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March 24, 2025

Canada Amends AML/CTF Framework Ahead Of FATF Evaluation

A suite of new amendments to the country鈥檚 anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework is set to come into force in October 2025.
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March 24, 2025

Saudi Arabia Prepares Launch Of New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules

The Gulf State is set to launch a 鈥渞adical鈥 overhaul of its company registration system, aiming to enhance corporate transparency and align with international standards.
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March 24, 2025

Sweden Proposes Tightening Payment System Rules, A Week After Riksbank Security Warnings

The Swedish government has introduced a new legislative proposal aimed at strengthening measures against financial crime by enhancing the oversight of the country's payment system.
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March 24, 2025

Digital Euro Debate Rages As ECB Uses Geopolitics As Justification

The European Central Bank (ECB) has continued to defend its digital euro plans, which are still not winning hearts and minds in the European payments industry.
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March 24, 2025

Maryland Set For Lower Tax Increase On Sports Betting

Maryland Governor Wes Moore鈥檚 proposal to double the tax rate on sports betting to help close a multibillion-dollar budget deficit has been pared back, but some local industry executives believe tax increases could be revisited in the future.
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March 24, 2025

As South African Gambling Bills Await Next Steps, Gauteng Province Vows To Create Its Own Tax

South Africa鈥檚 landmark gambling bills are awaiting their next steps, but one province says it now plans to tax online gambling itself.
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March 24, 2025

Japan Probes Affiliates In Endgame Attack On Online Gambling

Japan is going all out to combat its massive underground online gambling market by ordering police to probe gambling affiliates nationwide among a slew of new initiatives, confirming a total government assault on the lucrative ecosystem.
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March 21, 2025

No One Has Applied For A Licence In Hungary

The head of Hungary鈥檚 regulator has said that it has not issued any of its new look post-2023 licences to foreign online gambling companies because no one has asked for one.
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March 21, 2025

Singapore Issues Multi-Agency Advisory On AI, Deepfake Scams

Authorities in Singapore have urged firms to introduce technology-based solutions to prevent the spread of AI-generated deepfake content that may be used to scam their employees.
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March 21, 2025

Week In Crypto: Ripple Welcomes 鈥楲ong Overdue鈥 Victory Over US SEC

Ripple Labs has become the latest crypto defendant to benefit from a Trump-era U-turn on the application of federal securities laws to crypto-assets.
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March 21, 2025

Daily Dash: India Approves Incentive Scheme To Bolster Digital Payments At The Checkout

The Indian government has approved an INR1,500 crore ($180m) incentive scheme to promote small-value, digital payments via the country鈥檚 wildly successful Unified Payments Interface (UPI) app.
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March 21, 2025

Fraud Driving New Age Of Organised Crime, Europol Warns

Fraud in the payments space is fast becoming the new go-to method for organised crime in the EU, the bloc鈥檚 policing agency has warned in a new threat assessment.
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March 21, 2025

Robinhood Launch May Be A Game Changer For Sports Event Contracts

The arrival of Robinhood into the nascent sports event contracts market brings a competitor with brand recognition and a customer database that rivals, and perhaps surpasses, even the biggest U.S. sports-betting operators.
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March 21, 2025

News In Brief: March 17-March 21, 2025

Nevada wants to fine Resorts World over $10m, PixBet is fined in Brazil, a UK bookmaker is penalised for social responsibility failures, Finland's new gambling bill finally enters parliament, while Maryland is cracking down on sweepstakes and raising sports-betting taxes.
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March 21, 2025

Haryana, Andhra Pradesh Move To Legalise Online Skill Gaming

Haryana and Andhra Pradesh states are fast becoming bases for regulated real-money gaming in India after the former moved to legalise land-based and online skill gaming with stakes and the latter proposed codifying lotteries and online skill games.
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March 20, 2025

Illinois Regulator Leads Opposition To Online Gaming Bills

As Illinois lawmakers resume debate over bills to legalize online casino games, the state鈥檚 gaming regulator has expressed its opposition to the latest measure, urging lawmakers to instead pass legislation targeting illegal gambling.
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March 20, 2025

German Court Rejects Player Claims, Dutch Momentum Builds

A German regional court has reportedly struck down two litigation-funded player claims at the same moment as a key instigator confirms a renewed push in the Netherlands, adding more texture to this complex international saga.
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March 20, 2025

theScore Founder Weighs In On Penn Online Struggles

Following comments from Penn Entertainment鈥檚 chief executive that raised eyebrows in the industry regarding the future of the company鈥檚 ESPN Bet platform, another key figure in a Penn digital acquisition has also weighed in on Penn鈥檚 sports-betting struggles.
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March 20, 2025

President Trump 'Illegally' Fires Two FTC Commissioners

Democrat lawmakers have called on the US Supreme Court to intervene following President Trump鈥檚 "unlawful" firing of two commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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March 20, 2025

Thailand Launches Multi-Agency Crackdown On Mule Accounts

As part of a major crackdown on suspected mule accounts, Thailand is preparing to block access to mobile banking for customers whose identities do not match that of their SIM card owners.
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March 20, 2025

EPC Updates Cryptographic Rules As Quantum Threat Looms

The advent of quantum computing has sparked concern at the European Payments Council (EPC) as it releases its latest updates to cryptographic rules for members.
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