Vera&John Casino JP - Player’s winnings confiscated after account lock.

Suddenly, my account was locked.

Regarding the locked account, I had a balance of $3,000 to $3,500.

I did receive a message from support saying they would "refund the balance on the account," but the actual refund I received was only for a deposit of $250.

When I mentioned the refunded amount was not enough, I was told "please understand that the winnings you held will be forfeited in this process. The refund will be only the amount you deposited of $250."

This is clearly inconsistent with what was earlier promised.

Firstly, the words "deposit" and "balance" have very different meanings, and

I was even confirmed that a full refund of the balance would be no issue.

This cannot be seen as anything but inappropriate and dishonest.

The response to my inquiry was slow, and there were instances when the questions I asked were not addressed.

Furthermore, regarding the reason for the multiple accounts being locked, I was locked out years ago because I was not playing responsibly.

It was years ago, so I forgot about that incident, and I confirmed that I am not misusing it, and currently, I am playing safe even from the deposit amount. Despite this, they are insistent that I cannot resume

(It’s strange that I could even register a new account in the first place)

In any case, I am truly disappointed with this treatment. I want to reclaim the balance of my account.

Hello gyouten0925,

Thank you very much for submitting your complaint and I'm really sorry to hear about your issue with Vera&John Casino JP. Please allow me to ask you a few more question before we would move forward.

Could you please advise if your account is already verified and if yes, since when exactly? Do I understand it correctly that you have been self excluded in the past? If yes, when exactly and for how long? Did you accumulate your winnings with real money or did you use a bonus? When was the last time you spoke to the casino and what was it about?

Looking forward to your answer.

Regards,

Nick

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Nick

Thank you for your reply.

Will answer.

>Is your account already verified?

What does account verification mean? If you have to submit your ID, etc., it is not yet completed.

When I tried to transfer $1,500 from my balance, I was asked to authenticate my account, so I did so, but my account was locked. I was never asked to verify my account when making a deposit.

>Do you understand correctly that you have self-excluded yourself in the past?

It was two years ago, so I don't remember exactly, but

I remember that my account was locked at the sole discretion of the management, not due to self-exclusion.

The period is from about 2 years ago to the present. I remember using real money and deposit bonuses.

＞When was the last time you spoke to a casino and what was it about?

We exchanged emails today.

I inquired about reactivating my account and that the refund amount was different from the guidance.

I have responded based on the content of the argument below.

Here I will state my argument.

1. Regarding the account

・Since the account was created several years ago, I had forgotten that it existed.

-Currently, I was able to register, deposit, and play, so I thought there were no duplicate accounts in the first place.

・If the operator has the right to confiscate the balance due to account duplication violation, it claims that account authentication must be performed at the time of new registration and deposit.

Otherwise, the operator would have the right to allow everything from registration to deposit, and then confiscate only the deposited amount, making it easy for them to strip away their personal assets. He argues that this is a very dangerous system.

・They claim that the winnings they earned from playing were already reflected in their balances, so they are their personal property.

・If they actually used duplicate accounts and abused them, it would be their fault, but

To date, there has been no misuse of the account.

Furthermore, he had previously informed the bank that he was currently playing with a comfortable margin by making smaller deposits and trying to withdraw money early.

*This time I did not touch the deposit bonus at all and only played with real money.

・Even though my account was locked several years ago, I did not misuse the account in any way, and I had discussed my feelings and consultations with the support staff via chat and email, but this was the reason for my account being locked down on my own. I am not satisfied with this response as it has been locked.

2. Regarding refunds

・Before the refund procedure was completed, I made an inquiry saying, ``I would be in trouble if I applied for a withdrawal and also left a balance,'' and in response, I received a refund saying, ``I will refund your account balance.''

In response, they even sent a confirmation email saying, ``We have agreed to refund the full amount of your account balance.''

However, they claim that only the ``deposit amount'' was actually paid, which is a fraudulent transaction.

・I did not receive any notification that the remaining amount would be forfeited or that only the deposited amount would be refunded before the refund procedure was completed.

・"Before the refund procedure was completed," the company inquired about "how much money would be refunded," but received no reply, which they claim violates their accountability.

Based on the above, we are requesting a full refund of the account balance of $3,000 to $3,500 and reactivation of the account.

It is truly regrettable that support has not apologized and continues to respond in a dishonest manner.

Thank you for your interest in the investigation.

Hello gyouten0925,

If the casino blocked your first account in the past, they must have had a reason. In such cases, the player is not allowed to open a new account and is eligible for the refund of the deposits only. As we have no knowledge of why was your account closed in first place, can you please forward the communication between you and the casino to nikolas.b@casino.guru before we would try to get in touch with them?

nick

got it.

forward.

Please wait a moment.

Hello gyouten0925,

No e-mail arrived from you so far. Please forward it within the next 7 days otherwise we will be forced to close the complaint.

Dear gyouten0925,

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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.

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