Celu Apuestas Casino - Player claims wrongful prize allocation.

Hello, good day to you. I am getting in touch with you due to an issue I have encountered on the Celuapuestas platform. I was playing a 'Red Racket' game called 'Million 777 Hot' in which, during one of my spins, I placed a bet in the Argentine national currency of 100 Argentinian pesos. In this spin, I triggered a game feature known as 'The Mechanic', which consists of three successive roulette wheels, each positioned within another, whereby each wheel takes you closer to the center based on whether the arrow lands on your selected spot. During the course of the game, you might come across bet multipliers or encounter an arrow symbol that leads you further inward, effectively increasing the potential prize amount. During one particular spin, I landed on the maximum prize spot, which, at the time I entered the game, was worth $1,000,000. To my surprise, however, the game awarded me only $10,000. I have filed a complaint regarding this discrepancy because I have video recordings and photos to corroborate my claim. All relevant information—be it the time of play or other details—is available. The in-game prize was explicitly stated to be one million pesos. This incident occurred on the 15th of December, this year, at precisely 1:40 a.m. and 7 seconds. Interestingly, last night I played the same game and triggered the same feature – although, this time, the maximum prize was not selected. Nonetheless, upon entering 'The Mechanic' feature, I noticed that the potential prizes – the Major, Minor, and Grand – had all significantly changed. This suggests to me that the casino had corrected their potential prizes since my earlier game. However, at the time when I won, the displayed prize was one million pesos; logically, that's what should have been paid out to me. The rules of the game are clear—I always read them before playing—and, unfortunately, the casino has not adhered to them in this case. I will send you the files from December 15 where the Major Prize was set at 1,000,000 pesos, and from December 30 where the prize table had changed. It's worth noting that it's the same bet, with the same currency, in the same game.

Dear eduardomserra39,

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

Could you please forward any relevant communication along with your game history to petronela.k@casino.guru? 

Meanwhile, please check our article explaining "How slot machines are programmed" and maybe it’ll help to understand how servers communicate with players and what issues might occur on the way.

Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

Best regards,

Petronela

Due to the increased volume of complaints during this time of year, we kindly request your patience while awaiting our responses. We aim to publish each complaint within 48 hours of submission but reserve up to 7 days to reply to any subsequent comments. Additionally, please be aware that it might take a bit longer for your complaint to be assigned to a resolver, as we are currently managing over 900 complaints.

Your understanding is greatly appreciated. Wishing you a joyful, successful, and healthy new year 2024, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

you see the same play, the same bet, different prizes. The first image is where it hits me the hardest. Stipulated at 1,000,000, according to game rules the prizes must be paid with the same currency that is being bet.

Hi eduardomserra39,

Thank you for the forwarded screenshots. Could you please forward your game history too?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Forgive my sloppiness. But this is the history of the game.

Hi eduardomserra39,

Could you please request your game history from the casino directly and then forward the entire file to petronela.k@casino.guru?

Thank you.

Hello, good day, I contacted them and they told me the following

What they advised me was to take a video capture on the screen. That's what I did https://photos.app.goo.gl/5Pjp6ckE9zyKiF5J6

Thank you very much, eduardomserra39, for providing all the necessary information. I will now transfer your complaint to my colleague Matej (matej@casino.guru) who will be at your assistance. I wish you the best of luck and hope to see your problem being resolved to your satisfaction in the near future.  

Hello eduardomserra39,

I am sorry to hear about your troubles.

I would like to invite the casino representative into the case:

Dear casino representative, could you please check the case and explain to us what happened?

Dear matej, we should not only send the corresponding invitation to the casino representative, but also to redrake. Who is the one who does not validate the prize? Beyond several attempts to communicate with them I have not been able to.

We would like to ask the 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’ which may negatively affect its rating.

I have tried to contact the casino repeatedly but had no success. I'm afraid there is not much that can be achieved without cooperation from its side. Since the casino operates without a valid license and doesn't refer to any ADR service, there is no gaming authority to turn to. 

I will mark the complaint as "unresolved" in our system. I understand this isn't a satisfactory solution to your issue. However, the decrease in the rating caused by unresolved complaints could help to change the casino's approach. If the casino decides to react, we will reopen the complaint and you will be notified by email. 

I can only recommend you choose casinos by their reviews and ratings in the future to avoid situations like this. I am sorry we could not be of more help on this occasion.

Best regards,

Matej