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By kim1234
10 years ago
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i played live casino for several hours continuously and im not control over my playing due to gambling problem and i asked them to withdraw my funds several times through email and also i asked them to self exclude and withdraw all my funds..but they denied..

here i used email service which is most uncomfortable will took several hours for every email to get response when in such serious and emergency situations because the live chat is not working on ipad from starting of my account to till today i told them several times through live from laptop and over phone and also emailed them but no response from them and no one fixed the problem..

UNIBET payment options : You can always withdraw your funds to the bank account or Visa card used to deposit. You'll also have the option to withdraw money to e-wallet accounts such as Skrill and NETELLER.

only payment option available for me : entropay visa card

Before I open account With UNIBET I asked customer support regarding my payment method :

Chat date June 12 2015

Proof : [12:26:50] user: do you accept entroay credit card for deposit and withdraw funds?
[12:28:25] C******: yes, we do :)
[12:38:10] user: and the minimum and maximum limits for deposits and withdrawals for entropay credit card?
[12:38:55] C******: 10.00 to 1000.00
[12:39:21] user: both deposits and withdrawals?
[12:39:34] C******: and wd to the card is Maximum:€ 100,000.

i opened account with them and deposited several times and played and i won big amount when i tried to withdraw they are saying that i cant withdraw through entropay when i asked them to withdraw as i have gambling problem continuously playing for several hours and not control over my playing..

already i have gambling problem and with their information that i cant withdraw through entropay i shocked , depresed and upset and completely ill..and i played and lost funds..

not self excluded when i have gambling problem , misleading information that shocked and depresed me , live chat facility issue not fixed or not even responded ..please imagine how hard for me to use email service in such a serious situations waiting for several hours for every response..

i complained this to their management and they are accepting the mistake and apologsing for the negative experience..

and even after complaining to their management they are giving the same wrong and misleading information..i dont know what is their intention of their management regarding the misleading information even after i broguht to their attention..

1)

date : 18-7-2015


angelica: whay type of payment methods do ypu allow to deposit and withdraw?
angelica: you*
A*****:
card, skrill, neteller, and bank transfer
angelica: thank you for the information
angelica: bye

A*****:
VISA card only for withdrawal though

2 )

date :16-7-2015


ishq: okay do you accept entropay method to deposit and withdraw funds from here?
ishq: entropay visa card?
Z******:
yes

3 )

date : 18-7-2015

chiang lee: and accepta visa cards for bothe deposits and withdrawals?
B**:
That is correct
chiang lee: and the minimum and maximum entropay visa card withdrawals is?
chiang lee: ??
B**: Hold on
chiang lee: okay :)
chiang lee: too long wait
B**:
Minimum is 10 and max 5000

4 )


date: 16-7-2015

ben: what payment methods offfereda to *******?
A*****:
We offer Regular credit / debit card
A*****: neteller
A*****: skrill
A*****:
and bank transfer
ben: for both da deposits and withdrawala?
A******:
VISA cards can only be used for withdrawal if using the card method

THIS informaion BEFORE THE COMPLAINT TO MGA

1 )

Z******: Hi. Welcome to Customer Support! My name is Zinaida. How may I help you today?
abhijit: hiya
abhijit: accept ***** customers?
Z******:
yes
Z******:
you can register on www.unibet.com
abhijit: accepta entropay visa cards to deposit and withdraw funds from here?
Z******:
yes

abhijit: for withdrawals using entropay visa card?
Z******:
the Wd there is a higher limit
Z******: over 1000 Euros
abhijit: great
Z******: up to 100 000 Euros

( 2 )

B**: Hi. Welcome to Customer Support! My name is Bob. How may I help you today?
B**:
Hi Rahul!
rahul: hello
rahul: im from *****
rahul: do you accept ****** players
rahul: ?
B**:
Yes we do
rahul: do you aceept entropay visa card to eposit and withdraw funds from here?
rahul: deposit*
B**:
Yes we do that
rahul: and the deposit and withdrawal limits for entropay visa card?
rahul: min and maximum?
B**:
Deposit:
Min. $10
Max. $1000

Withdraw:
Min. $15
Max. No limit

( 3 )

SCREENSHOT ATTACHMENT TELLING THAT THEY WILL ACCEPT 3D VISA CARD

[08:13:49] user: we can withdraw funds with 3d secured visa card?
[08:14:35] A*****: any visa card option is not avalable unfortunately

as im really

worried because i recommended to my friends and relatives to open account with unibet when i won the big amount..and many of my frineds and relatives only entropay methods is available..

thank you so much sir
Disputed Casino Unibet Casino
Reason Other

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User name
We have just received a confirmation from the submitter that both parties reached to an agreement eventually. Player's deposit had been refunded along with a compensation for all the inconveniences caused. Based on this new information provided by the player we consider this case as resolved.

We would like to thank to both parties for their cooperation. The case is now officially closed.
User name
AskGamblers Complaints Team took the decision to close this case due to the following facts:

1/ Player reported an ill health due to the incident with Unibet casino and we believe that further communication on this matter in this very moment could influence players health and mental stability in an unpleasant way.

