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March 27, 2025

UK Gambling Commission Unveils Promotion Restrictions

The UK Gambling Commission has announced a ban on bonus offers to cross-sell different forms of gambling to players and a limit on bonus re-staking before withdrawing winnings under new rules that will be introduced later this year.
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March 27, 2025

Ontario Fines BetMGM C$110,000 Over Marketing Affiliate Violations

Ontario gambling regulators have issued a C$110,000 ($77,000) fine to an online operator for violations by contracted third-party marketing affiliates that offered cash inducements to open wagering accounts.
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March 27, 2025

天涯海角社区 Outlook: Anti-Money Laundering

This report is part of 天涯海角社区鈥檚 Outlook series, which provides subscribers with forward-looking insights and consolidated research on key segments of the global payments industry. This edition is designed to provide high-level intelligence on anti-money laundering in 2025
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March 27, 2025

Daily Dash: Swiss Payment Habits Shift Further Towards Digital

Switzerland鈥檚 latest Payment Methods Survey reveals a continued shift from cash to cashless payments, with debit cards now the most frequently used method at physical points of sale.
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March 27, 2025

Ireland's Updated Consumer Protection Code Increases Firms' Safeguarding Responsibilities

The Central Bank of Ireland has unveiled a modernised Consumer Protection Code, introducing strengthened protections against fraud and a broader approach to customer vulnerability.
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March 27, 2025

New Executive Order Aims To Tackle Federal Payments Fraud In The US

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order aimed at combating federal payments fraud and modernising the way the US government processes financial transactions.
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March 27, 2025

Social Media Companies In 'Last Chance Saloon', Warns Fintech-Savvy UK MP

Former regulator and fintech staffer Luke Charters warned during a talk at Pay360 that unless social media companies start to take fraudulent payments more seriously, they face being regulated in the UK.
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March 27, 2025

Alberta Legislation Sets Stage For Online Opening

Alberta鈥檚 government has taken the first formal step toward opening up the province鈥檚 online gambling market by introducing legislation to establish a new agency to manage the program.
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March 26, 2025

Maryland Online Casino Proposals Will Be Revisited In 2026

With a legislative deadline quickly approaching to approve a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year, it appears the latest effort by two Maryland lawmakers to legalize online casino games will have to wait another year.
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March 26, 2025

Licensees Face Tight Deadline Under Romania's New Notification Rules

Romanian licensees have been given an 鈥渆xtremely tight鈥 deadline to notify the gambling regulator about a list of changes to their business or gambling equipment, according to a lawyer who warns it could create various issues.
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March 26, 2025

BaFin Takes First MiCA Enforcement Action

Germany鈥檚 financial supervisory authority (BaFin) has taken its first enforcement action under the EU鈥檚 Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
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March 26, 2025

FCA Aims To Be A 'Smarter Regulator' With New Strategy

The UK鈥檚 Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a new five-year strategy that aims to improve trust in the financial services sector, while also moving the dial on risk.
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March 26, 2025

Payments Regulation In Latin America Responds To Changing Habits

Regulators in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are changing tack as consumers shift their choice of payment methods away from cash and into other areas.
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March 26, 2025

India GST Enforcer Arrests Three, Freezes Accounts, Blocks Sites

India鈥檚 goods and services tax (GST) authority has announced measures against hundreds of online gambling operators and frozen $14m in associated mule accounts.
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March 25, 2025

Illinois Gaming Regulator, Lawmaker At Odds Over VGT Bill

A bill to regulate sales agents and brokers in Illinois' multibillion-dollar video gaming terminal industry is pitting state gaming regulators against the powerful Democratic legislator who authored the measure.
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March 25, 2025

Brazil Regulator Shifts Enforcement Focus To Payments

Brazil鈥檚 federal gambling regulator is shifting its enforcement focus from web-blocking to financial transactions as it seeks to ring-fence the newly licensed online betting market from offshore competition.
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March 25, 2025

B2B Licensing 'Not Envisaged' In First Phase, Ireland's Regulator Says

Supplier or business-to-business (B2B) licensing is 鈥渘ot envisaged鈥 to be among 鈥渢he first phases鈥 of Ireland鈥檚 plan to roll out different licence types, according to the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland.
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March 25, 2025

Brazil Regulator Shifts Enforcement Focus To Payments

Brazil鈥檚 federal gambling regulator is shifting its enforcement focus from web-blocking to financial transactions as it seeks to ring-fence the newly licensed online betting market from offshore competition.
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March 25, 2025

FinCEN Publishes Revised Beneficial Ownership Rules With Far Narrower Scope

The US Corporate Transparency Act is set to undergo another transformation under the Trump administration, with US companies and persons exempted from its beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
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March 25, 2025

'Notorious' Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash No Longer Sanctioned By US Government

In line with a court order issued last November, the US Treasury has removed its sanctions on Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer it once described as "notorious".
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March 25, 2025

Swiss Politician Pushes For Fintech Policy Overhaul

A Swiss parliamentarian has warned that Swiss fintech policy risks backsliding, and called for enhancements to enable growth for both payments and crypto companies and technology.
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