Karamba Casino Complaints

I deposited £10 at Karamba casino, received the £10 bonus and 250 free spins, and fully met the 35x wagering requirements. My bet sizes ranged between 10p and £3 per spin as per the terms.

I understand that winnings from the free spins were capped at £100, but the other money — the bonus and deposit funds — is not capped. All I had to do was wager it 35 times, which I did in full.

After completing all wagering requirements, I requested a withdrawal of my winnings, which were now real cash. Unexpectedly, Karamba closed my account and refused to pay out, citing “bad faith” without any clear explanation or evidence.

This treatment is unfair and unacceptable. I request Karamba to immediately reinstate my account and process my withdrawal. If this issue is not resolved promptly, I will escalate the matter to the Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS) and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to seek a formal investigation and resolution. Please find the attached files of the bonus offer and transactions and the withdrawal that I have requested and Karamba email they sent me

Thank you for your attention.

So I’ve been waiting 7 days for them to process my withdrawals but everytime I speak to an operator I’m getting the same answer, that’s I should wait for an email for the relevant team. I’ve verified all my documents but still not reassurance that I’m getting my cash outs! Thought it was a really great site to start let’s just hope they pay up

I made a two withdrawals of £251 each on the 30/4/2021, Total £502

I am a verified customer, the two withdrawals were held in processing for 7 days after numerous e mails to karamba, I eventually received an e mail advising me there was a technical issue and karamba had cancelled the two withdrawals and resubmitted the withdraw as one at £502.

I have waited a further 7 days and it is still in processing , I have e mailed karamba every day but the only answer I receive is the relevant department is looking into this and will email me once they have sorted it

After 14 days I would have thought it would be enough time to give me some information of why it is delayed again

I would appreciate your help with this

I deposited £10 on the 4th jan 2021 and i recieved 25 free spins and a £10 bonus that evening i went on to win a few hundred pounds and completed the £350 wagering requirements so the 5th i went to withdraw but my bonus was still active so i went on the live chat and spoke to gentleman called rolf in the chat i proved i had completed the requirements and it should take a few hours to sort its self out so waited but it was still the same i ve done on line chat more or less every day since the 5th i have wagered more of my winnings and im still gerting told theres a technical hitch i have included screen shots of the chats

Hi. I have two pending withdrawals with Karamba that I requested on the 21st of October 2020 (£95.00) and 25th of October 2020 (£220.00). I have spoken to multiple agents over their live chat service regarding the delay but both withdrawals remain unprocessed. The first agent I spoke to claimed that they were having issues with PayPal (my chosen method of payment), and the second agent I spoke to said that my withdrawal hadn't been processed because my account was "undergoing a routine security check by our Compliance team". I sent a formal complaint to the company on the 10th of November but they have not acknowledged or responded to this email. When I enquired about this on the 15th of November, again through their live chat feature, the agent apologised and said that he would escalate this complaint and that I would receive a response within the next 48 business hours. I have still not been contacted by Karamba and I am extremely frustrated. I asked the same agent to provide contact details for the company's ADR provider but he refused. I am aware that complaints must go through the company's own complaints procedures prior to contacting their ADR provider, and that they have up to 8 weeks to resolve complaints internally first; however, I am concerned by Karamba's refusal to even acknowledge my formal complaint and that is why I am opening this complaint with the AGCC. As an account holder with Karamba I have a right of withdrawal and it is their responsibility to allow consumers to withdraw their deposit balance at any time and without restriction. I believe that Karamba is currently denying me this right. I hope that they will respond to this complaint with urgency and with the involvement of the AGCC I can finally resolve this ongoing issue.

I have provided a full copy of the Live Chat transcripts below, I also have screenshots of these conversations but I am not sure how to attach these. I can send these via email if necessary?

Thanks,
Aaron.

Karamba
You have reached customer support. Please type your query below and a representative will be with you shortly.

Me: Paypal withdrawal still pending

Oct 28, 10:41 PM

Customer Support Team
Thank you for coming to live chat. Kindly note that we are currently experiencing a high number of queries, therefore there will be delays in receiving assistance as all our Customer Support Agents are currently engaged with other customers. For urgent queries, we'll be with you as soon as we can, alternatively please come back to live chat later. Thank you for your patience.

Kindly note, If your query is related to a pending withdrawal, we are currently processing a very large volume of withdrawal requests which may cause a slight delay in your withdrawal process. We will contact you directly as we
receive updates related to your withdrawal. Thank you in advance for your patience.

