Dear Veronika,
Thank you for your review. However, I must strongly reject the implication that I chose to take a "four-week break" or failed to confirm my permanent account closure. The factual timeline and the operator's regulatory obligations tell a completely different story:
The Explicit Trigger on 24/25 March 2026:
My first request on 24 March was clear, unambiguous, and absolute: "I lost so much money recently. I am deeply distressed and tired of gambling, it's causing me so much stress in my life, and I want to close my account forever."
Under standard responsible gambling regulations and the Austrian Gambling Act (GSpG), an operator is legally required to treat an explicit declaration of psychological and financial distress as an immediate trigger for permanent self-exclusion. The casino did not have the right to ignore a distress plea, treat it as an open-ended negotiation, or default my account into a temporary "break" because they decided to send a stall email.
The Casino's Exploitation of the Stalling Period:
Because the casino willfully failed to execute my permanent closure request on 25 March, they left my account open and actively accepted an additional €55,056.46 across 46 separate deposit transactions from a self-declared distressed player.
Repeated Subsequent Demands for Closure:
To answer your second question: no, I did not just mention it once. Over the course of the following weeks, I had to repeatedly chase them down across multiple support tickets (#47030076 and #49374020) begging them to stop taking my money:
5 May: Demanded account closure again.
6 May: VIP Manager Sakis ignored the request and asked for reasons. I replied immediately: "close my account please."
7 May: I escalated in the strongest terms: "I demand you close my account now. Please close my account, thanks."
8 May: I wrote again: "Please close my account."
Illegal Financial Inducements:
Instead of closing my account after these repeated pleas, VIP Manager Sakis offered me a €50 cash bonus as an inducement to keep gambling. Offering financial bonuses to a client who has explicitly disclosed psychological distress and demanded account closure is a severe regulatory violation.
I did not want a break, and I never consented to a break. I requested a permanent closure due to distress, which the casino ignored to profit from my losses. I expect Casino Guru to hold this operator accountable to standard player protection rules.
Best regards,
David
Dear Veronika,
Thank you for your review. However, I must strongly reject the implication that I chose to take a "four-week break" or failed to confirm my permanent account closure. The factual timeline and the operator's regulatory obligations tell a completely different story:
The Explicit Trigger on 24/25 March 2026:
My first request on 24 March was clear, unambiguous, and absolute: "I lost so much money recently. I am deeply distressed and tired of gambling, it's causing me so much stress in my life, and I want to close my account forever."
Under standard responsible gambling regulations and the Austrian Gambling Act (GSpG), an operator is legally required to treat an explicit declaration of psychological and financial distress as an immediate trigger for permanent self-exclusion. The casino did not have the right to ignore a distress plea, treat it as an open-ended negotiation, or default my account into a temporary "break" because they decided to send a stall email.
The Casino's Exploitation of the Stalling Period:
Because the casino willfully failed to execute my permanent closure request on 25 March, they left my account open and actively accepted an additional €55,056.46 across 46 separate deposit transactions from a self-declared distressed player.
Repeated Subsequent Demands for Closure:
To answer your second question: no, I did not just mention it once. Over the course of the following weeks, I had to repeatedly chase them down across multiple support tickets (#47030076 and #49374020) begging them to stop taking my money:
5 May: Demanded account closure again.
6 May: VIP Manager Sakis ignored the request and asked for reasons. I replied immediately: "close my account please."
7 May: I escalated in the strongest terms: "I demand you close my account now. Please close my account, thanks."
8 May: I wrote again: "Please close my account."
Illegal Financial Inducements:
Instead of closing my account after these repeated pleas, VIP Manager Sakis offered me a €50 cash bonus as an inducement to keep gambling. Offering financial bonuses to a client who has explicitly disclosed psychological distress and demanded account closure is a severe regulatory violation.
I did not want a break, and I never consented to a break. I requested a permanent closure due to distress, which the casino ignored to profit from my losses. I expect Casino Guru to hold this operator accountable to standard player protection rules.
Best regards,
David