Revolut betting sites: Revolut Pay, Revolut cards and the gambling block

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How to read this comparison

The table covers Revolut Pay only, as each bookmaker names it on its UK payment pages. Bookmakers that do not list Revolut Pay show “Not listed”, even if they accept Revolut-issued cards or bank payments from a Revolut account; those routes are explained below. Times are split into operator processing (the bookmaker’s review), payment transfer and a single stated time where the operator gives one figure without naming the stage. Every figure is operator-stated, dated, and not a guaranteed receipt time.

Revolut Pay at UK bookmakers

Three ways a Revolut account can be involved

Revolut Pay. Revolut describes it as a one-click method for paying directly from your Revolut account without entering card or bank details; you are sent to the Revolut app to confirm.¹⁴ Revolut’s Buyer Protection Policy defines a Revolut Pay purchase as an Instant Transfer to the merchant, and its business page calls these transactions account to account.¹⁵¹⁶ So it is not a card payment when paid from a Revolut account. Revolut’s merchant page says shoppers without a Revolut account can still check out with Revolut Pay using a card,¹⁶ but Midnite says its Revolut Pay option needs an active Revolut account and the app.⁷ Credit cards cannot be used for gambling in Great Britain, including through an e-wallet.¹⁷

A Revolut card. Kwiff lists a separate “Revolut” option that is a Revolut debit card, entered with card number, expiry and security code, and says withdrawals go back to the card within 30 minutes.¹⁸¹⁹ QuinnBet names Revolut among the debit card types it accepts.²⁰ Card rules, not Revolut Pay rules, apply to these.

How Revolut Pay withdrawals differ between bookmakers

Where a bookmaker states Revolut Pay withdrawals, the money goes back to Revolut. bet365 returns funds deposited by Revolut Pay to the Revolut account used for the deposit, and Unibet makes Revolut Pay available for withdrawal only after a successful Revolut Pay deposit.¹¹⁰

The details differ more than the table’s single cells suggest:

• Sky Bet says Revolut Pay withdrawals are usually instant, with no minimum withdrawal and no fees, but only for customers registered in the UK using pounds, and not on Sky Poker.⁸
• Unibet’s UK help page gives Revolut Pay withdrawal limits in euros (€10 to 10.000) and no sterling figure, while its deposit limits are in pounds.¹⁰¹¹
• Midnite deposits instantly but states up to 72 hours for Revolut Pay withdrawals.⁵
• LiveScore Bet and Virgin Bet list Revolut Pay as an accepted method but publish nothing on Revolut Pay withdrawals.³¹² Their closed-loop rules send withdrawals first to methods with positive net deposits over the last six months, so their cashier is where the route is shown.²¹²²

Revolut itself documents merchant refunds, which go back to the customer’s original payment method, but not bookmaker payouts.²³ How a withdrawal reaches Revolut Pay is therefore whatever each bookmaker states.

Revolut’s gambling block: what it covers

Revolut’s gambling block is an app setting, off by default, that blocks card payments identified as gambling, including online and in a betting shop. It is under Profile, Security, Payments.²⁴ It takes effect immediately, cannot be bypassed while it is on, and takes up to 48 hours to lift if you switch it off.²⁴

Its limits matter if you are relying on it. Revolut says the block does not affect bank transfers or payments made through third-party apps, and that it works on merchant category codes, so a merchant using a different code may not be stopped.²⁴ Revolut does not say whether the block applies to Revolut Pay, which it defines as an account transfer rather than a card payment, so do not assume it does.

If you want a firmer barrier, Revolut asks customers who want limits on gambling transactions to contact it through in-app chat, and points to GamCare and the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.²⁵ GAMSTOP blocks gambling websites and apps licensed in Great Britain for a period you choose,²⁶ each bookmaker must offer its own self-exclusion,²⁷ and blocking software can stop gambling sites loading on your devices.²⁸ Using these together covers more than any single payment block.

Related questions

Is Revolut Pay an e-wallet?

bet365 shows Revolut Pay as an “eWallet” in its payment tables,² while Revolut defines it as an instant transfer from your Revolut account.¹⁵ Either way, the bookmakers that list it show it as a payment method in its own right, separate from cards and bank transfers.

Does Revolut Pay’s buyer protection cover bets?

No. Revolut Pay Buyer Protection lists gambling and games of chance as excluded products.¹⁵

My Revolut Pay deposit shows as pending. What does that mean?

Revolut says most Revolut Pay transactions complete immediately. “Pending” means the merchant has not yet processed the payment, and if it does not do so within 7 days, the money returns to your account automatically.¹⁴

Are there fees?

Sky Bet and Unibet state no fees for Revolut Pay.⁸¹¹ The other bookmakers that list it publish no Revolut Pay fee either way, and we found no consumer fee on the Revolut pages we reviewed.

Bookmaker guides and help

For every method each bookmaker lists, see its guide, for example bet365, Kwiff, Midnite, Sky Bet and Unibet. If a withdrawal is returned or sent somewhere you did not expect, read declined or returned withdrawals; if it is late, pending withdrawals.