New Posts For Thread: Banks that stop you using your accounts for bettinghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-bettingI have just received a letter from First Direct informing me that I have to stop using my bank account for 'gambling transactions' within 60 days or they will close my account. This follows an 'account review' on the telephone two days ago when someYes there is a sort of irony about the banks frowning on other gamblers.Bloody whizz kids, after the monumental crisis they created with high risk activities !https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506540153#506540153Yes there is a sort of irony about the banks frowning on other gamblers.Bloody whizz kids, after the monumental crisis they created with high risk activities !Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:50:24 -0500Wessex, they asked for 6 months statementshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506539297#506539297Wessex, they asked for 6 months statementsSun, 11 Sep 2011 05:17:27 -0500How transparent are banks money making activites now they have to be nannied by goverments because they have been very naughty boys and girls.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506538639#506538639How transparent are banks money making activites now they have to be nannied by goverments because they have been very naughty boys and girls.Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:54:28 -0500How transparent are banks money making activites now they have to be nannied by goverments because they have been very naughty boys and girls.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506538633#506538633How transparent are banks money making activites now they have to be nannied by goverments because they have been very naughty boys and girls.Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:54:20 -0500oops above is wrong link, sorry, correct one below...http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/servlet/Satellite/1193206368743,CFSweb/Page/Bank-CurrentAccounts?WT.svl=copythey do keep asking me if I want to upgrade it but I'm happy with that as it is...https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506538547#506538547oops above is wrong link, sorry, correct one below...http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/servlet/Satellite/1193206368743,CFSweb/Page/Bank-CurrentAccounts?WT.svl=copythey do keep asking me if I want to upgrade it but I'm happy with that as it is...Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:51:33 -0500If the current policy of professional gamblers not required to pay tax for obvious many reasons then why cant bettors buy into gambling sites services without eyebrows being raised or is it the old british dogma of thinking everyone with more money thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506538509#506538509If the current policy of professional gamblers not required to pay tax for obvious many reasons then why cant bettors buy into gambling sites services without eyebrows being raised or is it the old british dogma of thinking everyone with more money tSun, 11 Sep 2011 04:50:33 -0500I had trouble with hsbc also. So I opened a couple of basic bank accounts. One was with the Co-Op everything done on the phone (just need to be on electoral roll). No problems at all but it is a basic account, you get a visa debit card but no overdrahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506538467#506538467I had trouble with hsbc also. So I opened a couple of basic bank accounts. One was with the Co-Op everything done on the phone (just need to be on electoral roll). No problems at all but it is a basic account, you get a visa debit card but no overdraSun, 11 Sep 2011 04:49:23 -0500Also, does anyone have any views or experience with Santander? I use it as my business bank so it would make some sense in using the same bank - at least they would see that I have another source of income and that I wasn't using my personal accounthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506538379#506538379Also, does anyone have any views or experience with Santander? I use it as my business bank so it would make some sense in using the same bank - at least they would see that I have another source of income and that I wasn't using my personal accountSun, 11 Sep 2011 04:47:04 -0500Thanks for the further helpful replies.For those of you familiar with opening a new account (I haven't had to do it for years), do they ask for a bank statement from your current bank or take a reference from another bank?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506538161#506538161Thanks for the further helpful replies.For those of you familiar with opening a new account (I haven't had to do it for years), do they ask for a bank statement from your current bank or take a reference from another bank?Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:40:15 -0500I have been with nationwide for about 14 years, the last 4 of which I've had no salary going in. I make irregular but frequent withdrawals from Betfair of varying sizes. Never deposit, well, not for a good while anyway. One of the managers said to mehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28263669/banks-that-stop-you-using-your-accounts-for-betting?post_id=506535165#506535165I have been with nationwide for about 14 years, the last 4 of which I've had no salary going in. I make irregular but frequent withdrawals from Betfair of varying sizes. Never deposit, well, not for a good while anyway. One of the managers said to meSun, 11 Sep 2011 01:36:36 -0500