“Activities involving gambling, gaming and/or any other activity with an entry fee and a prize... if the operator and customers are located exclusively in jurisdictions where such activities are permitted by law.”
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The dual-location requirement—operator and all customers must be in legally permissive jurisdictions—creates a strict geographic condition that limits eligible operators significantly.
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If you operate or participate in gambling or gaming activities using PayPal, both you and every customer must be in jurisdictions that legally permit such activities; a single participant in a non-permissive jurisdiction may take the activity outside this condition.
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"Activities involving gambling, gaming and/or any other activity with an entry fee and a prize... if the operator and customers are located exclusively in jurisdictions where such activities are permitted by law.Excerpt from PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy
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The dual-location requirement—operator and all customers must be in legally permissive jurisdictions—creates a strict geographic condition that limits eligible operators significantly.
If you operate or participate in gambling or gaming activities using PayPal, both you and every customer must be in jurisdictions that legally permit such activities; a single participant in a non-permissive jurisdiction may take the activity outside this condition.
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