Bank gambling blocks · United Kingdom

Block gambling on your
Nationwide card.

How to stop Nationwide 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 app and select your account.
  2. Choose Manage cards.
  3. Choose Gambling.
  4. Turn the gambling block on.

What it covers

Debit cards (not credit cards); automatic on FlexOne accounts.

Bank transfers

It blocks card payments only. Bank transfers to gambling companies still go through, so keep an eye on those.

Turning it off again

72 hours (3 days) before gambling transactions work again; cannot be sped up by phone or branch.

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

Where it can miss

Can't block scratch cards and lottery tickets in some shops, bank transfers or internet bank/app/open banking payments, in-game purchases, or merchants using the wrong MCC; PayPal and international gambling payments may sometimes go through; doesn't apply to credit cards

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 Things change: if a step is out of date, tell us at hello@youvsthehouse.com and we'll re-check it.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

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