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Hi Guys, I am new here and have been rather a silly boy and opened an account with what I believe to be a scam casino called 'the red lion casino' which claim to be licenced in Curacao but when I email the e-gambing commision in Curacao they have never heard of this casino. They seem to offer all the games and services (netbet) that are not to be offered in the UK. they dont seem to show their licence number presumably because they don't have one.

I opened it because I am on gamblock and I am self excluded myself from UK bookmakers as I am a problem gambler but that is a different story. I deposited many times to the tune of 2000 over 2 credit cards and they show as a dodgy transaction company in Moscow on my statement. I played and won some money which I wanted to withdraw (1500) and I went to make a withdrawal and I was told by their customer services £500 was the maximum and only withdrawal at a time dispite their own 'terms and conditions' saying that 10k was the maximum monthly withdawal limit. they just see to make up the rules to suit them. this took days and days of emailing them to withdraw it so I could get my money back and I kept getting told it will be done ASAP. and being the problem gambler I am kept playing heavily and lost it all. One of the deposits I made was for £300 and I when I logged onto my online banking they took another £300 without adding it to the bettings account, I asked them to cancel it and put it back into my credit card account they said they couldnt and that they have credited my bettings account and I have to wager it atleast once to then withdraw it and of course I lost that too.

I am fully aware how stupid this all is but having read some things on here I may be eligle to chargeback those transactions on the grounds that they don't have a uk licence and they offer all the rigged netbet games they shouldn't in the UK.

I have raised a chargeback on all these transactions and received them back into my 2 credit card accounts and raised the dispute with all the information and emails from the curacao commission etc, my question is what are the chances of a successful chargeback on these grounds? they have reversed the transactions but what are the chances of them just readding them once theyve spoken to the merchant and they say i'm bang to rights. Like I say I am very aware I have been stupid and I should write the money off to experience but if I can get the money back and the games I was playing were rigged then it is unfair.

Please be kind :)

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Easiest way to dispute the transactions if Credit Card company gets funny is to point out we are not allowed to use Credit Cards for gambling in UK so transactions should not be allowed.

Anyway since noone else has mentioned it do you really think it is a good idea to have Credit Cards with that sort of limit if you cannot control your spending. You did the correct thing by registering for Gamblock. But then went looking for dodgy casinos to play at using your Credit cards.

So what would you have done if the Casino had paid the winnings no Problem. Kept going back till you had maxed out all Credit Cards got yourself deeper in debt and then tried to charge back anyway.

Think now you have managed the Chargeback you should be thinking...
Thanks for the reply

I had informed them this transaction wasnt classed as gambling. They are aware it has been laundered becouse i said that the transaction isn't related to gambling it shows as retail. The credit card company still refer to it as visiting a gambling site even though they are a scam. This was the intention.

Sounds like you are from a different country to the uk. The stance is the same from other mastercard uk customers.

The only other route now is with the ombudsman

Ombudsman, fella.

I'm from the UK.

Basically, the reason MasterCard won't interact with gambling is because they HAVE to be licensed and use MCC7995. That means the merchant/ukgc will sort/investigate.

If it's miscoded, these rules don't apply but they are in breach of MasterCard's terms and conditions.

Visa go as far as to say they will fine miscoding £25,000 per transaction!!

You have to ask your bank to raise the miscoding, otherwise they will throw it out and tell you to sort with merchant/governing body.
 
Are you saying your chargebacks have been raised against the merchants now that you have mentioned the miscoding.

I have repeatedly said to them to check the transaction code and they will see it isnt gambling and that it is money laundering.

I see no one else online being ruled in favour of the miscoding. Can you advise how you come to this conclusion and how the bank has changed it stance on your claim?

Fair play to you for your tenacity. I know with 3 of my visa creditors who refunded me it has been a tough battle. but fluid and cap 1 are not budging and claim that regardless of them disguising there transactions as other types they are not willing to raise.

This has also taken it out of the 45 days.

ps all the balls have paid compensation to me in some form to do with the terrible way they handle my complaint.

I look forward to hearing from you!
 
Morning Andy,

Revolut refused to raise because it was gambling and said I had no other option. Basically did their best to stop it.

I then realised I had an active bet block function (Revolut have this feature) and forced them to tell me the MCC. It took ages to get this info. I threatened legal action if they didn't disclose. They then told me the MCC and they were all miscoded. This was all well within the 45 day limit.

I raised a formal complaint on several grounds. No license, selling to UK players, miscoding, multiple jurisdictions they do not own and fraud/theft (of my withdrawals).

