Olybet Casino EU - Player's account is closed but seeks resolution on losses.

This is a clarification of my previous complaint which was declined as a "cold case". I believe there was a misunderstanding of the timeline.

On 4 November 2022 I contacted OlyBet support, told them that I have a gambling problem and asked for my account to be permanently closed. Support did not apply a permanent block and told me to "do it myself" via self-service.

The problem did not end in November 2022. Because the account stayed open, I continued to play in 2023–2025. According to the official transaction history that OlyBet sent me under GDPR on 6 October 2025, from 4 November 2022 until 2025 I deposited €56,418.15, withdrew €48,134.48 and ended up with a net loss of €8,283.67. All of this loss was incurred after my addiction-based request for a permanent block.

The key evidence that proves the responsible gambling failure is also recent: in a 2025 support chat OlyBet themselves confirmed that a permanent block cannot be set by the player in self-service and can only be applied by support. This shows that the instruction I was given in 2022 ("do it yourself") was technically impossible and that my closure request was never implemented. I only received the full GDPR data and this 2025 confirmation shortly before contacting you.

I tried to resolve this directly with OlyBet in October 2025, giving them a deadline and asking them to refund the €8,283.67 net loss after 4 November 2022 and to finally apply a permanent, identity-level ban. They have not replied at all.

For these reasons I don’t see this as an old, closed incident but as a continuous failure that lasted until 2025, with fresh evidence and a recent attempt to resolve it with the operator.

I am asking you to please reconsider my case and help me obtain:

– a refund of €8,283.67 (my net loss after 4 November 2022), and

– a permanent account- and identity-level exclusion from all OlyBet / OB Holding 1 OÜ brands under the Estonian licence.

I will provide all evidence again: the 4 Nov 2022 closure request, OlyBet’s reply telling me to "do it myself", the 2025 chat where they confirm that only support can apply a permanent block, the GDPR transaction report from 6 Oct 2025, and my unanswered settlement email from October 2025.

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Hello,

Thank you very much for submitting this complaint. I'm sorry to hear about the problem you're experiencing. I will address the issues you described in this complaint step by step.

First of all, if you did not follow the instructions provided by the casino’s customer support back in 2022, and you did not close your account through your profile but continued playing instead, we are unable to assist you with the refund request. Please note that players suffering from gambling addiction who genuinely wish to close their accounts should make every reasonable effort to do so. We also cannot verify that, in 2022, the casino was truly unable to close player accounts via email. Therefore, if you did not close your account as instructed and continued playing, we cannot consider your initial closure request valid.

Have you requested self-exclusion from the casino between November 2022 and October 2025? If so, please forward me any additional closure requests, along with the casino’s responses, to [email protected]. Unfortunately, without further evidence, we won’t be able to assist you with your refund request.

At this stage, the only thing we can do is help you with your current account closure request.

• Are you still able to access your account?
• When was the last time the casino communicated with you?
• When was the last time you requested your account to be closed? Please forward me the most recent account closure request as well to [email protected]

I hope we will be able to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your reply.

Best regards

Veronika

Hi Veronika,

Thanks for your reply. I’ll try to clarify a few key points.

On 4 November 2022 I contacted OlyBet support, told them that I have a gambling problem and asked for my account to be permanently closed. I was not asking for a short break. At that time there was no option in my profile to set a permanent self-exclusion – only temporary limits and time-outs. Based on my evidence from 2025, this is still the situation today: a player cannot apply a permanent block themselves.

In a later chat in 2025 OlyBet’s own support confirmed that a permanent block cannot be set by the player in self-service and can only be applied by support. So the instruction I got in 2022 ("do it yourself via your profile") could never have produced the permanent ban I asked for. The only way to do that was on the casino’s side.

From the GDPR "Payments list" you can see that after 4 Nov 2022 I deposited €56,418.15, withdrew €48,134.48 and lost €8,283.67 net. All of this happened after I had already told them that I am a gambling addict and asked for a permanent block.

There is also important evidence in the GDPR "Action log". On 30 July 2025 the internal log shows:

"User 239804 update status: ‘-6’ (Responsible gaming review) -> ‘-1’ (Terminated) notes: ‘RG account closed as per player request permanently ZD#1887371 Do not reinstate without consulting with RG’ …"

and then:

"User 239804 update notes: ‘RG account closed as per player request permanently ZD#1887371 Do not reinstate without consulting with RG’ -> ‘RG account closed as per player request permanently ZD#1887371 ZD#1887381 Do not reinstate without consulting with RG’".

At the same time there are changes "phone 1 => 0 poker / sms 1 => 0 poker / email 1 => 0 poker".

This means that on 30 July 2025 OlyBet finally terminated my account as a responsible-gambling decision, "as per player request permanently", and marked "Do not reinstate without consulting with RG". So they did in 2025 exactly what I had asked for already in November 2022 – but only after I had lost €8,283.67 in the meantime.

To answer your questions:

1. Self-exclusion requests between Nov 2022 and Oct 2025: my first clear request was on 4 Nov 2022. The RG termination on 30 July 2025 is also marked "as per player request permanently" in their own system. My last written request is my email from October 2025, where I again asked for a permanent, identity-level block and a refund.
2. Can I still access my account? No. Since the RG termination on 30 July 2025 the account is closed and I cannot log in.
3. Last communication from the casino: the GDPR reply in October 2025. They have not answered my October 2025 email where I requested a refund and a permanent ban.

The GDPR transaction export and the Action log where all of this can be verified have been submitted with my complaint. If needed, I can send them again.

I accept that I have a gambling problem and that I must seek help. That is why I contacted the casino already in November 2022 and asked for a permanent block. My complaint is not simply "I lost money and want it back", but that an addiction-based permanent closure request was mishandled, the account stayed open for more than two and a half years, and only then did the casino finally apply the RG termination "as per player request permanently.

Best regards,

Jarmo

Hello,

Thank you for the additional information and the files you provided.

After carefully reviewing all your evidence, I understand your point of view. However, based on what you described, the casino informed you that you could set a self-exclusion period directly through your casino profile, ranging from 6 months up to 3 years. Unfortunately, it seems that you did not attempt to use this available option or take any other measures to restrict your access after the casino’s response.

While we understand that you were seeking a permanent closure due to gambling-related issues, our team cannot verify that the casino was responsible for keeping your account open when a self-exclusion option was available to you and no further action was taken from your side for almost three years.

For this reason, we must consider your refund request as unjustified. We understand how difficult this situation must be, but Casino.Guru can only intervene if clear evidence shows that the casino failed to act according to its own responsible gambling procedures at the time of your initial request. Based on the information available, we do not have sufficient grounds to conclude that such failure occurred.

Therefore, I’m afraid we will have to reject this complaint.

I still strongly encourage you to seek professional support if you feel that gambling has negatively affected your life.

Best regards

Veronika

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