Ryan
Welcome to Live Chat, my name is Ryan,how are you today? :) in order to assist you on chat, please can you provide me with your First & Last Name and Username? :)

Me: Aaron (removed) and (removed)

Oct 28, 10:42 PM

Ryan
How may I help you today? :)

Me: I've been waiting on a withdrawal for about a week into my paypal account

Oct 28, 10:44 PM

Ryan
Let me have a look at your account for you :)

Me: Okay

Oct 28, 10:46 PM

Ryan
Please bear with me as we are very busy at the moment

Me: Sure

Oct 28, 10:47 PM

Ryan
thank you Aaron! :)
I can see here that you have a pending withdrawal, Unfortunately we are having some techincal issues with our payment deparment which has caused an unforeseen delay. Our technical team are working hard in order to try and resolve this asap and we are hoping that this is resolved shortly! I will forward your account to the relevant department to try and speed up the process for you. We apologize for any inconvenience caused in this regard.

Me: Appreciated!

Oct 28, 10:52 PM

Ryan
no problem Aaron! :)
Is there anything else i can help you with?

Thank you for coming to live chat. :) Since I have not heard from you for over 3 minutes, I will end this chat in 30 seconds. Please click to chat with us again if we can be of further assistance.

Natalie
Hi and welcome to livechat, my name is Natalie.
I will do my very best to help you.

Thank you for coming to live chat. Since I have not heard from you for over 3 minutes, I will end this chat in 30 seconds. Please click to chat with us again if we can be of further assistance.

4 Nov 2020

Me: Hey

Nov 4, 6:58 PM

Marianna
Hello :) Welcome to the Live Chat , my name is Marianna.

Me: Hi. Can I get an update on pending cashouts please?

Nov 4, 6:58 PM

Marianna
Let me please check it for you :)

Me: Okay

Nov 4, 7:02 PM

Marianna
Thank you :)
Aaron I can see that your account is currently undergoing a routine security check by our Compliance team, this may be what's causing the delay.

For now we thank you for your patience and as soon as there is an update on your account, you will be contacted.

Me: Routine security check meaning what?

Nov 4, 7:06 PM

Marianna
It is our standard procedure , sometimes needs to be done.

Me: I would appreciate a better explanation than this. I have been kept waiting on one of my cashouts for 2 weeks which is supposed to take 0-2 business days. My account has been verified with the relevant documents.

Nov 4, 7:10 PM

Marianna
I am so sorry Aaron!

Me: First I was told there was a problem with Paypal transactions, but only when it comes to cashouts. Your company is withholding funds that do not belong to them.

Nov 4, 7:11 PM

Marianna
As I can see your cashout is under review.

Me: I am aware that it is "pending". But I have had no updates, and your agents have failed to provide a reasonable explanation as to why.

Nov 4, 7:13 PM

Marianna
I am so sorry to hear it.
Thank you for coming to live chat. Since I have not heard from you for over 3 minutes, I will end this chat in 30 seconds. Please click to chat with us again if we can be of further assistance.

Me: So is that your explanation?

Nov 4, 7:17 PM

Andre
Hi! Welcome to chat. My name is Andre, what can I do for you?

Me: I would like an update on pending cashouts.

Nov 4, 7:23 PM

Andre
There is none, I can escalate to have it checked again to make sure though, but there are no news now
The relevant department isnt working at the moment, so earliest youll hear from us is tomorrow
Youll be contacted on email

Me: I would appreciate a reasonable explanation

Nov 4, 7:26 PM

Andre
Thats all I cant give for now, if I had more information, I would give it
Is there anything else I can do?

Me: Okay. I would like you to note that I have logged my conversations with karamba customer support.

Nov 4, 7:28 PM

Andre
Alright no problem, have a good evening Aaron!

Annie
Hello, welcome to chat, my name is Annie! How can I assist you today?)

Annie
Thank you for coming to live chat. Since I have not heard from you for over 3 minutes, I will end this chat in 30 seconds. Please click to chat with us again if we can be of further assistance.

10 Nov 2020

Customer Support
Kindly note that we are currently experiencing an issue with PayPal withdrawals. Our technical team are working on a fast solution. We apologize for the inconvenience caused & thank you in advance for your understanding.

Me: Hi

Nov 10, 7:04 PM

Me: What is your complaints procedure, please?

