After finishing a self-exclusion period, I returned to an online casino. When my account was reactivated, I got an email saying a £200 weekly deposit limit had been set to protect me as a returning customer. But nowhere in that email did it mention anything about their "net deposit policy" or explain how it works. I thought the £200 limit applied to everything, and I trusted them to stick to what they’d told me.
Not long after returning, I won £2,000, which I initially withdrew. However, I was then allowed to redeposit the entire £2,000 back into my account with no warnings, restrictions, or checks. This completely goes against what they said in their email and the safer gambling rules they’re supposed to follow, especially for people like me who’ve just come off self-exclusion.
It was only after I’d deposited and lost the full £2,000 that they suddenly decided to suspend my account and ask me to contact them about my recent activity. This makes it clear they only acted after the damage was already done. They didn’t take any steps to protect me beforehand, even though their policies say they should have.
I complained and explained all of this to them, providing evidence of what happened. I told them it was wrong that I was allowed to deposit so much in one go when their own policies and the email they sent me said I’d have stricter limits in place. I also pointed out that they never told me anything about this net deposit rule, which seems to override the deposit limits they claim are there to protect people like me.
I’ve asked for a refund of the £1,900 that I shouldn’t have been able to deposit. They have been dragging their feet, saying their investigation is still ongoing but not giving me any proper answers.
As someone who came back after self-exclusion, I expected them to take their safer gambling policies seriously and actually protect me. Instead, I feel like they’ve let me down by not enforcing the limits they promised and by failing to explain how their rules really work. Now I’m out of pocket because of their mistakes, and I don’t think it’s fair.
Any Advice or info would be appreciated (and yes I know it was my fault but problem gamblers who cant control themselves are supposed to protected according to the online casinos and UKGC)
I have attached below the email they sent me when confirming removal of my self exclusion and their terms regarding increasing deposit limits after returning from self exclusion