[{"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"jurisdictions": ["california", "united-states", "washington-dc"]}, {"summary": "When the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) five years ago, gaming industry analysts were quick to try and estimate how the new U.S.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 To Digital Pound, Suggests Pay.UK", "slug": "pc-new-payments-architecture-could-be-pivotal-digital-pound-suggests-payuk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "After almost 30 years in operation, American Express has announced that it will retire its banking services in Mexico, but will continue to issue credit cards in the country.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Amex Closes Banking Operations In Mexico As Global Revenue Soars", "slug": "pc-amex-closes-banking-operations-mexico-global-revenue-soars", "jurisdictions": ["mexico", "united-states", "international"]}, {"summary": "Stockholm-based fintech company Zimpler claims an order against it to halt transactions to gambling 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": [], "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 individual bets are to be taxed.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "India's GST Council To Clarify 'Face Value' Tax For Online Gaming", "slug": "gc-indias-gst-council-clarify-face-value-tax-online-gaming", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "As the U.S. sports-betting industry prepares for another bumper season of wagers on college and professional football, recent developments in Congress and the National Football League threaten to cast a pall on the industry’s future prosperity.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Legislation Plus Another Suspension Add To U.S. Sports-Betting Woes", "slug": "gc-legislation-plus-another-suspension-add-sports-betting-woes", "jurisdictions": ["nevada", "washington-dc", "united-states"]}, {"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 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"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 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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 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"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 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"productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Massachusetts Operators Given Data Privacy Rules Delay", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-operators-given-data-privacy-rules-delay", "jurisdictions": ["massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Binance has wound down its debit card product in Latin America and the Middle East, while Sweden’s central bank has said its central bank digital currency project is shifting focus.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Binance Woes Continue", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-binance-woes-continue", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong", "india", "indonesia", "singapore", "taiwan", "germany", "ireland", "sweden", "united-kingdom", "middle-east", "united-states", "brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Reserve Bank of Australia's research has found that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the country could pose opportunities for payments innovation, but the chances of one being issued in the short term are unlikely.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "cross-border-payments", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "No CBDC Anytime Soon, Says Australia’s Central Bank, As Regulatory Issues Surface", "slug": "pc-no-cbdc-anytime-soon-says-australias-central-bank-regulatory-issues-surface", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "After WhatsApp use cost big banks billions of dollars in fines in the US, a UK regulator has now handed out the first fine to Morgan Stanley for discussing trade matters on personal devices.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Fines Morgan Stanley For WhatsApp Misuse", "slug": "pc-uk-regulator-fines-morgan-stanley-whatsapp-misuse", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Mounting regulatory scrutiny of new variants of daily fantasy sports contests comes amid a significant shake-up of the national leaderboard in a segment formerly synonymous with DraftKings and FanDuel.", "sectors": ["fantasy-sports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-28T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Amid Rising Regulatory Tension, U.S. Fantasy Sports Landscape Shifting", "slug": "gc-amid-rising-regulatory-tension-us-fantasy-sports-landscape-shifting", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania", "arizona", "massachusetts", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "The house always wins and technological advances have given sportsbooks even more of an advantage in the digital era, but a college professor in New York is trying to tilt the playing field more toward overmatched gamblers.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "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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“disgraceful” comments on suicide by the UK’s top gambling trade group chief, calling them an attempt to twist the agency’s guidance and “downplay the devastating impact gambling products can cause”.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Suicide-Prevention Charity Says Gambling Lobbyist Twisted Guidance", "slug": "gc-suicide-prevention-charity-says-gambling-lobbyist-twisted-agencys-guidance", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ontario gaming regulators have finalized new rules prohibiting the use of active or retired athletes, as well as other celebrities, from appearing in advertisements for online sportsbook operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ontario Regulators Affirm Ban On Athletes In 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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": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Romanian Government Targets Gambling To Tackle Budget Deficit", "slug": "gc-romanian-legal-proposals-includes-tough-changes-trade-group-warns", "jurisdictions": ["romania"]}, {"summary": "New York’s casino selection board released a lengthy question-and-answer document on Wednesday regarding the selection process for three new casino licenses that can be placed in and around New York City.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "New York Board Answers First Batch Of Casino Licensing Questions", "slug": "gc-new-york-casino-board-answers-first-batch-casino-licensing-questions", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "A battle to legalise online gambling in Chile continues to be waged in court, with Santiago’s Eighth Court of Appeals rejecting a 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technology last month, Open Banking Limited has announced, more than double the same time last year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "Summer Surge As UK Open Banking Surpasses 11m Milestone", "slug": "pc-summer-surge-uk-open-banking-surpasses-11m-milestone", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Caesars and Rush Street have been fined in Iowa over illegal prop bets and Fanatics forges ahead with its PointsBet acquisition.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 28-September 1, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-28-september-1-2023-67e3b", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "Caesars and Rush Street have been fined in Iowa over illegal prop bets and Fanatics forges ahead with its PointsBet acquisition.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-01T00:44:33.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: August 28-September 1, 2023", "slug": "gc-news-brief-august-28-september-1-2023", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "arizona", "new-zealand", "denmark", "iowa", "nevada", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Leading Malaysian gambling company RGB International has been implicated in a political bribery scandal, with its managing director out on bail and a cloud forming over a number of company directors.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-01T01:53:48.000Z", "title": "RGB Managing Director Bailed In Malaysian Corruption Probe", "slug": "gc-rgb-managing-director-bailed-malaysian-corruption-probe", "jurisdictions": ["malaysia"]}, {"summary": "Estonia’s financial watchdog has blamed rapid growth for deficiencies in LHV Pank’s anti-money laundering (AML) 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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["argentina", "bahrain", "brazil", "colombia", "united-states", "europe"]}, {"summary": "Congressional leader Arthur Lira has announced that a sports-betting implementation bill will be voted on by September 9 in the Chamber of Deputies, clearing the way for final approval within the next two months.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-01T16:10:03.000Z", "title": "Brazil: The Country Who Cried Sports Betting May Finally See Bill Approved", "slug": "gc-country-who-cried-sports-betting-may-finally-be-getting-its-bill-september", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "As Kentucky prepares to launch retail sports betting next week, bets on pickleball and slap fighting competitions were not included in a catalog of permissible wagers that received initial approval from the state’s sports wagering council.", "sectors": ["esports", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "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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["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "social-gaming", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-04T12:54:55.000Z", "title": "Angola Advances New Online Licensing Plans", "slug": "gc-angola-advances-new-online-licensing-regime-plans", "jurisdictions": ["angola"]}, {"summary": "UK gambling companies advertising online will devote more airtime to responsible gambling messaging, following new additions to the industry advertising code announced on Monday.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-04T14:42:52.000Z", "title": "UK Advertising Code Extends Online", "slug": "gc-uk-ad-code-extends-online", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Chilean Chamber of Deputies' Economy Commission, which has for the past month been deep in negotiations to settle the final text of an online gambling bill, has agreed on a headline tax rate of 20 percent of gross gambling revenue for online operators. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-04T17:56:34.000Z", "title": "Chilean Lawmakers Settle On Tax Rate For Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-chiles-economy-commission-settles-overhead-38-percent-tax-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s Tabcorp Holdings has been fined A$1m ($642,000) by the Victoria state gambling regulator for failing to follow directions in the aftermath of a data centre outage in late 2020.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-05T04:32:51.000Z", "title": "Tabcorp Fined A$1m For Flouting Regulator's Orders", "slug": "gc-tabcorp-fined-a1m-flouting-victorian-regulators-orders", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "victoria"]}, {"summary": "Switzerland’s Federal Council has opened a new consultation on an anti-money laundering (AML) bill that could lead to a mandatory federal registration system for all business owners.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Switzerland Proposes Major AML Revamp In New Consultation", "slug": "pc-switzerland-proposes-major-aml-revamp-new-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["switzerland"]}, {"summary": "A US cannabis payment processor has accused Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) of exploiting their partnership to destroy its business and make room for FIS’ own payment processing arm.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Payment Firm Accuses FIS/Worldpay Of Corporate Catch And Kill", "slug": "pc-us-payment-firm-accuses-fisworldpay-corporate-catch-and-kill", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey has capped credit card surcharges, while several US states are mulling bills to ensure transparency and fairness in how merchants pass on the costs of credit card processing.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US States Consider Surcharge Disclosures Amid Rising Cost Of Living", "slug": "pc-us-states-consider-surcharge-disclosures-amid-rising-cost-living", "jurisdictions": ["new-jersey", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Virginia Lottery has released settlement agreements with Betr and PointsBet over self-reported violations of state gaming regulations.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-05T15:44:28.000Z", "title": "Virginia Penalizes Betr Over 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 obsolete early this year, in an effort to comply with a directive issued by Republican Governor Joe Lombardo.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-07T00:20:13.000Z", "title": "Nevada Moves Forward With Eliminating Gaming Regulations", "slug": "gc-nevada-moves-forward-eliminating-gaming-regulations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "India’s Supreme Court has stayed a Karnataka state high court decision to block the central government from recovering $2.6bn in disputed goods and services tax (GST) payments from skill gaming company Gameskraft Technology.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-07T06:29:33.000Z", "title": "India's Top Court Stays Block On Massive Online GST Bill", "slug": "gc-indias-top-court-stays-block-massive-online-gst-bill", "jurisdictions": ["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 Sport. ", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-11T06:50:08.000Z", "title": "Brazil Gambling Oversight May Move To Ministry Of Sport", "slug": "gc-brazil-gambling-oversight-may-move-ministry-sport", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Summer is over and the Baltic regulator is back to business, fining two payments firms over regulatory failings.