Bank gambling blocks · United Kingdom
Block gambling on your
NatWest card.
How to stop NatWest 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).
How to switch it on
- Open the mobile app
- Navigate to the 'Manage Cards' page
- Select the 'Card payment controls' tab
- Switch on the 'Gambling' toggle
What it covers
Debit Mastercard, Visa debit cards and Mastercard credit cards.
Turning it off again
48 hour cooling-off period before gambling payments work again.
That delay is the point: an urge lasts minutes, the wait lasts longer.
Where it can miss
Can only be switched on or off in the mobile app, not online. Lottery tickets bought in a shop (e.g. supermarket) may be approved. May not work on flights (offline transactions). If you switched from a Visa to a new Debit Mastercard, you must re-apply the control.
Verified October 2026 from natwest.com. Things change: if a step is out of date, tell us at hello@youvsthehouse.com and we'll re-check it.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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