91天堂原創

Insights

Your window into the complex world of compliance and regulations

Our industry experts regularly spend time with lawmakers, regulators and industry participants to get to the heart of regulatory issues. We deliver our expert insights across multiple media to ensure timely delivery of information to meet your everyday needs.

From quick blog insights through to industry events, we provide you with the depth and breadth of knowledge needed to help you make the right business decisions, staying compliant and gaining a competitive advantage.

Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down 'Unprecedented' US AML Law

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the enforcement of an "unprecedented" anti-money laundering (AML) law, describing it as "likely unconstitutional".
Read more

Week In Crypto: Celsius CEO Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Faces 30 Years In Prison

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.
Read more

European Council Reaches Agreement On Open Finance Framework

The European Council has reached an agreement on the proposed Financial Data Access (FIDA) framework, which lays out the transition from open banking to open finance in the trading bloc.
Read more

UK Gambling Minister Warns of 鈥楩urther Action鈥 On White-Label Companies

The new British gambling minister said she is reviewing the controversial practice of online gambling operators who use 鈥渨hite label鈥 arrangements to market to gambling licensees outside the country.
Read more

Week In Crypto: Circle Ditches Tron Network As US Stablecoin War Escalates

Circle cuts ties with the Tron blockchain, Coinbase meets with the UK鈥檚 new city minister, and Montenegro confirms that the man behind TerraUSD will be extradited to the US.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Frankfurt To Be Home To EU AML Watchdog

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鈥檚 new enforcer in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing.
Read moreRead more
Payments

UK Announces Incoming Online Slot Stake Limits聽

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has announced that the UK will introduce a maximum 拢2 stake for 18 to 24 year-olds for online slot games and a 拢5 limit for adults aged 25 and over.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Gambling Industry Welcomes Finnish Licensing, Dreads 'Dutch-Style' Cooling Off

The European gambling industry applauds Finnish monopoly Veikkaus鈥 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.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Brazil Timeline In Doubt After Official's Exit

Less than two weeks after announcing concrete steps to open the Brazilian market at ICE, the country鈥檚 would-be chief gambling regulator is no longer working for the government.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

New Federal Rules Herald Online Era Of Tribal Gaming Compacts

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.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

What's Next For The CFPB's Rulemaking On Non-Bank Payment Apps?

After a 60-day consultation period, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is currently reviewing its proposed regulations on non-bank payment apps. Facing a backlash from the industry, how are the proposals likely to evolve?
Read moreRead more
Payments

DORA 'Takes Shape' As First Guidelines Sent For Commission Approval

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) comes into effect in less than a year, as firms try to get their heads around the EU鈥檚 mammoth IT regulation.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Google's Plans Will Bring 'Significant Changes' To Online Gambling, Says App Developer

Google鈥檚 plan to open up support for game types and operators not covered by existing licensing will bring 鈥渟ignificant changes鈥 to the online gambling industry, according to app developer mkodo.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

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.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Can Tether Escape The US Crypto Crackdown In 2024?

After a year of major enforcement actions against crypto firms in the US, 91天堂原創 speaks with blockchain analytics firm ChainArgos about the likelihood of similar charges being filed against Tether.
Read moreRead more
Payments

UDPN's Single Network For Regulated Digital Currencies Prepares To Challenge Swift

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.
Read moreRead more
Payments

U.S. State Lawmakers To Promote Model Online Casino Legislation

A national coalition of state lawmakers has announced it will form a committee to prepare model gambling legislation for states to consider, with online casino topping the agenda.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

German Regulator Criticises Proposal To Decriminalise Illegal Gambling

The German Ministry of Justice has proposed decriminalising illegal gambling and making it strictly an administrative offence, but the regulator calls the proposal 鈥渋ncomprehensible鈥.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

'Government Is Busy Elsewhere': How BNPL Slipped Off The UK Agenda In 2023

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.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Lula Launches New Era In Brazil Online Gambling

A new era for gambling in Brazil began on December 30 when President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva signed a law to regulate online gaming and sports betting, shifting the focus to Lula鈥檚 Ministry of Finance to implement the landmark legislation over the early months of 2024.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Brazil Congress Approves Online Casino, Sports-Betting Bill

Brazil鈥檚 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.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Future Of 'Skill-Game' Machines Looks Different In Different States

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.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Updated Maryland iGaming Bill Raises Tax Rate, License Fee

Democratic state Senator Ron Watson has submitted his 鈥渇inal鈥 version of a rewritten proposal to put internet gaming in front of Maryland voters next year, according to draft legislation obtained by 91天堂原創 GamblingCompliance.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Daily Dash: Google Settles Antitrust Case With All 50 US States For $700m

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.
Read moreRead more
Payments
Archive
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Premium Content

Our premium content is available to users of our services.
To view articles, please log in to your account, or sign up today for full access:

Brazil Operators Facing Race To The Starting Line

With just days until Brazil鈥檚 regulated market launch on January 1, the industry does not know exactly how many operators will be able to clear the remaining compliance hurdles and be licensed to go live.
Read article

News In Brief: December 23-December 27, 2024

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined Underdog, while the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has decided not to move forward with amendments to its self-exclusion regulations.
Read article

Evolution Facing UK Licence Review

Supplier giant Evolution鈥檚 UK licensing status has been put under formal review after the Gambling Commission identified Evolution games being offered in the UK through unlicensed operators.
Read article

Regulator Confident Revamped Gaming Rules Are Benefitting Nevada

The Nevada Gaming Control Board will take additional steps to amend or remove outdated gaming regulations in 2025 following several successful initiatives over the past year, according to board chairman Kirk Hendrick.
Read article

Philippines Allows Special Service Providers To Escape POGO Ban

The Philippine government has indicated that one section of the foreign-facing online gambling industry 鈥 Special Class of Business Process Outsourcing (SCBPO) licensees 鈥 will survive a ban on the sector.
Read article

Colombia's President Takes Aim At Gambling Industry

Colombia President Gustavo Petro has come out swinging against the gambling industry, blaming unregulated operators for the failure of his 2025 budget bill, which was rejected by Congress.
Read article

Italy Opens New Licensing Process For Online Gambling

The Agency of Customs and Monopolies published the tender notice in the European official gazette on December 18, officially kicking off the procedure for awarding the new nine-year online gaming concessions.聽
Read article

Swedish Supreme Court Upholds Fines Against Kindred And Other Violators

Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court has denied the appeals of several gambling operators to further reduce fines imposed by the national gambling regulator for various compliance violations over the past three years.
Read article

News In Brief: December 16-December 20, 2024

Norway appoints new gambling director, the UK names interim Gambling Commission chair, the Ukrainian regulator dismisses "fake" media reports surrounding its activities and two U.S. Representatives introduce legislation in the House to prohibit wagering on U.S. elections.
Read article

U.S. iGaming Advocates Confronting Casino Opposition

Supporters of expanded iGaming will enter 2025 facing broader opposition than at any time in recent years, with impressive revenue growth in New Jersey, Michigan and other markets proving to be a double-edged sword.
Read article
Still can鈥檛 find what you鈥檙e looking for? Get in touch to speak to a member of our team, and we鈥檒l do our best to answer.