The policy restricts or prohibits gambling-related businesses including online and offline gambling operators, gambling software providers, lottery and raffle operators, fantasy sports platforms with cash prizes, and sweepstakes from using Stripe without prior written approval or at all depending on the specific activity.
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This provision directly affects the growing online gambling, gaming, and fantasy sports sectors, requiring operators to obtain pre-clearance from Stripe before processing payments; the inclusion of fantasy sports with cash prizes and sweepstakes is operationally significant for businesses that may not self-identify as gambling operators.
Interpretive note: The boundary between prohibited and restricted gambling categories is not precisely defined in the available document text, and the treatment of skill-based gaming and promotional sweepstakes may depend on Stripe's internal classification criteria not disclosed in this document.
Under this provision, businesses operating gambling, lottery, fantasy sports with cash prizes, or sweepstakes products must obtain Stripe's prior written approval before using payment processing services, or may be prohibited entirely depending on the specific activity and jurisdiction.
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"Gambling activities including but not limited to online and offline gambling, gambling software, lotteries, raffles, fantasy sports with cash prizes, sweepstakes, and games of chance are listed among the restricted or prohibited categories requiring evaluation before using Stripe's services.Excerpt from Stripe's Restricted Businesses List
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This provision directly affects the growing online gambling, gaming, and fantasy sports sectors, requiring operators to obtain pre-clearance from Stripe before processing payments; the inclusion of fantasy sports with cash prizes and sweepstakes is operationally significant for businesses that may not self-identify as gambling operators.
Under this provision, businesses operating gambling, lottery, fantasy sports with cash prizes, or sweepstakes products must obtain Stripe's prior written approval before using payment processing services, or may be prohibited entirely depending on the specific activity and jurisdiction.
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