and regulator sympathy over encroachment on the sector by illegal operators.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T06:36:07.000Z", "title": "PAGCOR Online Rate Cuts Please Operators, Fuel Casino Growth", "slug": "gc-pagcor-online-rate-cuts-please-operators-fuel-casino-growth", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission to set up an industry forum and Sweden's regulator will get more money to combat match-fixing and illegal operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T06:53:13.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 11-September 15, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-11-september-15-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "bolivia", "michigan", "new-york", "netherlands", "vermont", "virginia", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new report from UK Finance has revealed that debit cards now make up half of overall UK transitions, while US financial regulators have come down hard in a second non-fungible token (NFT) case.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Debit Cards Now Make Up 50 Percent Of UK Payments", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-debit-cards-now-make-50-percent-uk-payments", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "israel", "hong-kong", "india", "costa-rica", "france", "ireland", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US big bank has agreed to pay $8m and stop charging fees for sending Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments in order to settle class action claims.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of America Settles ACH Payments Fee Class Action", "slug": "pc-bank-america-settles-ach-payments-fee-class-action", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Binance US loses another CEO and more than 100 employees, a crypto co-founder is sentenced to 20 years in prison, and the UK’s new crypto promotion rules may have claimed their first victim.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance US CEO Quits Amid SEC Discovery Battle", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-us-ceo-quits-amid-sec-discovery-battle", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Despite media reports that interest in the metaverse is waning, banks and payments firms are still engaged as the nascent sector moves on from its \"hype phase\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Has The Metaverse Run Out Of Gas? Not For Banks And Payment Firms, Sources Say", "slug": "pc-has-metaverse-run-out-gas-not-banks-and-payment-firms-sources-say", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Draft gambling reforms to prohibit “drawings of numbers or symbols through machines” threaten to reduce industry revenue by up to 90 percent and wipe out thousands of jobs, according to two Mexican trade associations.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T13:42:35.000Z", "title": "Mexican Operators Raise Alarm Over Draft Gaming Decree", "slug": "gc-mexican-operators-raise-alarm-over-draft-gaming-decree", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Industry officials have used a landmark online gambling conference in Finland to urge the government to get on with its plan to dissolve the country’s monopoly, as its aim of opening the market at the start of 2026 hangs in the balance.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T15:44:01.000Z", "title": "Finns Fear Delays As Reform Debates Evolve", "slug": "gc-finns-fear-delays-reform-debates-evolve", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "After online gaming was added to a sports-betting bill hours before it was approved by Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, confusion remains around which types of online casino games will be allowed.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T16:58:03.000Z", "title": "Definition Of Online Casino Games Adds To Confusion Over Brazil's Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-wording-around-online-casino-games-creates-confusion-brazils-betting-bill", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Caesars Entertainment confirmed Thursday that hackers had gained access to its computer systems through an outsourced vendor, stealing a large amount of customer data in a cyberattack.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-15T20:50:04.000Z", "title": "Caesars Confirms Cyberattack, Says Operations Were Unaffected", "slug": "gc-caesars-confirms-cyberattack-says-operations-were-unaffected", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "The co-founders of crypto investment firm Three Arrows Capital have been issued with nine-year prohibition orders from the Singaporean authorities for failing to identify and monitor risks with their crypto investments, Peru’s clearing house has announced that QR codes are now interoperable across all payment processors, and TikTok has been fined by Ireland’s data protection authorities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Three Arrows Crypto Founders Get Cut Out Of Finance ", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-three-arrows-crypto-founders-get-cut-out-finance", "jurisdictions": ["peru", "ireland", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "VIXIO’s impact index dropped 10 points in August, below the 2022 average but 30 points higher than August 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Impact Index August 2023", "slug": "pc-impact-index-august-2023", "jurisdictions": ["india", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Gambling Act review white paper “missed a trick” by not addressing new and emerging forms of gambling popular with young people and women, according to Christina Thakor-Rankin, the co-founder of the All-in Diversity Project.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-18T14:32:13.000Z", "title": "UK White Paper 'Missed A Trick' By Not Addressing Next Generation", "slug": "gc-uk-white-paper-missed-trick-not-addressing-next-generation-says-experts", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission expects to form a working group to trial financial risk checks and is questioning plans to require gamblers to provide their job title for affordability assessments.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-18T15:19:15.000Z", "title": "Working Group To Trial Affordability, Says UK Commission", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-starting-identify-areas-proposal-changes", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s congressional investigation into match-fixing has been extended for a further week, while Senate president Rodrigo Pacheco has also extended the deadline for the government's provisional measure on sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-18T16:12:49.000Z", "title": "Extensions Granted For Brazil Match-Fixing Investigation, Provisional Measure", "slug": "gc-delays-across-board-brazil-match-fixing-investigation-and-provisional-measure", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Flutter-owned FanDuel will pay $110,000 to settle five of six counts of violating Indiana sports-betting regulations, according to an agreement approved by the Indiana Gaming Commission.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-18T17:54:54.000Z", "title": "Indiana Fines FanDuel $110,000 For Fraudulent Account Funding", "slug": "gc-indiana-fines-fanduel-110000-fraudulent-account-funding", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "indiana"]}, {"summary": "Companies offering online gaming and sports betting in Ontario have to be ready to pivot their marketing strategies to proactively comply with recently introduced regulations prohibiting the use of current or retired athletes in advertisements for their products.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-18T17:59:39.000Z", "title": "Ontario Operators Eager For Guidance On Advertising Changes", "slug": "gc-ontario-gaming-companies-adjust-their-sports-betting-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "The head of the Philippines’ Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission has warned that local scam syndicates linked to online gambling are now as great a threat to law and order as illegal drug use.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-19T06:35:37.000Z", "title": "Philippine Crime Body Warns Gambling Scams Worse Than Drugs", "slug": "gc-philippine-crime-body-warns-online-scamming-worse-drugs", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "A Texas federal court has overturned an interpretation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) which enabled the fierce consumer protection agency to go after discriminatory practices in financial service markets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Court Says CFPB Cannot Police Payments For Discrimination", "slug": "pc-us-court-says-cfpb-cannot-police-payments-discrimination", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A report by an Australian Senate committee has recommended against proceeding with a bill that seeks to introduce a \"bespoke framework\" for the regulation of digital assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'Bespoke Framework' Not Right For Crypto, Say Australian Senators", "slug": "pc-bespoke-framework-not-right-crypto-say-australian-senators", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s open banking progress has been slow, and even branded \"disappointing\" by some, but there is optimism that the new Payment Services Regulation could deliver improvements with the introduction of tighter rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Is The EU On Track To Solve Its Open Banking Problem?", "slug": "pc-eu-track-solve-its-open-banking-problem", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Elon Musk has suggested that free access to X may be coming to an end, the CEO of Bolt has told the US Federal Reserve to study India’s UPI, and major fintech EBANX has expanded into India.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: No More Freebies For X Users, Suggests Musk", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-no-more-freebies-x-users-suggests-musk", "jurisdictions": ["peru", "india", "ireland", "singapore", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Irish sports organisations have called on the government to increase the betting levy from 2 to 3 percent. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-19T15:41:43.000Z", "title": "Irish Sports Push For Betting Levy Increase ", "slug": "gc-irish-sports-organisations-push-betting-levy-increase", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "With New York set to reconsider legalization of iGaming and iLottery in 2024, appropriate resources for responsible gambling treatment and prevention services are expected to be key topics of concern in a state where more than 600,000 adults are experiencing addiction issues.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-19T20:10:09.000Z", "title": "New York Discusses Gambling Addiction Prior To 2024 Legislative Session ", "slug": "gc-new-york-discusses-gambling-addition-prior-2024-legislative-session", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Casino employees in Las Vegas are scheduled to vote on September 26 on whether to authorize their unions to strike as last week’s crippling cyberattack continues to haunt MGM Resorts International.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-19T23:44:36.000Z", "title": "Still Reeling From Cyberattack, Las Vegas Braces For Casino Strike ", "slug": "gc-still-reeling-cyber-attack-las-vegas-braces-casino-strike", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "UK Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes has criticised the Racing Post in an open letter, claiming the racing publication’s “imbalanced” coverage was leading readers to “misunderstandings” about the impact of betting affordability checks.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-20T06:30:49.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Chief Tussles With Racing Post Over Affordability", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-chief-tussles-racing-post-over-affordability", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The operator of online bingo site MrQ will pay a £690,947 settlement to the UK Gambling Commission for a series of anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-20T08:57:08.000Z", "title": "Lindar Media To Pay Almost £700,000 Over Compliance Flaws", "slug": "gc-lindar-media-pay-almost-ps700000-over-compliance-flaws", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Professional sports leagues, franchises and venue operators will essentially have the ability to choose which mobile sports-betting operators can obtain licenses in North Carolina under proposed changes to the state’s wagering law passed earlier this year.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-20T19:30:55.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Switching Gears On Sports Betting, iLottery", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-budget-proposal-modifies-sports-betting-licensing-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "Sports-betting operators took advantage of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission regulatory workshop to express their concerns over newly approved data privacy rules that govern the use of customer information and allow patrons to request operators erase their data.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-20T21:30:09.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Operators Seek Changes To Data Privacy Rules", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-operators-seek-changes-data-privacy-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina’s top legislators have said multiple gaming expansion proposals, including potential casino expansion and video lottery terminal regulation, are no longer on the table as lawmakers prepare to adopt a new state budget and conclude the 2023 session.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-21T02:06:12.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Gambling Expansion Goes South ", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-gambling-expansion-goes-south", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "A joint Philippine Senate committee has recommended shutting down foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) in a report that passed by a bare majority.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-21T06:35:56.000Z", "title": "Philippines Senate Committee Calls For POGO Shutdown, Regulator Reboot", "slug": "gc-senate-committee-calls-pogo-shutdown-regulator-reboot", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "payment-processors", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa, Mastercard Raise Their Bets On B2B Payments", "slug": "pc-visa-mastercard-raise-their-bets-b2b-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-21T12:16:09.000Z", "title": "Gambling Leaders Targeting Brazil, India, Africa", "slug": "gc-gambling-leaders-targeting-brazil-india-africa-opportunities", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "india", "latin-america", "africa"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-21T19:27:57.000Z", "title": "Sweden To Hike Gambling Taxes", "slug": "gc-sweden-hike-gambling-taxes", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Match-fixing investigations and sports-betting sponsorship bans are taking their toll on marketing plans across the Latin American region, say local sports executives.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-21T20:01:36.000Z", "title": "Match-Fixing, Sponsorship Bans Affecting Latin American Betting Landscape", "slug": "gc-match-fixing-sponsorship-bans-make-life-difficult-football-clubs-latin-america", "jurisdictions": ["bolivia", "brazil", "chile", "ecuador"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-21T20:46:10.000Z", "title": "Holding Upper Hand In Court, Seminoles In No Rush To Resume Bets In Florida", "slug": "gc-holding-upper-hand-court-seminoles-no-rush-resume-bets-florida", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Thousands of people in Kentucky are pre-registered already in anticipation of the launch of online sports betting next week. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-22T06:48:37.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 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"pc-week-crypto-ftx-sues-former-ceos-parents-effort-recover-funds", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "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. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-22T16:33:40.000Z", "title": "Latin American Regulators May Lack Industry Knowledge, Executives Fear", "slug": "gc-gambling-executives-believe-latin-american-regulators-lack-basic-understanding", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "peru", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["esports", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": 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Sparks High-Stakes Lobbying Battle", "slug": "gc-mexico-draft-decree-sparks-high-stakes-lobbying-battle", "jurisdictions": ["mexico"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-25T21:34:39.000Z", "title": "Florida Targets Fantasy Sports Companies Over 'Prohibited' Wagers", "slug": "gc-florida-targets-fantasy-sports-companies-over-potential-illegal-wagers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-26T06:51:09.000Z", "title": "India's GST Agency Slugs Delta Corp $2bn, Targets More Online Companies ", "slug": "gc-indias-gst-agency-slugs-delta-corp-2bn-targets-more-online-companies", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Initiative has unveiled the commercial name for its digital wallet solution, a US regulator has proposed that medical bills are removed from credit reports, and Uncapped has scrapped its revenue-based finance service.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Zero To Wero?", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-zero-wero", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In a letter addressed to several members of the US Congress, Mastercard has argued that new credit card legislation, if adopted, would 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e-krona, marking a change in tone for a country that was a first-mover in the study of central bank digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Government Quietly Curbs Its Enthusiasm For E-Krona", "slug": "pc-swedish-government-quietly-curbs-its-enthusiasm-e-krona", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The head of Gibraltar’s gambling regulator has dismissed claims that its reputation as a gambling hub is under threat, as the jurisdiction prepares to update its regulations.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-26T13:41:08.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Gambling Hub Status Will Prevail, Says Regulator", "slug": "gc-gibraltar-gambling-hub-status-going-nowhere-says-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar"]}, {"summary": "Chile intends to use a recent Supreme Court ruling involving one internet service provider to apply market-wide blocking of leading online betting sites, according to a top government official.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-26T17:01:06.000Z", "title": "Chile's Telecomms Peak Group To Obey Gaming Website Block Order", "slug": "gc-chile-isp-blocking-will-be-adopted-companies-beyond-supreme-court-ruling", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "As some Maryland lawmakers urge regulators to reopen the application window for sports-betting licenses, others are looking to push an internet gaming bill through the legislature when members return to Annapolis in January.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-26T19:19:54.000Z", "title": "Maryland Delegate Urges Caution Over iGaming Legalization In 2024", "slug": "gc-maryland-delegate-urges-caution-over-igaming-legalization-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Startup sports-betting operator Betr has agreed to absorb the customer balances of a now-defunct daily fantasy operation that abruptly closed its doors over the summer, leaving customers in limbo.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-26T20:08:57.000Z", "title": "Betr Absorbs No House Advantage Accounts In Pick 'Em Fantasy Pivot", "slug": "gc-betr-takes-player-balances-defunct-no-house-advantage", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "After making its mark on UK gambling policy, the Campaign for Fairer Gambling launched in the U.S. on Tuesday (September 26) with a briefing for congressional staff and media at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-27T07:40:23.000Z", "title": "Campaign For Fairer Gambling Targets U.S. Responsible Gambling Policies", "slug": "gc-campaign-fairer-gambling-targets-us-responsible-gambling-policies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey", "washington-dc", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Mexico’s antitrust watchdog has urged the country’s financial regulators to fix what it says is an anti-competitive card processing market and establish an interchange fee cap.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Mexican Competition Commission Calls For Interchange Fee Cap", "slug": "pc-mexican-competition-commission-calls-interchange-fee-cap", "jurisdictions": ["mexico"]}, {"summary": "Officials at the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the National Bank of Belgium are facing “serious questions” about the cohesion of the EU’s new crypto framework and its payment services regime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulators Weigh Up ‘Serious Cohesion Issues’ Between MiCA, PSD2", "slug": "pc-regulators-weigh-serious-cohesion-issues-between-mica-psd2", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "With less than two weeks to go until new rules on crypto-asset promotions come into effect, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that it has “serious concerns” about firms’ readiness to comply.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Issues ‘Final Warning’ To Crypto Firms Ahead Of New Promotion Rules", "slug": "pc-fca-issues-final-warning-crypto-firms-ahead-new-promotion-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "On June 29, 2023, the Financial Services and Markets (FSM) Bill received royal assent to become the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (FSMA 2023). The FSMA 2023 revokes the EU retained law relating to financial services and markets in the UK and aims to promote investment and to support innovation within the economy. It introduces new secondary objectives for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to facilitate the growth and international competitiveness of the UK economy through Sections 25 and 26. Section 25 covers the competitiveness and growth objective, while Section 26 covers the reporting requirements of this. The act enters into force at different dates.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "What Impact Will the FSMA 2023 Have on the UK Payment Sector?", "slug": "pc-what-impact-will-fsma-2023-have-uk-payment-sector", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Gambling operators are increasingly valuing the input of people with lived experience of gambling harm to help drive safer-gambling strategies, industry experts say.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-27T13:42:52.000Z", "title": "Lived Experience Helps Development Of Safer Gambling, Experts Say", "slug": "gc-lived-experience-helping-safer-gambling-development-says-panel", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Colombian regulator Coljuegos has published a draft resolution that would cap advertising spend of gambling operators based on reported revenue, while banning sports-betting sponsorships by unlicensed operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-27T16:12:43.000Z", "title": "Colombia Proposes Stricter Gambling Advertising Regulations", "slug": "gc-colombia-proposes-stricter-advertising-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["colombia", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The Czech gambling industry is nervously awaiting the final text of new regulations due to take effect at the start of 2024, with the promise of legal live dealer games as the most industry-friendly of a mixed bag of changes.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-27T17:30:43.000Z", "title": "Czech 2024 Gambling Amendments Yet To Be Finalised", "slug": "gc-czech-2024-gambling-amendments-yet-be-finalised", "jurisdictions": ["czech-republic"]}, {"summary": "Still struggling with its case in a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., a Miami-based pari-mutuel business is turning to the Florida Supreme Court to derail a tribal gaming compact that would re-launch sports betting in the Sunshine State.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-27T22:47:35.000Z", "title": "Seminole Sports-Betting Dispute In D.C. Spreads To Florida Supreme Court", "slug": "gc-seminole-sports-betting-dispute-dc-spreads-florida-supreme-court", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Thailand’s deputy leader has announced his support for legalisation of online gambling following raids on the homes of senior police accused of running gambling websites.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-28T06:23:29.000Z", "title": "Thai Deputy Prime Minister Backs Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-thai-deputy-prime-minister-backs-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "A fugitive former Wirecard executive has been accused of spying for Russia, EU financial regulators have released a report on critical ICT providers ahead of the Digital Operational Resilience Act, and US regulators have filed an anti-competition lawsuit against Amazon.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: The Spy Who Fled Germany", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-spy-who-fled-germany", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After the launch of ISO 20022 for cross-border payments and reporting (CBPR+) in March this year, payment market infrastructures are moving to the new standard — but firms are yet to see its potential.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "ISO 20022 Migration A ‘Huge Success’, But Many Firms Are Yet To Be Persuaded", "slug": "pc-iso-20022-migration-huge-success-many-firms-are-yet-be-persuaded", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Poland’s state-owned gambling operator says regulated play could top 80 percent of the national market if regulators have extra powers to fight the black market, and if gambling tax applies to gross gaming revenue (GGR).", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-28T14:17:57.000Z", "title": "Polish Monopoly Operator Wants More Blocking, Tax On GGR", "slug": "gc-polish-monopoly-operator-commissions-wants-more-blocking-lower-taxes", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao’s finance minister says the “worrying” possibility of a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey-listing next year over money-laundering risk has helped spur an overhaul of online gambling legislation.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-28T16:04:24.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Minister Says Gambling Reforms Could Avert Grey Listing", "slug": "gc-curacao-minister-says-gambling-reform-could-avoid-grey-listing", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "Excitement, caution and trepidation are gripping the UK gambling industry as operators attempt to predict the impacts of the ongoing Gambling Act review. ", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-28T16:26:22.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Industry Divided Over White Paper Impacts ", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-industry-divided-over-white-paper-impact", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina Lottery officials say they will continue with a plan to launch digital instant games in November, despite a new state law that limits the games the lottery can offer.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-28T20:57:41.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Still Set To Launch Digital Lottery Games", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-lottery-still-set-launch-digital-lottery-games", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "The new chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board is advocating sweeping changes that would streamline approvals for gambling technology innovations.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-29T01:34:45.000Z", "title": "Nevada’s Top Regulator Seeks Revolution In Technology Oversight", "slug": "gc-nevadas-top-regulator-seeks-revolution-technology-oversight", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "An addictions advisor to the Dutch government has recommended the Netherlands consider a central database to enforce mandatory loss limits across the entire gambling market.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-29T09:54:26.000Z", "title": "Dutch Government Adviser Backs Central Loss Limit Database", "slug": "gc-dutch-government-adviser-recommends-central-loss-limit-database", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank (ECB) has identified use cases for AI in its operations, Indonesia has banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, and Tempo France has launched a new blockchain-based remittance between the EU and Brazil.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: ECB Hints At ChatGPT Adoption", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-ecb-hints-chatgpt-adoption", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has proposed that its incoming authorised push payments (APP) fraud reimbursement rules should apply to payment 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"payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance Sells Russian Business To Unknown Company", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-sells-russian-business-unknown-company", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "united-states", "russia"]}, {"summary": "MGM Resorts can finally proceed with construction of its Osaka integrated resort (IR) after completing formalities with Osaka’s two governments.", "sectors": ["casinos", "loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-29T14:38:50.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: September 25-September 29, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-september-25-september-29-2023", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "brazil", "california", "japan", "norway", "serbia", "virginia", "uganda"]}, {"summary": "The cyberattack that crippled MGM Resorts International’s casino systems in eight states this month has helped spur commercial and tribal gaming regulators to identify cyber vulnerabilities in the casino industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-29T16:17:38.000Z", "title": "MGM, Caesars Cyberattacks Alert Regulators To Cyber Risk", "slug": "gc-mgm-caesars-cyberattacks-highlight-need-identify-technology-vulnerabilities", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "canada", "ontario", "nevada", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "The economy commission in Chile’s Chamber of Deputies has approved legislative provisions that would prevent grey-market operators from applying for an online licence for 12 months, although members will vote next week on a transition article that will provide a way for said operators to be licensed without waiting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-29T20:57:30.000Z", "title": "Chile Commission Approves 12-Month Blackout For Offshore Operators", "slug": "gc-chile-provisionally-approves-12-month-licence-wait-current-operators", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Flutter Entertainment and Playtech, which trades under the consumer-facing brand Snaitech, have reportedly lodged separate bids to acquire PlanetWin's parent company, SKS365.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-02T06:18:22.000Z", "title": "Bidding War For One Of Italy's Biggest Operators", "slug": "gc-bids-acquire-operators-sks365", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "India has dealt a new blow to the online gaming industry by suspending its industry self-regulation initiative mere months after announcing it, amid disagreement between government departments over industry policy.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-02T06:44:33.000Z", "title": "India Suspends Online Self-Regulation As Tax Attack Mounts", "slug": "gc-india-suspends-online-self-regulation-tax-attack-mounts", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is consulting on its first-ever guidance for payments and e-money institutions, with a focus on risk management.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Consults On 'Welcome' Payments Institution Guidance", "slug": "pc-german-regulator-consults-welcome-payments-institution-guidance", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Marek Belka has been made rapporteur for the EU’s new payments legislation, while instant payment rapporteur Michiel Hoogeveen will take the lead on the open finance framework.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSD3 Update: MEPs Assigned Key Payments Legislation Roles", "slug": "pc-psd3-update-meps-assigned-key-payments-legislation-roles", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament have called on the European Central Bank (ECB) to delay the “realisation” phase of the digital euro until the EU’s legislative package for it has been approved.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tensions Surface As MEPs Lobby ECB For Digital Euro Delay", "slug": "pc-tensions-surface-meps-lobby-ecb-digital-euro-delay", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Apple is expected to face an antitrust class action lawsuit related to iPhone near-field communication technology, a UK regulator has set out its financial inclusion ambitions, and Mastercard fingerprint payments have gone live with Mercedes pay+.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Apple Set For New Apple Pay Antitrust Case", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-apple-set-new-apple-pay-antitrust-case", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s government has pledged to “tackle” a host of challenges facing the federal gambling regulator, including introducing a long-awaited central monitoring system “as soon as possible”.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-02T13:29:10.000Z", "title": "Nigeria's Government Eyes 'Huge Sums' Of Lost Gambling Tax Revenue", "slug": "gc-nigerias-government-eyes-huge-sums-lost-gambling-tax-revenue", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "The National Football League (NFL) has changed course on its often-criticized policy regarding player punishments for gambling infractions, toughening penalties on players found to bet on their own team while softening those for wagering on other sports.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-02T15:57:32.000Z", "title": "NFL Modifies Gambling Policy With Tougher Ban For Betting On Own Team", "slug": "gc-nfl-modifies-gambling-policy-tougher-ban-betting-own-team", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Even though they are running out of options after yet another defeat last week in a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., opponents of mobile sports betting in Florida continue to pursue Hail Mary efforts in the U.S. Supreme Court and its state-level equivalent.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-02T22:43:41.000Z", "title": "Florida Supreme Court Seeks DeSantis' Opinion On Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-florida-supreme-court-seeks-desantis-opinion-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Revolut is reportedly in talks with a UK regulator over compliance failures, and Apple is struggling to overturn a €50m fine imposed in the Netherlands for its previous monopoly on in-app payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Revolut Faces UK Probe Over Suspicious Transactions", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-revolut-faces-uk-probe-over-suspicious-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Supreme Court of the US has agreed to hear a case challenging the debit card interchange fee cap set by the Federal Reserve.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Top Court Revives Debit Card Fee Challenge", "slug": "pc-us-top-court-revives-debit-card-fee-challenge", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published another series of Q&As, with further clarifications on strong customer authentication (SCA) and other rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Publishes Latest PSD2 Q&As", "slug": "pc-eba-publishes-latest-psd2-qas", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A group of EU regulators has published consultation responses on key definitions that will soon be added to major legislation concerning digital resilience and crypto-assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Regulators Publish 'Criticality' Criteria For DORA, MiCA Implementation", "slug": "pc-eu-regulators-publish-criticality-criteria-dora-mica-implementation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Belgium’s Council of Ministers has approved a preliminary draft law aimed at modernising the country’s gambling law and bringing it into compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-03T14:11:52.000Z", "title": "Belgium Gambling Law Modernisation Clears Key Hurdle", "slug": "gc-belgium-gambling-law-modernisation-clears-key-hurdle", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "Greece’s competition commission has handed down a blistering fine of €24.6m to Greek gambling giant OPAP for leveraging its exclusivity over certain gambling products to restrict competition in other service areas.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-03T17:56:55.000Z", "title": "Greece's OPAP Faces €24.6m Fine Over Competition Law Violations ", "slug": "gc-greeces-opap-fined-26m", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "The prevalence of high-risk problem gambling may have decreased slightly in New Jersey over the last five years, but researchers believe their findings from a recent survey underscore the increased risk associated with more legal forms of wagering available in the state.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-03T21:25:16.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Problem Gambling Rate Drops, But Widespread Gaming Increases Risks", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-problem-gambling-rate-drops-widespread-gaming-increases-risks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "Legal identities are calling for online gambling regulation or legal clarity in Bangladesh as financial authorities probe hundreds more websites and crackdown against thousands of users of mobile financial services.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-04T06:34:02.000Z", "title": "Calls For Legal Reform, Clarity Offset Bangladesh Online Purge", "slug": "gc-calls-legal-reform-clarity-offset-bangladesh-online-purge", "jurisdictions": ["bangladesh"]}, {"summary": "Discover has settled with a US regulator following a consumer protection investigation, and the Bank of Lithuania has revoked the licence of another electronic money institution (EMI).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Discover Settles Over Compliance Mishap", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-discover-settles-over-compliance-mishap", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "lithuania", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "HM Treasury has vowed to strengthen customer protections for payment account closures before the year-end, following controversial high-profile account closures involving former politician Nigel Farage.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Treasury Vows To Stamp Out Debanking Over Political Views", "slug": "pc-uk-treasury-vows-stamp-out-debanking-over-political-views", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The payments industry is grappling with the question of point of sale (POS) contingency plans following an outage at Square, with stakeholders sizing up the need for backup systems and processors.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Square's Four-Day Outage Sparks Debate On POS Contingency Planning", "slug": "pc-squares-four-day-outage-sparks-debate-pos-contingency-planning", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has pledged to move ahead with planned changes to the country’s gambling laws, despite claiming he has received threats from members of the gambling industry. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-04T12:53:37.000Z", "title": "Romania's Prime Minister Threatened Over Proposed Gambling Changes", "slug": "gc-romanias-prime-threatened-over-proposed-gambling-changes", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "New York regulators have adopted new rules that will prohibit the state’s licensed fantasy sports operators from offering “pick ’em” style contests that resemble parlay-style betting.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-04T20:41:06.000Z", "title": "New York Commission Bans 'Pick 'Em' Fantasy Contests In New Rules", "slug": "gc-new-york-commission-bans-pick-em-dfs-contests-new-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Control Board is poised to begin unveiling three categories of regulatory reforms next month to expedite the approval of new gaming products even though the board’s chairman describes one group of reforms as “half-baked.”", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-04T21:57:09.000Z", "title": "Streamlined Gaming Reforms Coming To Nevada", "slug": "gc-streamlined-gaming-reforms-coming-nevada", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "US reveals growing momentum in FedNow participation, Visa pledges $100m to generative AI ventures, and Apple allows iPhone users to add PayPal or Venmo credit and debit cards to their Apple Wallet.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Only Way Is Up For FedNow", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-only-way-fednow", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "lithuania", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will continue to allow card issuers to set a default network on co-badged debit cards and has committed to developing standards on tokenisation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "RBA Scraps Default Routing Ban For Dual-Network Debit Cards, But Embraces Tokenisation", "slug": "pc-rba-scraps-default-routing-ban-dual-network-debit-cards-embraces", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Payment Systems Regulator has confirmed that it will not publish its card fee review by the end of Q3 2023, and announced a new consultation on its governance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Delays Cross-Border Fees Review ", "slug": "pc-uk-regulator-delays-cross-border-fees-review", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "France’s central bank governor has confirmed that Eurosystem plans for a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) are due within weeks, in the face of controversy regarding the digital euro.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Plans For Wholesale CBDC Due In Weeks", "slug": "pc-eu-plans-wholesale-cbdc-due-weeks", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "france"]}, {"summary": "This regulatory analysis will compare the key provisions of the European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) with Hong Kong’s guidelines on virtual asset operators, which were both released within ten days of each other in June 2023. It will delve into the history of both regulatory regimes and compare provisions relating to the licensing of crypto-trading platforms — namely onboarding clients, onboarding assets and safeguarding of funds requirements. This comparison will show that crypto regulations across borders have largely taken similar forms, suggesting a possible consensus of concerns among regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "MiCA: Breaking New Ground or More of the Same? A Comparative Analysis of Crypto Regimes in Europe and Hong Kong", "slug": "pc-mica-breaking-new-ground-or-more-same-comparative-analysis-crypto", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "europe"]}, {"summary": "A key committee in Chile’s Chamber of Deputies has rejected proposed language that would have allowed current offshore grey-market operators to avoid a blackout period before applying for a licence when the market is regulated.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-05T15:17:28.000Z", "title": "Chilean Committee Rejects Option To Avoid Licensing Blackout", "slug": "gc-chiles-transitional-article-would-allow-current-operators-apply-licence-fails", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "A Malta-based fantasy sports company, Zweeler, said it has stopped offering its product in the Netherlands after it was threatened with a fine of up to €850,000 by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) for not having a sports-betting licence.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-05T15:31:52.000Z", "title": "Fantasy Sports Company Withdraws From Netherlands After Warning", "slug": "gc-fantasy-sports-company-withdraws-netherlands-after-warning", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A Senate committee has held its second hearing in less than a week on the contentious issue of whether or not to regulate and tax thousands of grey-market machines, or so-called “skill games,” found in convenience stores and bars in Pennsylvania.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-05T20:21:53.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Lawmakers Warned Not To Ban Grey Machines", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-lawmakers-warned-not-ban-grey-machines", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) plans to lobby for reforms to sports-betting legislation in various states across the U.S.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-05T20:42:57.000Z", "title": "NCAA To Lobby States For Sports-Betting Reforms", "slug": "gc-ncaa-announces-plans-lobby-states-sports-betting-reforms", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s competition regulator has launched an investigation into cloud services, while Wordline has agreed to purchase the merchant acquiring services of Italian lender Banca del Fucino.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Competition Watchdog Begins Cloud Probe", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-competition-watchdog-begins-cloud-probe", "jurisdictions": ["france", "germany", "italy", "lithuania", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Fintech firms in Canada have launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the concept of open banking and to urge the government to move forward.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canadian Fintechs Launch Open Banking Campaign To Spark Government Action", "slug": "pc-canadian-fintechs-launch-open-banking-campaign-spark-government-action", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "The US reveals a major sting of suspected Chinese drug traffickers who take payments in crypto, Ripple swerves an appeal from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and Circle throws Binance a lifeline in court.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: US Indicts Chinese Firms For Drug Trafficking Using Tether", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-us-indicts-chinese-firms-drug-trafficking-using-tether", "jurisdictions": ["china", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The problem gambling rate in Ireland is \"far higher\" than previously estimated, according to a new study that will form part of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland’s growing “invaluable” evidence base.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-06T12:56:40.000Z", "title": "Irish Study Highlights True Extent Of Problem Gambling ", "slug": "gc-irish-study-highlight-true-extent-problem-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The sports committee in Brazil’s Senate has received almost 50 proposed amendments to the sports betting and online gaming bill approved by the lower house of Congress last month, with the suggested changes ranging from eliminating casino games to extending the term of licences from three to five years. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-06T16:45:47.000Z", "title": "Brazil Online Gambling Bill Begins Senate Scrutiny", "slug": "gc-brazils-sports-betting-bill-receives-49-amendments", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Chinese police have reportedly arrested Liu Zhengxiang, a powerful online gambling mogul based in a Myanmar border zone in Shan state while attending a trade fair in China.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-06T18:27:13.000Z", "title": "Myanmar Online Gaming Kingpin Arrested During China Trade Visit", "slug": "gc-myanmar-online-gaming-kingpin-arrested-during-china-trade-visit", "jurisdictions": ["china", "myanmar"]}, {"summary": "Genius Sports has begun rolling out a product it touts as a new low-latency solution to live betting on National Football League (NFL) games, as U.S. sports leagues continue to look for new ways to add gambling elements to game broadcasts.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-06T21:26:26.000Z", "title": "U.S. Leagues Look To Integrate Gaming Into Broadcasts", "slug": "gc-genius-sports-launches-live-betting-product-leagues-search-gaming-integrations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "MGM Resorts International said the recent cyberattack that crippled its casino's systems in eight states will reduce its profits by $100m but will not have a material effect on its financial condition and results of operations for the year.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-06T22:43:05.000Z", "title": "MGM Says Cyberattack Will Cost $100m", "slug": "gc-mgm-resorts-says-cyberattack-will-cost-100m", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "UK health guidance suggests asking about gambling habits, Caliplay launches legal proceedings in Mexico City against its partner Playtech and Authentic Gaming live dealer games approved in Michigan.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-06T22:57:37.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 2-October 6, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-2-october-6-2023", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "victoria", "illinois", "mexico", "maine", "michigan", "south-korea", "missouri", "lithuania", "new-york", "nigeria", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "A new member of the Nevada Gaming Commission is urging the Nevada Gaming Control Board to forbid so-called portable licensing, which allows gaming executives and other employees to move from one casino to another, even if they are bad actors who are not doing a good job. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-09T02:10:39.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulator Urges Caution Over Portable Licensing In Gaming", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulator-calls-overhaul-portable-licensing-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "India’s GST Council on Saturday (October 7) affirmed an industry-threatening goods and services tax (GST) regime for all real-money gaming, triggering an attack on the “unstable, erratic tax environment” by the capital city’s finance minister, who demanded the retraction of tax notices sent to online operators.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-09T06:13:36.000Z", "title": "Delhi Finance Minister Slams GST Council, Tax Office Over Online Policy ", "slug": "gc-delhi-finance-minister-slams-gst-council-tax-office-over-online-policy", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s federal gambling regulator has sought to clarify the status of a number of operators it licenses, after a notice from a state regulator claiming they were “illegal and unlicensed” caused widespread confusion.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-09T06:51:40.000Z", "title": "Nigeria’s Federal Regulator At Odds Again With Lagos Regulator", "slug": "gc-nigerias-federal-regulator-odds-again-lagos-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "The UK Labour Party has been chastised after a buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm sponsored a party conference event, NatWest has started offering transaction categorisation, and Metro Bank is reportedly in trouble after its shares plunged.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: BNPL Sponsorship Sparks Criticism For Labour", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bnpl-sponsorship-sparks-criticism-labour", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "E-money issuer Nvayo has said it is working with the UK regulator to resolve concerns, as it carries out severely restricted activity.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Halts Activity At E-Money Issuer", "slug": "pc-fca-halts-activity-e-money-issuer", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After much guidance and complaints of “poor engagement” from the regulator, the UK’s “tough” new crypto-asset promotion rules officially came into effect on Sunday (October 8).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA’s ‘Tough’ New Crypto Promotion Rules Go Live", "slug": "pc-fcas-tough-new-crypto-promotion-rules-go-live", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Although Pennsylvania has spent the last two decades growing into the second largest U.S. gaming market in terms of revenue, a Senate committee has begun to consider further potential updates to the state’s gaming law.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-09T17:07:54.000Z", "title": "Distributed Gaming Next Frontier For Pennsylvania Industry", "slug": "gc-distributed-gaming-roadblocks-growth-pennsylvania", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-10T02:12:28.000Z", "title": "Ontario Ended iGaming Grey Market But Challenges Remain", "slug": "gc-ontario-ended-igaming-grey-market-challenges-remain", "jurisdictions": ["alberta", "canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "State gambling regulators have stressed that they are focused on protecting consumers from cyber threats following recent cyberattacks that impacted an undetermined number of customers of MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-10T02:17:27.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gambling Regulators Evaluate Data Protection, Cybersecurity Challenges", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-regulators-evaluate-data-protection-cybersecurity-needs", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "massachusetts", "nevada", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "California’s governor has signed the state’s Money Transmission Act into law, while the Bank of Lithuania has suspended the activities of an e-money firm.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: California’s Money Transmission Act Now Law", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-californias-money-transmission-act-now-law", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A class action complaint filed last week in California claims that certain merchant agreements in PayPal’s contracts have led to higher consumer prices.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Consumers Claim Harm From PayPal Merchant Fees", "slug": "pc-us-consumers-claim-harm-paypal-merchant-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Crypto-asset firms, including Binance successors Coinmerce and Bitvavo, have claimed a partial legal victory in their battle against the $2.3m fees imposed by Dutch regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Companies Win Partial Victory Over Dutch Central Bank ", "slug": "pc-crypto-companies-win-partial-victory-over-dutch-central-bank", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that it has issued warnings to 146 firms within the first 24 hours of its new crypto-asset promotion rules going live.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Issues 146 Warnings Over New Crypto Promotion Rules", "slug": "pc-fca-issues-146-warnings-over-new-crypto-promotion-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-10T15:41:39.000Z", "title": "Romania Legal Change Implementation Timeline 'Potentially Not Feasible', Says Lawyer", "slug": "gc-romanias-government-approves-drastic-fee-hike-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "Peru’s football players association is on the defensive, demanding an investigation into match-fixing from the football association as they claim that they are being targeted. ", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-10T19:33:16.000Z", "title": "Peruvian Players Demand Investigation Into Match Fixing", "slug": "gc-peruvian-players-demand-investigation-match-fixing", "jurisdictions": ["peru"]}, {"summary": "Sweden will join the international Macolin Convention on sports integrity, while Ecuador becomes the latest South American country to become embroiled in a match-fixing scandal.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-11T07:02:08.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 9-October 13, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-9-october-13-2023", "jurisdictions": ["ecuador", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A regulator has found that US social media users have lost $2.7bn to scams on the platforms since 2021, while a New York start-up has launched a product built on top of FedNow in a first.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Social Media Scams Continue To Wreak Havoc", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-social-media-scams-continue-wreak-havoc", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is exploring a series of regulatory actions to address excessive data surveillance by payment platforms, director Rohit Chopra said warning the US may turn into a China-like market if platforms are left unchecked.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB's Chopra: More Regulation On Data Surveillance Or US Risks Becoming China", "slug": "pc-cfpbs-chopra-more-regulation-data-surveillance-or-us-risks-becoming-china", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is on its way to becoming enforceable, and experts are warning it is time to take stock and prepare for a significant change in risk management.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "DORA Preparation Sparks Overhaul In Risk Management ", "slug": "pc-dora-preparation-sparks-overhaul-risk-management", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "South Africa’s draft bill that intends to “fill the gap in the law” around online gambling has stalled for more than a year; however, industry sources say it is not dead in the water just yet.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-11T13:48:14.000Z", "title": "South Africa's Online Gambling Bill Stalled But Not Dead", "slug": "gc-south-africas-remote-gambling-bill-stalled-not-dead", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-11T13:51:10.000Z", "title": "Gambling Spend Mostly Unchanged Despite Cost Of Living Crisis, Says UK Regulator", "slug": "gc-gambling-spend-mostly-unchanged-despite-cost-living-crisis-says-uk-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao’s finance minister has hit back against a member of the opposition party’s criticisms of the country’s planned online gambling reform, calling it “scaremongering”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-11T16:29:30.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Minister Calls Complaints About Planned Changes 'Scaremongering'", "slug": "gc-curacao-minister-calls-complaints-about-planned-changes-scaremongering", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of MGM Resorts International has offered additional details of the crippling cyberattack that shut down the company's computer systems in Las Vegas and eight states, but stressed that MGM never even considered paying a ransom to the hackers behind last month's incident.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-11T22:34:49.000Z", "title": "MGM Boss Describes Cyberattack As 'Corporate Terrorism'", "slug": "gc-mgm-boss-describes-cyberattack-corporate-terrorism", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Colorado regulators will hold a hearing later this month to discuss new rules that would limit, but not prohibit, the offering of pick’em-style fantasy sports contests in the state.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-11T22:49:40.000Z", "title": "Colorado Proposes Stricter Rules For Pick'em Fantasy Games", "slug": "gc-colorado-propose-stricter-restrictions-pickem-fantasy-games", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "New Zealand’s voters have turfed out the nation’s Labor government, guaranteeing a conservative successor and likely online gambling reforms that will tax local-facing offshore operators.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-16T06:15:50.000Z", "title": "Conservative Victory In New Zealand Augurs Online Tax Reform", "slug": "gc-conservative-victory-new-zealand-poll-augurs-online-tax-reform", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-zealand", "south-australia"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Conduct Authority has fined credit reporting firm Equifax £11m for failing to safeguard UK consumer data, which it had outsourced to its parent company based in the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Equifax Fined £11m Over 'Entirely Preventable' Cyber Breach ", "slug": "pc-equifax-fined-ps11m-over-entirely-preventable-cyber-breach", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As losses to the JPEX fraud climb to more than $180m, questions continue to be asked of Hong Kong regulators and how they failed to stop the crypto scandal before it happened.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Regulators Under Fire As JPEX Fraud Victims Count Their Losses", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-regulators-under-fire-jpex-fraud-victims-count-their-losses", "jurisdictions": ["dubai", "hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-16T13:50:49.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Rush As Peru Publishes Decree For Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-peru-publishes-regulations-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["peru", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-16T21:48:59.000Z", "title": "Florida's Sports-Betting Launch Uncertain As Litigation Continues", "slug": "gc-floridas-sports-betting-launch-uncertain-litigation-continues", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida", "washington"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-17T05:51:33.000Z", "title": "German Regulator May Start Rejecting Licence Applicants", "slug": "gc-german-regulator-may-start-rejecting-licence-applicants-chair-says", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "India’s goods and services tax (GST) authority has demanded 63.8bn rupees ($767m) in unpaid tax from casino operator listco Delta Corp’s online gaming subsidiaries, raising the parent’s GST bill to $2.8bn and further sinking company shares.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-17T06:58:33.000Z", "title": "India's Delta Corp Suffers Additional, Massive GST Claims", "slug": "gc-indias-delta-corp-suffers-additional-massive-gst-claims", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that compliance concerns were the top priority for whistleblowers in Q2, the Bank of Canada has designated Visa and Mastercard as \"prominent payment systems\", and Booking.com is facing a class action over payments failures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Compliance Top Of Mind For FCA Whistleblowers", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-compliance-top-mind-fca-whistleblowers", "jurisdictions": ["china", "canada", "india", "japan", "indiana", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s Financial Market Commission has issued a new rule that allows non-bank card acquirers to carry out complementary activities to their main business line.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chilean Regulator Expands Permissible Services Of Non-Bank Card Acquirers ", "slug": "pc-chilean-regulator-expands-permissible-services-non-bank-card-acquirers", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has placed restricted activity measures on the embedded payments company regarding onboarding new customer segments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Places Restrictions On Modulr ", "slug": "pc-uk-regulator-places-restrictions-modulr", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The American Gaming Association has applauded the Supreme Court of Virginia’s decision to overrule a lower court injunction and reinstate the state’s ban on skill-game machines, but acknowledged the issue is not settled.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-17T20:12:51.000Z", "title": "Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Ban On Grey-Market Machines", "slug": "gc-virginia-supreme-court-reinstates-ban-grey-market-terminals", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "kentucky", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "When U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act on October 17, 1988, the federal government once again violated the sovereignty of Native American tribes even as it set tribal gaming on the path to a $40bn market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-17T22:12:29.000Z", "title": "35 Years And $41bn Later, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Still Standing", "slug": "gc-thirty-five-years-and-41bn-later-indian-gaming-regulatory-act-still-standing", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "A Fed governor has said the US payment system does not need a central bank digital currency, the Bank for International Settlements has published its final report on \"harmonised\" ISO 20022 data requirements, and a US regulator has warned that AI could cause financial havoc.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Fed Governor Shuns Digital Dollar Plans", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fed-governor-shuns-digital-dollar-plans", "jurisdictions": ["china", "canada", "india", "japan", "indiana", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Conduct Authority has said that Wirex has committed to making changes to comply with consumer rights laws in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wirex To Change E-Money Contract After UK Regulator Intervention", "slug": "pc-wirex-change-e-money-contract-after-uk-regulator-intervention", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s Treasury has opened a consultation on amendments to the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1988, in what some have called the \"biggest overhaul\" of the country’s payment rules in 35 years.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Bill Could See 'Biggest Overhaul' Of Australia's Payment System In 35 Years", "slug": "pc-new-bill-could-see-biggest-overhaul-australias-payment-system-35-years", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The UK government has opened its consultation on a new statutory levy to fund problem gambling research and treatment, as announced in April's white paper on gambling reforms, with online operators expected to fund the levy at more than double the rate of land-based licensees.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-18T15:28:20.000Z", "title": "UK Kicks Off Consultation On Statutory Levy", "slug": "gc-uks-gambling-commission-opens-consultation-statutory-levy", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Despite a recent uptick in enforcement compared with previous years, Virginia regulators have said that nothing has changed in the way the state has issued sanctions for sports-betting violations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-18T18:18:08.000Z", "title": "Virginia Sees Sports-Betting Enforcement Jump In 2023", "slug": "gc-virginia-sees-sports-betting-enforcement-jump-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina regulators have released their first set of proposed rules governing mobile sports betting, which include an attempt to limit the “pick’em” style fantasy games that have been under fire in recent months.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-18T20:32:25.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Sports-Betting Rules Take Aim At Fantasy Pick'em Games", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-sports-betting-rules-take-aim-fantasy-pickem-games", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "Responding to an order last week from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar on Wednesday argued a stay, or delay, in allowing mobile sports betting in Florida should be rejected.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-19T00:22:13.000Z", "title": "U.S. Solicitor General Urges Supreme Court To Deny Stay On Florida Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-us-solicitor-general-urges-supreme-court-deny-stay-florida-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "A Malaysian appeals court has confirmed that online gambling is illegal under the nation’s 70-year-old gambling law, amid cautious legislative action to regulate the industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-19T06:18:14.000Z", "title": "Malaysia Appeals Court Says Aging Law Bans Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-malaysia-appeals-court-says-aging-law-bans-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "Lloyd's of London has counted the costs of a doomsday cyberattack on the financial sector, the G20 has been issued new considerations for the interlinking of faster payment systems, and the US Treasury has praised India’s UPI.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Lloyd's Warns Major Cyberattack Could Cost Global Economy $3.5trn", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-lloyds-warns-major-cyberattack-could-cost-global-economy-35trn", "jurisdictions": ["china", "canada", "india", "japan", "indiana", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Governing Council of the European Central Bank has announced that it will soon move to the next phase — the preparation phase — of the digital euro project.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Digital Euro Preparations Go Ahead Despite Concerns", "slug": "pc-digital-euro-preparations-go-ahead-despite-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India to launch the UAE's first domestic card scheme.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UAE Teams Up With India To Create Domestic Payment Card", "slug": "pc-uae-teams-india-create-domestic-payment-card", "jurisdictions": ["india", "united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-19T13:41:39.000Z", "title": "UK Commission Claims Offshore Enforcement Blitz", "slug": "gc-uk-commission-claims-offshore-enforcement-blitz", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Former football star turned federal senator Romário has presented his formal report on Brazil's sports-betting and online casino bill, although the sports committee that he chairs has delayed voting on an amended version of the closely watched legislation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-19T16:50:19.000Z", "title": "Romário Releases Report On Brazil's Online Gambling Bill", "slug": "gc-romario-releases-report-sports-betting-bill", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Professional sports leagues and gambling companies in the U.S. are increasingly embracing the idea of easing access for sports fans to wagering on games by opening sportsbooks in or adjacent to stadiums.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-19T19:38:40.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports Leagues Embracing In-Stadium Sportsbooks", "slug": "gc-us-professional-sports-leagues-embrace-stadium-sportsbooks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "The regulator in the Australian state of Victoria has thrown down the gauntlet to gambling companies that fail to operate “decently as well as legally”, warning that the “days are over” for passive compliance practices.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-20T01:11:27.000Z", "title": "Be Legal And Decent: Victoria Reads The Riot Act To Operators", "slug": "gc-be-legal-and-decent-victoria-reads-riot-act-operators", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "As the compliance landscape becomes an increasingly challenging environment, Vixio’s annual Payments Compliance Outlook uncovers some of the most pressing challenges that stand in the way of firms finding the sweet spot between growth and compliance in 2024. This report gives your organisation an informed view of the year ahead, helping you understand how to efficiently scale your compliance needs, reduce the regulatory burden and empower your compliance team to become enablers, rather than blockers, to business growth.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Compliance Outlook 2024: The Compliance Dilemma - Growth At What Cost?", "slug": "pc-payments-compliance-outlook-2024-compliance-dilemma-growth-what-cost", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "TrueLayer has partnered with Stripe to bring open banking payments to merchants throughout Europe, Mastercard has launched a new suite of AI payment resilience tools, and the Bank of Finland has revealed its instant payments plans.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "consumer-lending", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Stripe Taps TrueLayer For A2A Payments At Checkout", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-stripe-taps-truelayer-a2a-payments-checkout", "jurisdictions": ["china", "canada", "india", "japan", "finland", "indiana", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "ACI Worldwide has agreed to pay $20m to state regulators and attorneys general to end legal cases accusing the fintech giant of initiating nearly $2.4bn in payments without authorisation while in testing mode.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "ACI Settles US Multi-State Claims Over Unauthorised Payments", "slug": "pc-aci-settles-us-multi-state-claims-over-unauthorised-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Three major crypto companies are charged with defrauding customers of $1bn, Binance walks a compliance tightrope in the UK, US and 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{"summary": "IAGR selects UK regulator as new boss, a leading US problem gambling group awards new grants and Washington will update a cardroom location rule.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-20T17:12:15.