Nov 10, 7:15 PM

Jonas
Hello welcome to chat! My name is Jonas, how can I assist you? :)
You can do this here with me or send an email with detailed description on the issue

Me: I don't believe you will be able to resolve, I have spoken to customer support previously and my issue is still unresolved. I would appreciate a channel to make an official complaint, would that be through email?

Nov 10, 7:18 PM

Jonas
You can indeed send an email to [email protected]

Me: Thank you

Nov 10, 7:20 PM

Jonas
No problem Aaron. Sorry for the inconvenience here with us
Thank you for coming to live chat. Since I have not heard from you for over 3 minutes, I will end this chat in 30 seconds. Please click to chat with us again if we can be of further assistance.

15 Nov 2020

Hey

Nov 15, 1:09 PM

Oscar
Welcome to Live chat, my name is Oscar, please let me assist you:) How have your day been going so far?:)

Me: Good thanks. Could you please send me the contact details for your ADR provider?

Nov 15, 1:10 PM

Oscar
Give me some time to check this for you please:)

Me: Okay

Nov 15, 1:11 PM

Oscar
thank you
Aaron, could you please be so kind to clarify your complaint?

Me: Sure

Nov 15, 1:15 PM

Oscar
Thank you

Me: I have two pending Paypal withdrawals that I have been waiting about 3 weeks for, I've asked customer support previously about the delay and have been told that it was due to a Paypal issue and then later on that it was because of a security check on my account

Nov 15, 1:17 PM

Oscar
Thank you, Aaron

Me: I recently asked for an email account to send a formal complaint to, which I did last Tuesday, but your complaints team have not responded.

Nov 15, 1:18 PM

Oscar
I completely understand, Aaron

Me: I am aware that the Gambling Comission states that your company has 8 weeks from the date of the complaint to resolve, but they also state that it should respond to any complaints within 3 days, and this has not been done.

Nov 15, 1:19 PM

Oscar
Thank you for the details
I will escalate your complaint to management right away
When did you send your email?

Me: I appreciate this. I sent my email on Tuesday to [email protected]
Could I also have the contact details of the ADR provider?

Nov 15, 1:22 PM

Oscar
I completely understand your frustration, Aaron
Kindly note that we are currently experiencing a high number of queries, therefore there will be delays in receiving assistance
That's why you have been contacted yet

Me: I am aware that the gambling commission states that a company should respond to a formal complaint within 3 working days but as far as I am aware it does not say what to do if a company does not do this.

Nov 15, 1:23 PM

Oscar
I have escalated your complaint to our management with high priority and you will be contacted within next 48 business hours

Me: I appreciate that your company may need more time to deal with a high number of complaints, but if I do not receive a response within a reasonable time then I would like to take this up with an ADR provider to see if they will take up my case.
And thank you for escalating this complaint.

Nov 15, 1:26 PM

Oscar
Yes, this is completely correct
Is there anything else I can help you with at the moment, Aaron?

Me: Is the ADR provider still the POGG.com?

Nov 15, 1:27 PM

Oscar
First your complaint should go through our management
And if you are not satisfied with the result, you will be provided with the ADR details

Me: Yes, I understand. I just want to know in case if I don't receive an answer via email?

Nov 15, 1:29 PM

Oscar
You can come to chat

Me: Okay. Thanks for your time, Oscar.

Nov 15, 1:30 PM

Oscar
Thank you for the understanding and patience:)

I received an email with 50% bonus. So i signep up and deposit 200€ to get 100€ Bonus.
After a couple spins i landed a 1000x on 4€ stake.
Completed the wager only on 3 and 4€ stakes on bonanza, wild frames, book of dead, honey Rush and legacy if dead slots.
Did a withdrawal request and the day after i received the email with the decline that i did mistaken the 4€ betting rule, what i absolutely did not.
During the whole wagering i only did 3 and 4€ bets. Contacted live chat, tried to understand where my false is but they couldnt help me.
So i tried the mobile number on the website which also couldnt help me.
At least the support via email wrote me, that they have checked my betting history again and nothing has changed.
I wanted to know where and when i did false the 4€ rule but they couldnt tell me.
I also checked my betting history on the website. Theres no more than 4€ bets during the wagering.
Hope you guys can help me with this problem

