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Which Australian banks block gambling card transactions?

Commonwealth Bank introduced a system-wide gambling block in 2022. ANZ, Westpac and NAB have since added merchant-category blocks on gambling transactions. POLi, PayID and BPAY transactions are usually unaffected.

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Commonwealth Bank introduced a system-wide gambling block in 2022. ANZ, Westpac and NAB have since added merchant-category blocks on gambling transactions. POLi, PayID and BPAY transactions are usually unaffected.

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