Play Store accepting gambling apps in US and 14 other countries starting March 1

Non-gambling contests get a boost in new policies

Up to now, Google has only Android users in the U.K., Ireland, France, and Brazil to download apps from the Play Store to partake in real money gambling. But starting from this spring, the company will enact a policy update to expand their availability to 15 countries including the United States.

Play Store publishers are asked to pay attention to the Developer Program Policy draft taking effect March 1 where the following new jurisdictions will be able to conduct certain forms of gambling using actual funds:

• Australia: Sports betting, lotteries, Daily Fantasy Sports
• Belgium: Online casino games, sports betting, government-operated lotteries
• Canada: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries (all must be government-operated)
• Colombia: Online casinos, sports betting, government-operated lotteries
• Denmark: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries, Daily Fantasy Sports
• Finland: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries (all must be government-operated)
• Germany: Sports betting, government-operated lotteries
• Japan: Government-operated lotteries, Sports betting (betting on horse races, motorboat races, bicycle races, auto-bicycle races, and soccer lottery by government operators only)
• Mexico: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries, Daily Fantasy Sports
• New Zealand: Sports betting, lotteries (all must be government-operated)
• Norway: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries
• Romania: Online casinos, sports betting, government-operated lotteries
• Spain: Online casino games, sports betting, government-operated lotteries, Daily Fantasy Sports
• Sweden: Online casino games, sports betting, government-operated lotteries

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Jules Wang Non-gambling contests get a boost in new policies

Up to now, Google has only Android users in the U.K., Ireland, France, and Brazil to download apps from the Play Store to partake in real money gambling. But starting from this spring, the company will enact a policy update to expand their availability to 15 countries including the United States.

Play Store publishers are asked to pay attention to the Developer Program Policy draft taking effect March 1 where the following new jurisdictions will be able to conduct certain forms of gambling using actual funds:

• Australia: Sports betting, lotteries, Daily Fantasy Sports
• Belgium: Online casino games, sports betting, government-operated lotteries
• Canada: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries (all must be government-operated)
• Colombia: Online casinos, sports betting, government-operated lotteries
• Denmark: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries, Daily Fantasy Sports
• Finland: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries (all must be government-operated)
• Germany: Sports betting, government-operated lotteries
• Japan: Government-operated lotteries, Sports betting (betting on horse races, motorboat races, bicycle races, auto-bicycle races, and soccer lottery by government operators only)
• Mexico: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries, Daily Fantasy Sports
• New Zealand: Sports betting, lotteries (all must be government-operated)
• Norway: Online casinos, sports betting, lotteries
• Romania: Online casinos, sports betting, government-operated lotteries
• Spain: Online casino games, sports betting, government-operated lotteries, Daily Fantasy Sports
• Sweden: Online casino games, sports betting, government-operated lotteries

U.S.

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Play Store accepting gambling apps in US and 14 other countries starting March 1 was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

https://ift.tt/3ajuIhY January 29, 2021 at 02:16AM