bellerock being akward over ID - locked accs and no payouts.

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I've still had no reply to my last PM regarding them allegedly trying to contact my solicitor and my offer of having my solicitor call them to make the initial contact. The bellerock rep has logged in here today too.......

You gotta love josegarcia's post - they have found discrepancies with documents not even sent? WTF are bellerock on.
 
Carmen Media.

According to their website they use three products to verify players.
The first link goes to a site that does not actually provide any service at all!!! (Site under construction). The second goes to "Verid", all fancy pics and links but sweet FA in regard to content. Lastly, Risk Sentinel, owned by Proc Cyber, has this little nicety:-

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Merchant/Brand Specific negative database

This database is managed completely by the merchant. The Merchant sets the criteria for inclusion in this database. Where the merchant chooses to use The RiskSentinel as a service, Risk Operatives acting according to the criteria set by the merchant will add data.

Should the merchant decide not to participate in the central database this will be the main negative database. Individuals who the merchant does not choose to do business with may be added at this level.

This could apply to particularly successful (in terms of winnings) gamblers.

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Do I read correctly, there IS a "negative database for MG casinos generally, AND a particular client can set up their own!

"Particularly Successful" gamblers can be added simply for winning "too much":what: Well WTF :what: - it's SODDING WELL RANDOM SOFTWARE - you WILL have the odd player with the luck of the devil, just as we sometimes make deposit after deposit and lose much more than expected by the statistics. This looks really bad if BelleRock have decided not to do business with a player based on success, but that this then is applied retrospectively to the recent win, although they were happy to accept the deposit and risk at the time it was made. (A win/win situation for the casino).

For the player whose documents were rejected without being sent, did you send documents to any Trident Lounge property? I would expect that the client specific negative databases would have been merged, and it could be that all these players suffering this problem are also current or previous Trident Lounge players, perhaps who have won "too much" there, or whose details when they joined do not match their current details, perhaps they moved house!

An answer is required NOW for the player who had documents rejected but did not send any. The other cases need an independent and trusted third party to take a look at the documents to see if there is reason to suspect they have been tampered with, Bryan should fit the bill.

If these players turn out to be innocent, or are simply being jerked around due to "winning too much" and getting on the database, Roguedom should be a consideration. If the players are all frauds, then they will be rogued, but the more this case develops (more and more players affected), the less likely this seems to be.


Part 2!

The Review Process
The RiskSentinel has three responses to a transaction Yes, No and Maybe.

Maybe is the review process. This reaction is used for transactions/accounts that fall into the grey area of either fraud or possible VIP.

The profile of a budding VIP is very similar to the profile of a fraudster - further investigations need to be carried out in order to ascertain which is correct.

As part of the system design a number of training courses have been developed, specifically to train Risk Investigators to evaluate 'risk' situations and individuals.

The courses include Fraud Awareness, Internet Research and Investigation and a course geared towards assessing deceptive behaviour on the phone.

The customer-focused approach to managing conversations will enable trained staff to deal not only with conversations that are needed to differentiate between a budding VIP and a fraudster but also to manage conversations with consumers who wish to deny their actions. This training enables The RiskSentinel to claim a means for dealing with the 'crime' of denial.


Crumbs, the innocent don't stand an Effin' chance do they, merely claiming that you did nothing wrong is itself seen as a crime if the casino thinks otherwise according to this "training".


There is also an FAQ section, but you have to "ask permission" to have the PDF sent - do they have even worse to hide!


How many innocent people have fallen victim to identity crime, and then get treated by the system as the CRIMINAL rather than the VICTIM. A survey once stated it was about one in 5 people affected. Clearing ones name is very difficult, especially if you cannot find out if your name has been "soiled" in the first place!.

It seems the word of "Risk Sentinel" is the word of GOD to the industry, yet they admit that telling a budding VIP from a fraudster is not easy, and I presume this means they can get it wrong at times.

If "Risk Sentinel" have used bad data in arriving at their decisions, and do not provide for those affected to review and correct the data, they can be sued for damages at the place they reside. Proc Cyber have a UK office, so the UK players will be covered by data protection laws. This means they can require Proc Cyber to reveal all the personal data they hold on them for a fee not exceeding £10.

In one case of unsubmitted documents being rejected, it looks like a bad report through Risk Sentinel is the most likely cause, and the E-mail received was simply the standard response, bearing no relation to the real cause of rejection.
 
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Legal Fees

I have just spoken to the solicitors I use.

