Any new gambling app that wishes to be listed on the Apple App Store needs to make sure they comply with Apple’s new set of guidelines. An article on macrumors.com highlighted many of the changes but there are a couple of key changes that solely affect gambling apps. The changes in guidelines apply to real money gambling apps and cover everything form sports betting to poker. The first new guideline requires that the app be completely free. The new guideline states that:

20.5 Apps that offer real money gaming (e.g. sports betting, poker, casino games, horse racing) must have necessary licensing and permissions in the locations where the App is used, must be restricted to those locations, and must be free on the App Store.

Sales and Refund Policy. Thanks for shopping at Apple. We appreciate the fact that you like to buy the cool stuff we build. We also want to make sure you have a rewarding experience while you’re exploring, evaluating, and purchasing our products, whether you’re at the Apple Online Store, in an Apple Retail Store, or on the phone with the Apple Contact Center. Apple is mandating that developers of mobile applications downloaded via the company’s App Store rate even simulated gambling apps as appropriate only for users 17-years-old and up.

Next, gambling apps are no longer allowed to offer in-app purchases for credits or virtual currency to be used for real-money gaming.

20.6 Apps that use IAP to purchase credit or currency to use in conjunction with real money gaming will be rejected.

A couple of other significant changes to the policy are part of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. T & w mccormack real estate casino. Essentially, apps cannot collect information from children under 13 without verified parental consent.

17.3 Apps may ask for date of birth (or use other age-gating mechanisms) only for the purpose of complying with applicable children’s privacy statutes, but must include some useful functionality or entertainment value regardless of the user’s age.

17.4 Apps that collect, transmit, or have the capability to share personal information (e.g. name, address, email, location, photos, videos, drawings, persistent identifiers, the ability to chat, or other personal data) from a minor must comply with applicable children’s privacy statutes.

While the two new guidelines in relation to COPPA will not affect real-money gaming, it could affect some social media gaming sites that do not restrict teens from playing. Check out the App Review section of the Apple Store for all guidelines and the complete process for putting an app up for public consumption.

Holiday Returns Policy

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Items purchased at the Apple Online Store that are received between 10 November and 25 December 2020 may be returned up to 8 January 2021. Please note that all other terms and conditions provided in the Apple Online Store Sales and Refunds Policy are still applicable with respect to such items purchased. All purchases made after 25 December 2020 are subject to the Standard Returns Policy.

Standard Return Policy

There are a few important things to keep in mind when returning a product you purchased online from Apple:

You have 14 calendar days to return an item from the date you received it.
Only items that have been purchased directly from Apple, either online or at an Apple Retail Store, can be returned to Apple. Apple products purchased through other retailers must be returned in accordance with their respective returns and refunds policy.
Please ensure that the item you're returning is repackaged with all the cords, adapters and documentation that were included when you received it.

There are some items, however, that are ineligible for return, including:

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Opened software*
Electronic Software Downloads
Software Up-to-Date Program Products (software upgrades)
Apple Gift Cards (includes previous generation Apple Store Gift Cards and App Store & iTunes Gift Cards)
Apple Developer products (membership, technical support incidents, WWDC tickets)
Apple Print Products

*You can return software, provided that it has not been installed on any computer. Software that contains a printed software license may not be returned if the seal or sticker on the software media packaging is broken.

iPhone and iPad Returns — Wireless Service Cancellation

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Wireless carriers have different service-cancellation policies. Returning your iPhone or iPad may not automatically cancel or reset your wireless account; you are responsible for your wireless service agreement and for any applicable fees associated with your wireless account. Please contact your provider for more information.