Petitions/Ban pay by phone on gambling websites
StatusOngoing
Opened8 Sept 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Ban pay by phone on gambling sites, where people can have credit added to a phone bill. With this payment method a phone bill can end up over £300 a month, this method is to easily used by gambling addicts and can go undetected to other family members

This method of payment is used by many gambling companies online and the amount taken to gamble with is then added to the phone bill and can go undetected for months to family members. This is an easy way for a gambler to get money and use on these sites. This can take months to be detected and does not help if you are trying to help someone to stop gambling. The mobile phone companies say they can not block this even if you have settings to stop high bills. This needs to be stopped

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Constituency engagement ranking

Jim Dickson
1Jim Dickson MP
Dartford
8
Dr Lauren Sullivan
2Dr Lauren Sullivan MP
Gravesham
4
Baggy Shanker
3Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1
Danny Kruger
4Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Justin Madders
5Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
1
Gareth Bacon
6Gareth Bacon MP
Orpington
1
Laura Trott
7Laura Trott MP
Sevenoaks
1
David Chadwick
8David Chadwick MP
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
1
Ban pay by phone on gambling websites — Petitions