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Autumn Begins With Enforcement In Lithuania As More Payments Firms Fined", "slug": "pc-autumn-begins-enforcement-lithuania-more-payments-firms-fined", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "This regulatory analysis will explore the first set of obligations that is subject to the European Union’s (EU) consultation package focusing on the Market in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). 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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accused Visa and Mastercard of hindering domestic payment aggregators from offering alternative cross-border payment services.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cross-border-payments", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Colombian Agency Charges Visa, Mastercard With Anti-Competitive Cross-Border Payment Restrictions", "slug": "pc-colombian-agency-charges-visa-mastercard-anti-competitive-cross-border", "jurisdictions": ["colombia"]}, {"summary": "The Bankman family are asked to give back millions of dollars to FTX, Binance raises doubts over the EU’s incoming stablecoin laws, and a US regulator warns that more crypto enforcement actions are coming.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-09-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: FTX Sues Former CEO's Parents In Effort To Recover Funds", "slug": "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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over the past two weeks to share best practices and strengthen collaboration.", "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": "2023-09-25T14:43:23.000Z", "title": "European Regulators Swap Notes In Portugal, Lithuania ", "slug": "gc-european-regulators-meet-share-best-practices", "jurisdictions": ["europe", "lithuania", "portugal"]}, {"summary": "Mexican operators, union groups and local and international associations are pushing back hard against a draft regulatory decree that would ban all gaming machines and casino-style games in the country.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-09-25T18:13:13.000Z", "title": "Mexico Draft Decree 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 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"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": 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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 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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 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"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 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"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 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"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": 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"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 Russia, and the US Senate cracks down on crypto payments to Hamas.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-20T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Winklevoss Twins Embroiled In $1bn Criminal Fraud Case", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-winklevoss-twins-embroiled-1bn-criminal-fraud-case", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "russia", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Conservative politicians in Chile’s sports commission have lambasted a pending online gambling bill, in what is likely a preview of the wider debate in the Chamber of Deputies ahead of a pivotal vote later this year. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-20T16:29:01.000Z", "title": "Chile Commission Gives Preview Of Contentious Online Gambling Debate", "slug": "gc-chiles-sports-commission-give-contentious-preview-online-gambling-bill-debate", "jurisdictions": ["chile", "latin-america"]}, {"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 payments in the US.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Interoperability Challenges Multiply Following FedNow, ISO 20022 Launch", "slug": "pc-interoperability-challenges-multiply-following-fednow-iso-20022-launch", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "europe"]}, {"summary": "Australia’s Treasury is seeking feedback on new proposals that would require almost all crypto trading platforms to obtain a financial services licence.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia Looks To Avert Future FTX-Style Chaos In New Crypto Licensing Rules", "slug": "pc-australia-looks-avert-future-ftx-style-chaos-new-crypto-licensing-rules", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Following the high-profile attacks on MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment, cybersecurity has never been more top of mind in the gaming industry as traditional on-premises information technology infrastructure is no longer sufficient to protect against evolving threats.", "sectors": ["casinos", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-23T19:40:57.000Z", "title": "Cyberattacks On U.S. Gaming Companies Highlight Industry Vulnerabilities", "slug": "gc-cyberattacks-us-gaming-companies-highlight-industry-vulnerabilities", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "nevada"]}, {"summary": "As the tribal and commercial gambling industries wait for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to decide if sports betting in Florida should remain on hiatus, questions persist about why Roberts decided to get involved in a case that has not yet been appealed to his court.", "sectors": ["sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-23T20:46:46.000Z", "title": "Is The U.S. Supreme Court Preparing For Another Sports-Betting Case?", "slug": "gc-us-supreme-court-preparing-another-sports-betting-case", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "Counsel for gaming listco Delta Corp has alleged before an appeals court that India’s government offered to withdraw overwhelming GST back payment notices if the gaming industry accepts its goods and services tax (GST) regime.", "sectors": ["casinos", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-24T06:38:31.000Z", "title": "Delta Corp Counsel Alleges Top Official Used GST Debt As Bargaining Chip", "slug": "gc-delta-corp-counsel-alleges-top-official-used-gst-debt-bargaining-chip", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned lawmakers that cross-border fraud reports have grown ten times in the last two decades and urged Congress to give the agency permanent authority to fight it.", "sectors": [], "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 discrimination to a halt in the EU.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-10-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Key Fintechs Rally For IBAN Discrimination Clampdown ", "slug": "pc-key-fintechs-rally-iban-discrimination-clampdown", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Finland has officially kicked off the process that will dismantle the country’s online gambling monopoly and replace it with a licensing system.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2023-10-24T14:36:29.000Z", "title": "Finland Takes First Concrete Steps To Discard Online Monopoly", "slug": "gc-finland-takes-first-concrete-steps-discard-online-monopoly", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "After publishing a draft resolution two weeks ago, Colombian regulator Coljuegos has approved the final version of a resolution to restrict online gambling advertising that 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 successfully tested offline CBDC payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "consumer-lending", "crypto-assets", "e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Tinder Owner Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-tinder-owner-settles-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "taiwan", "lithuania", "united-states", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s flagship Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is approaching enforceability next year, as industry stakeholders signal they are in preparation mode.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2023-11-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Cogs Start Turning On MiCA Implementation", "slug": "pc-cogs-start-turning-mica-implementation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "france", "malta"]}, {"summary": "The UK Financial 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 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"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 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["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 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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 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"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 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"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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could potentially negatively impact service provision and treatment access in the recently closed statutory levy consultation.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "charitable-gaming", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "skill-games", "social-gaming", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-09T15:32:45.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Charities Welcome Statutory Levy But Highlight Concerns", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-charities-welcome-statutory-levy-highlight-concerns", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "One of the prevailing concerns during the rapid expansion of sports betting across the U.S. has been the potential for a high-profile gambling scandal that affects the industry at large, and some stakeholders say some uniform regulation may be the path to minimizing risk.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "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 online gambling operation.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-10T07:12:11.000Z", "title": "Philippine Sports Regulator, Police Botch Raid On POGO Licensee", "slug": "gc-philippine-sports-regulator-police-botch-raid-pogo-licensee", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "London-listed online operator Gamesys is set to pay a £6m penalty and undergo a third-party audit after a UK Gambling Commission investigation revealed a host of social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failings.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-10T08:02:48.000Z", "title": "Gamesys To Pay £6m Penalty For AML, Social Responsibility Failures", "slug": "gc-gamesys-pay-ps6m-penalty-aml-social-responsibility-failures", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has confirmed that its new Cybersecurity Regulation is now in 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Liquidity", "slug": "pc-lithuania-fintech-sector-booming-regulator-issues-warning-over-liquidity", "jurisdictions": ["lithuania"]}, {"summary": "After a year of major enforcement actions against crypto firms in the US, Vixio speaks with blockchain analytics firm ChainArgos about the likelihood of similar charges being filed against Tether.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Can Tether Escape The US Crypto Crackdown In 2024?", "slug": "pc-can-tether-escape-us-crypto-crackdown-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "France’s national gambling regulator has partially rejected the advertising strategy of online poker firm Winamax and attached “demanding” requirements to several other operator’s plans.", "sectors": ["lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "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", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-10T21:54:40.000Z", "title": "Pending Federal Rules Set To Give Tribes More Mobile Betting Options", "slug": "gc-proposed-federal-rules-could-give-tribes-more-sports-betting-options", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "The Australian Federal Court authorised a search this week of the home of Aristocrat Leisure’s principal director of game design over thousands of files he allegedly downloaded from company servers.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-11T07:19:18.000Z", "title": "Top Aristocrat Game Designer's Home Searched Over Downloads", "slug": "gc-top-aristocrat-game-designers-home-searched-over-downloads", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has opened a new consultation on generative AI, Indian fintech Mobikwik has 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"slug": "pc-revolut-served-class-action-suit-illinois", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Computer and Communications Industry Association has pushed back on new plans to regulate US big tech payment apps, describing them as a solution looking for a problem to solve.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-11T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Critics Object To 'Onerous' Plans To Regulate Big Tech Payment Apps In US", "slug": "pc-critics-object-onerous-plans-regulate-big-tech-payment-apps-us", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Despite only being in power for less than a month, Poland’s new government is now facing calls from an opposition lawmaker to legalise cash poker games outside casinos and overhaul the taxation of these games.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-11T14:55:47.000Z", "title": "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 filing of new legislation in the state’s Senate.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T01:08:49.000Z", "title": "Updated New York Online Casino Bill Filed In Senate", "slug": "gc-updated-new-york-online-casino-bill-filed-senate", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Google has opened 2024 by announcing major layoffs throughout the company, while Commerzbank and Global Payments have announced a new joint venture.