Revolut have told me I have no grounds to dispute the actual transaction because I got the chips I wanted. They have only raised with MasterCard/Merchant based on miscoding and I could price every transaction. They made me write down every deposit with the time, name and amount and match it to my bank transactions. Almost nothing matches but I have enough of a trend based on same time and approx amount.

I have no idea if I'll get my money back but if I don't, I think Revolut and MasterCard are on very dodgy ground, given the evidence I have. Just look at Wirecard and MasterCard. It's about corruption within the aquiring bank. This is crime, simple as. Too many poorly people back down, feeling ashamed of their gambling illness. Problem gambler is a horrible term.

Life goes on, regardless. A return of the money would be nice now I feel better. I'm in an odd position of having also lost significant withdrawals. Don't really fancy a court case with MasterCard but I will.
 
Morning Andy,

Revolut refused to raise because it was gambling and said I had no other option. Basically did their best to stop it.

I then realised I had an active bet block function (Revolut have this feature) and forced them to tell me the MCC. It took ages to get this info. I threatened legal action if they didn't disclose. They then told me the MCC and they were all miscoded. This was all well within the 45 day limit.

I raised a formal complaint on several grounds. No license, selling to UK players, miscoding, multiple jurisdictions they do not own and fraud/theft (of my withdrawals).

Revolut have told me I have no grounds to dispute the actual transaction because I got the chips I wanted. They have only raised with MasterCard/Merchant based on miscoding and I could price every transaction. They made me write down every deposit with the time, name and amount and match it to my bank transactions. Almost nothing matches but I have enough of a trend based on same time and approx amount.

I have no idea if I'll get my money back but if I don't, I think Revolut and MasterCard are on very dodgy ground, given the evidence I have. Just look at Wirecard and MasterCard. It's about corruption within the aquiring bank. This is crime, simple as. Too many poorly people back down, feeling ashamed of their gambling illness. Problem gambler is a horrible term.

Life goes on, regardless. A return of the money would be nice now I feel better. I'm in an odd position of having also lost significant withdrawals. Don't really fancy a court case with MasterCard but I will.

One other thing I did is show my evidence of trying to resolve the issue with the merchant and their responses. Notice how the casino says no problem, money on the way, please wait 30 days (attempting to get you past 45).

I'll let you know what happens guys. MasterCard and Visa could stop this very quickly if they blocked the acquiring bank but clearly it's paying not to at present.
 
Not being funny but I wished these threads about chargebacks would go away to be honest. It does not look good for anyone, those seeking to do them and it is also a way that others will also follow suit too "problem gamblers"

It is getting pretty annoying seeing soo many problem gamblers on CM now :(

If you have a problem with gambling, You probably should not be using a gambling related forum either. You do all know that there is a member group that you can request to join too, so that you can not access most of the gambling forums and just access the none gambling sections? Just saying :)
 
Not being funny but I wished these threads about chargebacks would go away to be honest. It does not look good for anyone, those seeking to do them and it is also a way that others will also follow suit too "problem gamblers"

It is getting pretty annoying seeing soo many problem gamblers on CM now :(

If you have a problem with gambling, You probably should not be using a gambling related forum either. You do all know that there is a member group that you can request to join too, so that you can not access most of the gambling forums and just access the none gambling sections? Just saying :)
It's natural you're going to see numerous problem gamblers in these threads considering the fact that they are about scam casinos who deliberately target problem gamblers. If they chargeback, they are simply conning the conmen back. Morally different to being a PG who loses to a legit UKGC casino. These scam casinos KNOW a percentage of players will chargeback, they budget for it:

* They have few site costs as they are a templated version for sale to criminals.
* They have little in the way of provider fees as they run cheap pirated games from a fake slots aggregator, on the cheap.
* They have little or no tax to pay.
* They have next to no licensing fee in proportion to the money they can scam.
* They don't pay proper payment processing costs.
* They have no need for SoW checks or ID checks before they take cash.
* They can offer top RTPs due to the above and the fact paying players is purely voluntary on their part.
* They have problem gamblers who they know will play to bust and not likely realise they have been scammed because they don't withdraw.
* They know PGs will play irrational amounts of money.
* They may pay some players if their algorithm suggests they are likely PG's or likely to deposit far more later on.
* They simply won't pay any big liabilities to big winners, further increasing profitability.
* They also insure against big winners by having rogue terms like "Players cannot withdraw an amount exceeding their cumulative deposits" knowing the player will at least spunk the excess back after refusal, before initiating a second withdrawal which won't be paid.