Hello.
I been waiting 2 weeks for
pending withdrawal after I cancelled and play more. And now I have 4 pending withdrawal for 9 days .
250 pounds
200 pounds
200 pounds
And 110 pounds .still pending.
I send documents but never get any email back.
I try contacting by email 3 time and never got answers back.try life chat many time but it's not work.
Thanks

I have contacted karamba almost daily since the 20th September when I closed my account,after closing my account with £95 left in the balance. after sending the various id and proof of credit card, bank balance ,bic numbers,iban numbers I was told that this was ok and they would process the withdrawl .so a week went by with no money so I ring back and complain and was told that screen shot of my bank details was not good enough proof (the letter was from the building society) they needed to see a picture of the credit card I used so I sent them a screenshot of that and waited and still no money I must add at this point I received no emails from them had to phone everyday.Anyway still no money after phoning again I was told that there was still a problem the only thing I could do was open another bank account and send them the bic iban numbers of this new account, I said im not prepaired to do this so they told me that the only other thing I could do was open a paypal or netteller account and send them a screenshot so I open both sent them the screenshot of both account both been verified by the 2 companies and its now the 9th of November and STill no payment to say im mad is an understatement.

Hi I made a withdrawal from karamba on Sunday of £350 and £600 to my skrill account.

On Monday I contacted them and they said that I made the withdrawal of £350 to skrill and £650 to my card. I explained that's not the case and both withdrawals were to my skrill. It took them two days to change this

They asked for my skrill documents which I sent. On the Tuesday I contacted them to find out if my withdrawal has been processed yet and was told that I needed to send in proof of card ending 9457. So I did that.

On the Wednesday I contacted them and I was told that they still needed proof of card ending 9457 I once again sent that in

On Thursday morning I contacted them to find out if my withdrawal has been processed yet and was in live chat for nearly two hours getting this sorted and I was eventually told that all my documents were accepted...

At 6pm later that night I contacted live chat from a rough time for my withdrawal to be processed as that has been 5 days now and I am told once again I need to send proof of card ending 9457.... I explained that I was on live chat for 2 hours sorting that this morning. I was told he is only reading what he's being told. Once I submitted document I need to wait 48 hours to see if its accepted if its not then I need to send new documents wait 48 hours again

They are finding every excuse not to pay me

I won at Karamba 2000 Euros after paying 400 Euros. I tried to cash it out but its still pending. I contacted the support several times but everytime it said : "Its okay you will get your money soon. We just have problems because we have so much winnings." And one Time it said : " You should cash it out on your bank account and not on your skill card". As you can see in the picture below i cant chose the bank account . I can just chose my Skrill Account which should be fine too? Im waiting now since May 12th and i didnt get any email or something which i can do to get my Money. Please help me.

On April 18th, I've signed up with Karamba, made two deposit and managed to get a nice profit. On that night, I requested a withdrawal of 6000 $. It was declined 2 days later since they dont seem to accept cashout to credit card from people located in Canada.

I was then told than they can pay me via Wire transfer. Turns out, their website isn't even configure to pay canadian this way since it is asking for an IBAN number which it isn't use by canadian bank. I send them an email and they quickly replied to me to send my banking info. I did at 3 occasions at 3 different of their email address.

From April 20th to 28th, my cashout was pending. I called them, I chatted with 2 agents and sent multiple emails. I also sent them all the required documents.

Last Sunday, I received an email telling me that they'll confirm when the cashout is processed. This morning, they returned the money to my account without telling me why.

I have been more than patient. I feel it will never be resolved so I have to make a complaint.

Won £5000, that’s the end of the happy news. Submitted my documents, which in itself was a long drawn out process. All were accepted, told my withdrawal would then be processed. Have had a withdrawal request in since 3rd of March, and it’s now the 8th. Been phoning every day and getting a whole bunch of excuses. Was told my withdrawal would be processed on that day on live chat which I believe was the 5th but no such luck . Want a resolution to this as it’s causing undue stress. Feel I’m getting passed from pillar to post.

Hi.

I won about 4000 euros (40000 NOK) on feb 26th. This was without a bonus so everything about my withdrawal should be in order. In order to get my money I sent in all the required docs.

Now, a week later (march 5th), I am still waiting for my winnings.

The customer support agents have all told me different things. «Your documents are verified.» «Your documents are still awaiting approval». They even sent me an email requesting me to prove that my credit card was to longer in use, and then referring to the last digits of my skrill account. Didnt make sense at all. My credit card is still in use.

