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Coinbase One Card and gambling: what the terms say

Position: Issuer may blockLast reviewed 1 source
In short, from the documents

Can you use a Coinbase One card at a casino?

Coinbase One Card's documents reserve the issuer a right to decline or limit gambling transactions. Merchant category rule for gambling: not disclosed. 3 clauses are quoted from the issuer's documents. Issuer: First Electronic Bank. 1 point is not verified. Every clause behind this answer is quoted further down the page with its source and the date it was read.

Documents last checked Reviewed by CryptoGuardz Register Desk, editorial desk

Coinbase One Card: gambling clause: issuer may block. The issuer reserves a right to decline or limit gambling transactions.Gambling clauseBannedLimitedSilentMarked: Limited, issuer may blockThe issuer reserves a right to decline orlimit gambling transactions.Coinbase One Card: issuer First Electronic Bank; regions US; network American Express.Issuer and regionIssuerFirst Electronic BankRegionsUSNetworkAmerican ExpressCoinbase One Card: 1 fee line on record: cash advance $10 or 5%, whichever is greater.Fees and limits on recordCash advance$10 or 5%, whichever is greater
Coinbase One Card: gambling clause: issuer may block; issuer First Electronic Bank; regions US; network American Express; 1 fee line quoted: cash advance $10 or 5%, whichever is greater. As published by the issuer, documents last checked . Not a rating. Drawn by the CryptoGuardz Register Desk from the record.

Disclosure: CryptoGuardz has no commercial relationship with Coinbase One Card or its issuer and earns nothing if you apply. Nothing here explains how to get a gambling payment past a card issuer. Every statement below is a verbatim quote from a document the issuer or programme publishes, with the date it was read. Corrections go to the corrections page.

3 gambling clauses quoted · 1 fee recorded · 1 recorded gap · no numeric score

1. Can you use the Coinbase One Card for gambling?

Position recorded: issuer may block. The issuer reserves a right to prohibit, decline or limit gambling transactions. The issuer may refuse gambling merchants, and a gambling payment that goes through may be treated differently from a purchase.

A gambling transaction that goes through is a cash advance, which carries the cash advance fee above.

Cardholder agreement · clause 1 of 3Retrieved 2026-09-28
We may prohibit your use of the Card at certain types of merchants, such as internet gambling businesses.
legal.cardless.com
Cardholder agreement · clause 2 of 3Retrieved 2026-09-28
Reasons the issuer gives for declining a transaction.
such as Account default, suspected fraudulent or unlawful activity, internet gambling, or any indication of increased risk related to the transaction.
legal.cardless.com

Reasons the issuer gives for declining a transaction.

Cardholder agreement · clause 3 of 3Retrieved 2026-09-28
The sentence continues: including those conducted via apps or websites, are considered Cash Advances. It is cut here at a dash the site does not print, not to change its meaning.
Additionally, purchasing lottery tickets, gaming chips (physical or digital), placing racetrack wagers, or engaging in any other gambling-related transactions
legal.cardless.com

The sentence continues: including those conducted via apps or websites, are considered Cash Advances. It is cut here at a dash the site does not print, not to change its meaning.

On a credit card the consequence of a gambling transaction is priced: it is a cash advance, charged at $10 or 5%.

If gambling has stopped being a choice, the helplines are on the responsible gambling page. For the wallet side of a deposit, see the wallet register.

2. What we could not verify

  • kyc: Not extracted. Attempted 2026-09-28 at https://legal.cardless.com/cardholder_agreement/coinbase/cardholder_agreement.pdf

3. Who issues the card

IssuerFirst Electronic Banklegal.cardless.com · retrieved 2026-09-28
Programme managerCardless (agreement hosted at legal.cardless.com)legal.cardless.com · retrieved 2026-09-28
NetworkAmerican Expresslegal.cardless.com · retrieved 2026-09-28
Productcreditlegal.cardless.com · retrieved 2026-09-28
Where the money sitscredit linelegal.cardless.com · retrieved 2026-09-28
From the documentRetrieved 2026-09-28
Coinbase One Card Issued by First Electronic Bank pursuant to a license from American Express®
legal.cardless.com

4. Where it is available

Regions recorded: US. US credit card agreement.

5. Fees and KYC

FeeAmountSource
cash advance$10 or 5%, whichever is greaterFor each Cash Advance, we will charge a fee of either $10 or 5% of the amount of the Cash Advance, whichever is greater.legal.cardless.com2026-09-28
KYCNo dataNot verified. Not extracted in this pass.
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6. Sources

Compiled by the CryptoGuardz register team. First published 2026-09-28, last reviewed 2026-09-28. Every quotation on this page is verbatim from the document named beside it. Research and drafting are AI-assisted and reviewed by a named editor before publication.