LamaBet Locked My Funds After Deposit Refuses Withdrawal
I opened my account with LamaBet in early April, about a month and a half ago.
Right after registering, I made a deposit of €290. As soon as the deposit was confirmed, I went to place a sports bet — only to find that my maximum stake was less than €1.
I immediately emailed support to ask why my stake was restricted right after making a deposit, before I even had a chance to place a single bet. They replied that such changes can happen without prior notice.
I responded, asking why a brand-new customer who just joined and deposited funds would be immediately restricted from using the sportsbook? I told them that in that case, I would like to withdraw my money.
They replied that I first needed to complete account verification and provided a list of documents required.
This started a back-and-forth of over 30 emails, during which I submitted all the documents they requested — in every possible format. For example, they requested proof of address in Latin script, even though the official writing system in my country is Cyrillic. I had initially submitted an electricity bill issued by the national power company (EPS), but I ended up providing what they asked for anyway.
Then they insisted I change the order of the date format for my selfie verification.
Eventually, we completed the verification process and they told me to submit a new withdrawal request. I did — and it was again rejected.
I contacted them once more asking why my withdrawal had been declined. They replied that I needed to wager my deposit 3x before I could withdraw.
I responded to that email saying:
“It seems you're not familiar with my case history, so let me repeat:
My stake is limited to the minimum,
I have completed the full verification process,
You instructed me to submit a new withdrawal after that — and now you're denying it again.”
I also told them that if they require wagering, they should at least allow me to place regular bets.
Their next response simply repeated the same thing:
"You need to wager your deposit 3x."
So I replied again:
How exactly am I supposed to do that when my stake is less than €1?
They took it a step further and replied that I could place many smaller bets to fulfill the requirement — really? Wagering many small bets, with stake less than 1eur, really?
I replied to that nonsense, and then they told me the issue might be due to the following:
-Try a different browser
-Clear cache and cookies
-Temporarily disable antivirus
-Disable VPN (if used)
-Disable ad blocker (if used)
Even though it was obvious these had nothing to do with the stake restriction, I still did what they said — cleared cookies, switched browsers, etc. I wasn’t using VPN or ad blockers anyway. As expected, the issue remained exactly the same.
I wrote back and explained this again. At this point, it became clear they weren’t just trying to deny me access to my money — they were outright humiliating me with these ridiculous instructions.
They replied saying they’re sorry for everything but that they can’t restore my sportsbook stake, and instead invited me to try their online casino games.
I told them that every message they send contradicts the last, and that now I only want to withdraw my money.
They replied (again) that I needed to wager my deposit 3x in bets to be eligible for withdrawal. So the humiliation continues.
I repeated my question once again:
How do you expect me to wager my deposit if my stake is under €1?
Their response?
Yet again, they invited me to try their casino games.
How can a company treat its customers this way and still operate? How has a website like this even continued to exist ?
This is not just bad service — it’s predatory and humiliating behavior.