Written question asked by Kim Leadbeater (Labour) on Monday, 8 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 December 2025. It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Gambling: Bank Services
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of banking safeguards for protecting vulnerable customers, especially the use of gambling blocks and loopholes using open-banking gateways.
- Answer
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The Government recognises that harmful gambling can wreck the lives of individuals, families and communities. Working with the Gambling Commission, we are committed to strengthening protections for those at risk through a range of new safer gambling requirements.
The vast majority of banks offer gambling bank blocks, a useful tool to help vulnerable customers control their gambling. We encourage all banks to offer gambling blocks to improve the availability of these tools and support the work of organisations, such as Money Mental Health Lab, to improve the safer gambling tools offered by the financial sector.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 97822
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Consumers Bank services Gambling Protection
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- 2025-12-16 12:11:45 +0000
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