Paying for Bingo Books With Credit Card

st999

My wife and I go to our local bingo club and because of the pandemic they now accept credit and debit cards for buying bingo books.
If I use my credit card to buy the books will this be treated as a cash transaction or as a normal credit card transaction?

D3xt3r5L4b

It depends how the lender classes the transaction 

jet01

Check the t&c’s for your card but most CC companies treat gambling transactions as they would do a cash advance. 

born_again

As well as gambling is now banned on credit cards.
Which tends to make me think it might be classed as not being gambling.
Is it one of the larger chains?

bradders1983

It depends how the retailer has their machines set up. Ask.

dr_adidas01

born_again said:

As well as gambling is now banned on credit cards.
Which tends to make me think it might be classed as not being gambling.
Is it one of the larger chains?

It would be better to find out rather than think it might not be classed as a gambling, as just thinking it doesn’t make it so. 

born_again

dr_adidas01 said:

born_again said:

As well as gambling is now banned on credit cards.
Which tends to make me think it might be classed as not being gambling.
Is it one of the larger chains?

It would be better to find out rather than think it might not be classed as a gambling, as just thinking it doesn’t make it so. 

If it was classed as gambling, then the transaction would be declined. As in breech of credit card T/C

https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/news/2020/Gambling-on-credit-cards-to-be-banned-from-April-2020.aspx

David28

I went to the bingo for the first time in years because my wife wanted to go but she had hurt her foot and couldn't drive and there is not much point in me taking her there then going home then going back for her 2 and a half hours later and paid for my books with my credit card.
I won't be going back though until this farce is over.
You can sit there and play bingo but you can't buy a bloody drink or even a packet of crisps.
Pathetic.
And I didn't even win

Mrs_Ryan

I know the club I go to (one of the big chains) only allow debit card payments. I went to a different club to my usual and went to pay with my Metro Bank MasterCard Debit- it was handed back to me and I was told ‘we don’t take credit  cards’ - it has DEBIT on the front in big letters!