Amendment to the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy

For Paypal users, here’s an update from the Paypal website. Be sure to read the other policies to prevent your Paypal account from being blocked.

Amendment to the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy

Effective Date: November 5, 2008

Beginning November 5, 2008 the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy is being amended as follows:

Section 5 is being revised to include activities with an entry fee and a prize, including games of skill and sweepstakes. The new language is as follows:

Prohibited Activities
You may not use the PayPal service for activities that:

“5. involve gambling, gaming and/or any other activity with an entry fee and a prize, including, but not limited to casino games, sports betting, horse or greyhound racing, lottery tickets, other ventures that facilitate gambling, games of skill (whether or not it is legally defined as a lottery) and sweepstakes unless the operator has obtained prior approval from PayPal and the operator and customers are located exclusively in jurisdictions where such activities are permitted by law.”

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