2/ In addition, we never received a detailed explanation on this matter on behalf Unibet team as well as what were the measures taken from them to help player after the request of a self-exclusion.
User name loyalty-level-2
If you want to refund my £ 2700 or not it's up to you for now..

But I don't want to put my health risk as per doctors advise I'm not going to communicate with you further..and I will be back when my health become normal..

After becoming normal I will continue my communication with you in Askgamblers regarding this serious fraud and harassment..

Thank you
User name loyalty-level-2
Hello

I explained everything to Varun regarding his last response..

He cc ' d to some one named A***********.

And I explained him my issue and even send him few emails as proofs..

But he given me very harmful and affective reply..

That I'm already suffering with this UNIBET fraud information with severe depression and health damage and in this situation Alex haig sent me that kind of dangerous and harmful email..that still and still further depressed me my mind became numb and I went to a doctor and taken private treatment and he also warned me that their a chance of getting strokes with this kind of stress and depression..

So Varun and A**** and UNIBET fraud responsible for all this..

Thank you

Unibet Casino Complaint Stats

Resolved 10 / 30
Avg. Amount $5,799
Avg. Complaint Duration 21 days
Avg. Response Time 3 days

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Account with 11k GBP frozen for 3 weeks for verification purposes

My account with a balance of more than 11,050 GBP has been closed and Unibet is refusing to process the withdrawal and return my funds whilst the account is being verified. ID documents were uploaded when the account was opened so i am surprised they have decided to suspend my account and block my withdrawal/return my funds.

I've asked for the funds to be returned to the card used for the deposit and also highlighted that customer verification/source of income checks stated in their policy are required if the customer wishes to increase their deposit limit and does not impact the withdrawal request - which they have ignored and continued to reference that there isn't more to be done until the account is verified by the relevant team

15th February - they reached out and requested proof of ID, to which I provided the same day. However, since then, they have not updated me on the verification process.

I have chased it on a daily basis as it's a large sum of money, but all I've been told there is still no update and it's still with the Safer Gambling or Verification team. I asked if they could provide a timeline, but on each and every return mail, they advised me to be patient and will provide an update as soon as they hear from the verification team.

I've asked if there is a contact for the verification team - but apparently, it's non customer facing so the suggestion has been to wait.

What is concerning is that having researched further on Unibet, this is common practice whereby they would lock out customer accounts and delay/refuse to return customers' funds.

Some affected customers have waited for months without an update - see its very own Unibet community space

It’s now more than 3 weeks, my 11k is still with them and there is no update

Status unsolved Unresolved
£11,050
Failing to verify my account in any sort of reasonable timeframe
Dear AskGamblers,

I would like to raise a complaint regarding Unibet’s persistent incompetence and refusal to verify my account, despite perfectly valid and relevant documents being provided upon their request. I will lay out a full sequence of the facts, and explain why Unibet are failing in their duties to verify my account.

Sept 26th, signed up to Unibet and deposited $500
October 4th, after winning a sports bet, withdrew $2,000
October 5th, Uploaded all necessary documents, and ID selfie as requested.
October 17th, Account still wasn’t verified, so emailed Unibet asking for update to [email protected]. Received no response.
October 23rd, I went onto live chat and asked about my withdrawal. Unibet then said I need to send in a paper proof of address, as a digital PDF of my bank statement, despite being originally asked for, is apparently no longer sufficient. I upload a paper bank statement., aswell as ID selfies (screenshot attached)
October 24th, Still hadn’t received my money so emailed [email protected] again
October 25th, Unibet respond to me to say to ‘please allow some time for our verification team to go through your submitted documents (Screenshot attached). This is one month now following registration, and 3 weeks after uploading documents
October 26th, Emailed Karolina from Unibet asking for an update. No reply.
October 27, Emailed Karolina again asking for an update. No reply.
October 27th, Paris from Unibet emailed me to say my documents are in review and takes 1-5 business days. It’s been almost 4 weeks, and 4 days since I uploaded the paper bank statement and second set of ID selfie photos.
October 28th, Paris emailed me again to say that the paper proof of address was out of date, which it was, and to send another. She also asked me to send in ID selfie again “Also the verification team has requested the new , crystal clear set of pictures of ID and iD held next to face ( all details must be clearly visible ) “
I had already sent in 2 sets of ID selfie photos, and they were both perfectly fine.
November 1st, I sent in updated paper bank statement as requested, along with perfectly fine ID selfie photos (attached to this complaint).
November 1st, Chased up Unibet via email, and was told that document verification is in a queue.
November 4th, was informed by email that my Unibet account is frozen
November 4th, Unibet emailed me again to say the documents are in queue. They take longer than the quoted 1-5 business days, every single time. Also, they didn’t explain why the 2 previous sets of ID selfies were refused.
November 6th, I emailed Unibet asking for an update as it’s been 1.5 months now since my withdrawal request. Emailed ignored.
November 7th, Emailed Unibet asking for an update again.
November 8th, Luke from Unibet emails me to say “Upon checking your account we can see that the documents you sent over have been rejecting. Reasons are as follows; the Proof of Identity held next to face was rejected because the quality was too low and is unreadable.
The Proof of address sent by Post was rejected as documents is expire / older than 3 months. “
Luke is looking at my email sent on October 23rd, not the updated one sent on November 1st. He is getting confused because there are so many emails now, but since I have requested numerous updates due to this being so slow, he’s missed my last email on November 1st. My bank statement is dated Sept 23rd, 2022, so it’s not over 3 months old, and the ID selfies (3rd set uploaded) are perfectly clear and legible.

