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Gambling
Payments
Jurisdiction
January 16, 2024

Daily Dash: India-Singapore Instant Payments Linkage Branches Out To Major UPI Apps

India has announced that three of its largest UPI apps can now connect to Singapore鈥檚 PayNow, Malta has revealed that its AML fines are going unpaid, and Singapore has charged a suspect for offering unlicensed payment services.
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January 15, 2024

Armenia Targeting 'Foreign' Online Operators

Armenia鈥檚 government has approved a new gambling law to establish more oversight and control over the gambling industry and enforce responsible gambling measures.
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January 15, 2024

Daily Dash: SEC Charges US Fintech CEO With Insider Trading Violations

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鈥檚 most advanced digital economy.
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January 15, 2024

TrueLayer Becomes First Participant In SPAA Scheme

TrueLayer has been officially authorised to take part in the open banking scheme, which is led by the European Payments Council.
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January 15, 2024

Lawmakers Panicked By Singapore Lockdown On Remittances To China

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.
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January 15, 2024

Victoria Slaps Tabcorp With Cashless Betting Terminal Regime

Victoria state鈥檚 hardline gambling regulator has placed unprecedented restrictions on Tabcorp Holdings鈥 betting terminals in response to child gambling incidents, including staff proximity and line-of-sight criteria for cash bets.
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January 15, 2024

Brazil May Open Limited Licensing Windows For Online Gambling

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.聽
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January 12, 2024

U.S. Federal Bill Seeks To Address Problem Gambling Through Sports-Betting Tax

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.
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January 12, 2024

Brazil Online Betting Law Affects Broader Gambling Expansion

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.聽
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January 12, 2024

Cannibalization Remains Key Concern For U.S. Fixed-Odds Wagering Expansion

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.
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January 12, 2024

News In Brief: January 8-January 12, 2024

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.
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January 12, 2024

Cura莽ao Minister Blasts Online Gambling Bill 'Misinformation'

Cura莽ao鈥檚 finance minister has complained of 鈥渕isinformation鈥 about its draft online gambling bill, adding that a licensing timeline issued on December 20 has not changed.
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January 12, 2024

Chair Of UK Trade Group Stepping Down In April聽

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.
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January 12, 2024

Week In Crypto: Bitcoiners Celebrate SEC Approval For Spot ETFs

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.
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January 12, 2024

Consumer Group Accuses Starbucks Payment System Of 'Dark Patterns'

A US consumer protection group has claimed that the coffee giant is rigging its payment system to increase profits.
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January 12, 2024

Daily Dash: Google Starts 2024 By Laying Off Over 1,000 Staff

Google has opened 2024 by announcing major layoffs throughout the company, while Commerzbank and Global Payments have announced a new joint venture.
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January 12, 2024

Updated New York Online Casino Bill Filed In Senate

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鈥檚 Senate.
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January 11, 2024

Georgia Committee Advances Sports-Betting Legislation

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.
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January 11, 2024

Legal Clarity For Fantasy Sports On Florida Legislative Agenda

A Florida senator has filed two bills that would legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports while trying to ban pick鈥檈m style contests that gaming regulators believe may violate state law, while a third proposal moves through the legislature.
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January 11, 2024

Draft Cura莽ao Online Gambling Bill Draws Fire

Cura莽ao鈥檚 draft National Ordinance on Gambling is running into complaints, with the influential Advisory Council saying it has a 鈥渘umber of objections鈥 and recommending that it be extensively revised.
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January 11, 2024

Polish MP Calls On New Government To Loosen Cash Poker Regulations

Despite only being in power for less than a month, Poland鈥檚 new government is now facing calls from an opposition lawmaker to legalise cash poker games outside casinos and overhaul the taxation of these games.
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