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 16-October 20, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-16-october-20", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida", "maryland", "new-york", "pennsylvania", "south-africa", "washington", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Seth Schorr, CEO of Fifth Street Gaming, has said regulation is the key to greater acceptance of esports betting and he sees the Las Vegas gaming market benefiting from several regulatory changes approved Thursday that make it easier to accept wagers on video-game competitions.", "sectors": ["esports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-20T22:16:22.000Z", "title": "Esports Now On Par With Traditional Sports In Eyes Of Nevada Regulators", "slug": "gc-esports-par-traditional-sports-eyes-nevada-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts gaming regulators are looking for answers from Penn Entertainment as to whether its new ESPN BET brand will tread on some of the same issues as its predecessor Barstool-branded sportsbook.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-20T22:28:32.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Pose Questions Over Penn-ESPN Partnership", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-pose-questions-regarding-penn-espn-tie", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s leading licensing authority for corporate bookmakers has cracked down on affiliate activity, ordering operators to seek approval for existing or new affiliates and provide probity information.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-23T06:08:47.000Z", "title": "Australia's Northern Territory Moves Against Illegal Affiliate Activity", "slug": "gc-northern-territory-moves-against-illegal-affiliate-activity", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "northern-territory"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has put forward a rule for sharing consumers’ financial data with third parties, as it hopes to move the United States closer to open banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Unveils Long-Awaited Open Banking Proposal", "slug": "pc-us-unveils-long-awaited-open-banking-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "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 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"productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FTC Talks Up Fighting Cross-Border Fraud In US Congress", "slug": "pc-ftc-talks-fighting-cross-border-fraud-us-congress", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Instant payment services and new open banking rules are welcome, but more is needed to improve competition and innovation, industry experts told Vixio in our \"US Payments: The Next Chapter\" webinar.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Needs Regulatory Changes To Strengthen Fintech Prospects", "slug": "pc-us-needs-regulatory-changes-strengthen-fintech-prospects", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Fintechs and challenger banks including Wise, Klarna and Revolut have called for \"clear rules, concrete actions and cooperation\" to bring IBAN 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comes into effect from January 1, 2024.  ", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-24T18:47:01.000Z", "title": "Colombia Limits Gambling Advertising Spending From 2024", "slug": "gc-colombia-limits-advertising-spending-january-1", "jurisdictions": ["colombia", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "As new forms of regulated gambling have continued to become available in Ohio, the percentage of non-gamblers in the state has sharply decreased, while the rate of gamblers at risk of problem gambling has steadily increased.", "sectors": ["casinos", "loot-boxes", "online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-24T20:20:15.000Z", "title": "Ohio Survey Highlights Increase Of 'At-Risk' Players", "slug": "gc-ohio-survey-identifies-20-percent-population-risk-problem-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "What Does Interac's Broadened Access Mean For Canadian Payment Firms?", "slug": "what-does-interacs-broadened-access-mean-for-canadian-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A Netherlands consumer group claims online casino companies break Dutch consumer law and encourage excessive gambling by misleading players about bonus terms and conditions and unfairly concealing costs.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-25T06:11:31.000Z", "title": "Group Claims Online Casino Companies Break Dutch Consumer Law ", "slug": "gc-group-claims-online-casino-companies-break-dutch-consumer-law", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "What Does Interac's Broadened Access Mean For Canadian Payment Firms?", "slug": "pc-what-does-interacs-broadened-access-mean-canadian-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has released a second consultation for payments and e-money, this time looking at operational and security-relevant risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Unveils Second 'Helpful' Payments Consultation ", "slug": "pc-german-regulator-unveils-second-helpful-payments-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Council (EPC) has pushed back changes to the SEPA Credit Transfer rulebook that were due to be implemented next month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Payments Council Delays Rulebook Change - Just Weeks Before Deadline", "slug": "pc-european-payments-council-delays-rulebook-change-just-weeks-deadline", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Senate is deep in the trenches of negotiating amendments to a pending sports betting and online gaming bill, with two specialist committees meeting this week, but voting on the bill facing continued delays.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-25T16:18:13.000Z", "title": "Brazil Senate Mulls Lower Tax Rate As Sports-Betting Negotiations Continue", "slug": "gc-brazils-senate-proposes-lower-taxes-they-plunge-negotiations", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Attend any gaming conference in the U.S. and there is usually a conversation between casino executives about the need to create omnichannel experiences, a term that Christopher Justice, CEO of Pavilion Payments, admits has become one of those “attractive buzzwords.”", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-25T20:21:52.000Z", "title": "Pavilion Payments CEO: Omnichannel Enables A Complete Gaming Experience", "slug": "gc-pavilion-payments-ceo-omnichannel-enables-complete-gaming-experience", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Mississippi legislators are expected to make another run at bringing mobile sports betting to the state in 2024, but what will be included in any bill remains unclear.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-25T22:07:04.000Z", "title": "Mississippi Legislative Committee Gets Feedback On Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-mississippi-legislative-committee-gets-feedback-potential-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "mississippi"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request by sports-betting opponents in Florida to extend the delay on internet wagers in the Sunshine State.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-26T00:46:31.000Z", "title": "U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Stay On Florida Sports-Betting Case", "slug": "gc-us-supreme-court-lifts-stay-florida-sports-betting-case", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "The Queensland state government has introduced a bill to implement the full slate of casino control reforms recommended by an external review into Star Entertainment Group’s compliance failures.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-26T06:15:34.000Z", "title": "Queensland Introduces Tough Casino Control Reform Bill", "slug": "gc-queensland-introduces-tough-casino-control-reform-bill", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "queensland"]}, {"summary": "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?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "ISO 20022 'Peculiarities' A Gift For Transaction Data Management Systems, Sources Say", "slug": "pc-iso-20022-peculiarities-gift-transaction-data-management-systems-sources-say", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Vixio caught up with payments API provider Orum, which has built a product on top of the new FedNow rail to instantly verify bank accounts.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Interview: Orum Launches First Product Built On FedNow Service", "slug": "pc-interview-orum-launches-first-product-built-fednow-service", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "After a seven-month invite-only launch, Apple’s buy now, payer later service is now available throughout the US, except in states where regulatory hurdles remain.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple Pay Later Quietly Ramps Up To Full Launch In Most US States", "slug": "pc-apple-pay-later-quietly-ramps-full-launch-most-us-states", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s government has said it will introduce a new excise duty on gambling and lotteries that includes online betting within the next few years, but remains vague on the details. ", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-26T13:33:24.000Z", "title": "Nigeria Plots Gambling Excise Duty", "slug": "gc-nigeria-introducing-gambling-excise-duty", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "africa"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s gambling industry is not ready for “the new rules covering the sector”, according to a private survey where only 17 percent of respondents stated they were ready to comply with the incoming Gambling Regulation Bill 2022.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-26T15:49:45.000Z", "title": "Irish Operators Not Ready For New Gambling Bill, Says Survey ", "slug": "gc-irish-study-shows-operators-are-not-ready-new-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Maine is the latest state to take issue with “pick'em” style fantasy contests, with its regulator saying the contests violate its gaming regulations and issuing a six-figure fine to at least one company that was offering the games in the state.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-26T21:39:25.000Z", "title": "Maine Fines Underdog $391,850 Over Illegal Pick'em Contests", "slug": "gc-maine-fines-underdog-391850-offering-illegal-pickem-contests", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maine"]}, {"summary": "The British gambling industry is shooting itself in the foot by engaging in a political battle it will never win, according to one of the most effective gambling reform advocates of the past ten years.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-27T06:41:12.000Z", "title": "Gambling Reform Leader Says UK Industry Should Scrap Political Tactics", "slug": "gc-gambling-reform-leader-says-industry-should-scrap-political-tactics", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK has enacted a new law to crackdown on corporate fraud and corruption, and Worldline has seen its stock collapse following mediocre results and a macroeconomic warning.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act Now Law", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-economic-crime-and-corporate-transparency-act-now-law", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "greece", "ireland", "singapore", "lithuania", "united-states", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Federal Reserve has proposed to reduce the interchange fee on debit cards from 21 to 14.4 cents for the first time since the cap was introduced in 2011.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Moves To Cut Debit Card Interchange Fee By 30 Percent", "slug": "pc-us-moves-cut-debit-card-interchange-fee-30-percent", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Binance’s UK director quietly leaves the company, Binance hires several unnamed partners to bring back euro deposits and withdrawals, and ChainArgos claims that Islamist terror groups have handled $1bn in stablecoin transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance UK Director Quits As Executive Exodus Continues", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-uk-director-quits-executive-exodus-continues", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "israel", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Another high-profile football player has been banned for breaching betting rules, prompting one charity to renew its call for an end to gambling advertising and sponsorship in the sport.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-27T14:11:48.000Z", "title": "UK Charity Renews Demand For Football Ad Ban After Tonali Betting Suspension", "slug": "gc-uk-charity-renews-demand-football-ad-ban-after-tonali-betting-suspension", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With two of the world’s biggest sporting events coming to Las Vegas in less than four months, it is almost fitting that the new chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board spent 15 years as a key executive of Ultimate Fighting Championship.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-27T18:22:12.000Z", "title": "From Cage Fighting Executive To Nevada's Top Gambling Regulator", "slug": "gc-cage-fighting-executive-nevadas-top-gambling-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Dutch trade groups refute bonus allegations, the NHL suspends its first player for betting rule breaches and Colombia's new advertising rules are critiqued.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-27T19:37:25.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 23-October 27, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-23-october-27-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "canada", "arkansas", "colombia", "florida", "illinois", "germany", "new-york", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-30T03:15:38.000Z", "title": "Brazil Operators Face Early Licensing Dilemma", "slug": "gc-brazil-operators-face-early-licensing-dilemma", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The sprawling nature of the regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) is a core issue for stakeholders as they push for more international and cross-sectoral harmonisation of rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Stakeholders Call For Regulatory Alignment On AI", "slug": "pc-uk-stakeholders-call-regulatory-alignment-ai", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A US senator has urged the Department of Justice to reach a decision on potential criminal charges against Binance and Tether for sanctions evasion and terrorist financing offences.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Senator Calls For Terrorist Financing Decision Against Binance, Tether", "slug": "pc-us-senator-calls-terrorist-financing-decision-against-binance-tether", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s regulators are developing a framework for shared responsibility in dealing with phishing scams, noting that financial institutions and telecommunication companies can do more.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore: Firms Should Take More Responsibility In Scams", "slug": "pc-singapore-firms-should-take-more-responsibility-scams", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "A US regulator has warned of \"persistent debt\" and rising credit card expenditures, Klarna staff have threatened to strike over annual salary audits, and Taiwan has passed the first reading of a comprehensive crypto regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Credit Cards Cost Americans $130bn In 2022, Agency Says", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-credit-cards-cost-americans-130bn-2022-agency-says", "jurisdictions": ["taiwan", "united-states", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The head of the Greek gambling regulator has called on government authorities to help address the “significant” losses in revenue to illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-30T14:15:36.000Z", "title": "Greece Targets Illegal Operators As Online Market Continues To Grow", "slug": "gc-greece-targets-illegal-operators-online-market-continues-grow", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-30T15:01:48.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Fines GoldWin €6.79m For Offering Unlicensed Gambling", "slug": "gc-ksa-fines-goldwin-eu6point79m-offering-unlicensed-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Virtual Gaming Worlds, which operates the leading sweepstakes-based casino website Chumba Casino, will exit the Michigan market after an analysis of the regulatory environment, a company spokesman confirmed.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-30T17:41:20.000Z", "title": "Virtual Gaming Worlds Pulls Sweepstakes Casino Games From Michigan ", "slug": "gc-virtual-gaming-worlds-pulls-social-casino-games-michigan", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "California Indian tribes are fiercely opposing two new sports-betting ballot initiatives filed with the state attorney general’s office, even though the measures would give tribes full exclusivity over retail and mobile wagering.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-30T17:48:43.000Z", "title": "California Tribes Oppose Latest Sports-Betting Initiatives", "slug": "gc-california-tribes-oppose-latest-sports-betting-initiatives", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "Elon Musk has set his sights on replacing bank accounts, the Bank of England has said stablecoin regulation is coming, and the Bank of Lithuania has fined e-money institution Demivolt.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-31T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Elon Musk Wants X To Replace Bank Accounts", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-elon-musk-wants-x-replace-bank-accounts", "jurisdictions": ["taiwan", "lithuania", "united-states", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-31T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bulgaria Becomes Third EU Member Added To FATF Greylist", "slug": "pc-bulgaria-becomes-third-eu-member-added-fatf-greylist", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "bulgaria"]}, {"summary": "Greece is stepping up its fight against grey economy transactions with a new bill that will mandate the use of instant payments among freelancers, the self-employed and businesses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-31T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Greece Targets Informal Economy With New Instant Payments Mandates", "slug": "pc-greece-targets-informal-economy-new-instant-payments-mandates", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "Lawmakers have sided with Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond over Republican Governor Kevin Stitt in rejecting two new tribal gaming compacts, leaving both tribes with limited options to expand their gaming enterprises.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-31T17:47:11.000Z", "title": "Lawmakers Reject Gaming Compacts For Two Oklahoma Tribes", "slug": "gc-lawmakers-reject-gaming-compacts-two-oklahoma-tribes", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "oklahoma"]}, {"summary": "The latest draft of proposed rules to govern fantasy sports in Colorado further limits companies that offer pick’em-style contests, causing an attorney representing two fantasy companies to question how the previous rules were far less restrictive.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-31T21:47:45.000Z", "title": "New Colorado Fantasy Sports Rules Tighten Limits On Pick'Em Contests", "slug": "gc-new-colorado-fantasy-sports-rules-tighten-limits-pickem-contests", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T07:08:58.000Z", "title": "Polish Bookmakers Hope New Government Will Overhaul Gambling Regime", "slug": "gc-polish-bookmakers-hope-new-government-will-overhaul-gambling-regime", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Key players have agreed to change their buy now, pay later (BNPL) contracts, following intervention from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority to protect consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Watchdog Secures BNPL Contract Changes From PayPal, QVC", "slug": "pc-uk-watchdog-secures-bnpl-contract-changes-paypal-qvc", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Match Group has settled a major antitrust lawsuit against Google, the European Payments Initiative has completed its acquisition of iDEAL and Payconiq, and an Australian university has 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Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to crypto firms on common issues that could infringe on its new crypto-asset promotion rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA Fires Warning Shot Over 'Common Issues' In Crypto Promotions", "slug": "pc-fca-fires-warning-shot-over-common-issues-crypto-promotions", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New statistics released by the UK payments regulator show how firms have managed fraud and reimbursements. However, the worst-performing firms have accused social media companies of not doing enough to stop scams.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Social Media Blamed As UK Regulator Publishes First APP Fraud Report", "slug": "pc-social-media-blamed-uk-regulator-publishes-first-app-fraud-report", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s government is continuing to try and resolve challenges faced by the country’s gambling industry, as it calls on state and federal regulators to work together. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T14:23:00.000Z", "title": "Nigerian Government Urges Quarrelling Regulators To Collaborate", "slug": "gc-nigerian-government-urges-quarrelling-regulators-collaborate", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "The Arkansas Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a lower court ruling that said Cherokee Nation Businesses was not a qualified applicant when granted a casino license in Pope County has reopened the application process for a second time for the state’s fourth casino license.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T18:23:36.000Z", "title": "Arkansas Seeking New Pope County Casino License Applications", "slug": "gc-arkansas-seeking-new-pope-county-casino-license-applications", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arkansas"]}, {"summary": "As the California Attorney General’s Office reviews two proposed ballot initiatives that would allow tribes to operate retail and online sports betting, analysts and tribal officials are speculating as to why proponents would try again so soon after last year’s lopsided defeat by voters of two similar proposals.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T21:44:59.000Z", "title": "California Sports-Betting Initiatives Longest Of Long Shots For 2024 Ballot", "slug": "gc-california-sports-betting-initiatives-long-shot-2024-balot", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california", "florida", "washington"]}, {"summary": "Spanish trade group Jdigital has lashed out at the Director General of the Regulation of Gambling’s Gambling Prevalence Study, using the agency's own data as proof, it says, that the regulator is demonising a “responsible and moderate” gambling industry.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T22:36:03.000Z", "title": "Spanish Trade Group Slams Regulator For 'Unjustified' Measures ", "slug": "gc-jdigital-slams-dgoj-unjustified-measures", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "Online betting operators are anxiously awaiting a critical few weeks that will see politicians in Brasilia determine how Brazil will complete its transition from a grey to regulated market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-02T03:43:52.000Z", "title": "Brazil Approaches Online Gambling Endgame", "slug": "gc-brazil-approaches-online-gambling-endgame", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "DBS has been banned from new business ventures in Singapore, and Hong Kong has found “unique value” in e-HKD.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "consumer-lending", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Singapore Bans DBS From New Business Ventures After IT Failures", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-singapore-bans-dbs-new-business-ventures-after-it-failures", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "hong-kong", "singapore", "taiwan", "lithuania", "united-states", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Conduct Authority imposed limitations on the activities of Dzing Finance days before an authorised push payment fraud report revealed the high volume of scam transactions at the firm.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Restricts Activity At Scandal-Ridden E-Money Institution", "slug": "pc-uk-regulator-restricts-activity-scandal-ridden-e-money-institution", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced that it will launch a proof of concept for an interoperable Singapore Quick Response Code Scheme (SGQR+).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Set To Launch Interoperable QR Code", "slug": "pc-singapore-set-launch-interoperable-qr-code", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "A UK Gambling Commission representative has highlighted a series of land-based gambling social responsibility successes and failures, as well as provided an update on its ongoing Gambling Act review consultations.", "sectors": ["bingo", "gaming-machines", "skill-games", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-02T14:48:23.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Urges Land-Based Sector To 'Remain Vigilant' Of Risks", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-urges-land-based-sector-remain-vigilant-risks", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA) has fined Malta-based operator Videoslots SEK9m (€761,378) and issued it with a warning after it uncovered “serious” shortcomings in its anti-money laundering (AML) controls.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-02T16:28:05.000Z", "title": "Videoslots To Appeal €760,000 Swedish Fine For AML Shortcomings", "slug": "gc-swedish-regulator-fines-videoslots-eu760000-aml-shortcomings", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The Seminole Tribe of Florida will launch retail sports betting, roulette and craps at its brick-and-mortar casinos early next month, but when mobile wagering will resume in the state is unclear.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-02T21:06:40.000Z", "title": "Florida Seminoles Set Retail Sports-Betting Launch, Mobile Wagering On Hold", "slug": "gc-florida-seminoles-set-retail-sports-betting-launch-mobile-wagering-hold", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Maine will launch sports betting on Friday after the final adoption of its regulations earlier this week, with DraftKings set to occupy the last remaining mobile wagering skin in the state.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-02T21:43:55.000Z", "title": "Maine Set To Launch Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-maine-set-launch-mobile-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maine"]}, {"summary": "The Swiss National Bank is collaborating with the private sector on a digital currency trial, the EU’s Consumer Credit Directive has entered the Official Journal of the European Union, and Australia’s eftpos has claimed back market share from the international card schemes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "consumer-lending", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Swiss Launch Wholesale CBDC Trial", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-swiss-launch-wholesale-cbdc-trial", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "hong-kong", "singapore", "taiwan", "lithuania", "united-states", "sweden", "switzerland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Circle scraps stablecoin accounts for retail customers, the UK issues a warning to Bitfinex, Tether’s sister company, and Spain looks to bring in the EU’s MiCA regulation six months early.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Circle Retail Account Closures Spark Redemption Fears", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-circle-retail-account-closures-spark-redemption-fears", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A UK petition to halt the implementation of betting financial risk checks has swiftly gathered thousands of signatures.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-03T15:05:16.000Z", "title": "UK Petition To Stop Betting Financial Risk Checks Gains Traction", "slug": "gc-uk-petition-stop-betting-financial-risk-checks-gains-traction", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Newly-licensed suppliers in the Swedish market have been warned that the regulator is preparing to enforce against those who continue to supply the black market, but doubts remain about the effectiveness of the policy.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-03T16:38:07.000Z", "title": "Swedish Suppliers Brace For Compliance Test", "slug": "gc-swedish-suppliers-brace-compliance-test", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Dubai officials have reportedly delayed the approval of casinos and the Culinary Union has set a strike deadline for Las Vegas workers.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-03T17:36:08.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: October 30-November 3, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-october-30-november-3-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-arab-emirates", "germany", "nevada", "malta", "pennsylvania", "virginia", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Uruguayan deputy has announced that he will present a bill next week in the Chamber of Deputies to address gambling addiction by limiting casino operating hours and removing cash machines from premises. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-03T19:08:48.000Z", "title": "Uruguay To Propose Limiting Casino Hours, As Online Regulation Stalls", "slug": "gc-amidst-uruguayan-online-gambling-delay-new-bill-proposes-limiting-casino-hours", "jurisdictions": ["uruguay"]}, {"summary": "Unregulated skill-game machines are competing with legal gambling operations in several U.S. states, reducing state tax revenue from licensed gambling.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-03T21:10:50.000Z", "title": "Skill Games Create Regulatory, Consumer Confusion In Key U.S. Gaming States", "slug": "gc-skill-games-create-regulatory-consumer-confusion-key-us-gaming-states", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "kentucky", "pennsylvania", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Penn Entertainment will launch its much-anticipated ESPN BET platform on November 14 across the 17 states in which the company offers online sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-03T21:39:17.000Z", "title": "Penn Entertainment Sets ESPN BET Launch Date ", "slug": "gc-penn-entertainment-sets-espn-bet-launch-date", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia, has announced government plans to increase gross gaming revenue tax for online casino and betting operators from 10 percent to 15 percent starting from January 2024. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-06T07:38:06.000Z", "title": "Georgia Will Hike Online Taxes In 2024", "slug": "gc-georgia-will-hike-online-taxes-2024", "jurisdictions": ["georgia"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-06T07:47:36.000Z", "title": "Lobbying Frenzy Set To Start In Finland", "slug": "gc-lobbying-frenzy-set-start-finland-0", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "A New York jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of conducting one of the \"biggest financial frauds\" in US history, in a \"pivotal\" case for the crypto industry.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Reckoning Incoming After Bankman-Fried Found Guilty On All Counts", "slug": "pc-crypto-reckoning-incoming-after-bankman-fried-found-guilty-all-counts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Allowing free access for third-party providers distorts a level playing field and goes against other legislation, banking groups have warned regarding the EU’s Payment Services Regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Payments Proposal Contradicts Open Finance Framework And Data Act, Banking Groups Warn", "slug": "pc-eu-payments-proposal-contradicts-open-finance-framework-and-data-act-banking", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "denmark", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "In the fine print of its Q3 earnings, PayPal revealed that it has received a subpoena from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its newly-launched stablecoin.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Subpoena Over PayPal Stablecoin Leaves Crypto Observers Confused", "slug": "pc-sec-subpoena-over-paypal-stablecoin-leaves-crypto-observers-confused", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve has given the all-clear after a data error cancelled payday for many Americans, GoCardless has found that merchants want to cut costs by reducing PSPs, and Russia’s Mir card system has been hacked by Ukrainians.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Fed Announces All-Clear After ACH Bug Crashes Salary Payments", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-fed-announces-all-clear-after-ach-bug-crashes-salary-payments", "jurisdictions": ["france", "germany", "united-states", "netherlands", "russia", "ukraine", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Colombian central bank has set out new regulations and standards governing the country’s new low-value instant payment system inspired by Brazil’s Pix.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colombia Lays Out Rules For Pix-Style System", "slug": "pc-colombia-lays-out-rules-pix-style-system", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-06T18:09:22.000Z", "title": "Oklahoma Tribes Angered By Governor's Sports-Betting Proposal", "slug": "gc-oklahoma-tribes-puzzled-angry-governors-sports-betting-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "oklahoma"]}, {"summary": "Licensing of online gambling continues to spread across Latin America, with Peru and potentially Chile and Ecuador set to join Colombia and various provinces of Argentina in the regulatory clubhouse in 2024.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-06T18:33:18.000Z", "title": "Latin America's Regulatory Wave Reaching New Shores", "slug": "gc-latin-americas-regulatory-wave-reaching-new-shores", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "chile", "ecuador", "peru", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "A US regulator has agreed to an $18m settlement with Brigit over its \"deceptive\" marketing practices, and Afterpay has expanded its subscription-based BNPL service to Australia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Firm To Pay $18m For 'Deceptive' Marketing Practices", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-firm-pay-18m-deceptive-marketing-practices", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "france", "germany", "united-states", "netherlands", "russia", "ukraine", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The opposition Labour Party has called on the UK government to implement a regulatory framework for buy now, pay later (BNPL) products.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Labour Party Pressures UK Government For BNPL Rules", "slug": "pc-labour-party-pressures-uk-government-bnpl-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The once-struggling European Payments Initiative (EPI) appears to be having a second coming, but can it realistically take on competitors, such as Visa and Mastercard, and work alongside the digital euro?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Zero To Wero: What Does The Future Hold For The EPI?", "slug": "pc-zero-wero-what-does-future-hold-epi", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Poor customer service and corporate governance has meant that payment service providers’ approach to fraud is falling short, the UK regulator has warned, noting that this goes against the principles of the flagship Consumer Duty.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA ‘Disappointed’ In Firms' Approach To APP Fraud", "slug": "pc-fca-disappointed-firms-approach-app-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has urged an inquiry to “reconsider” its stance on not banning credit cards from gambling.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-07T15:15:08.000Z", "title": "Swedish Regulator At Odds With Trade Groups Over Credit Card Ban ", "slug": "gc-swedish-regulator-odds-trade-groups-over-credit-card-ban", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "A state-run Polish addiction charity is pushing the incoming national government to increase the minimum gambling age to 21 and introduce Finnish-style gambling limits, among a host of other changes.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-07T17:14:36.000Z", "title": "Polish Health Agency Proposes Raising Gambling Age", "slug": "gc-polish-health-agency-proposes-raising-gambling-age", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "New restrictions to cap the advertising spend of online operators in Colombia threaten to set a bad precedent for a regional leader in regulation, according to legal experts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-07T19:48:31.000Z", "title": "'Unprecedented' Colombia Ad Cap Creates Concern", "slug": "gc-unprecedented-colombia-ad-cap-creates-concern", "jurisdictions": ["colombia", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s recent comments that the Seminole Tribe’s compact in Florida may have violated the equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is a warning to tribes not to be complacent, a prominent tribal gaming attorney has said.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-07T19:52:55.000Z", "title": "Gaming Tribes In U.S. Face Legal Challenges, Commercial Encroachment", "slug": "gc-gaming-tribes-us-faces-legal-challenges-commercial-competition", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arizona", "florida", "michigan", "washington"]}, {"summary": "One of two senators charged with steering an online gambling bill through Brazil’s Senate has released an updated version limiting the scope of regulation to betting on sports events and deleting provisions for online casino games.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-08T03:08:48.000Z", "title": "Brazil iGaming In Jeopardy After Romário Amendment", "slug": "gc-brazil-igaming-jeopardy-after-romario-amendment", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Voters in the cities of Richmond and Manassas Park have rejected two local referendums to expand Virginia’s gaming market through a new casino-resort and major historic horseracing facility.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-08T03:14:16.000Z", "title": "Virginia Voters Reject Expanded Gambling Proposals", "slug": "gc-virginia-voters-rejected-expanded-gambling-proposals", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts gaming regulators will allow ESPN Bet to launch in the state next week, but commissioners continue to voice concerns over potential sportsbook integrations with ESPN programming.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-08T07:38:58.000Z", "title": "Regulator Doubts Linger Over ESPN Massachusetts Launch", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulator-questions-remain-espn-bet", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Online sports betting returned to Florida with no advance warning on Tuesday, after the Seminole Tribe’s Hard Rock Bet app began accepting limited deposits and wagers for the first time in two years.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-08T07:39:38.000Z", "title": "Seminole Tribe Relaunches Mobile Sports Betting In Florida", "slug": "gc-seminole-tribe-relaunches-mobile-sports-betting-florida", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Another bilateral instant payments linkage is set to go live in Southeast Asia, and the UK has sentenced an organised crime gang that defrauded bank customers of over £1m.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Thailand, Hong Kong QR Code Linkage Launch Date Confirmed", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-thailand-hong-kong-qr-code-linkage-launch-date-confirmed", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "france", "germany", "united-states", "netherlands", "russia", "ukraine", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "UK regulators are looking to 2024 as a pivotal year for crypto, with the asset class set to be brought within existing financial service regulations for the first time.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Set To Regulate Crypto-Assets As ‘Investments’ From 2024", "slug": "pc-uk-set-regulate-crypto-assets-investments-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s gambling regulator has held a meeting with the federal government's addiction and drug commissioner, Burkhard Blienert, to discuss online gambling player protection measures and regulatory challenges posed by the black market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-08T15:53:27.000Z", "title": "Germany Must Take Action Against Illegal Operators, Says Addiction Commissioner", "slug": "gc-germany-must-take-action-against-illegal-operators-says-addiction-commissioner", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina’s latest round of draft regulations for mobile sports betting includes provisions that are inspired by the recent actions of other states, such as limitations on advertising on college campuses and bonus promotional language.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-09T08:39:09.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Regulator Releases Second Rules Package", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-regulator-releases-second-rules-package", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "Denmark’s tax ministry is circulating proposed amendments to the country’s gambling laws that would give the Danish Gambling Authority power to issue injunctions and prosecute violations of gambling law. ", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-09T09:02:20.000Z", "title": "Denmark Proposes To Give Regulator New Sanctions Power", "slug": "gc-denmark-proposes-give-regulator-new-sanctions-power", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "An Australian senator has reiterated calls to ban gambling advertising in the country, saying that people are expecting the government to enact “bold” reforms.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-09T09:25:47.000Z", "title": "Australian Senator Calls On Government To Be Bold, Ban Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-australian-senator-calls-government-be-bold-ban-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The US Treasury has finalised guidance that makes it easier for financial regulators to impose higher prudential standards on nonbank financial institutions — a move labelled as “disappointing” by one market player.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Treasury Outlines Stricter Rules To Address Nonbank Risk", "slug": "pc-us-treasury-outlines-stricter-rules-address-nonbank-risk", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Caribbean nations have committed to strengthening intra-regional payment ties with Africa, Russia and Myanmar have moved towards an interbank agreement to bypass sanctions, and Ripple has launched a new cross-border solution in Africa.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Caribbean Nations Join Pan-African Payment And Settlement System", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-caribbean-nations-join-pan-african-payment-and-settlement-system", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "france", "germany", "united-states", "netherlands", "russia", "ukraine", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached an agreement on the instant payments regulation — including an amendment to allow payments and e-money institutions access to payment systems.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "‘Historic’ EU Instant Payments Deal Reached", "slug": "pc-historic-eu-instant-payments-deal-reached", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a new rulemaking proposal that would subject large digital wallet operators, such as Apple and Google, to examiner oversight for the first time.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeks Supervision Over Bigtech Digital Wallets", "slug": "pc-us-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-seeks-supervision-over-bigtech", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has reached a settlement with daVinci Payments over sanctions violations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Card Issuer Settles With OFAC Over Sanctions Violations", "slug": "pc-card-issuer-settles-ofac-over-sanctions-violations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Spain’s gambling regulator has fined operators more than €71m in the first half of 2023 and while big penalties were reserved for the black market, licensed companies including Codere, William Hill and Entain units have also received fines this year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-09T15:36:37.000Z", "title": "Spanish Fines Exceeded €70m In First Half Of 2023", "slug": "gc-spanish-fines-total-more-fines-so-far-year", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "The Madras High Court has blocked a Tamil Nadu government ban on online skill gaming with stakes for a second time, ruling that the state authorities “miserably” failed to demonstrate that online versions of rummy and poker are not skill games.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-10T06:06:42.000Z", "title": "Court Throws Out Tamil Nadu's Online Skill Gaming Ban, Again", "slug": "gc-court-throws-out-tamil-nadu-online-skill-gaming-ban-again", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Ohio softens its proposed promotional bonus limits, MGM secures Culinary Union contract and betting rules for U.S. college athletes refined.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-10T08:04:06.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 6-November 10, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-6-november-10-2023", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "united-states", "brazil", "chile", "florida", "japan", "nevada", "ohio", "south-africa", "virginia", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gaming regulator has fined a second online operator this year for failing to meet the province’s responsible gambling requirements.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-10T08:11:26.000Z", "title": "PointsBet Fined In Ontario For Responsible Gambling Violations", "slug": "gc-pointsbet-fined-ontario-responsible-gambling-violations", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "Proposals to put two sports-betting initiatives on the California ballot next year have been quickly dismissed by tribal gaming representatives who insist that voters are not ready to revisit the issue after overwhelmingly defeating measures last year to legalize online and retail wagering.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-10T08:17:43.000Z", "title": "California Sports-Betting Ballot Initiatives Unlikely Before 2026", "slug": "gc-california-sports-betting-ballot-initiatives-unlikely-2026", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "US fintech giant Block has revealed plans for sustained job cuts through 2024, India has mooted Japan as the next country to link up with its instant payments system, and Hong Kong is bringing e-CNY to Octopus payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Block To Cut 1,000 Staff By End Of 2024", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-block-cut-1000-staff-end-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "france", "germany", "united-states", "netherlands", "russia", "ukraine", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fined Citi $25.9m for singling out Armenian Americans based on their surnames when they applied for credit cards.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fines Citi $25.9m For Armenian Discrimination", "slug": "pc-us-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-fines-citi-259m-armenian", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) insists it will see Binance in court, Congress attempts to reduce the SEC chairman’s salary to $1, and a US government bill seeks to blacklist Tether.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: SEC Throws Down On Binance Motion To Dismiss", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-sec-throws-down-binance-motion-dismiss", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao’s Gaming Control Board will begin accepting online gambling licence applications on November 15, with the promise that applications will “seamlessly” transition from the current regime to a new gambling law planned for next year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-10T16:55:23.000Z", "title": "Curaçao To Start Accepting Online Gambling Licence Applications", "slug": "gc-curacao-start-accepting-online-gambling-licence-applications", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "Mid-sized gambling operators that are growing fast should expect the eye of the UK gambling regulator to fall on them in the coming months, its CEO has warned.", "sectors": ["bingo", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-10T17:07:45.000Z", "title": "Fast Growing UK Operators To Find Themselves Under The Microscope", "slug": "gc-fast-growing-uk-operators-find-themselves-under-microscope", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Philippine justice department is probing fellow government agencies over allegations that foreign workers at offshore-facing online gambling companies (POGOs) or service providers are securing “authentic” identification documents meant for Filipinos.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-13T07:14:32.000Z", "title": "Philippines To Probe Executive Agencies After Latest POGO Raid", "slug": "gc-philippines-probe-executive-agencies-after-latest-pogo-raid", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "UK regulators have set their sights on 2024 to introduce new regulation for fiat-backed stablecoins. Although the rules have yet to be confirmed, they could have serious implications for stablecoin issuers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK To Introduce Stablecoin Rules 'As Soon As Possible' In 2024", "slug": "pc-uk-introduce-stablecoin-rules-soon-possible-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Conservative lawmakers in Canada have introduced a bill to move ahead with the implementation of open banking, accusing the government of \"dragging their feet\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Canadian Conservatives Propose Open Banking Law", "slug": "pc-canadian-conservatives-propose-open-banking-law", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "Klarna has avoided a class action in the US thanks to a line in its terms and conditions, Block has withdrawn a Cash App licence in Ireland, and Wise has paused new business customer onboarding.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Klarna Avoids Going To Court In 'Pay In 4' US Class Action", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-klarna-avoids-going-court-pay-4-us-class-action", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Online gaming companies are looking to artificial intelligence to help them take a more personalised approach to preventing players from developing a gambling addiction, with one possibility being individualised messages via chat boxes based on the player's specific play patterns.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-13T18:27:51.000Z", "title": "Artificial Intelligence Set To Play Significant Role In Identifying Problem Gamblers", "slug": "gc-artificial-intelligences-significant-role-identifying-problem-gamblers", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "The state of Paraiba has followed Rio de Janeiro and Paraná in opening a local licensing system for online betting, as Brazilian states seek to fill a void left by delays in implementing a federal regulatory regime.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-13T19:56:22.000Z", "title": "Brazilian States Joining Online Betting Licensing Game", "slug": "gc-brazilian-states-joining-online-betting-licensing-game", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Kenyan authorities have launched new legislation in a bid to crack down on unlicensed and underage gambling in the country.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-14T07:47:07.000Z", "title": "Kenyan Gambling Bill Will Hit Unlicensed Operators", "slug": "gc-kenyan-gambling-bill-will-hit-unlicensed-operators", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "Malaysia has launched cross-border QR code links with regional Alipay+ wallets, Thailand has confirmed a major digital cash handout scheme for 2024, and China has signed a fintech regulatory agreement with its autonomous territories.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Malaysia's PayNet Launches Cross-Border Service For Alipay+ Users", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-malaysias-paynet-launches-cross-border-service-alipay-users", "jurisdictions": ["china", "malaysia", "thailand", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Trade associations have warned that the EU’s proposed Payment Services Regulation (PSR) and updated directive (PSD3) clash with requirements for e-money issuers in the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Trade Associations Raise Concerns About MiCA/PSR Misalignment", "slug": "pc-trade-associations-raise-concerns-about-micapsr-misalignment", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s leading football teams have voiced strong exception to the advertising amendment attached to a sports-betting bill last week by the Senate’s sports committee that would ban gambling sponsorships, penning a letter protesting the restrictions.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-14T19:29:21.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Football Clubs Hit Back At Senate's Advertising Restrictions", "slug": "gc-brazilian-football-clubs-hit-back-senates-advertising-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The new ESPN BET venture will launch in 17 states Tuesday, officially marking the belated arrival of one of the biggest players in the U.S. sports world into the sports-betting space.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-14T21:54:11.000Z", "title": "ESPN BET Launch Ends Lengthy Journey Into Sports-Betting Space", "slug": "gc-espn-bet-launch-tuesday-culminate-lengthy-journey-sports-betting-space", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste (East Timor) has formally announced its ambition to become an online gambling regulatory and licensing hub, with the nation’s Nobel laureate, President Jose Ramos-Horta, endorsing the strategy.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-15T07:23:15.000Z", "title": "East Timor Announces Plan For Online Gambling Licensing Hub", "slug": "gc-east-timor-announces-plan-online-gambling-licensing-hub", "jurisdictions": ["timor-leste"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard has announced plans to launch its pay by face technology in APAC, Lloyds has issued an urgent warning against crypto scams, and Fnality has raised £77m for blockchain payments ventures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard, NEC Expand Biometric Checkout Program To APAC", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-nec-expand-biometric-checkout-program-apac", "jurisdictions": ["china", "malaysia", "thailand", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In this joint interview, Vixio speaks with Intix's Antoine Cuypers and FIS' Guy Moons about the challenges and opportunities facing the financial services industry in transaction data management.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Using Data To Make Payments Count: Vixio Speaks With Intix, FIS", "slug": "pc-using-data-make-payments-count-vixio-speaks-intix-fis", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "Fintech lobbyists have shared a variety of views with the European Commission regarding its payments package, pushing for legislators to make changes in areas such as enforcement and contingency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintech Groups Suggest Tweaks To EU Payments Rules", "slug": "pc-fintech-groups-suggest-tweaks-eu-payments-rules", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its draft standards on what defines a \"significant\" stablecoin under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, explaining the roles of supervisory colleges, custodians, trading platforms and other entities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "When Is A Stablecoin 'Significant' Under MiCA? Not For A While, Says EBA", "slug": "pc-when-stablecoin-significant-under-mica-not-while-says-eba", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The outgoing head of the Malta Gaming Authority does not expect the country will ever implement affordability checks, or make any drastic changes in the direction of the policies it pursues, after he departs.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-15T15:14:24.000Z", "title": "Departing CEO Expects Maltese Regulator To Maintain Its Course", "slug": "gc-mga-ceo-expects-regulator-stay-course-after-he-departs", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s pending online gambling bill has been delayed in the Chamber of Deputies finance commission as lawmakers instead race to approve budgets for the coming year. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-15T20:19:16.000Z", "title": "Chile's Online Gambling Bill Stalls ", "slug": "gc-chiles-online-gambling-bill-stalls", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "A decision by a judge in rural Virginia to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on unregulated skill-game machines has disappointed small business owners and manufacturers, but was overwhelmingly supported by the U.S. gaming industry.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-15T22:02:21.000Z", "title": "Virginia Skill-Games Ban Lawsuit Dismissed, Fight Moves To Legislature", "slug": "gc-virginia-skill-games-ban-lawsuit-dismissed-fight-moves-legislature", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Language that would have restricted pick’em-style fantasy sports has been removed from proposed sports-betting regulations in North Carolina following pushback from fantasy operators.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-15T22:20:20.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Scraps Pick'em Language From Sports-Betting Rules", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-scraps-pickem-language-sports-betting-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s President has removed the urgency requirement attached to pending legislation to regulate online betting and casino games, but only after Senate leaders committed to voting on the measure as soon as next Tuesday.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-16T02:02:31.000Z", "title": "Brazil Betting Bill Lacks Urgency But Still Set For Senate Vote", "slug": "gc-brazil-betting-bill-loses-its-urgency", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission must investigate whether or not selecting Dutch lottery operators constituted state aid, after a victory for the European Gaming and Betting Association in the Court of Justice of the European Union.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-16T07:38:04.000Z", "title": "Dutch Lottery Contracts To Be Reviewed After European Court Ruling", "slug": "gc-dutch-lottery-contracts-be-reviewed-after-european-court-ruling", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a central bank digital currency (CBDC) handbook, while the Belgium regulator has issued a survey on preparedness for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: IMF Launches CBDC Handbook", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-imf-launches-cbdc-handbook", "jurisdictions": ["belgium", "china", "malaysia", "thailand", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Parliament Releases Industry-Friendly Amendments To PSD3", "slug": "pc-european-parliament-releases-industry-friendly-amendments-psd3", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s banking industry has confirmed it is winding down plans to launch a mobile payments service due to a changing landscape.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Irish Banks End Plans For Mobile Payments App", "slug": "pc-irish-banks-end-plans-mobile-payments-app", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Gambling industry suppliers are eagerly awaiting new Latin American markets to regulate online gambling, according to a panel of industry experts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-16T14:30:15.000Z", "title": "Suppliers Eyeing Up LatAm Opportunities", "slug": "gc-suppliers-eyeing-latam-opportunities", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "DraftKings has unveiled plans for a new offering that rivals some products offered by competing daily fantasy companies as pick’em-style contests.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-16T21:47:51.000Z", "title": "DraftKings Introduces New Parlay Sportsbook Product", "slug": "gc-draftkings-introduces-new-parlay-sportsbook-product", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-16T22:03:33.000Z", "title": "Maryland Study Supports iGaming Legalization ", "slug": "gc-maryland-study-supports-igaming-legalization", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-17T03:19:06.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Grant Further Extensions For Data Privacy Rules", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-grant-extensions-data-privacy-rules", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-17T03:30:49.000Z", "title": "Mexico President Publishes Prohibitive Gaming Decree", "slug": "gc-mexico-president-publishes-prohibitive-gaming-decree", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Wholesale CBDC To Go Live In Singapore In 2024", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-wholesale-cbdc-go-live-singapore-2024", "jurisdictions": ["belgium", "china", "czech-republic", "malaysia", "singapore", "thailand", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEP Wants Payment Services Regulation To Hold Social Media Firms Accountable For Fraud", "slug": "pc-mep-wants-payment-services-regulation-hold-social-media-firms-accountable", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: New York Strengthens Token Listing Rules In New Guidance", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-new-york-strengthens-token-listing-rules-new-guidance", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea", "united-states", "montenegro"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-17T15:23:15.000Z", "title": "Gambling Among British Children Declining, Says Report", "slug": "gc-gambling-among-british-children-declining-says-report", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-17T17:28:41.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 13-November 17, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-13-november-17-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california", "indiana", "nevada", "north-carolina", "ohio", "netherlands", "pennsylvania", "west-virginia", "wisconsin", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-17T22:04:16.000Z", "title": "Maryland Senator Says iGaming Needed To Plug Budget Deficit", "slug": "gc-maryland-senator-warns-igaming-needed-plug-budget-deficit", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "The six members of the Belgian Association of Gaming Operators have agreed to abide by a new voluntary duty of care requirement.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-20T07:37:00.000Z", "title": "Belgian Operators Agree Voluntary Care Code", "slug": "gc-belgian-operators-agree-voluntary-care-code", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Publishes Further Requirements For COSMIC Data Sharing", "slug": "pc-singapore-publishes-further-requirements-cosmic-data-sharing", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Singapore QR Code Tie-Up With Indonesia Goes Live", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-singapore-qr-code-tie-indonesia-goes-live", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "indonesia", "kazakhstan", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-20T15:53:39.000Z", "title": "Florida Supreme Court Denies Request To Halt Seminole Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-florida-supreme-court-denies-request-halt-seminole-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-20T17:49:09.000Z", "title": "Ohio Grants Six-Month Sports Betting Use It Or Lose License Extension", "slug": "gc-ohio-grants-six-month-sports-betting-use-it-or-lose-license-requirement", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Urges Payment Firms To Strengthen ICT Capabilities", "slug": "pc-lithuania-urges-payment-firms-strengthen-ict-capabilities", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "lithuania"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Los Angeles Bans Merchants From Going Cashless", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-los-angeles-bans-merchants-going-cashless", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "california", "hong-kong", "indonesia", "kazakhstan", "singapore", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A 90 percent cut to Visa Debit interchange fees on certain transactions in Australia has issuers and acquirers scrambling to reposition themselves in a rapidly changing market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Huge Cut To Visa Debit Interchange Shakes Up Payments Market In Australia", "slug": "pc-huge-cut-visa-debit-interchange-shakes-payments-market-australia", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged crypto exchange Kraken over a range of compliance violations dating back to 2018.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Regulator Hits Kraken With Compliance Failure Claims", "slug": "pc-us-regulator-hits-kraken-compliance-failure-claims", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish government's plans to make gambling firms face the same maximum fines for money laundering law breaches as they do for gambling fines has split the opinion of local trade groups.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-21T15:16:48.000Z", "title": "Swedish Trade Associations Split Over Proposed Money Laundering Fine Changes", "slug": "gc-swedish-trade-associations-split-over-proposed-money-laundering-fine-changes", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s parliament is debating draft Bill 10101, which some claim could allow national lottery operators to run casinos, bookmaking and slot operations at significantly lower costs than those imposed by the current licensing system. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-21T16:13:29.000Z", "title": "New Ukraine Bill Draws Allegations Of Rule-Bending For Lotteries", "slug": "gc-new-ukraine-bill-draws-allegations-rule-bending-lotteries", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Artificial intelligence can be used in a variety of ways to improve the gaming experience, from developing new, more challenging games to creating a more immersive experience, but its ethical use is still a subject of concern, according to researchers.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-21T17:54:27.000Z", "title": "Ethical Use Of Artificial Intelligence Critical In U.S. Gaming Industry ", "slug": "gc-ethical-use-artificial-intelligence-critical-us-gaming-industry", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "united-states", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "Pick’em-style fantasy sports operators continue to operate in Florida more than two months after the state gaming regulator sent at least three prominent operators letters ordering them to cease offering contests in the state.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-21T21:38:07.000Z", "title": "Florida Fantasy Sports Battle Continues", "slug": "gc-fantasy-sports-battle-continues-bubbling-florida", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "A key senator has released an updated version of legislation to regulate online betting and casino games in Brazil, with a six-month transition period now proposed for offshore operators who could only obtain a licence if they have local investment partners.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-22T04:54:29.000Z", "title": "Senate Bill Requires Brazilian Investment In Online Operators", "slug": "gc-senate-bill-requires-brazilian-investment-online-operators", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Japanese police are prosecuting online gambling activity with full force for the first time, re-arresting a payments executive on organised crime charges, while charging a second executive and probing five alleged collaborators and 21 customers.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-22T06:50:50.000Z", "title": "Japan Charges Online Gambling Middle-Man With Organised Crime Offence", "slug": "gc-japan-charges-online-gambling-middle-man-organised-crime-offence", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard has been approved to commence domestic card processing in China after a nearly four-year approval process, while an Irish trade association has lobbied the government for a national fintech centre.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard Gets Green Light From China", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-gets-green-light-china", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "california", "china", "hong-kong", "indonesia", "kazakhstan", "ireland", "singapore", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "“It is long past time for Canada to embrace open banking,” a key technology group has said, launching a new campaign as momentum for open banking reform continues to grow.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Industry Group Pushes For Open Banking In Canada", "slug": "pc-industry-group-pushes-open-banking-canada", "jurisdictions": ["canada"]}, {"summary": "Japanese police are prosecuting online gambling activity with full force for the first time, re-arresting a payments executive on organised crime charges, while charging a second executive and probing five alleged collaborators and 21 customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Japan Charges Online Gambling Middle-Man With Organised Crime Offence", "slug": "pc-japan-charges-online-gambling-middle-man-organised-crime-offence", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​German gambling industry trade groups are calling for “flexible regulation” as a method of beating the black market, citing a new study they commissioned which suggests half of all playing time is spent on illegal websites.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-22T17:12:38.000Z", "title": "German Trade Groups Urge Flexible Regulation To Fight Illegal Gambling ", "slug": "gc-german-trade-groups-urge-flexible-regulation-fight-illegal-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Washington state gaming regulators have rejected efforts to expand the sale of 50/50 raffle tickets outside an arena or stadium, despite the raffles' popularity with fans attending sporting events.", "sectors": ["charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-22T20:05:31.000Z", "title": "Washington Gaming Regulators Close Out 2023 With Guns, Cash And Raffles", "slug": "gc-washington-gaming-regulators-close-out-2023-guns-cash-and-raffles", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington"]}, {"summary": "A Federal Reserve head has defended the co-existence of two instant payment rails in the US, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi have entered a new fintech regulation partnership, and Poland’s BLIK will expand into Romania and Slovakia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: FedNow Will Complement RTP Network, Says Fed Head", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fednow-will-complement-rtp-network-says-fed-head", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "california", "china", "hong-kong", "indonesia", "kazakhstan", "ireland", "singapore", "united-states", "romania", "slovakia"]}, {"summary": "After months of speculation over a potential criminal case against Binance, the US Department of Justice has published details of charges, convictions and a historic settlement all in one day.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "money-transmission"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Binance Breaks Records In $4.3bn Criminal Settlement With US Agencies", "slug": "pc-binance-breaks-records-43bn-criminal-settlement-us-agencies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Canada’s government has taken heed from fintech and payments players in the country, opting to expand Payments Canada’s membership and to bring forward a legislative framework for open banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintechs Pleased With 2024 Commitments From Canada's Government", "slug": "pc-fintechs-pleased-2024-commitments-canadas-government", "jurisdictions": ["federal-canada", "canada"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned that websites face enforcement action if they do not make changes to comply with data protection laws surrounding advertising cookies, highlighting online gambling firms targeting addicts as a key concern.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-23T14:32:21.000Z", "title": "UK ICO Enforcement Threat For Gambling Firms Over Advertising Cookies", "slug": "gc-uk-ico-enforcement-threat-gambling-firms-over-advertising-cookies", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Brazilian Senate’s economic affairs committee voted on Wednesday to approve its version of a pending sports-betting bill, after a move to remove casino games from the legislation was rebuffed by senators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-23T23:56:43.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Online Betting Bill Passes To Senate Floor", "slug": "gc-brazils-sports-betting-bill-passes-senate-plenary", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has completed the final step in the experimental phase of its project to improve data collection on gambling participation and the prevalence of problem gambling, publishing new data for the Gambling Survey for Great Britain.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-24T07:38:03.000Z", "title": "Official UK Problem Gambling Rate Set To Skyrocket Under New Model", "slug": "gc-official-uk-problem-gambling-rate-set-skyrocket-under-new-model", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Chile's online gambling bill is finally heading for the political limelight, a gambling operator is sentenced to 20 years in jail in the Philippines and Star Entertainment's watchdog in Australia has its term extended.