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Google Starts 2024 By Laying Off Over 1,000 Staff", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-google-starts-2024-laying-over-1000-staff", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "austria", "cambodia", "belgium", "china", "india", "denmark", "france", "germany", "south-korea", "luxembourg", "united-states", "spain", "switzerland", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A US consumer protection group has claimed that the coffee giant is rigging its payment system to increase profits.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["e-money"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Consumer Group Accuses Starbucks Payment System Of 'Dark Patterns'", "slug": "pc-consumer-group-accuses-starbucks-payment-system-dark-patterns", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "washington"]}, {"summary": "The crypto industry is triumphant following a major U-turn on spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the US securities regulator, though critics have strongly opposed the move.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Bitcoiners Celebrate SEC Approval For Spot ETFs", "slug": "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 changed.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T18:04:51.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Minister Blasts Online Gambling Bill 'Misinformation'", "slug": "gc-curacao-minister-blasts-online-gambling-bill-misinformation", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "888 is fined in Virginia over college sports bets, New Jersey is to consider advertising limits and a Hong Kong controlled Russian casino is to be sold.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-12T20:20:31.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 8-January 12, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-8-january-12-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "chile", "missouri", "new-jersey", "north-carolina", "russia", "vermont", "virginia", "washington", "uganda", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "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 allowing companies to apply on an ongoing basis, according to the reported comments of a key government official. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-15T03:08:51.000Z", "title": "Brazil May Open Limited Licensing Windows For Online Gambling", "slug": "gc-brazil-may-open-limited-licensing-windows-online-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america"]}, {"summary": "Victoria state’s hardline gambling regulator has placed unprecedented restrictions on Tabcorp Holdings’ betting terminals in response to child gambling incidents, including staff proximity and line-of-sight criteria for cash bets.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-15T06:29:57.000Z", "title": "Victoria Slaps Tabcorp With Cashless Betting Terminal Regime", "slug": "gc-victoria-slaps-tabcorp-cashless-betting-terminal-regime", "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 CEO has been charged with using a secret offshore account to prop up his own stock price, and new research has found that the UK is Europe’s most advanced digital economy.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-15T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: SEC Charges US Fintech CEO With Insider Trading Violations", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-sec-charges-us-fintech-ceo-insider-trading-violations", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Armenia’s government has approved a new gambling law to establish more oversight and control over the gambling industry and enforce responsible gambling measures.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-15T15:52:22.000Z", "title": "Armenia Targeting 'Foreign' Online Operators", "slug": "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 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"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 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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 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"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 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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. 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["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", "fantasy-sports", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-01-30T07:31:40.000Z", "title": "Eventus Says GST, Not Legal Risk, Forced SPiCE India's Relocation", "slug": "gc-eventus-says-gst-not-legal-risk-forced-spice-indias-relocation", "jurisdictions": ["india", "sri-lanka"]}, {"summary": "PayPal has announced the launch of six new features in the US, focusing on seamless checkouts and personalised offers, and Swiss digital wallet app TWINT has announced that it almost doubled its in-store transactions in 2023.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: PayPal Launches Six New Features", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-paypal-launches-six-new-features", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "china", "pakistan", "switzerland"]}, {"summary": "Lithuania’s Communications Regulatory Authority has ordered mobile operators to combat fake text messages sent by fraudsters, in a sign of European authorities trying to reduce authorised push payment (APP) fraud risks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Imposes New Anti-Scam Rules On Mobile Operators", "slug": "pc-lithuania-imposes-new-anti-scam-rules-mobile-operators", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has asked the companies that own Venmo, Zelle and Cash App to provide better consumer protections following a spike in payment app thefts.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Manhattan Calls On Venmo, Zelle And Cash App To Improve Customer Protection", "slug": "pc-manhattan-calls-venmo-zelle-and-cash-app-improve-customer-protection", "jurisdictions": ["new-york", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Anti-CBDC bills are gaining traction in the US, driving debate on the potential impacts of bringing in a digital currency. Although they could threaten international US dollar dominance, firms eye the opportunities and risks of introducing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "CBDC Opposition Gains Traction In US ", "slug": "pc-cbdc-opposition-gains-traction-us", "jurisdictions": ["florida", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "Spotify has voiced strong opposition to Apple’s new commissions and app payment rules within the EU, calling them a \"new level of arrogance\" and an affront to the Digital Markets Act.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-01-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'A Total Farce' - Spotify Rubbishes Apple's New iOS, App Store Plans In EU", "slug": "pc-total-farce-spotify-rubbishes-apples-new-ios-app-store-plans-eu", "jurisdictions": ["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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"mississippi"]}, {"summary": "Adelaide casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group has increased the amount of cash it is reserving to pay a likely penalty for breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) legislation from A$45m to A$73m (US$48m), following a general agreement with the federal regulator before Federal Court.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-02T06:49:39.000Z", "title": "SkyCity Admits Breaches, Raises AML Penalty Provision To $48m", "slug": "gc-skycity-admits-breaches-raises-aml-penalty-provision-48m", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "south-australia"]}, {"summary": "Allwyn and the UK Gambling Commission address Russia allegations, the National Collegiate Athletic Association bans insider betting coach and Nigeria launches its monitoring system.", "sectors": ["casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-02T07:55:52.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: January 29-February 2, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-january-29-february-2-2024", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "united-states", "alaska", "arkansas", "belgium", "lithuania", "poland", "louisiana", "massachusetts", "nevada", "new-jersey", "united-kingdom", "new-york", "nigeria", "uganda"]}, {"summary": "Celsius has ended its 18-month bankruptcy proceedings with a major payout to creditors, and mobile payments in the Netherlands continue to see a steady uptick as public transport goes contactless.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Celsius Bankruptcy Ends With $3bn Payout To Creditors", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-celsius-bankruptcy-ends-3bn-payout-creditors", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "china", "united-arab-emirates", 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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 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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 prevention.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nordic-Baltic Banking Groups Issue Pre-Election EU Wishlist ", "slug": "pc-nordic-baltic-banking-groups-issue-pre-election-eu-wishlist", "jurisdictions": ["estonia", "finland", "iceland", "latvia", "lithuania", "norway", "sweden"]}, {"summary": "With a new survey on US consumer attitudes towards junk fees in hand, Wise is taking its fight against hidden charges in cross-border payments to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "remittances"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-08T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Wise Takes Fight Against Junk Fees To Capitol Hill", "slug": "pc-wise-takes-fight-against-junk-fees-capitol-hill", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Members of the European Parliament have adopted new rules to 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. But is it all too good to be true?", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Just How Much Of A Gamechanger Is Apple's NFC Commitment For Europe?", "slug": "pc-just-how-much-gamechanger-apples-nfc-commitment-europe", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Ripple is making its way back into the US market after three years, following a partial victory against the US Securities and Exchange Commission last year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "us-money-transmission"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-12T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Ripple Takes Steps To Return To US Payments Market", "slug": "pc-ripple-takes-steps-return-us-payments-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Ghana’s vice president, who is also a prime candidate to become President later this year, has promised that he will remove gambling taxes if he is elected.", "sectors": ["casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-12T15:22:18.000Z", "title": "Ghana Presidential Candidate Promises To Scrap Gambling Taxes", "slug": "gc-ghana-presidential-candidate-promises-scrap-gambling-taxes", "jurisdictions": ["ghana"]}, {"summary": "The president of Mexican gambling trade group AIEJA has said the biggest challenges facing his market continue to be over-taxation and a complicated legal code that has been stitched together to patch over a gambling law not updated since 1947. ", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-12T19:30:13.000Z", "title": "Industry Boss Addresses Mexican Market Challenges", "slug": "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 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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 acquisition of Suncorp Bank, following a six-month legal battle with the country’s competition watchdog.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["acquiring", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "ANZ To Acquire Suncorp Bank Following U-Turn By Australian Regulator", "slug": "pc-anz-acquire-suncorp-bank-following-u-turn-australian-regulator", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The European Payments Council (EPC) has launched a public consultation on the Verification of Payee Scheme Rulebook.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EPC Opens Verification Of Payee Consultation ", "slug": "pc-epc-opens-verification-payee-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The European gambling industry applauds Finnish monopoly Veikkaus’ support for an open 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 Down On Fantasy Sports Operators", "slug": "gc-massachusetts-ag-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-fantasy-operators", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "massachusetts"]}, {"summary": "Austria’s Ministry of Finance is preparing to launch a new tender for online casino licensing under current regulation, because negotiations for new gambling laws have failed, according to Die Presse newspaper.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-29T07:24:01.000Z", "title": "Austrian Ministry Reportedly Prepares Online Casino Tender Under Monopoly System", "slug": "gc-austrian-ministry-prepares-online-casino-tender-under-monopoly-system-report", "jurisdictions": ["austria", "malta"]}, {"summary": "New rules from the U.S. Department of the Interior recognizing the possibility of tribes offering statewide online gaming via an Indian gaming compact is concerning to commercial operators, because it limits their potential to profit from the activity, according to tribal gaming law expects.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "tribal-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-29T07:34:24.000Z", "title": "U.S. Commercial Operators Concerned Over New Tribal Compact Rules", "slug": "gc-us-commercial-operators-concerned-over-impact-new-tribal-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "florida"]}, {"summary": "A member of Australia’s government has held meetings with representatives from European regulators to discuss how to best minimise harm, as the country debates the introduction of a gambling advertising ban. ", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "esports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-02-29T07:34:58.000Z", "title": "Australian Minister Discussed Ad Ban, Harm Reduction With European Regulators", "slug": "gc-australian-minister-ad-ban-harm-reduction-european-regulators", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Mastercard has launched new open banking features to streamline the account opening process for US card issuers, and New Zealand has reported widespread fuel payment outages due to a leap year glitch.