Sweden’s Riksdag has approved an expansion of the Gambling Act’s credit ban, effective 1 May 2026. Licensees and gaming agents must not facilitate gambling financed with credit, and operators taking online payments must block credit cards; Spelinspektionen can grant exemptions to some public-benefit licensees.
Licensed operators must review payment controls and other measures to prevent gambling financed with credit.
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It was reported that Pennsylvania’s Joint State Government Commission recommended banning credit-card gambling deposits. Its report also proposed voluntary spending limits and tighter advertising restrictions; the recommendations have not become law.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission is advancing a rule to prohibit sports bettors from funding wagers with credit cards, an agency spokesperson confirmed. The proposal has not taken effect and must pass through the Common Sense Initiative before receiving approval from the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.
Pennsylvania lawmakers led by Representatives Tarik Khan and Jamie Flick proposed bills to tighten online gambling rules. The proposals would limit deposits within a 24-hour period, prohibit credit-card funding and bar marketing to people on the self-exclusion list; the package also addresses advertising and prevention funding.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission proposed rule changes that could prohibit credit-card deposits at online sportsbooks in Ohio. Colorado lawmakers are also reviewing a bill to bar credit-card funding of gambling accounts, while BetMGM said it would phase out new credit-card use from 31 March after discussions with Pennsylvania regulators. Caesars ended credit-card deposits on its US online sportsbook, casino and poker platforms in April.
Colorado senators approved an amended Senate Bill 117 on 23 April by a 22–13 vote and sent it to the House, where it went to the Finance Committee. The bill would prohibit credit-card purchases of lottery products but no longer restrict online instant games; the Colorado Lottery Commission opposes the measure, and the article says Governor Jared Polis may veto it.