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Japan urges foreign regulators to restrict online gambling access

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Japan’s government has reportedly asked regulators in several foreign markets to make their licensed gambling operators stop serving customers in Japan. The request follows a June amendment explicitly barring unregulated gambling websites and apps from offering services in the country; the source does not identify the regulators’ responses.

Foreign operators may face pressure to restrict access from Japan under the country’s strengthened online gambling law.

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FATF report flags gambling in underground banking and money-laundering risks

The Financial Action Task Force released a report on underground banking and hawala on 4 November 2026, drawing on surveys from 46 jurisdictions. The report identifies illegal gaming and gambling among criminal economies that may use these networks and describes casino-related value transfers, money-mule networks and misuse of payment infrastructure as relevant typologies.

The FATF has published a study covering Hawala and underground banking. FATF's release is dated 4 November 2026. The study draws on survey data from 46 jurisdictions and involved a FATF project team with more than 30 collaborators.

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