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Mastercard Launches New Open Banking Tools For Account Opening In US", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-mastercard-launches-new-open-banking-tools-account-opening-us", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-states", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken action against a large-scale money laundering business, centring around Trustcom Financial, an e-money institution based in Lithuania.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Criminals That Used E-Money Institution As Front Taken Down In EU Cross-Border Case ", "slug": "pc-criminals-used-e-money-institution-front-taken-down-eu-cross-border-case", "jurisdictions": ["italy", "latvia", "lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Growing momentum in tokenisation and stablecoins could allow South Africa to establish a domestic market, supporting the government’s broader goal to foster innovation in digital payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-02-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "South Africa Looks To Tokenisation, Stablecoins To Drive Digital Payments Innovation ", "slug": "pc-south-africa-looks-tokenisation-stablecoins-drive-digital-payments", "jurisdictions": ["south-africa"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has issued its highest-ever fine, €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 sanctions, while the Bank of Lithuania’s new data management programme has gone live.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK MPs To Investigate Whether Sanctions Are Working", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uk-mps-investigate-whether-sanctions-are-working", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "new-zealand", "lithuania", "united-states", "russia", "sweden", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Russia has proposed a digital settlement and payment platform for the BRICS countries to trade in their national currencies, as it aims to bypass the US dollar in international transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cross-border-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Russia Proposes BRICS Bridge Payment Platform ", "slug": "pc-russia-proposes-brics-bridge-payment-platform", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "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 powers.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-01T18:51:43.000Z", "title": "Finland Puts Betsson On Payments Blocking List", "slug": "gc-finland-puts-betsson-gambling-payments-blocking-list", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "South Korea has greatly tightened loot box regulations, introducing mandatory odds disclosure and a customer refund scheme, while forming administrative and police monitoring groups for associated games.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-04T07:01:30.000Z", "title": "South Korean Reforms Impose Loot Box Transparency, Refunds", "slug": "gc-south-korean-reforms-impose-loot-box-transparency-refunds", "jurisdictions": ["south-korea"]}, {"summary": "Unconditional refund rights that were outlined in the EU’s Payment Services Regulation have emerged as a key concern for trade associations in Brussels.", "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. Behind most of these machinations has been Arthur Lira, the current president of the Chamber of Deputies and arguably Brazil’s most powerful politician.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-04T18:43:41.000Z", "title": "Political Power Player Lira Still Directing Brazil's Road To Regulation", "slug": "gc-behind-scenes-dealings-have-waylaid-brazils-road-regulation", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "After what was expected to be a contentious process, Virginia lawmakers were instead able to quickly reach a compromise allowing members of both chambers of the General Assembly to approve a consensus bill repealing the state’s ban on skill-game devices.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-04T23:28:27.000Z", "title": "Virginia Approves Legislation To Regulate Skill-Game 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Outlines Plans To Tackle 'Worrying' Player Protection Developments", "slug": "gc-dutch-minister-player-protection-plans-include-new-addiction-expert-center", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "The U.S. gaming industry continues to face competition from unregulated skill-game machines and sweepstakes casinos, but what tackling the grey market involves differs from regulator to regulator.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-05T22:32:38.000Z", "title": "U.S. Regulators Report Mixed Success In Tackling Grey Market", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-regulators-report-mixed-success-tackling-grey-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "michigan", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "An Alabama Senate committee overhauled a comprehensive gaming bill Tuesday night, removing provisions that would permit sports betting in the state, as well as create seven new 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operations, as it considers options including a sale or “controlled exit”, citing “intense competition from well-capitalised incumbent participants”.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-06T07:50:46.000Z", "title": "888 Reviews US B2C Operations, Citing 'Intense Competition'", "slug": "gc-888-reviews-us-b2c-operations-citing-intense-competition", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "gibraltar", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Companies House has welcomed new powers that will allow it to tackle fraud and remove inaccurate information from the register, and J.P. 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"pc-paytm-hit-aml-fine-regulators-foil-foreign-illegal-gambling-operation", "jurisdictions": ["india"]}, {"summary": "The CEO of Spotify has welcomed the company’s antitrust victory over Apple, but has warned that EU regulators must do more to ensure that net neutrality is delivered both on paper and in practice.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Apple Verdict A Win For Spotify, But Still Too Early To Celebrate, Says CEO", "slug": "pc-apple-verdict-win-spotify-still-too-early-celebrate-says-ceo", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The European Betting and Gaming Association (EGBA) has welcomed the European Parliament’s approval of a new EU digital identity, predicting it will provide players with a secure, trustworthy and singular option to confirm their identity in the EU.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "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 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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 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"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": 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"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 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"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 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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 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"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 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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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"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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has opened a video lottery facility, the first of its kind in Brazil since a landmark Supreme Court ruling allowing states and cities to conduct a wide range of lottery activities.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "lotteries"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-27T20:54:33.000Z", "title": "Brazilian Municipality Opens Country's First Video Lottery Facility", "slug": "gc-brazilian-municipality-opens-countrys-first-video-lottery-terminal", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal from state officials contesting the legality of so-called skill-game devices, leaving in place one of several lower court rulings that have found the controversial machines are not illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-27T21:03:02.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declines To Consider Skill-Games Appeal", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-supreme-court-declines-consider-skill-games-appeal", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Financial firms in Malta need to do more work to become compliant with the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) before it comes into effect on January 17 next year, the Maltese Financial Services Authority has said.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Maltese Regulator Calls For 'More Concrete Measures' On DORA", "slug": "pc-maltese-regulator-calls-more-concrete-measures-dora", "jurisdictions": ["malta"]}, {"summary": "A UK regulator is seeking views on new rules that will affect the country’s ATM network, and Hong Kong has issued a warning against fraudsters falsely claiming to be part of the island’s CBDC pilot.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: UK's Payment Systems Regulator Consults On New ATM Rules", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-uks-payment-systems-regulator-consults-new-atm-rules", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "hong-kong", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "Social media influencers risk being prosecuted if they promote financial products without due regard to consumer protection, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said, even if they are based overseas.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-03-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Influencers Risk Jail Time For Bad Financial Promotions, FCA Warns", "slug": "pc-influencers-risk-jail-time-bad-financial-promotions-fca-warns", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK Gambling Commission's latest consultation 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 to fine.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "racing"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-28T17:41:10.000Z", "title": "Denmark Legislation Would Expand Regulator's Powers, Disclosure Rules", "slug": "gc-denmark-legislation-would-expand-regulators-powers-disclosure-rules", "jurisdictions": ["denmark"]}, {"summary": "Despite changes to online betting rules that European courts have said were too exclusionary, one of the country’s leading gambling lawyers says there are no signs of new operators entering Hungary.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-28T17:41:40.000Z", "title": "Hungary Remains Unfriendly To International Operators", "slug": "gc-hungary-remains-unfriendly-international-operators", "jurisdictions": ["hungary"]}, {"summary": "The Indiana Gaming Commission, which levied the most enforcement actions of any U.S. gaming regulatory agency last year, will no longer be able to use the dollars it collects to fund further enforcement investigations under a bill signed by Republican Governor Eric Holcomb.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-03-28T21:08:02.000Z", "title": "Indiana Lawmakers Change How Regulator Funds Enforcement Actions", "slug": "gc-indiana-lawmakers-change-how-regulator-fines-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "indiana"]}, {"summary": "Thailand’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a committee report supportive of integrated resorts, paving the way for draft legislation amid bullish support from the Prime Minister.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-02T06:33:21.000Z", "title": "Thai Legislature Backs Casino Feasibility Report", "slug": "gc-thai-legislature-backs-casino-feasibility-report", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"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 passed a key financial markets infrastructure bill, and India’s UPI has gone live in Nepal, creating another bilateral payments linkage for the real-time payments system.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Australia's Financial Markets Infrastructure Bill Passes First Reading", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-australias-financial-markets-infrastructure-bill-passes-first", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "india", "nepal"]}, {"summary": "Majestic Financial “grossly and systematically” violated anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements, according to the Bank of Lithuania.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Revokes Majestic Financial Licence Over Money Laundering Failures", "slug": "pc-lithuania-revokes-majestic-financial-licence-over-money-laundering-failures", "jurisdictions": ["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 2024 Sports-Betting Hopes", "slug": "gc-lights-go-out-georgias-2024-sports-betting-hopes", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states", "georgia-u-s", "mississippi", "missouri"]}, {"summary": "HSBC has become the world’s first bank to launch a gold-backed token using distributed ledger technology, and Turkey’s central bank has increased its transaction limits for instant payments.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: HSBC Launches First Gold-Backed Token In Hong Kong", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-hsbc-launches-first-gold-backed-token-hong-kong", "jurisdictions": ["australia", "hong-kong", "india", "nepal", "turkey", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Governments hoping to introduce central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) might look to two early adopters — the Bahamas and Nigeria — for an idea of why citizens have, by and large, held back from widespread adoption.", "sectors": [], "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 Skill-Game Industry", "slug": "gc-virginia-governor-proposes-stricter-regulations-skill-game-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "Gaming legislation in Alabama is set to head to what could be a contentious conference committee after vastly different bills were approved by the state’s two legislative chambers.