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By ilonam
3 years ago
Dear AskGamblers team,

I kindly ask your for your assistance with my complaint against Playfast casino; specifically in regards of their responsible gambling policy/behaviour.

On Feb. 17th 2022, I sent an e-mail to Playfast casino support, asking for my account to be closed. I specified that my account needs to be closed permanently, because I have a gambling problem. Casino responded to me via e-mail on the same day, and stated that closing account permanently would not be possible. They said that the maximum time period for self-exclusion they can set is three months and asked me to confirm whether I wanted to do that. As a problem gambler, I was disappointed with this, but accepted the three month self-exclusion time, as I though it was better than nothing.
On May 19th, I sent them another e-mail, asking them to keep my account closed for another three months, but to this, I never got a reply.

I stayed away from Playfast casino for a long time, until on March 10th 2023, I relapsed. Between March 10th and March 18th, 2023, I deposited a total sum of 948€ to the casino, losing all the money. On March 18th, I sent them another e-mail and insisted that my account would be closed permanently. To my surprise, they closed my account within the same day, without any further questioning.

Now I want to know the following: why did the casino fail to honour my request the first time I asked my account to be closed permanently? They specifically stated that maximum time for self-exclusion is three months.
The casino's terms and conditions say the following: " a Customer Support Agent will inform you of the available self-exclusions periods. There can be no variations of the pre-selected time periods".

The second time I asked for the account closure, I was not informed of anything like that. In addition, hasn't the casino gone against their own terms now since they say "there can be no variations of the pre-selected time periods".

In my opinion, Playfast casino have not acted according to their own terms in this situation, and I will demand them to refund me my deposits from 10-18th March 2023, which total up to 948€. I have been trying to contact the casino but since closing
my account on March 18th, they have stopped replying to me. I have all e-mail conversations available if you need me to send them to you for a review.
Disputed Casino Playfastcasino
Amount €948

Discussion

User name loyalty-level-2
Dear Playfastcasino,

I would also like to know the same as AskGamblers, "why exactly player's self exclusion requests were not honored at the time.", because I feel like I haven't gotten a sufficient explanation yet.
User name

Dear Playfastcasino,

Please address our question posted on March 28th and explain why exactly player's self exclusion requests were not honored at the time.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

User name
Dear ILONAM,

We respect your opinion and would like to assure you that all measures are being taken in order to reinforce our Responsible Gambling procedures, in order to avoid any potential harm to our players.

Furthermore, kindly be informed that your request for a refund has not been approved by the relevant department.


Best regards,

The Play Fast Casino Team
User name loyalty-level-2
Dear Playfastcasino,

Thank you for finally responding to this complaint, although I strongly disagree with what you are saying.

Firstly, you are saying that your company takes responsible gambling and player protection very seriously. In my opinion, it is not responsible to allow players keep playing, if they tell you that they have a problem with gambling. And especially not, if they request permanent account closure. Responsible casinos should always allow players to close their account upon request, because gambling problem is a serious issue.

Secondly, you are stating that it is "common practice to close an account when an operator sees fit". In that case, when a player tells you that they have a gambling problem, it is not a "fit enough reason" for you to close their account, am I correct? Because that is what happened in my case when I first asked my account closure.

Ultimately, I do not want to cause any harm to your casino, I just want what is right in this situation, which is to get my deposits back. I hope that we can come to some kind of agreement in this situation.

Playfastcasino Complaint Stats

Resolved 13 / 23
Avg. Amount $3,170
Avg. Complaint Duration 8 days
Avg. Response Time 3 days

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Regarding the general facts:

I have frequently played at Playfast Casino as well as other casinos operated by Marketing C.W. B.V. I was fully verified with Playfast Casino, Campeonbet, and Svenbet and have already successfully completed multiple withdrawals in the past.

I am an experienced player and am very familiar with my rights, as well as with bonus terms and conditions.

Recently, I won €7,000 on Playfast Casino. I immediately requested a withdrawal. As this casino has a withdrawal limit of €1,000 per day (with a processing time of 3–5 days), this naturally takes some time for larger sums.

After receiving the first four withdrawals, I continued to play a little with the remaining €2,000–€3,000 and was fortunate enough to increase my balance to €23,000, all of which was done on my mobile device.

The following day, my account balance was suddenly reset to €0, and my pending withdrawal was declined and confiscated.

I then received an email claiming that I had violated certain terms and conditions. These accusations were completely unfounded, as none of the alleged violations applied to me.

When I requested clarification and evidence, I only received an automated email response, and no proof or justification has been provided despite my explicit request.

Of course, no evidence exists, as I have not breached any of the terms and conditions. I did not use any bonuses, did not use a VPN, nor am I in any way connected to any betting syndicate (as was alleged).

Please assist me in resolving this matter. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to escalate this further to the relevant licensing authorities and to consider taking additional legal action.

Thank you for your attention.

Status unsolved Unresolved
€21,550