Fleur-De-Lis
Senior Member
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2007
- Location
- CY
Hi all,
Some of us are residing in the countries which frown upon or outright forbid online gambling (f.eg., the country I've been living in for the last 15 years currently forbids all forms of online gambling except sports betting), yet we still manage to find a venue or two to play our favourite slots. We know that there are casinos, accredited and/or not, that accept players from such 'restricted' locations like mine. I have no idea what could be casinos' motivation to do so, or whether they violate any laws by doing it, and, to be honest, I don't care much about either. I guess, it all is quite complicated. Anyway... here is the issue I want your input on: let's say, I decide to sign up at a certain accredited casino. Before doing so, I contact the Support and ask if they accept players from my location. They say 'yes'. In other words, at the time of signup both myself and the casino are aware of the existing restrictions yet are willing to overlook them, apparently because I like to play and because the casino likes my money. So I sign up and deposit, playing to my heart's content as any other player. I remain an active player for two or three years, and then one day I find my account blocked. The reason for blocking is that 'you are from restricted country', although there's nothing new about this and it was already explicitly discussed at the time of signup.
I do not mean to complain or seek advice on how to proceed by posting this - I just want an input from people who may know or understand how the system works. I mean, I *know* what makes a player to sign up and deposit. But *what* makes a casino to accept or kick out a player from restricted country? If any consequences are entirely a player's responsibility, then maybe we are the best kind of customers - the ones who are free to deposit and lose, but also the ones who can be denied any winnings or kicked out at any moment? Does anybody know about casinos' internal procedures and policies that regulate dealing with 'restricted countries' customers? Any informed opinions will be much appreciated!
Some of us are residing in the countries which frown upon or outright forbid online gambling (f.eg., the country I've been living in for the last 15 years currently forbids all forms of online gambling except sports betting), yet we still manage to find a venue or two to play our favourite slots. We know that there are casinos, accredited and/or not, that accept players from such 'restricted' locations like mine. I have no idea what could be casinos' motivation to do so, or whether they violate any laws by doing it, and, to be honest, I don't care much about either. I guess, it all is quite complicated. Anyway... here is the issue I want your input on: let's say, I decide to sign up at a certain accredited casino. Before doing so, I contact the Support and ask if they accept players from my location. They say 'yes'. In other words, at the time of signup both myself and the casino are aware of the existing restrictions yet are willing to overlook them, apparently because I like to play and because the casino likes my money. So I sign up and deposit, playing to my heart's content as any other player. I remain an active player for two or three years, and then one day I find my account blocked. The reason for blocking is that 'you are from restricted country', although there's nothing new about this and it was already explicitly discussed at the time of signup.
I do not mean to complain or seek advice on how to proceed by posting this - I just want an input from people who may know or understand how the system works. I mean, I *know* what makes a player to sign up and deposit. But *what* makes a casino to accept or kick out a player from restricted country? If any consequences are entirely a player's responsibility, then maybe we are the best kind of customers - the ones who are free to deposit and lose, but also the ones who can be denied any winnings or kicked out at any moment? Does anybody know about casinos' internal procedures and policies that regulate dealing with 'restricted countries' customers? Any informed opinions will be much appreciated!