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-24T07:40:50.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 20-November 24, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-20-november-24-2023", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "europe", "united-states", "california", "chile", "ecuador", "florida", "macau", "philippines", "missouri", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank has said resilience will be a key goal for retail payments in 2024, Tempo has published new research on the growth of euro-backed stablecoins, and the Bank of Korea prepares for a CBDC \"usability test\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New Eurosystem Retail Payment Strategy Strives For 'Resilience'", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-eurosystem-retail-payment-strategy-strives-resilience", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "california", "china", "hong-kong", "indonesia", "kazakhstan", "france", "ireland", "singapore", "south-korea", "united-states", "romania", "slovakia"]}, {"summary": "The “strongest recommendation” in a new report on the UK payments landscape is that the government develops a national payments vision and strategy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Time For A National Payments Strategy, UK Report Says", "slug": "pc-time-national-payments-strategy-uk-report-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Mexican gambling lawyers and industry officials are issuing a collective sigh of frustration at a presidential decree which purports to ban slot machines and other casino games in gaming halls.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-24T16:46:56.000Z", "title": "Mexican Gambling Experts Rail Against Regulatory Changes", "slug": "gc-mexican-gambling-experts-rail-against-slots-ban", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "India’s government has scheduled a first-ever Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting for next month to formally address online gaming regulation, hinting that certainty around enforcement, taxation and self-regulation is now a cabinet priority.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-27T07:24:43.000Z", "title": "India Reportedly Forms Ministerial Group To Assess Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-india-forms-ministerial-group-handling-online-gaming-woes", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The California Attorney General’s Office is preparing a formal opinion regarding the legality of daily fantasy sports in their entirety under state law, Vixio GamblingCompliance has learned.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-27T07:36:45.000Z", "title": "California Attorney General Investigating Daily Fantasy Sports Legality", "slug": "gc-california-attorney-general-investigating-daily-fantasy-sports-legality", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. gaming industry collects massive amounts of customer data for marketing free play at slot machines or for mobile sports-betting bonus offers, but researchers also want to use that data to classify those with gambling problems.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-27T08:47:50.000Z", "title": "Collection, Protection Of Consumer Data Key For U.S. Gaming Industry ", "slug": "gc-collection-protection-consumer-data-key-us-gaming-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As 2023 draws to an end, Binance has become the latest casualty of a continued crackdown on crypto firms by US regulators. Following a record-breaking settlement, Binance has said it will fight on, but are such hopes realistic given the seriousness of the charges?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "What Next For Crypto After Binance's $4.3bn Settlement?", "slug": "pc-what-next-crypto-after-binances-43bn-settlement", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Council has published the business conditions for its SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme, while the European Banking Authority (EBA) has begun consulting on the travel rule for crypto firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Progress For EU’s SPAA Scheme", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-progress-eus-spaa-scheme", "jurisdictions": ["europe"]}, {"summary": "Following a reshuffle, key ministerial staff at HM Treasury are now new to their roles, raising questions as to whether plans laid out in 2023 will sail seamlessly into 2024.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "What Will The Cabinet Reshuffle Mean For UK Regulation In 2024?", "slug": "pc-what-will-cabinet-reshuffle-mean-uk-regulation-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands has introduced new industry guidance to enable sex workers to open bank accounts, the EU Council has approved a new law on harmonised data rules, and Hong Kong’s Anti-Deception Alliance goes live.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Dutch Banks Issue Guidelines To Tackle Sex Worker De-Risking", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-dutch-banks-issue-guidelines-tackle-sex-worker-de-risking", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Contis has been fined €840,000 for several compliance failures, including anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, information security and business continuity risk.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of Lithuania Fines Contis €840,000 Over Compliance Failures", "slug": "pc-bank-lithuania-fines-contis-eu840000-over-compliance-failures", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "While welcoming the digital euro as an additional payment method, trade associations want to ensure it is consumer-friendly and cost-effective for merchants — pushing for low fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Merchants Push For Digital Euro To Have 'Close To Zero' Fees ", "slug": "pc-merchants-push-digital-euro-have-close-zero-fees", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Entain has reached a preliminary approval for its agreement with the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to pay a £585m penalty over its former Turkish-facing business.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-28T14:10:13.000Z", "title": "Entain Close To Agreeing £585m Penalty With UK CPS", "slug": "gc-entain-close-agreeing-ps585m-penalty-uk-cps", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK gambling industry’s largest trade group has reacted with dismay to news that the government is considering hiking taxes on online betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-28T15:55:48.000Z", "title": "UK Industry Group Warns Of Stealth Online Tax Increase", "slug": "gc-uk-industry-group-warns-stealth-online-tax-increase", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s sports betting and online gaming Bill PL 3626/23 is getting the fast-track treatment, with a final Senate vote scheduled for tomorrow despite the fact that many senators will be away at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-28T17:25:05.000Z", "title": "Brazil Senate Set To Vote On Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-brazils-senate-votes-sports-betting-tomorrow", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Both cardrooms and tribal casino operators in California have expressed their opposition to proposed regulations altering blackjack-style games and the rotation of the player-dealer position at cardrooms in the state.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-28T20:39:33.000Z", "title": "California Tribes, Cardrooms Oppose Blackjack Regulation Changes", "slug": "gc-california-tribes-cardrooms-oppose-blackjack-player-dealer-rules-changes", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "Mississippi’s Mobile Online Sports Betting Task Force wrapped up its series of meetings on Tuesday with opposition remaining from smaller casino operators to expanding the state’s sports-betting offerings.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-29T00:20:49.000Z", "title": "Smaller Mississippi Casinos Remain Opposed To Mobile Betting", "slug": "gc-smaller-mississippi-casinos-remain-opposed-mobile-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "mississippi"]}, {"summary": "Pressure continues to build on corporate and retail bookmakers in Australia’s Victoria state after a parliamentary committee recommended tougher advertising, reporting and harm minimisation rules.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-29T07:40:36.000Z", "title": "Victoria Parliament Committee Piles Pressure On Online Operators", "slug": "gc-victoria-parliament-committee-piles-pressure-online-operators", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "Kindred Group has announced plans to exit the North American market and cut 300 staff positions as part of a strategic review that it says will save £40m per year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-29T08:12:17.000Z", "title": "Kindred To Exit North America, Cut 300 Jobs ", "slug": "gc-kindred-exit-north-america-cut-300-jobs", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "canada", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Worldline has secured its place in the UK market as a result of a post-Brexit licence, the European Commission has opened a consultation on DORA, and Hong Kong has launched a new alert system for users of the Faster Payment System.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Worldline Secures Future UK Market Presence", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-worldline-secures-future-uk-market-presence", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new hire at the Bank of England (BoE) has said the UK needs a \"national conversation\" on central bank digital currency (CBDC) — an area that will be a contentious issue in 2024.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Needs 'National Conversation' On CBDC, Says BoE Deputy Governor", "slug": "pc-uk-needs-national-conversation-cbdc-says-boe-deputy-governor", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new survey by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has found that consumers are still unsure what eftpos is, despite most of them using eftpos debit cards.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Eftpos Still A Mystery To Half Of Australians, RBA Survey Finds", "slug": "pc-eftpos-still-mystery-half-australians-rba-survey-finds", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​An academic study of US and UK sports bettors has found that new Australian safer gambling messages, including “Chances are you’re about to lose” and “You win some. You lose more”, are more effective than other messages in wide scale use.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-29T17:08:31.000Z", "title": "'Chances Are You're About To Lose' Called Effective Safer Gambling Message", "slug": "gc-chances-are-youre-about-lose-called-effective-safer-gambling-message", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A scheduled Senate vote on Brazil’s bill to regulate sports betting and online casino games has been delayed for at least one week after a group of anti-gambling senators invoked Senate rules allowing them more time to review the measure.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-30T03:50:51.000Z", "title": "Online Casino Opponents Stall Brazil Senate Vote", "slug": "gc-online-casino-opponents-stall-brazil-senate-vote", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "A new survey has found that most Canadians are not ready to give up cash, Dojo Finance has launched in Ireland, and Volt’s instant payments platform has expanded to Australia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Canada's 'Love-Hate Relationship' With Cash Continues, Survey Finds", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-canadas-love-hate-relationship-cash-continues-survey-finds", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "hong-kong", "canada", "ireland", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In a sign of Europe’s increased focus on financial inclusion, a senior official at the Riksbank has said that \"there is neither reason nor time\" for the government to delay an intervention in the payments ecosystem.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden's Central Bank: 'The State Must Take Responsibility For Payments'", "slug": "pc-swedens-central-bank-state-must-take-responsibility-payments", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Payments experts and European lawmakers appeared unsure on how a digital euro could benefit the eurozone in a public hearing this week.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Parliament's Digital Euro Ambitions Remain Unclear", "slug": "pc-european-parliaments-digital-euro-ambitions-remain-unclear", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Gambling Commission has released a second set of consultations on proposed gambling licensing changes, including significant proposals to curb wagering requirements for bonuses and restrict how operators cross-sell players to different gambling products.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-30T18:19:45.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Consults On Curbing Bonus Wagering Requirements ", "slug": "gc-uk-regulator-consults-curbing-bonus-wagering-requirements", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina gaming regulators dashed the hopes of sports-betting optimists by confirming that the state’s mobile sports wagering program will not launch ahead of February’s Super Bowl.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-11-30T22:43:13.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Rules Out Super Bowl Sports-Betting Launch", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-rules-out-super-bowl-sports-betting-launch", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "A Swedish consumer survey has revealed that the general public believe gambling addiction is widespread, among worrying signs for the industry's reputation.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-01T07:26:21.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: November 27-December 1, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-november-27-december-1-2023", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "california", "china", "ontario", "denmark", "peru", "ireland", "ohio", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s financial watchdog has fined three money transfer firms for cartel behaviour, while bigtech companies have signed up to the UK’s new online fraud charter.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Regulator Takes Action Against Money Transfer Firms", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-regulator-takes-action-against-money-transfer-firms", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "hong-kong", "canada", "ireland", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new class action targets a world-renowned footballer, US prosecutors ask Changpeng Zhao to stay put until sentencing, and Filipinos are warned to stay away from Binance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Cristiano Ronaldo Hit By $1bn Class Action For Binance 'Shilling'", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-cristiano-ronaldo-hit-1bn-class-action-binance-shilling", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "philippines", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority has fined BetEnt, Entain’s Dutch unit, €3m for failures in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing procedures.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-01T17:06:04.000Z", "title": "Entain's BetEnt Fined €3m For Dutch AML Violations", "slug": "gc-entains-betent-fined-eu3m-dutch-aml-violations", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A legal bid to overturn Spain’s stringent advertising regulations has suffered a setback, after the country’s Constitutional Court ruled it will not be addressing the claims of unconstitutionality filed by trade group Jdigital.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-01T20:11:47.000Z", "title": "Spain's Constitutional Court Passes On Case Against Advertising Royal Decree", "slug": "gc-spains-constitutional-court-passes-jdigital-case-against-advertising-royal-decree", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "After Kevin Stitt, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, was elected governor of Oklahoma in 2019, tribal leaders were optimistic they could have a working relationship with his administration but now into his second term they continue to be surprised by his adversarial approach to tribal affairs.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-01T21:53:48.000Z", "title": "Oklahoma Tribes Warn Governor's Sports-Betting Plan May Threaten Compact", "slug": "gc-oklahoma-tribes-warn-governors-sports-betting-plan-may-threaten-compact", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "oklahoma"]}, {"summary": "Supporters of a potential ballot initiative in Missouri are now tasked with determining which of eight potential sports-betting models they intend to put forward to voters.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-04T03:13:01.000Z", "title": "Missouri Sports-Betting Supporters To Pick Preferred Ballot Model", "slug": "gc-missouri-sports-betting-supporters-pick-preferred-ballot-model", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "The latest version of the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme rulebook came into effect at the end of last year, with optimism that it will benefit open banking and instant payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Industry Welcomes SPAA Launch", "slug": "pc-payments-industry-welcomes-spaa-launch", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Feedzai, a provider of financial crime and risk management solutions, has partnered with Mastercard to fight money mules who launder stolen funds from banks to crypto exchanges.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Feedzai, Mastercard Join Forces To Fight Bank-To-Crypto Money Laundering", "slug": "pc-feedzai-mastercard-join-forces-fight-bank-crypto-money-laundering", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Swift has unveiled a new cross-border instant payments solution for Europe, Revolut has begun its search for a new auditor, and Argentina has delayed its new rules on QR codes for a second time.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New Swift Launch Brings Instant Cross-Border Payments To Europe", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-swift-launch-brings-instant-cross-border-payments-europe", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "united-kingdom", "europe", "international"]}, {"summary": "As Kindred Group’s Unibet becomes the latest sports-betting brand to announce its exit from the U.S. market, state gaming regulations that guide companies through their exit strategies have become more important.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-04T19:20:21.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Considers How Sports-Betting Operators Exit Commonwealth", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-consider-how-gaming-operators-exit-commonwealth", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Santa Fe is the latest province to move towards online gambling regulation, making it the last of Argentina's most populous provinces to establish a licensing framework, as it joins the ranks of Buenos Aires City and Province, Mendoza and Córdoba. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-04T21:53:14.000Z", "title": "Argentina's Santa Fe Province Rushes To Regulate Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-argentinas-santa-fe-rushes-regulate-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "A new cross-border payments linkage has gone live in Southeast Asia, the Netherlands has published new standards for assessing politically exposed persons (PEPs), and Westpac has restored its systems after a one-day outage.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Thailand, Hong Kong Instant Payments Tie-Up Goes Live", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-thailand-hong-kong-instant-payments-tie-goes-live", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "australia", "hong-kong", "thailand", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "europe", "international"]}, {"summary": "A new clause that has been added to the Data Protection and Digital Information bill looks promising for open banking standards in the UK.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Government Adds API Standards Clause To Data Protection Bill", "slug": "pc-uk-government-adds-api-standards-clause-data-protection-bill", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Development of a Bank of England retail digital pound should \"proceed with caution\", UK members of parliament (MPs) have warned in a new report, emphasising concerns around data privacy and financial stability.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "MPs Publish Less Than Enthusiastic Digital Pound Report", "slug": "pc-mps-publish-less-enthusiastic-digital-pound-report", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament have probed the European Commission over whether incoming crypto rules will be able to rein in bad actors, in light of the Binance case in the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Binance Prosecution Sparks Concern In Brussels", "slug": "pc-binance-prosecution-sparks-concern-brussels", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "After local observers blamed Mexico's recent decree banning slot machines and other casino games on electoral politics, Vixio GamblingCompliance takes a look at what other elections might mean for the future of gambling policy in Latin America. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-05T21:14:09.000Z", "title": "Latin American Gambling Markets Face Pivotal Elections In 2024", "slug": "gc-latin-american-elections-2024-what-comes-next", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "mexico", "panama", "paraguay", "uruguay", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Mark Cuban’s decision to sell a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson, the largest shareholder in Las Vegas Sands, is not expected to materially strengthen the hand of supporters of legalizing casinos and sports betting in Texas.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-05T21:58:42.000Z", "title": "Sale Of Dallas Mavericks Not Expected To Lessen Opposition To Texas Casinos", "slug": "gc-sale-dallas-mavericks-not-expected-lesson-opposition-texas-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "texas"]}, {"summary": "Chief executives of major operators remain optimistic that despite a multi-year lull in U.S. online casino legalization, movement could be coming in 2024.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-05T22:16:42.000Z", "title": "Top Gaming Execs Remain Bullish On U.S. iGaming Prospects", "slug": "gc-top-gaming-execs-remain-bullish-igaming-prospects", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "indiana", "maryland", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The European Gaming and Betting Association is calling for the French government to legalise online casino, following the French regulator’s survey which suggests that the illegal online gambling market might be half the size of the legal one.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-06T07:05:31.000Z", "title": "European Trade Group Urges France To Legalise Online Casino", "slug": "gc-trade-group-urges-france-legalise-online-casino-curb-black-market", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "Philippine institutional ire toward foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) continues to grow, with the nation’s top economic development agency now backing a ban on the sector as finance officials clamour for prohibition.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-06T07:29:28.000Z", "title": "Top Philippine Economic Agency Joins Calls For Full POGO Ban", "slug": "gc-top-philippine-economic-agency-joins-calls-full-pogo-ban", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "BNP Paribas has invested in a new SEPA Request to Pay solution, central banks in India and the UK have agreed to cooperate on clearing activities, and Curve has launched a wearable payments technology campaign.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: BNP Paribas Set To Launch Request To Pay Solution", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bnp-paribas-set-launch-request-pay-solution", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "australia", "hong-kong", "india", "thailand", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "europe", "international"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament’s (MEPs) amendments to the Payment Services Directive (PSD3) have been made publicly available as political groupings in the Parliament prepare to make compromises.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEPs Publish Amendments To PSD3 Text", "slug": "pc-meps-publish-amendments-psd3-text", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation prepares to come into effect in 2024, a key architect of the legislation has thanked New York for providing inspiration.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'Plagiarism Is Flattery' - EU Thanks New York For Inspiration On MiCA", "slug": "pc-plagiarism-flattery-eu-thanks-new-york-inspiration-mica", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Georgian land-based operators fear that an incoming tax hike for both them and online operators will disproportionately hurt their businesses. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-06T13:02:15.000Z", "title": "Georgia Gambling Tax Hikes Draft Sparks Industry Concerns", "slug": "gc-georgia-gambling-tax-hikes-draft-law-sparks-industry-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["georgia"]}, {"summary": "As California gaming regulators signed off on modifications to surveillance regulations for cardrooms, some in the industry argue the changes are heavier handed than jurisdictions that offer house-banked table games.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-06T22:05:05.000Z", "title": "California Modifies Cardroom Surveillance Regulations", "slug": "gc-california-modifies-cardroom-surveillance-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "New York regulators adopted new rules this week that may hamper lottery couriers in allowing players to automatically make deposits.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-06T22:56:35.000Z", "title": "New York Commission Adopts Revised Lottery Courier Rules", "slug": "gc-new-york-commission-adopts-revised-lottery-courier-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The Australian parliament has passed a bill that will ban the use of credit cards and digital currencies for gambling, while an exemption for lotteries has raised hackles among activists and at the corporate bookmaker lobby.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-07T07:00:18.000Z", "title": "Australia Bans Credit, Digital Currencies For Most Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-australia-bans-credit-digital-currencies-most-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "X has announced that it now holds payment licences in ten US states, transfer service RationalFX has entered special administration, and two Australian regulators have agreed to closer ties on enforcement and information sharing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Elon Musk Welcomes New Money Transmitter Licences At X", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-elon-musk-welcomes-new-money-transmitter-licences-x", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "australia", "hong-kong", "india", "thailand", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "europe", "international"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have made amendments to the Payment Services Regulation (PSR), which focus strongly on fraud liability.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEPs Propose Fraud Liability Amendments For PSR", "slug": "pc-meps-propose-fraud-liability-amendments-psr", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Crown Prosecution Service has ordered Entain to leave Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Peru within a year or lose the protections of its £600m deferred UK prosecution agreement, but the gambling giant retains some wiggle room.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-07T14:06:52.000Z", "title": "UK Prosecutors Order Entain To Leave Latin American Markets", "slug": "gc-entain-ordered-uk-prosecutors-leave-south-american-markets", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "chile", "mexico", "european-union", "peru", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Senate has again postponed voting on the sports betting and online gaming bill, raising questions if the bill will be signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before the holiday recess that begins on December 22. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-07T16:55:01.000Z", "title": "Brazil Postpones Senate Vote Again, Amid iGaming Opposition", "slug": "gc-brazil-postpones-vote-sports-betting-again", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "A US regulator has provided new guidance for payment service providers (PSPs) who offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans, while the Singaporean watchdog has published a new consultation on its new information sharing platform.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Regulator Sounds Alarm Over BNPL", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-regulator-sounds-alarm-over-bnpl", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "australia", "hong-kong", "india", "singapore", "thailand", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "europe", "international"]}, {"summary": "A debut interview from Binance’s new CEO leaves more questions than answers, Coinbase continues to flatter UK regulators, and Colombia’s new President courts Bitcoin lobbyists.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: New Binance CEO Unable To Locate Global HQ", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-new-binance-ceo-unable-locate-global-hq", "jurisdictions": ["colombia", "el-salvador", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Malta has submitted two separate notifications to the European Commission flagging what it considers to be a host of regulatory barriers that may be a “cause for concern” in Ireland’s Gambling Regulation Bill 2022.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-08T14:44:13.000Z", "title": "Malta Flags Concerns With Ireland's Gambling Bill", "slug": "gc-malta-flags-concerns-surrounding-irelands-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["ireland", "malta"]}, {"summary": "Massive interest in Brazil licences, UK study recommends gambling treatment, a new chairman is elected at the American Gaming Association and Australia's Star Entertainment is warned it may be shut down over compliance travails.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-08T17:41:45.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: December 4-December 8, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-december-4-december-8-2023", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "angola", "brazil", "connecticut", "ecuador", "india", "florida", "south-korea", "new-york", "oregon", "pennsylvania", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After several weeks of limited access for Florida gamblers, the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock International fully launched its mobile sports-betting app on Thursday, even as a pair of court challenges remain active in the state's Supreme Court and potentially in the U.S. Supreme Court.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-08T21:54:54.000Z", "title": "Hard Rock Launches Florida Sports Betting Amid Active Court Challenges", "slug": "gc-hard-rock-launches-florida-sports-betting-amid-active-court-challenges", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "The acquisition of Nevada’s largest slot-route operator should be finalized by the end of the year, as regulators continue to welcome private-equity investments in the state’s gaming industry.\n\nas J&J Ventures Gaming is set to create a business of considerable size with its acquisition of Golden Entertainment’s distributed gaming routes.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-08T22:01:27.000Z", "title": "Nevada Gaming Companies Remain Attractive Private-Equity Investments ", "slug": "gc-nevada-gaming-companies-remain-attractive-private-equity-investments", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "montana", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Malaysian billionaire Chen Lip Keong, founder and “senior CEO” of Phnom Penh casino monopoly holder NagaCorp, has died at the age of 75, with his top CEO post passing to son Chen Yiy Fon.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-11T07:08:36.000Z", "title": "NagaCorp Founder Chen Lip Keong Dies, Son Succeeds As CEO", "slug": "gc-nagacorp-founder-chen-lip-keong-dies-son-succeeds-ceo", "jurisdictions": ["cambodia"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s largest gambling trade group has made official its opposition to a planned tax increase, labelling it contradictory, as it publishes documents submitted to the government.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-11T07:48:43.000Z", "title": "Swedish Trade Group Writes To Government Over Tax Hike", "slug": "gc-swedish-trade-group-write-government-over-tax-hike", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Amazon has cut short its partnership with Venmo, while the UK financial watchdog has begun consulting on new access to cash rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Amazon Drops Venmo ", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-amazon-drops-venmo", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Model Money Transmission Modernization Act is a model act introducing a multistate supervisory system and harmonizes money transmitter licensing requirements and prudential standards across the United States. This model has made significant strides through state legislatures during the 2023 legislative sessions, and is expected to gain even more traction in 2024. This analysis will look at what the model law is, five of its key provisions, and the current status of its state-level adoption.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["money-transmission"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Model Money Transmission Modernization Act – The Harmonization of US Money Transmission Regulation", "slug": "pc-model-money-transmission-modernization-act-harmonization-us-money", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Georgia state legislators have said they will take another shot at putting a significant gaming expansion on the ballot for voters to consider in 2024, potentially including both sports betting and land-based casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-11T18:50:30.000Z", "title": "Georgia State Legislators Begin New Gaming Expansion Efforts", "slug": "gc-georgia-legislators-begin-new-gaming-expansion-efforts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "The New South Wales (NSW) state government has launched an unprecedented crackdown on minors who gamble in licensed premises, warning that entry bans for offenders of a year or more will be timed from their 18th birthday.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-12T07:35:31.000Z", "title": "NSW To Block Gambling Minors From Casinos After Turning 18 ", "slug": "gc-nsw-block-gambling-minors-casinos-after-turning-18", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "Canadians have voiced strong opposition to a digital Canadian dollar, Westpac has enabled merchant choice routing for online transactions, and Circle has launched a new stablecoin partnership with the world’s largest neobank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Almost Nine Out Of Ten Canadians Oppose CBDC", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-almost-nine-out-ten-canadians-oppose-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "brazil", "canada", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s new City minister and Treasury secretary has told Vixio he recognises the strength of public opposition to a digital pound, but does not think that should derail the project.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "New City Minister Acknowledges 'Very Negative' Response To Digital Pound", "slug": "pc-new-city-minister-acknowledges-very-negative-response-digital-pound", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has engaged an artificial intelligence (AI) firm to help monitor online social media abuse and threats toward collegiate athletes related to sports betting.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-12T18:48:38.000Z", "title": "NCAA Contracts AI Firm To Study Athlete Betting Harassment", "slug": "gc-ncaa-contracts-ai-firm-study-athlete-harassment", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Regulators have disclosed handle and tax figures showing Kentucky is already ahead of revenue projections after the first two and a half months of legal sports betting in the Bluegrass State.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-12T19:05:12.000Z", "title": "Kentucky Sports-Betting Market Exceeding Expectations", "slug": "gc-kentucky-sports-betting-handle-tax-revenue-exceeding-expectations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "kentucky"]}, {"summary": "Sports betting is set to launch in Vermont next month following the selection of three operators by state regulators on Tuesday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-13T03:23:46.000Z", "title": "Vermont Selects Operators To Launch Sports Betting In January", "slug": "gc-vermont-selects-operators-launch-sports-betting-january", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "vermont"]}, {"summary": "Crown Resorts CEO Ciarán Carruthers is under investigation by a board-appointed law firm over possible compliance breaches at Crown Melbourne, just one month before the casino’s government overseer releases a report crucial to its survival.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-13T06:57:17.000Z", "title": "Crown Resorts CEO Under Investigation On Eve Of Suitability Report", "slug": "gc-crown-resorts-ceo-under-investigation-eve-suitability-report", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "Embattled Entain chief executive Jette Nygaard-Andersen has stepped down, effective today.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-13T08:20:16.000Z", "title": "Entain CEO Steps Down Amid Pressure ", "slug": "gc-entain-ceo-steps-down-amid-pressure", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Epic's Surprise Victory In Google Antitrust Case A 'Win for All Developers'", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-epics-surprise-victory-google-antitrust-case-win-all-developers", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "brazil", "canada", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Reserve Bank Governor Talks Up New Mobile Wallet Regulations, But Details TBC", "slug": "pc-australian-reserve-bank-governor-talks-new-mobile-wallet-regulations-details", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Michael McGrath, Ireland’s finance minister, is seeking input on a future National Payments Strategy, including topics such as choice and resilience.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ireland Launches Future Of Payments Consultation", "slug": "pc-ireland-launches-future-payments-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-13T19:40:05.000Z", "title": "Chile's Chamber Of Deputies Approves Online Gambling Bill ", "slug": "gc-chiles-chamber-deputies-approves-online-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-13T21:44:54.000Z", "title": "Florida Bill Seeks To Clarify Legal Status Of Fantasy Sports", "slug": "gc-florida-bill-seeks-clarify-legal-status-daily-fantasy-sports", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Google Set To Add BNPL Options In 2024", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-google-set-add-bnpl-options-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "brazil", "canada", "japan", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK PSR Proposes Cross-Border Interchange Fee Cap ", "slug": "pc-uk-psr-proposes-cross-border-interchange-fee-cap", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-14T12:50:23.000Z", "title": "Entain Case Puts Dot.Com Operations In The Spotlight, Lawyers Warn", "slug": "gc-entain-case-has-dotcom-operations-spotlight-lawyers-warn", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Italian advertising regulator Agcom has imposed fines totalling more than €3m ($3.3m) against Google and Twitch, the Amazon-owned live streaming platform.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-14T15:18:33.000Z", "title": "Google, Twitch Fined In Millions Over Gambling Ads In Italy", "slug": "gc-google-twitch-fined-gambling-ads-italy", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-14T20:07:43.000Z", "title": "Indiana Settlements For Regulatory Violations Cost Caesars $78,750 ", "slug": "gc-indiana-settlements-regulatory-violations-cost-caesars-65000", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "indiana"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina gaming regulators have scrapped a proposed rule that would have restricted the use of affiliate marketers in sports-betting promotion.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-14T21:21:03.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Regulator Removes Affiliate Marketing Rule", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-regulator-removes-affiliate-marketing-rule", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-15T07:24:57.000Z", "title": "DraftKings To Face Massachusetts Hearing For Taking Credit Card Wagers", "slug": "gc-draftkings-face-massachusetts-hearing-accepting-credit-card-wagers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-15T07:42:16.000Z", "title": "Delaware Lawmakers Set To Debate Mobile Sports Betting In 2024", "slug": "gc-delaware-lawmakers-set-debate-mobile-sports-betting-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "delaware"]}, {"summary": "The British government sanctions nine individuals and five companies implicated in slave labour at Southeast Asian casinos and scam centres.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-15T08:01:59.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: December 11-December 15, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-december-11-december-15-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colombia", "united-arab-emirates", "india", "florida", "massachusetts", "singapore", "ohio", "netherlands", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-15T08:11:06.000Z", "title": "Brazil iGaming In The Balance Ahead Of Chamber of Deputies Vote", "slug": "gc-igaming-hangs-balance-brazils-chamber-deputies-has-its-final-say", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-15T08:16:41.000Z", "title": "UK Committee Urges Suspension For Lawmaker In Lobbying Sting ", "slug": "gc-committee-urges-suspension-lawmaker-caught-uk-lobbying-sting", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Reaches Deal On New AML Authority And Sanctions Enforcement ", "slug": "pc-eu-reaches-deal-new-aml-authority-and-sanctions-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Apple Looks To Dodge EU Antitrust Fine By Opening Up NFC Chip To Rivals", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-apple-looks-dodge-eu-antitrust-fine-opening-nfc-chip-rivals", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "brazil", "canada", "japan", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: ‘Opaque’ Tether Flunks New Stablecoin Test From S&P Global", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-opaque-tether-flunks-new-stablecoin-test-sp-global", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "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.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-18T07:18:20.000Z", "title": "Australian Regulator Names Operators That Breached User-Generated Code Rules", "slug": "gc-australia-blocks-user-generated-codes-play-betting", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Licensees should expect to be fined 10-15 percent of their UK revenue for the most serious breaches of gambling regulations under proposed changes to enforcement principles that were released for consultation by the UK Gambling Commission on Friday.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-18T07:22:58.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Outlines Updated Enforcement Approach", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-outlines-updated-enforcement-approach", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Senate of the Argentine province of Santa Fe has passed an online gambling bill with little fanfare and no changes from the legislation as initially approved by the Chamber of Deputies. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-18T07:41:46.000Z", "title": "Argentina's Santa Fe Senate Passes Online Gambling Bill", "slug": "gc-santa-fes-senate-passes-online-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "New cybersecurity disclosure requirements mandated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are now in effect, requiring public companies including gaming operators and suppliers to disclose cybersecurity incidents, with some exceptions, within four days.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-18T08:16:19.000Z", "title": "New Cybersecurity Rules In Force For U.S. Public Companies", "slug": "gc-new-cybersecurity-rules-force-us-public-companies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Virginia’s attorney general issued an official opinion on Friday that pick’em-style games offered by several prominent fantasy contest operators are in fact a form of sports betting, rather than fantasy sports per state law.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-18T08:59:58.000Z", "title": "Virginia Attorney General Says Pick'Em Games Are Not Fantasy Contests", "slug": "gc-virginia-attorney-general-says-pickem-style-games-are-not-fantasy-contests", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "The much anticipated European Payments Initiative (EPI) has successfully executed its first instant payment transactions in Europe.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "First Wero Transaction Marks EPI Success", "slug": "pc-first-wero-transaction-marks-epi-success", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A trio of Democratic senators has called on Venmo and Cash App to start reimbursing customers for losses to scams and offer new tools for easier reporting of fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Senators: Time For Venmo, Cash App To Reimburse Scam Losses", "slug": "pc-us-senators-time-venmo-cash-app-reimburse-scam-losses", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "New Hampshire legislators have moved to block CBDC, a Russian director of a UK payments firm has resigned following a restriction order, and Yemen has adopted IrisGuard biometric payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New Hampshire Becomes Latest US State To Legislate Against CBDC", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-hampshire-becomes-latest-us-state-legislate-against-cbdc", "jurisdictions": ["yemen", "new-hampshire", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With mobile sports-betting legislation set to be reconsidered in Mississippi during 2024, key findings from a legislative committee report studying the issue center on protecting the state’s smaller casinos.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-19T07:14:56.000Z", "title": "Mississippi Online Betting Report Highlights Potential Casino Protections", "slug": "gc-mississippi-sports-betting-report-highlights-potential-casino-protections", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "mississippi"]}, {"summary": "The Polish Football Federation has released its new disciplinary regulations which forbid federation and club officials, players, managers, referees, and even employees such as medical staff members, from betting on any football matches.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-19T08:05:36.000Z", "title": "Polish Football Federation Bans All Players, Officials From Betting On Matches", "slug": "gc-polish-football-federation-bans-all-players-officials-betting-matches", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "The Malta Gaming Authority has announced that Charles Mizzi will replace Carl Brincat as its CEO on January 26, 2024.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-19T08:37:11.000Z", "title": "Malta Regulator Selects Incoming CEO To 'Steer The Authority Forward'", "slug": "gc-new-mga-ceo-promises-strategically-steer-authority-forward", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) open banking proposal cemented the first regulatory step in the US — but experts believe there is still a long way to go.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US CFPB Open Banking Rule A Good First Step, But Needs More Work", "slug": "pc-us-cfpb-open-banking-rule-good-first-step-needs-more-work", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Payment Systems Regulator has appointed a new head of strategy from the transport industry, Ukraine has set its sights on joining SEPA in 2024, and TNG (Asia) has received an anti-money laundering fine in Hong Kong.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK's Payment Systems Regulator Appoints New Head Of Strategy", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uks-payment-systems-regulator-appoints-new-head-strategy", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "yemen", "new-hampshire", "ukraine", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Visa has launched a new tool that aims to prevent token provisioning fraud, a type of fraud that has grown alongside the use of virtual cards and digital wallets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa Launches New AI Solution To Stop Token Fraud", "slug": "pc-visa-launches-new-ai-solution-stop-token-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Amex has launched a new acquiring programme that will super-charge acceptance in Australia, Circle has launched its euro-backed stablecoin on Solana, and Japan and Cambodia have moved towards a unified QR code standard.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Amex Acceptance ‘Skyrockets’ In Australia With Launch Of OptBlue", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-amex-acceptance-skyrockets-australia-launch-optblue", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "cambodia", "hong-kong", "japan", "yemen", "new-hampshire", "ukraine", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With less than two months before the state legislature convenes for its 2024 session, the Alabama Policy Institute has published a new report detailing the conservative group's opposition to any bills to expand gaming in the Yellowhammer State.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-20T07:55:09.000Z", "title": "Alabama Lawmakers Face Stiff Opposition To Gambling Expansion ", "slug": "gc-alabama-lawmakers-face-stiff-opposition-gambling-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Ohio Casino Control Commission's 2024 agenda is set to include updated amendments to its promotional and bonusing regulations that would restrict how operators offer inducements connected to non-gaming transactions.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-20T07:57:45.000Z", "title": "FanDuel, Fanatics Oppose Ohio’s Proposed Marketing Restrictions", "slug": "gc-fanduel-fanatics-oppose-ohios-proposed-marketing-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao’s Ministry of Finance confirmed on Tuesday that the highly anticipated National Ordinance for Games of Chance (LOK) has been officially submitted to Parliament. ", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-20T08:10:19.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Legislation Submitted To Parliament, Licensing Fees Revealed", "slug": "gc-curacao-proposed-licensing-fees-revealed", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "In 2024, the European Parliament is expected to adopt new legislation that will level the playing field for instant cross-border payments, opening up new opportunities for networks such as Thunes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Level Playing Field For Instant Cross-Border Payments Coming Soon To Europe", "slug": "pc-level-playing-field-instant-cross-border-payments-coming-soon-europe", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has warned and fined Svenska Spel’s Casino Cosmopol SEK2m (€179,500) for failures in anti-money laundering and terrorist financing policies.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-20T16:20:14.000Z", "title": "Sweden Fines Casino Cosmopol For AML Failures ", "slug": "gc-sweden-fines-casino-cosmopol-aml-failures", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Congress is edging closer to concluding its work for 2023 without giving final approval to a closely-watched bill to regulate sports betting and online casino games.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-21T03:41:52.000Z", "title": "Time Running Out For Brazil Online Betting Bill In 2023", "slug": "gc-time-running-out-brazil-online-betting-bill-2023", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Italy’s government has approved a decree for the reorganisation of online gambling, the first step in a reform process that will have an impact on the entire sector.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-21T04:12:10.000Z", "title": "Italian Cabinet Approves Online Gambling Reform Decree", "slug": "gc-italian-cabinet-approves-online-gambling-reform-decree", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "A UK parliamentary committee has called for a “precautionary approach” in gambling advertising, saying “there is scope for further regulation” to protect minors from exposure.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-21T07:07:35.000Z", "title": "UK Committee Seeks Cuts In Gambling Ads To Protect Minors", "slug": "gc-parliamentary-committee-seeks-cut-gambling-ads-protect-minors", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Malta fines Kindred Group's Trannel operation and demands reforms over anti-money laundering lapses, while Victorian regulatory fines for slots king ALH blow out to A$1m within four months.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-21T08:08:03.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: December 18-December 22, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-december-18-december-22-2023", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "angola", "canada", "brazil", "california", "victoria", "thailand", "malta", "texas", "spain"]}, {"summary": "Google has settled an antitrust case with all 50 US states, ANZ has launched the first bank-owned PayTo service for billers, and Payoneer has confirmed that a new tie-up with PayPal is coming soon.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Google Settles Antitrust Case With All 50 US States For $700m", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-google-settles-antitrust-case-all-50-us-states-700m", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "cambodia", "hong-kong", "japan", "yemen", "new-hampshire", "united-states", "ukraine", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Revolut hits pause on certain UK crypto services, US senator Liz Warren takes aim at the “revolving door” between government and crypto lobbyists, and Binance seals a $2.7bn settlement with the CFTC.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-12-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Revolut Suspends Crypto Purchases For UK Business Accounts", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-revolut-suspends-crypto-purchases-uk-business-accounts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Democratic state Senator Ron Watson has submitted his “final” version of a rewritten proposal to put internet gaming in front of Maryland voters next year, according to draft legislation obtained by Vixio GamblingCompliance.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-21T21:48:19.000Z", "title": "Updated Maryland iGaming Bill Raises Tax Rate, License Fee", "slug": "gc-updated-maryland-igaming-bill-raises-tax-rate-license-fee", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "After Kentucky enacted a ban this year, lawmakers in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Michigan are set to consider legislation in 2024 to determine the fate of unregulated gaming devices supposedly requiring player skill.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-21T21:56:46.000Z", "title": "Future Of 'Skill-Game' Machines Looks Different In Different States", "slug": "gc-future-skill-games-looks-different-different-states", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "kentucky", "michigan", "pennsylvania", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies gave the online gambling industry an early Christmas present in the small hours of Friday morning when it granted final approval to a bill to regulate both sports betting and online casino games.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-12-22T06:22:45.000Z", "title": "Brazil Congress Approves Online Casino, Sports-Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-brazil-congress-approves-online-casino-sports-betting-bill", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "A new era for gambling in Brazil began on December 30 when President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a law to regulate online gaming and sports betting, shifting the focus to Lula’s Ministry of Finance to implement the landmark legislation over the early months of 2024.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-02T03:38:23.000Z", "title": "Lula Launches New Era In Brazil Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-lula-launches-new-era-brazil-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Nagasaki’s campaign to host an integrated resort (IR) has collapsed after a central government ministerial advisory committee opposed the prefecture’s bid over funding, lack of operational experience and problem gambling concerns.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-02T07:26:09.000Z", "title": "Nagasaki's Integrated Resort Hopes Suffer Death Blow", "slug": "gc-nagasakis-integrated-resort-hopes-suffer-death-blow", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "Latvia’s central bank has jumped ahead of the EU’s soon-to-be-passed Instant Payments Regulation and has said that fintech companies will be granted access to the Baltic country’s retail payment system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Latvia To Offer Fintechs Direct Access To Payment System", "slug": "pc-latvia-offer-fintechs-direct-access-payment-system", "jurisdictions": ["latvia"]}, {"summary": "Colorado gaming regulators will begin work this month on new regulations to allow sports-betting exchanges to operate within the state after the chief executive of Novig Laboratories again requested to offer a wagering exchange.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-02T18:26:38.000Z", "title": "Colorado Moving Forward With Sports-Betting Exchange Rules", "slug": "gc-colorado-regulator-moves-forward-sports-betting-exchange-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s finance regulator has demanded that remittance companies suspend remittances to China through non-bank and non-card channels.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "money-transmission", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Stops Non-Bank, Non-Card Remittances To China", "slug": "pc-singapore-stops-non-bank-non-card-remittances-china", "jurisdictions": ["china", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "Leading European mobile payment solutions MB WAY, BANCOMAT Pay and Bizum have established a first step towards interoperability.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Mobile Payment Companies Reach Interoperability Agreement", "slug": "pc-european-mobile-payment-companies-reach-interoperability-agreement", "jurisdictions": ["italy", "portugal", "spain"]}, {"summary": "2023 was supposed to be the year that the UK government introduced regulation for the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry. However, the UK industry enters 2024 in limbo, even as other jurisdictions jump ahead.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'Government Is Busy Elsewhere': How BNPL Slipped Off The UK Agenda In 2023", "slug": "pc-government-busy-elsewhere-how-bnpl-slipped-uk-agenda-2023", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "singapore", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of Australia has confirmed that it expects the country’s payments industry to be ready to meet new standards on card tokenisation by the end of June 2025.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian PSPs Given 18 Months To Comply With New Tokenisation Standards", "slug": "pc-australian-psps-given-18-months-comply-new-tokenisation-standards", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Revolut profits have flat-lined despite significant customer growth in 2022, Brits broke a single-day cash withdrawal record just before Christmas, and Affirm has gone live at Walmart self-checkouts.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Revolut Revenue Tops $1bn But Higher Costs Wipe Out Profit Margin", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-revolut-revenue-tops-1bn-higher-costs-wipe-out-profit-margin", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Citing “worrying and undesirable developments”, the Dutch minister in charge of gambling issues is planning to tighten controls on voluntary deposit limits.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-03T16:25:21.000Z", "title": "Netherlands Plans Tighter Monthly Deposit, Spending Checks", "slug": "gc-dutch-government-plans-changes-deposit-limits-spending-checks", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Tech giants Meta, TikTok and Google have reportedly been warned by Brazil’s Ministry of Finance against breaking new sports-betting advertising regulations after failing to apply over-18 labels on their platforms.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-03T19:04:34.000Z", "title": "Brazil Warns Tech Giants To Obey Advertising Regulations", "slug": "gc-brazil-warns-tech-giants-comply-advertising-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "If it were up to the CEOs of Pavilion Payments or Sightline Payments, adoption of cashless wagering apps by casino patrons would be much further advanced than where it is in the early days of 2024.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-03T21:30:23.000Z", "title": "Wider Adoption Of Cashless By U.S. Gambling Industry Still A Year Away ", "slug": "gc-broader-adoption-cashless-us-gaming-industry-still-year-away", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "PrizePicks CEO Adam Wexler has said his company is looking to protect its fantasy-sports turf despite efforts in multiple states to curtail the company’s pick’em-style games, even as it prepares to launch a peer-to-peer product.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-03T21:34:27.000Z", "title": "PrizePicks Pledges To Defend Its Fantasy-Sports Turf", "slug": "gc-prizepicks-set-defend-single-statistic-fantasy-product", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Indian government is considering an about-face on online gaming regulation, potentially dispensing with industry self-regulation altogether and placing operators under direct government scrutiny.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-04T06:54:29.000Z", "title": "India Mulls Shelving Self-Regulation For Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-india-mulls-shelving-self-regulation-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "India’s payments success story continues as the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) hits another accomplishment, while the European Central Bank has issued five new tenders for the digital euro project.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UPI Hits 100bn Milestone", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-upi-hits-100bn-milestone", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "india", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "China has adopted a new set of regulations on non-bank payment institutions that will seek to modernise the sector and bring it under closer supervision of state regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "China Seeks To Modernise Non-Bank Payment Sector In New Regulations", "slug": "pc-china-seeks-modernise-non-bank-payment-sector-new-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "Entain has added an activist investor and critic to its board of directors.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-04T16:00:33.000Z", "title": "Entain Appoints Hedge Fund Boss Ricky Sandler To Board", "slug": "gc-entain-names-critic-board", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A district judge in Mexico has granted injunctions to three gaming operators that protect them from a November decree banning new licences for slot machines and other casino-style games.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-04T18:08:13.000Z", "title": "Mexican Operators Win Injunctions Against Presidential Decree", "slug": "gc-mexican-operators-win-injunction-against-presidential-decree", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Maine’s state lawmakers are considering three bills to expand tribal gaming to include internet gaming, casinos, historic horseracing and electronic beano, amid strong opposition from commercial casinos and the state gambling regulator.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-04T21:53:31.000Z", "title": "Bomb Threat Disrupts Debate On Maine Tribal iGaming", "slug": "gc-debate-over-expanding-gaming-disrupted-maine-state-house-evacuated", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maine"]}, {"summary": "The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) new gambling regulator has suspended part of the federation’s de facto lottery market without explanation, although recent prize winners are reportedly able to collect winnings.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-05T06:06:54.000Z", "title": "UAE Regulator Suspends Most Lottery Operations", "slug": "gc-uae-regulator-suspends-most-lottery-operations", "jurisdictions": ["united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "New research has found that UK BNPL users are increasingly falling behind on payments, Singapore has become the first jurisdiction to accept e-CNY, and China is seeking to improve foreign card acceptance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Quarter Of UK BNPL Users Hit By Late Fees", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-quarter-uk-bnpl-users-hit-late-fees", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "china", "india", "singapore", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Lithuania has continued its streak of actions against the payments industry, with two new fines being issued over non-compliance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Fines Two E-Money Institutions For Non-Compliance", "slug": "pc-lithuania-fines-two-e-money-institutions-non-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "A US judge issues three summary judgments against Terraform Labs, India moves to geo-block nine major crypto exchanges, and Binance reports a stellar year despite its compliance headaches.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: US Judge Rules That Terraform Labs Sold Securities Illegally", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-us-judge-rules-terraform-labs-sold-securities-illegally", "jurisdictions": ["india", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ecuador’s newly-elected President Daniel Noboa has asked the country's Constitutional Court to establish a referendum to reopen casinos and gaming halls as a part of his plan to tackle rising crime. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-05T17:02:02.000Z", "title": "Ecuador President Seeks Referendum To Legalize Casinos", "slug": "gc-ecuadors-president-asks-court-hold-referendum-legalize-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["ecuador", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "The German Ministry of Justice has proposed decriminalising illegal gambling and making it strictly an administrative offence, but the regulator calls the proposal “incomprehensible”.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-05T17:11:30.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Criticises Proposal To Decriminalise Illegal Gambling", "slug": "gc-german-proposal-decriminalise-illegal-gambling-criticised-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Bally's will reportedly launch sports betting in Massachusetts after its Rhode Island operation is up and running, while Betway withdraws its plans for the Bay State.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-05T17:20:42.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 1-January 5, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-1-january-5-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "brazil", "curacao", "california", "massachusetts", "ireland", "nebraska", "north-carolina", "oklahoma"]}, {"summary": "A national coalition of state lawmakers has announced it will form a committee to prepare model gambling legislation for states to consider, with online casino topping the agenda.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-05T23:41:01.000Z", "title": "U.S. State Lawmakers To Promote Model Online Casino Legislation", "slug": "gc-nclgs-prepare-model-online-casino-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Stockholm-listed B2B sports-betting provider Kambi has announced the resignation of CEO and co-founder Kristian Nylén this morning (December 8).", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-08T08:18:26.000Z", "title": "Kambi Announces Resignation Of Co-Founding CEO", "slug": "gc-kambi-announces-departure-co-founding-ceo", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have unveiled new frameworks for short-term credit agreements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Regulation Comes To The Middle East ", "slug": "pc-bnpl-regulation-comes-middle-east", "jurisdictions": ["saudi-arabia", "united-arab-emirates", "new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN) is aiming to roll out commercial use cases in 2024, starting with cross-border transfers and swaps, that could challenge Swift.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UDPN's Single Network For Regulated Digital Currencies Prepares To Challenge Swift", "slug": "pc-udpns-single-network-regulated-digital-currencies-prepares-challenge-swift", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "HSBC has quit its retail banking business in France, Spain has named three partners that will take part in a major CBDC pilot, and India has hit a digital rupee milestone by issuing salary payments in CBDC.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: HSBC Completes Sale Of Retail Banking Business In France", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-hsbc-completes-sale-retail-banking-business-france", "jurisdictions": ["india", "france", "spain"]}, {"summary": "Attorney general Michelle Henry has filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking a review of a lower state court’s ruling that skill-game machines are not illegal, according to the filing obtained by Vixio GamblingCompliance.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-08T20:29:42.000Z", "title": "Attorney General Seeks Pennsylvania Supreme Court Review Of Skill-Games Decision", "slug": "gc-attorney-general-seeks-pennsylvania-supreme-court-review-skill-games-decision", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Operators of pick’em-style fantasy sports games continue to make their case for improved clarity when it comes to what type of offerings states will permit.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-08T23:41:26.000Z", "title": "Pick'em Fantasy Operators Call For Clearer State Guidelines", "slug": "gc-pickem-fantasy-operators-call-clearer-state-guidelines", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "Adyen has unveiled a direct connection to the UK’s Faster Payments service, a new report has warned that instant payments are helping criminals, and Škoda has launched an in-car payment service.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Adyen Builds Direct Connection To UK Faster Payments In 'Record Time'", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-adyen-builds-direct-connection-uk-faster-payments-record-time", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "belgium", "india", "denmark", "france", "germany", "luxembourg", "spain", "switzerland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Last year, the EU pushed forwards on payment services reforms, the digital euro and instant payments regulation. 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"publishedDate": "2024-01-09T21:07:15.000Z", "title": "Industry Voices Push For Uniform Responsible Gaming Regulation ", "slug": "gc-industry-voices-push-uniform-responsible-gaming-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "louisiana"]}, {"summary": "California sports-betting proponents have begun signature collecting in an effort to qualify their amended measure for this year’s ballot, despite opposition from many Indian tribes.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-09T21:22:27.000Z", "title": "Opposition Remains As Efforts Underway For California Sports-Betting Initiative", "slug": "gc-opposition-remains-signature-collection-underway-california-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "Evidence of tension in online gambling enforcement in the Philippines has emerged via a botched raid by a sports gambling regulator on a legitimate offshore-facing 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"2024-01-10T15:38:57.000Z", "title": "French Regulator Warns Of Marketing Risks Ahead Of Busy Sports Year", "slug": "gc-french-regulator-warns-marketing-risks-ahead-busy-sports-year", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "As lawmakers return for Virginia’s 2024 legislative session on Wednesday, debate is set to resume on whether to clear the way for ballot referendums to determine if a fifth or even sixth casino is built.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-10T18:09:33.000Z", "title": "Casino Expansion On Virginia's 2024 Legislative Agenda", "slug": "gc-legislature-debate-if-virginia-remains-lover-casino-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Regulations from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs that could streamline tribal efforts to expand into online gambling remain pending more than a year after their initial proposal.