Dear jarenty1983,
Thank you for your reply and for informing us that you have submitted refund requests to your bank and the casino operator.
Based on all the information provided, I would like to clearly explain our final position.
As outlined earlier, we can assist with refund requests only in situations where there is clear evidence that a player requested account closure or self-exclusion due to gambling problems and the casino failed to act on that request, allowing further deposits and losses. In your case, there is no verifiable evidence that such a request was made or ignored by the casino. Because of this, we are unfortunately unable to pursue a refund of the lost deposits (€3,080) on your behalf.
Regarding chargebacks, we would like to clarify the following. While initiating a chargeback can sometimes result in an account being closed or restricted across multiple operators, this is because chargebacks are commonly associated with fraud or misuse of payment methods from the operators’ perspective. A chargeback is generally intended for situations where a service was not provided or where a transaction was unauthorized.
In this case, the gambling service was available and used, and the funds were lost during normal gameplay. For this reason, pursuing a chargeback in such circumstances may also be considered unfair toward the casino, as the service was delivered as intended. We therefore do not actively recommend this approach. Any outcome will depend entirely on the bank’s or payment provider’s assessment and falls outside the scope of our intervention.
To summarize:
- The funds were lost during gameplay, not confiscated by the casino.
- There is no evidence of a self-exclusion or account closure request that the casino failed to act upon.
- Without such evidence, we do not have grounds to request or enforce a refund from the casino.
For these reasons, we must reject this complaint, as we are powerless to proceed further under our complaint resolution rules. If you are able to provide new evidence showing that you asked the casino to stop you from playing and this request was ignored, we would be willing to reassess the case.
Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
Petronela
Casino.Guru
Dear jarenty1983,
Thank you for your reply and for informing us that you have submitted refund requests to your bank and the casino operator.
Based on all the information provided, I would like to clearly explain our final position.
As outlined earlier, we can assist with refund requests only in situations where there is clear evidence that a player requested account closure or self-exclusion due to gambling problems and the casino failed to act on that request, allowing further deposits and losses. In your case, there is no verifiable evidence that such a request was made or ignored by the casino. Because of this, we are unfortunately unable to pursue a refund of the lost deposits (€3,080) on your behalf.
Regarding chargebacks, we would like to clarify the following. While initiating a chargeback can sometimes result in an account being closed or restricted across multiple operators, this is because chargebacks are commonly associated with fraud or misuse of payment methods from the operators’ perspective. A chargeback is generally intended for situations where a service was not provided or where a transaction was unauthorized.
In this case, the gambling service was available and used, and the funds were lost during normal gameplay. For this reason, pursuing a chargeback in such circumstances may also be considered unfair toward the casino, as the service was delivered as intended. We therefore do not actively recommend this approach. Any outcome will depend entirely on the bank’s or payment provider’s assessment and falls outside the scope of our intervention.
To summarize:
- The funds were lost during gameplay, not confiscated by the casino.
- There is no evidence of a self-exclusion or account closure request that the casino failed to act upon.
- Without such evidence, we do not have grounds to request or enforce a refund from the casino.
For these reasons, we must reject this complaint, as we are powerless to proceed further under our complaint resolution rules. If you are able to provide new evidence showing that you asked the casino to stop you from playing and this request was ignored, we would be willing to reassess the case.
Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
Petronela
Casino.Guru