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December 18, 2023

Argentina's Santa Fe Senate Passes Online Gambling Bill

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.聽
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December 18, 2023

UK Gambling Commission Outlines Updated Enforcement Approach

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.
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December 18, 2023

Australian Regulator Names Operators That Breached User-Generated Code Rules

Australia鈥檚 online gambling regulator has found that Entain subsidiaries Ladbrokes and Neds, Flutter subsidiary Sportsbet, and bet365 breached the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 by offering 鈥渇ast/quick code鈥 facilitators for online in-play betting.
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December 15, 2023

Week In Crypto: 鈥極paque鈥 Tether Flunks New Stablecoin Test From S&P Global

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鈥檚 guilty pleas into its own lawsuit.
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December 15, 2023

Daily Dash: Apple Looks To Dodge EU Antitrust Fine By Opening Up NFC Chip To Rivals

Apple has moved towards opening up its mobile payments platform to rival developers, Fnality鈥檚 blockchain-based sterling payment system goes live, and the ECB has invited banks to take part in wholesale CBDC tests.
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December 15, 2023

EU Reaches Deal On New AML Authority And Sanctions Enforcement

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.
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December 15, 2023

UK Committee Urges Suspension For Lawmaker In Lobbying Sting

A British parliamentary standards committee has recommended that a member of parliament (MP), Scott Benton, be suspended for giving the impression he was 鈥渃orrupt and 'for sale'鈥 to a fictitious gambling company.
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December 15, 2023

Brazil iGaming In The Balance Ahead Of Chamber of Deputies Vote

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鈥檚 Senate on Tuesday.
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December 15, 2023

News In Brief: December 11-December 15, 2023

The British government sanctions nine individuals and five companies implicated in slave labour at Southeast Asian casinos and scam centres.
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December 15, 2023

Delaware Lawmakers Set To Debate Mobile Sports Betting In 2024

As lawmakers return to Delaware鈥檚 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.
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December 15, 2023

DraftKings To Face Massachusetts Hearing For Taking Credit Card Wagers

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.
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December 14, 2023

North Carolina Regulator Removes Affiliate Marketing Rule

North Carolina gaming regulators have scrapped a proposed rule that would have restricted the use of affiliate marketers in sports-betting promotion.
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December 14, 2023

Indiana Settlements For Regulatory Violations Cost Caesars $78,750

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.
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December 14, 2023

Google, Twitch Fined In Millions Over Gambling Ads In Italy

Italian advertising regulator Agcom has imposed fines totalling more than 鈧3m ($3.3m) against Google and Twitch, the Amazon-owned live streaming platform.
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December 14, 2023

Entain Case Puts Dot.Com Operations In The Spotlight, Lawyers Warn

Legal experts have cautioned that the details of Entain鈥檚 settlement and subsequent warnings from law enforcement officials will likely bear on the rest of the UK market well into the future.
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December 14, 2023

UK PSR Proposes Cross-Border Interchange Fee Cap

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.
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December 14, 2023

Daily Dash: Google Set To Add BNPL Options In 2024

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.
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December 13, 2023

Florida Bill Seeks To Clarify Legal Status Of Fantasy Sports

Amid ongoing controversy over pick鈥檈m-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.
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December 13, 2023

Chile's Chamber Of Deputies Approves Online Gambling Bill

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.
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December 13, 2023

Ireland Launches Future Of Payments Consultation

Michael McGrath, Ireland鈥檚 finance minister, is seeking input on a future National Payments Strategy, including topics such as choice and resilience.
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December 13, 2023

Australian Reserve Bank Governor Talks Up New Mobile Wallet Regulations, But Details TBC

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.
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