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Giant credit card firm American Express has released a statement clarifying its position when it comes to processing payments from online gambling websites following numerous stories that one domain was accepting the option.

According to numerous reports out last week, RomeCasino.com had allegedly released a statement advising its players that they could now use their American Express card to deposit and withdraw funds at the online casino.

However, Christine Elliott, Vice-President Of Corporate Affairs And Communications for American Express, has slammed the online casino’s supposed assertion and followed this up with legal notification that the domain should remove the credit card firm’s logo from its site.

“It is a long-standing policy that American Express cards cannot be accepted for gambling; either online or offline and that RomeCasino.com is no exception,” read a statement from Elliot.

“Any merchant found to be in violation of this policy is terminated immediately from card acceptance. As a matter of fact, American Express has sent legal notification to RomeCasino.com that it is not authorised to accept the American Express Card and is not authorised to use our marks.”