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GAMB Purpose Code: Gambling Or Wagering Payment

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GAMB means gambling or wagering payment in the ISO 20022 purpose code set. General-Payments towards a purchase or winnings received from gambling, betting or other wagering activities.

Code
GAMB
ISO name
GamblingOrWageringPayment
Status
Registered
Last updated
2021-08-31

Official definition

General-Payments towards a purchase or winnings received from gambling, betting or other wagering activities.

Definition from the ISO 20022 External Code Sets, 2Q2026 (published 28 Aug 2026).

Messages and fields that use ExternalPurpose1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
camt.029StmtDtls/Purp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, CxlDtls/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, CxlDtls/OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
pacs.008CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd
pacs.009CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygFICdtTrf/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/Purp/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd
camt.053Stmt/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/Purp/Cd, Stmt/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd
camt.054Ntfctn/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/Purp/Cd, Ntfctn/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd

And 29 more messages: see the ExternalPurpose1Code page.

GAMB in other code sets

GAMB questions

What does GAMB mean in ISO 20022?
GAMB is Gambling Or Wagering Payment in the ExternalPurpose1Code code set: General-Payments towards a purchase or winnings received from gambling, betting or other wagering activities.
Where does GAMB appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd.

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