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Cazimbo Casino - Player's self-exclusion request was ignored by the casino.

Amount: €7,000

Cazimbo Casino
Safety Index:Above average
Submitted: 06 May 2024 | Case closed : 30 May 2024
Case closed Our verdict

Player stopped responding

REJECTED

Case summary

5 months ago

The player from Italy, who had self-excluded himself due to a gambling problem, had been allowed to play at Cazimbo Casino. Despite his request to self-exclude, the casino hadn't acted on it which resulted in the player losing an additional €5000. The player claimed that he had communicated his wish to self-exclude due to gambling addiction through live chat and emails, but the casino had ignored his requests and continued to send promotional offers. However, he had failed to provide proof of these communications when requested by our team. Due to the lack of response from the player, we were unable to investigate further and the complaint was rejected.

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6 months ago
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Good day, I wanted to lodge a complaint about the issue I've experienced with a specific casino.

In early January 2024, I self-excluded from all casinos indefinitely as I recognized that I have a gambling problem. Consequently, I was prevented from playing in any casino.

I came across this casino, Cazimbo, which allowed me to play. After losing €2000, I requested them to self-exclude me. Cazimbo responded but did nothing about it, resulting in me depositing more money. Is it possible that a gambling site doesn't have a self-exclusion option anywhere, making it impossible for the player to self-exclude themselves?

Cazimbo deceived me by not giving me a chance to close my account, and as a result, I ended up losing an additional €5000!


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6 months ago

Dear raccotitto,

Thank you very much for submitting this complaint. I'm sorry to hear about your problem.

 First, I’d like to explain to you what the difference is between closing the account and self-exclusion: 

Closing an account is simple and has almost no impact - the player can reopen the account anytime, and the casino has no obligation to the player.  

On the other hand, self-exclusion does. If a player successfully makes a self-exclusion the casino agrees not to open this account or if yes only under particular circumstances (after the cooling off period and this cannot be done for players who are addicted/with a gambling problem). 

From the screenshots you uploaded with your complaint, it seems that you did not specify the reason for your account closure request. Have you mentioned in any of your emails that you wish to be self-excluded due to gambling addiction?

Thank you very much for your reply. 

Best regards, 

Veronika

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6 months ago
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yes I mentioned it several times in live chat and among other things the casino in question doesn't even have top-up limits and it is also for this reason that I lost more money because of them!

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6 months ago
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the casino in question also ignored my exclusion request and as you can see from the last email it encouraged me to continue playing with their cashback promotions instead of helping me! Even though I explained why I wanted to exclude myself, they only sent me pre-planned responses

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5 months ago

Please forward me the communication where you explicitly mentioned that you wish to self-exclude due to gambling addiction.

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5 months ago
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I sent them first

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5 months ago

I have not received any email from you. Could you please double-check if you typed the correct address? It's veronika.l@casino.guru.

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5 months ago

Dear raccotitto,

We are extending the timer by 7 days. Please, be aware that in case you fail to respond in the given time frame or don’t require any further assistance, we will reject the complaint.

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5 months ago

Unfortunately, the player has not responded to our messages and questions. Consequently, we are unable to investigate further and have no choice but to reject this complaint.

The player can reopen this complaint at any time.

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