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-10T21:49:02.000Z", "title": "Alabama Gaming Bills Set For Conference Committee", "slug": "gc-alabama-gaming-plans-set-conference-committee", "jurisdictions": ["alabama", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that the league and its partners may have to revisit their rules governing sports betting amid increased scrutiny and more reported incidents of player harassment.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "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 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"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 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["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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"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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"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 supervision, having established a Supervision and Compliance Monitoring division last year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "PSR Seeks Feedback On UK Supervision Practices ", "slug": "pc-psr-seeks-feedback-uk-supervision-practices", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s second parliamentary investigation into match-fixing kicked off with a bang last week as the American president of famous Rio de Janeiro football team Botafogo testified that he has proof of match-fixing occurring. ", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-25T15:34:48.000Z", "title": "Botafogo's American President Gives Evidence Of Brazil Match-Fixing", "slug": "gc-botafogos-american-president-gives-evidence-match-fixing", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "A former Bulgarian gambling operator known 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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 operating a virtual currency mixer.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: US Seeks Three-Year Prison Sentence For Former Binance CEO", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-us-seeks-three-year-prison-sentence-former-binance-ceo", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Demands from the UK parliament’s upper chamber to limit or even ban gambling ads shows pressure on marketing will continue well beyond the outcome of the country’s impending general election.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-04-26T15:53:45.000Z", "title": "Lords Discontent Proves UK Advertising Debate Far From Over", "slug": "gc-lords-discontent-proves-uk-advertising-debate-far-over", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A Spanish minister is seeking to reinstate 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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. But a busy market and a lack of a concrete strategy seem to be standing in the way of progress.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Faces Increasingly Crowded Market For Payments Sovereignty ", "slug": "pc-eu-faces-increasingly-crowded-market-payments-sovereignty", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s financial service regulator is seeking comment on proposed changes to its Financial Crime Guide, and India’s central bank has moved to shut down an unauthorised prepaid wallet provider.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-04-29T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: FCA Consults On Financial Crime Updates", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-fca-consults-financial-crime-updates", "jurisdictions": ["india", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "If Scotland votes for independence 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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 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"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 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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 slow-moving licensing process for integrated resorts in and around New York City, one of the last major greenfield development opportunities in the U.S.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-13T20:30:32.000Z", "title": "U.S. Casino Giants Battle For Bite Of Big Apple", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-companies-battle-bite-big-apple", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "Lawsuits and market data have revealed the extent to which US online gambling companies rely on VIP players to grow revenue, but just how vulnerable is this reliance on big spenders to a regulatory backlash?", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-13T21:02:04.000Z", "title": "Does US Dependence On VIP Gamblers Court Regulatory Danger?", "slug": "gc-us-dependence-vip-gamblers-dangerous-consultant-warns", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "sweden", "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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{"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": 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"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": 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"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 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{"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 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"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. Your lowdown on what the world’s regulatory leaders are up to this month.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-23T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: Expansion of the e-CNY Pilot in Hong Kong and Potential Lessons for the Digital Euro", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-expansion-e-cny-pilot-hong-kong-and", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "china"]}, {"summary": "The Charity Commission for England and Wales has launched an investigation into GambleAware after receiving claims it is breaking charity rules by failing to provide unbiased information.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-23T13:37:01.000Z", "title": "UK Charity Commission Confirms Case Opened Into GambleAware Allegations", "slug": "gc-uk-charity-commission-confirms-case-opened-after-gambleaware-concerns", "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 its feedback to the UK's open banking proposals, emphasising concerns about potential harm to consumers, particularly vulnerable individuals, if not managed responsibly.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Financial Services Consumer Panel Raises Concerns Over UK Open Banking Proposals", "slug": "pc-financial-services-consumer-panel-raises-concerns-over-uk-open-banking", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US House of Representatives has advanced its central bank digital currency (CBDC) bill with support from the American Bankers Association (ABA), meaning it will now move to the Senate.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-24T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "House Passes US CBDC Bill Following ABA Support", "slug": "pc-house-passes-us-cbdc-bill-following-aba-support", "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 Period", "slug": "gc-sportsbet-escapes-austrac-fine-enters-remediation-period", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "The record-breaking sponsorship deal between online betting operator VaideBet and Brazilian football club Corinthians is now under investigation over the role of a suspicious intermediary.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-30T07:12:25.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Corinthians Faces Investigation Over VaideBet Sponsorship", "slug": "gc-partner-brazils-corinthians-faces-investigation", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "The Nevada Gaming Control Board has issued a series of guidelines designed to expedite the evaluation of new gaming technology by agency staff.", "sectors": ["gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-05-30T08:15:29.000Z", "title": "Nevada Issues New Guidelines For Gaming Technology Approvals", "slug": "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 seen by Vixio.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-05-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Virtual IBAN Resolution In Scope Of EU PSD3 Negotiations", "slug": "pc-virtual-iban-resolution-scope-eu-psd3-negotiations", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "As open banking evolves and extends to larger-scale open finance, it is rapidly emerging as a global phenomenon reshaping the financial ecosystem. 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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despite it having been largely banned in the Payment Services Directive (PSD2).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Surcharging Becomes PSD3 Wedge Issue", "slug": "pc-surcharging-becomes-psd3-wedge-issue", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay $197m to settle a “longstanding” and “hard-fought” class action alleging antitrust violations by the two card networks.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Visa, Mastercard Agree To Pay $197m To Settle ATM Class Action", "slug": "pc-visa-mastercard-agree-pay-197m-settle-atm-class-action", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The European Council’s approval of the EU’s package of new anti-money-laundering (AML) regulations will benefit online gambling operators by standardising AML rules and reporting requirements, according to the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA).", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "social-gaming"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-03T14:10:46.000Z", "title": "New EU AML Package Will Benefit Online Operators, Says EGBA", "slug": "gc-eu-aml-package-will-benefit-online-operators-says-egba", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Operators are facing up to the twin challenges of submitting a licence application in Brazil within a tight window of 90 days, while also reacting to a regulatory regime that is still evolving.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-03T17:54:45.000Z", "title": "Tight Timeline, Evolving Regulations Among Brazilian Licensing Challenges", "slug": "gc-tight-timeline-evolving-regulations-among-brazilian-licensing-challenges", "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 in Germany is \"askew\", with table games separated from slots and a laborious process for approval of slots games, executives have said.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-06T06:10:21.000Z", "title": "German Online Casino Market Is 'Askew', Executives Say", "slug": "gc-german-online-casino-market-askew-executives-say", "jurisdictions": []}, {"summary": "The Central Bank of Ireland plans to launch an innovation sandbox programme in 2024, while Australia's parliament has introduced the \"Keeping Cash Transactions in Australia Bill 2024\", imposing A$5,000 fines on businesses that fail to accept cash payments for regulated in-person transactions.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["cash-based-payment-methods"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Irish Central Bank Tipped To Launch Innovation Sandbox Programme This Year", "slug": "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 victim, suspected operator links to a second raided property and delays in rescuing more victims after the withdrawal of a search warrant.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-07T06:33:57.000Z", "title": "Torture Victim Dies Amid Philippine Online Gambling Raid Chaos", "slug": "gc-torture-victim-dies-amid-philippine-online-gambling-raid-chaos", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "A new unit is being set up at the Netherlands Gambling Authority to monitor how gambling operators fulfil their duty of care, and to hand out fines to those who do not meet the regulator’s standards.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-07T06:52:25.000Z", "title": "Duty Of Care Fines On Dutch Horizon", "slug": "gc-duty-care-fines-dutch-horizon", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "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 from “unauthorised” stablecoins, New York orders crypto firms to improve their complaints handling, and the US Treasury finds that NFTs are “highly susceptible” to financial crime.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Binance To Restrict Stablecoins In Preparation For MiCA", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-binance-restrict-stablecoins-preparation-mica", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "new-york"]}, {"summary": "The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has outlined the requirements for industry standard-setting bodies to gain official recognition, aiding compliance with the upcoming Personal Financial Data Rights rule.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US CFPB Issues Guidelines For Open Banking Standards Setters", "slug": "pc-us-cfpb-issues-guidelines-open-banking-standards-setters", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Finnish gambling industry expects the government to propose a “relatively liberal” online gambling licensing regime, the head of an online gambling trade group has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-10T06:37:23.000Z", "title": "Finnish Gambling Industry Optimistic New Regime Will Not Be Unfriendly", "slug": "gc-finnish-gambling-industry-optimistic-new-regime-will-not-be-unfriendly", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "Open Banking Limited's CEO has stated in an exclusive interview with Vixio that uncertainty over the UK Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) bill will not affect the future of open banking.