Complaint #12 Paddy Power Casino

They let me register an account, play and won but then cut my winnings because of earlier self-exclusion!

By PAULMASKELL1

11 years ago

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Hello

I firstly would like to admit I self excluded myself to a number of sites some years back as I was betting heavily on horses, but now I have that all in hand i have not bet for almost a year and was enticed about a paddy power casino offer that i was emailed about...I thought to myself i am pretty sure I am self excluded with these guys but what the heck I will try to sign up an account..I managed to sign up and received my casino bonus to my amazement I won over 6,000gbp in the casino when I had satisfied the wagering requirements I withdrew my money only to be told my winnings had been cut as I am self excluded ! I know this is a grey area and they are only doing there job but for me to be able to sign up an account and been given a bonus on this should the casino surely not honour this payout ? there seems no transparency here as I very much doubt I would have had my deposit returned to me if I had lost my money ???
In a nutshell if I am self excluded how was I able to sign up another account and receive a bonus from a deposit I made ? it seems so one sided from their end and I believe the casino should honour the winnings as they have given me the bonus in the first place ???
Failure to do so I will strongly advertise that Paddy Power openly welcome customers to gamble on their site and are allowed to do so EVEN if they self exclude themselves ! what sort of message does this firm send out if people REALLY do have gambling problems and are allowed to bet even if they have asked them not to take their bets ???
exclude me all you want but you are obliged to pay this amount to me as you have issued the bonus to me in such a negligent manner.

Regards Paul.

Disputed Casino Paddy Power Casino

Reason Other

Amount £6000

Discussion

PAULMASKELL1

• United Kingdom

11 years ago

Hi I have had no update from Paddy power.

AskGamblers

• Support Team

11 years ago

Dear @PAULMASKELL1,
Any update considering your complaint? Thank you.

Paddy Power Casino Complaint Stats

Resolved 5 / 26

Avg. Amount $1,902

Avg. Complaint Duration 9 days

Avg. Response Time 5 days

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Good day all,

Summary:

Yesterday Friday December 18th '20 I logged back into an old Paddy Power account of mine.

I deposited, played the casino and the next morning went to log into the account and received the message:

'Access to this account has been denied - this account has been closed. Please contact us if you have any questions.' Thus couldn't log in.

I searched the site and internet and couldn't find a way to contact paddy power as follows:

[email protected] bounced according to yahoo, phone number on their FB page is dead, contact Web form and live chat only accessible via log in etc.

I then found i got an email advising account suspended for KYC purposes and should click on the link in email to upload the docs.

This results in being asked to log in, but i again got the same closed account notification Thus cannot comply with kyc request due to an apparent broken functionality in paddy Power's flow.

Subject of complaint:

I have no issue with performing KYC, have winnings in Balance and only cause to the issue not being furthered is the process itself of no fault of my own.

The complaint is based on not being able to proceed with process and account.

Evidence of above claim and situation:

I have images of all stages of above, the email requesting KYC and closed account page upon log in attempt. Also including my account page and balance.

(There is no where on this initial complaint creation page to attach the aforementioned images etc)

Requested resolution/solution:

I request Paddy Power to give me a means to respond to the KYC request and communicate with them as is required by law of a company of this nature.

I'm experienced in corporate financial compliance and unstated KYC requirements and those regulations on companies to comply with also.

Additionally upon finding no lawful, reasonable causes to maintain account suspension or closure, to reopen my account with full access and also for my balance of €380.

Thank you and i await response.

Harry < surname removed >.

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In the next morning, my account was suspended. The casino said the responsible gambling team wanted to talk with me via phone only. Until today, there have been two failed call attempts by them, the last one was almost 9-10 days ago. (I know that they attempted to call because I received an email from them after failed outbound calls by them.) I have attempted to talk to them via live chat many times but they insist only phone calls only and no alternative methods (such as Zoom or Skype) and they are even unable to provide me approximate date and time. (I have work to do, cannot be on standby 24/7 to wait for the call,) And now, the £120 bonus has gone to zero.

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2. If I have not violated anything, it is unfair to confiscate £120 bonus because of the bonus expiration as my account has been suspended. In that case, you need to give that bonus back to my account along with the rules.

It has been 12 days and nothing seems to be better. I wish you would be able to help. I have trusted Paddy Power most for my gaming experience for a few months for convenience, easiness to deposit and withdraw as well as casino reliability (a part of a large gaming corporate). But now I am really fed up with the problem that remains unsolved.

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