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", 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"Polish MP Calls On New Government To Loosen Cash Poker Regulations", "slug": "gc-polish-mp-calls-new-government-loosen-cash-poker-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao’s draft National Ordinance on Gambling is running into complaints, with the influential Advisory Council saying it has a “number of objections” and recommending that it be extensively revised.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-11T21:39:27.000Z", "title": "Draft Curaçao Online Gambling Bill Draws Fire", "slug": "gc-draft-curacao-online-gambling-bill-draws-fire", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "A Florida senator has filed two bills that would legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports while trying to ban pick’em style contests that gaming regulators believe may violate state law, while a third proposal moves through the legislature.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-11T21:45:04.000Z", "title": "Legal Clarity For Fantasy Sports On Florida Legislative Agenda ", "slug": "gc-clarifying-legality-fantasy-sports-florida-legislative-agenda", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Georgia legislators have taken the first step in a renewed effort to enact sports betting in the state, with potential enabling legislation clearing a Senate committee on the second day of the 2024 session.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-11T23:17:42.000Z", "title": "Georgia Committee Advances Sports-Betting Legislation", "slug": "gc-georgia-committee-recommends-sports-betting-enabling-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "New efforts to legalize online casino gaming in New York, which would be a crown jewel for the slowly-expanding U.S. iGaming market, began in earnest Thursday with the 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"pc-week-crypto-bitcoiners-celebrate-sec-approval-spot-etfs", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "UK trade group the Betting and Gambling Council is looking for a new chief executive, as it prepares for a leadership reshuffle following the news that chair Brigid Simmonds is stepping down from her role in April.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T16:16:16.000Z", "title": "Chair Of UK Trade Group Stepping Down In April ", "slug": "gc-chair-uk-trade-group-bgc-stepping-down-april", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao’s finance minister has complained of “misinformation” about its draft online gambling bill, adding that a licensing timeline issued on December 20 has not 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"Fixed-odds betting has often been cited as a way to modernize the U.S. horseracing industry, but one of the challenges for those in the business remains concerns over how it affects pari-mutuel wagering.", "sectors": ["racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T22:07:37.000Z", "title": "Cannibalization Remains Key Concern For U.S. Fixed-Odds Wagering Expansion", "slug": "gc-cannibalization-remains-major-concern-fixed-odds-wagering-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colorado", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Now that the final cheers have sounded over the passage of Brazil's sports-betting and online gaming law after an arduous five-year battle, industry advocates are shifting focus to what the new legislation could mean for the passage of a larger gambling expansion bill down the line. ", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T22:07:38.000Z", "title": "Brazil Online Betting Law Affects Broader Gambling Expansion", "slug": "gc-brazil-sports-betting-law-complicates-large-gambling-bill", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Two members of the U.S. Congress have introduced legislation to redirect some of the monies raised through the federal excise tax paid on each legal sports bet to fund problem gambling research and treatment.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T22:18:31.000Z", "title": "U.S. Federal Bill Seeks To Address Problem Gambling Through Sports-Betting Tax", "slug": "gc-us-congress-consider-federal-excise-tax-problem-gambling-treatment-research", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "Brazil is set to restrict applications for online gambling licences to just two specific windows per year, rather than 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"jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "Alarmed by a decision to suspend all non-bank and non-card remittances to China, lawmakers in Singapore are checking for further signs of turbulence in the remittance market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lawmakers Panicked By Singapore Lockdown On Remittances To China", "slug": "pc-lawmakers-panicked-singapore-lockdown-remittances-china", "jurisdictions": ["china", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "TrueLayer has been officially authorised to take part in the open banking scheme, which is led by the European Payments Council.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "TrueLayer Becomes First Participant In SPAA Scheme", "slug": "pc-truelayer-becomes-first-participant-spaa-scheme", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A fintech 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"gc-armenia-approves-legal-change-targeting-foreign-online-operators", "jurisdictions": ["armenia"]}, {"summary": "India has announced that three of its largest UPI apps can now connect to Singapore’s PayNow, Malta has revealed that its AML fines are going unpaid, and Singapore has charged a suspect for offering unlicensed payment services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: India-Singapore Instant Payments Linkage Branches Out To Major UPI Apps", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-india-singapore-instant-payments-linkage-branches-out-major-upi", "jurisdictions": ["india", "singapore", "malta", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Parliament’s rapporteur for the Single Currency Package has released suggested amendments to the euro banknotes proposal, including increased reporting requirements for payment service providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEP Wants To Strengthen EU's Access To Cash Law", "slug": "pc-mep-wants-strengthen-eus-access-cash-law", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "US technology giant Google is preparing to open up support for game types and operators not covered by existing licensing, paving the way for new opportunities in Brazil, Mexico and India.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-16T14:28:38.000Z", "title": "Google Play Heralds 'New Approach' To Real Money Games", "slug": "gc-google-play-heralds-new-approach-real-money-games", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "united-states", "brazil", "india", "mexico", "latin-america", "asia", "africa"]}, {"summary": "The UK parliament must debate the future of gambling affordability after a petition demanding an end to plans for mandatory financial risk checks passed 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new UN report on East and Southeast Asian gambling-linked criminal networks has warned that underground activity is set to worsen on the back of generative artificial intelligence (AI), data mining, cryptocurrencies and other advanced technology.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-17T07:27:03.000Z", "title": "UN Report Demands Tough Response To Online Gaming Crime In Asia", "slug": "gc-un-report-wants-tough-response-online-gaming-crime-asia", "jurisdictions": ["cambodia", "laos", "macau", "myanmar", "philippines", "taiwan", "asia"]}, {"summary": "Google has committed to helping India’s UPI instant payments system expand its footprint overseas, while Spain’s Iberpay has reported strong growth in the use of instant transfers on its network.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Google Signs MoU To Promote Global Expansion Of India's UPI", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-google-signs-mou-promote-global-expansion-indias-upi", "jurisdictions": ["india", "singapore", "malta", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "2023 was non-stop for the UK payments regulator. In an exclusive interview, a senior official at the Payment Systems Regulator tells Vixio that variable recurring payments (VRPs) and open banking will be key in 2024.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator To Focus On VRP Expansion In 2024", "slug": "pc-uk-regulator-focus-vrp-expansion-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime has named Tether as one of the “most popular” money laundering vehicles for criminals in East and Southeast Asia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tether Described As Money Laundering Vehicle Of Choice In New UN Report", "slug": "pc-tether-described-money-laundering-vehicle-choice-new-un-report", "jurisdictions": ["china", "asia"]}, {"summary": "Epic Games, publisher of the Fortnite video game series, has condemned the “sad outcome” of its three-year fight to open up the Apple App Store to third-party payments providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Supreme Court Hands Apple Partial Victory Against Epic Games", "slug": "pc-us-supreme-court-hands-apple-partial-victory-against-epic-games", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "An academic specialising in loot boxes has said the UK government should make it clear what rate of compliance with loot box self-regulation it will consider a failure, as fears persist that they stray too close to gambling.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-17T14:27:36.000Z", "title": "UK Not Forgotten About Loot Boxes, Says Academic", "slug": "gc-uk-not-forgotten-about-loot-boxes-says-academic", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The already tenuous hopes for online casino legislation in New York this year were dealt a further blow with a lack of upfront support from the state’s governor.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-17T23:19:35.000Z", "title": "New York Governor Leaves Online Casino Out Of Budget Plan", "slug": "gc-new-york-governor-leaves-online-casino-out-budget-plan", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Australian corporate bookmaker SportChamps has been convicted and fined after an eighth prosecution of the company for illegal advertising in six years, but without suffering a substantial penalty for repeat offending.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-18T07:18:48.000Z", "title": "Eighth NSW Conviction For Bookmaker Points To Poor Deterrence", "slug": "gc-eighth-nsw-conviction-bookmaker-points-poor-deterrence", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s police force has announced that it prevented nearly $70m in potential scam losses in Q4 of last year, while the Maltese financial watchdog has released a new consultation on the implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Singapore Leverages 'Robotic' Technology To Prevent $69m In Losses To Scams", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-singapore-leverages-robotic-technology-prevent-69m-losses-scams", "jurisdictions": ["india", "singapore", "malta", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch Data Protection Authority has imposed a fine of €150,000 International Card Services BV (ICS) over non-compliance with data privacy rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Fines ICS Over GDPR Violations", "slug": "pc-dutch-regulator-fines-ics-over-gdpr-violations", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority has extended its guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risks to crypto-asset service providers as part of ongoing efforts to combat financial crime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Extends AML Guidelines To Crypto-Asset Service Providers", "slug": "pc-eba-extends-aml-guidelines-crypto-asset-service-providers", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) said it has completed a market-wide investigation into match-fixing risks, with a focus on bets on amateur competitions.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-18T17:41:41.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Closes Match-Fixing Investigation ", "slug": "gc-dutch-regulator-launches-match-fixing-investigation", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A pair of bills have reappeared in the West Virginia legislature to give gaming regulators the ability to ban gamblers who harass athletes or coaches, as well as granting officials oversight of independent tout and handicapper evaluators.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-18T22:20:29.000Z", "title": "West Virginia Considers Sports-Betting Harassment Ban, Regulating Touts", "slug": "gc-west-virginia-considers-sports-betting-harassment-ban-regulating-touts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland", "west-virginia"]}, {"summary": "The Philippine justice secretary has called for immigration personnel to be swapped out, for fear they will destroy evidence of mass visa issuances involving fake companies, some of which likely mask illegal online gambling operations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-19T07:31:37.000Z", "title": "Mass Visa Debacle Implicates Philippine Immigration Officials", "slug": "gc-mass-visa-debacle-implicates-philippine-immigration-officials-anew", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Controversial Republican candidate Donald Trump has come out against a possible central bank digital currency in the US. Meanwhile, Belgium’s new \"Banker’s Oath\" has come into force.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Trump Will Trump Digital Dollar", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-trump-will-trump-digital-dollar", "jurisdictions": ["belgium", "india", "singapore", "malta", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "EU negotiators have provisionally agreed on the anti-money laundering regulation, after tightening up rules regarding crypto-assets. However, decisions on the location of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority remain unresolved.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Legislators Reach Agreement On 'Necessary' AML Package", "slug": "pc-eu-legislators-reach-agreement-necessary-aml-package", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "belgium"]}, {"summary": "The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) received 1.6m reports related to the exploitation of identity processes, the latest statistics show.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US: Identity-Related Exploits Amount To $212bn", "slug": "pc-us-identity-related-exploits-amount-212bn", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Tether custodian shares an eyewitness account of Tether’s reserve assets, Chainalysis reports another bumper year for crypto crime, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents attempt to distance themselves from the crimes of their son.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: We Have Seen Tether's Billions, Top Custodian Tells Davos", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-we-have-seen-tethers-billions-top-custodian-tells-davos", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "russia"]}, {"summary": "Google’s plan to open up support for game types and operators not covered by existing licensing will bring “significant changes” to the online gambling industry, according to app developer mkodo.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-19T15:19:58.000Z", "title": "Google's Plans Will Bring 'Significant Changes' To Online Gambling, Says App Developer", "slug": "gc-googles-plans-will-bring-significant-changes-online-gambling-says-app-developer", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "brazil", "india", "mexico", "north-america", "latin-america", "asia", "africa"]}, {"summary": "A company is fined by a Denmark court over advertising compliance and Caesars preliminary results suggest losses will be cut in its online division.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-19T18:35:16.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 15-January 19, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-15-january-19-2024", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "united-states", "arizona", "denmark", "macau", "france", "missouri", "new-mexico", "ohio", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A key New York lawmaker said he will not give up his pursuit of online casino legislation despite its absence from the governor’s executive budget proposal earlier this week and continued opposition from key union groups.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-19T21:16:07.000Z", "title": "New York Senator To Continue iGaming Pursuit Despite Setback", "slug": "gc-ny-legislator-plans-continue-igaming-pursuit-despite-setback", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "After a review of its existing statutes, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved a letter to send to the legislature proposing amendments to the state's gaming, sports betting and horseracing laws, but declined to include revisions to its pre-employment restrictions.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-19T21:53:34.000Z", "title": "Revisions To Employment Restrictions Not On Massachusetts Regulator's Legislative Wishlist ", "slug": "gc-revisions-employment-restrictions-not-among-massachusetts-regulators-legislative", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "The Office of Lottery and Gaming in Washington, D.C. said it intends to make changes to its beleaguered sports-betting platform during a contentious DC Council hearing in which a key lawmaker expressed frustration with the underperforming product.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-22T06:38:17.000Z", "title": "DC Lottery Looking For Sports-Betting Reset", "slug": "gc-dc-lottery-intralot-plan-subcontract-sports-betting-operation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "The head of Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has promised a series of material cuts to offshore-facing online operator (POGO) fees by 2025, as it pushes back against growing hostility to the online industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-22T07:12:36.000Z", "title": "Philippine Regulator To Slash Fees For Online Operators", "slug": "gc-philippine-regulator-slash-fees-online-operators", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "France’s national lottery operator FDJ is poised to execute a takeover bid for online gambling operator Kindred that it says would “give birth to a European champion”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-22T07:47:44.000Z", "title": "FDJ €2.6bn Kindred Takeover Bid Would Create 'European Champion'", "slug": "gc-fdj-eu26bn-kindred-takeover-bid-would-create-european-champion", "jurisdictions": ["france", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has said it is seeking feedback on new commitments from Apple to open up access to its near-field communication (NFC) technology, following a four-year antitrust case.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple To Open Up NFC Access To Competitors ", "slug": "pc-apple-open-nfc-access-competitors", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Elon Musk’s X app has taken another step in its quest to become an “everything app”. With others also looking to become one-stop shops, is the West ready for super apps?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "One App To Rule Them All: Can The West Replicate Southeast Asia's Super App Boom?", "slug": "pc-one-app-rule-them-all-can-west-replicate-southeast-asias-super-app-boom", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "china", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The EU has launched an expanded sanctions framework to target funders of Hamas, and Trustly has completed its merger with Paris-based recurring payments platform SlimPay.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: EU Launches New Sanctions Framework Targeting Hamas", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-eu-launches-new-sanctions-framework-targeting-hamas", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "france"]}, {"summary": "Three sweepstakes-based casino and sports-betting operators have been forced to exit the Michigan market after receiving cease-and-desist letters from state gaming regulators accusing them of offering illegal online gambling.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-22T17:59:01.000Z", "title": "Michigan Cracks Down On Sweepstakes Casinos", "slug": "gc-michigan-crackdown-sweepstakes-casinos-targets-three-companies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "Ecuador’s embattled new President Daniel Noboa has withdrawn a petition to reopen casinos and gaming halls in the country from the Constitutional Court two weeks after first proposing it. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-22T20:39:39.000Z", "title": "Ecuador Withdraws Casino Openings Amid Violence", "slug": "gc-ecuador-withdraws-casino-question-amidst-violence", "jurisdictions": ["ecuador"]}, {"summary": "Spotify has condemned the outcome of a major antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Crédit Agricole has taken a minority stake in Worldline, and the payments department of a US government agency has been hacked for $7.5m.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Spotify 'Outraged' By Apple's New 27 Percent Commission On In-App Payments", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-spotify-outraged-apples-new-27-percent-commission-app-payments", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "france", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) comes into effect in less than a year, as firms try to get their heads around the EU’s mammoth IT regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "DORA 'Takes Shape' As First Guidelines Sent For Commission Approval ", "slug": "pc-dora-takes-shape-first-guidelines-sent-commission-approval", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A new report from TSB has found that more than a third of adverts on Facebook Marketplace could be scams, following similar warnings last year in response to a \"huge\" rise in Facebook fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "TSB Issues 'Urgent Warning' To Consumers Over Facebook Marketplace Scams", "slug": "pc-tsb-issues-urgent-warning-consumers-over-facebook-marketplace-scams", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "The head of Nigeria’s trade association for state gambling regulators has called for standardised technical requirements for gaming machines and an agreement with regulators on the continent to tackle illegal gambling. ", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-23T16:22:27.000Z", "title": "Nigerian State Regulators Call For Continental Enforcement Agreements", "slug": "gc-nigerian-state-regulators-call-continental-enforcement-agreements", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "africa"]}, {"summary": "The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission has signed off on amendments to its casino and sports-betting regulations to clarify and expand the requirements for responsible gambling and who has access to its voluntary exclusion list.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-23T21:01:25.000Z", "title": "Colorado Clarifies Responsible Gambling, Patron Exclusion Rules ", "slug": "gc-colorado-clarifies-responsible-gambling-patron-exclusion-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "The New South Wales state government said it is engaged in an “escalation in enforcement response” against improper ATM locations in licensed gambling venues, part of a wider, toughening response to industry non-compliance.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-24T07:31:12.000Z", "title": "New South Wales Regulator Puts Slots Venues On Notice", "slug": "gc-nsw-regulator-puts-slots-venues-notice-over-atms", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s Economic and Social Research Institute has said it stands by its estimate that one in every 30 adults experience problem gambling in Ireland after its data was challenged by Flutter CEO Peter Jackson in the local media.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-24T07:52:43.000Z", "title": "Irish Researchers Defend High Problem Gambling Estimate", "slug": "gc-irish-researchers-defend-far-higher-problem-gambling-estimate", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Worldline has announced that more of its paytech infrastructure will be moving to Google Cloud, a Volante survey has found that instant payments are a “must-have” for US banks, and a Hong Kong central bank imposter is on the loose.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Worldline Expands Paytech Partnership With Google Cloud", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-worldline-expands-paytech-partnership-google-cloud", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "france", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Governments in the three jurisdictions have unveiled a new set of designations, following actions taken by the EU last week.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US, UK, Australia Impose New Sanctions On Hamas Officials", "slug": "pc-us-uk-australia-impose-new-sanctions-hamas-officials", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "israel", "palestine", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A decision by proponents to discontinue efforts to put a sports-betting initiative proposal on the state ballot in November underscores the pivotal role that Indian tribes will play in eventually bringing legal sports wagering to California and other states.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-24T22:48:31.000Z", "title": "Tribes Hold Key To Sports Betting In Holdout U.S. States", "slug": "gc-tribes-hold-key-sports-betting-crucial-us-states", "jurisdictions": ["california", "minnesota", "oklahoma"]}, {"summary": "Missouri legislators have begun the process of once again trying to move sports-betting legislation, although the weariness of multiple failed attempts was on display during a hearing on Tuesday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-24T23:07:32.000Z", "title": "Missouri Legislators Begin New Sports-Betting Effort", "slug": "gc-missouri-legislators-begin-new-sports-betting-effort", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "Legal experts are hoping to convince government officials that Brazil’s new online gambling law is broad enough to encompass a full range of online casino products, despite recent indications that certain popular games could be prohibited.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-25T03:29:48.000Z", "title": "'Fixed-Odds' In Focus As Brazil Mulls Limits On Online Casino ", "slug": "gc-fixed-odds-focus-brazil-mulls-limits-online-casino", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Visa has sealed a major acquisition of Pismo, a global cloud-native issuer processing platform, and Germany’s financial regulator has named operational resilience as one of its key focuses in 2024.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Visa Completes $1bn Acquisition Of Pismo Card-Issuing Platform", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-visa-completes-1bn-acquisition-pismo-card-issuing-platform", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "france", "germany", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "One of the EU’s key infrastructure providers has completed its acquisition of French payment fraud prevention service SEPAmail.eu, in a sign of clearing houses bringing on value-added services for customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "STET Finalises SEPAmail.eu Acquisition", "slug": "pc-stet-finalises-sepamaileu-acquisition", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Artificial intelligence (AI) never strayed far from the headlines last year, and 2024 looks set to be the same story. However, the risk of AI being used by bad actors could lead to problems for the financial services sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "AI Will Continue To Present Opportunities ... And Risks", "slug": "pc-ai-will-continue-present-opportunities-and-risks", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After a 60-day consultation period, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is currently reviewing its proposed regulations on non-bank payment apps. Facing a backlash from the industry, how are the proposals likely to evolve?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "What's Next For The CFPB's Rulemaking On Non-Bank Payment Apps?", "slug": "pc-whats-next-cfpbs-rulemaking-non-bank-payment-apps", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to “revolutionise” decision-making and security, as well as improve products in the casino and sports-betting industry, according to a software expert working in the implementation of AI.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-25T16:50:24.000Z", "title": "AI Can 'Revolutionise' Gambling Industry, Says Developer ", "slug": "gc-ai-can-revolutionise-gambling-industry-says-developer", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "north-america", "latin-america", "asia", "africa"]}, {"summary": "The decision whether to issue a Pope County casino license is once again with the Arkansas Racing Commission, but commissioners are not expected to decide on reopening an application period before first reviewing proposed rules to govern a new application process.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-25T22:24:23.000Z", "title": "Arkansas Reviewing Rules To Reopen Pope County Casino Licensing", "slug": "gc-arkansas-reviewing-rules-reopen-pope-county-casino-licensing", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arkansas"]}, {"summary": "Mobile sports betting in North Carolina is set to launch before the start of the March Madness college basketball tournament on March 11, the state’s gaming regulator announced Wednesday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-25T22:29:57.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Announces March 11 Mobile Betting Launch", "slug": "gc-north-carolina-announces-march-11-mobile-betting-launch", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "north-carolina"]}, {"summary": "Philippine members of Congress are lining up to attack the nation’s lottery regulator over the creation of an e-lotto platform outside due process.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-26T07:28:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Regulator Under Congressional Attack Over E-Lotto", "slug": "gc-philippine-regulator-under-congressional-attack-over-e-lotto", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "888 details its battle against poker bots, Nevada regulator website downed by hackers and Fallsview Casino Resort fined in Ontario.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-26T07:30:08.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 22-January 26, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-22-january-26-2024", "jurisdictions": ["curacao", "colorado", "japan", "kentucky", "nevada", "netherlands", "pennsylvania", "virginia", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Lawmakers in Ireland are set to vote on a new bill that could mandate cash acceptance and ATM provision, and India’s Razorpay has launched a new instant refunds feature for failed UPI transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Ireland Moves Towards Mandating Cash Acceptance At Certain Retailers", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-ireland-moves-towards-mandating-cash-acceptance-certain-retailers", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "india", "france", "germany", "ireland", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued a public 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["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A rookie NFL player was arrested Thursday on charges that he used an alias account to place thousands of wagers while underage, including bets on his college team.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-26T19:59:49.000Z", "title": "NFL Player Criminally Charged For Placing Underage Bets", "slug": "gc-nfl-player-criminally-charged-placing-underage-bets", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "louisiana"]}, {"summary": "Two MGM Resorts International casinos in Las Vegas have agreed to pay a combined $7.45m to resolve alleged violations of federal anti-money laundering laws in a settlement connected to the guilty plea by former gaming executive Scott Sibella.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-26T22:07:41.000Z", "title": "MGM Casinos To Pay $7.45m Fine To Avoid Federal AML Charges", "slug": "gc-mgm-resorts-casinos-pay-745m-fine-related-executive-guilty-plea", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Forthcoming regulations should clearly define the scope of Brazil’s apparent ban on online betting bonuses to avoid distorted competition among operators who may arrive at varying legal interpretations, according to industry executives and lawyers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-29T02:18:08.000Z", "title": "Industry Calls For Clarity Over Brazil Bonus Ban", "slug": "gc-industry-calls-clarity-over-brazil-bonus-ban", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "New bipartisan legislation that would legalize mobile sports betting has revived a years-long legal debate in Georgia as to whether the activity can be approved without amending the state’s constitution.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-29T03:53:28.000Z", "title": "Georgia Senators Present Bipartisan Sports-Betting Plan", "slug": "gc-georgia-legislators-present-bipartisan-sports-betting-plan", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "France’s gambling regulator ANJ has promised a renewed fight against illegal gambling as it unveiled its strategy for the next two years, but emphasised that a need to drive down excessive gambling “inspires all its actions”.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-29T07:34:30.000Z", "title": "French Regulator Reveals New Strategy", "slug": "gc-french-regulator-reveals-new-strategy", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "De Nederlandsche Bank has recently consulted on best practices for dealing with sub-merchants, an area of payment and e-money institutions business that poses potential money laundering risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Sub-Merchant Expectations On Horizon For Dutch Payment And E-Money Firms", "slug": "pc-new-sub-merchant-expectations-horizon-dutch-payment-and-e-money-firms", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of England has responded to its first public consultation on the digital pound with new assurances on user privacy and control — two key concerns among the public.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of England Tries To Allay Privacy Concerns In CBDC Consultation Response", "slug": "pc-bank-england-tries-allay-privacy-concerns-cbdc-consultation-response", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Europe’s latest open banking scheme has welcomed its two newest members, and Alipay+ 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Around Ad Restrictions", "slug": "gc-irish-regulator-dismisses-concerns-around-gambling-ad-restricitons", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Virginia lawmakers are preparing to revisit the two landmark laws from 2020 that brought legal sports betting and casino gaming to the state, as they weigh alternative host cities for casinos and reconsider a prohibition on wagers on in-state college teams.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-29T19:48:13.000Z", "title": "Gaming Bills On The Move In Virginia", "slug": "gc-gaming-bills-move-virginia-general-assembly", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Eventus International, organiser of the SPiCE India gaming conference and exhibition, has rejected a media report that it relocated this year’s Goa event to the Sri Lankan capital to avoid legal or immigration problems over gambling company sponsors.", "sectors": ["affiliates", 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["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Northern Ireland’s All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling (APG) is preparing a list of recommendations to the Northern Ireland Executive on gambling reforms, but legal changes are still likely many years away.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-30T16:35:07.000Z", "title": "Northern Ireland APG Preparing Gambling Reform Recommendations", "slug": "gc-northern-ireland-lawmakers-preparing-gambling-reform-recomendations", "jurisdictions": ["northern-ireland"]}, {"summary": "The Brazilian Ministry of Finance is reportedly preparing an ordinance to control sponsored content from influencers and celebrities when it comes to endorsing online gambling. ", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-30T19:26:38.000Z", "title": "Brazil To Curb Social Media Influencers' Endorsement Of Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-brazil-comes-social-media-influencers-endorsement-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Maryland Democratic state Senator Ron Watson has filed two internet gaming bills that could potentially raise millions of dollars in new tax revenue if concerns over cannibalization of gaming revenues and job losses can be addressed.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-30T21:58:27.000Z", "title": "Maryland Bills Set Stage For Online Gaming Push", "slug": "gc-maryland-set-consider-asking-voters-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "China’s lottery industry hit an all-time volume record in 2023, racking up a 36.5 percent increase in sales to $81bn on the back of an aggressive 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"gc-georgia-sports-betting-legislation-clears-first-hurdle", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated its central bank’s 50th anniversary with a cross-border digital currency transaction, while Luxembourg’s bankers have shared their concerns about the EU’s open finance plans.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UAE Completes Cross-Border CBDC Transaction With China", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uae-completes-cross-border-cbdc-transaction-china", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "china", "united-arab-emirates", "pakistan", "luxembourg", "united-states", "netherlands", "switzerland"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Labour Party has said that it will “deliver the next phase” of open banking and “embrace the potential” of open finance in a new statement 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"title": "Belgian Minister Calls For Risk Scores On Every Gambling Game", "slug": "gc-belgian-minister-calls-risk-scores-every-gambling-game", "jurisdictions": ["belgium"]}, {"summary": "Two of eight mobile sports-betting operators had planned to exit Massachusetts within the next few weeks but now an exact date is still to be determined as regulators failed to approve their cessation plans.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-02T23:25:39.000Z", "title": "WynnBET, Betr Exits From Massachusetts Delayed", "slug": "gc-wynnbet-betr-exit-massachusetts-delayed", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Legislation to permit mobile sports betting cleared the Georgia Senate on Thursday, but with a major catch that could impede the bill’s future progress.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-02T23:33:18.000Z", "title": "Georgia, Mississippi Mobile Betting Bills Clear First Chambers", "slug": "gc-georgia-mississippi-sports-betting-bills-clear-first-chambers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "georgia-u-s", "mississippi"]}, {"summary": "The New South Wales (NSW) state government is set to require gambling venues with more than 20 electronic gaming machines to appoint full-time floorwalkers to monitor problem gambling behaviour.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-05T07:29:51.000Z", "title": "NSW Mandates Problem Gambling Floorwalkers At Slots Venues", "slug": "gc-nsw-mandates-problem-gambling-floorwalkers-slots-venues", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Gambling operators in the Netherlands face the prospect of an enforced “single customer view”, as officials also warn that a full advertising ban looms if the industry cannot improve its image.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-05T07:37:42.000Z", "title": "Dutch Government Mulls Single Customer View", "slug": "gc-dutch-government-mulls-single-customer-view", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Ohio’s governor and the National Collegiate Athletic Administration (NCAA) are pushing for the state to restrict proposition betting on college sports, citing ongoing concerns over gambling-related harassment of the players.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-05T08:36:57.000Z", "title": "Ohio Governor, NCAA Call For Prop Bet Restrictions", "slug": "gc-ohio-governor-ncaa-call-prop-bet-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "Indian conglomerate Tata has been tipped to unseat Vocalink as the operator of the UK’s instant payment system, and the Reserve Bank of India has warned against a rise in KYC updation fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Tata Reportedly Set For Faster Payments Takeover In UK", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-tata-reportedly-set-faster-payments-takeover-uk", "jurisdictions": ["india", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Revolut is the latest fintech to launch a mobile wallet aimed at streamlining cross-border payments, as remittances drive the adoption of digital payments between smartphones.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fintechs Look To Remittances To Drive Mobile Wallet Reach", "slug": "pc-fintechs-look-remittances-drive-mobile-wallet-reach", "jurisdictions": ["middle-east-and-africa", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Key EU trade associations are seeking clarification on an important recital in the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation 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"2024-02-06T07:19:30.000Z", "title": "PAGCOR Says Online Licensees Crime-Free, Warns Suppliers", "slug": "gc-pagcor-says-online-licensees-crime-free-warns-suppliers", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "India’s central bank has ordered a review of internal compliance monitoring processes among regulated entities, and the Bank of Japan has confirmed that it will switch to the latest version of ISO 20022 in November 2025.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: RBI Says Time For FIs To Get Smart About Internal Compliance Monitoring", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-rbi-says-time-fis-get-smart-about-internal-compliance-monitoring", "jurisdictions": ["india", "japan", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Following a “stringent” move by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Paytm Payments Bank may now be on borrowed time, but its licence remains intact — at least for now.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'Persistent Non-Compliance' Triggers RBI Lockdown On India's Paytm Bank", "slug": "pc-persistent-non-compliance-triggers-rbi-lockdown-indias-paytm-bank", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "US privacy regulations are becoming a complex web of federal and state laws, with new rules at both levels set to be adopted this year as the country moves towards open banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fragmented US Privacy Laws To Challenge Payment Firms", "slug": "pc-fragmented-us-privacy-laws-challenge-payment-firms", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) debated the Instant Payments Regulation on Monday (February 5), which is due to be voted on during a plenary 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Gambling Commission To Launch Financial Risk Check Pilot Scheme", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-announces-financial-risk-check-pilot-ice", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao has licensed the first gambling company under its transitional regime, as it moves towards complete reform of its controversial licensing system.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-06T15:17:44.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Issues First New Look Licence", "slug": "gc-curacao-issues-first-new-look-licence", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "Black markets are an “area of criminality”, with most marketplaces “inherently compromised by crime”, said an executive with a company that monitors illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-06T20:45:34.000Z", "title": "Panel Debates Black, White, Grey Gambling Markets", "slug": "gc-panel-debates-black-white-grey-gambling-markets", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "Two hearings for sports-betting operators seeking to exit Massachusetts are expected to resume Thursday, while no date has been set yet for an adjudicatory hearing concerning BetMGM accepting thousands of proposition bets on college football games in violation of state regulations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-06T21:43:35.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts To Take Action Over BetMGM College Prop Bets ", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-could-fine-punish-betmgm-over-college-prop-bets", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Worldline has equipped Commerzbank to meet new instant payments regulations in the EU and Switzerland, while Tesco has given the all-clear following a major one-day outage of its 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market is braced for more difficulties this year despite 2023 being the “toughest year for the industry”, according to the vice president of trade group Rombet, Dan Iliovici.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-07T14:19:14.000Z", "title": "Romanian Gambling Industry Braced For Another 'Tough' Year", "slug": "gc-romanian-gambling-industry-braced-another-tough-year", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "The simmering war between DraftKings and Fanatics has taken a new turn, with DraftKings suing a former company executive claiming he stole confidential information and took it with him to a new position at the rival operator.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-07T21:03:43.000Z", "title": "DraftKings, Fanatics Battle On Display In New Lawsuit", "slug": "gc-draftkings-fanatics-battle-display-new-lawsuit", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "José Francisco Manssur, who is tipped to become Brazil’s chief gambling regulator, has revealed that the first licensing window for online betting will be open from March to June.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-07T21:19:21.000Z", "title": "Brazil's First Licensing Window To Open In March", "slug": "gc-brazils-first-licencing-window-kicks-march", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Although regulated skill game machines in Virginia and Pennsylvania could generate significant tax revenues, gaming companies remain opposed to any efforts to legitimize what they see as a threat to their industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-07T21:40:52.000Z", "title": "Future Brighter For 'Skill-Game' Machines In Pennsylvania, Virginia ", "slug": "gc-future-brighter-skill-game-machines-pennsylvania-virginia", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Worldpay has closed its previously announced transaction to become an independent company, and Sweden’s Swish app has begun the process of switching over to a Riksbank system for settlements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Worldpay Now An Independent Company", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-worldpay-now-independent-company", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "india", "japan", "sweden", "switzerland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Banking associations in the Nordic and Baltic countries have set out their hopes for the EU’s next political mandate, including topics such as payment services and money laundering 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ensure transferred funds arrive immediately into the bank accounts of retail customers and businesses across the EU by a huge majority.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Instant Payments Regulation Clears Final Hurdle", "slug": "pc-eu-instant-payments-regulation-clears-final-hurdle", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The biggest problem with the Ukrainian gambling market right now is taxation, according to Viktoriya Zakrevskaya, the deputy chair of trade group the Ukrainian Gambling Council.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-08T13:16:35.000Z", "title": "Ukrainian Gambling Taxes Deterring Investors, Says Trade Group", "slug": "gc-ukrainian-gambling-industry-needs-tax-update-says-trade-group", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Gambling operators' surveys can be a reliable source of data, according to a panel of several gambling industry stakeholders at the World Regulatory Briefing, one of the two events that launched the ICE gambling conference.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-08T17:36:50.000Z", "title": "Industry Insists Research Is Unbiased", "slug": "gc-industry-insists-research-unbiased", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Two German trade groups claim the Joint Gaming Authority of the States (GGL), the German gambling regulator, is taking such strict interpretations of statutes that it is strangling the legal market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-08T22:16:58.000Z", "title": "German Trade Groups Plead For Flexibility On Rules ", "slug": "gc-german-trade-groups-plead-flexibility-rules", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "germany"]}, {"summary": "Comprehensive gambling legislation set to be introduced on Thursday in the Alabama House of Representatives would give voters the opportunity to bring a state lottery, land-based casinos and sports betting to the state.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-08T23:30:51.000Z", "title": "Alabama Gaming Proposal Includes Casinos, Lottery, Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-alabama-gaming-proposal-includes-casinos-lottery-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The California Nations Indian Gaming Association has submitted a legal opinion to the state attorney general contending that popular pick’em fantasy contests are illegal and violate the state’s prohibition on banking games.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-08T23:58:52.000Z", "title": "California Tribes Insist Pick'Em Fantasy Games Are Illegal Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-california-tribes-believe-pickem-games-are-illegal-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "West Flagler files Supreme Court complaint in Florida battle, Pennsylvania skill games leader wants to talk regulation, Virginia in-state college betting closer to reality and Crown Resorts boss cleared of misconduct.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-09T07:51:56.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: February 5-February 9, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-february-5-february-9-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "florida", "hawaii", "sweden", "united-kingdom", "pennsylvania", "utah", "virginia", "wyoming"]}, {"summary": "Americans’ credit card balances continued to rise in Q4 2023, as did missed payments, meanwhile in France, an antitrust regulator has opened an inquiry into generative AI.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Credit Card Debt Hits New Record High Of $1.13trn", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-credit-card-debt-hits-new-record-high-113trn", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "india", "japan", "france", "united-states", "sweden", "switzerland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Treasury Department has published National Risk Assessment reports outlining recent updates to the US anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework and the evolving ways that payment systems are used in illicit finance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Treasury: Payment Systems Must Address Evolving AML/CTF Risks ", "slug": "pc-us-treasury-payment-systems-must-address-evolving-amlctf-risks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "US financial regulators demand stablecoin regulation now, South Koreans face life imprisonment under a new crypto crime law, and the founder of the TerraUSD stablecoin has escaped extradition (again).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Hurry Up With Federal Stablecoin Legislation, Yellen Tells US Congress", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-hurry-federal-stablecoin-legislation-yellen-tells-us-congress", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea", "united-states", "montenegro"]}, {"summary": "What is a Brazilian, exactly? That is the question on the tip of everyone’s tongue as interested operators struggle to understand the 20 percent Brazilian ownership requirement stipulated by Brazil's new online betting law.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-09T17:09:47.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Shareholder Requirement Raises Urgent Questions", "slug": "gc-brazilian-shareholder-requirement-raises-urgent-questions", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gaming regulator has urged operators to use their own judgement to determine if product endorsers would violate new advertising standards that take effect this month.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-09T21:52:05.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Gives Guidance On New Ad Rules", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-gives-guidance-new-ad-rules", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "A Maryland House committee will consider legislation later this month that proposes a different model for potential online casino legalization focused on diversity and inclusion.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-12T06:47:25.000Z", "title": "Online Casino Bill Introduced In Maryland House", "slug": "gc-online-casino-bill-introduced-maryland-house", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "UK lawmakers have taken to task the big tech company over its failure to rein in fraud, accusing it of failing to take the issue seriously and having no incentive to do so.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "APP Fraud Parliamentary Hearing Sees Meta On The Defence ", "slug": "pc-app-fraud-parliamentary-hearing-sees-meta-defence", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Visa, Mastercard and several big tech companies have joined a new AI safety consortium launched by the US government, while PayPal has announced a new round of layoffs in 2024.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Visa, Mastercard Among Companies To Join AI Safety Consortium", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-visa-mastercard-among-companies-join-ai-safety-consortium", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Apple is opening up its tap-to-pay technology to third parties in light of pressure from the European Commission, which payments experts suggest could bring new business opportunities. 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"gc-challenges-facing-mexican-market-conversation-miguel-angel-ochoa-sanchez", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The cybersecurity risks faced by the gaming industry are well-known, as hackers continue to successfully target operators in an effort to acquire sensitive customer data and hold it for ransom, with a former FBI chief warning of greater threats to come.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-12T19:41:35.000Z", "title": "Gaming Industry Facing An Onslaught From Cyber Crimes", "slug": "gc-gaming-industry-facing-onslaught-cyber-crimes", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "western-europe", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "A Philippine legislative committee has approved parallel bills banning foreign-facing online gambling operations (POGOs) for wider debate in the House of Representatives.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-13T07:27:13.000Z", "title": "Philippine Bills Banning POGOs Approved For Chamber Debate", "slug": "gc-philippine-bills-banning-pogos-approved-chamber-debate", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "UK taxpayers sent more than £3bn of open banking payments to HMRC last month, while Visa has announced a new partnership that will bring instant remittances to Egypt.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Taxpayers Warm To Open Banking Payments Via Ecospend", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-taxpayers-warm-open-banking-payments-ecospend", "jurisdictions": ["egypt", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Brazil has closed a consultation on an incoming regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers, winning support from Coinbase — a growing presence in the Brazilian market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Moves Towards New Digital Asset Framework, With Support From Coinbase", "slug": "pc-brazil-moves-towards-new-digital-asset-framework-support-coinbase", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "International money transfer providers are adjusting to recent changes to Nigeria’s rules, which limit inbound payments to naira and ban banks and fintech firms from offering transfer services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Remittance Companies Move To Comply With Nigerian Regulation Changes", "slug": "pc-remittance-companies-move-comply-nigerian-regulation-changes", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "A bill that would give the Danish Gambling Authority the power to issue injunctions and prosecute violations of the gambling law, as well as require licences for suppliers, was referred to the committee stage just a week after it was submitted to parliament.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-13T15:43:40.000Z", "title": "Danish Supplier Licensing Act Making Swift Progress", "slug": "gc-danish-gambling-act-amendments-quickly-clear-legislative-hurdle", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The big questions regarding Brazil's forthcoming regulated market remain unresolved despite much debate on the key issues at last week's ICE convention.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-13T18:12:57.000Z", "title": "B2B Approvals, Bonuses Among Unanswered Brazil Questions", "slug": "gc-brazil-what-you-missed-ice", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Different regulatory structures applied to sports betting and online gaming compared with traditional land-based casinos are creating heightened money laundering risks, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has said in a report.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-13T22:04:54.000Z", "title": "U.S. Treasury Warns Of Increasing AML Risks Through Online Betting", "slug": "gc-online-sports-betting-risk-money-laundering-issues", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "PrizePicks has agreed to cease offering paid fantasy sports in New York and pay almost $15m to the New York State Gaming Commission for operating contests in the state without a permit from 2019 through 2023.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-14T00:24:00.000Z", "title": "PrizePicks To Pay $15m Penalty In New York", "slug": "gc-prizepicks-pay-15m-penalty-new-york", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "MGM Resorts is exploring a “large JV” for online gambling in Latin America ahead of the opening of Brazil’s regulated market, according to CEO Bill Hornbuckle.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-14T03:43:50.000Z", "title": "MGM Eyeing LatAm Online Joint Venture", "slug": "gc-mgm-eyeing-latam-online-joint-venture", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch parliament has approved motions to turn new deposit setting rules into hard cross-operator limits and to sharpen enforcement action.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-14T07:43:28.000Z", "title": "Dutch Parliament Backs Tough Deposit Limits ", "slug": "gc-dutch-parliament-backs-tough-deposit-limits", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Crown Commercial Service has selected Moneyhub to bring open banking payments to the public sector, and PayPal has begun processing crypto distributions to Celsius creditors based in the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Government Further Embraces Open Banking With New Moneyhub Contract", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-government-further-embraces-open-banking-new-moneyhub-contract", "jurisdictions": ["egypt", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Reported consumer losses to fraudulent activity in the US exceeded $10bn for the first time, representing a 14 percent increase over 2022, according to Federal Trade Commission data.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Consumer Fraud Losses Hit Record $10bn In 2023", "slug": "pc-us-consumer-fraud-losses-hit-record-10bn-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Mairead McGuinness, the European commissioner for financial services, has told a conference that her department is set to look into IBAN discrimination, “which really shouldn’t be happening”.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Commission Planning IBAN Discrimination Crackdown", "slug": "pc-european-commission-planning-iban-discrimination-crackdown", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The International Air Transport Association has called on policymakers to be flexible in their development of the regulation on the legal tender of euro banknotes and coins.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Air Travel Industry Rallies Against EU Cash Proposals", "slug": "pc-air-travel-industry-rallies-against-eu-cash-proposals", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The Norwegian Gambling Authority has ordered a Cyprus-based marketing firm that it says uses Norwegian social media influencers to stop marketing gambling in Norway.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-14T16:50:48.000Z", "title": "Norwegian Regulator Orders Marketer To Stop Targeting Norway", "slug": "gc-norwegian-regulator-orders-marketer-stop-targeting-norway", "jurisdictions": ["norway"]}, {"summary": "Tuesday (February 13) marked the first day that operators offering online casino games and sports betting could apply for a licence in Peru.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-14T18:36:07.000Z", "title": "Peru Opens Landmark Licensing Window", "slug": "gc-peru-opens-licencing-window", "jurisdictions": ["peru", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Legislation that would transform the gaming market in Alabama could receive a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives as early as Thursday after clearing a House committee.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-15T01:37:37.000Z", "title": "Alabama Gaming Package Heads To House Floor", "slug": "gc-alabama-gaming-package-heads-house-floor", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission is probing Andrew Lo, the lead investor in Manila’s next major integrated resort, over his company’s divestment of the Tigre de Cristal hotel-casino, an attempted sale that triggered mass board resignations and trading suspensions.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-15T07:50:16.000Z", "title": "Top Manila Integrated Resort Investor Probed In Hong Kong", "slug": "gc-top-manila-integrated-resort-investor-probed-hong-kong", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "russia", "philippines"]}, {"summary": "The Philippines central bank has confirmed that a wholesale CBDC launch is expected by 2026, and FIS has announced a new partnership that aims to increase open banking payments in the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Philippines Wholesale CBDC To Launch Within Two Years, Says Central Bank Governor", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-philippines-wholesale-cbdc-launch-within-two-years-says-central", "jurisdictions": ["egypt", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s treasurer has applauded the early progress made by a new agency in reducing losses to scams, as a key consultation on scam reimbursement comes to an end.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia: Scam Losses Down Almost 30 Percent Since Launch Of New Agency", "slug": "pc-australia-scam-losses-down-almost-30-percent-launch-new-agency", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) had another awkward exchange with the European Central Bank (ECB), as factions try to come to an agreement on their position on the digital euro.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEPs Acknowledge European Parliament 'Struggles' With Digital Euro In Testy ECB Hearing", "slug": "pc-meps-acknowledge-european-parliament-struggles-digital-euro-testy-ecb", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Lawmakers on the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee celebrated Valentines’ Day by voting through both the Payment Services Directive and Payment Services Regulation (PSD3/PSR).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECON Committee Gives Green Light To PSD3/PSR ", "slug": "pc-econ-committee-gives-green-light-psd3psr", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "More than 40 MPs have submitted a draft law to ban gambling advertising in Lithuania, just days after fellow Baltic nation Estonia's government was warned of the unintended consequences that an advertising ban would have.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-15T14:18:36.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Proposal Would Ban Gambling Advertising", "slug": "gc-lithuania-proposal-would-ban-gambling-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has suspended a player-refund lawsuit against a Malta-based gambling operator pending a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-15T19:31:39.000Z", "title": "German Court Suspends Player Refund Lawsuit Pending EU Ruling", "slug": "gc-german-court-suspends-player-refund-lawsuit-pending-eu-ruling", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "germany", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Alberta officials have started the process to create an open market for online gambling, potentially following the lead of fellow Canadian province Ontario into the space.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-15T21:01:40.000Z", "title": "Alberta Begins Fact-Finding For Private Online Gaming Market", "slug": "gc-alberta-begins-fact-finding-private-online-gaming-market", "jurisdictions": ["alberta", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Albania is set to reopen its online sports-betting market after its parliament narrowly approved a draft law, soon after a vote on the changes was delayed. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-16T07:42:13.000Z", "title": "Albania Un-Bans Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-albania-un-bans-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["albania"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s financial services regulator has appointed an open banking expert as its latest board member, and India has launched a new pilot to study offline and programmable CBDC payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: HM Treasury Appoints Open Banking Tsar To FCA Board", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-hm-treasury-appoints-open-banking-tsar-fca-board", "jurisdictions": ["india", "egypt", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Stefan Berger, the rapporteur for the Single Currency Package, has released his amendments to the digital euro legislation, touching on topics such as merchant fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Digital Euro Legislative Amendments Released", "slug": "pc-digital-euro-legislative-amendments-released", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "A US Treasury agency highlights the growing use of Bitcoin among child predators and human traffickers, Tether relocates to El Salvador, and Argentinians continue to fight inflation with stablecoins.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Bitcoin Use Rising Among Child Predators, Says FinCEN", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-bitcoin-use-rising-among-child-predators-says-fincen", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "el-salvador", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The German regulator has pushed back against the view that overly strict interpretations of gambling law are driving players to the black market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-16T17:48:58.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Disputes Industry View That Rules Are Too Strict ", "slug": "gc-german-regulator-disputes-industry-view-rules-are-too-strict", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Alabama to consider amendment that would open gambling market and Australia's Star Entertainment trades job security for tax delays.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-16T18:24:45.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: February 12-February 16, 2024", "slug": "gc-new-brief-february-12-february-16-2024", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "albania", "australia", "united-states", "new-zealand", "colorado", "puerto-rico", "iowa", "maryland", "massachusetts", "nebraska", "nevada", "new-york", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "State regulators continue to pressure fantasy sports operators that offer pick’em style games to leave their states, including new action from Florida regulators requiring operators to cease the games by March 1.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-16T21:51:54.000Z", "title": "Florida, Arkansas Regulators Ramp Up Pressure On Pick'Em Operators", "slug": "gc-florida-arkansas-regulators-ramp-pressure-pickem-operators", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arkansas", "florida"]}, {"summary": "DraftKings will enter the burgeoning U.S. online lottery courier business after it announced a deal to acquire Jackpocket, less than two weeks after the company entered the New Jersey online casino market.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-16T22:51:08.000Z", "title": "DraftKings Targets Lottery Cross-Sell With Jackpocket Deal", "slug": "gc-draftkings-gets-lottery-courier-business-jackpocket-deal", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The New South Wales state gambling regulator has launched a second major inquiry into The Star Entertainment Group’s Sydney casino operations to determine if its efforts at compliance reform warrant its survival.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-19T05:00:27.000Z", "title": "New Star Entertainment Inquiry Launches As Time Runs Down", "slug": "gc-new-star-entertainment-inquiry-launches-time-runs-down", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Despite economic headwinds in 2024, a Finastra survey has found that financial institutions will prioritise investments in banking-as-a-service (BaaS), embedded finance, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies with payments use cases.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "BaaS, Embedded Finance, AI Are Top Priorities For FIs In 2024, Finastra Survey Finds", "slug": "pc-baas-embedded-finance-ai-are-top-priorities-fis-2024-finastra-survey-finds", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking input on a proposal to extend the protections of a new rule prohibiting the impersonation of government and businesses to also apply to individuals.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US FTC Proposes Extending Ban On Impersonation Scams", "slug": "pc-us-ftc-proposes-extending-ban-impersonation-scams", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Representatives of Circle and Coinbase have called for US regulators to take action against Tether, as the stablecoin’s links to terrorist groups come under scrutiny in Congress.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Circle, Coinbase Call For Terrorist Financing Charges Against Tether", "slug": "pc-circle-coinbase-call-terrorist-financing-charges-against-tether", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "GoFundMe has shut down a fundraiser for the indicted founders of Tornado Cash, and Revolut has launched a new AI feature that aims to prevent fraudulent card payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: GoFundMe Shuts Down Tornado Cash Legal Defence Fund", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-gofundme-shuts-down-tornado-cash-legal-defence-fund", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria will assess the impact of sports betting after a motion was passed on Thursday calling on the federal gambling regulator to comply with existing regulations. ", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-19T15:51:22.000Z", "title": "Nigeria To Evaluate Impact Of Sports Betting, Not Ban It", "slug": "gc-nigeria-evaluate-impact-sports-betting-not-ban-it", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "DraftKings CEO Jason Robins stressed the $750m acquisition of Jackpocket was a strategic move to help the company win the U.S. online gaming market but should not be seen as the start of a rash of deals.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-19T17:37:09.000Z", "title": "DraftKings To Remain Disciplined On M&A After Jackpocket Purchase", "slug": "gc-draftkings-remain-disciplined-mergers-and-acquisitions", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved new regulations for tribal gaming compacts that expressly recognize the possibility of tribes offering state-wide online gaming without having to obtain a state license.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-20T02:45:58.000Z", "title": "New Federal Rules Herald Online Era Of Tribal Gaming Compacts", "slug": "gc-new-federal-rules-herald-digital-era-tribal-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "The Victoria state gambling regulator has again raised the bar for aggressive penalties against industry non-compliance, apparently prompting a hotel owner to sell its business over falsified records and abuse of customer identification.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-20T03:35:09.000Z", "title": "Victoria Regulator Expels Slots Licensee Over Two Breaches", "slug": "gc-victoria-regulator-expels-licensee-over-two-breaches", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission is considering whether TikTok has violated the Digital Services Act by failing to protect minors, while the UAE and Gibraltar are hoping to be removed from the greylist during FATF Week.