Bank gambling blocks · United Kingdom

Block gambling on your
Barclays card.

How to stop Barclays 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, 0808 8020 133 (free, 24/7).

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How to switch it on

  1. Log in to the Barclays app and from the homescreen tap 'Your Cards'
  2. If you have more than one card, select the card you want to block gambling payments on
  3. Tap 'Card limits and controls'
  4. Tap 'Gambling'
  5. Tap the toggle to block payments for gambling related activities
  6. If you're happy to proceed, click 'OK'

What it covers

Debit card payments.

Turning it off again

72 hours before you can gamble again after switching gambling payments back on.

That delay is the point: an urge lasts minutes, the wait lasts longer.

Verified October 2026 from barclays.co.uk. Things change: if a step is out of date, tell us at hello@youvsthehouse.com and we'll re-check it.

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