So the more players that come to the CM forum and learn how to chargeback these scum, who succeed, the happier I am. :)
 
Hi there,

I am new on this thread. Has anyone had any dealing with playatharrys.com i successfully charged back through my bank for transctions on my account for FLW paint and supplies based in Lekki Nigeria 😓 i questioned the casino and they have since closed my account down. Deposited around £800 total on site, and payments show as RVSPAY. And also been charged international transaction fees for all the transactions. I am convinced Slots n bets and playatharrys are the same company as they have identical T&C. Also used a credit card to gamble at slots n bets, not too sure were i stand on this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
Hi. I was wondering if anyone here is able to help me with the process of getting money back from Redlioncasino. It's nearly £6000. My bank's fraud team wasn't very helpful at all. I'm not sure how to word my dispute and I feel absolutely lost with it all. Any help or advice would be extremely appreciated. These were all with Lloyds bank and were Visa debit transactions. I didn't even realize it was a scam until this past weekend. I feel sick with worry
now.

Ted

DateDebitedCurrencyCompany NameNON-GBP TRANS FEENON-GBP PURCH FEECountry/Location
02-May-21£100.72USD 139.00LINDAUWATERPOLO£3.01£0.50844-392-7304
03-May-21£55.65USD 77.00APE Tickets£1.66£0.50Nairobi
23-Jun-21£92.55MXN 2591.97PAYCIPS*JCPAY£2.76£0.50PARRAS COAH
23-Jun-21£189.82MXN 5327.94PAYCIPS*JCPAY£5.67£0.50PARRAS COAH
23-Jun-21£205.21-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.13£0.50-
23-Jun-21£205.21-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.13£0.50-
23-Jun-21£205.21-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.13£0.50-
23-Jun-21£102.61MXN 2879.97PAYCIPS*JCPAY£3.06£0.50PARRAS COAH
25-Jun-21£79.45UAH 3034.39XBILL*VIDEOGAMER_P£2.37£0.50BROVARY
26-Jun-21£255.48MXN 6976.81PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50PARRAS COAH
26-Jun-21£204.09-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.10£0.50-
27-Jun-21£254.74MXN 6956.76PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.61£0.50PARRAS COAH
27-Jun-21£200.00-Dftfomobf-HongKong
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£204.09-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.10£0.50-
29-Jun-21£250.00-Dftfomobf--
29-Jun-21£250.00-Dftfomobf--
29-Jun-21£250.00-Dftfomobf--
29-Jun-21£200.00-Dftfomobf-HongKong
27-Nov-21£94.00-FLWTAX/ACCOUNTING/AUDI-Lekki
27-Nov-21£95.65USD 127.00FLWTRANSPORTATIONSERVI£2.85£0.50Lekki
27-Nov-21£70.80USD 94.00FLWPAINTSANDSUPPLIES£2.11£0.50Lekki
27-Nov-21£196.57USD 260.98pargam£5.87£0.50BAKU
27-Nov-21£206.91USD 274.72pargam£6.18£0.50BAKU
27-Nov-21£248.29USD 329.66pargam£7.42£0.50BAKU
27-Nov-21£258.64USD 343.39pargam£7.73£0.50BAKU
Total£5,753.09£134.67£12.00
 
Hi. I was wondering if anyone here is able to help me with the process of getting money back from Redlioncasino. It's nearly £6000. My bank's fraud team wasn't very helpful at all. I'm not sure how to word my dispute and I feel absolutely lost with it all. Any help or advice would be extremely appreciated. These were all with Lloyds bank and were Visa debit transactions. I didn't even realize it was a scam until this past weekend. I feel sick with worry
now.