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Future Of UK Open Banking Secure Despite Bill Setback, Says Open Banking Limited CEO", "slug": "pc-future-uk-open-banking-secure-despite-bill-setback-says-open-banking-limited", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Commercial variable recurring payments (VRPs) are a promising alternative to cards, but it looks like regulatory intervention may be necessary.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Merchants Keen For VRPs, But Route To Adoption Is Unclear", "slug": "pc-merchants-keen-vrps-route-adoption-unclear", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is set to come under similar rules as other credit products in Australia following the introduction of the country’s first bill to regulate the sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Australia's First Bill To Regulate Buy Now, Pay Later Hits Parliament", "slug": "pc-australias-first-bill-regulate-buy-now-pay-later-hits-parliament", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "A minimum viable product (MVP) version of a multi-currency CBDC platform is now live and is inviting participants, while the Netherlands is seeking to update its AML/CTF guidelines.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-06-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: BIS, Central Banks Launch Multi-Currency CBDC Platform", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-bis-central-banks-launch-multi-currency-cbdc-platform", "jurisdictions": ["china", "hong-kong", "united-arab-emirates", "thailand", "netherlands"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s gambling regulator has issued two fines for gambling advertising totaling UAH4.8m (€109,900), weeks after imposing a ban on gambling advertising.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "casinos", "lotteries", "online-gambling"], "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 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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 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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 Report", "slug": "gc-uk-marketing-infractions-far-higher-comparable-jurisdictions-says-report", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "With Alberta government leaders intent on following Ontario’s lead into a privately operated online gaming model, industry leaders say the role of existing land-based facilities could be a key differentiator between the two provinces.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-06-24T17:44:59.000Z", "title": "Tax Rates, Grey Market Transition Key Issues In Alberta", "slug": "gc-tax-rates-grey-market-transition-key-issues-alberta", "jurisdictions": ["alberta", "canada"]}, {"summary": "Peru's chief gaming regulator has declared that as of September all online gambling operators must be licensed and authorised in the country.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "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": 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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": 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"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.", 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"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 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"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": 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"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": 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"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"]}, {"summary": "Nordea expects to be convicted in Denmark’s largest ever money laundering case.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Nordea Indicted In Denmark's Largest Ever Criminal Money Laundering Case", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-nordea-indicted-denmarks-largest-ever-criminal-money-laundering", "jurisdictions": ["denmark", "germany", "ireland", "united-states", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has imposed a PLN106.6m ($27m) fine on PayPal for incorporating prohibited 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Assets (MiCA) regulation.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "ESMA Releases Q&As Addressing MiCA Authorisation Issues", "slug": "pc-esma-releases-qas-addressing-mica-authorisation-issues", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have issued a joint call for information, aiming to identify the benefits and risks of using digital wallets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: UK Regulators Seek Views On The Benefits Of Digital Wallets", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-uk-regulators-seek-views-benefits-digital", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Ukraine’s gambling regulator has praised its work with US-based technology giant Meta to help tackle illegal advertising on its social media platforms.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-17T14:28:40.000Z", "title": "Meta Helping Ukrainian Authorities Remove Illegal Gambling Ads", "slug": "gc-ukrainian-regulator-praises-metas-help-tackling-illegal-ads", "jurisdictions": ["ukraine"]}, {"summary": "Greek regulator the Gaming Supervision and Control Committee (EEEP) has published a brief statement declaring that it knows a “serious operational problem” exists within online operator Betshop.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-17T16:00:34.000Z", "title": "Greek Regulator Seizes Operator's Bank Account Over Late Tax Payments", "slug": "gc-greek-regulator-seizes-operators-bank-account-over-late-tax-payments", "jurisdictions": ["greece"]}, {"summary": "New data from the Dutch Payments Association shows that contactless is taking over the debit card market, while Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to cooperate on a framework for cross-border payments connectivity.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: Contactless Payments Surge As Debit Card Insertions Decline In Netherlands", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-contactless-payments-surge-debit-card-insertions-decline", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "denmark", "germany", "ireland", "south-korea", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The head of an Australian legal association has called on the federal government to reverse its plans to impose suspicious matter and other reporting obligations on law firms.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'No Good Reason' For AML Reforms To Target Law Firms, Say Australian Lawyers", "slug": "pc-no-good-reason-aml-reforms-target-law-firms-say-australian-lawyers", "jurisdictions": ["australia"]}, {"summary": "Fintechs are likely to be pleased as the new UK government commits to passing a new smart data bill in the coming year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Smart Data Bill Back On Agenda At Opening Of New UK Parliament", "slug": "pc-smart-data-bill-back-agenda-opening-new-uk-parliament", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Financial institutions need to act now if they are to meet the January 17, 2025 deadline for the implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), according to the Dutch Central Bank.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "DORA Deadline Is Closer Than You Think, Dutch Central Bank Warns", "slug": "pc-dora-deadline-closer-you-think-dutch-central-bank-warns", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "The new head of the Dutch gambling regulator wants to tackle illegal gambling, “scale up” the supervision of online operators' duty of care and strengthen international collaboration.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-18T14:36:00.000Z", "title": "New Head Dutch Regulator Outlines Plans To 'Expand' Supervision", "slug": "gc-new-head-dutch-regulator-outlines-plans-expand-supervision", "jurisdictions": ["netherlands"]}, {"summary": "A Brazilian consumer survey has revealed that nearly two-thirds of those who participate in online gambling have had their income “compromised” by it. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-18T16:22:49.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Bettors Cut Spending To Keep Gambling, Says Survey", "slug": "gc-brazils-gamblers-willing-sacrifice-keep-gaming-says-survey", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "A group of Ohio lawmakers has called on the state’s gaming regulator to rescind its decision to prohibit player-specific proposition bets on collegiate athletes, arguing they are no different from professional sports.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-18T19:41:14.000Z", "title": "Ohio Lawmakers Seek To Eliminate College Prop Bets, Wyoming Tables Potential Ban", "slug": "gc-ohio-lawmakers-seek-eliminate-college-prop-bets-wyoming-tables-potential-ban", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "ohio", "wyoming"]}, {"summary": "The European supervisory authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) have released the second batch of policy products under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), while the Bank of England has warned that high-value payments are being disrupted by a global issue.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Daily Dash: European Supervisory Authorities Unveil Second Batch Of DORA Standards", "slug": "pc-daily-dash-european-supervisory-authorities-unveil-second-batch-dora", "jurisdictions": ["indonesia", "denmark", "germany", "ireland", "south-korea", "united-states", "netherlands", "united-kingdom", "international"]}, {"summary": "The American Fintech Council has urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to give firms more time to comply with an upcoming rule on buy now, pay later (BNPL) products.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Fintech Association Calls On CFPB To Postpone New BNPL Rules", "slug": "pc-us-fintech-association-calls-cfpb-postpone-new-bnpl-rules", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Tether faces renewed allegations of crypto price manipulation, BitMEX is convicted of anti-money laundering failures, and India’s largest crypto exchange is hacked by North Korea.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Tether Hit By New Price Manipulation Lawsuit", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-tether-hit-new-price-manipulation-lawsuit", "jurisdictions": ["india", "united-states"]}, {"summary": "On July 12, 2024, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published Policy Statement (PS) 24/3: Faster Payments Scheme (FPS) authorised push payment (APP) scams reimbursement compliance and monitoring. The PS follows the PSR’s April 2024 consultation for all payment services providers (PSPs) in scope of the reimbursement requirement policy to report data and information to Pay.UK, so as to allow it to effectively monitor and manage compliance with the FPS reimbursement rules.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-19T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Vixio Summer Fraud Series: Preparing to Comply with the UK’s APP Fraud Reimbursement Rules (Part 1)", "slug": "pc-vixio-summer-fraud-series-preparing-comply-uks-app-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "​​​​​​​A German court has affirmed the right of the Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States to ban streaming of online slots games from foreign venues, the regulator has said.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-19T15:44:59.000Z", "title": "German Court Says Regulator Can Ban Slots Streaming From Abroad", "slug": "gc-german-court-says-regulator-can-ban-slots-streaming-abroad", "jurisdictions": ["germany"]}, {"summary": "Global mega-supplier Evolution has acquired table-games provider Galaxy Gaming for around $85m.", "sectors": ["casinos", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-19T16:51:23.000Z", "title": "News In Brief: July 15-July 19, 2024", "slug": "gc-news-brief-july-15-july-19-2024", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "iowa", "malta", "pennsylvania", "washington-dc", "west-virginia"]}, {"summary": "Colombia's Coljuegos has continued its strategy of blocking the websites of unauthorised operators, announcing this week that a total of 8,676 sports-betting and online casino websites have been blocked in the country to date.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-19T18:25:13.000Z", "title": "Colombia Regulator Blocks Thousands Of Gambling Sites", "slug": "gc-coljuegos-blocks-thousands-sites", "jurisdictions": ["colombia", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "As the gaming industry waits for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to rule on the legality of unregulated skill-game devices, some lawmakers and casino executives believe it may be too late to implement a total ban on the machines, forcing the industry to find an alternative solution.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "skill-games"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-19T23:09:22.000Z", "title": "Pennsylvania Remains Ground Zero In Skill-Games Regulatory Battle", "slug": "gc-pennsylvania-remains-ground-zero-skill-games-legalization-battle", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "pennsylvania"]}, {"summary": "Major banks, fintechs and digital asset firms are watching lawmakers in Hong Kong closely as the financial centre moves towards its first bill to regulate stablecoin issuance.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Hong Kong Stablecoin Legislation Takes Shape Following Consultation", "slug": "pc-hong-kong-stablecoin-legislation-takes-shape-following-consultation", "jurisdictions": ["hong-kong"]}, {"summary": "Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s landmark decision to ban foreign-facing online gambling operations (POGOs) has attracted near-unanimous political support, but leaves questions hanging on enforcement and the fate of the domestic online industry.