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 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 -
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-5566643
24 Jun 2025 J.P. Morgan Europe Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5566643 The complaint Mr P complains about how J.P. Morgan Europe Limited trading as Chase (Chase) failed to monitor and prevent gambling transactions debiting his account. Accordingly, Mr P would like Chase to refund the transactions. What happened The details of this complaint are... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4657553
13 Mar 2024 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4657553 The complaint Mr G complains about lending given to him by Monzo Bank Ltd, and its handling of his relationship with it. What happened On 8 October 2022, Mr G applied for a Flex account with Monzo. It was agreed and he was given a £500 credit limit. On 28 October 2022, he asked... (5 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-4572354
5 Mar 2024 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4572354 The complaint Mr W complains that Monzo Bank Ltd let him gamble recklessly again and again and at least twice turned off the block he’d requested on gambling transactions when Monzo knew he had a gambling problem. He said he’s had no support from Monzo. What happened Mr W has s... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3502978
5 Aug 2022 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3502978 The complaint Mr D and Miss R complain Nationwide Building Society failed to offer support to address Miss R’s mental wellbeing and gambling addiction. He said they didn’t block her debit card as they said they would. What happened Mr D said his partner while struggling with h... (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-3565828
27 Jul 2022 TSB Bank plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3565828 The complaint Mr H complains that TSB Bank plc (TSB) won’t refund gambling transactions he says he didn’t make. What happened Mr H says his ex-partner (who I’ll refer to as D) made gambling transactions using his TSB debit card without his knowledge. The transactions happened b... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5652073
29 Jul 2025 Revolut Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5652073 The complaint Mr O complains Revolut allowed him to make several transactions to a named gambling company on 2 January 2025, despite Revolut being aware of his compulsive gambling and having a gambling block in place. What happened Mr O explained he sadly suffers with compul... (3 pages)View decision
