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PalmSlots Online Casino - Player's account remains open despite self-exclusion request.

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Amount: €650

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Case summary

The player from Germany requested permanent account closure due to gambling addiction but faced difficulties with the casino, which only imposed a 30-day ban despite multiple requests and attempts to communicate. After the temporary ban, the player re-deposited and continued to seek a permanent solution without a response from the casino. The Complaints Team facilitated communication between the player and the casino. Ultimately, casino confirmed that the matter was resolved directly with the player, leading to the closure of her account. However, due to the player's lack of response to follow-up communications, the complaint was eventually rejected.

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1 year ago
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Dear Team, I need help. I have been trying for a long time to get this casino to ban me due to gambling addiction. Despite various emails, contact with live chat, and certain "VIP Managers" (who even tried to change my mind with offers and free spins, even after I mentioned I am a gambling addict), I was only banned for 30 days. After receiving the confirmation email about the 30-day ban, I replied again and explicitly requested that my account be permanently closed due to gambling addiction. Unfortunately, there was no further response, and after 30 days, I had access again. Since then, I have deposited a total of 650 euros (from October 14th to October 17th, 2024). In the meantime, I have again requested via email and live chat to have my account banned. I consistently emphasize that it is due to gambling addiction. Unfortunately, nothing happens. I no longer have the old emails with the first requests and the 30-day ban, only the current ones. But if the casino would finally react, they would be able to trace it. I see that I'm not the only one with this problem. I just want my account to be closed. Best regards.

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1 year ago

Dear milasun,

Thank you very much for submitting your complaint. I’m sorry to hear about your negative experience with PalmSlots Casino.

Please allow me to ask you a few questions, so I can better understand the situation. 

  • Could you please share the communication from you to the casino in which you explicitly informed the casino about your gambling problems? (the earlier the communication the better)
  • Send emails or chat transcripts to my email at tomas@casino.guru, or post screenshots here. Please include any responses from the casino.

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

Best regards,

Tomas

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1 year ago
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I sent all the information to Tomas by email. I have not yet received a response from the casino to my current emails. According to the live chat, the case should be forwarded (from 10/18/24) but I have not heard anything further. My account has still not been blocked.

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1 year ago
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My account has now finally been blocked after I tried to log in. Unfortunately, I have not received any confirmation or response from the Palmslotscasino staff regarding my refund request, nor has my account been permanently closed. It's strange that something only happens when I have to file a complaint here. The Livechar support said that I would receive an answer. But there was no answer. It would be nice if the casino responded to my refund request of 650 euros. I said from the beginning that I am addicted to gambling.

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1 year ago

Thanks for your emails and the update.

Try contacting your email provider if you haven't done so already and request the emails to be restored. In the meantime, we'll contact the casino and try to assist.  I will now transfer your complaint to my colleague Michal (michal.v@casino.guru) who will be at your service. I wish you the best of luck and hope the problem will be resolved to your satisfaction in the near future.  

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1 year ago

Hello milasun,


My name is Michal and I will be assisting you with your case. I hope that together we will come to a successful resolution of your issue.


I would like to request the presence of a representative from the casino in this conversation.


Dear PalmSlots Casino,


Could you possibly provide additional information regarding the issue and clarify the situation? I would also appreciate it if you provided us with any and all relevant evidence.  


Thank you in advance.


Respectfully,


Michal


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1 year ago
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Unfortunately, I cannot restore the emails. Support said it would only work if the emails were deleted in the last 7 days. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago. I hope the casino is honest... but thank you for all your efforts. 🙂

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1 year ago

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.

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1 year ago

Dear Michal,


In their first request the user did not comply with our KYC process, and we were unable to proceed further as per our established policies. However after the second request on the 4th of Aug, their account was excluded for 30 days.

With that being said, upon further check and review on our side as per their last request, we have removed the option for the account to be re-opened.

In addition, please note that any activity while the self-exclusion process is ongoing, remaiнs sole responsibility of the user.


Regards,

PalmSlots Casino Team

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I don't understand. I replied to the confirmation email with the 30-day ban that my account should still be closed permanently. Why was my account blocked for 30 days if there is a gambling addiction here? I also don't understand why I haven't received a response from you after my last inquiries??? Responsible gaming is not taken into account here at all... nowhere else is life made as difficult as with you. I don't understand why self-exclusion is made so difficult. Without Casinoguru I probably wouldn't have received a response to this day!