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-23T06:34:12.000Z", "title": "Full POGO Ban Raises Questions On Domestic Industry, Enforcement", "slug": "gc-full-pogo-ban-raises-questions-domestic-industry-enforcement", "jurisdictions": ["philippines"]}, {"summary": "A Gambling Commission official has firmly defended its upcoming release of statistics from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain as “open and transparent”, and prepared to set a “new baseline” for tracking gambling-related harm over time.", "sectors": ["casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-07-24T17:00:08.000Z", "title": "UK Regulator Defends Problem Gambling Stats Feared By Industry", "slug": "gc-uk-regulator-defends-problem-gambling-stats-feared-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into eight companies suspected of using surveillance pricing practices.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-25T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "FTC Investigates Mastercard And Others Over Surveillance Pricing Practices", "slug": "pc-ftc-investigates-mastercard-and-others-over-surveillance-pricing-practices", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority has granted Revolut a banking licence with restrictions, marking a significant milestone in the fintech’s expansion into the country’s banking sector.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-07-26T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Revolut (Finally) Gets A UK Banking Licence… With Restrictions", "slug": "pc-revolut-finally-gets-uk-banking-licence-restrictions", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s gambling regulator has concluded the rulemaking process to implement a new national law on online betting and gaming through the publication of three ordinances establishing formal rules on responsible gaming and advertising, among other key topics.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-08-02T03:08:47.000Z", "title": "Brazil Adopts Final Regulations Ahead Of Looming Licensing Deadline", "slug": "gc-brazil-adopts-final-regulations-ahead-looming-licensing-deadline", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Thailand has released draft control legislation for integrated resorts that includes potential 40-year licences and a maximum fee schedule, but also promises tight Cabinet control on policy and administration and a ban on casino internet gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-08-06T07:03:47.000Z", "title": "Thailand's Draft Casino Law Offers 30-Year Licence, 10-Year Extension", "slug": "gc-draft-thai-casino-law-offers-30-year-licence-10-year-extension", "jurisdictions": ["thailand"]}, {"summary": "New Jersey gaming regulators have ordered bet365 to pay out more than a half-million dollars after an audit found the sports-betting operator revised odds to already concluded bets that were placed with “obvious errors”, without prior regulatory approval.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-08-06T20:23:11.000Z", "title": "New Jersey Orders Bet365 To Reimburse Patrons $519,000", "slug": "gc-new-jersey-orders-bet365-reimburse-patrons-519000", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "new-jersey"]}, {"summary": "Japan’s police force is set to begin a major investigation into the use of foreign casino websites by Japanese gamblers, ramping government efforts to disrupt the massive gambling segment.", "sectors": ["affiliates", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-08-21T06:30:59.000Z", "title": "Japanese Police To Launch Global Probe Into Online Casinos", "slug": "gc-japanese-police-launch-global-probe-online-casinos", "jurisdictions": ["japan"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s betting regulator has shuffled its pack to give officials more bandwidth to review all 113 licence applications that were submitted before a key deadline last week. ", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-08-27T18:39:20.000Z", "title": "All Hands On Deck For Brazil Regulator After Licensing Deluge", "slug": "gc-all-hands-deck-brazil-regulator-after-licensing-deluge", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "A select group of bipartisan lawmakers will introduce a measure in next year’s legislative session that would take Virginia’s multiple state agencies that regulate gaming and consolidate most of them into a single independent authority.", "sectors": ["casinos", "charitable-gaming", "fantasy-sports", "gaming-machines", "lotteries", "online-gambling", "skill-games", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-08-27T19:57:38.000Z", "title": "Virginia Lawmakers To Create Gaming Commission In 2025", "slug": "gc-virginia-lawmakers-create-gaming-commission-2025", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "The Bank of Lithuania has issued a formal letter outlining its expectations for entities currently providing or intending to provide services related to crypto-assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-08-28T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Lithuania Sets Crypto-Asset Expectations Ahead Of MiCA Implementation", "slug": "pc-lithuania-sets-crypto-asset-expectations-ahead-mica-implementation", "jurisdictions": ["european-union", "lithuania"]}, {"summary": "Academic and prominent anti-loot box campaigner Leon Y. Xiao has criticised gambling regulators for failing to crack down on skins gambling, as he presents a new paper that characterises video game platform Steam as a purveyor of illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["loot-boxes", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-08-28T15:29:21.000Z", "title": "Regulators Failing To Act Over Illegal Loot Boxes, Says Academic", "slug": "gc-regulators-failing-act-over-illegal-lootboxes-says-academic", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "denmark", "netherlands", "united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Peru’s gambling regulator has finally completed its assessment of licensing applications and issued a total of 120 licences to 60 online gambling operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-08-28T16:31:15.000Z", "title": "Peru Awards Online Gambling Licences", "slug": "gc-peru-finishes-issuing-online-licences", "jurisdictions": ["peru", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s Gambling Commission is set to launch its pilot programme to test how it will require operators to execute controversial financial risk assessments called for in the white paper.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-08-29T15:37:19.000Z", "title": "UK Blog Supplies Details Of 'Frictionless' Financial Checks Pilot ", "slug": "gc-uk-blog-supplies-details-frictionless-financial-checks-pilot", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Wyoming pitches a potential launch date for its state-backed stablecoin, Kraken learns that it will see the SEC in court, and the wife of a detained Binance compliance executive continues to plead for his release.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-08-30T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Wyoming Shares Plans To Launch Its Own Stablecoin In 2025", "slug": "pc-week-crypto-wyoming-shares-plans-launch-its-own-stablecoin-2025", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria", "united-states", "wyoming"]}, {"summary": "The need to do better in tackling fraud has become a consensus issue across the UK political spectrum, with Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat lawmakers pushing the government to expand and improve the national approach to the issue.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-09-17T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "'Chilling' Statistics Prompt UK Lawmakers To Demand Action On Fraud", "slug": "pc-chilling-statistics-prompt-uk-lawmakers-demand-action-fraud", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "States with legal and regulated sports betting have a stake in cracking down on offshore sportsbooks, which they claim are operating illegally while evading taxes and consumer protections.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-09-17T20:35:54.000Z", "title": "U.S. Gaming Regulators Have Few Options To Deter Illegal Sports-Betting Market", "slug": "gc-us-gaming-regulators-have-few-options-deter-illegal-sports-betting-market", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "colorado", "connecticut", "louisiana", "michigan", "ohio", "west-virginia"]}, {"summary": "Ursula von der Leyen, now in her second term as European Commission president, has set out her plans for the new college, with her priorities including topics such as payments, data and AI.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments", "e-money", "issuing", "mobile-payments", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-09-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Payments A Key Focal Point As EU Commission President Sets Out Her Priorities", "slug": "pc-payments-key-focal-point-eu-commission-president-sets-out-her-priorities", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "In a new circular, the Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced guidelines intended to improve the country’s payment infrastructure.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-09-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Nigeria Issues New Directives To Strengthen Payment Infrastructure", "slug": "pc-nigeria-issues-new-directives-strengthen-payment-infrastructure", "jurisdictions": ["nigeria"]}, {"summary": "Operators in Brazil who have not already applied for a licence have been told they must exit the market completely by October 1, in a surprise announcement by the country’s regulator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-09-18T14:31:24.000Z", "title": "Brazil Outlaws Grey Market In Surprise Strike", "slug": "gc-brazil-outlaws-grey-market-surprise-strike", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Regulated gaming companies, suppliers and investors are receiving conflicting advice to embrace opportunities in sweepstakes gaming, but also wake up to the regulatory risks of participating in the fast-growing sector.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting", "sweepstakes"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-10-16T22:32:04.000Z", "title": "Sweepstakes In The Spotlight For U.S. Gaming Industry", "slug": "gc-regulated-gaming-space-becoming-well-aware-sweepstakes-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "michigan"]}, {"summary": "Ireland’s long-awaited Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 has finally been approved by lawmakers, 68 years after Ireland’s current primary gambling law was introduced.", "sectors": ["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": "2024-10-17T06:35:42.000Z", "title": "Ireland's New Gambling Law Finally Passed", "slug": "gc-irelands-gambling-law-finally-approved-new-regulator-licensing-regime-inbound", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission’s positions on aspects of implementing both the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation have prompted a backlash from key European regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-10-18T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU Authorities Challenge Commission’s Changes To DORA And MiCA Standards", "slug": "pc-eu-authorities-challenge-commissions-changes-dora-and-mica-standards", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "With less than three weeks left until voters go to the polls to determine who resides in the White House for the next four years, down-ballot in several states will be initiatives that will directly impact the gaming industry.", "sectors": ["casinos", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-10-18T20:56:08.000Z", "title": "Election 2024: What's At Stake For U.S. Gaming Industry", "slug": "gc-election-2024-state-ballot-initiatives-have-implications-us-gaming-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "arkansas", "colorado", "missouri", "virginia"]}, {"summary": "With one final minor hurdle to clear, Ireland’s new era of gambling regulation is on the cusp of finally commencing, but a clear timeline for its next steps is still unclear. ", "sectors": ["bingo", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-10-21T06:51:33.000Z", "title": "Ireland's Next Steps After Passing Historic Gambling Law", "slug": "gc-irelands-next-steps-after-passing-historic-gambling-law", "jurisdictions": ["ireland"]}, {"summary": "Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms and other stakeholders have applauded the UK’s new Labour government for introducing regulation that will bring firms into the scope of supervision from the Financial Conduct Authority.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-10-21T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "BNPL Firms Enthusiastic As UK Government Unveils Legislation", "slug": "pc-bnpl-firms-enthusiastic-uk-government-unveils-legislation", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The UK’s new Labour government has launched a public consultation on proposals to regulate buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The plan aims to apply the Consumer Credit Act to these services, ensuring that consumers receive clear information, avoid unaffordable borrowing, and have stronger rights in case of disputes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["consumer-lending"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-10-22T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Regulatory Influencer: BNPL Rules Come To the UK", "slug": "pc-regulatory-influencer-bnpl-rules-come-uk", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "A government-backed amendment to France’s 2025 budget would legalise online casinos and tax them at 55.6 percent of revenue, in a move that has enraged land-based casino operators.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-10-23T15:40:24.000Z", "title": "France Considers Legalising Online Casino Games", "slug": "gc-france-considers-legalising-online-casino-games", "jurisdictions": ["france"]}, {"summary": "Financial institutions that participate in Brazil’s Pix instant payment system must now offer their customers the ability to set up recurring payments, using a feature known as Pix Agendado.