Hi there,
I am not going to to file a complaint or name a casino yet because I’m waiting for their response which is around 5 days now but just for being curious about my case because it’s a weird one and I haven’t found quite the same kind of case from here or any other sites. Long story short: I have a very bad gambling problem and addiction. I’ve been trying to self exclude myself permanently from every online casino there is when my addiction got out of control and hence why I asked to permanently close my account on this particular casino website, which I did last year in 2024 would April. I have email evidence of this and their response as to them allegedly closing my account permanently due to a gambling problem which I emailed to my VIP manager. I was under the assumption that they did this as I didn’t second guess them. Moving on to this year, on the 15th February 2025 I received a promotional email from the VIP department regarding celebrating Valentines day and that if I need anything from them that I should I contact them ( assuming they meant bonuses). I was very surprised by this as I thought once my account was permanently closed due to a gambling addiction they wouldn’t send me any of these emails. I replied back stating if they had any bonuses for me as I cannot control my urges when it comes to Gambling addiction ( most people would agree). They replied that my activity wasn’t enough and that I needed to deposit minimum 30 euro in order for me to get a bonus ( I have the full email thread regarding this.) fortunately enough, I ignored this and didn’t relapse into gambling and kept clean but I was still in shock that they were still emailing me.
Unfortunately, on the 10th June 2025 I managed to get into my account on this casino website( which was supposed to closed permanently) and ended up depositing and losing €2450 (this was the start of the horrible relapse). I ended up emailing my VIP manager which was on the same email thread as before and asking them for a bonus as my urges to gamble were getting out of control. They emailed me back stating that “that there is always a bonus for your activity”. Emails were sent back and forth that day asking for bonuses as I kept losing and I believe that they were preying on my large activity and vulnerability
Like I said before I have a bad gambling problem and that initial email triggered me immediately and I was gone so to speak. From the 10th June 2025 to the 14th July 2025 I managed to deposit a total sum amount of €13,215 and losing it all. When I came to my senses and realised what has happened in the last month I started a self exclusion procedure by again emailing my VIP manager again on the 14th July 2025. I outlined to them that I have severe gambling issue and that I would like to close my account. I also highlighted to them that I would like my matter investigated as I found out that I’ve already self excluded myself permanently in April 2024 (due the gambling problem). I found an email from the casino that confirmed my self exclusion. So isn’t this a clear violation of the basic responsible gaming policy? Is there any doubt that the casino shouldn’t refund my losses?