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BluVegas Casino - Player’s struggling to pass the KYC.

Amount: €1,110

BluVegas Casino
Safety Index:High
Submitted: 21 Aug 2021 | Case closed : 23 Jun 2022
Case closed Our verdict

Unjustified complaint

REJECTED

Case summary

2 years ago

The player from Germany was asked to provide proof of income. It showed that the player played a restricted game with a bonus and he wasn't aware of what is he doing. Casino proved that there was a pop-up window that notified players that they are going to play a restricted game for a bonus play.

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3 years ago
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i won 1110 euros in the casino. I am already fully verified.


The casino asked me to clarify the origin of the funds as I deposited more than I earn.

I uploaded all of the bank statements and everything you need and nothing happens.


I find it generally uncomfortable to provide these very private things where my money comes from. It is nobody's business how when and how much I earn.


I have stated that my earnings come from gambling and have also provided the account statements where the receipt of the winnings can be seen.

I also provided and uploaded my pay slip to you.


the payment has been made since July 25th. pending and nothing happens.


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3 years ago

Hello Fowi30,

Thank you very much for submitting your complaint. I’m sorry to hear about your negative experience. Regarding the proof of income - Please understand that the requested information is necessary for the casino to make sure that your funds have been obtained legally and you have enough funds to participate in the betting. AML (Anti-Money Laundering) Regulations for Gaming and Gambling Industry are usually set by the Licensing Authority and all the serious and licensed casinos have to comply and follow these policies.

That’s why we advise players to fully cooperate with casinos and provide all the required documents as soon as possible.

Do I understand correctly that you have provided all the necessary documents listed in the email?

I hope, we will help you to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Kristina

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3 years ago
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yes i did i always had to hand in something i had done and it has already taken 1 month to check it and to pay my winnings to me.

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3 years ago

Thank you very much Fowi30 for your reply. I will now transfer your complaint to my colleague Viliam who will be at your assistance. I wish you the best of luck and hope to see your problem being resolved to your satisfaction soon.

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3 years ago

Hello fowi30,

I looked at your complaint and will do my best to help you. I would like to invite BluVegas Casino into this conversation. Dear Casino, can you specify where is the problem with the player’s verification process, please?

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3 years ago
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3 years ago

We would like to ask the BluVegas Casino to reply to this complaint. We are extending the timer by 7 days. If the casino fails to respond in the set time frame, we will close the complaint as ‘unresolved’.

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3 years ago
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ok that may be it was just a guess, but why not use software that prevents players from playing non-allowed slots with bonuses.


you have a responsibility towards the player and are in possession of a reputable mga license.

instead, let unsuspecting players fall into the bonus trap.

how irresponsible is that please.


This clearly violates the fair gaming code if you have ever heard of it.


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3 years ago

Dear Casino,

we believe that you should not let the players play restricted games and then seized the winnings. This behavior is against our fair gambling codex: https://casino.guru/fair-gambling-codex-for-casinos#restricted-bonuses, especially part 6. I would like to point that if you'll not pay winnings to the player I'll be forced to close this complaint as unresolved.

Please, let me know your final statement.

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3 years ago

Dear Casino Guru,


What you believe does not necessarily mean that rules should be imposed on operators this way.


What you are asking is something that needs to be available from the platform software and it's not something that we have any control over it directly or imposed on us from MGA, so this makes your statement biased and un-ethical, to some extent even questionable! ... with your verdict, you are directly telling all the players that they can claim a bonus and play on any restricted game as they would still get all their winnings, and this is truly defamatory.


Having said that, we are fully inline with the Malta Gambling Authority when it comes to our terms and conditions and imposing such behaviour is truly unacceptable and un-professional.


We have clearly not restricted any bonus to the player, as your gambling codex is stating in part 6 about Restricted bonuses in certain countries, in-fact, your codex does not even mention anything about restricted games.

Also, our terms and conditions are available from anywhere on the site + our emails for the player to access, thus not hiding them to the player. The player is quite an experienced gambler and he is fully aware that bonus terms will apply when claiming bonuses. Even if he was not so experienced, the terms & conditions are still accessible from everywhere!

When a player registers, it is mandatory for him to accept our terms and conditions before he can deposit, claim bonus or even open an account, thus legally binding him to follow such terms in their entirety.


I kindly ask you to asses closely this situation before rushing into such damaging conclusions.


Regards,

Richard

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3 years ago

We understand the casino’s position that the player breached T&Cs. We also understand that – mainly because of bonus hunters – some games are restricted during bonus play.


The problem here is that if the restriction is not enforced by software, it will often cause recreational players, who are not aware of the game being restricted, to get their winnings voided.


Although the casino may be right from the legal perspective, we believe that the very best casinos are willing to take measures to create a safe environment for players, so that their winnings will not get voided because of an honest mistake. This is the reason why we are giving a minor penalty to casinos in situation like this. It represents the fact that these casinos may be still good, but there are other casinos that are safer for players.


We understand that it may be hard to enforce restricted games for bonus play by software, but it does not mean that giving the responsibility to the player is the best solution. We believe that the fair approach to this is to set the games that casino wants to restrict but cannot enforce it by software to have 0% wagering contribution. Therefore, players’ winnings will not be voided and at the same time it is not possible (or at least much harder) to abuse the game by bonus hunters.


In this case, we therefore suggest recalculating the wagering requirements for the player in the way that the prohibited game won't contribute to them, and letting the player withdraw after wagering the bonus properly.


For now, I'm forced to close it as unresolved. In case that you'll decide to pay the player's winnings, we can reopen this complaint.

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2 years ago

We’ve reopened this complaint as per the Casino’s request. We would like to give this case one more chance to get resolved and help both involved parties to reach a satisfactory conclusion.

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2 years ago

Dear fowi30,

I've received information from Casino, that this pop-up window is always showing when you want to play a game that is restricted from wagering. Did you see this warning?

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2 years ago
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it is commendable if this software has now been implemented


however, my case was 10 months ago and at that time this type of software did not yet exist.


I have never received this window which tells the player that he is playing a game that cannot be played with a bonus


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2 years ago

Dear Casino,

please, provide official evidence from the platform provider that the pop-up window was implemented before July 2021. You can send it to my email address: viliam.v@casino.guru.


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2 years ago
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if this pop-up window already existed earlier when I opened this case


why didn't the casino point this out?

I think you reacted to the complaint 9 months ago and made a statement


simply because this pop-up window did not exist at that time

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2 years ago

Dear fowi30,

I've received evidence from Casino that the pop-up window was implemented in February 2021. Unfortunately, at this point, I'm forced to reject your complaint as unjustified.

If you are not satisfied with our conclusion, you can contact their license provider here: https://www.mga.org.mt/support/online-gaming-support/. They should have more legal power to investigate the issue deeply.

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 this or any other casino. We are here to help.


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