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: European Commission Opens Infringement Proceedings Against TikTok", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-european-commission-opens-infringement-proceedings-against-tiktok", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-arab-emirates", "gibraltar", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India has announced a trio of new partnerships that will bring instant payments linkages to three of its neighbours: Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Nepal.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "issuing", "mobile-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's Neighbours Welcome New Connections To UPI, RuPay", "slug": "pc-indias-neighbours-welcome-new-connections-upi-rupay", "jurisdictions": ["india", "nepal", "sri-lanka", "mauritius"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament have shared their views on how the Financial Data Access regulatory framework could be improved ahead of a vote on February 22.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Which Amendments Have Been Submitted For The EU Open Finance Framework?", "slug": "pc-which-amendments-have-been-submitted-eu-open-finance-framework", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Will Frankfurt or Paris seize the day? Will politicians settle for a compromise to win, such as Vienna? Deliberations over the EU’s new financial crime watchdog, which will oversee anti-money laundering rules for payments, e-money, and crypto institutions, have split experts.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Experts Split On Who Will Win AMLAvision As The Grand Finale Nears ", "slug": "pc-experts-split-who-will-win-amlavision-grand-finale-nears", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Betsson said it has acquired Holland Gaming Technology, an online gambling operator, and Holland Power Gaming, a game studio which develops games for Holland Gaming.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-20T16:37:00.000Z", "title": "Betsson To Gain Dutch Licence By Acquiring Holland Gaming", "slug": "gc-betsson-gain-dutch-licence-acquiring-holland-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "As a first set of waivers to give sports-betting operators more time to come into compliance with data privacy rules are set to expire in June, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is considering some modifications to the regulations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-20T17:48:18.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Considers Modifications To Data Privacy Regulations", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-considers-modifications-data-privacy-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Less than two weeks after announcing concrete steps to open the Brazilian market at ICE, the country’s would-be chief gambling regulator is no longer working for the government.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-20T22:32:03.000Z", "title": "Brazil Timeline In Doubt After Official's Exit", "slug": "gc-brazil-timeline-doubt-after-officials-exit", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "An American national and six locals have been arrested in Japan over the alleged operation of a mahjong gambling website generating millions of dollars in revenue, reportedly the nation’s first arrests involving domestic online gambling operators.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-21T07:08:28.000Z", "title": "Japan Authorities Make Landmark Online Gambling Arrests", "slug": "gc-japan-arrests-american-six-locals-landmark-online-probe", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "Revolut has launched a new eSIM that allows customers to purchase global data packages covering more than 100 countries, and regulators in Hong Kong have issued new guidance on crypto custody.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Revolut Becomes First UK FI To Offer Downloadable SIM Cards", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-revolut-becomes-first-uk-fi-offer-downloadable-sim-cards", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "united-arab-emirates", "gibraltar", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "US bank and card issuer Capital One has announced plans to acquire Discover Financial Services, in a bid to compete with rival issuers and larger card networks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing", "loyalty-schemes"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Capital One To Acquire Discover For $35bn, But Will Regulators Approve?", "slug": "pc-capital-one-acquire-discover-35bn-will-regulators-approve", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Mobile money services are revolutionising the payments sector in Africa, but a complex regulatory environment complicates cross-border transactions, impeding regional trade and financial flows.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "African Payments Leaders Seek Regulatory Support For Regional Trade", "slug": "pc-african-payments-leaders-seek-regulatory-support-regional-trade", "jurisdictions": ["middle-east-and-africa", "ghana", "nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Banks can play a “crucial” role in tackling gambling-related harms and the UK's Financial Conduct Authority should consider issuing guidance on the issue, according to a new research report from Queen Mary University of London.", "sectors": ["binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-21T14:21:21.000Z", "title": "Banks Can Play 'Crucial Role' In Tackling Gambling Harms, Says Report", "slug": "gc-banks-can-play-crucial-role-tackling-gambling-harms-says-report", "jurisdictions": ["western-europe", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The American Gaming Association reported commercial casino revenues topping $66m in 2023, a record amount for the third straight year, while policy priorities for this year are to lead on responsible gambling and to fight illegal gaming.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-21T22:16:04.000Z", "title": "Amid Record U.S. Gaming Revenues, AGA Remains Focused On Unregulated Competition", "slug": "gc-amid-record-us-gaming-revenues-aga-remains-focused-skill-games", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "missouri", "pennsylvania", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "As New York continues to fill its coffers with tax revenue from mobile sports betting, the governor of the United States' second-largest market is now proposing to more than double Illinois’ tax rate to help balance the state budget.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-22T02:59:28.000Z", "title": "Illinois Governor Seeks Stinging Sports-Betting Tax Hike", "slug": "gc-illinois-governor-seeks-stinging-sports-betting-tax-hike", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has said that tackling illegal gambling operators is a “high priority” in 2024 having recently conducted two investigations into advertising for illegal operators on affiliate and online newspaper websites.", "sectors": ["affiliates"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-22T07:49:33.000Z", "title": "Netherlands Tackling Illegal Adverts On Affiliate Websites", "slug": "gc-netherlands-cracking-down-illegal-adverts-affiliate-websites", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A multi-agency, cross-border investigation in Europe has taken down a suspected money laundering network, and Qatar has confirmed that it will launch a new instant payments system next month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Money Laundering Bank Taken Down In Pan-European Investigation", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-money-laundering-bank-taken-down-pan-european-investigation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "qatar", "united-arab-emirates", "france", "germany", "gibraltar", "italy", "latvia", "malta", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s ANZ has secured regulatory approval for a proposed 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licensing system to combat the black market but fears its support for a cooling-off period like the one that rocked would-be entrants to the Dutch market.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-22T18:03:41.000Z", "title": "Gambling Industry Welcomes Finnish Licensing, Dreads 'Dutch-Style' Cooling Off ", "slug": "gc-gambling-industry-welcomes-finnish-licensing-dreads-dutch-style-cooling", "jurisdictions": ["finland", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Despite questions regarding how hosting major events such as the Super Bowl and the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix would impact casinos, bosses of several of the Las Vegas Strip's most prominent casino-resorts insist they were thrilled with the results.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-22T21:07:41.000Z", "title": "Las Vegas Casino Executives Praise Super Bowl, Formula 1 Impact", "slug": "gc-las-vegas-casino-execs-call-super-bowl-f1-event-successful", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Penn Entertainment will pay a significant fine after reporting hundreds of fraudulent wagering accounts were created in Pennsylvania on its former Barstool iGaming and sportsbook platforms, as well as its Hollywood Casino platform.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-22T21:41:16.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Fines Penn $147,500 Over Fraudulent Accounts, Underage Gaming", "slug": "gc-penn-entertainment-fined-147500-fraudulent-accounts-underage-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Chinese police have announced the arrest of 93 people suspected of involvement in an international online gambling ring with turnover of more than $100bn, with authorities unusually naming a Philippine resort that allegedly hosts the syndicate.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T07:11:19.000Z", "title": "China Busts $100bn Online Gaming Syndicate, Names Philippine 'Base'", "slug": "gc-china-busts-100bn-online-gaming-syndicate-names-philippine-base", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has announced that the UK will introduce a maximum £2 stake for 18 to 24 year-olds for online slot games and a £5 limit for adults aged 25 and over.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T07:51:23.000Z", "title": "UK Announces Incoming Online Slot Stake Limits ", "slug": "gc-uk-announces-incoming-online-slot-stake-limits", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New Zealand’s commerce commissioner has warned that regulatory powers may be used if it does not see progress on account-to-account payments. Meanwhile, Russia has shut down a high-risk payments firm on money laundering grounds.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New Zealand Regulator Urges Banks To 'Pick Up The Pace' On A2A Payments", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-zealand-regulator-urges-banks-pick-pace-a2a-payments", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "new-zealand", "hong-kong", "qatar", "united-arab-emirates", "france", "germany", "gibraltar", "italy", "latvia", "malta", "russia", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Circle cuts ties with the Tron blockchain, Coinbase meets with the UK’s new city minister, and Montenegro confirms that the man behind TerraUSD will be extradited to the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Circle Ditches Tron Network As US Stablecoin War Escalates", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-circle-ditches-tron-network-us-stablecoin-war-escalates", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea", "united-states", "montenegro", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Frankfurt has been chosen by the European Parliament and Council as the seat of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, which will serve as the EU’s new enforcer in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Frankfurt To Be Home To EU AML Watchdog", "slug": "pc-frankfurt-be-home-eu-aml-watchdog", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The South African National Gambling Board has told parliament there is a need to reform gambling laws, in particular around online gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T14:54:13.000Z", "title": "South African Parliament Told Legislative Reform Required For Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-south-african-parliament-told-legislative-reform-required-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "Poland's state-owned lottery gets a new CEO paving the way for future changes and Texas skill gaming ruling being challenged at appeal court.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T15:42:15.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: February 19-February 23, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-february-19-february-23-2024", "jurisdictions": ["angola", "brazil", "denmark", "gibraltar", "poland", "maine", "massachusetts", "michigan", "ukraine", "ghana", "sweden", "new-jersey", "united-kingdom", "texas"]}, {"summary": "“From a legal perspective, we cannot lose”, says one of the lawyers masterminding the thousands of player claims that have blighted grey market gambling operators in Austria, despite attempts by Malta to block court judgments.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T16:43:29.000Z", "title": "Player Refund Supremo Predicts Total Victory", "slug": "gc-player-refund-supremo-predicts-total-victory", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "germany", "malta", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "The price of inflation in Argentina is too steep for the gambling and lottery industry, the Buenos Aires Chamber of Official Lottery Agents said in a statement that seeks immediate policy changes to alleviate the damage. ", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T17:15:01.000Z", "title": "Buenos Aires Lottery Retailers Urge Reforms Amid Inflation Pressures", "slug": "gc-buenos-aires-agency-asks-inflation-adjustments", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "James Siva, chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, has called for tribal unity as tribes deal with a range of policy issues from sports-betting legalization to the legality of cardrooms and negotiations over revenue-sharing between gaming and non-gaming tribes.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-23T21:39:59.000Z", "title": "Revenue Sharing, Cardrooms Among Crucial Issues For California Tribes ", "slug": "gc-revenue-sharing-cardrooms-among-crucial-issues-california-tribes", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "Ohio’s gaming regulator has approved a request from the National Collegiate Athletic Administration to prohibit player proposition bets on collegiate sports.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-26T07:26:35.000Z", "title": "Ohio Regulator Bans College Player Prop Bets", "slug": "gc-ohio-regulator-bans-college-player-prop-bets", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "Gibraltar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Uganda are no longer under increased monitoring after they were removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) greylist on February 23.", "sectors": ["binary-options", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-26T07:28:49.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar, UAE, Uganda, Barbados No Longer Under Increased FATF Monitoring", "slug": "gc-gibraltar-uae-uganda-barbados-no-longer-under-increased-fatf-monitoring", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "western-europe", "united-arab-emirates", "gibraltar", "barbados", "kenya", "namibia", "uganda", "north-america", "asia-pacific", "middle-east-and-africa"]}, {"summary": "On Thursday last week, the EU selected Frankfurt as the seat for the new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), with all signs pointing to a powerful new regulator.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'Strategic' Frankfurt Good For EU's New 'Powerful' AMLA", "slug": "pc-strategic-frankfurt-good-eus-new-powerful-amla", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "germany", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Google Pay is set to be discontinued later this year, while CAB Payments chief executive has departed following its float flop in 2023.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Curtains For Google Pay", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-curtains-google-pay", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) greylist after being added in 2022.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FATF Takes UAE Off Greylist", "slug": "pc-fatf-takes-uae-greylist", "jurisdictions": ["barbados", "united-arab-emirates", "gibraltar", "uganda"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Ministry of Finance has proposed a more comprehensive ban on gambling with credit, including a credit card ban, drawing criticism from the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS).", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-26T16:12:03.000Z", "title": "Sweden Proposes Credit Card Gambling Ban", "slug": "gc-sweden-proposes-credit-card-gambling-ban", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "A new study has found that Connecticut's expanding gaming industry is reliant on a relatively small minority of gamblers, with more than 50 percent of total sports-betting revenue coming from less than 2 percent of the state's population that suffer from gambling problems.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-26T17:37:09.000Z", "title": "Majority Of Connecticut Betting Revenue Coming From Problem Gamblers, Study Finds", "slug": "gc-majority-connecticut-revenue-made-problem-risk-gamblers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "connecticut"]}, {"summary": "A Maryland House committee held a marathon hearing Monday on a bill to legalize online gaming that saw casino executives and industry lobbyists step forward to express concerns about the measure’s high tax rates.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-27T02:08:05.000Z", "title": "Maryland Operators Concerned Over iGaming Tax Rates", "slug": "gc-maryland-gaming-operators-concerned-over-igaming-tax-rates", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Member state representatives on the Council of the European Union have adopted the Instant Payments Regulation, while the European Commission has begun consulting on delegated acts for the trading bloc’s new crypto and operational resilience laws.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: EU Council Adopts Instant Payments Regulation", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-eu-council-adopts-instant-payments-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Court of Justice of the European Union last week ruled on a case between the Bank of Lithuania and a payment institution, with the outcome being that payment institutions are able to hold customer funds much longer than previously established.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Top EU Court Decision Re-Aligns Payments And E-Money Requirements", "slug": "pc-top-eu-court-decision-re-aligns-payments-and-e-money-requirements", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "lithuania", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Several payments and fintech firms will seek a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank charter in the US state, as card networks change their stance on non-bank members.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["us-money-transmission", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Georgia Clarifies Merchant Acquirer Law As Firms Submit First Applications In A Decade", "slug": "pc-georgia-clarifies-merchant-acquirer-law-firms-submit-first-applications", "jurisdictions": ["georgia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Several UK lawmakers representing constituencies with ties to the horseracing industry have called for affordability checks to be scrapped due to the risk of players going to the black market and the imposition on personal freedoms. ", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-27T12:57:55.000Z", "title": "UK MPs From Racing Areas Rail Against Affordability", "slug": "gc-gambling-commission-outlines-financial-checks-approach-ahead-parliament-debate", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s new Prize and Betting Secretariat has published its first regulatory ordinance to govern the accreditation of independent test labs to certify betting platforms, online casino games and live dealer studios.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-27T19:52:47.000Z", "title": "Brazil Ordinance Gives Nod To Live Casino Games", "slug": "gc-brazil-publishes-ordinance-instructing-certification-labs", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "After major gaming expansion bills in Alabama quickly cleared their house of origin earlier this month, progress has slowed upon reaching the Senate, and pessimism has crept into the conversation.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-27T21:28:47.000Z", "title": "Alabama Gaming Bills Face Senate Resistance", "slug": "gc-alabama-gaming-bills-face-senate-resistance", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has fined Wynn Resorts' Encore Boston Harbor $40,000 as a result of its sportsbook accepting illegal wagers on two separate Boston College women’s basketball games last year.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-27T22:49:37.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Fines Wynn $40,000 For Unpermitted Wagers", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-fines-encore-boston-harbor-40000", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "American Express has launched a new buy now, pay later option in the UK, while Sweden’s government has set out proposals to ban credit card payments for gambling.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Amex Now, Pay Later", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-amex-now-pay-later", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that its enforcement strategy will evolve to deliver maximum impact, as the regulator commits to naming companies that it is investigating.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Companies To Be Named And Shamed As FCA Commits To Enforcement Overhaul", "slug": "pc-uk-companies-be-named-and-shamed-fca-commits-enforcement-overhaul", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Sweden has become the first non-euro area country to join the Eurosystem TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) platform, allowing payment service providers to settle transactions in Swedish kronor.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Sweden Becomes First Non-Euro TIPS Member ", "slug": "pc-sweden-becomes-first-non-euro-tips-member", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "sweden", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The number of gamblers in Finland has declined by 8 percent since 2019, while the percentage of at-risk or problem gamblers has increased by 1.2 percent during the same period.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-28T14:33:40.000Z", "title": "Percentage Of Finnish Gamblers Declines As Problem Gambling Rate Increases", "slug": "gc-percentage-finnish-gamblers-decline-problem-gambling-rate-increases", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "While the Georgia House of Representatives has been slow to take up sports-betting legislation in 2024, a House committee began discussions Tuesday on legislation that would regulate fantasy sports.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-28T17:49:47.000Z", "title": "Georgia House Considering Fantasy Sports Bill", "slug": "gc-georgia-house-considering-fantasy-sports-bill", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has ordered ten fantasy sports operators to cease offering pick’em style games, and while two of the most popular daily fantasy operators did not receive such an order, they are voluntarily altering their offerings in the state.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-29T07:09:26.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Attorney General Cracks 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€19.7m, to a Malta-licensed company, Gammix, for offering gambling to Dutch residents without a licence.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-29T12:39:04.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Fines Malta Operator €19.7m For Unlicensed Gambling", "slug": "gc-dutch-regulator-fines-malta-operator-eu197m-unlicensed-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The state official chiefly responsible for setting the regulatory foundations for the multibillion-dollar U.S. online gambling market has abruptly retired from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T04:04:00.000Z", "title": "New Jersey’s Rebuck Retires After Blazing Regulatory Trail For U.S. Online Market", "slug": "gc-new-jerseys-rebuck-retires-after-blazing-regulatory-trail-us-online-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "North Carolina announces mobile betting licenses, discord brews in Arizona over gaming machines and Wyoming confirms intention to adopt sports-betting rules.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T06:56:03.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: February 26-March 1, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-february-26-march-1-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "arizona", "queensland", "iowa", "nevada", "north-carolina", "wyoming"]}, {"summary": "International Game Technology (IGT) has announced a deal to spin off its gaming and digital businesses and combine them with Everi Holdings in a deal that values the new company at $6.2bn.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T07:20:49.000Z", "title": "IGT Merges With Everi To Create $6.2bn Gaming Supplier Giant", "slug": "gc-igts-gaming-digital-businesses-create-6-2bn-company-everi-merger", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The East Brabant District Court has ruled that Dutch gambling regulation is not “horizontally consistent” because it allows multiple licences to be awarded for online casino and other forms of gambling, but restricts betting shops and instant lotteries to a single operator.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T07:48:03.000Z", "title": "Dutch Court Trashes Lottery, Betting Monopoly", "slug": "gc-dutch-court-trashes-lottery-betting-monopoly", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Following the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the efficacy of the UK’s programme of economic 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"china", "india", "south-africa", "russia"]}, {"summary": "The former head of FTX seeks leniency based on his “good deeds” and “charitable works”, two Binance executives are detained in Nigeria, and the European Central Bank claims Bitcoin is ready to crash.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Light Sentence Due To ‘Charitable Works’", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-sam-bankman-fried-seeks-light-sentence-due-charitable-works", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "nigeria", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The parent company of India’s Paytm Payments Bank is seeking a new regulatory approval to ensure that customers can still use Unified Payments Interface after the bank is shuttered later this month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Paytm Seeks UPI Lifeline As Banking Shutdown Nears", "slug": "pc-paytm-seeks-upi-lifeline-banking-shutdown-nears", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s gambling minister and shadow gambling minister have addressed industry concerns around the details of implementing the Gambling Act white paper proposals, including financial risk checks.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T15:18:51.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Ministers Tackle White Paper Worries", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-ministers-address-white-paper-implementation-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Betsson Group brands have been placed on Finland’s gambling payments blocking list, as the country’s gambling regulator exercises its enforcement 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"sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Merchant-Initiated Transaction Changes Could Have Unintended Consequences, EU Warned ", "slug": "pc-merchant-initiated-transaction-changes-could-have-unintended-consequences-eu", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have passed EU Digital Identity framework, leaving it with one final hurdle to pass at the European Council.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Parliamentarians Back EU Digital Wallet", "slug": "pc-eu-parliamentarians-back-eu-digital-wallet", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "UnitedHealth Group has reported a ransomware attack on its payments subsidiary, and Mastercard has announced a new partnership to bring premium credit cards and other non-card payments to East Africa.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: World's Largest Healthcare Payment System Hit By Ransomware Attack", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-worlds-largest-healthcare-payment-system-hit-ransomware-attack", "jurisdictions": ["middle-east-and-africa", "kenya", "international"]}, {"summary": "The California Gambling Control Commission has delayed a hearing on whether to begin a formal rulemaking process to address advertising by cardroom licensees that could be deceptive or do not include responsible gambling information.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-04T18:19:43.000Z", "title": "California Weighs Regulations To Tackle Deceptive Gambling Advertising", "slug": "gc-california-delays-regulations-tackle-deceptive-advertising", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "Over the past year, the regulation of online betting in Brazil has taken several 11th-hour turns. 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"publishedDate": "2024-03-06T14:59:20.000Z", "title": "EGBA Says EU Digital ID Will Provide Players Security", "slug": "gc-egba-says-eu-digital-id-will-provide-players-security", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Brazil had the ignominious honour of having the most cases of suspicious matches in the world in 2023, according to data collected by Sportradar Integrity Services. ", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-06T16:19:53.000Z", "title": "Brazil Leads The World In Suspicious Betting Events", "slug": "gc-brazil-leads-world-suspicious-football-matches", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "western-europe", "brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean", "asia-pacific"]}, {"summary": "The Good Law Project, a non-profit-group, has filed a complaint with the Charity Commission claiming UK industry-funded GambleAware is “propping up an industry that preys on the public”.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-06T19:26:08.000Z", "title": "Group Calls For Charity Commission Probe Of UK's GambleAware", "slug": "gc-group-calls-charity-commission-probe-uks-gambleaware", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Online gambling in its various forms has exploded in popularity in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic, but lawyers and regulators warn that along with that growth has come an increase in criminal and fraudulent activity.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-06T23:24:02.000Z", "title": "U.S. Online Operators Dealing With Increased Fraud", "slug": "gc-us-online-casinos-sports-betting-dealing-increase-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "After regulators throughout the U.S. cracked down on pick'em-style fantasy sports due to their similarities to sports betting offerings, many have wondered if sweepstakes-based online casino games could face similar scrutiny in 2024 and beyond.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-07T04:15:20.000Z", "title": "Questions Linger Over Sweepstakes Casino Regulatory Backlash", "slug": "gc-questions-linger-about-potential-sweepstakes-regulatory-backlash", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "louisiana", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "Australian financial intelligence agency and anti-money laundering (AML) enforcer AUSTRAC has launched an “enforcement investigation” into the Australian arm of bet365 after reviewing an external audit into the British online gambling giant.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-07T06:33:33.000Z", "title": "Australia Launches AML Enforcement Probe Into bet365", "slug": "gc-australia-launches-aml-enforcement-probe-bet365", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Maryland has become the latest state to ban player-specific prop bets involving college games, a move that regulators in various states believe is necessary to protect college athletes from threats and social media harassment.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-07T06:57:57.000Z", "title": "U.S. Regulators Support Ban On College Player-Specific Prop Bets", "slug": "gc-us-regulators-support-ban-college-player-specific-prop-bets", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "maryland", "massachusetts", "ohio", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Volt has added a new UK licence to its existing permissions in Poland and Australia, and Singapore has launched an investigation into Samlit Moneychanger, suspecting it of operating a fraudulent remittance business.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Volt Secures UK E-Money Institution Licence From FCA", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-volt-secures-uk-e-money-institution-licence-fca", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "middle-east-and-africa", "france", "kenya", "singapore", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Crypto industry representatives have cautioned that guidelines for compliance with the EU’s Transfer of Funds Regulation need further clarification, in their response to the European Banking Authority’s consultation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Crypto Industry Calls For More Clarity With Travel Rule Guidelines", "slug": "pc-crypto-industry-calls-more-clarity-travel-rule-guidelines", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects to launch an interoperable payment system for internet banking by the end of the year, enabling faster settlements for merchants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "India’s Central Bank To Enable Internet Banking Interoperability ", "slug": "pc-indias-central-bank-enable-internet-banking-interoperability", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "UK consumer watchdog Which? has issued a new warning on account takeover fraud at Revolut, based on the experience of two customers whose accounts were drained by scammers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Which? Singles Out Revolut In New Warning On Account Takeover Fraud", "slug": "pc-which-singles-out-revolut-new-warning-account-takeover-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Restricting the availability of sports-betting products significantly increases the number of bettors who gamble on the black market, a new study sponsored by the International Betting Integrity Association has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-07T18:17:02.000Z", "title": "Study Says More Betting Products Means Less Illegal Gambling ", "slug": "gc-study-says-more-betting-products-means-less-illegal-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "brazil", "united-kingdom", "european-union", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "Entain was distracted by focus on its fast-growing U.S. joint venture, BetMGM, at the expense of other key markets, its interim chief executive has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-08T07:14:22.000Z", "title": "Entain’s Weak Performance Blamed On Focusing Too Much On BetMGM", "slug": "gc-entains-performance-blamed-focusing-too-much-usa", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "brazil", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The executive director of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board believes the proliferation of skill-game machines within the state has negatively impacted the state’s land-based casino industry.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-08T07:28:13.000Z", "title": "Regulator Warns Of Unregulated Machine Impact On Pennsylvania Gaming Industry", "slug": "gc-proliferation-skill-games-has-impacted-pennsylvanias-gaming-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "U.S. Supreme Court extends the Department of Interior's deadline response in a case seeking to end mobile sports betting in Florida, while a Hawaii lawmaker pushes for a comprehensive analysis of the potential legalisation of online sports betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-08T07:28:45.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 4-March 8, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-4-8-2024", "jurisdictions": ["belgium", "brazil", "florida", "hawaii", "lithuania", "ukraine", "spain", "rhode-island"]}, {"summary": "In his first public comments since retiring last week, outgoing New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement director David Rebuck advocated for further legalization of online casinos and criticized other forms of gaming as being underregulated.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-08T07:34:07.000Z", "title": "Outgoing New Jersey Regulator Advocates For Wider Online Expansion", "slug": "gc-former-new-jersey-regulator-pushes-wider-online-expansion", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The BRICS countries are planning an independent, international payment system to reduce dependency on the US dollar, and Ireland has opened a key consultation on changes to its Consumer Protection Code.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: BRICS Countries To Launch ‘Politics-Free’ Blockchain-Based Payment System", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-brics-countries-launch-politics-free-blockchain-based-payment", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "middle-east-and-africa", "china", "france", "kenya", "ireland", "singapore", "russia", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalised a rule to reduce excessive credit card late fees charged by large card issuers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB Limits Credit Card Late Payment Fees ", "slug": "pc-cfpb-limits-credit-card-late-payment-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Nigerian parliamentary committee has recommended that an arrest warrant be issued for Binance CEO Richard Teng on charges of tax evasion, money laundering and terrorist financing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Nigerian Parliament Calls For Arrest Of Binance CEO", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-nigerian-parliament-calls-arrest-binance-ceo", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "The New South Wales (NSW) state gambling regulator is pushing for a shift by betting companies from strict legal compliance to harm prevention, citing and attacking strategic “resistance” from “certain operators” that are likely to face tougher measures later this year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-11T07:45:06.000Z", "title": "NSW Regulator Laments Bookmaker 'Resistance'", "slug": "gc-nsw-regulator-laments-corporate-bookmaker-resistance", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Dutch lawmaker Paul Tang has asked the European Commission for its views on the UK’s Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, with the UK’s adequacy up for scrutiny in 2025.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEP Raises Concerns About UK GDPR Replacement Ahead Of Adequacy Review", "slug": "pc-mep-raises-concerns-about-uk-gdpr-replacement-ahead-adequacy-review", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has launched a new wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) pilot to support the development of the tokenisation market as part of its broader digital currency push.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Advances Wholesale, Retail CBDC Projects ", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-advances-wholesale-retail-cbdc-projects", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "HM Treasury has announced that it will publish a UK National Payments Vision “as soon as possible” in 2024, as per the recommendation of the Future of Payments Review.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK 'National Payments Vision' Coming Soon, Government Confirms", "slug": "pc-uk-national-payments-vision-coming-soon-government-confirms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "American Express has reported a major breach at one of its third-party providers in the US, and the UK’s NatWest bank has confirmed that it will abandon its buy now, pay later service.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Amex Partner Hit By Data Breach In US, Filing Reveals", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-amex-partner-hit-data-breach-us-filing-reveals", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Lottery courier businesses should continue to see rapid growth amid the languid rollout of state lotteries’ own digital operations, according to the CEOs of two leading U.S. courier services.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-11T14:06:11.000Z", "title": "Couriers Continuing To Fill U.S. iLottery Void", "slug": "gc-couriers-continuing-fill-us-ilottery-void", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "iowa", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care has said gambling treatment services in England are improving, but warned structural issues mean many recommended changes will require increased strategic focus and resource allocation.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-11T14:07:02.000Z", "title": "'Structural Issues' Hamper English Gambling Treatment Services", "slug": "gc-structural-issues-english-gambling-treatment-services-says-ohid-assessment", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In an era where the U.S. gaming industry is embracing digital technology, lawyers and regulators warn of more sophisticated cyberattacks being conducted against commercial and tribal casino operations.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-11T16:54:23.000Z", "title": "Digital Technology Leaves U.S. Gaming Industry Vulnerable To Cyberattacks", "slug": "gc-digital-technology-leaves-us-gaming-industry-vulnerable-cyberattacks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "A high-stakes lobbying battle has resumed as Chile’s online gambling bill begins its shuffle through the Senate, after taking more than a year to pass through the Chamber of Deputies. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-11T21:17:15.000Z", "title": "Chile's Senate Begins Debate On Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-chiles-senate-begins-debate-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has announced its new president, as it clarifies tough rules around the country’s partial advertising ban.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-12T07:36:27.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Names New Boss, Gives Football Ad Red Card", "slug": "gc-ksa-names-new-boss-gives-football-ad-red-card", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Australia's once-inscrutable financial transactions regulator AUSTRAC has revealed a comprehensive and collaborative strategy to hold gambling entities accountable for anti-money laundering responsibilities, while promising “targeted checks” across most industry segments.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-12T07:42:31.000Z", "title": "AUSTRAC Ramping Cooperation With Gambling Industry", "slug": "gc-austrac-ramping-cooperation-gambling-industry", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s central bank has welcomed a new official partner agent to kickstart lending using the eNaira, and SafePal has launched a new fiat and crypto Visa card that offers all cardholders a Swiss bank account.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Nigeria Seeks To Drive CBDC Adoption In New Partnership With Gluwa", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-nigeria-seeks-drive-cbdc-adoption-new-partnership-gluwa", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "united-states", "switzerland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Representatives of key economies such as the UK, US and EU have come together for an inaugural conference to tackle fraud problems.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Wants 'To Lead International Response On Fraud' With New Summit ", "slug": "pc-uk-wants-lead-international-response-fraud-new-summit", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is front of mind for financial entities and regulators alike, and challenging for crypto-asset service providers in particular.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'They Don't Know What Is Coming': DORA To Hit Crypto Firms Hard", "slug": "pc-they-dont-know-what-coming-dora-hit-crypto-firms-hard", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Calls for a complete advertising ban in Denmark are being challenged by a local trade association, as the government prepares to consider new restrictions.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-12T14:38:43.000Z", "title": "Danish Online Trade Association Challenges Bank's Advertising Ban Plea", "slug": "gc-danish-online-trade-association-challenges-banks-advertising-ban-plea", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up its 60-day session on Saturday after passing several gaming-related measures, including bills that allow data centers in the state to host lottery games and removing Richmond as an eligible casino host city.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-12T20:03:37.000Z", "title": "Virginia General Assembly Adjourns After Passing New Gaming Bills", "slug": "gc-virginia-general-assembly-adjourns-passing-new-gaming-bills", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "The DC Lottery has announced that FanDuel will take over the district’s beleaguered mobile sports-betting application this spring as a subcontractor of lottery vendor Intralot.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-12T20:28:05.000Z", "title": "FanDuel To Take Over Washington, D.C. Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-fanduel-take-over-washington-dc-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "Realistic cows and a footballer known as “The Beast” have received differing verdicts from the UK’s advertising regulator.", "sectors": ["bingo", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-13T07:49:56.000Z", "title": "Do Have A Cow, Says UK Ad Regulator", "slug": "gc-do-have-cow-says-uk-ad-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Parliament has adopted a new law that clarifies definitions for sanctions violations, and Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has entered a Gen AI partnership with Microsoft.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: EU Parliament Gives Backing To New Sanctions Violations Rules", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-eu-parliament-gives-backing-new-sanctions-violations-rules", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "nigeria", "united-states", "switzerland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK's treasury minister has said that payment service providers will be allowed more time to investigate potentially fraudulent transactions to rein in authorised push payment (APP) scams.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSPs To Get More Time To Investigate Fraudulent Transactions, UK Government Confirms", "slug": "pc-psps-get-more-time-investigate-fraudulent-transactions-uk-government", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India has made a “bold” move to reduce the dominance of Visa and Mastercard, by introducing a ban on exclusive deals between issuers and networks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "India To Ban Exclusive Credit Card Issuer-Network Deals, Targeting Visa, Mastercard", "slug": "pc-india-ban-exclusive-credit-card-issuer-network-deals-targeting-visa", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A number of Chinese regulators have launched a new campaign to “optimise” payment services for foreigners in China, with Alipay being one of the first local firms to respond.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chinese Regulators Demand Improved Payment Services For Foreigners", "slug": "pc-chinese-regulators-demand-improved-payment-services-foreigners", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "The Hellenic Gaming Commission of Greece has published data on illegal gaming during the 2023 calendar year, calling for cohesive government action against the black market. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-13T16:35:42.000Z", "title": "Greek Regulator Calls For Black Market Clampdown", "slug": "gc-greek-regulator-calls-clampdown-black-market", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "An amended bill to legalize online gaming via up to 30 licensees has been passed out of a Maryland House subcommittee.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-13T21:29:51.000Z", "title": "Maryland House Subcommittee Passes Amended Online Gaming Bill", "slug": "gc-amended-online-gaming-bill-passed-maryland-house-subcommittee", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "With just over two weeks remaining in the state’s legislative session, sports-betting legislation received its first hearing in a Georgia House of Representatives committee on Tuesday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-13T22:23:54.000Z", "title": "Georgia Sports-Betting Bills See First House Talks", "slug": "gc-georgia-sports-betting-bills-see-first-house-talks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "georgia-u-s"]}, {"summary": "Philippine authorities have rescued 875 Filipino and foreign workers after breaking up another alleged violent cyber scamming operation linked to a foreign-facing online gambling licensee (POGO).", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-14T07:14:38.000Z", "title": "Philippines Busts Another POGO Scam Compound, Torture Alleged", "slug": "gc-philippines-busts-another-pogo-scam-compound-torture-alleged", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "A Swedish regulator has upheld an enforcement action against Klarna for data protection failures, and Ukraine’s IT Army has taken down the Moscow Metro payment system in a large-scale cyberattack.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Klarna Hit By $700,000 Fine In Sweden For GDPR Breach", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-klarna-hit-700000-fine-sweden-gdpr-breach", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "nigeria", "united-states", "sweden", "switzerland", "ukraine", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s Treasury has published a draft regulation that would bring buy now, pay later (BNPL) products under similar rules to traditional credit offerings for the first time.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia's Long Road To BNPL Regulation May Finally Be Over", "slug": "pc-australias-long-road-bnpl-regulation-may-finally-be-over", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "A group of US associations have jointly filed a lawsuit challenging a rule introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) limiting credit card late fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lawsuit Seeks To Prevent CFPB Cap On Credit Card Fees ", "slug": "pc-lawsuit-seeks-prevent-cfpb-cap-credit-card-fees", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Romário, the Brazilian footballing legend turned federal senator, has requested a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on suspicious sports betting, which was approved on Tuesday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-14T16:20:43.000Z", "title": "Romário Opens Senate Investigation On Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-romario-opens-senate-investigation-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Although operators continue to offer a suite of responsible gaming tools, convincing players to use them has been an uphill battle, according to U.S. executives and regulators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-14T20:15:08.000Z", "title": "U.S. Operators, Regulators Push More Usage Of Responsible Gaming Tools", "slug": "gc-operators-regulators-push-more-usage-responsible-gaming-tools", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "Maryland passes bill to legalise online gaming, Louisiana bill to ban TV gambling ads awaits committee hearing and Pennsylvania lawmaker wants the state to join the Multi-State Internet Agreement.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-14T20:46:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 11-March 15, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-11-march-15-2024", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states", "louisiana", "maryland", "missouri", "nevada", "united-kingdom", "pennsylvania", "west-virginia"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Department of Justice and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) continues to actively pursue enforcement activities over anti-money laundering (AML) violations involving casinos, according to federal officials and legal experts.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-14T21:09:20.000Z", "title": "FinCEN Has Watchful Eye On U.S. Gaming Industry's Money Laundering Risks ", "slug": "gc-fincen-has-watchful-eye-us-gaming-industrys-money-laundering-risks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of Australian retail wagering giant Tabcorp Holdings has resigned over sexually offensive language targeted at a senior female gambling regulator in Victoria state.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-15T07:19:03.000Z", "title": "Tabcorp CEO Forced To Quit Over Sexual Joke Targeting Female Regulator", "slug": "gc-tabcorp-ceo-forced-quit-over-sex-joke-targeting-female-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "The Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) has fined the social network formerly known as Twitter €1.35m for violating the country’s advertising ban.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-15T07:42:25.000Z", "title": "Twitter Fined In Italy For Ad Ban Breach", "slug": "gc-twitter-fined-italy-ad-ban-breach", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "The European Parliament has approved a key piece of AI legislation, aiming to balance 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["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Former Binance CEO Must Surrender Canadian Passport", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-former-binance-ceo-must-surrender-canadian-passport", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota continues to make its way through the committee process in the state Senate, but not without additional changes, including doubling the tax rate and altering how tax revenue will be distributed.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-15T20:37:46.000Z", "title": "Minnesota Senate Committee Advances Amended Sports-Betting Bill", "slug": "gc-minnesota-senate-committee-advances-amended-sports-betting-bill", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "minnesota"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators are growing concerned over the delayed launch timetable of Bally Bet, the only licensed sportsbook operator in the state that has yet to go live.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-18T02:29:25.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Frustrated With Bally's Delayed Launch", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-frustrated-ballys-lack-progress", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Lithuania’s government has pushed back the date to be fully compliant with the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, having previously foregone a transition period for the regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Postpones MiCA Deadline", "slug": "pc-lithuania-postpones-mica-deadline", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Mobile wallet solutions weighed up how the EU’s digital euro could interact with their products at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem (MPE) in Berlin last week.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Mobile Wallets Address Digital Euro Elephant In The Room", "slug": "pc-european-mobile-wallets-address-digital-euro-elephant-room", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "denmark", "finland", "poland", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Wise has launched a petition to call for EU lawmakers to close the loopholes that would enable hidden fees via the Payment Services Regulation (PSR).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wise Calls For EU To Close Hidden Fees Loophole", "slug": "pc-wise-calls-eu-close-hidden-fees-loophole", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Sainsbury's reported a major payment system outage at stores throughout the UK at the weekend, and India has entered an agreement with Eurobank to bring UPI remittances to Greece.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Major Outage At Sainsbury's Brings Down Contactless Payments", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-major-outage-sainsburys-brings-down-contactless-payments", "jurisdictions": ["india", "greece", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s National Police Board has said it is focusing its resources to quickly address Betsson’s decision to transfer brands on the country's payment blocklist to another operator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-18T14:31:58.000Z", "title": "Finland Authorities Pledge Quick Response In Betsson Payment Ban Saga", "slug": "gc-betsson-activity-finland-could-affect-future-licensing-chance-says-lawyer", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "With less than a month left in the Maryland legislature’s 2024 session, the House of Delegates worked overtime on Saturday to pass a bill that would place an initiative on the ballot later this year to legalize online casino gaming.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-18T19:01:43.000Z", "title": "Maryland Online Casino Bill Passed By House, Senate Fate Uncertain", "slug": "gc-maryland-online-gaming-bill-passed-house-senate-passage-questioned", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has admitted to defects in vetting foreign-facing online gambling licensees (POGOs) following the latest raid on a cyber scamming operation that freed more than 850 people.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-19T07:04:04.000Z", "title": "PAGCOR Admits To Probity 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However, he pointed out that there needs to be changes before this happens.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Banking Is Caught In A Quagmire, Warns Future Of Payments Architect", "slug": "pc-open-banking-caught-quagmire-warns-future-payments-architect", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank (ECB) is establishing seven new workstreams to assist in drafting various sections of its rulebook for a potential digital euro.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECB Launches Workstreams To Draft Digital Euro Rulebook ", "slug": "pc-ecb-launches-workstreams-draft-digital-euro-rulebook", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The operator of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has granted Paytm a new permission to serve as a 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["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Beauty and lifestyle influencers in Brazil’s Amazonian state of Acre are under investigation for promoting illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-20T17:39:31.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Influencers Under Investigation For Illegal Gambling Promotion", "slug": "gc-brazilian-influencers-under-investigation-illegal-gambling-promotions", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Allied Charities of Minnesota has reached an agreement with the House sponsor of a sports-betting bill that will see them support the measure in exchange for additional tax relief that will assist charities that rely on financial support from charitable gaming.", "sectors": ["charitable-gaming", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-20T21:33:06.000Z", "title": "Minnesota Sports-Betting Bill Sponsor Gains Charitable 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"gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-21T07:44:57.000Z", "title": "Indian Celebrities In Firing Line Over Illegal Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-indian-celebrities-firing-line-over-illegal-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The Autoridade da Concorrência has fined the SIBS Group for forcing card issuers and acquirers seeking to access the SIBS Group's payment schemes to also contract its processing services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Portuguese Antitrust Watchdog Fines SIBS Group €13.8bn For Breaking Competition Law", "slug": "pc-portuguese-antitrust-watchdog-fines-sibs-group-eu138bn-breaking-competition", "jurisdictions": ["portugal"]}, {"summary": "A new self-scanning service in Sweden will allow shoppers to avoid waiting in line to checkout, and the UK’s Lloyds Bank has warned that impersonation scams are on the rise.", 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"jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Denmark has become the first non-euro country to join the TIPS and T2 payment systems, and the UK’s Greggs bakery chain has announced that its systems have been restored following a nationwide point of sale outage.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "us-money-transmission"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Denmark Joins TIPS And TARGET2", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-denmark-joins-tips-and-target2", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "india", "denmark", "greece", "south-dakota", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "OKX removes Tether trading for European users, Nigeria pursues access to Binance’s transaction data, and a survey finds that a significant number of Canadians have used crypto to pay a ransomware attacker.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: OKX Delists Tether In Europe, Shuts Down In India", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-okx-delists-tether-europe-shuts-down-india", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "canada", "india", "nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Jurisdictional conflicts between Brazilian states and the federal government over online betting licensing have escalated, after Paraná asked a judge to join a case to prevent local licensees in the state of Rio de Janeiro from operating throughout the country.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-22T19:20:48.000Z", "title": "Rio De Janeiro, Paraná Begin Brazilian Betting Conflict", "slug": "gc-parana-and-rio-de-janeiro-fight-over-gambling-borders", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal continued to scrutinize the sports-betting industry on Thursday by 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"2024-03-25T17:50:52.000Z", "title": "Illegal Betting Still Thriving Despite U.S. Regulation, Report Suggests", "slug": "gc-illegal-betting-market-thrives-within-us-legal-market-report-suggests", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A New jersey lawmaker wants to double online gambling taxes and Philadelphia moves to ban skill gaming machines from the city.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-25T18:11:49.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: March 25-March 29, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-march-25-march-29-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Potential gambling scandals bubbled to the surface in multiple U.S. sports on Monday, with one of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) top stars denying betting on games, while an NBA player is reportedly under investigation by the league regarding suspicious activity on 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{"summary": "The UK is taking a dangerous gamble in its latest measures to combat authorised push payment (APP) fraud, the CEO of Australia’s largest payments association has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK's Mandatory Reimbursement Model 'Incentivises Crime', Says AusPayNet CEO", "slug": "pc-uks-mandatory-reimbursement-model-incentivises-crime-says-auspaynet-ceo", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Wind-down requirements are front and centre of expectations for payments firms and e-money institutions operating in the UK, as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) raises the regulatory bar and treats them increasingly like banks and other financial services companies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Expect No Sympathy From FCA On Wind-Down Plans", "slug": 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"2024-03-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard, Worldpay Launch Global Partnership To Tackle Payments Fraud", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-worldpay-launch-global-partnership-tackle-payments", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Visa, Mastercard and their associated bank issuers have settled a 20-year antitrust class action lawsuit with US merchants to reduce credit card processing fees and constraints on charging consumers different fees for various payment cards.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa, Mastercard Reduce Card Payment Fees In Bid To Settle Long-Running US Merchant Lawsuit", "slug": "pc-visa-mastercard-reduce-card-payment-fees-bid-settle-long-running-us-merchant", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "French gambling licensees have corrected ambiguous and sometimes illegal clauses found in terms and 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response will require operators to report regulatory returns more consistently and will allow the regulator to see \"much more quickly\" the impact regulatory changes are having on the industry, a senior official from the Gambling Commission has said.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-28T14:37:25.000Z", "title": "UK Consultation Response Will Help Track Impact Of Review Changes, Says Gambling Commission", "slug": "gc-uk-consultation-response-will-help-track-impact-review-changes-says-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New Danish legislation would for the first time give the Danish Gambling Authority the power to issue orders and reprimands, but the regulator would still have no direct authority 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{"summary": "Curaçao’s Gaming Control Board has extended the deadline for application submissions for its new look licences by one month until April 30, 2024.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-02T07:14:03.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Announces Application Submissions Deadline Extension", "slug": "gc-curacao-announces-application-submissions-deadline-extension", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "KuCoin is hit with criminal charges in the US, Coinbase celebrates a small victory over the SEC, and Binance is set to be blocked in the Philippines.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: KuCoin Founders Face Jail Time In Major US AML Case", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-kucoin-founders-face-jail-time-major-us-aml-case", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The former head of FTX has been sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment, bringing to an end the largest criminal fraud case in the US since the conviction of Bernie Madoff.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years For FTX Fraud", "slug": "pc-bankman-fried-sentenced-25-years-ftx-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "International money transfer providers should be prosecuted if they make false claims about the cost and speed of remittances, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Remittance Providers Warned To Halt False Advertising In US", "slug": "pc-remittance-providers-warned-halt-false-advertising-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australia has 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["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "After receiving several public inquiries, the topic of sports-betting wager limits has come to the attention of gaming regulators in Massachusetts, even as one regulator questioned if the practice was even an issue.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-02T18:46:50.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulators Question Wager Limits Imposed By Sportsbooks", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-regulators-question-wager-limits-imposed-sportsbooks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Sports-betting legislation failed to reach the floor of the Georgia House of Representatives before the clock struck midnight on the state’s legislative session, the latest blow to the gaming industry’s expansion hopes in 2024.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-02T19:15:52.000Z", "title": "Lights Go Out On Georgia's 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "CBDCs Stumble In Early Adopter Markets", "slug": "pc-cbdcs-stumble-early-adopter-markets", "jurisdictions": ["bahamas", "nigeria"]}, {"summary": "The Danish Gambling Authority has said it blocked 49 sites offering illegal gambling to Danish residents last year, with the most prominent company blocked being Stake.com.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-03T15:48:15.000Z", "title": "Danish, Dutch Regulators Tackle Illegal Gambling ", "slug": "gc-danish-dutch-regulators-tackle-illegal-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Ministry of Finance has proposed that licensed betting operators in the country should all use a dot.bet domain, presumably to keep legal betting easily identifiable. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-03T16:43:48.000Z", "title": "Brazil Announces Gambling Domain Rules", "slug": "gc-brazils-fluminense-signs-new-deal-superbet", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Bet365 will pay £582,000 to settle failures in its anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility policies, the UK’s Gambling Commission said today.", "sectors": ["bingo", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-04T06:57:21.000Z", "title": "UK Assesses Bet365 For AML, Social Responsibility Failures", "slug": "gc-uk-assesses-bet365-aml-social-responsibility-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A boom in digital payments has helped Saudi Arabia to hit a non-cash transactions target two years ahead of schedule, and Revolut has secured a licence to operate in Mexico.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: 70 Percent Of Payments In Saudi Arabia Are Now Digital, Says Central Bank", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-70-percent-payments-saudi-arabia-are-now-digital-says-central", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "hong-kong", "india", "saudi-arabia", "nepal", "mexico", "turkey", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Singapore will finalise and implement a planned Shared Responsibility Framework to combat phishing scams by the end of the year, a minister has confirmed.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Anti-Fraud Framework Will Be Implemented This Year, Singapore Confirms ", "slug": "pc-anti-fraud-framework-will-be-implemented-year-singapore-confirms", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year jail sentence marks a milestone in crypto history. While the high-profile fraud scandal struck a major blow against the industry’s reputation, the delivery of justice sends a signal that the “Wild West” days are over.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Global Crypto Industry Faces Reckoning After FTX Sentencing", "slug": "pc-global-crypto-industry-faces-reckoning-after-ftx-sentencing", "jurisdictions": ["bahamas", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Finnish National Police Board’s enforcement action against Betsson Group has been put on hold by an interim decision made by the Supreme Court while the company’s appeal is ongoing. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-04T15:09:08.000Z", "title": "Finland Removes Betsson From Payment Blocklist", "slug": "gc-finland-removes-betsson-payment-blocklist-legal-dispute-continues", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Chile’s march towards online gambling regulation continued on Tuesday as the Senate economy committee heard from gambling lawyer and expert Cristina Romero, Heidi Berner from the Ministry of Finance and the Undersecretary of Telecommunications (Subtel) as each fought their side over enforcement and taxation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-04T17:16:03.000Z", "title": "Chile's Senate Hears Arguments For Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-chiles-senate-hears-arguments-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Almost a year after NeoGames agreed to be acquired by Aristocrat Leisure for approximately $1.5bn, the Nevada Gaming Control Board granted initial approval of the merger on Wednesday, another step in finalizing a deal that creates a global online gaming and lottery supplier.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-04T20:53:06.000Z", "title": "Aristocrat Believes NeoGames Merger Creates Global Supplier Business", "slug": "gc-aristocrat-believes-neogames-merger-creates-global-supplier-business", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "nevada", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "A Mississippi bill to legalize mobile sports betting remains alive heading into a key deadline next week as negotiations remain ongoing.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-04T21:59:17.000Z", "title": "Mississippi Senate Keeps Mobile Betting Plan Alive", "slug": "gc-mississippi-mobile-betting-plan-kept-alive-senate", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "mississippi"]}, {"summary": "Ongoing sports-betting conversations in Minnesota had an extra layer of complexity added to the mix with a regulatory decision this week to permit racetracks to offer historical horseracing.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-05T00:59:32.000Z", "title": "Minnesota HHR Decision Adds New Wrinkle To Sports-Betting Talks", "slug": "gc-minnesota-hhr-decision-adds-new-wrinkle-sports-betting-talks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "minnesota"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s federal online gambling regulator is probing a Cypriot-controlled Australian payments company with alleged links to illegal online gambling services.