{"id":36475,"date":"2021-04-23T13:06:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T07:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=36475"},"modified":"2021-04-23T13:30:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T08:00:28","slug":"how-banks-support-responsible-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-banks-support-responsible-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"How Banks Support Responsible Gambling ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling.png\" alt=\"Responsible-gambling\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling-414x276.png 414w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling-470x313.png 470w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling-130x86.png 130w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling-187x124.png 187w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Responsible-gambling-990x660.png 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responsible gambling cannot be overemphasized in any area of the world, especially jurisdictions traditionally known for regulated gambling. If players were to strictly gamble responsibly, there wouldn\u2019t be a need for many gambling-related social support schemes. Unfortunately, that\u2019s not the case, as many players throw caution to the wind when it comes to gambling online or offline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to the all-around challenging nature of problem gambling, many organizations undertake to lend some support to conquer the ugly trend. In the UK, banks have displayed significant support and solidarity with the Gambling Commission in fighting problem gambling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They\u2019ve been able to achieve this in several ways, which are discussed in the foregoing paragraphs, as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"blocking-gambling-transactions-through-banks\"><strong>Blocking Gambling Transactions Through Banks :<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK-based banks have unarguably maintained a steadfast and poignant approach to controlling their customers\u2019 problem gambling tendencies or manifestations. The majority of these banks now monitor transactions occurring on single or multiple accounts owned by a customer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once elements of compulsive gambling are noticed, the customer can be summoned and advised to opt for a card block. Alternatively, they can recommend that only <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2021\/feb\/16\/force-banks-to-let-customers-block-gambling-transactions-monzo-tells-ministers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transactions related to gambling be banned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the reverse, the customer can complain via an in-person visit to the bank, telephone, or bank app. Depending on the option chosen, the account is earmarked for anti-gambling. Once this is done, you can no longer deposit money on gambling sites and apps using the blocked card or account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The block subsists until expressly reversed by the customer, which would be affected upon satisfactory proof of change. Where the bank sees no change in gambling spendings after reversing the block, it might reinitiate the process all over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can initiate a block on UK-based banks like Natwest, Halifax, Monzo, Santander, Lloyds Bank, Barclays, Bank of Scotland, Starling, HSBC, etc. The process is mostly seamless and typically takes not more than 48 hours to be affected.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"supporting-gamstop-scheme\"><strong>Supporting GamStop Scheme :<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GamStop is an initiative by the National Online Self-Exclusion Scheme Limited aimed at ridding the UK of gambling problems. It is a social cause that focuses on creating a healthy gambling environment, especially for UK players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GamStop has an array of partnerships with other gambling concerned initiatives both in the UK and beyond. Some of GamStop\u2019s partnerships have been with banks in the UK, as they work hand in hand to eradicate the menace. In addition to traditional bank transfers, other payment systems like Paypal participate in this program. You can find more about payment options among UK players, useful guides, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nongamstopbets.com\/casinos-not-on-gamstop\/paypal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paypal casinos not with GamStop in the UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at NonGamStopBets. To conclude, more and more financial structures are joining different supporting programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GamStop is a free tool for players, which is where the banks mostly come in. Upon blocking a customer\u2019s account or card, a bank would go ahead to recommend GamStop to the customer. By so doing, the customer can equally detach himself from everything related to gambling for the period they\u2019ve chosen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, it\u2019s not just enough for a particular card to be blocked, banks also try to see that gambling sites are completely blocked. GamStop being a top recommended destination for software blocking, will then see that there\u2019s no possibility of gambling with another bank card.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"providing-free-gamban-promotions\"><strong>Providing Free GamBan Promotions :<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GamBan is another proven veritable tool for fighting gambling-related problems on the web. GamBan is a subscription-based software blocking service that charges a fee to restrict players from gambling on sites or apps. Once subscribed, a player is cut off from the tiniest access to gambling platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many UK-based banks have made GamBan relatively more accessible to UK players grappling with problem gambling. One way they have done this is by partnering with GamBan to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/programminginsider.com\/how-to-get-gamban-blocker-for-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offer free GamBan promotions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to players. Instead of the typically paid subscription, a player can have access to GamBan for free via promotions sponsored by banks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such promotions run for whatever duration you might opt for, with little to no possibility of reversal. These promotions are mostly available on the UKGC website, GamCare website, UKGC and banks\u2019 websites, and some casino sites. Lloyds Bank, HSBC, Halifax, Natwest, Bank of Scotland, etc. usually offer GamBan promotions to players.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banks have demonstrated a passionate dedication to their corporate social responsibility of combating problem gambling among UK-based players. This dedication has led to various acts geared towards achieving a free gambling landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It suffices to note that players should also contribute their significant quota to the fight against problem gambling. Players can do so by at least requesting their banks to block their debit or credit cards for gambling transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responsible gambling cannot be overemphasized in any area of the world, especially jurisdictions traditionally known for regulated gambling. If players were to strictly gamble responsibly, there wouldn\u2019t be a need for many gambling-related social support schemes. Unfortunately, that\u2019s not the case, as many players throw caution to the wind when it comes to gambling online [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94566],"tags":[94609,94604,94607,94602,94603,94577,94606,94605,94612,94613,94567,94582,94578,94584,94574,94570,94576,94592,94593,94569,94587,94571,94579,94599,94600,94598,94597,94590,94588,94594,94591,94596,94583,94573,94580,94595,94572,94581,94585,94568,94611,94610,94608,94601,94575,94586,94589],"class_list":["post-36475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gambling","tag-bc-responsible-gambling","tag-bet365-responsible-gambling","tag-betfair-responsible-gambling","tag-office-of-responsible-gambling","tag-office-of-responsible-gambling-grants","tag-ohio-for-responsible-gambling","tag-paddy-power-responsible-gambling","tag-paddy-power-responsible-gambling-advert","tag-responsible-conduct-of-gambling","tag-responsible-conduct-of-gambling-nsw","tag-responsible-gambling","tag-responsible-gambling-australia","tag-responsible-gambling-awareness-week","tag-responsible-gambling-bet365","tag-responsible-gambling-certificate","tag-responsible-gambling-council","tag-responsible-gambling-course","tag-responsible-gambling-definition","tag-responsible-gambling-disclaimer","tag-responsible-gambling-forum","tag-responsible-gambling-fund","tag-responsible-gambling-information","tag-responsible-gambling-jobs","tag-responsible-gambling-meaning","tag-responsible-gambling-nsw","tag-responsible-gambling-paddy-power","tag-responsible-gambling-policy","tag-responsible-gambling-quiz","tag-responsible-gambling-refund","tag-responsible-gambling-research","tag-responsible-gambling-sa","tag-responsible-gambling-self-exclusion","tag-responsible-gambling-strategy-board","tag-responsible-gambling-tips","tag-responsible-gambling-tools","tag-responsible-gambling-tools-gvc","tag-responsible-gambling-uk","tag-responsible-gambling-victoria","tag-responsible-gambling-week","tag-responsible-gambling-week-2019","tag-responsible-service-of-gambling","tag-south-african-responsible-gambling-foundation","tag-sportsbet-responsible-gambling","tag-victorian-responsible-gambling-foundation","tag-what-is-responsible-gambling","tag-who-regulates-gambling","tag-why-gambling-is-illegal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36475\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}