What about the poor sods with Christmas their concern at the moment. If they don't act on what was initially just RUMOUR that they were closing down, they will have all their funds CONFISCATED for the benefit of the casino.
Looks like a "cut & run" job.
The website said NOTHING about closing down, just some "maintenance". There was clearly some intent to give as little notice as they could get away with, and it seems that they only admit to closing on the 10th or 11th, leaving THREE DAYS for players to discover this, complete any WR, and submit their withdrawal. Further, these 3/4 days were OVER A WEEKEND, meaning many MORE will have been caught napping.
Other casinos close in an orderly manner, and give PLENTY of time for players to withdraw their money. Since the site is down, what's the betting that those players with outstanding WR will have "technical problems" accessing the casino to complete the WR, leaving the casino to pocket the cash on the 14th.
Clearly, the earlier signs that said "this looks dodgy" were SPOT ON.
Intertops MGS were a casino that closed in an orderly fashion, and there were WEEKS to complete WR, and withdraw any remaining balances. Even AFTER the complete closure, you can get your money back through support.
Maybe their draconian confiscation clause is because they don't actually HAVE all the money needed to cover player balances, and are doing what all those dodgy "money back in 5 years" cashback deals were doing, making the procedure so hard that most eligible customers would fail to meet the procedural criteria.
This was similar to what got the Intercasino "free flights" promo into trouble, "too many" of those who qualified actually WANTED their flights, and the supplier had predicted a much lower percentage would be able to comply with the restrictive small print.