West Casino - Confiscated £940 winnings unfairly
Hello all,
Just a background on the complaint. I setup an account with West Casino back in December. I used their welcome bonus and lost. Then, at the start of January they emailed me with another promotion (70% deposit bonus + 140 free spins). I ended up winning and withdrawing £940.
I sent away everything needed to verify the account which wasn't a problem. However several days later on 14th January I received an email stating the winnings had been confiscated;
'Please be informed that the winnings (the total amount from your withdrawal request) were confiscated, according to our Terms & Conditions :
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PLAYING WITH BONUSES
1. Each promotional bonus is limited to one per user, IP address, computer device, family, residential address, telephone number, credit or debit card and/or e-payment account, e-mail address, and environments where computers are shared (university, school, public library, workplace, etc.), unless otherwise stated in the Promotions' Terms.
3. West Casino reserves the right to confiscate any bonuses or winnings received in a fraudulent manner or generated from games which are restricted from being played with active bonus. West Casino rules forbid abusing bonus offers. If such abuse is discovered, the Casino has a right to confiscate the winnings and deny the player any bonus access.
Your last deposit amount of 20 GBP has been left in your balance, and you can request a withdraw.
Kindly note that our decision is final regarding this matter.'
I know for a fact that this is my first and only account with this new casino. Their live chat also stated that I hadn't breached any terms regarding wagering requirements. I didn't use any fraudulent behaviour to complete wagering (ie. reducing bet size after a large win) or use any games that were on an exclusion list for promotions. I'm therefore completely stumbled about how they have come to this decision.
Many thanks,
James