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1 year ago
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I would like my money back please. A 30 day ban due to gambling addiction is not right! I have constantly written in every request that I am addicted to gambling... in every single request, even in August. I have practically begged for it by email, live chat and to the managers. Why are they only reacting now???

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1 year ago

Dear PalmSlots Casino,


Let me point out that when a player requests self-exclusion due to a gambling problem, the casino should process this request within a reasonable timeframe. Immediate suspension is not required, but action should be taken promptly to protect the player. If the player’s account is unverified or there is a pending withdrawal, this should not delay the self-exclusion process. KYC verification can be completed after suspension, but ensuring the player cannot lose their active balance, access pending withdrawals, or deposit additional funds is essential.


Dear milasun,


Let me mention that if you request self-exclusion but your account is unverified, it is recommended to complete the KYC verification process.  This helps the casino fully identify you, which can prevent issues if you attempt to open a new account in the future. If you approach the casino later to open a new account without previously completing the initial KYC verification, please be aware that we may be unable to mediate in any future complaints or disputes with this casino on your behalf. 


With all of the above being said, can you confirm for me when was the first time the player asked for self-exclusion due to gambling problem and also when did the player made deposits after this request?


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1 year ago
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I think that I uploaded the required documents for verification. After that, my account was blocked for 30 days. But I'm happy to do it again.

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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.

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1 year ago

Dear Michal,


As you are aware, identity verification is a crucial part of the self-exclusion process. To proceed further, we need to verify that this is truly the account owner, by requesting the relevant for that purpose documents.


In the initial request, our relevant team outlined the documents required for verification. However, we have not received a response to that email. Subsequently, the user submitted another request, but no documents were uploaded in that instance either. Given these circumstances, we made the decision to proactively exclude the account for 30 days to allow the user sufficient time to prepare and submit the requested documents.


Please note that, as of now, we have still not received the necessary documentation. Regardless, the account has been closed and will remain so.


Regards,

PalmSlots Casino Team

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I'm pretty sure that I completed the verification process later, because I made a withdrawal but then canceled it again. After that, I tried again to have my account blocked due to gambling addiction. This resulted in a 30-day block. There was no mention of documents still being missing. And it's also not true that I didn't reply to the first email. I asked why documents were needed for self-exclusion, because I'm not familiar with it. I didn't get an answer.


I also have to say that my partner at the time, who was also with Palmslots, had exactly the same problem. He was verified and was only blocked for 30 days. This can even be proven! And as far as I know, the account is still open!


And here there is a similar case with the 30 days, although gambling addiction was clearly mentioned.


And they could have answered my last inquiries via email and live chat and pointed out to me again that documents were still missing. But I was ignored. My account was only closed when I complained to casinoguru.


I have to say that this casino is just trying to keep you waiting so that you can make as much money as possible from gambling addicts. The fact that the managers offer bonuses to change the players' minds is absurd.


Please tell me where to send my documents and I will upload it again. Please also respond to my refund request!





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Furthermore, as I have often mentioned, I also replied to the confirmation email with the 30 days. I wrote that I still wanted my account to be closed permanently and not for 30 days. I didn't get a reply to that either. They could have mentioned missing documents there too! I have had a lot of experience with various casinos because of my gambling addiction and have never been treated as badly as at Palmslots. Something urgently needs to change.

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1 year ago
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Before my first withdrawal request, I uploaded the documents that were asked for at that moment to the website. ID, proof of address and proof of deposit. This was also marked as confirmed. After that, I was able to withdraw the money that I had canceled. The verification process was no longer displayed in my account after that. That was between the first self-exclusion request and the second with the 30-day block. Please check again! Withdrawal requests would therefore not have been possible because the documents were asked for immediately. I had definitely verified myself.

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1 year ago

Dear PalmSlots Casino,


Since the player claims they have sent their documents for the KYC procedure, can you tell me what is the current situation regarding the KYC procedure? Are any documents still needed for the completion of the process?

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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.

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Dear Michal,


All needed documents have been provided and reviewed, as well as the account has been successfully excluded and it will remain so.


Best regards,

PalmSlots Casino Team

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1 year ago

Dear milasun,


Can you confirm the account closure? Also, when exactly did you make the disputed deposits?