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-10-31T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Brazil's Pix: Mandate For Recurring Payments Feature Goes Live", "slug": "pc-brazils-pix-mandate-recurring-payments-feature-goes-live", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s Senate could still approve a sweeping expansion of land-based gaming this year, even as senators form a special commission to review additional restrictions for online gambling, according to a key lawmaker.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-10-31T23:16:05.000Z", "title": "Online Betting Back In Brazil Senate Spotlight", "slug": "gc-gambling-back-brazil-senate-spotlight", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "As momentum builds around the potential launch of a digital euro, the European Central Bank (ECB) is seeking expertise from across the eurozone to collaborate on shaping the future of digital currency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-11-01T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "ECB Calls For Expressions Of Interest In Digital Euro Innovation Partnerships", "slug": "pc-ecb-calls-expressions-interest-digital-euro-innovation-partnerships", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "In the first of a two-part report, Vixio looks at what the impact of a second term for President Donald Trump will be on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the US federal consumer protection agency.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-11-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Election 2024: How A Trump Win Could Affect The CFPB", "slug": "pc-us-election-2024-how-trump-win-could-affect-cfpb", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Finland has released an updated draft of its monopoly-ending gambling law, revealing an intent to open the market six months earlier than planned.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "online-gambling", "racing", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-11-04T21:18:37.000Z", "title": "New Finland Draft Will Accelerate Market Opening", "slug": "gc-new-draft-finland-will-accelerate-market-opening", "jurisdictions": ["finland"]}, {"summary": "In the second part of this election series, Vixio looks at the impact for the payments industry in both potential outcomes, including key areas such as fraud, card fees and crypto-assets.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["card-networking-system", "us-money-transmission"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-11-05T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "US Election 2024: What To Expect For The US Payments Industry? ", "slug": "pc-us-election-2024-what-expect-us-payments-industry", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Curaçao's Gaming Control Board has responded to a raft of allegations regarding the country’s licensing reforms, including denying assertions it embezzled money and refuting claims it lacks the authority to grant licences.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-12-02T07:30:06.000Z", "title": "Curaçao Regulator Addresses Raft Of Allegations", "slug": "gc-curacao-regualtor-addresses-raft-allegations-including-incorrect-embezzlement", "jurisdictions": ["curacao"]}, {"summary": "Peru’s deadline for approved online gambling operators to register their platforms and game providers and submit technical approvals has come and gone without any formal recognition from the regulator.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-12-02T18:03:48.000Z", "title": "Peru Compliance Deadline Shifts Again", "slug": "gc-peru-misses-another-deadline-operator", "jurisdictions": ["peru", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Industry lobbyists warn that sports-betting tax rates will continue to be a hot topic in 2025, especially in those states facing significant budget deficits.", "sectors": ["sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-12-02T18:16:20.000Z", "title": "U.S. Sports-Betting Industry Facing Fight To Avoid Tax Increases In 2025", "slug": "gc-us-sports-betting-industry-faces-potential-tax-increases-2025", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "illinois", "louisiana", "new-jersey", "ohio"]}, {"summary": "Rush Street Interactive has targeted Brazil to launch its RushBet brand next year as it continues to try and extend the company’s presence in Latin America through new market opportunities.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-12-03T21:33:20.000Z", "title": "Rush Street Interactive Eyeing Expansion Opportunities In Latin America", "slug": "gc-rush-street-interactive-sees-emerging-opportunities-latin-america", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "colombia", "mexico", "peru", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "Tether has announced that it will discontinue support for EURT, its euro stablecoin, but has said it plans to launch a replacement using an “advanced technology” solution.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets", "e-money", "third-party-providers"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-12-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Tether Withdraws Euro Stablecoin, Promising MiCA-Compliant Alternatives", "slug": "pc-tether-withdraws-euro-stablecoin-promising-mica-compliant-alternatives", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The new British gambling minister said she is reviewing the controversial practice of online gambling operators who use “white label” arrangements to market to gambling licensees outside the country.", "sectors": ["casinos", "charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "poker-cardrooms", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-12-05T09:43:41.000Z", "title": "UK Gambling Minister Warns of ‘Further Action’ On White-Label Companies", "slug": "gc-uk-gambling-minister-warns-further-action-white-label-companies", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "Another multi-billion-dollar crypto fraudster is headed to prison, Coinbase vows to take revenge on anti-crypto US regulators, and Trump names a crypto acolyte as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2024-12-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Week In Crypto: Celsius CEO Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Faces 30 Years In 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'Unprecedented' US AML Law", "slug": "pc-texas-federal-judge-strikes-down-unprecedented-us-aml-law", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "texas"]}, {"summary": "Supplier giant Evolution’s UK licensing status has been put under formal review after the Gambling Commission identified Evolution games being offered in the UK through unlicensed operators.", "sectors": ["online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2024-12-23T08:29:13.000Z", "title": "Evolution Facing UK Licence Review", "slug": "gc-evolution-facing-uk-licence-review", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "As 2024, 2023 and 2022 have shown, there is no rest for the wicked when it comes to payments regulation, and both the UK and EU look set for more compliance changes.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2025-01-02T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "2025 Set To Be Another Non-Stop Year For Regulatory Change", "slug": "pc-2025-set-be-another-non-stop-year-regulatory-change", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "european-union", "united-kingdom", "western-europe"]}, {"summary": "Brazil’s new era of regulated online gambling began at the stroke of midnight on January 1, with 66 operators launching under new federal licences but most of them on a provisional basis due to delays in meeting certification requirements. ", "sectors": ["esports", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2025-01-02T20:40:20.000Z", "title": "Brazil Market Goes Live After Compliance Deadlines Extended", "slug": "gc-brazil-market-goes-live-after-regulatory-deadlines-extended", "jurisdictions": ["brazil", "latin-america-and-the-caribbean"]}, {"summary": "As the payments sector continues to embrace cutting-edge technology, the sophistication of frauds and scams attacking the sector is also advancing, creating challenges for regulators.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2025-01-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Quantum-Driven AI Will Be A Double-Edged Sword For Payments", "slug": "pc-quantum-driven-ai-will-be-double-edged-sword-payments", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "The Biden Administration has filed an 11th-hour appeal to the US Supreme Court in an attempt to clear the path for the enforcement of a controversial anti-money laundering (AML) law.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2025-01-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Biden Admin Urges Supreme Court To Reinstate Controversial AML Law", "slug": "pc-biden-admin-urges-supreme-court-reinstate-controversial-aml-law", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "Brazilian policymakers continue to grapple with how to restrict the use of welfare funds for online betting, amid broader societal concerns over banking privacy.", "sectors": ["online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2025-01-27T20:33:10.000Z", "title": "Use Of Welfare Funds For Gambling Remains Policy Focus In Brazil", "slug": "gc-gambling-brazilian-welfare-funds-calls-question-banking-privacy", "jurisdictions": ["brazil"]}, {"summary": "Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency has said it will meet with fellow Balkan gambling regulators to collaborate on targeting illegal gambling.", "sectors": ["casinos", "online-gambling"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2025-01-28T16:01:33.000Z", "title": "Balkan Regulators Meet To Tackle Illegal Gambling", "slug": "gc-balkan-regulators-meeting-tackle-illegal-gambling", "jurisdictions": ["central-and-eastern-europe", "bulgaria", "greece", "romania", "serbia"]}, {"summary": "An Indiana House committee has voted to approve a bill that would permit online casino gaming, as well as double the state’s tax on mobile sports betting.", "sectors": ["charitable-gaming", "gaming-machines", "online-gambling", "sports-betting"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2025-01-29T23:43:49.000Z", "title": "Online Casino Bill Advances In Indiana", "slug": "gc-online-casino-bill-clears-indiana-house-committee", "jurisdictions": ["united-states", "indiana"]}, {"summary": "Gamblers will be required to set deposit and time limits on gaming machines if new proposals from the UK Gambling Commission are approved.", "sectors": ["bingo", "casinos", "gaming-machines"], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "gambling", "publishedDate": "2025-01-30T17:26:37.000Z", "title": "UK Commission Wants Mandatory Machine Deposit, Time Limits", "slug": "gc-uk-commission-wants-mandatory-machine-deposit-time-limits", "jurisdictions": ["united-kingdom"]}, {"summary": "The European Commission has rejected significant provisions for subcontracting ICT services, arguing that certain requirements exceed the mandate provided under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "payment-processors"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2025-02-06T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "European Commission Rejects DORA Subcontracting Rules, Triggering Uncertainty", "slug": "pc-european-commission-rejects-dora-subcontracting-rules-triggering-uncertainty", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The EU’s financial watchdog has decided to press pause on an imminent payments compliance deadline, stating that it will not become actionable until next year.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2025-02-07T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EBA Delays Instant Payments Reporting Enforcement Until 2026", "slug": "pc-eba-delays-instant-payments-reporting-enforcement-until-2026", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "Senate Democrats have called on President Trump to reopen the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) immediately if his administration is to have any hope of resolving the debanking epidemic that it claims to oppose.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2025-02-10T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "President Trump Urged To Reopen CFPB To Fight Debanking Epidemic", "slug": "pc-president-trump-urged-reopen-cfpb-fight-debanking-epidemic", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "A new report on the state of the European card payments market suggests that the EU’s continued dependence on international card schemes and foreign-owned payment processors is a threat to the bloc’s financial sovereignty.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["bank-accounts", "card-networking-system", "central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdc", "clearing-and-settlement-infrastructures", "cross-border-payments", "e-money", "mobile-payments"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2025-03-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "EU's Reliance On Foreign Card Schemes Raises Sovereignty Concerns For ECB", "slug": "pc-eus-reliance-foreign-card-schemes-raises-sovereignty-concerns-ecb", "jurisdictions": ["european-union"]}, {"summary": "The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that meme coins, such as the one issued by President Trump, are akin to \"collectibles\" and will not be considered \"securities\".", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": ["crypto-assets"], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2025-03-03T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "SEC Issues Staff Statement On Meme Coins, Describes Them As 'Collectibles'", "slug": "pc-sec-issues-staff-statement-meme-coins-describes-them-collectibles", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}, {"summary": "In the latest twist to the rollout of the Corporate Transparency Act, the Trump administration has vowed to exempt US citizens and companies from its controversial beneficial ownership reporting requirements.", "sectors": [], "productsAndServices": [], "industry": "payments", "publishedDate": "2025-03-04T12:00:00.000Z", "title": "Trump Administration To Scrap Corporate Transparency Act For US Citizens, Companies", "slug": "pc-trump-administration-scrap-corporate-transparency-act-us-citizens-companies", "jurisdictions": ["united-states"]}]