Gambling charity GamCare has suggested ways in which gambling-related financial harm can be reduced.
In a GamCare-hosted workshop, the charity brought together 45 representatives from financial services and people who have suffered gambling harm.
The idea of the workshop was to discuss ways the industry can improve gambling blocks; in recent years, UK banks have introduced gambling blocks to stop payments from bank accounts to operators.
However, with the rise of non-card transactions, GameCare raised the issue that customers are able to find a loophole around these blocks.
GamCare recommended that blocks around new payment methods should be introduced by companies that offer these services; for example, e-wallet providers should apply …
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