Credit card bans increasing for gambling payments

The Sun -    Consumers may see credit cards banned as a payment method for betting under a new policy that is slowly making its way across the country.  Using a credit card to place sports bets is not allowed in at least nine states, and another is looking to join the list.

Ohio gambling regulators are aiming to ban credit card deposits to fund online sports wagering accounts, with the state potentially joining the growing number of bans nationally.

...The idea comes as part of a larger package of bills sought by sports-betting critics, who argue that gamblers’ ability to place bets using credit cards heightens their risk of addiction and financial ruin.