Bank gambling blocks · Australia
Block gambling on your
ANZ Plus card.
How to stop ANZ Plus paying gambling sites and shops, and what to expect when you try to turn it off.
If it's pulling hard right now: National Gambling Helpline, 1800 858 858 (free, 24/7).
How to switch it on
- Go to the Card icon in the ANZ Plus app
- Tap on Controls
- Tap on Gambling Block and follow the prompts
What it covers
ANZ Plus Visa Debit cards (including joint) and digital wallet.
Turning it off again
48 hours after requesting removal before you can confirm and remove the block; coaches cannot bypass it.
That delay is the point: an urge lasts minutes, the wait lasts longer.
Where it can miss
Relies on third-party data, so some gambling transactions may not be blocked and some non-gambling ones may be; may take up to 15 minutes to take effect; on joint accounts each person's card is blocked separately
Verified October 2026 from anz.com.au. Things change: if a step is out of date, tell us at hello@youvsthehouse.com and we'll re-check it.
Belt and braces
A bank block stops this card. It doesn't stop a second card, a wallet, the sites or the apps. Add self-exclusion in Australia and a blocker on the phone.
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