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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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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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