UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright appears to confirm incoming ban credit card gambling during exchange with shadow Culture Secretary.

It seems the UK government will be introducing a ban on using credit cards to gamble, after comments by Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright appear to confirm the plan.

Speaking in parliament, Wright sympathised with gamblers who’ve racked up huge debts on credit cards, and made it clear that he supported Labour’s call for a ban.

In calling for a ban Tom Watson, the shadow culture secretary, cited one particular woman who he claimed managed to get into more than £100,000 of debt using nine credit cards in just two days, saying:

“The operators which took her bets should be held responsible for their disgraceful conduct,” Mr “No one should go into debt to place a bet.”

In response, Wright replied:

“I have a good deal of sympathy with those who find themselves in the position of the individual he has described. It is important that not just gambling companies but all of us take an interest in the way this kind of problem gambling is developing.

“The Gambling Commission is looking at the specific question of gambling on credit—a process we have encouraged. The Government will intend to take action on the back of what they say,”

The UKGC has already stated that it does not think consumers should be able to use credit cards to gamble, Tom Watson, has repeatedly made it clear that Labour will introduce a ban if they gain power.

AYO.NEWS says:

As usual, gambling has been scapegoated again by a UK political class desperate to hide its own abysmal failings. It is, perhaps, telling that no one questioned how a woman could have access to 9 credit cards in the first place! Could it be that these are symptoms of a much wider problem of appalling financial illiteracy and naivety in the UK – something that is only being exacerbated by headlong rush towards an ever more draconian ‘nanny state.’ For more on this argument see NANNY STATE TO STRIKE AGAIN? UKGC CONTEMPLATES BANNING CREDIT CARDS.