Some Casino Payment Methods Unavailable in Some Countries
When you visit an online casino it usually offers so many payment methods to make a deposit on the register page. However, if you dig a bit deeper it may turn out that many of them are actually unavailable to you due to your country of residence.
This might be quite disappointing especially if you don't have fallback options. With that being said, let’s learn:
list of countries restrictions for all popular online casino deposit methods
why it happens
from what side the problem may occur
Bank Cards restricted countries
Mastercard prohibited countries:
Burma (Myanmar), Iran, Sudan, Syria, North Korea
Source: https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/mccom/global/documents/mastercard-rules.pdf
VISA prohibited countries:
Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, North Korea, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania
Source: https://usa.visa.com/dam/VCOM/download/about-visa/visa-rules-public.pdf
Maestro prohibited countries:
Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, North Korea, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania
Source: https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/mccom/global/documents/mastercard-rules.pdf
Bank transfer restricted countries
Wire international bank transfer prohibited countries: Iran, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Cuba, Crimea (region of Ukraine)
Source: https://www.seb.lv/eng/business/daily-banking/transactions/cross-border-payments/countries-which-there-are-certain
Wire international bank transfer countries with certain limitations:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burundi, Central African Republic, China, DR Congo, Egypt, Guinea (Republic of), Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar (Burma), Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
Source: https://www.easychange.eu/updated-list-of-banned-and-high-risk-countries/1088.html
E-wallets restricted countries
Skrill prohibited countries:
Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cook Islands, Crimea, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Guyana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Guyana, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Liberia, Libya, Macao, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Montserrat, Namibia, New Caledonia, Niger, Niue, North Korea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sudan (North and South), Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkmenistan, Vanuatu.
Source: https://www.skrill.com/en/footer/terms-conditions/non-serviced-countries/
Neteller prohibited countries:
Afghanistan, Aland Islands, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antarctica, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bonaire, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cook Islands, Congo (Republic), Crimea, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Fiji, French Guyana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Liberia, Libya, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mongolia, Montserrat, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niger, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sudan (North and South), Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkmenistan, United States of America, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Western Sahara, Yemen.
Source: https://www.neteller.com/en/policies/non-serviced-countries
Paypal prohibited countries:
Andorra, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bermuda, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, China, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lesotho, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Oman, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam. Source: https://www.paypal.com/ga/webapps/mpp/ua/residence-full
Ecopayz prohibited countries:
Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cuba, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guam, Guatemala, Haiti, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea, Kyrgyzstan,Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tokelau, USA, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen.
Source: https://www.ecopayz.com/en/policies/terms-of-use
Prepaid cards restricted countries
Paysafecard prohibited countries:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bouvet Island, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
Source: https://epayments.developer-ingenico.com/payment-product/paysafecard/additional-information
Cryptocurrencies restricted countries
Cryptocurrencies (including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, BitcoinCash, Dogecoin) are not controlled by any government or entity so you are free to use them from any country, being resident of any country.
Why some casino payment methods unavailable in some countries
Regulatory restrictions.
Technical issues.
Casino’s business model.
Payment method’s business model.
Main sources of the problem
Payment method itself might impose many country based restrictions. It happens due to commercial reasons. For example, it is too expensive to open the operation in some countries.
Casino due to either processing issues or its business model. Casinos pay different fees to payment systems depending (not only, but this is one of the main criteria) on the country of your residence. So it may choose not to process payments from some countries because of overly high commission even if the payment system itself does accept clients from your country.
A gambling regulator from a particular country may prohibit particular payment methods to be used as a deposit option at online casinos (for example, bank cards). This way the regulatory body tries to control gambling habits of its citizens most of the time.
A government of some country may prohibit the use of some payment methods on its territory.
Conclusion
The best way to find out whether you can or can not use some deposit method is to ask a casino’s representative in live chat. I would suggest doing it because, as you can see from the post, it is so easy to get lost in payment methods intricacies.
So to speak, even if some payment option is operating in your country of residence it is not a guarantee that you can use it at a particular online casino.
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