They have informed me of the following:-

To Certify Documents £50+VAT £58.75

To receive a phone call the timings are done in units with one unit being 12 minutes. These are charged at £28 per Unit or £140 per hour. PLUS VAT

To make a telephone call the timing are again in units. Again 1 unit is 12 minutes. These are charged at £32 per unit or £160 per hour. PLUS VAT

So, if they certify the docs then receive a phone call from Belle Rock it would cost me £91.65

WTF is this about. Lets cut the shitte and get a proper statement from Belle Rock who I have supported in the past


IMHO these need rogueing until this is sorted out. You cannot impliment a cost of £90 on someone just to play at your casino
 
Here is the latest reply:

bellerock said:
Hi Marc,

We will continue to try and contact your solicitor.

Best regards,

Belle Rock

To which I have responded:

This is not acceptable, I don't believe you are making sufficient effort to contact my solicitor.

Please provide me with a number that I can get my solicitor to call you on, you can then call her back immediately and then this situation can be resolved rather than you dragging your heels.

Please respond with the contact number today.

I'm sick that I've had to drag this onto a public forum but this has been going on for about 1 month now.
 
GrandMaster said:
There are basically two kinds of lawyers in England, solicitors and barristers. Solicitors handle most of general legal work, barristers represent people in court and give specialist advice, although there have been changes recently and some solicitors can also appear in court.

Thanks, I've never been to England and didnt know that.
 
I've still had no reply.

My solicitor assures me she has not received any calls from bellerock/carmen media or anyone identifying me.

Bellerock just do not want to pay me and I'm doing all I can to get my solicitor in touch with them which is a more effort than they are clearly making.

I notice they've gone quiet on this thread too, I also note they have failed to come on here an explain why they have failed to respond to josegarcia's post regarding them saying there was a discrepncy with his docs, despite him not sending anything.

Bellerock, your treatment of me is an utter disgrace, this thread won't die until you pay me.
 
Oh Dear!

marcholmes said:
I've still had no reply.

My solicitor assures me she has not received any calls from bellerock/carmen media or anyone identifying me.

Bellerock just do not want to pay me and I'm doing all I can to get my solicitor in touch with them which is a more effort than they are clearly making.

I notice they've gone quiet on this thread too, I also note they have failed to come on here an explain why they have failed to respond to josegarcia's post regarding them saying there was a discrepncy with his docs, despite him not sending anything.

Bellerock, your treatment of me is an utter disgrace, this thread won't die until you pay me.

I'm afraid the more you protest, you are committing the "crime of denial" as per Risk Sentinel training course. The fact that you have actually called their bluff and allowed them access to your solicitor has made them have to refer back as to how to deal with this aspect of your "crime".
You are really guilty, and they need to work hard with you to allow you to see this, and stop deceiving yourself that BelleRock CS are incometent, as they are the best in the business and are infallible:D , just like the pope, by absolute definition.
Perhaps if you ask nicely, they will pay for Psychiatric treatment to assist you to come to terms with this guilt and self denial of the facts:D

josegarcia's case is different; no conscious memory of sending in documents, however, SKY ONE had a documentary on sleep disorders recently, and showed that people can carry out complex tasks while still technically asleep due to a malfunction in the part of the brain that surpresses movement in stage 4 of the sleep cycle. It would be possible for BelleRock to argue that josegarcia scanned and submitted these documents in such a sleep state, and naturally remembers nothing about it now!
BelleRock need to show these documents to josegarcia and say when they were received, which will probably turn out to have been late at night.

While the players may be holding back part of the story, so must BelleRock. BelleRock must convince players that this is NOT some horrible cock-up, and that they really HAVE been hit by UK and German fraudsters who they have caught out in the end after following their play for a while.
While there is this uncertainty, players cannot really trust the group not to screw them over due to imcompetence, and give them no means to appeal without committing the "crime of denial".
 
Can I ask what Bryan has done/is doing about this
 
Didn't get this for a while due to an error with an e-mail address, but exactly the same response from eCOGRA as posted by another player:
We have investigated your query with the casino and after a thorough review have found that the casino has acted appropriately and have exercised their rights under the terms and conditions. For reasons of confidentiality the discrepancies will not be revealed.

Bearing the above in mind I must inform you that we find your dispute to be invalid.

Regards,

Tex Rees
So we've got Bellerock, the Bellerock rep on here and Tex Rees from eCOGRA all giving form responses and considering that sufficient to take money from players' accounts.

Note, 1) the casino "acted appropriately", even though we've all seen they've been found to be lying and leading players on a wild goose chase about certified documents

2) Tex doesn't even feel it's necessary to say which terms and conditions have been applied

My case categorically involves nothing that would require confidentiality, but if I'm not accused of anything I can't defend myself. Quite a pickle, but not half as bad as the one Bellerock and eCOGRA are going to find themselves in if they don't rethink this.
 
I, too, am still waiting to hear their replies to this and will not drop it until it is resolved.

LC
 
Now I've called their bluff and provided everything they wanted, this sham of an outfit appear to be ignoring my requests for a contact number so I can have my solicitor call them.

