Gambling and contests compliance — licensing, age restrictions, jurisdictional controls

Apple guideline 7.3, Apple guideline 3.1.1 (loot box odds), Google Play's Real-Money Gambling policy, and COPPA §312.5 (child protection) all apply simultaneously to gambling apps — and failures in any one are grounds for immediate rejection. Age verification gaps are the most common failure: a casino screen accessible without a date-of-birth gate will be caught by automated review tools in both stores. Loot boxes linked to real-money purchases without disclosed odds are a specific named violation in Apple's 3.1.1, and sweepstakes without posted official rules violate US law in 48 states independently of store policy.

Gate all gambling content behind a verified age check that runs before any gambling content is rendered — not after:

// src/screens/CasinoEntry.tsx
function CasinoEntryGate({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  const { ageVerified } = useAgeVerification();
  if (!ageVerified) return <AgeVerificationScreen />;
  return <>{children}</>;
}

Add geolocation checks that block gambling features in unlicensed jurisdictions using expo-location or an IP geolocation API. Disclose loot box odds on or immediately adjacent to the purchase button — not in a linked document. Apply for Apple's Gambling entitlement and Google Play's Real-Money Gambling program before submission — these require a licensed operator account and cannot be bypassed.