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Dutch MPs defer motions to ban buy-now-pay-later payments on gambling sites

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Dutch MPs Don Ceder, Mirjam Bikker and Esmah Lahlah asked the House of Representatives to defer votes on two motions concerning buy-now-pay-later payments at online gambling sites. The motions remain active and could be brought to a vote later. The Kansspelautoriteit said its inquiry found no option to pay later at bet365: Klarna-branded methods offered there were direct-payment services.

The motions could put restrictions on payment methods used by Dutch online gambling operators back before parliament.

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The IBJR said its monitoring and economic simulation identified 60,477 suspected betting sites in Brazil, with data updated to 27 October. It estimated annualised clandestine-market GGR at R$56bn, up from R$27.9bn, but said the 101% increase was a simulation rather than a direct market measurement. The report also said 85 federal authorisations covering 82 companies expired on 25 October after a 30-day period.

The Brazilian Responsible Gambling Institute (IBJR) said its LegitBet monitoring system identified 60,477 suspected betting sites operating in Brazil after the federal government's provisional measure banned fixed-odds betting. The institute estimated that the clandestine market may have grown 101% since 25 September, with data updated to 27 October, according to the IBJR.

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