Unibet have now categorically proven themselves to be unfit to verify my account, and unfit to respond to emails in a timely manner. They have also proven themselves to be unfit to examine the correct email, and are completely incompetent at verifying my account. All documents have been provided.

I would like you to examine the facts and ask Unibet to pay out my winnings, so that I can close my account with them and never play on their site again.

Thanks
Ellie
Status unsolved Unresolved
$2,000
Delayed withdrawal

Hello

I have a complaint regarding waiting times on a withdrawal from Unibet Casino.

I have been a player on this site for quite some time and have used considerable funds (in an estimate around 15 000 eur) on this casino, since I have always liked the casinos games and layout.

I made a withdrawal on 19.10.2022, and after the withdrawal I had to verify myself for the withdrawal to be processed.

I started sending in documents the same day and a ID and got accepted the same day. The other documents (Credit card and payment verification) got accepted the following day 20.10.2022. I got an email sying that the proof for "where the money comes from" was not sufficient regards that I've played with more than my common income in the timeframe of the time I played the most. I then had to send additional document that showed my loan I had made to gather all my outstanding mastercards loans that I've used while gambling. I sent the document and it got verified 21.10.2022. Therefore all my documentas are now verified and payout shoulde have been processed accordingly to the casinos "Terms and condtitions".

I did not use any bonus offers in the timeline of my winnings. Played solely with clean cash.

I have used considerable amounts on this casino (about 15 000 eur), and my withdrawal is on 50 071 nok, about 5000 eur.

In the days after 21.10.2022 I've been in contact with support several times on live chat and email about the issue, but I have never gotten any responce other than "The appropriate department" will be contacting me shortly for responce or that the payment is soon to be verified.

Therefore I feel now that the issue is on a standstill, since i have never gotten any responce after the final verification that Unibet still needs documentation to verify my account for further delibiration. And that is why I now feel I need to take it up as an formal complaint.

If Unibet still need me to send any documents regarding the proof of identity or where the money comes from I will be more than happy to clear out any misunderstandings Unibet may have. In the other hand, after the 21.10.2022 I have not gotten any contact from Unibet stating that anything is missing regards to the verification prosess.

Only that the withdraw itself has taken a long time. On the withdraw itself it says "Your withdrawal is being reviewed. Controll your verification section on your account after any referals to verification documents" And this has been the same on the withdrawal before I had my verification documents accepted. Therefore I believe that the withdrawal has been put aside from the Unibet team and maybe it has been forgotten. Only speculation from my part, but I hope that is the case, becouse if not I have been completely ignored.

I hope that Unibet can now look at my withdrawal and give me an answer on why this has taken so long (13 days form the last verified document).

I have attached the files that ive sent for verification of account, and the emails that has been sent.

They are mainly on norwegian, but if I need to translate I can help with that.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards

Roy

Status solved Resolved
kr50,071
Payment taking too long

Hey! I requested withdrawal from unibet on 16.8.2022 after that immediately they wanted documents of neteller verification and screenshot of some deposit I made to them through my bank. That's got approved at the same night on 16.8 then I waited for 2 days until 18.8 I got form to fill asking source of income which was also approved immediately. 

Then I had to wait almost 2 weeks until 30.8 they asked for my source of wealth, the's were approved next day 31.8 as I sended them also immediately 30.8.

After that for a week nothing happened until 6.9 they decided to reject my source of wealth which they had earlier approved and asked for more documents. I sended also immediately documents which they were asking and waited another week until yesterday I got info trough vip manager that they need a little bit more documents. We'll I sended everything they asked and my source of wealth verification was approved yesterday 13.9 2 weeks after this specific verification started and 4 weeks after my withdraw request. 

Now it has been 4 weeks and 1 day since withdraw request and unibet hasn't still approved my withdrawals.

Do you even realize how long I have been waiting, specially when I have sended everything you asked for in a less than 30 minutes. Still you don't rush anywhere and make me wait always for a week until something happens. Do you even appreciate your customers if they get same service as I have got. 

Seems like only finnish vip manager and other finnish people has been only site there but there isn't much they can do as your relevant team seems to be so high above anybody else there. 

Could just approve my withdrawals please!

Status unsolved Unresolved
€105,736