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-05T06:18:18.000Z", "title": "Australian Online Regulator Probing Cyprus Payments Subsidiary", "slug": "gc-australian-online-regulator-probing-cyprus-payments-subsidiary", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Lithuanian law enforcement and financial institutions have signed an agreement to launch a new data and information sharing platform, while India is considering two new use cases for the UPI instant payments system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Lithuania To Establish New Data Sharing Platform For Police, Financial Sector", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-lithuania-establish-new-data-sharing-platform-police-financial", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "hong-kong", "india", "saudi-arabia", "nepal", "mexico", "lithuania", "turkey", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The central banks of Laos and Brunei have joined the Regional Payment Connectivity Initiative, run by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Laos, Brunei Join ASEAN Payments Alliance", "slug": "pc-laos-brunei-join-asean-payments-alliance", "jurisdictions": ["brunei", "laos"]}, {"summary": "Singapore has launched a new information sharing platform for financial institutions (FIs), in an effort to transform the way that they handle money laundering and terrorist financing risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "World's First AML Information Sharing Platform For FIs Goes Live In Singapore", "slug": "pc-worlds-first-aml-information-sharing-platform-fis-goes-live-singapore", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "A new decree in Italy that will see online licence fees skyrocket ahead of an expected concession window at the end of this year, and which prepares the ground for the country’s €7bn lottery tender, has been approved.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-05T15:25:09.000Z", "title": "Italy Set To Enter New Era Of Online, Lottery Licensing", "slug": "gc-italy-set-enter-new-era-online-lottery-licensing", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "After a concerted effort in recent years to clean up the industry, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Finance has published a resolution to regulate the licensing of online casinos and online gaming. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-05T18:06:58.000Z", "title": "Dominican Republic Publishes Resolution To License Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-dominican-republic-publishes-resolution-regulate-online-gaming-licencing", "jurisdictions": ["dominican-republic"]}, {"summary": "VICI is fined in New Jersey, Bulgaria rejects a gambling ad ban, Chile's online bill moves to the Senate floor and Peru proposes tax increase.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-05T18:42:06.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 1-April 5, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-april-1-april-5-2024", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "united-states", "bulgaria", "chile", "victoria", "florida", "kansas", "peru", "louisiana", "new-jersey", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch Central Bank has announced a multimillion euro penalty on Payward International Markets Limited (Payward International), which otherwise operates under the trade name Kraken.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Central Bank Slaps Kraken With €4m Fine For Failing To Register", "slug": "pc-dutch-central-bank-slaps-kraken-eu4m-fine-failing-register", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "HSBC Australia has agreed to pay A$33,000 ($21,600) in penalties to settle two alleged breaches of the country’s new open banking laws, on credit card statements and mortgage interest rate data.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "HSBC Australia Settles Open Banking Case Following Faulty Data Complaint", "slug": "pc-hsbc-australia-settles-open-banking-case-following-faulty-data-complaint", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Visa+ P2P service is now live in the US following a trial run last year, while Spain has introduced a bill that could lead to a new consumer protection authority.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New Visa+ P2P Service Goes Live In The US", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-visa-p2p-service-goes-live-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "spain"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has imposed fines of €150,000 and €180,000 on two former directors of payment service provider Payvision for failures in relation to anti-money laundering (AML) obligations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Former Payvision Execs Fined For AML Failures ", "slug": "pc-former-payvision-execs-fined-aml-failures", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish government has said it is open to introducing new advertising rules after a local TV show’s review of casino influencers found that eight out of ten of them on streaming platform Twitch are promoting illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["charitable-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-08T12:25:20.000Z", "title": "Sweden Could Tighten Law To Tackle Illegal Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-swedish-government-open-new-law-change-tackle-illegal-gambling-ads", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Casino operator Skill on Net Ltd has received three injunctions and two reprimands from the Danish Gambling Authority for breaches of the country’s Money Laundering Act. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-08T16:12:36.000Z", "title": "Skill On Net Violates Denmark's Money Laundering Act", "slug": "gc-skills-net-violates-denmarks-money-laundering-act", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "The Maryland General Assembly advanced a budget deal ahead of the last day of the session on Monday that included $340m in new taxes and fees but did not include any revenue from online gaming as the Senate opted to forego considering any gaming expansion.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-08T16:39:11.000Z", "title": "Senate Opposition Kills Maryland Internet Gaming Bill For 2024 ", "slug": "gc-senate-opposition-kills-maryland-internet-gaming-bill-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "maryland"]}, {"summary": "Decisions by the Minnesota Racing Commission to allow historical horseracing machines and electronic table games at the state’s two racetracks have garnered strong opposition from members of the state legislature who believe both rulemakings violate state gaming laws.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "poker-cardrooms", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-09T01:48:05.000Z", "title": "Bill Seeks To Overturn Minnesota Racing Commission's Historical Horseracing Decision ", "slug": "gc-bill-seeks-overturn-minnesota-racing-commissions-historical-horseracing-decision", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "minnesota"]}, {"summary": "The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has ordered the controlling interest of Manila’s next integrated resort to regain compliance with bourse rules or be delisted, with disciplinary action possible against its surviving director.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-09T06:49:13.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Bourse Warns Lead Manila IR Investor To Regain Compliance", "slug": "gc-hong-kong-bourse-warns-lead-manila-ir-investor-regain-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "russia", "philippines"]}, {"summary": "Confirmation of Payee has hit a new milestone in the UK’s fight against fraud, and Worldline and Crédit Agricole have given a name to their newly formed joint venture.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK's Confirmation Of Payee Hits 2bn Checks", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uks-confirmation-payee-hits-2bn-checks", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Payment institution Flywire and e-money institution Secure Nordic Payments, which operates as Mistertango, have been fined by Lithuania’s financial services authority over regulatory shortcomings.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of Lithuania Fines Flywire, Secure Nordic Payments For Regulatory Shortcomings", "slug": "pc-bank-lithuania-fines-flywire-secure-nordic-payments-regulatory-shortcomings", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Amazon has denied reports that it plans to “ditch” Just Walk Out, saying that it will continue to deploy its autonomous checkout technology in certain US and UK stores, while transitioning to another system in large US supermarkets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["loyalty-schemes"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Amazon Denies 'Ditching' Just Walk Out Technology", "slug": "pc-amazon-denies-ditching-just-walk-out-technology", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Union is set to unleash a massive new compliance burden on hundreds of gambling companies worldwide, requiring them to report publicly on their climate impact, diversity, responsible gambling practices and much more.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-09T12:40:14.000Z", "title": "EU Sustainability Compliance Explosion Looms For Global Gambling", "slug": "gc-eu-sustainability-compliance-explosion-looms-global-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "united-states", "european-union", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean", "asia-pacific", "middle-east-and-africa"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission has outlined the five areas where it believes improvements to regulation can have the biggest impact over the next three years in its latest corporate strategy update. ", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-09T14:17:41.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Highlights Key Areas For Regulatory Improvement", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-highlights-key-areas-regulatory-improvement", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of Paytm’s banking arm has quit the company following a forced shutdown of the bank, while Mastercard has entered a new cybersecurity partnership with the Singapore central bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Paytm Payments Bank CEO Resigns Amid Compliance Issues", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-paytm-payments-bank-ceo-resigns-amid-compliance-issues", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "india", "singapore", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Dutch banks have said it is not their job to protect gambling consumers, amid calls for them to do more on responsible gambling and the black market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Banks Reject Call To Help Gambling Firms", "slug": "pc-dutch-banks-reject-call-help-gambling-firms", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A new global standard for payment brands known as PCI DSS v4 came into force last week, putting firms at risk of fines or the termination of agreements with leading payment brands and merchant acquirers if they fail to comply with it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Payments Ecosystem Standard Enters Into Force", "slug": "pc-new-payments-ecosystem-standard-enters-force", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ant Financial says it has connected 2m merchants in Japan to the Alipay+ network, as the service continues to expand despite the country’s largely cash-based economy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "cash-based-payment-methods", "cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Alipay+ Makes Inroads In Japan With 2m Merchants Connected", "slug": "pc-alipay-makes-inroads-japan-2m-merchants-connected", "jurisdictions": ["china", "hong-kong", "japan"]}, {"summary": "Discussions on Ireland's Gambling Regulation Bill have been delayed as the Dáil Éireann, the country’s legislative lower house, selected a new Taoiseach on Monday.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T14:26:02.000Z", "title": "Ireland Postpones Discussion On Gambling Regulation Bill", "slug": "gc-ireland-postpones-discussion-gambling-regulation-bill", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Dutch banks have said it is not their job to protect gambling consumers, amid calls for them to do more on responsible gambling and the black market.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T14:30:57.000Z", "title": "Dutch Banks Reject Call To Help Gambling Firms", "slug": "gc-dutch-banks-reject-call-help-gambling-firms", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Brazilian transparency non-profit Fiquem Sabendo has released data on the meetings held over the past two years with the government regarding online gambling. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T15:26:10.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Executive Held 78 Meetings About Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-brazils-executive-has-had-78-meetings-about-online-and-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​Germany’s Federal Court of Justice is preparing to rule on a case of a gambler seeking a refund for losing sports bets made before legalisation, and its press release suggests it may plan to favour the player.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T16:11:26.000Z", "title": "German Court Set To Rule On Betting Reimbursements", "slug": "gc-german-court-set-rule-betting-reimbursements", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin has amended a bill that regulates and taxes skill games in Virginia, adding stricter regulations than the measure the General Assembly approved prior to adjourning last month.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T19:07:42.000Z", "title": "Virginia Governor Proposes Stricter Regulations On 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"industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-11T01:27:45.000Z", "title": "NBA Commissioner Hints At Potential Sports-Betting Rule Changes", "slug": "gc-nba-commissioner-hints-potential-sports-betting-rule-changes", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s government has committed to a new implementation timeline for online betting that will see a licensing decree published as soon as this month, but critical policy questions on online casino games and other areas potentially unanswered until the middle of the year.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-11T02:47:13.000Z", "title": "Brazil Releases Revised Regulatory Timeline", "slug": "gc-brazil-releases-revised-regulatory-timeline", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The largest US dollar clearing and settlement system for international payments has gone live with ISO 20022, while Spain has opened a new consultation on digitalisation of the financial sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: CHIPS Network Successfully Migrates To ISO 20022", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-chips-network-successfully-migrates-iso-20022", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "india", "singapore", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Hundreds of thousands of buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions could have been carried out by children, while younger adults risk falling behind on payment terms, according to the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Issues Warning Over BNPL Misuse", "slug": "pc-dutch-regulator-issues-warning-over-bnpl-misuse", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "In Hong Kong’s increasingly cashless payments landscape, taxis are a rare case of cash still being king. But that could be set to change following a first-of-its-kind regulatory approval.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Taxi Payments Go Digital Following Unique Regulatory Approval", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-taxi-payments-go-digital-following-unique-regulatory-approval", "jurisdictions": ["china", "hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "Romanian lawmakers have declared “victory” against the gambling industry after a law to approve a restrictive emergency ordinance, including prohibiting B2B suppliers from providing games to unlicensed operators and a ban on slot machine halls in towns with fewer than 15,000 people, was adopted on April 9.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-11T14:16:55.000Z", "title": "Romania Targets More Restrictions After 'Victory' Against Gambling Industry", "slug": "gc-romania-targeting-more-restrictions-after-victory-against-gambling-industry", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "In a landmark ruling, Spain’s Supreme Court has found several articles of Royal Decree 958/2020, which implemented a near total ban on gambling advertisements, to be unlawful. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-11T16:44:09.000Z", "title": "Spain's Supreme Court Strikes Down Large Sections Of Advertising Ban", "slug": "gc-spains-supreme-court-strikes-down-large-sections-advertising-ban", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "A Myanmar hub for online gambling and cyber scamming operations in Kayin (Karen) State has been captured by fighters with the Karen National Union and allied pro-democracy forces, threatening a swathe of criminal ventures along the region’s border with Thailand.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-12T06:09:21.000Z", "title": "Myanmar Military Havoc Threatens Online Gambling, Scam Operations", "slug": "gc-myanmar-military-havoc-imperils-online-gambling-scam-operations", "jurisdictions": ["myanmar"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard has announced a restructuring plan that will streamline payments and data capabilities across the company, while Hong Kong has introduced an expanded version of its Anti-Scam Consumer Protection Charter.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard To Restructure With Focus On Three Key Business Areas", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-restructure-focus-three-key-business-areas", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "hong-kong", "india", "singapore", "united-states", "spain", "united-kingdom", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the US have proposed a GDPR-like privacy bill that would, if passed, impose sweeping new obligations on companies handling consumer data, including payment service providers, but also simplify their regulatory requirements across state lines.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Privacy Act Proposed In Bipartisan Draft", "slug": "pc-us-privacy-act-proposed-bipartisan-draft", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Binance executive is detained ahead of a criminal trial in Nigeria, Tether says it will avoid Europe under MiCA, and TerraUSD creator Do Kwon is found liable for securities fraud in the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance Compliance Chief Denies Criminal Charges In Nigeria", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-compliance-chief-denies-criminal-charges-nigeria", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "The European supervisory authorities have confirmed a voluntary dry-run exercise to prepare the financial services industry for the next stage of implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Financial Institutions Invited To DORA Dress Rehearsal ", "slug": "pc-eu-financial-institutions-invited-dora-dress-rehearsal", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch regulator prepares to fine a Curaçao-based operator and Brazil may finally have a new regulatory chief.", "sectors": ["binary-options", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-12T16:34:38.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 8-April 12, 2024 ", "slug": "gc-news-brief-april-8-april-12-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "brazil", "dominican-republic", "victoria", "kentucky", "maine", "minnesota", "mississippi", "netherlands", "nebraska", "spain", "new-jersey", "united-kingdom", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "The persistent strength of the offshore sports-betting market in the United States means it is incumbent upon the federal government to step up enforcement efforts, according to industry advocacy groups.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-12T21:05:40.000Z", "title": "U.S. Advocacy Groups Urge Government Role In Erosion Of Illegal Sports-Betting Market", "slug": "gc-us-government-has-role-continued-erosion-illegal-sports-betting-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The chairman and CEO of Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group privately discussed being “ready for war” with the company’s temporary special manager, including suing him and/or the casino regulator while covertly monitoring his communications, an inquiry has heard.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-15T06:18:07.000Z", "title": "Star Entertainment Crashes And Burns On Inquiry Day One", "slug": "gc-star-entertainment-crashes-and-burns-inquiry-day-one", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Lithuanians overwhelmingly support a gambling advertising ban, according to research commissioned by the government-owned Lithuanian National Radio and Television.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-15T06:32:27.000Z", "title": "Lithuanians Support Ad Ban But Trade Groups Warn Of Player Protection Impact", "slug": "gc-lithuanians-support-ad-ban-trade-groups-warn-player-protection-impact", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Lithuania’s board has decided to revoke Neocard’s e-money licence over breaches of compliance requirements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of Lithuania Revokes Neocard Licence ", "slug": "pc-bank-lithuania-revokes-neocard-licence", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "lithuania"]}, {"summary": "US officials have highlighted Tether’s alleged role in Russian sanctions busting, as regulators seek new powers to enforce secondary sanctions against offshore crypto firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Lawmakers Name Tether In Russian Sanctions Busting Hearing", "slug": "pc-us-lawmakers-name-tether-russian-sanctions-busting-hearing", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "russia"]}, {"summary": "Revolut is ready to expand into new payments products in India following a key regulatory approval, while fraud cases in Denmark more than doubled during 2023.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Revolut To Expand Domestic Presence In India Following New Approval", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-revolut-expand-domestic-presence-india-following-new-approval", "jurisdictions": ["india", "denmark"]}, {"summary": "A bill has emerged from the bipartisan Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group that would expand mobile sports betting in Delaware by allowing casinos to partner with multiple sportsbooks.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-15T16:59:31.000Z", "title": "Delaware Legislature Explores Expansion Of Mobile Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-delaware-legislature-explores-expansion-mobile-sport-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "delaware"]}, {"summary": "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has signed off on the final clarifications to its data privacy rules after sports-betting operators were granted waivers until June to give them more time to comply with the regulations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-15T17:33:16.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Signs Off On Sports-Betting Data Privacy Regulations", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-sign-sports-betting-data-privacy-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch central bank has said that mobile contactless payments could become the most common form of payment by the end of 2024, while a US financial regulator has warned of a “concerning” rise in passport fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mobile Payments Set To Dominate By End of 2024, Says Dutch Central Bank", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mobile-payments-set-dominate-end-2024-says-dutch-central-bank", "jurisdictions": ["india", "denmark", "united-states", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s proposed open finance framework appears to lack alignment with existing legislation, notably the Data Act and the Payment Services Regulation, experts in the payments and banking sector have said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Sector Pokes Holes In EU Open Finance Proposal", "slug": "pc-payments-sector-pokes-holes-eu-open-finance-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Payments and e-money institutions in Lithuania have been accused of failing to comply with payment services regulations regarding the terms of their user contracts.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Firms Using Illegal Contract Terms, Bank of Lithuania Says", "slug": "pc-payments-firms-using-illegal-contract-terms-bank-lithuania-says", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Regulators and government authorities worldwide face a difficult challenge enforcing advertising rules for loot boxes, as a leading campaigner says he is frustrated about patchy enforcement against misleading ads for these pseudo-gambling products.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-16T12:53:01.000Z", "title": "Regulators Face Major Challenge Enforcing Loot Box Advertising Rules", "slug": "gc-regulators-face-major-challenge-enforcing-loot-box-advertising-rules", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "united-states", "south-korea", "united-kingdom", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean", "middle-east-and-africa"]}, {"summary": "Existing gaming stakeholders in Ohio remain split on the prospect of future online casino expansion in the Buckeye State, with one key operator staunchly opposed and another offering more tepid support.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-16T21:19:02.000Z", "title": "Ohio Gaming Operators Weigh In On Online Casino", "slug": "gc-ohio-gaming-operators-weigh-online-casino", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "An inquiry likely to determine the fate of the Sydney casino licence of The Star Entertainment Group has warned the company it may have broken the law by delivering documents relevant to witness testimony two weeks after deadline.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-17T05:54:10.000Z", "title": "Inquiry Warns Star Entertainment Over Tardy Evidence Debacle", "slug": "gc-inquiry-warns-star-entertainment-over-tardy-evidence-debacle", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Financial firms using compliance technology should be front of mind for UK regulators planning to implement new regulations or policy adjustments, the RegTech Platform has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consider Compliance Tech Impact Of New Policies, Firms Tell UK Regulators", "slug": "pc-consider-compliance-tech-impact-new-policies-firms-tell-uk-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Nium cross-border platform has expanded its portfolio of licences and registrations covering more than 40 countries, while Chile has opened a consultation on open finance legislation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Cross-Border Platform Nium Wins Regulatory Approval In New Zealand", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-cross-border-platform-nium-wins-regulatory-approval-new-zealand", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand", "chile", "india", "denmark", "united-states", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Swiss National Bank has said there is not a valid use case for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), setting a different tone from other central banks that are pursuing the technology.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Retail CBDC Unnecessary, Swiss Central Bank Says", "slug": "pc-retail-cbdc-unnecessary-swiss-central-bank-says", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "Lawmakers from the UK’s two main political parties competed with each other at a summit at the 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"​​​​​​​An Italian ban on gambling marketing has not had the dramatic effect some had feared, but the market faces a new challenge from a “game changer” decree that sets what might be the highest online licensing fees in Europe, attorneys have said.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-17T16:58:26.000Z", "title": "Italian 'Game Changer' Licensing System Sets Europe's Stiffest Fees", "slug": "gc-italian-game-changer-licensing-system-sets-europes-stiffest-fees", "jurisdictions": ["italy"]}, {"summary": "While various states are reviewing their laws and regulations to restrict betting on collegiate sports amid lobbying pressure from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, lawmakers in Connecticut are pushing for an expansion of permitted college bets.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-17T23:44:52.000Z", "title": "Connecticut Considers Bets On In-State Colleges As Other States Tighten Rules", "slug": "gc-connecticut-legislators-consider-bets-state-colleges", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "connecticut", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Growing volumes of instant payments in Europe will bring a higher risk of fraud, as the countdown to the Instant Payments Regulation begins this month, an executive at EBA Clearing has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European PSPs Brace For Instant Payments Regulation", "slug": "pc-european-psps-brace-instant-payments-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator has opened a new consultation looking at the compliance requirements for payment service providers that come into the scope of its incoming rules on authorised 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["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-18T14:58:32.000Z", "title": "Dutch Parliament Calls For Online Gambling Ad Ban", "slug": "gc-dutch-parliament-call-online-gambling-ad-ban", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Isle of Man-headquartered Games Global Limited has filed the paperwork to have an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States as it looks to cement itself as a leading supplier in the North American market.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-18T15:26:08.000Z", "title": "Games Global Has New York Stock Exchange IPO In Its Sights", "slug": "gc-games-global-has-new-york-stock-exchange-ipo-its-sights", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Residents and visitors to Bavaria are the first Germans to be able to play roulette or blackjack legally online, as the state-owned Lotto Bayern has become the first licensed operator 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"gc-dutch-court-orders-flutter-entain-pay-landmark-player-claims", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Canada has confirmed that its long-awaited instant payments system will be delayed once again, and New Zealand has opened a new consultation on central bank digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Canada's Real-Time Payments System Not Expected Until 2026", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-canadas-real-time-payments-system-not-expected-until-2026", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand", "chile", "canada", "india", "denmark", "united-states", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Big tech “gatekeepers” such as Meta and ByteDance should not be eligible to participate in the EU’s future open finance framework, lawmakers have said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Exclude Big Tech From Open Finance Framework, MEPs Say", "slug": "pc-exclude-big-tech-open-finance-framework-meps-say", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it will continue to enforce a high bar for crypto registration attempts, Tether plans to expand beyond stablecoins, and a bipartisan US stablecoin bill hits Congress.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: FCA Seeks Quality, Not Quantity, In Crypto Registrations", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-fca-seeks-quality-not-quantity-crypto-registrations", "jurisdictions": ["el-salvador", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets has published an ordinance governing payments for online betting, a move that suggests it is sticking to a new timeline to introduce a regulated market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-19T17:45:51.000Z", "title": "Brazil Bans Crypto, Credit Card Gambling", "slug": "gc-brazil-publishes-payments-ordinance", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Ontario’s gaming regulator has put a halt on wagers on boxing matches sanctioned by the World Boxing Association after suspicious betting patterns and a subsequent review.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-19T20:48:39.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulator Bars Wagering On WBA Boxing Fights", "slug": "gc-ontario-regulator-bars-wagering-wba-fights", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "Colorado regulators have approved rule changes to permit exchange wagering after more than a year of deliberation, making the state the second in the U.S. to allow the activity and the first to adopt specific regulations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-19T22:36:00.000Z", "title": "Colorado Approves First U.S. Regulations For Betting Exchanges", "slug": "gc-colorado-regulator-approves-exchange-wagering-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colorado"]}, {"summary": "As Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin considers the fate of skill games in Virginia, leading casino executives are urging Youngkin and lawmakers in other states where the terminals have proliferated to either prohibit grey-market machines or tax and regulate them on the same scale as slot machines.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-19T22:50:00.000Z", "title": "Operators Say Skill-Game Machines Threaten Casino Investments", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industry-believes-retail-casino-investments-threatened-skill-games", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "In the wake of the most prominent sports integrity scandal in the U.S. since 2018, industry executives and regulatory officials agree that continuing to bolster integrity monitoring in the regulated market is key to preventing future scandals.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-22T02:32:39.000Z", "title": "Industry Reacts To Biggest Betting Scandal Of Post-PASPA Era", "slug": "gc-industry-leaders-discuss-potential-improvements-after-nba-betting-scandal", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Updates to the UK’s open banking system are “right around the corner” and will entail a move away from the retail banking standards set out by the Competition and Markets Authority in 2016, Open Banking Limited (OBL) chief Henk Van Hulle has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Open Banking Will Move On From CMA Regime, OBL Chief Says", "slug": "pc-uk-open-banking-will-move-cma-regime-obl-chief-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A new report has found that UK regulators are leading the world on driving growth and competitiveness, while EU regulators have opened a new consultation on technical standards for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: FCA Wins Praise For Metrics On Growth, Competitiveness", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fca-wins-praise-metrics-growth-competitiveness", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee has released its recommendations for the Open Banking Future Entity, including what its funding model should look like, and invited companies to submit comments by May 20.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Open Banking Future Entity Takes Shape With New Consultation", "slug": "pc-uk-open-banking-future-entity-takes-shape-new-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After two years of drafting and consultations, the Remote Gambling Bill (B11-2024) was finally introduced to South Africa’s parliament by the main opposition party last week as the ruling ANC could lose its majority for the first time in 30 years in the upcoming election on May 29.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-22T14:36:20.000Z", "title": "South Africa Gambling Bills Receive Long-Awaited Updates As Elections Loom", "slug": "gc-south-africa-gambling-bills-receive-long-awaited-updates-elections-loom", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "Executives with casinos in New Jersey are planning for the arrival of three new multibillion-dollar integrated resorts in New York City and their negative impact on an already crowded regional gaming market in the northeastern U.S.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-22T18:57:33.000Z", "title": "New York City Casinos A Threat To New Jersey, Northeast Gaming Markets", "slug": "gc-new-york-city-casinos-seen-threat-regional-markets", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The chairman of The Star Entertainment Group has told the inquiry into its licence suitability in New South Wales state that internal messages undermining the regulator and its special manager for Star’s Sydney property were merely “heat of the moment comments”.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-23T06:18:14.000Z", "title": "Star Entertainment Chair Relies On 'Heat Of The Moment' Defence", "slug": "gc-star-entertainment-chair-relies-heat-moment-defence", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Commerzbank has been fined in its home market due to \"supervisory\" failures, and Hong Kong has fined a commercial bank for failing to record the names of senders and receivers of wire transfers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Commerzbank To Pay €1.75m Fine In Germany", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-commerzbank-pay-eu175m-fine-germany", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "germany", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Apple’s commitments on its near field communication software will not fully level the playing field for EU mobile payment services, the European Central 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"gc-main-white-paper-proposals-implemented-summer-2024-says-government", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Lawyer Regis Dudena has been officially appointed as the secretary of Brazil's Prizes and Bets Secretariat to lead the government department responsible for introducing sports betting and online gambling regulations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-23T18:40:40.000Z", "title": "Brazil Appoints Head Regulator Ahead Of Licensing Rollout", "slug": "gc-brazil-appoints-head-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Despite sports betting's rapid rollout to 38 states and counting, the CEO of Caesars Entertainment believes the big prizes of Texas, Florida and California will remain a difficult, if not impossible, option for commercial gaming expansion.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-23T21:08:37.000Z", "title": "Caesars CEO Bearish On Commercial Opportunities In Texas, Florida, California", "slug": "gc-caesars-ceo-bearish-commercial-opportunities-texas-florida-california", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california", "florida", "texas"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch central bank has said that the country’s payments and e-money industry is showing signs of improvement when it comes to compliance obligations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Compliance Improving In Netherlands, Says Central Bank", "slug": "pc-payments-compliance-improving-netherlands-says-central-bank", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "European lawmakers have called for the UAE to remain on the EU’s list of high-risk jurisdictions, while Volt has launched its one-click solution for 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"jurisdictions": ["austria", "germany", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "As gaming continues to expand across the U.S., the executive director of the newly formed Responsible Online Gaming Association believes there has been an increased emphasis on responsible gambling but a lack of collaboration between industry and experts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-24T20:38:40.000Z", "title": "More Collaboration, Less Conflation Needed To Enhance U.S. Responsible Gambling Efforts", "slug": "gc-collaboration-needed-between-gaming-industry-problem-gambling-experts", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "India’s central bank has issued a temporary shutdown order to one of the country’s ten largest credit card issuers, and the US Federal Trade Commission has finalised a new rule that will promote competition.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: RBI Shuts Down Major Indian Bank Due To 'Serious' Compliance Concerns", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-rbi-shuts-down-major-indian-bank-due-serious-compliance-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "hong-kong", "india", "united-arab-emirates", "germany", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Romania has stepped up its efforts to tackle crypto crime with a first-of-it-kind partnership with ChainArgos, the blockchain intelligence firm that took down the Binance stablecoin last year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Romania Looks To Lead EU In Crypto Crime Fight With ChainArgos", "slug": "pc-romania-looks-lead-eu-crypto-crime-fight-chainargos", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "romania"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a call for views on its proposed approach to 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["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A group of Alabama lawmakers delayed a public meeting on Wednesday as House and Senate members continue to try and reach a compromise on a package of gaming bills that have divided the two legislative chambers.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-25T22:41:38.000Z", "title": "Alabama Lawmakers Delay Meeting On Gambling Bills", "slug": "gc-alabama-lawmakers-delay-meeting-gambling-bills", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A criminal investigation has triggered the suspension of licences in the Isle of Man, a bill in Ukraine that would dissolve the regulator advances and a Dutch politician calls for a debate on player refunds.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-26T07:01:53.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 22-April 26, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-april-22-april-26-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australian-capital-territory", "canada", "arkansas", "brazil", "cyprus", "colombia", "japan", "kazakhstan", "isle-of-man", "ukraine", "singapore", "netherlands", "nevada", "united-kingdom", "pennsylvania", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s landmark gambling bill has made some forward progress in its slow journey to becoming law, as both government and opposition politicians introduce a series of amendments.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-26T08:49:26.000Z", "title": "Irish Lawmakers Debate Gambling Bill Amendments", "slug": "gc-irish-lawmakers-debate-gambling-regulation-bill-2022-introduce-amendments", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Lithuania is moving towards introducing new legislation that will make bank payment services significantly cheaper, and the UAE central bank is rolling out open finance through a partnership with an AI firm.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Lithuania Plots Dramatic Reduction In Payment Service Fees", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-lithuania-plots-dramatic-reduction-payment-service-fees", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "hong-kong", "india", "united-arab-emirates", "germany", "lithuania", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "New EU rules to combat money laundering and terrorist financing have been adopted by members of the European Parliament, leaving only the European Council’s endorsement before they are signed into EU law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "AML Package Passed In Final European Parliament Vote ", "slug": "pc-aml-package-passed-final-european-parliament-vote", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "germany", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The Irish authorities should take more action on payments fraud, according to nearly half of all respondents to the National Payments Strategy consultation published this week.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Fraud Ranks High In Ireland's Payments Consultation Responses", "slug": "pc-fraud-ranks-high-irelands-payments-consultation-responses", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "US prosecutors call for an above-guideline sentence for Changpeng Zhao, the creator of TerraUSD could be looking at a record-breaking fine, and two suspects are indicted for 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"new-hampshire", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Indonesia has announced the formation of a cross-ministerial task force to attack the spread of online gambling and engage regional governments in a “joint effort” at combating illegal operations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-29T06:20:49.000Z", "title": "Indonesia Forms Anti-Online Taskforce, Seeks Regional MOUs", "slug": "gc-indonesia-forms-anti-online-taskforce-seeks-regional-mous", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia"]}, {"summary": "UK standard-setter Open Banking Limited (OBL) has opened a consultation on a forthcoming update to the country’s open banking standards, known as v4.0.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Banking Limited Consults On New UK Standard", "slug": "pc-open-banking-limited-consults-new-uk-standard", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Central Bank and would-be providers of pan-EU payment services want to take on international providers such as Visa and Mastercard. 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"2024-04-29T18:59:38.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Industry's Cashless Adoption Slowing Post-COVID", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-industrys-cashless-adoption-slowed-post-covid-environment", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "The ongoing controversy over an Iowa criminal investigation into betting by collegiate athletes boiled over on Friday with the filing of a federal lawsuit by 26 athletes against the state and multiple investigative agencies.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-30T00:31:56.000Z", "title": "Iowa Collegiate Athletes Sue State Agencies Over Sports-Betting Investigation", "slug": "gc-iowa-collegiate-athletes-sue-state-agencies-over-sports-betting-investigation", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "iowa"]}, {"summary": "The chairman of Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group has been axed, the latest casualty of the New South Wales state gambling regulator’s second 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(AML) laws, while Hong Kong’s financial regulator has launched a new collaborative forum aimed at enhancing fintech adoption.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: EU Member States Criticised Over AML Directive Transpositions", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-eu-member-states-criticised-over-aml-directive-transpositions", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "india", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Greater powers for the UK’s National Crime Agency and police to seize, freeze and destroy crypto-assets used by criminals came into force on Friday.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK's New Crypto Seizure Rules Go Live ", "slug": "pc-uks-new-crypto-seizure-rules-go-live", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Lithuania has fined Guru Pay €85,000 for failures to comply with a variety of payments and money laundering laws.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Guru Pay Fined €85,000 In Lithuania For Compliance Failures", "slug": "pc-guru-pay-fined-eu85000-lithuania-compliance-failures", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The French Online Gaming Association (AFJEL) has reiterated its calls to legalise online casino games after the latest report from the National Gaming Authority (ANJ) documented further growth of unlicensed online gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-30T17:11:19.000Z", "title": "More Than Half Of Online French Players Gamble On Black Market", "slug": "gc-over-half-online-french-players-are-black-market", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "Alabama edged closer to authorizing a major expansion of gambling on Tuesday night after the House approved a compromise bill to authorize commercial and tribal casinos, but the Senate appeared to be one vote shy of teeing up a voter referendum.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-01T04:13:38.000Z", "title": "After Alabama Lawmakers Reach Deal On Gambling Expansion, Senate Fate Uncertain", "slug": "gc-after-alabama-lawmakers-reach-deal-gambling-expansion-senate-fate-uncertain", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The UK’s Gambling Commission has announced a series of rule changes, including opt-in marketing of gambling products, a five-second minimum on most casino games and what it calls “light-touch financial vulnerability checks”.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-01T07:23:04.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Commission Sets Out New White Paper Rules", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-commission-sets-new-gambling-safety-choice-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Singapore's central bank has given DBS its freedom back after spending six months working on operational resilience, and RuPay and JCB have combined to offer cardholders 25 percent cashback on international spending.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: DBS Bank To Resume Non-Essential Activities Following Six-Month Pause", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-dbs-bank-resume-non-essential-activities-following-six-month", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "india", "singapore", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Payments infrastructure provider Thunes has agreed to acquire Tilia, a licensed US money transmitter focused on online gaming, allowing it to leapfrog time-consuming regulatory approvals in a key market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "us-money-transmission"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thunes To Acquire Tilia, Payments Licences In 48 US States", "slug": "pc-thunes-acquire-tilia-payments-licences-48-us-states", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Payments and electronic money institutions will be subject to new guidelines issued by the Bank of Lithuania intended to prevent payments fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of Lithuania Introduces New Fraud Prevention Guidelines", "slug": "pc-bank-lithuania-introduces-new-fraud-prevention-guidelines", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has set out a variety of recommendations for EU legislators to tackle payments fraud, suggesting that current regulatory frameworks do not go far enough.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Fraud Plans Don't Go Far Enough, EBA Says", "slug": "pc-eu-fraud-plans-dont-go-far-enough-eba-says", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "A Spanish study has found that nearly all gambling addicts have another mental disorder, resulting in calls for a new diagnosis: dual gambling disorder. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-01T16:22:31.000Z", "title": "Spanish Study Expands Gambling Addiction Complexity", "slug": "gc-spanish-study-finds-high-correlation-between-gambling-addiction-and-other-mental", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "The federal prosecutor who brought charges against a one-time Las Vegas casino executive and the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has urged casino compliance executives to consider more options to assist them in verifying the source of patrons’ funds.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-01T20:53:37.000Z", "title": "Amid Criminal Investigation, U.S. Casinos Urged To Tighten Source Of Funds Procedures", "slug": "gc-california-casinos-urged-tighten-source-funds-procedures", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "House and Senate members failed to reach a consensus over legislation to permit mobile sports betting in Mississippi before a key deadline, marking another failed effort to expand the state’s wagering options.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-01T21:05:24.000Z", "title": "Mobile Sports-Betting Bill Dies In Mississippi Legislature", "slug": "gc-mobile-sports-betting-bill-dies-mississippi-legislature", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "mississippi"]}, {"summary": "Spain has rolled out a new reporting system designed to help firms catch money mules, and India has announced the launch of a new study of AI and its effects on competition.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Spanish AML Regulator Launches New Money Mule System", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-spanish-aml-regulator-launches-new-money-mule-system", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "india", "singapore", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has proposed setting a “high bar” for granting extensions and exemptions to firms struggling to comply with its rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK PSR Sets Out Tough Approach To Non-Compliance", "slug": "pc-uk-psr-sets-out-tough-approach-non-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Total losses to scams in Australia have fallen for the first time in six years, but not for the over-65s, who remain the most targeted demographic, a new report has found.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Scam Losses Fall In Australia, Except For Over-65s", "slug": "pc-scam-losses-fall-australia-except-over-65s", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Bulgaria is set to ban most forms of gambling advertising after its parliament unanimously backed a bill to limit marketing.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-02T14:41:08.000Z", "title": "Bulgaria Braces For Ad Ban", "slug": "gc-bulgaria-braces-ad-ban", "jurisdictions": ["bulgaria"]}, {"summary": "New changes to UK Gambling Commission licensing rules combine with a voluntary industry code to make changes, including making cross-selling trickier, and an aim to ensure consistency in financial risk checks.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-02T18:50:56.000Z", "title": "UK Changes Target Cross Selling, Seek Consistency On Checks ", "slug": "gc-uk-changes-target-cross-selling-seek-consistency-checks", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As more global jurisdictions legalize land-based or online gambling there are greater international opportunities for U.S. operators and suppliers, but also pitfalls in jurisdictions that may have less developed regulatory regimes.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-02T20:43:34.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Companies Confronting Compliance Pitfalls In Less Regulated Jurisdictions", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-companies-face-regulatory-pitfalls-less-regulated-jurisdictions", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "united-states", "western-europe", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean", "asia-pacific", "middle-east-and-africa"]}, {"summary": "A Taiwanese court has convicted the first tranche of 52 employees from a leading Chinese online gambling group for organising illegal gambling activity for profit, although all avoided jail time after confessing to the charges.", "sectors": ["esports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-03T06:34:27.000Z", "title": "Taiwan Convicts 52 Online Gaming Employees, Bosses To Follow", "slug": "gc-taiwan-convicts-52-online-gaming-employees-bosses-follow", "jurisdictions": ["taiwan"]}, {"summary": "US senators have demanded action from the White House to stop Iran using Bitcoin to evade sanctions, while the Reserve Bank of India has updated its guidance on operational risk management.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Senators Warn That Iran Is Mining Bitcoin To Evade Sanctions", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-senators-warn-iran-mining-bitcoin-evade-sanctions", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "iran", "hong-kong", "india", "singapore", "spain", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The founder of Binance is set to be out of prison by the end of summer, after receiving a light-touch sentence that has stunned compliance professionals worldwide.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance Founder Sentenced To Four Months In Prison", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-founder-sentenced-four-months-prison", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "China’s central bank has issued new guidance asking merchants to display a standardised \"cash accepted\" sign, as concerns grow that certain groups are facing financial exclusion in China’s cashless economy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "China's Central Bank Urges Merchants To Display 'Cash Accepted' Sign", "slug": "pc-chinas-central-bank-urges-merchants-display-cash-accepted-sign", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "Suppliers are increasingly facing the level of oversight and enforcement action previously reserved for gambling operators, as their risk profile changes around the globe. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-03T13:18:14.000Z", "title": "Suppliers Faced With Increasing Regulatory Supervision", "slug": "gc-suppliers-faced-increasing-regulatory-supervision", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "curacao", "denmark", "romania", "philippines", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Two bills have been filed in North Carolina to ban prop bets on college players.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-03T17:23:22.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: April 29-May 3, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-april-29-may-3-2024", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "united-states", "curacao", "germany", "ukraine", "minnesota", "netherlands", "sri-lanka", "nevada", "united-kingdom", "north-carolina", "ohio", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s state lottery operator has rallied to file another lawsuit, this time against five internet providers who have not blocked online operators. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-03T19:24:19.000Z", "title": "Chilean Lottery Files Blocklist Lawsuit As Online Bill Stalls", "slug": "gc-chilean-state-lottery-files-lawsuit-shut-down-betting-platforms-online-bill", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "Penn Entertainment's stock took an early morning tumble Thursday (May 2) after the company reported that it had missed its first-quarter earnings estimates and cited the early underperformance of ESPN BET as one of the biggest factors in doing so.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-03T21:00:45.000Z", "title": "Slow Start For ESPN BET Causes Penn Stock Drop", "slug": "gc-slow-start-espn-bet-causes-penn-stock-drop", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Cardrooms in California could be held responsible for any advertising done on their behalf by a third-party provider or advertising agency, according to revised advertising regulations approved by state gaming regulators.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-03T21:04:17.000Z", "title": "California Restarts Rulemaking On Restrictive Gambling Advertising", "slug": "gc-revised-advertising-regulations-seek-define-appropriate-content", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "Brazil has continued to roll out regulations for online gambling by releasing detailed technical standards for betting and gaming systems via an ordinance that also implies that licensed operators will be able to offer retention bonuses for players.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-06T01:43:03.000Z", "title": "Brazil System Standards Open Door For Loyalty Bonuses", "slug": "gc-brazil-system-standards-open-door-loyalty-bonuses", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "U.S. gaming regulators and lawmakers believe the move by prominent arcade chain Dave & Buster’s to incorporate peer-to-peer wagering into its loyalty app will violate state gambling laws.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-06T16:03:24.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Regulators Push Back Against Dave & Buster's Betting Plans", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-regulators-pushback-against-dave-busters-betting-plans", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "maryland", "massachusetts", "ohio", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Northern Ireland has commenced preparatory work on its next stage of reforming the country’s gambling laws and is in the process of commissioning a gambling prevalence survey.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-07T06:07:47.000Z", "title": "Northern Ireland Working On 'Next Phase' Of Gambling Law", "slug": "gc-northern-ireland-working-next-phase-gambling-law", "jurisdictions": ["northern-ireland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Pressure is continuing to build on the Philippines’ foreign-facing online gambling segment, with new hiring checks, UN scrutiny and community unease over foreign workers triggering another wave of media gloom and political attacks.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-07T06:37:33.000Z", "title": "Labour Checks, UN Concerns, Probes Heap New Pressure On POGOs", "slug": "gc-labor-checks-un-concerns-probes-heap-new-pressure-pogos", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s progress on open banking has been hampered by endless consultations and a lack of decision-making, payments experts warned during Vixio’s latest webinar, \"Open Banking: Unlocking the Next Chapter\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK's Open Banking Consultation Offers Path Out Of Regulatory Quagmire", "slug": "pc-uks-open-banking-consultation-offers-path-out-regulatory-quagmire", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Argentina’s payments industry has said that a system to make credit card payments via a QR code provider is not yet ready, despite the country’s central bank saying that consumers should now be able to use it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "issuing", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Argentina's QR Code For Credit Cards Still Not Ready, Industry Says", "slug": "pc-argentinas-qr-code-credit-cards-still-not-ready-industry-says", "jurisdictions": ["argentina"]}, {"summary": "Cross-border payments firm Nium is seeing rapid growth in Asia-Pacific, a trend that its regional manager puts down to being \"hyper licensed\" and to working closely with local regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "e-money", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nium Notches Up Licences In Over 40 Countries, As APAC Revenue Doubles", "slug": "pc-nium-notches-licences-over-40-countries-apac-revenue-doubles", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve has begun a consultation on extending Fedwire service hours, while the EU’s banking watchdog begins accepting the names of people linked to financial crime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Fed Consults On Fedwire Hours", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fed-consults-fedwire-hours", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A D.C. lawmaker’s effort to increase tax revenue from the city’s struggling sports-betting operation by opening mobile wagering to multiple operators has garnered wide-spread support from professional sports franchises and gaming operators.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-07T20:41:40.000Z", "title": "U.S. Operators Seek To Expand DC's Sports-Betting Market", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-operators-seek-expand-dcs-sports-betting-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "A leading Maltese law firm has pitched gambling licensing, fintech investment and immigration options to Taiwanese online gambling companies amid a troubled legal environment for the Taiwanese B2B sector.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-08T06:31:38.000Z", "title": "Maltese Law Firm Pitches Licensing To Taiwan's Online Gaming Sector", "slug": "gc-maltese-law-firm-pitches-licensing-taiwans-online-gaming-sector", "jurisdictions": ["malta", "taiwan"]}, {"summary": "Hong Kong has enlisted the support of Ant Financial, Microsoft and HSBC in a new wholesale CBDC forum, while Argentina has published its first API that allows businesses to automate access to central bank information.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Hong Kong Launches New Wholesale CBDC Project", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-hong-kong-launches-new-wholesale-cbdc-project", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "european-union", "hong-kong", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Plans by the UK financial regulator to \"name and shame\" companies under investigation could cause reputational damage and a loss of business for companies that are later found to be innocent, people in the industry have warned.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FCA 'Name And Shame' Plans Concern UK Financial Sector", "slug": "pc-fca-name-and-shame-plans-concern-uk-financial-sector", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Proposals for an updated anti-money laundering (AML) framework are taking shape in Australia, as regulators look to avert a potential grey-listing by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Seeks Feedback On 'Streamlined' AML Framework", "slug": "pc-australia-seeks-feedback-streamlined-aml-framework", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "In 2022, multiple employees of Paraguay’s gambling regulatory body were under investigation for corruption. Fast forward 18 months, and with radical changes underway, has Paraguay’s gaming industry recovered its reputation? ", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-08T21:18:17.000Z", "title": "Paraguay: From Corruption Scandal To The End Of A Monopoly", "slug": "gc-paraguay-corruption-scandal-end-monopoly", "jurisdictions": ["paraguay"]}, {"summary": "NBA commissioner Adam Silver and his Major League Baseball counterpart have said that leagues are closely monitoring the types of available proposition bets across the U.S. market in the wake of recent integrity concerns.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-08T23:38:30.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports Leagues Keep Focus On Prop Bets", "slug": "gc-league-commissioners-reiterate-focus-prop-bet-types", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazil's tax authority has published a new rule to clarify how a winnings tax for sports betting and online gaming will be applied, and operators are unhappy with the outcome.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-08T23:47:56.000Z", "title": "Brazil Bettors To Pay Taxes On Every Winning Wager", "slug": "gc-brazil-changes-application-personal-winnings-tax", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Gaming industry leaders maintained this week that limiting or prohibiting proposition bets on college athletes or professional athletes could bolster the illegal market in the U.S.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-09T04:11:33.000Z", "title": "Gaming Industry Pushing Back On Prop Bet Restrictions", "slug": "gc-gaming-industry-pushing-back-prop-bet-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "A regional court has referred questions over German player refund lawsuits on sports betting to the Court of Justice of the European Union, and it has criticised another German court’s intention to rule without clarification from the European court.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-09T06:20:46.000Z", "title": "German Court Refers Betting Player Refund Suits To European Court", "slug": "gc-german-court-refers-betting-player-refund-suits-european-court", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "germany", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "India’s UPI instant payment system continues to go global, finding a new admirer in Namibia, while the European Banking Authority has published its final draft standards for stablecoins under MiCA.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: India Agrees To Build 'UPI-Like' Payment System In Namibia", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-india-agrees-build-upi-payment-system-namibia", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "european-union", "hong-kong", "india", "namibia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority has released its policy recommendations for open finance, setting out a vision for a regulated ecosystem in the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "South Africa Sets Scene For Open Finance Jump", "slug": "pc-south-africa-sets-scene-open-finance-jump", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s government is looking to raise cash by requiring financial institutions to contribute to a cybersecurity fund, as the country continues to struggle with high inflation and currency devaluation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nigeria To Impose World's First 'Cybersecurity Levy' On Domestic Transfers", "slug": "pc-nigeria-impose-worlds-first-cybersecurity-levy-domestic-transfers", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has doubled down on its controversial reimbursement requirements, as the industry warns of firms shutting down or exiting the market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "APP Fraud Deadline Looms Large At PSR's Annual Event", "slug": "pc-app-fraud-deadline-looms-large-psrs-annual-event", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Dutch government advisory board has criticised the “regulatory burden” of planned deposit limits and suggested that an inflexible low limit or a total advertising ban might be better solutions.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-09T15:51:33.000Z", "title": "Make Deposit Limits Tougher To Reduce Burden, Say Dutch Advisors", "slug": "gc-make-deposit-limits-tougher-reduce-burden-say-dutch-advisors", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Seven of Brazil’s states, plus the Federal District of Brasilia, have filed a constitutional challenge with the Federal Supreme Court requesting the suspension of two paragraphs of the country's new sports betting and online gaming law that limit their licensing authority over lotteries and fixed-odds betting.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-09T16:15:18.000Z", "title": "Brazilian States File Supreme Court Challenge To Defend Online Gaming Rights", "slug": "gc-states-bring-case-supreme-court-defend-their-online-gaming-rights", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "A heavily amended bill to require sports-betting advertisements in Louisiana to include information on resources for gambling addiction and the potentially addictive nature of online gaming was easily defeated by a House committee, after initially proposing to outright ban ads in the state.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-09T19:16:37.000Z", "title": "Louisiana Responsible Gambling Advertising Bill Defeated In Committee", "slug": "gc-louisiana-responsible-gambling-advertising-bill-defeated-committee", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "louisiana"]}, {"summary": "Multiple Canadian gaming industry officials have said that Alberta could launch a competitive online gaming market as early as 2025 and that provincial government officials remain motivated to do so. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-10T02:00:13.000Z", "title": "Alberta Could Launch Online Gaming Model In 2025, Officials Say", "slug": "gc-alberta-could-launch-online-gaming-model-2025-officials-say", "jurisdictions": ["alberta", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Anti-gambling senators in the Philippines have seized on intelligence alleging that employees of a raided online gambling operation had engaged in espionage and hacking government websites.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-10T06:49:08.000Z", "title": "Philippine Senator Alleges Espionage By Online Gambling Group", "slug": "gc-philippine-senator-alleges-espionage-online-gambling-group", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Binance has been hit by another AML penalty, this time in Canada, while Sweden’s financial regulator has disclosed that it is investigating possible AML failures at payments firm Zimpler.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Binance Fined C$6m For AML Failures In Canada", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-binance-fined-c6m-aml-failures-canada", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "european-union", "hong-kong", "canada", "india", "namibia", "united-states", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Visa claims that 90 percent of stablecoin volume is bot-driven, Tether looks to improve transaction monitoring, and Binance’s new CEO calls for the release of a “mid-level” employee detained in Nigeria.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Most Stablecoin Volume Is Driven By Bots, Says Visa", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-most-stablecoin-volume-driven-bots-says-visa", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission will soon be able to block illegal websites via the white paper’s commitment to award the watchdog new powers, as the regulator continues its sometimes disputed fight against the black market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-10T14:32:47.000Z", "title": "UK Website Blocking Incoming Via New Gambling Commission Powers", "slug": "gc-uk-website-blocking-incoming-new-gambling-commission-powers", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Zimpler under investigation in Sweden, Wyoming may ban college bets, Colombia's regulator opens investigations and the UN calls for a casino union boss to be released from Cambodian jail.