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Looks like they do block deposits - might want to change email... That's the correct way - honestly, feel free to deposit but we can't pay you - man oh man

What's the stat's for Sports betting revenues v Slots? i think it's close to 70 plus comes from sports betting. Still puts slots probably in the 20 % mark (maybe a few other things making up the 10 like Virtual etc) William Hill/Coral (GVC)/lLadbrokes are all big players here but I've not heard anything about them getting together challenging this - this isn't tweaking 100 autospins; it's a fundamental threat to the whole slot industry and you're right, it's almost like a shrug of the shoulders as if either they're not fussed or maybe they realise nothing can be done. The UKGC is jostling to stay relevant/in existence which makes them even more dangerous when it comes to things like this.

It's a decent point - the British have a weird type reservedness when it comes to coming forward: get work done on house and it's not quite right, a lot of folk will simply pay up and complain later etc. We love queue's over here! Whereas I've been to some countries where folk dimply don't, pardon the pun, stand for them.

Have a register for Self Exclusions A register for casino losses. A register for those who have submitted bank statements for review. Going to be left with the UK Bookies at this rate - funnily enough that's where i started - Coral - and looking like it's coming full circle. Keep an eye on MGA - u might find replication down the line. Why? So many factors - Be in in the form of some individuals who obviously have it in the the gambling industry - journalists included. Industry itself - hasn't been the cleanest of places in the past; could they have done more? Probably General society - from claiming u were sold unaffordable payday loans, it's just where we are as a human species: abdication of any personal responsibility; it's always someone else's fault. Spunk 100k into a casino? Not my fault Sir, i should have been stopped - these constant, in many cases poor me, poor me, have helped give backing to certain groups' agendas. So, well done u folk - mission possible.

Their lack of clarity doesn't mean they're dodgy, just quite incompetent from my experience Better places to play pal so i'd get the cash and take it somewhere good I'm currently shilling for Unibet as they're solid as.

The ban on reversals, quel surprise, has led to some faster withdrawals across brands - one that sticks out is Grosvenor - previously they'd have been 24 hours plus, but now it's sometimes 3 hrs. The rest are pretty much as they were - Sky Vegas/Unibet, basically instant now. Novibet/NY Spins etc have the same times as pervious: can't say i've noticed much of a difference.

They do payout but their verification processes leave a lot to be desired - when i played there it either took them a week to verify or there was always some issue that you needed to go back to them. Their reviews can be generally negative, running basement RTP's, slowish payments (though they have sped up), KYC is a chore but never really seen any unjust confiscation of funds. That being the case, you should never, as long as they've got what they need, need to go through the mill for money you've legitimately won. Looks like they're doing SOW and that'll probably add a week onto the process as well given how slow they are in verifying 4 corners of a card. Re SOW - the worst thing you can have on your bank statements is 'other income' - they'll probably come back and want more explanations on where it was from, what for it etc.

Momentum building to bayonet the UK Gambling industry - SMF is only a think tank but the politicians will be all over this Interesting point re White Labels - banned. I couldn't care less with this one. Prove you can afford anything over a 100 quid loss. Sheesh Online stake caps - reckon they'll run with 5: won't affect me personally as only run at that and higher when i have a balance but for the true high rollers, it'll be game over The only half decent thing is the creation of an Ombudsman - something, re self exclusions, that really comes out. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/aug/04/online-gamblers-should-prove-they-can-afford-losses-report-finds

Anecdotally, they are one of the worst for SOW - i think they're doing it to their entire UK customer base, regardless of deposit sizes, how long you've been there: looks like they're trying to cover themselves by adopting (wrongly IMO) a blanket approach.

I had a withdrawal pending but at least they've had a policy change it seems - paid the withdrawal out and then emailed for the payslip stuff - previously i think they weren't doing that. If they want to SOW someone, then don't allow them to deposit in the meantime: just block the account. That bit of the UKGC reg's is a bit hazy and seems to permit them to do so but, regardless, from a business perspective it's not quite right (maybe it is the ultimate business model - u can deposit but never withdraw)

And...hey, u can continue to deposit but we won't pay you! Very kind of them

Bye bye casumo - no chance

Oh lookie....Casumo asking for bank statements, yet again. Don't know the facts of this one, but wouldn't be surprised if requested at withdrawal and they say 'can't pay, until you supply' The Malta (and yes, it is wholly them) crowd, this Casino is particular, are out of control when it comes to requesting financial data.

A once great casino who've slowly, but surely, been falling down If you're UK and play there with large deposits - Don't - as they're developing quite the reputation for some questionable, and incorrect, SOW treatment re withdrawals

Footnote: Apparently the UKGC don't see out of jurisdiction gambling as an issue at present - there has been talk of potential collaboration between the banks/payment providers and the casinos, linked UKGC licences so that only holders of such will see transactions approved. I imagine the banks, if the chargebacks increase, may pick up on this. I've heard banks only approve the CB's if, for example, you had a withdrawal not paid out - no 'goods' received' but, if they have paid you, then no. Some, seemingly are a bit more lax. Anyone reading this - air on caution with chargebacks as, depending on what you say to the bank, you may get yourself in a spot of hot water as some folk tend to embellish a story.

