Age checks that satisfy regulators and acquirers

Acquirers approving fantasy sports operators expect real age verification, not a click-through age gate. Roots integrates third-party identity and age checks into checkout and delivery. Many states license DFS; others treat it as gambling or restrict pick'em formats.
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Payment solutions for daily & season-long fantasy sports

How each solution supports daily & season-long fantasy sports

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

High-Risk Merchant Account

For daily & season-long fantasy sports: Present your model for permitted gaming purchases and contest transactions to specialist processing partners, with product and fulfillment documentation prepared. Roots Payments places fantasy sports operators with acquiring banks and processors that knowingly underwrite paid fantasy contests, so the account is built to last instead of flagged after the first review. We work with virtually any legal business, subject to underwriting; pricing, limits, and terms depend on the acquirer's review. Reserves may apply, and any reserve is disclosed in your agreement before you sign.
  • Pre-underwriting review of your website, checkout, and documents (state DFS licenses or registrations, geolocation, and age checks)
  • Application packaged and submitted only to acquirers with appetite for your category
  • Plain-English walkthrough of pricing, reserve, and termination terms before you sign
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E-commerce Payments

For daily & season-long fantasy sports: Add online checkout for permitted gaming purchases and contest transactions, with order references carried through payment and fulfillment. Roots connects your store to a gateway and acquirer that approve your category, with fraud screening and 3-D Secure configured for card-not-present risk.
  • Check that your cart platform's own acceptable-use policy allows your products
  • Gateway setup, fraud-rule tuning, and test transactions before launch
  • Checkout disclosure review (refunds, shipping, age or eligibility limits)
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Chargeback Management

For daily & season-long fantasy sports: Organize evidence for disputed permitted gaming purchases and contest transactions, including customer authorizations, delivery details and service records. Roots coordinates chargeback-management services to help your business handle disputes and organize responses.
  • Discuss your business goals on a free consultation
  • Coordinate your provider introduction and setup
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Payouts

For daily & season-long fantasy sports: Distribute amounts owed to verified recipients and contest operators, with payment references matched to eligibility checks, transaction histories and payout approvals. Fantasy sports operators often need to send money out as well as take it in. Roots sets up payouts to bank accounts and eligible debit cards with recipient verification. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
  • Payout flow design and partner onboarding
  • Integration with your platform or back office
  • Recipient support scripts
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Age & ID Verification

For daily & season-long fantasy sports: Add age and identity checks to restricted permitted gaming purchases and contest transactions, with verification recorded in the ordering process. Acquirers approving fantasy sports operators expect real age verification, not a click-through age gate. Roots integrates third-party identity and age checks into checkout and delivery. Many states license DFS; others treat it as gambling or restrict pick'em formats.
  • Vendor selection and integration
  • Checkout flow review
  • Record-keeping setup for underwriting

Instant Payouts

For daily & season-long fantasy sports: Plan faster disbursements to verified recipients and contest operators, matching each transfer to approved earnings or completed work. Fast player withdrawals to debit cards. Roots enables fast payouts through card networks and the RTP and FedNow real-time rails, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Funds usually arrive within minutes, depending on the receiving bank.
  • Choose card-push versus real-time bank rails for your payee base
  • Set pricing and disclosure copy for any fast-payout fee
  • Implement eligibility and fraud thresholds
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Age & ID Verification questions

Questions gaming operator merchants ask about approval.
It adds an age or ID check before completing a restricted sale. Roots helps plan checkout prompts and staff procedures around the products you sell.
No. Staff still need to follow your approved identification procedure. We help make that procedure clear and consistent at checkout.
Bring your restricted products, ID-check procedure and checkout devices. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for daily & season-long fantasy sports and prepare a clear setup scope.
Request a quote for your business and the setup you need. We review the scope and costs with you before you proceed. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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