Online gambling: all Japanese domestic payment methods are targeted for blocking. The NPA, FSA and METI collaborate to suppress remittances and card payments to online casinos, with METI engaging international card schemes and issuers to remove operators from the payment network. The June 2025 Payment Services Act amendment updated crypto-asset, stablecoin and fund-transfer-service rules (effective within one year). Offshore operators cannot legally process JPY payments for online gambling to Japanese residents. IR casino payments will operate within a strict AML/CFT framework under the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds.
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Japan · Question 06 of 11
Payments and banking: Can we move player money?
Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · Back to full Japan report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Japan (JP) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Online gambling: all Japanese domestic payment methods are targeted for blocking. The NPA, FSA and METI collaborate to suppress remittances and card payments to online casinos, with METI engaging international card schemes and issuers to remove operators from the payment network. The June 2025 Payme…