Keep an eye out for CIFAS on your credit file. Obviously if the banks approved it you'll be fine but a pal of mine had a 'protection' marker put on his as a clerical error one time he charged back. (You can have, if your're the victim of fraud, a protection marker put on to stop erroneous applications in your name as well as the 'bad' ones where someone's been suspected of fraud) - just a heads up as he didn't know until he applied for a Mortgage etc. Lord knows how they messed that up, but they did.

Don't know why a lot of the HMTL5 conversions felt the need to remove the one line - used to have a bang on the old Wild Turkey on it, but now it's gone. Pimped etc is best played on one line for the extra HV experience.

Whilst, not always the case, some issues with the WL approach is: - Because they're a quick solution you may find it attracts folk who aren't au fait/interested in the industry which sometimes leads to hit and miss player experiences - Are they funded well enough? Hmm. Dunno if the number of WL's are rising or falling - I'm not really a fan of them tbh. As for sending in docs - contrary to opinion there is no need for SOW - personally, refuse and tell them to either pay out your withdrawal or tell them to submit a Suspicious Activity Report to your countries equivalent of the NCA who, upon review, will see it returned to you. Chances of me sending half my financial information to some geezer in Malta are zero - Maltese Casinos are woeful for this atm.

Trada were once the best, post Aspire, just another AG skin - sad Yeah, despite their low bonus/cash conversion, i didn't mind NEKTAN - the sites were always smooth and they used to through in quite a few offers - you'll have seen that they've been selling off parts of their businesses after some heavy losses, so there's an answer maybe in itself.... A lot of these schemes aren't really public - i got far more at Redbet than they initially said i would, for example. Used to 'guess the slot' on Wednesday and get 50-100 quid just for making one spin on it but they were really good for, even if you just said 'oh this is nonsense', they'd fire you some bonus wash etc with wagering. Then i fell out with them

I'll have a think: What i would say from the off: Aspire Global offer the 92% or lowest for ALL providers - probably the worse for it. It's made harder by some, sneakily i think, offering PNG at medium settings but then No Limit on the highest and then others on the lowest. Good wise, ones that are offering max across the board are Unibet, Novibet, the old MT sites Playing at 92% or 96% is a MASSIVE difference over time - some rudimentary maths, by someone else, shows that, numbers wise it cuts ur play time in hours by nearly 60% etc. Anyone who's played a PNG at 92% will know it's one of the most joyless experiences about

Firstly, you're probably living on borrowed time re VIP schemes - i can see them A. being binned or B A very intrusive SOW process: the UKGC and Parliamentary Group obviously want them binned - plus, with a 2 quid online cap looking like a possibility. Regardless: Betat's VIP scheme was good - until, well, won't go into that or end up in a fight with the rep. Bet Victor used to be good many moons ago - events, random cash drops, 250-500 quid with x5 wagering etc. Not sure what it's like now. Redbets was good but again, scaled down (see above, probably in anticipation) but they'd give 50 quid a week and the random cash drops/bonus drops with low wagering. But it's not as good as it was. 32 Red's Club Rouge was decent - got birthday cash gifts etc Cashback wise, the L and L brands are good for that - 10% upon losing deposits which if that's ur thing, may be worth a look. Might be capped at 100 quid a month though. Despite their horrific 92% RTP's, Aspire Globals is ok from a distance: you get cash amounts, offers etc but tbh it's not worth the hassle Novibet - if you wager a lot you could receive quite a few quid each month - you should maybe check them out. Personally, the Bet Victor one was the best i seen - more to the fact you'd log in and there'd be a random 500 quid put in your account etc: personally, if i was wagering a lot I'd probably go with Novibet for the cash back each month or Redbet BUT no scheme is as good now as it one was. You do have the big bookies like Ladbrokes etc who will probably give more to you in terms of invites to events etc - suppose it depends what you like

Plus, Netent retrospectively offering previous old games like Twin Spin on the 94% RTP now. Amusing how casinos patronisingly tell players 'it's for entertainment', then proceed to back channel with software providers about grabbing bigger pieces of the pie. But i thought it was for entertainment. Aside from DOA1/2, i hardly play Netents - very rarely amusing, nor pay that much: can see me slinging them in the bin with Red Tigers/PNG/Yggdrasil.

Funnily enough, went on Unibet last night and played JJ - 3 bonus rounds in 120 spins (4 jars at one point with a x12 and x8 and x7 just not connecting)

Joker Troupe - ugh - my last go on it was at Bwin/GVC sites: had 20 quid and did 2 quid spins - Boom, the Red Spin bonus on first spin Result - 1 quid win. After that i couldn't face playing it again Novibet have it i think Unibet are a great site - No SOW nonsense, withdrawals in minutes, smooth, few tournaments on the go (though offers are patchy), no taking low RTP's (for the mo): they pretty much tick all the boxes.

Unfortunately, symptomatic of the shift towards HV games over the years by providers: fantastic if you're hitting on them, of course, but comes with the bust deposit, after bust deposit. Even Pragmatic, usually not bad with regular 50-100x wins, have started to crank theirs up - the Buffalo Game is a mortgage buster. Ultra HV games are here to stay but would be nice if there was a bit of a shift backwards, to cater for folk who want a bit of play time and content to hit a few 200x's over the course of a few sessions, not necessarily 5kx. I like Push but only when playing down the last 50 after a w/d.