Unjustified Account Closure & Funds Withholding
I opened an account with 888 casino and supplied them all the accurate information. They accepted my details and offered me various bonuses i.e free £88 and 100% first deposit match.
I started to play some blackjack and won £40 on my first hand, I then got an onscreen msg stating I had used all the £88 and would be credit with £15. I was ok with this as I had ready the T@C's, I used all the £88 and £15 and won nothing so all of this bonus as gone! No worries!
I then deposited £100 of my own money which 888 then matched, I started playing on goonies slots, an on screen msg stated I was using bonus funds. After some time I used all of this bonus and received an onscreen msg stating I was using my own funds. Around £40 into using my own funds I won £260. I decided to end my session there and withdrew £321.
The next day I received a Email from the "operations team" stating my account had been closed due to me violating bonus rules and my withdrawal has been cancelled. I phoned the customer services up and they could not help as I needed to speak to the operation team.
I emailed the operational team back asking for detail of what rules I have broken as I am at a loss of what I have done. After 3 days of waiting I have received a email back stating they have reasonable suspicion I have been taking advantage of bonuses (how? I didn't win anything from bonuses so what advantage did I have).
They will however open my account if I send a notarised form of ID, this will obviously cost me £60 to get this which I am not willing to do, I have supplied you with 2 copies of my driving license and 1 copy of my passport. I have signed up to many casinos in the past and never had to do this.
Plus if they are saying I have broken the rules why are they willing to reopen my account if I supply them the notarised ID. Surely if I break rules that should be it, account closed!!!!
At the end of all this you are holding £321 that I won with my own money and you are withholding it from me unless I supply you with a notarised id (that I will have to pay for) for reasons that have not been explain or proven to me all you do is state I have broken rules!
I started to play some blackjack and won £40 on my first hand, I then got an onscreen msg stating I had used all the £88 and would be credit with £15. I was ok with this as I had ready the T@C's, I used all the £88 and £15 and won nothing so all of this bonus as gone! No worries!
I then deposited £100 of my own money which 888 then matched, I started playing on goonies slots, an on screen msg stated I was using bonus funds. After some time I used all of this bonus and received an onscreen msg stating I was using my own funds. Around £40 into using my own funds I won £260. I decided to end my session there and withdrew £321.
The next day I received a Email from the "operations team" stating my account had been closed due to me violating bonus rules and my withdrawal has been cancelled. I phoned the customer services up and they could not help as I needed to speak to the operation team.
I emailed the operational team back asking for detail of what rules I have broken as I am at a loss of what I have done. After 3 days of waiting I have received a email back stating they have reasonable suspicion I have been taking advantage of bonuses (how? I didn't win anything from bonuses so what advantage did I have).
They will however open my account if I send a notarised form of ID, this will obviously cost me £60 to get this which I am not willing to do, I have supplied you with 2 copies of my driving license and 1 copy of my passport. I have signed up to many casinos in the past and never had to do this.
Plus if they are saying I have broken the rules why are they willing to reopen my account if I supply them the notarised ID. Surely if I break rules that should be it, account closed!!!!
At the end of all this you are holding £321 that I won with my own money and you are withholding it from me unless I supply you with a notarised id (that I will have to pay for) for reasons that have not been explain or proven to me all you do is state I have broken rules!
888 Casino Complaint Stats
Resolved
335 / 403
Avg. Amount
$8,666
Avg. Complaint Duration
8 days
Avg. Response Time
2 days
888 Casino Complaint Summary
Most user complaints about this operator fall under the Payment category.
So far, 244 out of 300 complaints in this category have been resolved.
This operator's average complaint duration is 8 days, while the average duration across all operators is 8 days.