Australian Banks Become More Engaged in Suspending Credit Cards for Gambling Transactions

Australian Banks Become More Engaged in Suspending Credit Cards for Gambling Transactions

Australian banks are taking further measures that would make them more responsible lenders, especially when it comes to the use of credit cards for gambling transactions. In fact, the efforts towards a ban on using credit cards for gambling has been increasing for some time. Back in July 2019, one of the major banks in Australia, Macquarie, revealed that it had decided to suspend its customers from using their credit cards to pay for their gambling. All transactions registered under the gambling merchant category are automatically suspended, as confirmed by…

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New GambleAware Study Shows Decline in UKGambling Addiction and Gambling Spending Levels during Coronavirus Lockdown

New GambleAware Study Shows Decline in UKGambling Addiction and Gambling Spending Levels during Coronavirus Lockdown

A new two-part study commissioned by the local charity organisation GambleAware and conducted by YouGov showed that overall gambling rates in the UK declined over the coronavirus lockdown. The same trend applied to median customer expenditures and gambling addiction rates. A total of 12,161 individuals took part in the survey conducted by YouGov in the period from September 24th and October 13th, 2019. A recontact survey was held in May 2020, with 9,067 respondents from the first phase taking part in it. As revealed by GambleAware, the survey used the…

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