Credit Safeguards

Visa, Pay Pal and other organizations have already limited the use of their services to pay for online gambling activities, they should consider extending this ban to all gambling activities.

All credit companies and banks should implement policies which eliminate or limit the use of credit or debit cards to pay for gambling activities.

Credit Reporting Agencies should allow a spouse to plan a gambling addicted spouse on a “issue no new credit list.”

Credit companies should implement policies which allow a family member of a gambling addict to make reasonable repayment arrangements of all debt, including gambling related debt.

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