Florida attorney general sends payment companies cease-and-desist letters over gambling sites
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said the state sent cease-and-desist letters to American Express, Mastercard and Visa on 10 June over alleged payment services to unauthorised gambling operators. He warned that continued processing could prompt legal action and said it may implicate Florida’s RICO Act.
The letters put payment processors on notice of potential legal action over transactions involving unauthorised gambling operators in Florida.