HomeComplaintsBetway Casino IT - Player’s bonus has been activated automatically without his consent.

Betway Casino IT - Player’s bonus has been activated automatically without his consent.

Amount: €510

Betway Casino IT
Safety Index:High
Submitted: 23 Sep 2021 | Case closed : 09 Mar 2024
Case closed Our verdict

Unjustified complaint

REJECTED

Case summary

8 months ago

The player from Italy had an unwanted bonus added to the account automatically. We rejected this complaint as the funds have been played before we could intervene.

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3 years ago
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This morning when registering at this casino on the last page there was the possibility to accept or decline the welcome bonus by setting the flag or not. I did not select the option and therefore refused the welcome bonus knowing that it was binding with the wagering requirements in order to withdraw any winnings obtained with real money from the deposit made.

Despite this, as soon as I make the first deposit of € 240, I see € 480 credited to my account, half of which is a welcome bonus. Before playing I try to contact the live chat to ask for an explanation on the fact that I was credited with this unwanted bonus because it is binding on the withdrawal of any winnings. In the four attempts I tried to speak to a chat operator, no one showed up after a 20 minute wait. Chat is the only way to contact this casino because it has no customer support email address (which is absurd). So I decide to start playing live roulette (Lightning roulette) hoping that this bonus is not that bonus trap that some casinos use to not let you withdraw until you meet the wagering requirements, which is why I had refused it during registration. During the roulette session I win € 270 after about half an hour of playing using REAL money ONLY. I decide to settle and go out in order to collect the winnings and I find myself unable because the bonus that was activated without my will had not yet met the crazy wagering requirements (I would have had to play another 8000 euros around !!). In that very altered moment I try to contact the live chat again in vain where no one answers. So I decide to continue playing roulette and naturally after a while I lose all my money.

I therefore ask the casino for a full refund of the 240 euros deposited and the approximately 270 euros of winnings obtained initially that I would have liked to cash in for a total of 510 €.

Thank you in advance for the help you give me.

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3 years ago

Dear carsix79,

Thank you very much for submitting your complaint. I’m very sorry to hear about your negative experience.

Sadly, since you have played your winnings, I’m afraid, there is not much we can do for you. Please understand, the player is the only one responsible for their account, active balance, and all the bets taking place. For future references, please contact us as soon as the issue evolves so we can intervene before it's too late.

Please let me know if there is any additional information that I have overlooked, but I’m afraid I will be forced to reject your complaint as unjustified. I wish I could be of more help.

Thank you in advance for your reply and understanding.

Best regards,

Petronela

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3 years ago
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Hi Petronela,

perhaps you did not understand the reasons for my complaint.

The fact that I played all the winnings is because I was forced to do so because they activated the welcome bonus that I had clearly refused during the registration phase. Their welcome bonus blocks any attempt to withdraw any winnings until you meet its prohibitive wagering requirement. This is a blatantly unfair practice of the casino because it places the player as a hostage of the bonus without giving him the opportunity to be able to withdraw any winnings.

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3 years ago
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I would also like to add that I had a similar experience with another casino (Betmaster) which also uses the welcome bonus as a trap to make the player lose their first deposit even if they only use real money. In that case, I accepted the welcome bonus not knowing the unfair terms and conditions underlying that made me lose 2600 euros of winnings that I could not collect (you have a complaint on your site that is the same as my case, that of Hector on 25/07 / 21). From that moment on, every time I join a casino, I carefully read the terms and conditions of the welcome bonus in order to avoid unpleasant surprises as in the case of Betmaster. It is for this reason that in this case with Betway after reading the conditions of the bonus I have made sure not to accept it during the registration phase. Instead they assigned it to me anyway without the possibility of canceling it since the only way to do it was to ask for it via chat but they were unreachable and have no email to write to (never happened in any casino). What was I supposed to do?

I know that the player is solely responsible for the bets he makes but not for being OBLIGED to do so without his consent. If I had accepted the bonus I would have been responsible but in this case it is as if I had been fooled by the casino because it forced me to keep betting rather than collect my winnings.

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3 years ago

I have read and understood your complaint, carsix79. Please understand that if you still had any balance we would try to help you to receive your winnings even if they were tied to an unwanted bonus, unfortunately, we can't help you if you decided to play and didn't contact us before it was too late.


Once again, please let me know if there is any additional information that I have overlooked, but I’m afraid I will be forced to reject your complaint as unjustified. I wish I could be of more help.


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3 years ago
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After my first deposit and the unwanted assignment of the welcome bonus, I practically never had a real balance because all the winnings were channeled to the bonus balance which was what I wanted to avoid by refusing the welcome bonus during registration. I find it incorrect and of an unprecedented gravity and the fact that you pass over it in such a superficial way makes me think badly. In fact, I note with horror the excellent ratings you have given to Betway and Betmaster who both practice this incorrectness on the welcome bonus when all the players complain about it. This way they will continue to do so by putting their customers in a manifestly disadvantageous and unfair position.

Then a casino with no support email and a chat that never works .. what are we talking about? Is this a great casino for you ??? 😂

Okay I understand everything. Thanks anyway.

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3 years ago

Unfortunately, after gathering all the necessary information we are rejecting this complaint as unjustified. Sorry, we were not able to help you with this one, but please, do not hesitate to contact us in the future, if you run into any issues with any other casino. We are here to help. 

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