Reshenie Bank stopped issuing the Betera card with free spins on its launch day

Reshenie Bank has stopped issuing the virtual Betera Card, which it launched together with the bookmaker and online casino Betera. The card was announced on 10 November 2026, and applications were halted the same day. It was the first virtual bank card in Belarus whose holders receive free spins at an online casino.

The card was offered free of charge. Users were promised bonuses for topping up their gaming account and for payments via Apple, Samsung and Swoo Pay. For its part, the bank offered a reduced loan rate, discounts on other banking products and Visa Extra promotions.

The launch immediately drew widespread criticism from Belarusians. One user asked whether the bank has a code of ethics and whether issuing such a card violates it, calling it whitewashing a casino and encouraging gambling addiction.

Another user wrote that Reshenie Bank should be ashamed for encouraging a harmful addiction among the population, and added: "They offer discounts and bonuses, you just keep losing." He also reproached the financial portal MYFIN because its publication about the card shows no negative attitude toward the situation.

A third demanded the cancellation of both products, including the Visa Extra promotions, "for such interesting integrations."

Reshenie Bank later told MYFIN that from 10 November it is halting issuance of the virtual card made jointly with Betera. The page with information about it on the bank's website is now unavailable.

MYFIN noted that the news of the launch drew a strongly negative response, but said it cannot assert that the public outcry was the reason for the decision.

In March 2026, new rules for online casinos came into force in Belarus. As far back as March 2024, a ban on banks accepting payments in favour of foreign gambling organisers was being discussed in the country.