“From today (14 April 2020) gamblers in the UK can no longer use credit cards to pay for bets. The move has been welcomed because online gambling has increased during the coronavirus lockdown. The ban, first announced in January by the Gambling Commission and the government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, extends to credit card gambling through e-wallets. It applies to online and offline betting. The Gambling Commission, which regulates and licenses gambling in the UK, points to research which shows that around 10.5 million people in the UK gamble online, with 800,000 believed to use credit cards.”