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Leon Casino - Player's account frozen due to location restrictions.

Amount: €1,600

Leon Casino
Safety Index:Above average
Submitted: 31 Dec 2023 | Resolved : 08 Feb 2024
Resolved Our verdict

Case closed

RESOLVED

Case summary

10 months ago

The player from Italy had been able to play and make deposits while in France initially but had encountered issues once in Italy. When he attempted to withdraw €1,600 from his account, it was blocked due to play from a restricted location. Despite having verified the account in France, the casino hadn't clarified why subsequent deposits had been permitted from Italy. The player had provided proof of his French residence, but the casino had insisted on additional documentation. After a protracted process, the casino finally verified his account and released his funds. We assisted the player throughout the process and the issue was eventually resolved.

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11 months ago
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I encountered an issue with this casino. I registered while in France and two weeks later, while on vacation in Italy, I continued to play, unaware of the casino's restrictions in Italy. My account was blocked as soon as I attempted to withdraw funds. Inside, I had €1600, not just loose change. They informed me that it's illegal to play from Italy, yet they allowed me to make multiple deposits without any issues. Moreover, I created my account in France and even verified it - they confirmed everything was fine.

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11 months ago

Dear talianiandrea2,

Thank you very much for submitting your complaint. I’m sorry to hear about your problem. Please allow me to ask you a few questions, so I can understand the whole situation completely.

  • Can you please inform us of your permanent residence?
  • Did you specify your country of residence during the registration process?

If there’s any relevant communication, please forward it to petronela.k@casino.guru.

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



Due to the increased volume of complaints during this time of year, we kindly request your patience while awaiting our responses. We aim to publish each complaint within 48 hours of submission but reserve up to 7 days to reply to any subsequent comments. Additionally, please be aware that it might take a bit longer for your complaint to be assigned to a resolver, as we are currently managing over 900 complaints.

Your understanding is greatly appreciated. Wishing you a joyful, successful, and healthy new year 2024, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.



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11 months ago
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So as soon as I registered, obviously he asked me for all my personal information and I obviously put away Italian residence since I live in France but in my document the residence is still Italian, so I put that. But I can prove my French residence with my pay slip because it's all written there, they're scamming me, they think I used a VPN but that's not the case, I just entered the site from Italy not knowing about the restrictions which then says it's only prohibited recording but not playing. Having said that they also let me play without problems and deposit from Italy and whenever I am

I went to withdraw they closed my account out of nowhere and made me withdraw only a sum not exceeding my deposits with a 5% tax from 1900 euros to 285 what a scam, I hope you can help me I haven't done anything wrong

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11 months ago
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I can also prove my residence in France since I pay rent, I have a pay slip where it says that I live in Paris, and my IBAN is also written there, in a few words everything is written there

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Furthermore, I wrote back in the support chat and they are really ripping me off in terms of conditions of use, registration in France is legal but in the chat they send me the identical paragraph but changed with France also as a country of illegal registration when this is not the case I have a screenshot of the same paragraph where France doesn't fit! They think I'm circumventing the system, so they don't listen to me, I don't know what to do

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11 months ago
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I have another piece of news, they always change the reason and say that I don't understand my situation, but I want exhaustive explanations, no, they send me screenshots of the conditions of use that I don't know understand anything. filefile

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Sorry but I have another piece of news, they told me that I uploaded my Italian documents but the registration was done in France so I don't see where the problem is, I entered the data of my Italian document because otherwise I would change to the residence I have here in France it was false documentation since my document is Italian, they were making me believe that the registration was also illegal in France and they changed the general conditions in the email they sent, they are scamming me especially because to freeze my funds the only what was it if I bypassed the system with vpn, you should help me you are the only ones who could do it thanks

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11 months ago

Hi talianiandrea2,

Thank you very much, talianiandrea2, for providing all the necessary information. A truly intriguing case, indeed. I attempted to register an account from both countries. When accessing the website from France, I was given the option to select France as my country. However, when accessing it from Italy, only an email address and password were required. Notably, there were no IP blocks for either country. France is categorized in the terms and conditions as a "Regulated territory," while Italy falls under "Not allowed Territories." The specific distinction between the two remains unclear to me.

Nonetheless, if the casino doesn't actively prevent players from these countries during registration, allows them to register, and only confiscates winnings upon withdrawal requests, that is undeniably unacceptable.


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I will now transfer your complaint to my colleague Tomas (tomas.k@casino.guru) who will be at your assistance. I wish you the best of luck and hope to see your problem being resolved to your satisfaction in the near future.  


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11 months ago

Hi talianiandrea2,

 

I've reviewed your case and fully understand your concerns. I'll try my best to help you with the issue by contacting the casino.

 

I'd like to ask Leon Casino to join this conversation and share more information regarding the case.

Can you please explain the player's situation in more detail from your point of view?

 

Thank you.

