Bank gambling blocks · Australia
Block gambling on your
Westpac card.
How to stop Westpac 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
- Sign in to Online Banking
- Go to the Card Services menu
- Activate gambling block
What it covers
Eligible personal credit cards and debit cards.
Turning it off again
Up to 2 business days to be processed.
That delay is the point: an urge lasts minutes, the wait lasts longer.
Where it can miss
Doesn't catch merchants mainly registered as something else (e.g. lottery tickets from newsagents); recurring transactions you've authorised; BPAY; ATM cash withdrawals; when systems are offline; for credit cards linked to deposit accounts, eftpos with 'SAV' or 'CHQ' selected and some contactless payments not processed via Visa/Mastercard.
Verified September 2026 from westpac.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 Things change: if a step is out of date, tell us at hello@youvsthehouse.com and we'll re-check it.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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