IceCasino - Player's account remains open despite concerns over responsible gaming.

After realizing on Thursday that the casino had removed the responsible gaming limits from the app, I contacted them because I need to impose limits, or I'll spend everything. I told them I wanted to close the account if this continued that way because a casino must have such features! They didn't close the account while they were checking what was happening, and therefore, I lost control—I don't even know how much I spent, but they do. Attached is an image from the casino's site where you can verify that the "responsible gaming" section no longer exists.

Next, I will forward the emails we exchanged and the dates! I hope you can help me!

Dear sylviabezerradacruz,

Thank you very much for submitting your complaint. I’m sorry to hear about the difficulties you’ve been experiencing with the responsible gaming limits at the casino.

To help us better understand your situation and assist you more effectively, could you please clarify a few points:

• When exactly did you first notice that the responsible gaming limits were removed from the app, and did the casino provide any explanation for this?
• Have you requested for your account to be closed at any point after contacting them?
• Have you communicated to the casino that the reason for your request was related to a gambling problem?

If you have any additional relevant communication with the casino, including the emails you mentioned, please forward them to petronela.k@casino.guru. Your cooperation is crucial for us to proceed with the case and work toward a resolution. Without further details from you, we won’t be able to move forward effectively.

I hope we will be able to help you to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance for your reply.

Best regards,

Petronela

 

on the 10th of this month. I explained what was going on. As you can see from the messages, I explicitly said that if there was no way of imposing limits, I wanted to close the account. They didn't reply and today I spent almost 200 euros again. I'm lost

And

and today they send it to me...

It's been around 1,700 euros and no one will get back to me.

I sent an e-mail again this morning and the answer is always the same: in a few days you'll see. This is unacceptable! I've spent around 1800 euros! They don't care.

Dear sylviabezerradacru

Please kindly specify the reason you want to close the account.

Please kindly mind, that not all applications support all the features of the site.

You may use the desktop version in order to get 100% of the features.

Kind regards

I don't think you understand. I didn't want to close my account, but having it open I demanded that I be able to impose limits on the game! All casinos have them and this one had them until Thursday! As soon as I can no longer set limits in the casino and I've spent a lot of money, I want to know if I'm entitled to get back what I've spent in those days. I think that's easy to understand!

I like it, I just have to set limits so I don't lose my mind. I don't want to close my account, but I want the casino to have a "responsible gaming" area again so I can limit my spending!!! What's so complicated to understand? I have that right

it is clearly stated in the Official Gazette that a casino must have "responsible gaming" in its app settings so that each player can bet the way they want.

I've sent another email.

As for the desktop version, I don't know what it is. If I play in a casino with the app itself and the responsible game has always appeared, I don't know why I would go to a version that I don't even know what it is and I've never been told about it on the casino floor.

I was always told in the chat that playing in the casino app gave me all the game settings.

Good evening, I've already spent more than 2000 euros and no one is blocking my account or telling me about the serious error of not being able to self-exclude because there is no responsible game link.

I'm simply stunned by it all

I sent this email to the casino and still no reply. I'm already losing more than 2,000 thousand euros. This has never happened to me before. I have no way of blocking anything. I don't even want to be here anymore, I'd rather close my account and they give me what they owe me since October 10th.

I can't play without active limits or game breaks. That's how I've always played and it's always been fine. I don't understand why they don't answer.

On the home page of my complaint can you change it to 2000,000 euros please! I'll go crazy and never want to play again! I've been traumatized by this. I'm sleeping. I see from people's comments that you sponsor the ice casino and I hope this doesn't jeopardize the help I've asked for. Thank you

Hi sylviabezerradacruz,

Thank you for sharing your concerns with us. Based on the details provided, it appears that self-exclusion may be necessary, as it seems you are struggling to maintain control over your gambling behavior. We strongly recommend that you request the permanent closure of your account to prevent further issues.

If the casino does not offer deposit limits and requires a specific reason for account closure, it’s essential that you follow their procedure by sending an email to the correct department, clearly stating your request for account closure.

As you have not previously requested the closure of your account and still wish for it to remain open, even while acknowledging difficulties with controlling your spending, we regret to inform you that there is no basis for a refund in this case.

Additionally, we want to reassure you that we do not "sponsor" any online casino. Our goal is to help resolve disputes fairly and objectively.

Please take the necessary steps to protect yourself from further harm by applying for self-exclusion.

Thank you for your understanding.

Hi sylviabezerradacruz,

As I mentioned in my previous response, since you never formally requested the closure of your account, there is unfortunately no basis for a refund of your lost funds.

Once again, I strongly encourage you to contact the casino directly and inform them of your gambling issue to prevent further losses in the future.

As part of our Global Self-Exclusion Initiative, we've partnered with BetBlocker, a UK-registered charity providing a free service to support people worldwide. You can find more information about our initiative here and about BetBlocker here.

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Additionally, BetBlocker includes a list of 824 gambling information sites. These sites primarily inform users about and advertise gambling services. You can choose to include these sites in your restriction by ticking a box. However, if you have an ongoing complaint against a gambling operator, do not check this box, as it will prevent you from accessing the Casino.Guru website as well.

I wish I could be of more help. I’m sorry we couldn’t help you to resolve this case, but please do not hesitate to contact us if you run into any issues with any other casino in the future. For the abovementioned reasons, I will now reject this complaint.

Thank you for your understanding. 

Best regards,

Petronela

Casino.Guru