For gambling addiction help and support, please contact (responsible gambling resource) at (phone number), or visit (website).'Ī common in-app best practice is to provide the responsible gambling statement in the footer of your app, or as a line item within the top-level menu in the app. Please gamble responsibly and only bet what you can afford. They also need to provide a responsible gambling link in-app that leads to an outside resource.įor example, you may customize the following text using the responsible gambling resources for the appropriate country: 'This is a real-money gambling app. Gambling apps that are distributed on Google Play must clearly display information about responsible gambling. Make sure your app adequately age-gates underage users from registering and using the app. It’s important to prevent underage users from using gambling apps. This means that existing accounts may not operate the app within countries disallowed by this policy and the Google Play Gambling Terms and Conditions Agreement within the Gambling Application Form, and apps must block the sign-up of new accounts in these geographies. See Play Policy’s Country/region allowances for gambling apps. The Real-Money Gambling, Games, and Contests policy requires that all real-money gambling apps must prevent access and use from countries and regions not covered by the developer-provided gambling license. Your app must adequately geo-gate the functionality of the content found within the app. Don’t offer a type of gambling product that is outside the scope of your gambling license.

Your gambling license must cover the type of gambling proposed.

In addition, make sure your app is rated AO (Adult Only) or IARC equivalent. Double-check to ensure you enter the correct details in the Gambling Application Form. You must have a valid gambling license for each country or state/territory in which the app is distributed. Make sure your gambling app fulfills all the requirements for publishing before you submit it for review. Review these issues and our policies to make sure your app complies with the relevant requirements. The following are examples of the most common issues we encounter in reviewing these apps.

These apps must comply with all Google Play policies, including the Real-Money Gambling, Games, and Contests policy and the country/region allowances for gambling apps. Google Play allows real-money gambling apps, ads related to real-money gambling, loyalty programs with gamified outcomes, and daily fantasy sports apps that meet certain requirements.

Gambling apps that use real money