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-10T15:48:32.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 6-May 10, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-6-may-10-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arkansas", "bulgaria", "california", "cambodia", "colombia", "malaysia", "louisiana", "nevada", "sweden", "united-kingdom", "new-york", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s turbulent journey towards online gambling regulation was further evidenced on Thursday as Congress restored far more favourable tax provisions for player winnings, barely 48 hours after the federal government’s alternative approach caused alarm across the industry.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-10T21:15:14.000Z", "title": "Brazil Operators Cheered By Winnings Tax Reversal", "slug": "gc-brazil-operators-cheered-winnings-tax-reversal", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "For all the new payments services on the market, many Americans still use credit cards running on the Visa and Mastercard networks, and lawmakers are making a fresh push to break up the \"duopoly\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "issuing", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Push For US Card Law Reignites Visa-Mastercard 'Duopoly' Debate", "slug": "pc-push-us-card-law-reignites-visa-mastercard-duopoly-debate", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "As the travel industry continues to recover from its COVID-19 downturn, complex payment chains are increasingly being solved by single-use virtual credit cards, also known as VCCs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "issuing", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Single-Use Virtual Cards Ease Travel Industry Payments Headaches", "slug": "pc-single-use-virtual-cards-ease-travel-industry-payments-headaches", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "asia-pacific"]}, {"summary": "With several key regulatory approvals in hand, Mastercard has begun processing domestic payments in China; meanwhile, Australia’s NAB looks to increase \"pay by bank\" adoption among merchants.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard Joint Venture Begins Processing Domestic Transactions In China", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-joint-venture-begins-processing-domestic-transactions", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "china"]}, {"summary": "Northern Ireland's government minister overseeing gambling policy will be provided with industry codes of practice for consideration “in due course”, according to the Department for Communities (DfC).", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-13T13:52:50.000Z", "title": "Northern Ireland's DfC Preparing Gambling Industry Codes Of Practice Proposal", "slug": "gc-northern-irelands-dfc-preparing-gambling-industry-codes-practice-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["northern-ireland"]}, {"summary": "A leading UK gambling lawyer has warned that financial risk assessments may prove so intrinsically full of friction that they are allowed to “quietly disappear”.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-13T14:53:42.000Z", "title": "Financial Risk Checks Could 'Disappear' Over Complications, Says Lawyer", "slug": "gc-financial-risk-checks-could-disappear-over-complications-says-lawyer", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Some of the world’s largest casino companies are growing more impatient with a 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"new-jersey", "united-kingdom", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "Addressing one of the key legal issues for online gambling in Canada, the Ontario Superior Court has ruled that the province’s competitive model for iGaming does not violate restrictions on regulated gambling established by the Canadian Criminal Code.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-14T03:13:57.000Z", "title": "Ontario Online Model Upheld By Superior Court", "slug": "gc-ontario-online-model-upheld-superior-court", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "Three key agencies in the fight against money laundering have issued a joint call for action to national regulators, while Hong Kong and Shenzhen have announced a pilot of a new cross-boundary data validation platform.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: 'Urgent Action' Needed On Money Laundering, Say International Bodies", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-urgent-action-needed-money-laundering-say-international-bodies", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "china", "hong-kong", "international"]}, {"summary": "Taiwan’s executive authority has unveiled new compliance requirements aimed at combating fraud crimes across financial, telecommunications and online platforms in a bid to bolster consumer protection.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Anti-Fraud Rules Introduced In Taiwan", "slug": "pc-new-anti-fraud-rules-introduced-taiwan", "jurisdictions": ["taiwan"]}, {"summary": "Western Union has resumed its limited money transfer services between the US and Cuba after a three-month hiatus caused by a cyberattack on Cuban banks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Western Union Resumes Services To Cuba After Cyberattack", "slug": "pc-western-union-resumes-services-cuba-after-cyberattack", "jurisdictions": ["cuba", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Small and mid-sized US banks have overwhelmingly urged caution on changes proposed by the Federal Reserve to the rules governing debit card interchange fees in the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Small US Banks Decry Fed's Debit Swipe Fee Proposals ", "slug": "pc-small-us-banks-decry-feds-debit-swipe-fee-proposals", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "With the EU’s Instant Payments Regulation now firmly on its way to becoming enforceable, payment service providers (PSPs) across Europe are readying themselves for a step change in how they provide payment services to consumers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSPs Gear Up For Ambitious EU Instant Payment Deadlines", "slug": "pc-psps-gear-ambitious-eu-instant-payment-deadlines", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s government plans to increase excise tax on gambling have been delayed, according to an update released by the International Monetary Fund.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-14T14:21:39.000Z", "title": "Nigeria Gambling Excise Duty Delayed", "slug": "gc-nigeria-gambling-excise-duty-delayed", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "As consumer demand continues to grow in the sweepstakes casino market in the United States, top executives from regulated gaming operators warn that the genre is still fraught with legal risk.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-14T21:59:15.000Z", "title": "Regulated Operators Push For Clarity On Sweepstakes Casinos", "slug": "gc-regulated-operators-push-sweepstakes-clarity", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A top crime-fighting official in the Philippines has revealed his agency is monitoring more than 400 illegal foreign-facing online gambling operations (POGOs) across the country, while raiding an illegal “mini-hospital” catering to POGO employees.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-15T06:49:23.000Z", "title": "Philippine Crime Body Eyeing 400 Illegal POGOs", "slug": "gc-philippine-crime-body-eyeing-400-illegal-pogos-raids-mini-hospital", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Philippines’ largest crypto exchange has announced a stablecoin pilot under central bank supervision, while Indonesia and the UAE have signed an agreement to 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Over Legislature's Inaction On Gambling", "slug": "gc-alabama-governor-frustrated-over-legislature-inaction-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Oklahoma has new crypto rules on the way, while Canada's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing agency (FINTRAC) has issued a new report uncovering the risks associated with cryptocurrency ATMs for illicit financial activities.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Oklahoma Crypto Legislation Gets Stamp Of Approval", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-oklahoma-crypto-legislation-gets-stamp-approval", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "china", "hong-kong", "canada", "indonesia", "united-arab-emirates", "philippines", "oklahoma", "international"]}, {"summary": "As Mastercard prepares to start processing domestic transactions in China, it may be too late in a country that has mostly leap-frogged credit and debit cards in favour of mobile wallets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "issuing", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "How Will Mastercard Vie For Domestic Transactions In China?", "slug": "pc-how-will-mastercard-vie-domestic-transactions-china", "jurisdictions": ["china"]}, {"summary": "Digital wallet operators in Saudi Arabia will have to keep \"detailed records\" on transactions and obtain \"full knowledge\" of their customers before opening an account, under draft rules sent out for comment on Wednesday.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Saudi Arabian E-Wallet Rules Go Out For Comment", "slug": "pc-saudi-arabian-e-wallet-rules-go-out-comment", "jurisdictions": ["saudi-arabia"]}, {"summary": "A major update on the future of Finland's licensing regime is expected next month, but key questions remain over possible advertising restrictions and requirements for B2B suppliers and payment service providers.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-16T16:07:00.000Z", "title": "Finnish Draft Licensing Law Expected Next Month", "slug": "gc-finnish-draft-licensing-law-expected-next-month-key-questions-remain", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "France’s National Gambling Authority (ANJ) has published its gaming mediator report for 2023, which included 1,523 requests for intervention. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-16T17:11:09.000Z", "title": "French Ombudsman Publishes 2023 Report", "slug": "gc-frances-mediator-publishes-2023-report", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "Taiwan’s Taichung District Prosecutors Office has detained a senior law enforcement official after he allegedly tipped off an online gambling company under investigation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-17T06:20:53.000Z", "title": "Top Taiwan Cop Detained Over Sabotaged Online Gambling Case", "slug": "gc-top-taiwan-cop-detained-over-sabotaged-online-gambling-case", "jurisdictions": ["taiwan"]}, {"summary": "Illinois is the latest state to push back against arcade chain Dave & Buster's over its in-app gambling plan.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-17T06:28:39.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 13-May 17, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-13-may-17-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "bulgaria", "finland", "illinois", "nevada", "united-kingdom", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The US has unveiled its latest roadmap for combating illicit finance, with disrupting funding to Russia and Hamas key priorities; meanwhile, New Zealand has introduced a landmark consumer data bill.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Treasury Publishes 2024 National Illicit Finance Strategy", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-treasury-publishes-2024-national-illicit-finance-strategy", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-zealand", "china", "hong-kong", "canada", "indonesia", "united-arab-emirates", "philippines", "united-states", "oklahoma", "international"]}, {"summary": "Sweden needs tougher measures in place to combat rising fraud, including enhanced transaction monitoring and enforced caps or delays to payments, the country’s banking industry group has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swedish Banks Set Out Improvements Needed To Combat Fraud", "slug": "pc-swedish-banks-set-out-improvements-needed-combat-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Council has revised the implementation timelines for rules to accommodate for the EU’s incoming Instant Payments Regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Payments Council Shortens Timelines For Rulebook Implementations", "slug": "pc-european-payments-council-shortens-timelines-rulebook-implementations", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "A co-founder of Tornado Cash is convicted of money laundering, the IMF tells Nigeria to regulate crypto exchanges, and Binance wins registration in India, despite enforcement action in the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Tornado Cash Co-Founder Sentenced To Five Years In Dutch Prison", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-tornado-cash-co-founder-sentenced-five-years-dutch-prison", "jurisdictions": ["india", "nigeria", "united-states", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The UK government has introduced its consultation responses to land-based gambling regulation changes, which would increase the number of slot machines allowed in most casinos, allow debit card payments on gaming machines and sports betting in casinos.  ", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-17T15:54:23.000Z", "title": "UK Introduces White Paper Land-Based Gambling Changes", "slug": "gc-uk-introduces-land-based-gambling-changes-targeting-slots-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Another criminal case has been opened against online betting platforms active in Chile, this time with a list of high-profile witnesses and defendants who are being called upon to testify.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-17T16:46:33.000Z", "title": "Chile's Casinos Win Court Request To Reopen Online Investigation", "slug": "gc-chiles-casinos-win-court-request-re-open-criminal-investigation-online-operators", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Entain has received its permanent Nevada gaming license after almost five years of operating in the state with a temporary license, amid concerns from regulators about its business in unregulated markets.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-17T21:58:50.000Z", "title": "Entain Gains Full Nevada Gaming License", "slug": "gc-entains-gains-full-nevada-gaming-license", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "brazil", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Minnesota’s legislative session ended Sunday night with legislators failing to adopt legislation that would legalize sports betting, but agreeing to a bill that would prohibit racetracks from offering historical horseracing.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-20T04:36:02.000Z", "title": "Minnesota Legislature Approves HHR Ban, Skips Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-minnesota-legislature-approves-hhr-ban-skips-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "minnesota"]}, {"summary": "The UK financial services watchdog is urging firms to ensure that their legacy products comply with the Consumer Duty in areas such as customer data, vulnerabilities and fair value.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Payments Firms' Legacy Products Soon Subject To Consumer Duty", "slug": "pc-uk-payments-firms-legacy-products-soon-subject-consumer-duty", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Australia has passed two pieces of legislation on digital identity, potentially bringing new options for authentication for payments companies alongside stricter privacy requirements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australian Digital ID Legislation Passes Final Hurdles", "slug": "pc-australian-digital-id-legislation-passes-final-hurdles", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has survived a major legal challenge after a Supreme Court judgment ruled that its funding structure is not unconstitutional.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB Lives To Fight Another Day Following US Supreme Court Ruling", "slug": "pc-cfpb-lives-fight-another-day-following-us-supreme-court-ruling", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "China and Hong Kong have announced plans to expand their e-CNY pilot to include wallet top-ups via faster payments, while Latvia has issued a new draft regulation on account switching services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: China, Hong Kong To Test World's First CBDC, Faster Payments Linkage", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-china-hong-kong-test-worlds-first-cbdc-faster-payments-linkage", "jurisdictions": ["china", "hong-kong", "latvia"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Department for Education is updating its statutory guidance on relationships, sex and health education for teachers and governing bodies in England, including what students should know 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online gambling, despite an imminent federal regime and a series of pending legal questions regarding state-level licensing.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-20T17:57:44.000Z", "title": "Legal Battles Loom As Brazilian States Press Ahead With Local Licensing ", "slug": "gc-legal-battles-loom-brazilian-states-press-ahead-local-licensing", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Australasian casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group has agreed to separate penalties totalling $47m with the Australian and New Zealand authorities over breaches of anti-money laundering laws.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-21T06:02:23.000Z", "title": "SkyCity Settles For $47m In AML Fines In Australia, New Zealand", "slug": "gc-skycity-settles-47m-aml-fines-australia-new-zealand", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-zealand"]}, {"summary": "Entain, the parent company of Ladbrokes and Coral, said its strategic review has concluded it has “the appropriate portfolio” of brands, skills and geographies to “deliver high-quality, long-term growth”, but it will consider alternatives for its Georgia-based Crystalbet.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-21T06:58:33.000Z", "title": "Entain Strategic Review Concludes It Has 'Appropriate Portfolio'", "slug": "gc-entain-strategic-review-concludes-it-has-appropriate-portfolio-0", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "brazil", "poland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard and Salesforce have partnered on a new tool to manage transaction disputes and chargeback requests, while Russia has issued a new draft directive on countering money laundering and terrorist financing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard, Salesforce Launch New Integration To Resolve Transaction Disputes", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-salesforce-launch-new-integration-resolve-transaction", "jurisdictions": ["china", "hong-kong", "latvia", "russia"]}, {"summary": "High-street banks’ continued reluctance to open accounts for payments and e-money firms is a cause for concern and should perhaps spur new regulation, the head of the UK’s financial regulator has said, prompting experts to call for more official guidance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Fintechs Face Persistent De-Banking, FCA Chief Says", "slug": "pc-uk-fintechs-face-persistent-de-banking-fca-chief-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Banco de Portugal has launched two new payment services aimed at enhancing the safety and convenience of payment transactions for individuals and businesses.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Banco De Portugal Introduces New Payment Services Ahead Of Instant Payments Regulation", "slug": "pc-banco-de-portugal-introduces-new-payment-services-ahead-instant-payments", "jurisdictions": ["portugal"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has begun another enforcement action against a \"deceptive\" lender, following a major payout from the agency's victim relief fund earlier this month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB Enforcement Spree Against 'Deceptive' Lenders Continues", "slug": "pc-cfpb-enforcement-spree-against-deceptive-lenders-continues", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "German challenger bank N26 has been fined for failing to comply with financial crime rules, marking its fifth sanction from the country’s financial regulator.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "German Regulator Fines N26 €9.2m For Money Laundering Prevention Lapses", "slug": "pc-german-regulator-fines-n26-eu92m-money-laundering-prevention-lapses", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "The Polish Ministry of Finance has imposed an administrative fine of PLN2.95m (€700,000) on the country’s leading bookmaker, STS.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-21T15:19:00.000Z", "title": "Polish Finance Ministry Fines Leading Bookmaker", "slug": "gc-polish-finance-ministry-fines-leading-bookmaker", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "As virtual access to records becomes even more critical to monitoring gaming activity than physical access, the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved changes to how regulatory officials may access records held by registered hosting centers and cloud computing service providers.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-21T20:26:14.000Z", "title": "Nevada Clarifies Regulations Allowing For Virtual Access To Gaming Records", "slug": "gc-nevada-clarifies-regulations-allowing-virtual-access-gaming-records", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "A leading anti-gambling senator in the Philippines has linked a controversial mayor with ties to the online gambling industry to defendants in Singapore’s largest-ever money laundering case.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-22T06:57:07.000Z", "title": "Raided POGO Property, Mayor Linked To Singapore AML Case", "slug": "gc-raided-pogo-property-mayor-linked-singapore-aml-case", "jurisdictions": ["philippines", "singapore"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s regulated online gambling market will formally open at the start of 2025, but international operators still face uncertainties about whether a local partner will be needed to qualify for a licence, according to an ordinance published on Wednesday by the Ministry of Finance’s new gambling regulator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-22T10:47:39.000Z", "title": "Brazil Publishes Licensing Ordinance For Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-brazil-publishes-licensing-ordinance-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The European Council has advanced a major \"risk-based\" regulation on AI, while Iberpay and Banco Santander have begun processing instant international transfers to and from the SEPA area.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: EU Council Approves Landmark AI Regulation", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-eu-council-approves-landmark-ai-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "china", "hong-kong", "latvia", "russia", "spain"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard and Visa do not face effective competition when dealing with merchants and acquirers, the UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has provisionally found, possibly heralding new regulation in the space.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Card Duopoly Lacks Competition In Processing Services, UK PSR Says", "slug": "pc-card-duopoly-lacks-competition-processing-services-uk-psr-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A senior EU official has highlighted the need for an updated retail payments plan to address rapid changes in the payments landscape, such as the rise in big tech.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "New EU Retail Payments Strategy Needed, Official Says", "slug": "pc-new-eu-retail-payments-strategy-needed-official-says", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Vixio’s global roundup of imperative regulatory developments. Your lowdown on what the world’s regulatory leaders are up to this month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: UK Financial Conduct Authority Sends 'Dear CEO Letter' on Implementing the Consumer Duty for Closed Products and Services", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-uk-financial-conduct-authority-sends-dear", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria's government has awarded Yuan Resources Limited a controversial 15-year concession to deploy a revenue assurance platform for the lottery and gambling sector, in a bid to stop revenue leaks from the industry and improve oversight.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-22T14:28:19.000Z", "title": "Nigeria Government Awards Controversial Revenue Assurance Concession ", "slug": "gc-nigerias-government-awards-controversial-revenue-assurance-platform-concession", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Poland’s state lottery and sole online casino operator Totalizator Sportowy has been raided by officials from the country’s Central Anti-Corruption Bureau as part of a probe launched by the local prosecutor’s office. ", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-22T15:30:39.000Z", "title": "Polish Lottery Raided By Anti-Corruption Bureau", "slug": "gc-polish-lottery-raided-anti-corruption-bureau", "jurisdictions": ["poland"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators were set to have a roundtable discussion with sports-betting operators surrounding the practice of limiting successful customers, but when Tuesday’s meeting came, there was just one thing missing: the operators themselves.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-22T20:52:21.000Z", "title": "Operators No-Show At Massachusetts Roundtable On Wagering Limits", "slug": "gc-operators-no-show-massachusetts-roundtable-wagering-limits", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "The Turkish government is expecting the country to be removed from the FATF greylist next month, while the Bank of Lithuania is set to begin hosting training sessions for firms looking to comply with MiCA.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Turkey To Escape FATF Greylist By End Of June, Says VP", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-turkey-escape-fatf-greylist-end-june-says-vp", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "china", "hong-kong", "latvia", "lithuania", "russia", "spain", "turkey"]}, {"summary": "UK Finance’s latest fraud report has highlighted a persistent threat to the payments ecosystem despite advances in security measures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Payment Fraud Stays Above £1bn In 2023", "slug": "pc-uk-payment-fraud-stays-above-ps1bn-2023", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Visa has said it is \"reinventing\" the card with a new flexible credential feature, but its success will depend on other stakeholders in the payments chain building features to accommodate it.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "issuing", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa's New Flexible Credential Will Need Support From Payments Ecosystem", "slug": "pc-visas-new-flexible-credential-will-need-support-payments-ecosystem", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "asia-pacific"]}, {"summary": "A coalition of major social media companies, crypto firms and financial institutions have come together to form Tech Against Scams, a new partnership that seeks to identify and prevent cross-platform fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Meta Partners With Match Group, Coinbase, Ripple In New Anti-Scam Alliance", "slug": "pc-meta-partners-match-group-coinbase-ripple-new-anti-scam-alliance", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Vixio’s global roundup of imperative regulatory developments. 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"jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gaming Authority has said it approves of the Ministry of Finance’s proposal to expand a ban on gambling on credit while advocating for more clarity after flagging some concerns.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-23T15:19:11.000Z", "title": "Swedish Regulator Reiterates Support For Expanding Credit Gambling Ban", "slug": "gc-swedish-regulator-reiterates-support-expanding-credit-gambling-ban", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s long-awaited ordinance to establish the country’s licensing process arrived on Wednesday, but several provisions remain problematic, according to lawyers and operators. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-23T19:50:47.000Z", "title": "Brazil Licensing Ordinance Leaves Key Question Unanswered", "slug": "gc-brazil-publishes-ordinance-regulate-licencing", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Lottery courier operators maintain that they serve an important function for state lotteries, enabling them to reach new players and bringing marketing firepower that the lotteries themselves may not have.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-23T21:26:33.000Z", "title": "Thrust Into Spotlight, Couriers Push Marketing Benefits To U.S. State Lotteries", "slug": "gc-couriers-push-marketing-benefits-state-lotteries", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Four Northern Mariana Islands lawmakers are attempting to kick-start a regulatory structure for online gambling on the island of Tinian by removing a licensee’s obligation to operate a land-based casino and hotel.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-24T06:37:49.000Z", "title": "Northern Mariana Islands' Tinian Seeks To Reboot Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-northern-mariana-islands-tinian-seeks-reboot-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["northern-marianas"]}, {"summary": "Labour has revealed new plans that could see whistleblowers claim six-figure rewards for information on sanctions busting, while China and Thailand have signed a new agreement to promote local currency use.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK Labour Party To Ramp Up Financial Crime Prevention", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-labour-party-ramp-financial-crime-prevention", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "china", "hong-kong", "latvia", "thailand", "lithuania", "russia", "spain", "turkey", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Services Consumer Panel has offered 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"jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "US lawmakers pass a historic crypto bill without a single vote against, but critics are not convinced that it will lead to safer markets. A 23-year-old Taiwanese man faces life in prison after being accused of building a crypto-funded global narcotics market.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: US Congress Looks To Settle Turf War Between SEC, CFTC", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-us-congress-looks-settle-turf-war-between-sec-cftc", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts rejects gambling tax hike, Fanatics fined over college football wager and Betr approved in Maryland.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-24T15:01:06.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 20-May 24, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-20-may-24-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "colombia", "colorado", "florida", "louisiana", "maryland", "massachusetts", "ukraine", "united-kingdom", "new-york", "pennsylvania", "rhode-island", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A Dutch court has ordered a Kindred Group unit to reimburse a gambler €93,000 in losses plus court costs on the grounds that online gambling was not yet legal at the time of the gambling, so any contract was null and void.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-24T16:42:25.000Z", "title": "Dutch Court Orders Kindred To Repay Online Gambling Losses", "slug": "gc-dutch-court-orders-kindred-repay-online-gambling-losses", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Brazil has issued yet another ordinance to implement a regulatory regime for sports betting, this time clarifying the respective oversight responsibilities of the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Finance. ", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-24T19:24:19.000Z", "title": "Brazil Issues Ordinance On Sports-Betting Oversight", "slug": "gc-brazil-issues-ordinance-divide-oversight-responsibilities", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Control Board has declined to move forward with proposed regulatory changes to allow for the registration of companies offering the resale of pending sports bets.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-24T23:00:31.000Z", "title": "Nevada Regulators Do Not Buy PropSwap's Sports-Betting Resale Rule", "slug": "gc-nevada-regulators-dont-buy-propswaps-proposed-ticket-resale-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has fined suppliers Panda Bluemoon Ltd and Hacksaw Studios AB for providing their software to two unlicensed operators. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-28T06:52:36.000Z", "title": "Sweden Issues Two Fines As It Continues To Take Action Against Suppliers", "slug": "gc-sweden-issues-two-fines-it-continues-take-action-against-suppliers", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Council has invited payments companies to take part in a pilot for the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme, which aims to boost market engagement and a smooth transition to compliance for Europe’s payment service providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Payments Council Launches SPAA Pilot Call Out", "slug": "pc-european-payments-council-launches-spaa-pilot-call-out", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders in the US will be required to give their customers similar protections to credit card companies, such as the right to a refund and the ability to dispute potential charges, under regulatory guidance issued last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Lenders Reject US Comparison To Card Companies", "slug": "pc-bnpl-lenders-reject-us-comparison-card-companies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "India’s largest food delivery and restaurant comparison site has ditched two payments licences after finding that the overall efficiency of the sector made its own foray \"not commercially viable\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "prepaid", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's Improved Payments Sector Sees Zomato Turn In Its Licences", "slug": "pc-indias-improved-payments-sector-sees-zomato-turn-its-licences", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has published its work programme for the coming years, while the Swedish banking lobby has endorsed the proposed ban on gambling with a credit card, but also warned the government about likely challenges.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Bank For International Settlements' CPMI Spotlights Strategic Priorities For 2024-25", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bank-international-settlements-cpmi-spotlights-strategic", "jurisdictions": ["sweden", "international"]}, {"summary": "With several elements of the UK white paper yet to be fully implemented, do suspended animation in Westminster and a potential change of government threaten these reforms?", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-28T14:19:19.000Z", "title": "UK Election Casts Shadow Over White Paper Reforms", "slug": "gc-uk-election-casts-shadow-over-white-paper-reforms", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Across the United States, the prominence and popularity of greyhound racing has declined steadily over the last 30 years as more states prohibit the ability to conduct and wager on races, leaving West Virginia as the only state with operating tracks.", "sectors": ["racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-28T18:05:27.000Z", "title": "Greyhound Racing Nears Extinction As U.S. States Ban Races, Wagering", "slug": "gc-greyhound-racing-near-extinction-us-states-ban-races-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "connecticut", "new-hampshire", "oregon", "west-virginia"]}, {"summary": "Sportsbook operators in Illinois are facing a massive tax increase pending a final House vote that could happen as early as Tuesday.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-28T23:20:35.000Z", "title": "Illinois Senate Passes Major Sports-Betting Tax Hike", "slug": "gc-illinois-senate-passes-major-sports-betting-tax-hike", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois"]}, {"summary": "Prosecutors in the Taiwanese city of Taichung have arrested an alleged online gambling boss, a disgraced journalist and three others linked to a detained law enforcement official who allegedly sabotaged a probe into the illegal gambling operation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-29T06:28:00.000Z", "title": "Taiwan Detains Alleged Online Gambling Mogul, Aides", "slug": "gc-taiwan-detains-alleged-online-gambling-mogul-aides", "jurisdictions": ["taiwan"]}, {"summary": "The Illinois House has voted in favor of a sports-betting tax hike that will see some operators pay up to 40 percent of revenues to the state, and investors showed concern that other states could ultimately follow suit.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-29T07:23:07.000Z", "title": "Illinois House Greenlights Graduated Sports-Betting Tax", "slug": "gc-illinois-house-greenlights-graduated-sports-betting-tax", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois"]}, {"summary": "Germany’s financial regulator has announced that N26 can return to onboarding new customers without limits, while Thailand’s securities regulator has opened a new consultation on a comprehensive digital asset bill.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: BaFin Lifts N26 Customer Cap Following AML Improvements", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bafin-lifts-n26-customer-cap-following-aml-improvements", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "thailand", "sweden", "international"]}, {"summary": "Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to call a snap UK general election on July 4 has resulted in the long-awaited Data Protection and Digital Information bill falling, while the Home Affairs Select Committee has failed to sign off its inquiry into fraud.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Election Creates Legislative Losses For Payments Industry ", "slug": "pc-uk-election-creates-legislative-losses-payments-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Payments companies have been invited to submit comments on draft guidance from the European Payments Council on mobile-initiated SEPA (instant) credit transfers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Payments Council Consults On Mobile Payments Updates ", "slug": "pc-european-payments-council-consults-mobile-payments-updates", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Walmart has ended an exclusive credit card agreement with Capital One after a one-year legal battle and a court judgment in the retailer’s favour.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["business-lending", "issuing", "loyalty-schemes", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Walmart Terminates Capital One Credit Card Partnership Following Lawsuit", "slug": "pc-walmart-terminates-capital-one-credit-card-partnership-following-lawsuit", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The number of pathological and at-risk gamblers in Switzerland increased between 2017 and 2022, according to the country’s latest health survey.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-29T14:02:13.000Z", "title": "Swiss Gambling Addiction Level Spike Sparks Concern ", "slug": "gc-swiss-gambling-addiction-levels-more-doubled-5-years", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Swedish Gambling Authority won some appellate court cases this week and lost others, including a ruling upholding its penalties against five operators who were assessed more than €10m in total, but suffered defeat in its enforcement against payments company Zimpler.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-29T20:12:07.000Z", "title": "Swedish Regulator Battles Appeals, Wins Some, Loses Some", "slug": "gc-swedish-regulator-battles-appeals-wins-some-loses-some", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "Since the 2024 Missouri legislature has adjourned without an elusive agreement between lawmakers on legalizing sports betting, a ballot initiative is the only route left this year to bypass the legislative stalemate.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-29T21:10:53.000Z", "title": "Missouri Legislative Dead End Leaves Sports Betting's Future With Voters ", "slug": "gc-missouri-legislative-dead-end-leaves-sports-bettings-future-voters", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s leading corporate bookmaker Sportsbet has escaped a fine from financial transactions watchdog AUSTRAC over anti-money laundering compliance failures, but will be closely monitored over a two-year remedial period.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-30T06:33:35.000Z", "title": "Australia's Sportsbet Escapes AUSTRAC Fine, Enters Remediation 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"gc-nevada-regulator-issues-new-guidelines-gaming-technology-approvals", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Bulgaria’s efforts to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing have received praise from MONEYVAL, while the Bank of Israel has launched a new developer challenge to find use cases for central bank digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Bulgaria Has Strengthened Its Anti-Money Laundering Framework, Says MONEYVAL", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bulgaria-has-strengthened-its-anti-money-laundering-framework", "jurisdictions": ["israel", "bulgaria", "germany", "thailand", "sweden", "international"]}, {"summary": "The ongoing revision of the EU’s Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is a prime opportunity to address the challenges and ambiguity surrounding virtual IBANs, Belgian officials chairing talks among EU governments have said in documents 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Currently, nearly all of the countries in the world have some form of open banking initiative, each tailored to address local financial needs with differing regulations. Our new Open Banking Outlook takes a look at the benefits and challenges of open banking, recent key developments regarding open banking frameworks across the globe and where open banking is heading in the future.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Outlook: The Future Of Open Banking", "slug": "pc-outlook-future-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean", "middle-east-and-africa", "asia-pacific", "western-europe", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "Payments companies in the UK must put in place fraud-reporting measures and inform customers of their reimbursement rights under new regulations coming into force in October this year, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Highlights UK Compliance Priorities As APP Fraud Rules Approach", "slug": "pc-psr-highlights-uk-compliance-priorities-app-fraud-rules-approach", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Two of India’s largest banks, Yes Bank and ICICI Bank, have each been fined more than $100,000 following supervisory investigations into their internal practices.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "business-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Two Indian Banks Fined For Compliance Failures", "slug": "pc-two-indian-banks-fined-compliance-failures", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "A new report commissioned by the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling says a proposed tax increase would lead to licensed gambling market share dropping between 1.2 to 2.5 percent and could create more than a thousand problem gamblers.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-30T13:58:27.000Z", "title": "Swedish Tax Hike Will Create Problem Gamblers, Warns Report", "slug": "gc-swedish-tax-hike-will-reduce-channeling-create-problem-gamblers-warns-report", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "A player refund case has been dismissed in the Netherlands after a judge found in favour of Entain-owned Bwin.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-31T07:02:37.000Z", "title": "Industry Wins First Dutch Player Refund Ruling ", "slug": "gc-industry-wins-first-dutch-player-refund-ruling", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s general election on July 4 is widely expected to usher in a new government after 14 years of Conservative Party rule, with the Labour Party likely to take over implementing the Gambling Act Review.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-31T08:03:40.000Z", "title": "UK Election Likely To See New Gambling Minister", "slug": "gc-uk-election-likely-see-new-gambling-minister", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Sweden's Court of Appeal has upheld enforcement action against Mr Green, although it more than halved the penalty the operator was ordered to pay.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-31T08:19:45.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: May 27-May 31, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-may-27-may-31-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "canada", "kahnawake", "ontario", "hungary", "louisiana", "malta", "missouri", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "A senior official at the Bank of Canada has expressed frustration at the repeated delays to the launch of the country’s instant payment system, while Latvia is seeing results in its fight against phone scams.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-31T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Bank Of Canada ‘Disappointed’ By Real-Time Payment System Delays", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bank-canada-disappointed-real-time-payment-system-delays", "jurisdictions": ["israel", "bulgaria", "canada", "germany", "latvia", "thailand", "sweden", "international"]}, {"summary": "Pay.UK’s fraud detection and prevention pilot, in collaboration with Visa, Synectics Solutions and Featurespace, has shown a 40 percent uplift in fraud detection.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-31T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Pay.UK’s Fraud Detection Pilot Exceeds Expectations", "slug": "pc-payuks-fraud-detection-pilot-exceeds-expectations", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Nordic banks have warned the European Commission of the potential exacerbation of fraud risks under new EU regulations, citing proposed changes to payment service provider liability and advocating for stricter oversight of telecom companies and intensified efforts to combat fraud on social media platforms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-31T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nordic Banks Warn EU Of Increased Fraud Risks Under New Regulations", "slug": "pc-nordic-banks-warn-eu-increased-fraud-risks-under-new-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "finland", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Another FTX executive receives a custodial sentence, a Binance compliance chief falls “seriously ill” while on trial in Nigeria, and Binance announces a $3 incentive for customers to undergo \"know your customer\" checks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "us-money-transmission"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-31T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: FTX Co-CEO Sentenced To 7.5 Years In Prison", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-ftx-co-ceo-sentenced-75-years-prison", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "In the latest of a series of actions cracking down on illegal online gambling, the Michigan Gaming Control Board has issued a cease-and-desist letter to offshore sportsbook Bovada and is also requiring licensed suppliers to attest that they do not provide games to illegal operators internationally.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-31T19:55:59.000Z", "title": "Michigan Scrutinizes Suppliers Over Game Content In Illegal Markets", "slug": "gc-michigan-questions-suppliers-internet-gaming-content-illegal-markets", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "As concern mounts among investors that states will follow the lead of Ohio and Illinois to raise headline tax rates on sports wagering, promotional play deductions remain a significant source of 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"jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Philippine officials have suspended an ethnic Chinese mayor and several town officials, and stood down 49 police officers from duty over the mayor’s alleged links to online gambling, cyber-scamming and other suspicious activity.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-04T06:20:13.000Z", "title": "Philippines Mystery Mayor Suspended, Police Purged Over POGO Links", "slug": "gc-mystery-mayor-suspended-police-purged-over-pogo-links", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Kenya’s Finance Bill 2024 includes proposals to increase the excise duty on gambling products, remove their VAT exemption, and expand the scope of gambling adverts required to pay excise duty.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-04T08:09:06.000Z", "title": "Kenya’s Finance Bill Targets Gambling Tax Increases", "slug": "gc-kenyas-finance-bill-targets-gambling-tax-increases", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "A bill that would require warning labels on advertising regarding the potentially addictive nature of sports betting and casino gaming has taken another step towards passage in the New York legislature.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-04T08:29:33.000Z", "title": "Deadline Looming For Gaming Bills In New York Legislature ", "slug": "gc-deadline-looming-gaming-bills-new-york-legislature", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "A “dry run” of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is almost ready for launch, while the EU’s securities regulator has published a final report on conflict of interest rules for crypto firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: EU Supervisory Authorities Publish Key Resources For DORA Reporting Trial", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-eu-supervisory-authorities-publish-key-resources-dora-reporting", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has confirmed that its controversial authorised push payment fraud reimbursement rules are to go ahead, despite managing director Chris Hemsley’s imminent exit.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Business As Usual Despite Hemsley Exit, PSR Says", "slug": "pc-business-usual-despite-hemsley-exit-psr-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced significant updates to its Guidelines on Fair Dealing, meaning more compliance requirements for payments licensees operating in the jurisdiction.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore's Fair Dealing Rules Will Now Cover Payments And Crypto Firms", "slug": "pc-singapores-fair-dealing-rules-will-now-cover-payments-and-crypto-firms", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "A new bill that aims to ensure large companies pay smaller suppliers on time has been introduced to the Australian parliament, and includes provisions that will lead to the public exposure of late payers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia To Name And Shame Companies Not Paying Suppliers On Time", "slug": "pc-australia-name-and-shame-companies-not-paying-suppliers-time", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Vixio’s global roundup of imperative regulatory developments. Your lowdown on what the world’s regulatory leaders are up to this month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: PSR's Letter to FPS Participants Ahead of APP Scams Reimbursement Requirement Entering into Force", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-psrs-letter-fps-participants-ahead-app", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Operators in the Netherlands will soon need to comply with a two-tier affordability scheme and a raft of other new rules released by the Dutch Gambling Authority on Monday.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-04T15:47:29.000Z", "title": "Affordability Policy Unveiled In The Netherlands", "slug": "gc-affordability-policy-unveiled-netherlands", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Philippine law enforcement agencies have raided another foreign-facing online gambling operation and detained at least 186 foreign nationals and Filipinos after receiving reports of sex trafficking and torture on site.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-05T06:29:00.000Z", "title": "Philippine Police Raid Online Gambling Operation Over Sex Trafficking, Torture", "slug": "gc-philippine-police-raid-online-operation-over-sex-trafficking-torture", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Major League Baseball issued five suspensions on Tuesday to players found to have bet on baseball, including the first lifetime ban the league has issued for betting since the infamous ban of its all-time hits leader 35 years ago.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-05T07:37:18.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports League Issues Lifetime Ban To Player, Suspends Four Others", "slug": "gc-mlb-issues-lifetime-ban-player-suspends-four-others", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Despite many in the U.S. gaming industry believing that internet casino gaming is the future and will drive significant revenue growth, concerns about cannibalizing land-based casinos and increasing gambling addiction have stalled legislative progress so far in 2024.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-05T07:56:40.000Z", "title": "U.S. Embraces Sports Betting, Remains Cautious Of Internet Gaming ", "slug": "gc-us-embraces-sports-betting-remains-cautious-internet-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arkansas", "illinois", "maryland", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "An Austrian-based gambling addiction support network has called on the government to introduce stricter sports-betting regulations over fears that the current rules hurt player protection measures, taxation and advertising regulations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-05T08:23:42.000Z", "title": "Austrian Addiction Experts Demand Sports-Betting Regulation", "slug": "gc-austrian-addiction-experts-demand-sports-betting-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["austria"]}, {"summary": "A criminal investigation into money laundering failures at Monzo has been reduced to a civil matter, while UBS has been fined in Switzerland for failing to report suspicious transactions related to a former head of state.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: FCA Drops Criminal Investigation Into AML Failures At Monzo", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fca-drops-criminal-investigation-aml-failures-monzo", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "The European Parliament’s elections are taking place between June 6 and 9, and with that will come a new mandate for the European Commission. However, payments insiders are hoping for less, not more, from Brussels.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments Insiders Hope For Implementation, Not Regulation As EU Election Begins", "slug": "pc-payments-insiders-hope-implementation-not-regulation-eu-election-begins", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is keen to outsource fintech \"industry standards and best practices\" to self-regulatory organisations, but its new framework is not without its critics.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "What Are The ‘Red Flags’ In India’s New Self-Regulations For Fintechs?", "slug": "pc-what-are-red-flags-indias-new-self-regulations-fintechs", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the expansion of its Fair Dealing Guidelines, to include all financial institutions under its regulatory ambit. These guidelines previously only applied to the selection, marketing and distribution of investment products.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: Singapore's Expanded Fair Dealing Guidelines, Consumer Duty Goes Global", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-singapores-expanded-fair-dealing-guidelines", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia", "singapore", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "France’s National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has announced the launch of a new safer gambling campaign in time for the kickoff of the European Football Championship. ", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-05T17:54:09.000Z", "title": "France Launches New Campaign To Combat Betting Ads During The Euros", "slug": "gc-france-launches-new-campaign-discourage-betting-during-euros", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "The online casino market 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"pc-daily-dash-irish-central-bank-tipped-launch-innovation-sandbox-programme", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "ireland", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s largest buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm has called for “partial credit checks” to be given a more prominent role in BNPL regulation, as the sector moves towards similar rules as other credit products.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Afterpay Calls For Greater Use Of 'Partial Credit Checks' In Australian BNPL Regulation", "slug": "pc-afterpay-calls-greater-use-partial-credit-checks-australian-bnpl-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Non-bank financial companies that violate consumer laws will be registered on a nationwide offenders list, thanks to new powers granted to the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "New US Repeat Offenders Registry Will Target Non-Banks", "slug": "pc-new-us-repeat-offenders-registry-will-target-non-banks", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "On June 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule establishing minimum requirements for a standard-setting body to receive CFPB recognition; thereby, allowing them to issue consensus open banking standards when the Personal Financial Data Rights rule is finalized.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "issuing", "mobile-payments", "us-money-transmission", "payment-processors", "remittances", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Makes Progress on Open Banking", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-us-consumer-financial-protection-bureau", "jurisdictions": ["federal-us", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Federal authorities have said former NBA player Jontay Porter was encouraged to manipulate his player propositions due to outstanding gambling debt owed to another person.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-06T17:18:37.000Z", "title": "FBI Says Gambling Debt Caused NBA Player To Manipulate Prop Bets", "slug": "gc-us-doj-gambling-debt-forced-banned-nba-star-manipulate-prop-bets", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ontario", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Penn Entertainment could face sanctions from Massachusetts regulators as a result of a comment made by an ESPN anchor earlier this year regarding “risk-free” gambling.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-07T00:10:47.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Regulator To Hold Hearing On ESPN Anchor's Risk-Free Comment", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-commission-hold-hearing-espn-anchor-comment", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Ministry of Finance has now answered one of the burning questions that operators have been asking as the country’s licensing process opens and officials intend to answer another one related to permissible casino games before the end of July, according to the ministry’s newly appointed chief gambling regulator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-07T00:29:28.000Z", "title": "Regulator Clarifies 'Brazilian' Licensing Requirement", "slug": "gc-regulator-clarifies-brazilian-licensing-requirement", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Fallout from the raid of an online gambling and cyber-scamming operation in the Philippines is mounting amid the death of a torture 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"Austria details illegal gambling fines, Stake cleared in Switzerland, casinos fined in Missouri and US senator wants to ban slots on military bases.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-07T08:10:46.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 3-June 7, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-3-june-7-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-south-wales", "austria", "brazil", "colombia", "illinois", "massachusetts", "missouri", "switzerland", "malawi", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Peru has become the first country in South America to sign up for a UPI-like payments system provided by India, while eBay has said it will ditch American Express due to “unacceptably high” fees.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Peru Harnesses India's UPI Technology In Landmark Digital Payments Deal", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-peru-harnesses-indias-upi-technology-landmark-digital-payments", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "european-union", "peru", "ireland", "switzerland", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a statement that suggests that the Electronic Fund Transfer Act should apply in the case of New York v Citibank, provoking an immediate industry backlash from advocates in the banking and payments industries.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US CFPB Stokes Flames Of New York Versus Citibank Wire Transfer Case", "slug": "pc-us-cfpb-stokes-flames-new-york-versus-citibank-wire-transfer-case", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Binance plans transition away 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-10T15:14:25.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Issues Two Fines For Gambling Adverts ", "slug": "gc-ukraine-issues-two-fines-gambling-adverts", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "While waiting for Bovada’s response to an order to cut off access to its website by Michigan residents, state gaming regulators insist the company will not be the last offshore casino and sports-betting site they target for illegally operating in the state.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-10T16:50:46.000Z", "title": "Michigan Considers Targeting Bovada Suppliers, More Offshore Gaming Sites", "slug": "gc-michigan-considers-targeting-bovada-suppliers-more-offshore-gaming-sites", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arizona", "california", "massachusetts", "michigan", "ohio", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has been elected the first female President of Mexico, following in the footsteps of her political mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who enacted prohibitive changes to federal gaming regulations late last year.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-10T19:04:10.000Z", "title": "Mexican Industry Welcomes New President's Election", "slug": "gc-mexican-industry-weights-new-president", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The US Treasury is seeking public comment on the risks and potential benefits of AI in financial services, while a US banking regulator has urged consumers to exercise caution when using neobanks and fintechs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Treasury Seeks Input On AI Risk In Financial Services", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-treasury-seeks-input-ai-risk-financial-services", "jurisdictions": ["china", "hong-kong", "united-arab-emirates", "thailand", "united-states", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Two prominent members of the European Parliament closely involved with drafting payments legislation have lost their seats in this week’s election, creating uncertainty about the future of the draft laws they are negotiating.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Election Results In Payments Legislators Losing Seats", "slug": "pc-eu-election-results-payments-legislators-losing-seats", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Authorised push payment (APP) fraud rules should be delayed by a year, the UK payments lobby has said, after the head of the Payment Systems Regulator abruptly left his post.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Payments Lobby Presses For APP Fraud Rules Delay After Top Regulator Quits", "slug": "pc-uk-payments-lobby-presses-app-fraud-rules-delay-after-top-regulator-quits", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Australian financial services providers must do more to identify “money mule” activity among international students, which has risen alongside enrolments, the country’s anti-money laundering regulator has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "International Students Caught Up In Australian Money Mule Activity", "slug": "pc-international-students-caught-australian-money-mule-activity", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s federal gambling regulator has defended the government’s decision to implement a new central monitoring system (CMS), saying it could become a “cornerstone” in the nation’s plan to move away from its dependence on oil and gas revenue. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-11T13:01:54.000Z", "title": "Nigerian Federal Regulator Says CMS Will Improve Revenue Collection", "slug": "gc-gambling-could-become-cornerstone-nigerias-economic-plan-says-nlrc", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "The parliament of Kazakhstan has supported, in two readings, amendments to the law on gambling which would restrict some categories of citizens from “participating in gambling and betting”. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-11T17:01:45.000Z", "title": "Kazakhstan Moves To Ban Gambling For Military Personnel, Civil Servants", "slug": "gc-kazakhstan-moves-ban-gambling-military-personal-civil-servants", "jurisdictions": ["kazakhstan"]}, {"summary": "A record-breaking sponsorship contract between Brazilian football team Corinthians and Curaçao-based Vaidebet has been officially terminated.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-11T18:55:48.000Z", "title": "Corinthians Ends Controversial Betting Sponsorship With Vaidebet", "slug": "gc-corinthians-terminates-its-contract-vaidebet", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The Washington, D.C. 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"gc-pagcor-warns-online-gambling-ban-will-fuel-black-market", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has said that some firms it supervises have a lot of work to do to prepare for the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch Regulator Highlights Variations In Firm Readiness For DORA Compliance", "slug": "pc-dutch-regulator-highlights-variations-firm-readiness-dora-compliance", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Lithuania has raised an alarm over a significant increase in fraudulent activities targeting the consumer credit sector, in a new bulletin warning the public to be vigilant.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Rising Consumer Credit Fraud Prompts Urgent Warning From Bank Of Lithuania", "slug": "pc-rising-consumer-credit-fraud-prompts-urgent-warning-bank-lithuania", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "A new report has found that Bank Secrecy Act data is now a \"critical element\" of complex financial crime cases and is \"significantly advancing\" the work of US law enforcement.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["us-money-transmission"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Agencies Report Continued Satisfaction With FinCEN Data Tools", "slug": "pc-us-agencies-report-continued-satisfaction-fincen-data-tools", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Liberal Democrats are the only major UK political party so far to address gambling in its 2024 manifesto, reigniting concerns that the election could cause delays in implementing Gambling Act Review proposals.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-12T14:09:05.000Z", "title": "UK Political Parties Leaving Gambling Out Of Election Plans", "slug": "gc-uk-political-parties-leaving-gambling-out-election-plans", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A proposal for a \"Women’s Lottery\" has been approved by the finance and taxation committee of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, in an apparent effort to raise funds to support victims of abuse.", "sectors": ["lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-12T19:24:36.000Z", "title": "Brazil Addresses Gender Violence With A Lottery", "slug": "gc-brazil-addresses-gender-violence-lottery", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The chief of staff of the Michigan Gaming Control Board believes requiring licensed suppliers to attest that they do not provide games to illegal operators internationally will enhance the agency’s overall efforts to crack down on illegal gambling activity.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-12T21:04:48.000Z", "title": "Michigan Regulators Demand Transparency From Game Content Suppliers", "slug": "gc-michigan-regulators-demand-transparency-game-content-suppliers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "The DC Council rejected an effort on Thursday to separate sports-betting language from a pending budget bill, increasing the likelihood of an overhaul to the district’s regulatory model.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-13T01:55:45.000Z", "title": "DC Council Vote Keeps Sports-Betting Plan Intact", "slug": "gc-dc-council-rejects-challenge-sports-betting-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "A court in Victoria state has fined Australian wagering giant Tabcorp Holdings $246,000 for failing to prevent underage gambling across a string of Melbourne venues over 18 months.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-13T06:18:35.000Z", "title": "Tabcorp Fined $246,000 For Serial Underage Gambling", "slug": "gc-tabcorp-fined-246000-serial-underage-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "An IMF official has signalled that the Philippines could be close to escaping increased monitoring from FATF, while the UK’s FCA has imposed restrictions on Motmaen, a small payment institution.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Philippines Getting Closer To FATF Greylist Removal, Says IMF Official", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-philippines-getting-closer-fatf-greylist-removal-says-imf", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "china", "hong-kong", "united-arab-emirates", "philippines", "thailand", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With key legislative files still to pass the finishing line, EU payments experts have shared their predictions and ambitions for the incoming EU mandate.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Payments Policy To Focus On 'Strategic Autonomy' Amid Industry Concerns", "slug": "pc-eu-payments-policy-focus-strategic-autonomy-amid-industry-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Apple Pay users will soon be able to access instalment plans via credit and debit cards linked to the app, thanks to new partnerships set to launch in the US, UK, Spain and Australia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-13T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple Pay To Connect With Third-Party BNPL Providers In Key Markets", "slug": "pc-apple-pay-connect-third-party-bnpl-providers-key-markets", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A Maltese operator is continuing its bitter dispute with the Netherlands Gambling Authority, contesting the latest in a series of fines for allegedly offering illegal gambling in the Netherlands.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-13T13:55:38.000Z", "title": "Malta Operator Again Contests Dutch Enforcement", "slug": "gc-malta-operator-again-contests-dutch-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["panama", "malta", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Two titanic forces, Google and the European Union, are set to govern the use of artificial intelligence applications to generate gambling affiliate content, but how the rules will develop is far from clear, gambling conference attendees were told last week.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-13T14:29:04.000Z", "title": "EU, Google Rules Will Dictate Use Of AI For Affiliates, Panellists Say ", "slug": "gc-eu-google-rules-will-dictate-use-ai-affiliates-panelists-say", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "united-kingdom", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "Another UK neobank has revealed that it is facing an anti-money laundering probe, while the US consumer financial regulator is moving to block medical bills from appearing in credit reports.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK's Starling Bank Reveals Active FCA Investigation Into Alleged AML Failures", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uks-starling-bank-reveals-active-fca-investigation-alleged-aml", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "china", "hong-kong", "united-arab-emirates", "philippines", "thailand", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Organisations using artificial intelligence (AI) in Hong Kong will have to establish a clear strategy and conduct periodic risk assessments, under a new regulatory framework unveiled this week.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Unveils New Framework To Safeguard Data Privacy In AI Era", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-unveils-new-framework-safeguard-data-privacy-ai-era", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "Consumer advocacy group Which? has called on the next UK government to appoint a dedicated fraud minister, in a sign of how much the issue has gone up the policy agenda.