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Originally Posted by topoor
Alderney has sided with PKR. These are the reasons.
You made two large deposits, $200 and $500. The first depost of $200 is the maximum eligible amount for a first time deposit bonus. The second deposit is again the maximum eligible amount for reload bonus.
As soon as the bonuses were cleared you requested a withdrawal, each time within five minutes of clearing the specific bonus.
You did not engage in any play between the first withdrawal and the second deposit when the reload bonus became available.
The only game you played was casino hold em.
The vast majority of the bets you made were the minimum $1. This is quite a small bet amount when compared to the amounts that you deposited. Only the basic main bet was played, never the side bet (AA bet).
The total amount you bet on the account was $20,002.00, this reflects the $10,000 bet to claim the first deposit bonus and then a second $10,000 to claim the reload bonus. It is clear that as soon as the bonus was released no more games were played.
Play only occured while a bonus was pending.
So there you have it, if a casino invites you to an offer and you take them up on it, follow the terms to the letter and dont breach any rule or law the casino is allowed to deny you the bonus. This is the finding of the Alderney Gambling Commission.
I found this comment particularly laughable:
PKR are more than within their rights to close your account and seize all funds.
So according to Alderney if I break no rules or laws and deposit to a casino they have the right to steal my money should they wish.
Absolute joke. What on earth does this say about the gambling industry?
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I am appalled by the reasons given by Alderney for siding with Pkr. If a bonus is awarded and you did not break any of the Ts and Cs whilst playing, they cannot retroactively claim bonus abuse. Certainly, they dont like it and if I were them I will never give you any bonuses again. The result was clear from the outset. If Alderney was only having a look at the play logs to determine whether this was in fact how Topoor was playing, then the result is just like our slot games ie pre-determined once you hit the spin button.
In my view, the stance taken by Alderney only encourages casinos to confiscate winnings. I hope that it can review the whole issue and come up with more solid reasons for its decision - either way. Otherwise, this regulating body will have doubtful integrity and clout.