Comparison
Great Britain, Ireland and Sweden ban gambling on credit; several US states ban card funding; Ontario, New Jersey and Michigan do not.
Consumer protection
No cancelling withdrawals in Great Britain, 10 business days in Michigan, 7 days for winnings in Italy, and what the CMA secured for players.
Verification
Identity before gambling in Great Britain, and the £2,000, €2,000 and 3,000 due diligence thresholds.
Payment rules · Great Britain
Credit card ban, payment-provider condition, customer funds ratings, reverse-withdrawal ban, deposit limits, vulnerability checks and AML thresholds.
Read briefing →Payment rules · Canada
AGCO standards 5.69 to 5.82 on deposits, withdrawals and credit, FINTRAC's C$10,000 reports, and how Alberta, BC and Quebec handle payments.
Read briefing →Payment rules · United States
UIGEA and Regulation GG, which states ban credit cards, how NJ, PA and MI regulate deposits and withdrawals, and FinCEN's casino reporting.
Read briefing →Payment rules · Europe
Ireland's and Sweden's credit bans, Germany's €1,000 cross-operator limit, Spain's new joint limits, Dutch defaults, Italy's 7-day withdrawals and the EU AML threshold.
Read briefing →Comparison
One table of where credit cards are banned for gambling, where bans are targeted or pending, and where they are still allowed, each with its legal source.
Read briefing →Regulatory briefing · Great Britain
Which payment methods and providers a remote operator in Great Britain may use, and how to check a provider against the Payment Services Regulations.
Read briefing →Infrastructure
The roles of the operator's cashier, payment providers, acquirers, card schemes, issuers, open banking providers and e-wallets, and which regulator oversees each.
Read briefing →Operations
An approval is consent, not money. How authorisation, clearing and settlement differ, using the BIS and ECB definitions, and why operators should track all three.
Read briefing →Consumer protection
The steps a withdrawal goes through, where delays come from, and what UK, Ontario, US and Italian rules say about cancelling, timing and checks.
Read briefing →Verification
When gambling operators must verify identity and age, the due diligence thresholds in UK, EU and FATF rules, and how verification ties to deposits and withdrawals.
Read briefing →Operations
The four records a gambling operator should match every day, the exceptions to watch, and how reconciliation supports customer funds rules in Great Britain and Ontario.
Read briefing →Operations
Visa's four dispute categories, what compelling evidence means, Mastercard's gaming-specific evidence rules, and the operator controls that reduce disputes.
Read briefing →Infrastructure
The main reasons gambling deposits fail, from issuer gambling blocks to strong authentication and deposit limits, and how to respond without breaching player-protection rules.
Read briefing →Procurement
A checklist for assessing a payment provider before relying on it: regulatory status on official registers, gambling acceptance and scheme registration, safeguarding, AML and resilience.
Read briefing →Procurement
The clauses that matter most in a payment provider agreement for a gambling operator, from settlement timing and reserves to scheme fines, termination and regulatory cooperation.
Read briefing →Payment infrastructure
How cards, bank transfers, open banking, e-wallets, prepaid cards and crypto differ for gambling, and which rules restrict each method in the markets we cover.
Read briefing →Risk and protection
The money laundering, fraud and affordability risks in gambling payments, the indicators regulators and the FATF publish, and the controls that address them.
Read briefing →Consumer protection
What regulators require and what research shows about payment design and gambling harm: deposit limits, credit bans, withdrawal reversal bans and frictionless digital payments.
Read briefing →We build each page from regulators' own documents: licence conditions, statutes, standards and official guidance, plus card scheme manuals and peer-reviewed research. We do not estimate figures, rank payment providers or claim approval for anything. Where we could only find a secondary source, the page says so. Read our methodology or learn who publishes iGamingPayScope.
What does iGamingPayScope cover?
Gambling payment rules in Great Britain, Canada, the United States and Europe, such as credit card bans, deposit limits, withdrawal rules and payment provider requirements, plus guides to payment operations like settlement, reconciliation and chargebacks.
Is iGamingPayScope a payment provider or gambling operator?
No. It is an independent research publication. It does not process payments, take bets, rank providers or publish affiliate links to operators.