 

Best regards,

Tomas

Casino.Guru

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11 months ago
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filefile Of course I'll explain everything to you.. I opened my account from France since I live here for work.. I start playing and okay I say not a bad casino, since it was Christmas I went to Italy for the holidays and I continue to play and above all to deposit from Italy until I manage to win a nice sum and so I make a withdrawal, they ask me to verify the account, I thought I had already verified it as soon as I opened it but oh well I send the documents with the selfie and they tell me ok documents verified as soon as I try to withdraw poof magically my account was blocked and drained of my money for alleged fraud since my IP was Italian and for them I was trying to circumvent the system with a VPN and therefore they gave me fraud and the consequence was that I found my account blocked and I could no longer log in. I write to support and they tell me that they can't do anything to ensure that I can withdraw my winnings, the only thing I could do was withdraw the money that I had deposited in the previous days with a 5% commission i.e. 280 euros on €2000 a real scam! Because it is well written in the terms and conditions of use that they have the possibility of closing an account only if the registration is done in an illegal country or if you circumvent the system with a VPN, no, if I play in Italy I will be excluded and blocked!

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11 months ago

Hello Casino Guru team,


After reviewing the case with my team, it's evident that the client's account was locked because they didn't provide the necessary proof of permanent residency in France, which was necessary to complete verification process and prove that the account wasn't registered with the violation of our Terms. Interestingly, the client chose France as their home country but also specified their address in Rome, Italy.

We've decided to offer the client another shot at proving their residency in France. We reached out to them with this request last Friday and are looking forward to their response.


Best regards,

Alexander

LeonGaming Compliance Officer


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11 months ago
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Hi, I sent all the required documents and the proof of residence that you requested, and then you unblocked my account! But the funds you took from me when you closed my account are still not there! file I am also waiting for a response from you file

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Good morning, after I have already sent the documents for residency verification and they have unlocked my account so it's real! They asked me today for another document that provides proof of residence but dated 2024, there's no problem but I have to wait until the end of the month and it seems absurd to me that after they unblocked the account after so many checks they won't give me my money back file

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11 months ago

Dear talianiandrea2,


I understand that this situation might be frustrating. However, it is crucial to work together with the casino in order to achieve positive outcomes. Therefore, I will now extend the timer to the 1st of February and await your confirmation regarding the submission of the requested document to the casino.


Thank you.

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10 months ago
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Hi, I still haven't received the January document and I hope it arrives tomorrow. If it doesn't arrive, could you extend the discussion by a few days?

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10 months ago
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As I haven't said... I received the requested document and consequently I sent it to the casino, let's see if we can have a happy ending, thanks again casinoguru

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I sent all the documents and they told me that they checked and that everything is ok but they still haven't credited me the money they took from me without consent

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10 months ago
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I don't understand if now they will finally credit me my money, I kindly ask for a response from Casino Leon

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Good morning, could you answer me, I don't understand if they will give me back my money that they took from me without permission!

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10 months ago

Dear Leon Casino,


Can you please provide an update on the player verification? Are they now able to proceed to withdrawal?


Thank you.

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10 months ago
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Hi Thomas, here they still don't let me know anything, I sent 3 documents that they asked me for 4 days now and they only told me that they verified my account but without crediting me the money or at least telling me something about it, such an attitude is unacceptable towards one of their customers, if everything is ok I don't understand why they still haven't credited me the money they took from me and above all on the verification email it was written that after verifying the account I could get my money back but they disappeared !

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Good evening they finally credited me the money they took from me for no real reason thank you very much casino guru without you I would never have done it, you are truly unique an epic dedication to work thank you thank you thank you... casino leon thanks also to you who understood me, even if I had to wait 1 month

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10 months ago

After successfully resolving the problem, we will mark the complaint as 'resolved' in our system. We appreciate your cooperation and confirmation, talianiandrea2, and if you encounter any issues with this or any other casino in the future, please do not hesitate to contact our Complaint Resolution Center. Our goal is to assist you.


As you know, we do not charge for our services, nor do we accept any gratuities. However, we would appreciate if you could take a moment to share your experience with our services on Trustpilot https://www.trustpilot.com/evaluate/casino.guru. An honest review and any suggestions you may have to improve our complaint resolution and mediation process would be greatly appreciated. Your feedback could prove helpful to others who are considering contacting us about any online casino-related issues. Thank you in advance for your time. 


Best regards,

Tomas

Casino.Guru

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10 months ago

We’ve reopened this complaint at the request of talianiandrea2. We would like to allow this case one more chance to be resolved and help both parties involved to reach a satisfactory conclusion.

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10 months ago
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I managed to withdraw sorry and thanks again for your help

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10 months ago

Dear talianiandrea2,


I'm glad to hear that your issue has been resolved successfully. I will now mark the complaint as 'resolved' in our system. 

Thank you for your cooperation, and please do not hesitate to contact our Complaint Resolution Center if you run into any issues with this or any other casino in the future. We are here to help.


Best regards,

Tomas

Casino.Guru

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