iGaming
Specialist
Online gambling, casino, sportsbook, poker, bingo, regulated lotteries. Requires jurisdiction-specific gaming licences (MGA, UKGC, Curaçao, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, etc.) and specialist acquirer relationships. iGaming is one of the most regulated and acquirer-restricted verticals in card payments.
In practice.
iGaming is the archetypal specialist vertical: legal and licensed, yet served by a limited set of acquirers with explicit gambling programs and scheme registrations. Licensing jurisdiction drives everything, from which acquirers can onboard you to the pricing tier you land in.
Related terms: MGA · UKGC · High-risk merchant
Specialist