If the casinos process the payments themselves
1.) they need a licence to get a gambling MCC
2.) they pay higher fees since it’s a riskier transaction
3.) they will face stricter regulatory requirements
4.) certain banks don’t allow gambling on their card/accounts, disguising them gets around that - dangerous for those with personal blocks set up
and of course they could just be hiding revenue.. but if we want to think best case scenario it’s cheaper for the transactions to be processed as low risk merchandise
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