Bank gambling blocks · South Africa
Block gambling on your
African Bank card.
African Bank doesn't have a gambling block you can switch on yet. Here's how to protect that card anyway.
If it's pulling hard right now: NRGP helpline, 0800 006 008 (free, 24/7).
No self-serve block yet
We couldn't find a gambling block you can switch on yourself at African Bank, on its debit or credit cards.
What you can do today:
- Call African Bank and ask them to block gambling transactions on your cards. Some banks will do it on request even without a switch in the app.
- Ask them to lower your credit limit and your cash-advance limit, so there's less to lose in one night.
- Self-exclude in South Africa, so the sites refuse you whichever card you use.
Verified October 2026 from africanbank.co.za. Things change: if a step is out of date, tell us at hello@youvsthehouse.com and we'll re-check it.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 South Africa and a blocker on the phone.
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