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Which? Urges Next UK Prime Minister To Appoint Dedicated Fraud Minister", "slug": "pc-which-urges-next-uk-prime-minister-appoint-dedicated-fraud-minister", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In another landmark case for the global crypto industry, the creators of the TerraUSD stablecoin have entered into one of the largest settlements in the history of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: TerraUSD Fraudsters Settle With US SEC For $4.5bn", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-terrausd-fraudsters-settle-us-sec-45bn", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s Digital ID Bill received royal assent on May 30 to become the Digital ID Act 2024. This act will come into effect on November 20, 2024, establishing a comprehensive government-run digital ID system in Australia.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-14T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: Australian Digital ID Bill Receives Royal Assent", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-australian-digital-id-bill-receives-royal", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The UK Labour Party is “committed to reducing gambling-related harm”, according to its 2024 manifesto, which pledges unspecified reforms to gambling regulation. ", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-14T15:07:39.000Z", "title": "UK Labour Party 'Gambling Regulation Reform' Lacks Details ", "slug": "gc-labour-party-manifesto-gambling-regulation-reform-plan-lacks-details", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Sweden's gambling regulator is to appeal a ruling that forced it to end enforcement against payments company Zimpler and Indonesia's President has begun a new crackdown on all forms of gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-14T17:31:20.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 10-June 14, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-10-june-14-2024", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "australia", "arizona", "arkansas", "brazil", "connecticut", "indonesia", "philippines", "sweden", "united-kingdom", "new-york", "ohio", "rhode-island"]}, {"summary": "Following a positive resolution to one key pending policy question, industry groups are now hoping that Brazil's new gambling regulator will take inspiration from Italy in allowing for a wide range of casino-style games to be offered under the guise of fixed-odds betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-14T19:53:35.000Z", "title": "Brazil Operators Seek Clarity About Permissible Casino Games", "slug": "gc-betting-brazil-webinar-delves-casino-games", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Illinois and Ohio have increased their take from a growing online sports-betting business, but analysts warn that lawmakers run the risk of going too far and damaging the industry should other state legislatures follow their lead and raise taxes.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-14T21:20:52.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Operators Not Exiting High Tax States, Yet ", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-operators-not-exiting-high-tax-states", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "new-york", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "The new Dutch minister for gambling is expected to come from a party that has publicly called for the open online gambling market to be closed.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-17T06:40:05.000Z", "title": "Dutch Gambling Braces For Hostile State Secretary", "slug": "gc-dutch-gambling-braces-hostile-state-secretary", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s federal minister responsible for online gambling has referred corporate bookmaker bet365 to the regulator over online vouchers that may circumvent new credit card bans.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-17T06:55:14.000Z", "title": "Australia Probes Bet365 Over Online Betting Vouchers", "slug": "gc-australia-probes-bet365-over-online-betting-vouchers", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Last week, UK political parties released their manifestos, with both the governing Conservative Party and the leading Labour Party committing to advance fintech issues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Political Manifestos Reveal Broad Support For Fintech", "slug": "pc-uk-political-manifestos-reveal-broad-support-fintech", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Americans could see a reduction in credit card reward schemes if the Credit Card Competition Act comes into effect, although exactly how much is up for debate, as networks weigh up the regulation’s squeeze on their interchange fees against the desire to offer better rewards than their competitors.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["loyalty-schemes"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Credit Card Competition Act Impact On Rewards Could Restructure US Arena", "slug": "pc-credit-card-competition-act-impact-rewards-could-restructure-us-arena", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A member of the House of Lords has said that several key bills that will affect payments firms should return to parliament following the UK’s snap election.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Payments Bills Upended By Snap Election Will Be Back, Lawmaker Says", "slug": "pc-uk-payments-bills-upended-snap-election-will-be-back-lawmaker-says", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Treasury has announced that it will pursue foreign financial institutions that do business with sanctioned Russian banks, while the European Banking Authority has published new stablecoin and e-money standards under MiCA.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: US Treasury Expands Secondary Sanctions Against Russia", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-us-treasury-expands-secondary-sanctions-against-russia", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "russia"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to overturn online sports betting in Florida, denying a request by West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corp. to hear their petition questioning the legality of a 2021 gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-17T14:27:18.000Z", "title": "U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Florida Online Sports Betting", "slug": "gc-us-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-florida-online-sports-betting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Massachusetts regulators are considering joining at least two other states in ordering offshore online betting platform Bovada to exit the state’s gaming market.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-17T18:18:16.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts May Follow Other States In Targeting Bovada's U.S. Operations", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-may-follow-other-states-targeting-bovadas-us-operations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "connecticut", "massachusetts", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "The EU has announced that its long-standing sanctions against Russia over Crimea will continue, while Hungary welcomed a surge in digital payments during Q1 this year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: EU Extends Sanctions On Russia Over Crimea Annexation Until June 2025", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-eu-extends-sanctions-russia-over-crimea-annexation-until-june", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hungary", "united-states", "russia"]}, {"summary": "Payments companies at both ends of fraudulent transactions must report them to the European Banking Authority (EBA), and must maintain separate security authentication for different processes they offer, the regulator has said in an answer to questions from regulated companies about the Payment Services Directive (PSD2).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Clarifies Fraud Reporting, SCA Requirements Under PSD2", "slug": "pc-eba-clarifies-fraud-reporting-sca-requirements-under-psd2", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "poland"]}, {"summary": "The Dutch minister of finance has formally requested the European Commission to consider amending the Transfer of Funds Regulation to better facilitate market surveillance and consumer protection operations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Transfer Of Funds Regulation Needs Better Market Surveillance, Dutch Minister Says", "slug": "pc-eu-transfer-funds-regulation-needs-better-market-surveillance-dutch-minister", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "netherlands", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Financial institutions have the opportunity to work with the Bank of Thailand on exploring the potential of smart contracts and distributed ledger technology in payments as part of a new regulatory sandbox project.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "payment-processors", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Thailand Seeks Applicants For Programmable Payments Trial", "slug": "pc-thailand-seeks-applicants-programmable-payments-trial", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "As the UEFA European Football Championship kicks off, European gambling regulators have warned about sports gambling with illegal operators and the risk of addiction.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-18T19:35:02.000Z", "title": "European Authorities Issue Warnings To Public Over Euros Gambling", "slug": "gc-european-authorities-issue-warnings-public-over-euros-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["belgium", "cyprus", "germany", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "India has proposed the creation of a digital payments intelligence platform that will be used to fight fraud, while the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has imposed restrictions on e-money firm AstroPay.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: India Aims To Fight Fraud Through Central Bank 'Payments Intelligence Platform'", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-india-aims-fight-fraud-through-central-bank-payments-intelligence", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "india", "hungary", "united-states", "russia", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Any merchant accepting card payments in the UK can now bring a claim against card network operators under a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Tribunal Allows Interchange Fee Lawsuits Against Visa And Mastercard To Proceed", "slug": "pc-uk-tribunal-allows-interchange-fee-lawsuits-against-visa-and-mastercard", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Lithuania has signalled its commitment to tightening compliance in the payments and e-money sector, handing out fines totalling more than €1m for breaches of compliance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Phoenix Payments Hit With Hefty Fine In Latest Lithuania Crackdown", "slug": "pc-phoenix-payments-hit-hefty-fine-latest-lithuania-crackdown", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Over the next six years, central banks are more likely to issue wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) than retail CBDCs, a new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has found.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wholesale CBDC Issuance Set To Accelerate In Coming Years, Says BIS", "slug": "pc-wholesale-cbdc-issuance-set-accelerate-coming-years-says-bis", "jurisdictions": ["international"]}, {"summary": "Apple is scrapping its highly anticipated buy now, pay later (BNPL) service as key jurisdictions move towards regulating BNPL in the same way as other credit products.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple Pay Later Meets An Early Demise", "slug": "pc-apple-pay-later-meets-early-demise", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ireland should introduce restrictions to reduce underage exposure to gambling, according to an Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) report that found strong links between childhood experiences of gambling and problem gambling in adulthood.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-19T13:38:18.000Z", "title": "Irish Study Recommends Ad Restrictions, Rapid Age Verification", "slug": "gc-irish-study-recommends-ad-restrictions-rapid-age-verification", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Aggregators may need to apply for supplier licences in Denmark if they have compliance oversight for the games they supply, as the industry prepares for a new 2025 regulatory regime.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-19T14:51:34.000Z", "title": "Danish Supplier Licensing Turns Spotlight On Aggregators", "slug": "gc-danish-supplier-licensing-turns-spotlight-aggregators", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "Chile’s unlicensed online operators are calling for “modernisation” of the national gaming regulator, the Superintendence of Casino Gaming. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-19T16:34:52.000Z", "title": "Chile Online Operators Urge Regulator Overhaul", "slug": "gc-online-operators-want-overhaul-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to review the landmark compact between the Seminole Tribe and state of Florida reaffirms the new model for how tribes in various states might conduct state-wide mobile gaming under federal law, according to tribal gaming law experts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-19T21:00:39.000Z", "title": "Tribes Gain Online Betting Advantage From U.S. Supreme Court's Florida Decision", "slug": "gc-tribes-gain-sports-betting-advantage-us-supreme-courts-florida-decision", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california", "florida"]}, {"summary": "The Brazil Senate's Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee has approved a sweeping gambling expansion bill to legalise casinos and bingos across the country.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-20T00:47:50.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Land-Based Gambling Bill Passes Key Senate Test", "slug": "gc-brazils-larger-gambling-bill-passes-senate-plenary", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "With Ontario’s regulated and private online gaming market now more than two years old, and with more data coming out to back the model’s success, government officials and industry leaders say the model is one that future provinces should look to replicate.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-20T04:52:13.000Z", "title": "Ontario Jobs Report Draws More Praise For Province's Private Model", "slug": "gc-ontario-jobs-report-draws-more-praise-provinces-private-model", "jurisdictions": ["alberta", "canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "Racing should not get an exemption from planned gambling financial risk checks it finds troublesome for its bettors, officials have said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-20T06:04:05.000Z", "title": "Racing Should Not Get Carve-Out From UK Risk Checks, Executives Say", "slug": "gc-racing-should-not-get-carve-out-uk-risk-checks-executives-say", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Sweden’s Riksbank has confirmed that RIX-RTGS will soon integrate with Europe’s T2 technical platform, while Singapore and Cambodia have announced the go-live of a joint Financial Transparency Corridor.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Riksbank Plans To Adopt European T2 Platform For Payment Settlement", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-riksbank-plans-adopt-european-t2-platform-payment-settlement", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "cambodia", "india", "hungary", "singapore", "united-states", "russia", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has asked financial services companies to provide information that will inform its regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "AI Consultation Open To EU Financial Services Companies", "slug": "pc-ai-consultation-open-eu-financial-services-companies", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Following investigations, the Bank of Italy has published a communication to payment services providers (PSPs) regarding their practices when handling unauthorised payment transactions that are not recognised by the payment service user. The communication highlights PSPs’ practices that have raised the Bank of Italy’s concerns, as well as expectations from PSPs.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: Bank of Italy Requires PSPs to Review Their Practices When Dealing with Customers Who Do Not Recognise Unauthorised Payment Transactions", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-bank-italy-requires-psps-review-their", "jurisdictions": ["italy", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Lithuanian lawmaker's plans to increase gambling taxes to fund addiction prevention measures cleared a major hurdle after members of the country’s legislative body voted to approve it this week.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-20T14:51:53.000Z", "title": "Lithuanian Lawmakers Approve Gambling Tax Increase", "slug": "gc-lithuanian-lawmakers-approve-gambling-tax-increase", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Opposition in the Philippines to foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) is spreading to military networks, with an influential group for retired senior officers calling for the closure of POGOs over threats to national “values and security”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-21T06:24:03.000Z", "title": "Philippine Military Lobby Demands Ban On POGOs", "slug": "gc-philippine-military-lobby-demands-ban-pogos", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Global 4X has lost its UK licence after four years of inactivity, while DNA Payments has launched a POS solution that allows merchants to accept open banking payments via consumer mobile banking apps.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK FCA Cancels Licence Of Payment Firm Global 4X", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-fca-cancels-licence-payment-firm-global-4x", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "cambodia", "india", "hungary", "singapore", "united-states", "russia", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "EU lawmakers’ plans to make tech and telecom firms liable for fraud in the Payment Services Regulation might clash with sector regulation, a senior official at the European Commission has said, pouring cold water on plans favoured by many payments firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "MEPs' Fraud Liability Plans Are Misdirected, EU Official Says", "slug": "pc-meps-fraud-liability-plans-are-misdirected-eu-official-says", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "A US consumer watchdog begins a nationwide ad campaign against Tether, two Binance executives are cleared of tax evasion in Nigeria and an Indian regulator fines Binance for anti-money laundering failures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Oldest Consumer Watchdog In The US Declares War On Tether", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-oldest-consumer-watchdog-us-declares-war-tether", "jurisdictions": ["india", "nigeria", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Their power is outsized, they are largely unregulated and they are increasingly in trouble with the law for their illegal involvement in online gambling. No, not a criminal organisation, but influencers, whose power in Latin America has seen them become popular targets for advertising deals with online operators both legal and illegal. ", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-21T17:32:28.000Z", "title": "For Influencers In Latin America, Great Power Comes With Legal Consequences", "slug": "gc-influencers-latin-america-great-power-comes-legal-consequences", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "brazil", "colombia", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Another UK Conservative politician is embroiled in a growing betting scandal, Boyd makes a bid for Penn, Bovada blocks Michigan residents and Zimbabwe's home affairs minister warns against illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-21T18:14:24.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 17-June 21, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-17-june-21-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "queensland", "connecticut", "india", "michigan", "singapore", "new-jersey", "united-kingdom", "washington-dc", "zimbabwe"]}, {"summary": "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission confirmed Thursday that each of the state’s licensed sportsbooks have now agreed to attend a public meeting to discuss the topic of limiting successful customers, about a month after just one attended an initial hearing on the topic.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-21T20:39:13.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Sports-Betting Operators Agree To Discuss Player Wagering Limits", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-sports-betting-operators-agree-discuss-player-wagering-limits", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "A top Albertan government official confirmed Thursday that the province plans to replicate much of Ontario’s private online gaming model as part of its own gambling overhaul.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-21T23:42:54.000Z", "title": "Alberta Official Confirms Plan To Follow Ontario Gaming Model", "slug": "gc-alberta-officials-confirms-plan-follow-ontario-gaming-model", "jurisdictions": ["alberta", "canada"]}, {"summary": "India’s GST Council has approved an amendment to tax legislation that could free the nation’s gaming companies of billions of dollars in catastrophic goods and services tax (GST) back notices.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-24T06:38:04.000Z", "title": "India's GST Council Backs Cancellation Of Fatal Tax Notices", "slug": "gc-indias-gst-council-backs-cancellation-fatal-tax-notices", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Card networks could soon 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"jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "Iran has confirmed that it will launch a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) on a limited basis in July, while the US Federal Reserve has penalised Evolve Bancorp for compliance failures related to its fintech partnerships.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Iran’s CBDC Cleared For Soft Launch In July", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-irans-cbdc-cleared-soft-launch-july", "jurisdictions": ["iran", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "There were 1.32m marketing regulatory infractions in the UK during 2023, considerably higher than other comparable jurisdictions, according to research by an affiliate compliance firm.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-24T13:09:42.000Z", "title": "UK Ad Infractions Far Higher Than Other Jurisdictions, Says 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"2024-06-24T20:12:36.000Z", "title": "Peru: A Question Of Time And Taxes", "slug": "gc-peru-question-time-and-taxes", "jurisdictions": ["peru", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The Swedish Gambling Authority has fined Kanon Gaming SEK7m (€623,395) for failing to react appropriately when its customers showed signs of problem gambling.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-25T06:52:59.000Z", "title": "Swedish Authority Fines Kanon Gaming Over Duty Of Care Failings", "slug": "gc-swedish-authority-fines-kanon-gaming-over-duty-care-failings", "jurisdictions": ["sweden"]}, {"summary": "The US has urged financial institutions to be on high alert for suspicious activity related to fentanyl precursors, and Liechtenstein has published new guidance to help firms comply with MiCA and DORA.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: FinCEN Issues New Advisory On Procurement Of Fentanyl Precursors", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fincen-issues-new-advisory-procurement-fentanyl-precursors", "jurisdictions": ["iran", "liechtenstein", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new report on the digital euro project outlines how the European Central Bank (ECB) is designing high privacy standards for online and offline digital payments to mimic cash transactions, developing a methodology for calibrating digital euro holding limits and contributing technical input to legislative discussions with European co-legislators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECB Publishes First Progress Report On Digital Euro Preparations", "slug": "pc-ecb-publishes-first-progress-report-digital-euro-preparations", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The Council of the EU has adopted its 14th package of sanctions against Russia and implemented new sanctions for Sudan and in response to cyber-attacks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Implements 14th Sanctions Package On Russia", "slug": "pc-eu-implements-14th-sanctions-package-russia", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Singapore has imposed ID verification requirements on Facebook Marketplace sellers to protect users from being scammed, potentially setting a trend that will extend to other jurisdictions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Singapore Forces Facebook Marketplace To Check IDs Of 'Risky Sellers'", "slug": "pc-singapore-forces-facebook-marketplace-check-ids-risky-sellers", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Google has put the brakes on its support for game types and operators not covered by existing licensing which paved the way for new opportunities in Brazil, Mexico and India.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-25T13:51:41.000Z", "title": "Google Puts Brakes On Gambling Expansion Plan", "slug": "gc-google-puts-brakes-gambling-expansion-plan", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "brazil", "india", "mexico"]}, {"summary": "The National Bank of Ukraine has implemented a ban to prevent gamblers from using loaned funds for the purpose of online gambling.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-25T16:45:37.000Z", "title": "Ukraine Bans Gambling With Loans", "slug": "gc-ukraine-bans-gambling-loans", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Top executives from three provincial lottery corporations in Canada have maintained a strong stance against grey-market operators who continue to operate in their jurisdictions and argue that advertising of unregulated products has confused Canadian consumers.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-25T20:35:40.000Z", "title": "Canadian Lottery Executives Critical Of Grey Market Operators", "slug": "gc-canadian-lottery-execs-critical-grey-market-operators", "jurisdictions": ["british-columbia", "canada", "ontario", "quebec"]}, {"summary": "Ethiopia has taken its first legislative step towards introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), while Monaco is tipped to be greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Ethiopia Moves Towards Legal Framework For CBDC Launch", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-ethiopia-moves-towards-legal-framework-cbdc-launch", "jurisdictions": ["iran", "ethiopia", "liechtenstein", "monaco", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "E-money provider International Payment Union is the latest institution to be censured by the Bank of Lithuania following scrutiny of its compliance processes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuanian Authorities Sanction International Payment Union For Regulatory Non-Compliance", "slug": "pc-lithuanian-authorities-sanction-international-payment-union-regulatory-non", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Reserve has introduced a new data collection model known as ScamClassifier that aims to promote consistent reporting of scams and improve mitigation strategies.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "The Fed's New ScamClassifier Model Goes Live In The US", "slug": "pc-feds-new-scamclassifier-model-goes-live-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Public backlash against Kenya’s new finance bill, which proposes a raft of tax increases including a host affecting the gambling industry, has seen protestors storm parliament and set a section of it on fire.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-26T13:54:53.000Z", "title": "Kenyan Parliament Stormed In Response To Proposed Tax Hikes", "slug": "gc-kenyan-parliament-set-fire-stormed-response-proposed-tax-hikes", "jurisdictions": ["kenya"]}, {"summary": "The DC Council gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that will open the District of Columbia’s sports wagering market to multiple mobile operators for the first time.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-26T21:39:46.000Z", "title": "DC Council Approves Sports-Betting Overhaul", "slug": "gc-dc-council-approves-new-sports-betting-model", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "A struggling cash-in-transit business has been given a helping hand by Australia’s payments industry, while the UAE has issued new criteria for taking part in its regulatory sandbox scheme.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Aussie Payments Industry Agrees To Split Costs Of Cash-In-Transit Business", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-aussie-payments-industry-agrees-split-costs-cash-transit-business", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "iran", "united-arab-emirates", "ethiopia", "liechtenstein", "monaco", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "In the first instalment of an exclusive interview with Vixio, Jan Pilbauer, chief executive at Al Etihad Payments (UAE), spoke about the national payments entity’s work on open banking and open finance adoption in the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Banking In UAE Needs A 'Killer Use Case', Says Al Etihad CEO", "slug": "pc-open-banking-uae-needs-killer-use-case-says-al-etihad-ceo", "jurisdictions": ["united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is once again at the centre of a dispute between lawmakers in the US, after a group of Republican senators introduced a bill that aims to abolish its direct funding mechanism.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-27T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Senators Challenge Supreme Court Ruling In New CFPB Funding Bill", "slug": "pc-us-senators-challenge-supreme-court-ruling-new-cfpb-funding-bill", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s ongoing political betting scandal has shone light on the immense effort operators take to monitor bets and potential high-risk customers in the regulated market, say experts.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-27T13:50:34.000Z", "title": "UK Political Scandal Highlights Industry's Monitoring Capabilities", "slug": "gc-uk-political-scandal-highlights-benefits-sophistication-regulated-market", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Pennsylvania regulators approved a consent agreement on Wednesday that includes a $100,000 fine for an affiliate of Cordish Companies after several sportsbook employees accepted illegal proxy bets.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-27T20:07:00.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Fines Live! Casino $100,000 For Proxy Wagers", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-fines-live-casino-100000-proxy-wagers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "After the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s legal victory to keep state-wide mobile betting intact, a prominent tribal gaming attorney believes that precedent now allows tribes to amend their gaming compacts to offer mobile wagering instead of states granting licenses for betting.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-27T21:14:44.000Z", "title": "Tribal Sports Betting A Beneficiary Of U.S. Supreme Court's Florida Ruling ", "slug": "gc-tribal-sports-betting-beneficiary-us-supreme-courts-florida-ruling", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arizona", "california", "florida", "michigan", "minnesota"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s financial regulator has said it will keep its review of politically exposed persons (PEPs) under wraps during the general election, while the US Treasury has settled with an Italian TV channel over North Korea sanctions violations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: FCA Delays PEP Review Until After General Election", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fca-delays-pep-review-until-after-general-election", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "iran", "united-arab-emirates", "ethiopia", "liechtenstein", "monaco", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "Louisiana becomes the latest US state to ban central bank digital currency, Israel cracks down on crypto-based money laundering and terrorist financing, and the US offers a $5m bounty for the \"Crypto Queen\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Louisiana Signs Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-CBDC Bill Into Law", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-louisiana-signs-pro-bitcoin-anti-cbdc-bill-law", "jurisdictions": ["israel", "louisiana", "north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has vowed to close regulatory loopholes that benefit buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders, in an effort to regulate the sector in the same way as credit cards.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "consumer-lending", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "CFPB Takes Aim At BNPL Regulatory Loopholes In The US", "slug": "pc-cfpb-takes-aim-bnpl-regulatory-loopholes-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The City of Buenos Aires has halted applications for online gambling licences as part of a campaign to tackle adolescent gambling.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-28T14:41:19.000Z", "title": "Buenos Aires Pauses New Online Licences To Address Youth Gambling", "slug": "gc-buenos-aires-pauses-new-licences-address-youth-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The proliferation of the online casino game Fortune Tiger on Brazilian social media continues to attract negative headlines as arrests of influencers involved in promoting the game multiply, with legal experts growing concerned at a possible knock-on impact for forthcoming regulations.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-28T15:29:06.000Z", "title": "Fortune Tiger: The Game Devouring Brazil", "slug": "gc-fortune-tiger-game-devouring-brazil", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Tribal gambling revenue topped $43bn last year and the Cherokee Nation in Arkansas has been awarded a gaming license.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-28T17:32:42.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: June 24-June 28, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-june-24-june-28-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "arizona", "arkansas", "california", "france", "indonesia", "lithuania", "louisiana", "maryland", "kenya", "united-kingdom", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Since the beginning of the year, Nevada gaming regulators have approved dozens of updates to regulations and even eliminated some outdated rules as they continue to find ways to reduce the regulatory burden on the state’s largest industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-28T20:46:37.000Z", "title": "Nevada Revising Regulations For Cybersecurity, Ceasing Operations", "slug": "gc-nevada-clarifies-regulations-cybersecurity-ceasing-operations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "Gibraltar should prepare for the potential collapse of negotiations over a European Union border deal considered vital to its online gambling industry, but its minister in charge of gambling issues vows the territory will adapt to any outcome.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-28T21:02:59.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Border Deal Is Not Do Or Die, Minister Tells Gambling Industry", "slug": "gc-gibraltar-border-deal-not-do-or-die-minister-tells-gambling-industry", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar", "united-kingdom", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "The US State Department has retained the Philippines’ top rating for eliminating human trafficking despite a surge in online gambling linked operations that exploited and enslaved thousands of local and foreign workers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-01T06:08:19.000Z", "title": "Philippines Keeps Best US Human Trafficking Rating Despite Raids", "slug": "gc-philippines-keeps-best-us-human-trafficking-rating-despite-raids", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "In the second instalment of an exclusive interview with Vixio, Jan Pilbauer, chief executive of government-backed Al Etihad Payments explains how the Aani payments platform is seeking to enhance inclusivity in the UAE’s financial sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Al Etihad Payments' Aani Revolutionises Financial Inclusivity And Security In The UAE", "slug": "pc-al-etihad-payments-aani-revolutionises-financial-inclusivity-and-security", "jurisdictions": ["united-arab-emirates"]}, {"summary": "The Swiss National Bank has confirmed that its ongoing pilot of wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) will be extended for at least two more years.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Swiss Central Bank To Expand 'Very Successful' Wholesale CBDC Pilot", "slug": "pc-swiss-central-bank-expand-very-successful-wholesale-cbdc-pilot", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "The United Arab Emirates has published its long-awaited Open Finance Regulation, while anti-corruption groups in Nigeria have said the country is close to exiting the FATF greylist.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New Open Finance Regulation Goes Live In UAE", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-open-finance-regulation-goes-live-uae", "jurisdictions": ["united-arab-emirates", "nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Thailand is moving forward with plans to legalise integrated resorts in an effort that has already attracted interest from some well-known gaming companies, including Las Vegas Sands and Genting Group.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-01T13:06:59.000Z", "title": "Thailand Seeks Tax Revenue With Plans To Legalise Casinos", "slug": "gc-thailand-seeks-tax-revenue-plans-legalize-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "thailand", "asia-pacific"]}, {"summary": "Northern Ireland’s All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling has made 57 recommendations to the Northern Ireland Executive, including a new independent regulator and spending loss limits.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "loot-boxes", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-01T16:13:15.000Z", "title": "Northern Ireland Inquiry Recommends New Regulator, Affordability", "slug": "gc-northern-ireland-inquiry-recommends-new-regulator-affordability-cap", "jurisdictions": ["northern-ireland"]}, {"summary": "The Isle of Man’s gambling regulator has updated its enforcement strategy with a slew of public documents outlining investigative processes, enforcement powers, penalties, remediation criteria and criminal referral options.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-02T06:24:52.000Z", "title": "Isle Of Man Updates Gambling Enforcement Protocols", "slug": "gc-isle-man-updates-gambling-enforcement-protocols", "jurisdictions": ["isle-of-man"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Labour Party may have a big announcement on scam reimbursement if it wins the general election, while Austria has imposed a record-breaking fine on Raiffeisen Bank for AML 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"GambleAware is calling on the UK government to more strictly regulate gambling advertising after new research showed that gambling ads are still deeply unpopular with the general public.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-02T16:35:23.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Ads Remain Deeply Unpopular", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-ads-remain-deeply-unpopular", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A report accompanying an appropriations bill in the U.S. Congress includes language directing the Internal Revenue Service to increase the threshold for reporting slot machine winnings to the taxman from $1,200 to $5,000.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-02T19:25:58.000Z", "title": "U.S. Federal Budget Bill Includes Raising Tax Threshold On Slot Jackpots ", "slug": "gc-federal-budget-bill-includes-raising-tax-threshold-slot-jackpots", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has sent its much-anticipated draft proposal to license betting, online slot machines and casino games to the government, proposing that licensees could operate from the beginning of 2027.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-03T08:24:34.000Z", "title": "Finland Publishes Law To Open Market In 2027", "slug": "gc-finnish-market-open-2027-under-new-draft-licencing-proposal", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "The fourth and latest version of the UK’s Open Banking Standard has been released, and a new instant payments system has launched in Kuwait after receiving central bank approval.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK's Open Banking Limited Announces Major Update With Standard v4.0", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uks-open-banking-limited-announces-major-update-standard-v40", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "kuwait", "united-arab-emirates", "nigeria", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "In its first Q&A on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the European Banking Authority (EBA) has made clear that third-country branches of credit institutions are not covered by the regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Clarifies DORA's Applicability To Third-Country Branches In The EU", "slug": "pc-eba-clarifies-doras-applicability-third-country-branches-eu", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "India has become the first non-ASEAN country to join the latest phase of Project Nexus, a multilateral effort to 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"Spain’s loot box rule changes designed to protect minors will allow most types of in-game purchases to remain unregulated, according to an academic researcher of video game law.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-03T13:13:12.000Z", "title": "Spain Loot Box Changes Will Not Regulate Most In-Game Purchases, Warns Academic", "slug": "gc-spain-loot-box-changes-wont-regulate-most-game-purchases-warns-academic", "jurisdictions": ["spain"]}, {"summary": "Gibraltar’s planned gambling law update would regulate individuals and give the Gambling Commissioner new powers to fine licensees for violations.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-03T17:52:16.000Z", "title": "Gibraltar Regulator Gains Powers Under New Regime", "slug": "gc-gibraltar-regulator-gains-powers-under-new-regime", "jurisdictions": ["gibraltar", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With one province embracing a privatized online gaming model, and another soon to follow, the question for many becomes if and when the rest of Canada will follow suit.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-03T19:32:12.000Z", "title": "Questions Linger For Canadian Gaming Expansion Beyond Ontario, Alberta", "slug": "gc-questions-linger-canadian-gaming-expansion-beyond-ontario-alberta", "jurisdictions": ["alberta", "british-columbia", "canada", "ontario", "quebec"]}, {"summary": "Vanuatu is the latest remote jurisdiction to pitch a revised regulatory framework to online gambling operators amid global offshore licensing turbulence.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-04T06:29:19.000Z", "title": "Vanuatu Launches Upgraded Online Gambling Regime", "slug": "gc-vanuatu-launches-upgraded-online-gambling-regime", "jurisdictions": ["vanuatu"]}, {"summary": "New Zealand’s open banking framework is taking shape under a new proposal from the Commerce Commission, while Lithuania has fined a former board member of global payments firm Majestic Financial.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New Zealand Consults On Proposed Agreement To Develop Open Banking", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-zealand-consults-proposed-agreement-develop-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand", "austria", "kuwait", "united-arab-emirates", "lithuania", "nigeria", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Initiative (EPI), the EU’s long-desired payments champion, has announced the launch of its new instant account-to-account payment solution, Wero, in Germany.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EPI's Plans Take Shape As It Launches Wallet Solution Wero", "slug": "pc-epis-plans-take-shape-it-launches-wallet-solution-wero", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released new clarifications regarding two aspects of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), addressing transaction fees' accessibility and the availability of payee-initiated transactions through dedicated application programming interfaces (APIs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Clarifies Transaction Fees And Payee-Initiated Transactions Under PSD2", "slug": "pc-eba-clarifies-transaction-fees-and-payee-initiated-transactions-under-psd2", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced new legislation that aims to help local law enforcement pursue money laundering cases that originate from overseas criminal activity.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "New Singapore AML Bill To Assist Law Enforcement In Transnational Cases", "slug": "pc-new-singapore-aml-bill-assist-law-enforcement-transnational-cases", "jurisdictions": ["singapore"]}, {"summary": "Finland’s new draft law does not include a cooling-off period but “past infringements will lead to the rejection of licence applications”, according to a local legal advisor.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-04T16:10:40.000Z", "title": "Finland's Draft Licensing Law Does Not Include Cooling-Off Period", "slug": "gc-finlands-draft-licensing-law-doesnt-include-cooling-period", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​An interim report on Germany’s 2021 interstate gambling treaty suggests that further advertising and sponsorship restrictions may be coming, an attorney has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-04T16:34:49.000Z", "title": "Interim Report Suggests More German Ad Restrictions Coming", "slug": "gc-interim-report-suggests-more-german-ad-restrictions-coming", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "A Brazilian court has ordered the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) to ask sports betting and online casino operators not licensed by the Rio de Janeiro Lottery to account for their operations in the state.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-04T16:57:15.000Z", "title": "Brazil Judge Orders Unlicensed Rio Operators To Account For Lack Of Authorisation", "slug": "gc-brazilian-judge-orders-unlicensed-rio-operators-account-their-lack-authorization", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "New gambling legislation is in force in the Northern Territory, Australia’s online gambling regulatory hub, which increases penalties, toughens licensing criteria and forms a new regulator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-05T06:52:34.000Z", "title": "Tougher Online Regulation In Force In Australia's Northern Territory ", "slug": "gc-tougher-online-regulation-force-australias-northern-territory", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "northern-territory"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard has partnered with a Latvian trade association in an effort to reduce phone scams, while Singapore’s financial regulator has answered questions on its support for visually impaired banking customers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Latvia, Mastercard Launch New Campaign To Combat Phone Scams", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-latvia-mastercard-launch-new-campaign-combat-phone-scams", "jurisdictions": ["new-zealand", "austria", "kuwait", "united-arab-emirates", "singapore", "latvia", "lithuania", "nigeria", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Data from the Central Bank of Brazil shows contactless credit card transactions in the country leapt from 23.1 percent of all transactions in 2022 to 31.1 percent in 2023, highlighting the evolving payments landscape.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil Sees Surge In Contactless Payments As Digital Revolution Gathers Pace", "slug": "pc-brazil-sees-surge-contactless-payments-digital-revolution-gathers-pace", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "From next year, financial institutions in Lithuania will need to comply with new requirements intended to improve payment service user experience, increase financial inclusion and implement money laundering risk management measures.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of Lithuania Takes On De-Risking With New Guidelines ", "slug": "pc-bank-lithuania-takes-de-risking-new-guidelines", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "lithuania"]}, {"summary": "A judge rules that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may proceed with its civil suit against Binance, FTX’s former banking partner settles a $63m anti-money laundering claim, and Paxos obtains a licence to issue stablecoins in Singapore.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance Motion To Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Mostly Fails", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-motion-dismiss-sec-lawsuit-mostly-fails", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Argentine city of Mendoza will block access to unlicensed online betting operators in public spaces and Chile is investigating the National First Division Championship after match-fixing reports.", "sectors": ["casinos", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-05T16:49:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 1-July 5, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-1-july-5-2024", "jurisdictions": ["argentina", "delaware", "chile", "indiana", "kentucky", "sweden", "singapore", "united-kingdom", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "A newly released study of gambling spending in the UK uses real-world data to affirm the thesis that online gambling, especially racing, depends heavily on a small percentage of players.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-05T17:35:07.000Z", "title": "UK Study Affirms Online Gambling Dependence On High-Rollers", "slug": "gc-uk-study-affirms-online-gambling-dependence-high-rollers", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom", "european-union"]}, {"summary": "A decades-old conflict between tribal casinos and operators of cardrooms in California could be headed to a state courtroom as a bill to provide tribes standing for a one-time lawsuit moves closer to the Assembly floor.", "sectors": ["poker-cardrooms", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-05T17:49:48.000Z", "title": "Bill To Let California Tribes Sue Cardrooms Over Exclusivity Advances", "slug": "gc-bill-let-california-tribes-sue-cardrooms-over-exclusivity-advances", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "california"]}, {"summary": "Canadian legal experts have said enforcement of Canada’s unregulated gambling market, including operators that have failed to convert to the regulated Ontario space, remains a low priority for authorities and that regulated operators are beginning to take notice.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-08T06:50:33.000Z", "title": "Frustrations Rise Over Limited Canadian Enforcement", "slug": "gc-frustrations-rise-over-limited-canadian-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["canada", "ontario"]}, {"summary": "UK trade group the Betting and Gaming Council has welcomed Labour’s election landslide victory and committed to working with the new government to deliver industry reforms, such as “frictionless financial risk checks online”, but the industry awaits key ministerial appointments.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-08T06:56:32.000Z", "title": "UK Industry Pledges To Work With New Labour Government", "slug": "gc-industry-pledges-work-new-labour-government", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Fintech players have urged the incoming Labour government in the UK to revive the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill and halt plans for authorised push payment scam reimbursements, but whether these issues will be addressed remains to be seen.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Fintech Sector Readies Its Wishlist And Waits To Hear Labour's Priorities", "slug": "pc-uk-fintech-sector-readies-its-wishlist-and-waits-hear-labours-priorities", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Chile has updated the regulations concerning the issuance and operation of payment cards to reflect changes in the country’s retail payment sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Chile Overhauls Payment Card Regulations", "slug": "pc-chile-overhauls-payment-card-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["chile"]}, {"summary": "The head of the Australian Banking Association (ABA) has said its members are seeing little return on their investment after spending heavily on open banking implementation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "consumer-lending", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Open Banking In Australia Has Failed To Live Up To Its Potential, Says ABA", "slug": "pc-open-banking-australia-has-failed-live-its-potential-says-aba", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The Netherlands has introduced a new draft law that will restrict access to ultimate beneficial owner registers, while Hong Kong has issued an AML fine to the local subsidiary of Singapore’s largest bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Dutch Finance Minister Proposes Law To Restrict UBO Register Access", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-dutch-finance-minister-proposes-law-restrict-ubo-register-access", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "On June 28, 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published its updated list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly referred to as the \"greylist\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: FATF Updates Its 'Greylist' to Include Monaco and Venezuela", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-fatf-updates-its-greylist-include-monaco", "jurisdictions": ["venezuela", "jamaica", "monaco", "turkey", "international"]}, {"summary": "Rivers Casino in Portsmouth, Virginia, has agreed to pay more than a half-million dollars in fines to settle several violations of state gaming regulations that occurred last year and earlier this year.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-08T17:24:58.000Z", "title": "Virginia Fines Rush Street Gaming's Rivers Casino $545,000", "slug": "gc-virginia-fines-rush-street-gamings-rivers-casino-545000", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "The Philippine finance minister has said he will recommend to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr that foreign-facing online gambling operations be shut down amid escalating reports of criminal activity, violence and congressional anger.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-09T07:10:03.000Z", "title": "Philippine Finance Minister To Recommend POGO Shutdown", "slug": "gc-philippine-finance-minister-recommend-pogo-shutdown", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "Visa and Mastercard have volunteered to extend a key antitrust commitment in the EU, while the first phase of a payment linkage between Russia and Iran is set to go live next month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Visa, Mastercard Extend EU Antitrust Commitments On Interchange Fees", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-visa-mastercard-extend-eu-antitrust-commitments-interchange-fees", "jurisdictions": ["iran", "hong-kong", "netherlands", "russia", "international"]}, {"summary": "Internal governance and risk management and financial crime risk management will be among the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) key areas of focus for the coming year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Sets Out Its MiCA Supervisory Priorities For 2024/2025", "slug": "pc-eba-sets-out-its-mica-supervisory-priorities-20242025", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Polish citizen Krzysztof Banasiewicz’s petition urged amendments to the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) to ease the financial challenges faced by intra-EU emigrants and enhance security for payment service providers.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Rejects Citizen Petition To Amend PSD2 Due To Costs", "slug": "pc-eu-rejects-citizen-petition-amend-psd2-due-costs", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "poland", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "A key fintech association in Australia is challenging the country’s regulators to offer more accurate open banking data, as disagreements emerge over how to quantify consumer adoption.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "consumer-lending", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-09T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FinTech Australia Urges Regulators To Publish Clearer Data On Open Banking", "slug": "pc-fintech-australia-urges-regulators-publish-clearer-data-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Finance has issued new regulations for deducting taxes from a range of payments at their source, including winnings from games of chance.", "sectors": ["casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-09T14:35:31.000Z", "title": "Nigeria Issues New Withholding Tax Regulations, Including Some Gambling Exemptions", "slug": "gc-nigeria-issues-new-withholding-tax-regulations-including-some-gambling-exemptions", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Ohio sports-betting operators have until Friday to submit comments on an updated amendment to promotional and bonus regulations that seek to clarify how licensees can offer inducements connected to non-gaming transactions.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-09T17:54:37.000Z", "title": "Ohio Regulator Seeks Comment On Updated Promotions, Bonuses Rule", "slug": "gc-ohio-regulator-seeks-comment-updated-promotions-and-bonuses-rule", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "A congressional working group to implement a major Brazilian tax reform bill has proposed that all fixed-odd betting, sweepstakes, games of chance and fantasy sports should be subject to a so-called \"sin\" tax.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-09T18:09:40.000Z", "title": "Brazil Lawmakers Propose New 'Sin Tax' On Gambling", "slug": "gc-brazil-announces-new-sin-tax-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s financial transactions regulator has issued a three-year forecast for money laundering vulnerability that rates the gambling sector overall as stable and medium risk.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-10T06:08:21.000Z", "title": "Casinos Top AUSTRAC's List For Laundering Risk In Gambling", "slug": "gc-casinos-top-austracs-list-laundering-risk-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Canada’s federal government is looking to introduce criminal record checks for key personnel at domestic money service businesses, while BNP Paribas has been fined for \"severe\" AML failures in Luxembourg.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Canada Proposes Strengthened Regulations For Money Services Businesses", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-canada-proposes-strengthened-regulations-money-services", "jurisdictions": ["iran", "hong-kong", "canada", "luxembourg", "netherlands", "russia", "international"]}, {"summary": "Financial institutions in the Netherlands and Germany have access to new resources to help them prepare for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which comes into effect on January 17, 2025.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Dutch And German Regulators Release DORA Compliance Guidelines And Checklist", "slug": "pc-dutch-and-german-regulators-release-dora-compliance-guidelines-and-checklist", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned another Electronic Arts (EA) advert for failing to adequately disclose that its game contained the ability to purchase loot boxes. ", "sectors": ["loot-boxes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-10T13:47:54.000Z", "title": "UK Bans Another EA Ad For Not Adequately Disclosing Loot Boxes", "slug": "gc-uks-asa-bans-another-ea-ad-not-adequately-disclosing-loot-box-inclusion", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s proposed \"sin\" tax on online betting and other forms of gambling is being met with confusion from within the industry. ", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-10T16:57:35.000Z", "title": "Brazil's New Taxes Raise Questions With No Ready Answers", "slug": "gc-brazils-new-taxes-raises-questions-no-ready-answers", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Following a series of high-profile cyberattacks on gaming companies in the last 12 months, industry officials have said the combination of money and data possessed by operators continues to make them an attractive target for hackers.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-10T20:10:43.000Z", "title": "Gaming Industry Still Vulnerable, Appealing For Cyberattacks", "slug": "gc-gaming-industry-still-vulnerable-appealing-cyberattacks", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "united-states", "canada", "western-europe", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean", "asia-pacific", "middle-east-and-africa"]}, {"summary": "The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission plans to hold a meeting on Friday to set a timeline for dealing with any applications for a new casino license, a process that has been on hold during the state’s two-year licensing moratorium that recently expired.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-10T20:39:00.000Z", "title": "Iowa Regulators Fine Tipico $20,000, Assess Timeline For Potential 20th Casino", "slug": "gc-iowa-fines-tipico-20000-set-timeline-potential-20th-casino", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "iowa"]}, {"summary": "Mexico has published new regulations on information exchange with foreign financial institutions, while India's central bank has welcomed another positive year for financial inclusion.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mexico Tightens Rules On Information Exchange With Foreign Entities", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mexico-tightens-rules-information-exchange-foreign-entities", "jurisdictions": ["iran", "hong-kong", "canada", "india", "mexico", "luxembourg", "netherlands", "russia", "international"]}, {"summary": "The implementation of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers falls way short of what is necessary, according to a new report from the watchdog.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Global Virtual Asset Regulation Still Inadequate, Says FATF ", "slug": "pc-global-virtual-asset-regulation-still-inadequate-says-fatf", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean", "middle-east-and-africa", "asia-pacific", "western-europe", "north-america"]}, {"summary": "The Financial Crimes Investigation Service has fined Lithuanian-registered company Payeer more than €9.3m for violations of international sanctions and anti-money laundering regulations.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuanian Authorities Impose Record €9.3m Fine On Crypto Operator", "slug": "pc-lithuanian-authorities-impose-record-eu93m-fine-crypto-operator", "jurisdictions": ["paraguay", "estonia", "lithuania", "russia"]}, {"summary": "The governor of North Carolina has defied state lawmakers by vetoing an anti-central bank digital currency (CBDC) bill that was passed with near-unanimous support in the House and Senate.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "North Carolina Anti-CBDC Bill Will Pass Despite Veto, Say Lawmakers", "slug": "pc-north-carolina-anti-cbdc-bill-will-pass-despite-veto-say-lawmakers", "jurisdictions": ["north-carolina", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "On July 4, 2024, the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) and the National Monetary Council (NMC) announced new open finance rules that will enable Pix by approximation. These regulations aim to simplify the payment initiation process, broaden the scope of participating institutions and establish a definitive open finance governance structure.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: Brazilian Central Bank Announces New Open Finance Rules", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-brazilian-central-bank-announces-new-open", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Bitcoin seized by the German government continues to spook the markets, a crypto executive pleads guilty to money laundering failures, and a former Crypto.com compliance officer is accused of extortion.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: German Government No Longer A 'Bitcoin Billionaire'", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-german-government-no-longer-bitcoin-billionaire", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "malta", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Rio de Janeiro's state lottery and the Brazilian attorney general's office are at loggerheads over last week's Federal Regional Court decision that ordered Brazil's telecoms regulator to block access to sports betting and online casino sites operating without a state licence. ", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-11T16:14:07.000Z", "title": "Brazil Attorney General's Office Fires Back At Rio Blocking Order", "slug": "gc-attorney-generals-office-fires-back-loterj-court-order", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The Isle of Man’s Gambling Supervision Commission chief executive is stepping down after 17 years, the UK's new gambling minister is still not confirmed and former NBA player pleads guilty to betting scandal charges.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-11T17:48:27.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 8-July 12, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-8-july-12-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "australia", "france", "kazakhstan", "isle-of-man", "ukraine", "nevada", "new-jersey", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Betway and Arizona's SaharaBets Sportsbook have decided to end their sports-betting operations in several states.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-11T21:06:44.000Z", "title": "Betway, SaharaBets Join U.S. Sports-Betting Market Exodus", "slug": "gc-betway-parent-closes-us-sportsbook-operations-saharabets-quits-arizona", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arizona", "new-jersey", "ohio", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "In the first major consolidation move tied to the opening of Peru’s regulated market, Spain’s Cirsa has acquired a majority stake in leading Peruvian sports betting and online gaming brand Apuesta Total.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-12T01:25:53.000Z", "title": "Cirsa Swoops To Acquire Peru's Apuesta Total", "slug": "gc-cirsa-swoops-acquire-perus-apuesta-total", "jurisdictions": ["spain", "peru"]}, {"summary": "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission may look to follow Ohio in pursuing regulations that restrict gaming promotions associated with non-gaming transactions.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-12T01:51:31.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Considering Replicating Ohio Non-Gaming Marketing Rules", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-considering-replicating-ohio-non-gaming-marketing-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "Regulatory upheaval in Australia is continuing after accusations by the New South Wales (NSW) greyhound racing regulator's chief veterinarian of wide-ranging industry animal cruelty forced out the CEO and triggered an inquiry.", "sectors": ["racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-12T06:44:01.000Z", "title": "Greyhound Scandal Envelops NSW Regulator, Triggers Inquiry", "slug": "gc-greyhound-scandal-envelops-nsw-regulator-triggers-inquiry", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "new-south-wales"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard and the Medical Tourism Association have launched a new solution to streamline cross-border healthcare payments, while Sweden has issued new proposals to strengthen its financial regulator.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: New Mastercard Partnership Looks To Upgrade Cross-Border Healthcare Payments", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-new-mastercard-partnership-looks-upgrade-cross-border-healthcare", "jurisdictions": ["iran", "hong-kong", "canada", "india", "mexico", "luxembourg", "netherlands", "russia", "sweden", "international"]}, {"summary": "UK gambling officials are worried that an upcoming release of new problem gambling prevalence statistics could “blow up the gambling industry” and potentially derail long-awaited white paper policy changes.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-12T15:59:29.000Z", "title": "UK Officials Worried New Gambling Survey Will Stoke Backlash", "slug": "gc-uk-officials-worried-new-gambling-survey-will-stoke-backlash", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Australian government has announced a review into the regulation of online keno and “foreign-matched lotteries”, the latest potential crackdown on the gambling industry recommended by a parliamentary committee.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-15T06:23:26.000Z", "title": "Australia To Review Online Keno, Offshore Lottery Operations ", "slug": "gc-australia-review-online-keno-offshore-lottery-operations", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "The Curaçao Gaming Control Board has reopened its licence application portal to allow interested operators to register for a new regime that has still not been enacted.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-15T06:55:18.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Reopens Licence Applications", "slug": "gc-curacao-reopens-licence-applications", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "The rules on credit card surcharges in the US make for a complex and confusing landscape for vendors, merchants and issuers alike, with proposed regulatory amendments and potential administrative change in Washington, DC only adding to the uncertainty.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Credit Card Surcharging Remains A Confusing Patchwork", "slug": "pc-us-credit-card-surcharging-remains-confusing-patchwork", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Nine individuals in the UK are facing a trial after being charged over an unauthorised forex trading scheme promoted on social media, while Citigroup has been fined $135.6m by US regulators for persistent risk management and data governance issues.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Finfluencer Trials Tipped For 2027", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-finfluencer-trials-tipped-2027", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is currently inviting applications (until September 23, 2024) for its programmable payments trial as part of its Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox that launched in June. The sandbox is intended to allow participants to test innovative financial products under specific thematic initiatives determined by the bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: Thai Programmable Payments — To Boldly Go Where No Pilot Has Gone Before", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-thai-programmable-payments-boldly-go-where", "jurisdictions": ["singapore", "thailand"]}, {"summary": "The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has ordered Solaris to address major deficiencies in its money laundering prevention and risk management systems, and Irish small and medium-sized businesses lost nearly €10m to email-related fraud last year, FraudSMART says.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: BaFin Comes Down Hard On Solaris", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bafin-comes-down-hard-solaris", "jurisdictions": ["germany", "ireland", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Lithuania has taken further action against mismanagement in the local fintech ecosystem, placing restrictions on e-money firm Foxpay.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-16T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Bank Of Lithuania Restricts Foxpay, Appoints Supervisory Representative", "slug": "pc-bank-lithuania-restricts-foxpay-appoints-supervisory-representative", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "France’s illegal sports-betting market has continued to grow as during the recent Euro 2024 football competition illegal online casinos continued to lure players away from the licensed market, according to the French Online Gaming Association (AFJEL).", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-16T15:39:01.000Z", "title": "Illegal Gambling In France Exploded During Euro 2024, Says Online Trade Group", "slug": "gc-illegal-gambling-france-exploded-during-euro-2024-says-online-trade-group", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "A court in Chile has ruled that broadcasting online gambling advertisements on television between the hours of 6am and 10pm violates national laws.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-16T17:42:01.000Z", "title": "Chile Upholds Ban On Daytime TV Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-chile-upholds-ban-tv-gambling-ads-during-day", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Three Republican House members on an 11-person study commission have come out in support of legalizing online gaming and interactive lottery operations in Ohio but criticized the state’s sports-betting tax hike, saying it has hampered the industry’s growth.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-16T20:38:03.000Z", "title": "Ohio Lawmakers Support iGaming, Slam Sports-Betting Tax Hike", "slug": "gc-ohio-lawmakers-support-igaming-criticize-sports-betting-tax-hike", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ohio"]}]