Today they’ve told me that they have a lot of withdrawals pending and that I should be patient. Patient? I’ve waited a week already.

Karambas website say that a withdrawal shall take 48 hours to review, then anorher 24 hours for the transaction to rhe Skrill account. Thats 3 days. I’ve waited 7.

A proper casino should treat their customers better than this, rather than to make up excuses. May I suggest hiring more people to deal with verification and withdrawals?

I Requested a Cashout on 2 Feb 2019 and my Cashout has been pending for over 48hrs as today is 7 Feb 2019 and still this has not been sorted out, pls could you look into this as I’ve contacted online chat and they told me that it’s not them who deal with withdraws, I requested a number so I could speak with the correct department and was told that they do not accept contact from customers so now I’m wondering why these payments are delayed. One was for £10,000 & one was for £4850.

The message below is the original I sent to Karamba on 24/01/2019. This was following a complaint raised on the 23/01/2019 with the in game technician. To date I have received 2 replies. One stating in error that the screen shots below were not included and one 2 days later confirming they now had been and it would be looked into. The last email I received was 30/01/2019 and I have been ignored since then.

The complaint is as follows:

Dear Karamba,

I am writing as advised by your live chat,

I was trying to play blackjack last night but experiences severe difficulties due to the server issues. I decided to stop playing for a while and try again, which I did and it all seemed fine only for it to reoccur and an incredibly inopportune time.

Reference hand: 157c9d1fdd5581c7dccfb8f7 on 2019-01-23 at 23.12.12 (UTC) (see attached screenshots for confirmation on game reference).

I was playing a £25 hand of blackjack and hit a 10 (2 5's) against a dealer 7. I duly doubled my bet. The system registered the double (the symbol flashed up on screen) and took the money for the double but played the hand as a stand. the next card out the pack was duly a jack so not only did the error cost me my stake, it cost me my additional double up stake and my winnings (£100 total).

I have attached the following evidence:

Screenshot of the hand - This shows the cards dealt (note I was in the final box so the first card the dealer drew should have been my next card) This also shows the original stake of £25
A Screenshot of the transaction history - This shows the £50 taken from my account - this is the proof that I doubled my hand as twice the value of the bet was taken
A screenshot of the conversation I had with the technical support confirming there was an issue with my hand.
A screenshot of the general room chat confirming this was a ongoing issue impacting on other players.

The technician on the table raised a call at the time though your colleague on the live chat seemed to struggle with knowing what it was for, This ticket number is SD-334309.

Disregarding the inconvenience of the whole situation and the frustration of the broken server in terms of a resolution I would like for my original stake to be refunded, plus the stake from the double plus the winning I would have earned. I do not have screenshots from the net hand proving the result as I was on a chat with the tehnical support but I am sure you can pull these up.

I look forward to hearing back from you and trust that this will be resolved satisfactory.

Kind regards
Phil

I have tried submitting with screenshots but the complaints screen keeps on crashing, they have been supplied to Karamba and can be sent again if required

I have been trying to withdraw money from Karamba and have been asked for, identification, card details and notarised identification. I got a local solicitor to notarise my ID at a cost to me and sent all the requested information in to them. I was then asked for a copy of the card i deposited with them and for notarised ID with a round stamp? My notarised ID had a rectangular stamp so is it no good because it needs to be round? I have asked several times to make a complaint and for their complaints procedure to be sent to me but i have not received a response. It appears that they are finding excuses not to pay me my £100. I am very unhappy with the unrealistic demands and lack of customer service and would like this resolved.

I am attempting to withdraw winnings of £50 from my Karamba account, the process has taken longer than expected so I used the live chat function to find out where my money was. I was told by the advisor that I needed to provide notarised I.D. I was also told that the notary would need to be a solicitor/lawyer and at my own cost.

I am not certain, but believe this will cost more than my withdrawal amount, so it appears that Karamba have found a loophole in regulations whereby they can put people in a lose/lose situation and they don't have to pay out.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Waiting for £500 of cashouts since the 04th jan. Sent documents in on the 06th jan as requested. On receipt Karamba advised 48 hours to review. Now telling me they are delayed due to high level of winners. Also unable to advise how long the delay will be. Seem to be hoping I’ll cancel and lose the money as the status of the cashouts should now be “in progress” yet no change from “pending”. Nothing in this matter matches their T&cs