We make decisions based on what we think is fair and reasonable, accounting for the unique circumstances of each case we receive. We anonymise our decisions and write them in a way that prevents the person or small business complaining from being identified.
This database holds all the final decisions we’ve published since 1 April 2013 under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Decision Reference DRN-3722894
22 Dec 2022 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3722894 The complaint Mr W complains that the block Barclays Bank UK PLC (“Barclays”) put on his account for gambling transactions was removed allowing him to gamble. What happened The circumstances that led to this complaint are well known by both parties. In summary Mr... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5360115
24 Apr 2025 Lloyds Bank PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5360115 The complaint Miss P complains about the lack of support she says she received from Lloyds Bank PLC in relation to her gambling condition. What happened Miss P holds a current account with Lloyds. In November 2024, she complained to Lloyds that it had allowed her to use her... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5134499
28 Nov 2024 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5134499 The complaint Mr A complains Santander UK Plc didn’t restrict payments to cryptocurrency (crypto) exchanges Mr A used to fund gambling in early 2024. What happened Mr A said he spoke with Santander in Autumn 2023 and explained he had a problem with gambling at online crypto ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4337633
15 Dec 2023 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4337633 The complaint Mr S is unhappy that Santander UK Plc didn’t do more to help stop him losing money to gambling via payments made from his current account. What happened The circumstances that led to this complaint are well known to both parties, so I won’t repeat them in detail h... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5498407
23 Apr 2025 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5498407 The complaint Miss T complains that Nationwide Building Society failed to provide sufficient support for her in respect of her problems with gambling, causing her to lose a lot of money. And that it applied an online block on her account which failed to block online gambling... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3990300
6 Mar 2023 Santander UK Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3990300 The complaint Mrs S says that Santander UK Plc let her down and didn’t provide enough support when she started gambling in March 2020. What happened Mrs S says she contacted Santander in October 2017 and that blocks were applied to her accounts at that time to stop her from gam... (10 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3384239
21 Mar 2022 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3384239 The complaint Mr F complains Monzo Bank Limited didn’t apply its gambling block the way it said it would and that he gambled and lost money as a result. What happened Mr F has an account with Monzo Bank and, he says, a couple of other businesses. Monzo offers its customers the ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3328859
19 May 2022 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3328859 The complaint Mr O is unhappy that Bank of Scotland plc (“BOS”) didn’t automatically apply a gambling transaction block to his replacement debit card. What happened Mr O contacted BOS and advised that he suffered with gambling issues and asked for BOS’s support. BOS explained t... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4075685
13 Apr 2023 National Westminster Bank Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4075685 The complaint Miss K has complained that National Westminster Bank Plc (“NatWest”) failed to properly support her when she disclosed she has a gambling addiction Background Miss K has said that in 2020 she contacted NatWest to ask if it could block gambling transactions on her ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN6502845
22 Feb 2017 Virgin Money plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr H complains Virgin Money plc acted irresponsibly when it allowed him to withdraw large sums of money from his credit card account to deposit at online gambling websites. Mr H is also thinks Virgin Money’s cash advance fee for gambling deposits is too high.backgro... (2 pages)View decision