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I've already written all of that above. And my verification was done before the 30-day ban, which the casino has now finally confirmed! My account was only completely blocked when I submitted a complaint here... I don't know exactly when because I didn't receive any answers or confirmations from the casino to my inquiries.

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Dear PalmSlots Casino,


Do I understand correctly that the player supposedly did not comply with the KYC procedure in the first two self-exclusion requests, and that this was the reason why the self-exclusion was only temporary, for 30 days? Can you also tell me, when was the first self-exclusion request made, with the mention of gambling addiction?

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I verified my account before the 30-day ban. There was no mention of documents being missing! I even replied that I didn't want 30 days, but permanent. I didn't receive a response to that or to any of my other inquiries. And I said from the beginning it was because of gambling addiction. But I've already written all that.


There is a similar case here where a player with a verified account and gambling addiction had the same problem with the 30 days. Please read it through. The 30 days were definitely not due to missing documents. After the 30-day ban, I didn't upload anything there either. The withdrawal request with the verification process took place before that!



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1 year ago
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I also sent them screenshots by email of what the email with the 30-day ban looks like. That's the standard procedure there, that the account is only blocked for 30 days. Gambling addiction or not...

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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.

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1 year ago

Hello Michal,


The player has raised their first official request, as per our guidelines on the 4th of Aug, but as we have not received the requested via mail information by that time, we have decided to take a step further and exclude the account for 30 days on the 6th of Aug. 


The verification that the player refers to in their messages is rather different as it was related to ongoing withdrawal check. Note however that there are dedicated teams that handle each type of request separately, therefore we explicitly ask for the players to submit the requested documents via the related self-exclusion email thread.


Further after their contact in Oct, the account was excluded and it will remain so.


Best regards,

PalmSlots Casino Team

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Yes, but my account was verified. Before the 30-day block. It was not mentioned that documents were still missing when the email with the 30 days came from you and I didn't receive a response to my reply that my account should be permanently closed. I verified my account by making the withdrawal request. The same documents are required whether by email or website!


My account is verified and my account should have been permanently closed from the beginning because of my gambling addiction, which I have repeatedly mentioned! I also received no responses at all to all my inquiries after the 30 days.


Only here and since I submitted a complaint here, my account has also been closed. Is that normal???!

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It's simply not true that the 30 days were for the missing documents. You only give each player a 30-day ban even though they have a gambling addiction. The other cases here show that too!

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What I also noticed is that they now write that my first request was on August 4th, but further up they write that it was my second request! The first request was in July, and then I got an email saying that I had to verify my account. I then carried on playing and won something that I wanted to withdraw, and then I verified my account. After I lost the winnings again, I made the second request on August 4th and then my account was verified! It was closed for 30 days without mentioning that the account still had to be verified... after that, I didn't receive any more replies until today.

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Dear milasun,


The casino is allowed to ask for verification, even after you have provided them the documents in the past, in cases like these, where different departments are handling different issues.


Dear PalmSlots Casino,


Can you give me a clear timeframe of events, mainly when the player made a correct self-exclusion request, and also when was the player's account permanently closed?


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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.

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Dear Michal,


The player has requested their self-exclusion 4th of Aug and as already explained, on the 6th of Aug we have decided to exclude the account for 30 days only, in order to provide the player with enough time to accordingly respond to our documents request.


Later on the 19th of Oct, we have initiated the final closure of the account, despite the lack of cooperation regarding the KYC verification.


Regards,

PalmSlots Casino Team

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All my documents have been submitted, you wrote that yourself. After my repeated requests, it was no longer mentioned that documents were still missing. I have not received any response at all!!! My first request was in July and the second on August 4th.


I have the feeling that no one takes me seriously or even reads what is written here. The casino contradicts itself with every answer.


I really don't have the strength or nerves for something like that anymore...


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Dear PalmSlots Casino,


Would you be able to provide me with the email where you explicitly asked the player to provide documents in order to complete the self-exclusion process?

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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.

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1 year ago

Dear, Michal


We would like to let you know that the matter has been resolved directly with the player, which can be confirmed by milasun as well. 


Best regards.

PalmSlots Casino Team

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1 year ago

Dear PalmSlots Casino,


Thank you for the update, I am pleased to hear this.


Dear milasun,


Can you confirm the casino's statement that the matter has been resolved?

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1 year ago

Dear milasun,

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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1 year 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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