I quite fancy a trip to Gibralter and South Africa :D
 
Let_It_Ride said:
Ashely Head is the CEO, why not send him an email

ashley.head@carmenmedia.com

best of luck
Let It Ride

Thanks, I'll give it a try but I won't hold my breath.

I won't waste my time with eCOGRA, I've read their disputes section, they don't want any documentated proof unless they ask for it. I'm not cofortable with that as I would want to present my case in full, plus I don't beleive they are nuetral in any case.
 
"Perhaps if you ask nicely, they will pay for Psychiatric treatment to assist you to come to terms with this guilt and self denial of the facts"

But only if he has a sufficient balance in his account to cover these costs.:D
 
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marcholmes said:
Thanks, I'll give it a try but I won't hold my breath.

I won't waste my time with eCOGRA, I've read their disputes section, they don't want any documentated proof unless they ask for it. I'm not cofortable with that as I would want to present my case in full, plus I don't beleive they are nuetral in any case.

This is because of the documented process done by the casino. If this process was done properly, the casino will normally win. There is an assumption that the casino will not attempt to deceive the process by misrepresenting the evidence, as the player never sees this document there is no chance to accuse the casino of anything.
In a normal arbritration procedure, both sides submit their own side of the story, and the result is determined on a balance of probabilities.
No-one knows if this document actually demonstrates the evidence, or simply contains an expert witness statement to the effect that they exist.

If you have strong feelings, pay for a solicitor's letter to be sent to them demanding proof that reasonable attempts were made to contact your solicitor. Your solicitor could always contact them on the customer support number, and find out first hand how bad their support is.
If Carmen Media apply for a UK Remote Gaming licence next year, you could always send your evidence to them with an objection to the granting of said licence. Other UK players, or any for that matter, could do the same, the more sound complaints the better.
 
vinylweatherman said:
If Carmen Media apply for a UK Remote Gaming licence next year, you could always send your evidence to them with an objection to the granting of said licence. Other UK players, or any for that matter, could do the same, the more sound complaints the better.

Great observation VW! The Belle Rock and Jackpot Factory's of this world will be vying for these licences as soon as they come up; it's a phenomenal opportunity.

Casino's clearly think they can get away with fuzzy ID verification, treating players as second class citizens and generally making it difficult if you (god forbid!) - win. The despicable JF situation of course as well...

Player power now has a genuine opportunity to make it's communal voice well and truly heard.
 
Just jumping in here real quick.

I'll be looking into this (deeply) upon my return next week since I am on the road at the moment. Thanks for keeping things mellow :D

Cheers!:cheers:
 
I'm pleased to report that they have today tried to make contact with my solicitor, unfortunately my solicitor was in a meeting and could not take the call.
They said they will try her again later this afternoon and my solicitor has promised me she will take the call no matter what.

Fingers crossed, we *may* be getting somewhere.
 
They have finally made contact with my solicitor and they've told her they are happy with everything.

Hopefully I can finally get paid!
 
marcholmes said:
They have finally made contact with my solicitor and they've told her they are happy with everything.

Hopefully I can finally get paid!

that is good news :thumbsup: and well done for sticking in there, how many other people have they done this to, who've just walked away?

did they tell your solicitor what it was they they were 'unhappy' with in the first place?

Let us know when the money hits the bank :) and will you be playing at bellerock again :D
 
marcholmes said:
They have finally made contact with my solicitor and they've told her they are happy with everything.

Hopefully I can finally get paid!


I'd like to know why this entire circus was even necessary. A casino contacting a solicitor (lawyer) before paying out?? I want to know what set the casino financial department off on a witch hunt.

I dont think I'm the only player that's beginning to get paranoid about playing online....

Good luck and let us know when you get paid, marcholmes!
 
SO what's going on Belle Rock??

I would definately like a statemnt from Belle Rock on their cashout proceedures. I just dont feel confident enough to play there still. There is no way I'm prepared to get documents certified at that cost every 3 months.

Well done to the OP for sticking to his guns and forcing bellerock to eventually give the documents the go-ahead, but this raises the question of what the hell Belle Rock were playing at? They've asked for docs and recieved perfectly good docs. They've made up some flaw in the docs (and more worryingly managed to get ecogra to side with this). Then they've made the OP go through the expensive proceedure of getting them verified, denounced the verification, and then lied about contacting the solicitor.

I dont think we can let them off here, answers are still needed!
 
Heh, I was terrifed after reading this thread. Was playing at The Gaming Club and had a decent amount built up after clearing that insane bonus. Cashed out on Sunday and figured it was lost. Showed up in my Firpay on Tuesday. The never asked me for any ID.

Not posting this to 'rub it in' or anything boys. Just wondering why they would make so many of you go through so many hoops, but others just get paid no problem.
 
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