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Hi,

This is a bit of a tricky one.

I registered a new account and I deposited £3,000.

I wasn't sure but felt that I may have already had an account with them which was self-excluded, which I now know is the case.

I never circumvented this by entering different information so I'm not sure how their system did pick up on this.

However, I placed a bet and ended up with £8303 in my account.

There was lots of emails between me and 138 regarding the account as I couldnt log in as it was now closed after chatting with someone via Live Chat. They even confirmed that I was self-excluded and wasn't sure what would happen with the funds in the account.

I was then shocked to later receive an email saying my account was now open and sorry for the inconvenience. Now, with a serious gambling problem, this is the reason why I requested the self-exclusion, to prevent me losing this money.

I did log in and lost the lot.

Which I appreciate was a stupid thing to do, but from my point of view, this casino should not have allowed to reopen the account.

I feel that, if any thing, I should be entitled to my original deposit, prior to the detection of a self-excluded account.

I should in fairness be entitled to the £8303 as they accepted the bet and then reopened the account, probably on purpose hoping that I would lose it.

Surely this isn't fair?

I would appreciate so advice from you guys.

Thanks,

Clare
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AskGamblers Complaints Team has been provided with complete and detailed information regarding this case on behalf 138.com casino management. We can confirm that player's account was closed due the securi­ty/­ver­ifi­cation check, which player passed and her account was reopened. Player didn't withdraw her winnings but played them off, and after that she state that she have a problem with gambling, where casino acted according their Responsible Gambling rules and closed player's account permanently. There is no evidence that player have a self-exclusion in the past.

Upon everything stated above casino acted according their terms and we consider this complaint resolved and officially closed.

In case of a disagreement with the decision made by the AskGamblers Complaints Team, we encourage player to seek further assistance on this matter from the relevant licensing authority responsible for 138.com casino.
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Okay thank you for the update.
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We are still in communication with a casino representatives regarding this complaint.
User name loyalty-level-2
My account balance was £3000 when initially I opened the account and it was closed (or even temporarily closed), they even asked for my ID to verify myself.

Prior to this, I placed a bet, which won, and then suddenly my account is reactivated again, saying I'm now able to log in and withdraw the balance.

Yet, now they are saying they can only withdraw the balance when I requested a self-exclusion?

Well, my point is that this account should not have been allowed to be opened in the first place and they are not even understanding what I'm saying to them.

138.com Casino Complaint Stats

Resolved 9 / 10
Avg. Amount $8,914
Avg. Complaint Duration 7 days
Avg. Response Time 2 days

138.com Casino Complaints

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Delaying Payment
I made a withdrawal 9 days ago and a day or two later totalling just over £300.00. It states in their terms and conditions: Please note that all withdrawal requests in respect of winnings accrued and/ or received through Poker available on the website will be subject to a 24 (Twenty Four) hour processing period from the time we receive Your withdrawal request. and: Generally, using Credit/Debit Card, Neteller or Skrill(moneybookers) takes 24 up to 72 hours pending period. I have spoken to them numerous times on live chat and each time they have either not been able to get hold of the relevant department or will pass it on as an urgent request and will email me back with an update. I have received zero emails from them and nine days later the withdrawals are still awaiting processing. I enquired about possibly cancelling one of the withdrawals and returning the funds to my account to see if it was possible, however they stated, moments after telling me the withdrawals haven't yet been processed, that they could not do this even though it states in the terms and conditions: You can cancel your withdrawal request and have the funds returned to your 138.com account within the processing period. I can't reverse any of the withdrawals even though they haven't yet been processed, when I made the request to withdraw more than 9 days ago. They tell me they will email me with updates and never do, I now just want both withdrawals to be processed into my bank but feel I am constantly being fobbed off.
Status solved Resolved
£300
Stalling my payment
Hello, I'm submitting as a complaint as 138.com have failed to pay out my withdrawal request of £3000 and have subsequently failed to provide any further information. My withdrawal request was processed on 23rd April and in accordance with their processing times I should have received my payout no later than 29th April. As of 2nd May the money hasn't reached me. After 3 days I contacted them for an update to ensure the payment was processed successfully and they assured me this had been done. On 29th April I contacted the company as I still hadn't received my withdrawals. I had visited the bank and obtained a copy of my statement and a letter from my bank manager to say they had checked all of the branch's holding accounts in case the money had been sent their in error. I sent this information to the company and they promised me an update within 24 hours. I returned on 30th April and was told there was no update and told to wait another 24 hours. I expressed concern as I had been told originally it would only take 24 hours to get an update. I waited and came back on 1st and 2nd May and they have not provided any information. The customer services team claim they are only capable of communicating via e-mail to their security team who manage payments etc and as such, they can't get any update until they respond. At what point though does this dynamic cease to work? They claim the company is powerless to help me as only a certain team can assist, but they aren't responding to e-mails. I have sent several e-mail and no one has had the courtest of offering me any information. I feel at a dead-end. The company have effectively said to wait until they are ready to help me, but so far I have no assurances they have even sent the payments. I asked for further details about their bank and the payment method used, so I could check this with my own bank, but they are refusing to provide any details of their payment procedure. If the company provided me an exact date, even a week from now, I would accept that, but I'm not happy to just to be told to wait indefinitely. If the money hasn't arrived within the timeframes indicated, surely something has gone wrong? I just want the money to be returned and accurate information on when to expect this.
Status rejected Rejected
£3,000