“Games of chance including gambling, internet gambling, casino games, sweepstakes and contests, and fantasy sports leagues with a monetary or material prize”
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The prohibition covers both traditional and online gambling formats as well as sweepstakes and fantasy sports when prizes are monetary or material, affecting a broad range of gaming and promotional industries.
Businesses operating gambling platforms, sweepstakes, contests, or prize-bearing fantasy sports leagues cannot use Stripe as a payment processor.
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"Games of chance including gambling, internet gambling, casino games, sweepstakes and contests, and fantasy sports leagues with a monetary or material prizeExcerpt from Stripe's Restricted Businesses List
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The prohibition covers both traditional and online gambling formats as well as sweepstakes and fantasy sports when prizes are monetary or material, affecting a broad range of gaming and promotional industries.
Businesses operating gambling platforms, sweepstakes, contests, or prize-bearing fantasy sports leagues cannot use Stripe as a payment processor.
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