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Account frozen, verification process prolonged


7 years ago
I have spent weeks trying to make a withdrawal from Gala Casino. They said I needed to send in a bank statement to verify my ID, which I have done, twice. I have been on live chat twice, the first time stating that I would be emailed within 24 hours with the results of the ID verification check, I heard nothing. I went on live chat again 48 hours later to find out what had happened, they said I needed to send the statement to a different email address (from the one stated in the email sent to me). I did this and got a response saying that no ID checks were needed at this time on my account. I tried to make the withdrawal again, but got the email I received originally about needing to send in proof of address. I contacted Gala casino through their website and received the following response:

'I checked your account and it shows here that the account linked to the email address you used is a duplicate account. Please note that customers are not allowed to have multiple accounts with as per Terms and Conditions, this is the reason why the account linked is frozen.'

I emailed them back stating that this is the one and only account I have ever had and they responded by saying that the verification team is still looking into my account and I will hear from them as soon as they have finished. This was meant to take up to 72 hours but it has now been 2 weeks!
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Gala Casino Complaint Stats

Resolved 21 / 36
Avg. Amount $8,648
Avg. Complaint Duration 20 days
Avg. Response Time 3 days
Software glitch with DC Jackpot taking forever to be resolved
On the 4th of April 2018 i was playing through a small deposit of £70. Normal stakes of £1 on most games. About £30 in i went onto the game Superman spun several times and hit the free spins @ 0.80p stake. Kept playing and then the screen turned dark Blue and a box popped up. It was the DC bonus Jackpot game but it was glitched. It buffered for about 20 seconds and then crashed. I immeditaley checked my connection and loaded the game up again expecting it to carry on with the unfinished game but it was back to normal spins. I thiught if i spun once it would automatically go back onto the unfinished spin...but it didnt. I reported it straight away to Gala Tech team on Live chat who said they found the spin in question and confirmed it was a glitched spin and i5 looked like i had entered the DC Bonus game. (Been playing for over 4 years on varied sites and never hit it before). They said they would send of the data to the Tech team. A while passed and no response so i emailed them for an update. They said it can take up to 28days for a solution to be posted. Now after 43 days from the initial complaint they have still not got back to me and refusing to give me an update. I sent an email to them on the 11th May 2018 (8days ago) saying how disgusted i am of their treatment to supposidly a simple glitch that could be fixed. I recieved an email back (attached) saying they hadnt heard anything and will contact me as ASAP with a solution. Another 8 days!!!!. I have read the terms and conditions and also spoke to various collegues and they said any issues raised must be delt with accordingly and within the 28day time period. Are Gala just messing me avout because they know i have hit the Jackpot game and are refusing to acknowledge it and pay. Has this ever happened and how do i get this resolved
Status unsolved Unresolved
Closed my account and voided my winnings due to 'account not passing their security checks' without any further information or proof
On the 1st of April I deposited £260 into Gala Casino. They gave me a £260 bonus to play with. I read the bonus rules and played slots making sure that I never deviated from any of these rules. I ended up winning £5705. I cashed out and that’s when the problems began. Gala asked me to send them my ID. I sent them a photo of my passport. They accepted my ID and then asked me to send a proof of address. I sent them my bank statement. Some time passed and they emailed me back telling me that since I didn’t pass their security my account was permanently closed. They confiscated all of my winnings, less £260, which was all that was returned. I was very careful not to break any of their rules. There is no excuse for this. If my documents did not meet their criteria, then they should explain what I did wrong and give me a chance to send something acceptable. They have not done this. They have declined my photos (despite them being crystal clear), closed my account and voided my win. They will not allow me to verify my account. They have seized my winnings despite the fact that I never breached any of their terms and that every character on both the photos of my bank statement and passport were in absolutely perfect focus, even when zoomed in on (I still have the photos and can send them to AskGamblers to verify this if needed). So I ask that you please help me to recover the funds and hope that this complaint serves as a warning to punters that Gala will use their verification procedure as an excuse to void their customer’s win if and when they feel like it.
Status unsolved Unresolved
£5,705