{"id":5538,"date":"2020-04-08T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/?p=5538"},"modified":"2020-05-02T13:23:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T17:23:06","slug":"slots-credit-card-deposits-banned-by-ukgc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/slots-credit-card-deposits-banned-by-ukgc\/","title":{"rendered":"Slots Credit Card Deposits Banned By UKGC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The UK Gambling Commission recently initiated a ban on slots credit card deposits. Neither land-based nor online casinos can accept payment via credit card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new restriction presents problems for the gaming industry. It also figures to create more headaches for gamblers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about why this ban was initiated along with how to get around it when gambling in Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/slots-credit-cards.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5533\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Why Did the UKGC Ban Slots Credit Card Deposits?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Watson, former Deputy Director of the Labour Party, began pushing for a ban on slots credit card deposits in 2017. He cited claims that slot machines are the &#8220;crack-cocaine&#8221; of gambling and needed to be limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watson also vowed that he would initiate this ban if the Labour Party ever became the majority in UK Parliament. He hasn&#8217;t won an election yet and stepped down as deputy director last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Watson&#8217;s message resonated with the UK Gambling Commission. The latter picked up the torch and began pushing to end credit card gambling payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By early 2020, the UKGC got their wish. They were able to put a halt to deposits made with Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or any other card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>How Will Brits Deposit &amp; Play Slots?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UK residents can still fund their online casino accounts through e-wallets, prepaid cards, bank transfers, and wire transfers. Therefore, online slots players still have many options in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Land-based casino players, on the other hand, are a bit more limited. They can still bring cash to the casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, they won&#8217;t be able to replenish their slots bankroll or chip stack through a credit card. They&#8217;ll definitely be feeling the sting of this new ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, the UK has dealt with plenty of gambling addiction. This ban could help curb some of the country&#8217;s gaming addiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK Gambling Commission recently initiated a ban on slots credit card deposits. Neither land-based nor online casinos can accept payment via credit card. This new restriction presents problems for the gaming\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5538"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5539,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5538\/revisions\/5539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}