Ted

DateDebitedCurrencyCompany NameNON-GBP TRANS FEENON-GBP PURCH FEECountry/Location
02-May-21£100.72USD 139.00LINDAUWATERPOLO£3.01£0.50844-392-7304
03-May-21£55.65USD 77.00APE Tickets£1.66£0.50Nairobi
23-Jun-21£92.55MXN 2591.97PAYCIPS*JCPAY£2.76£0.50PARRAS COAH
23-Jun-21£189.82MXN 5327.94PAYCIPS*JCPAY£5.67£0.50PARRAS COAH
23-Jun-21£205.21-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.13£0.50-
23-Jun-21£205.21-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.13£0.50-
23-Jun-21£205.21-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.13£0.50-
23-Jun-21£102.61MXN 2879.97PAYCIPS*JCPAY£3.06£0.50PARRAS COAH
25-Jun-21£79.45UAH 3034.39XBILL*VIDEOGAMER_P£2.37£0.50BROVARY
26-Jun-21£255.48MXN 6976.81PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50PARRAS COAH
26-Jun-21£204.09-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.10£0.50-
27-Jun-21£254.74MXN 6956.76PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.61£0.50PARRAS COAH
27-Jun-21£200.00-Dftfomobf-HongKong
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£204.09-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.10£0.50-
29-Jun-21£250.00-Dftfomobf--
29-Jun-21£250.00-Dftfomobf--
29-Jun-21£250.00-Dftfomobf--
29-Jun-21£200.00-Dftfomobf-HongKong
27-Nov-21£94.00-FLWTAX/ACCOUNTING/AUDI-Lekki
27-Nov-21£95.65USD 127.00FLWTRANSPORTATIONSERVI£2.85£0.50Lekki
27-Nov-21£70.80USD 94.00FLWPAINTSANDSUPPLIES£2.11£0.50Lekki
27-Nov-21£196.57USD 260.98pargam£5.87£0.50BAKU
27-Nov-21£206.91USD 274.72pargam£6.18£0.50BAKU
27-Nov-21£248.29USD 329.66pargam£7.42£0.50BAKU
27-Nov-21£258.64USD 343.39pargam£7.73£0.50BAKU
Total£5,753.09£134.67£12.00
So Nigeria, Mexico and Azerbaijan, those financial centres of international repute never gave you a clue as to what is going on here?

You need to dispute these with your bank, if you have already admitted making them then your only hope is to explain that this site was fraudulent, hence these are not lawful gambling deposits for a UK resident.
 
So Nigeria, Mexico and Azerbaijan, those financial centres of international repute never gave you a clue as to what is going on here?

You need to dispute these with your bank, if you have already admitted making them then your only hope is to explain that this site was fraudulent, hence these are not lawful gambling deposits for a UK resident.
To be fair Dunover, when you're not thinking straight (are ill) you don't believe it's a total scam. I didn't. I was even paid by 24m before they decided to stop paying. Then when I got reading I felt totally stupid but chased my bank hard.

Ted, my best shout is to contact your bank with screen shots of everything and explain they are miscoded gambling transactions, which breach the terms and conditions of VISA. VISA actually state they will fine merchants up to £25,000 per transaction who miscode.

You have a much better standing with VISA than MasterCard by all accounts.

Please seek help and support for your thinking. Try and keep calm. Talk.

Have a good weekend, Ted.
 
To be fair Dunover, when you're not thinking straight (are ill) you don't believe it's a total scam. I didn't. I was even paid by 24m before they decided to stop paying. Then when I got reading I felt totally stupid but chased my bank hard.

Ted, my best shout is to contact your bank with screen shots of everything and explain they are miscoded gambling transactions, which breach the terms and conditions of VISA. VISA actually state they will fine merchants up to £25,000 per transaction who miscode.

You have a much better standing with VISA than MasterCard by all accounts.

Please seek help and support for your thinking. Try and keep calm. Talk.

Have a good weekend, Ted.
Fair enough, and good advice about the miscoding. Excellent proof of scamming.:thumbsup:

P.S. Maybe send the guy a PM and help him if you've been through the process?
 
Hi. I was wondering if anyone here is able to help me with the process of getting money back from Redlioncasino. It's nearly £6000. My bank's fraud team wasn't very helpful at all. I'm not sure how to word my dispute and I feel absolutely lost with it all. Any help or advice would be extremely appreciated. These were all with Lloyds bank and were Visa debit transactions. I didn't even realize it was a scam until this past weekend. I feel sick with worry
now.

Ted

DateDebitedCurrencyCompany NameNON-GBP TRANS FEENON-GBP PURCH FEECountry/Location
02-May-21£100.72USD 139.00LINDAUWATERPOLO£3.01£0.50844-392-7304
03-May-21£55.65USD 77.00APE Tickets£1.66£0.50Nairobi
23-Jun-21£92.55MXN 2591.97PAYCIPS*JCPAY£2.76£0.50PARRAS COAH
23-Jun-21£189.82MXN 5327.94PAYCIPS*JCPAY£5.67£0.50PARRAS COAH
23-Jun-21£205.21-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.13£0.50-
23-Jun-21£205.21-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.13£0.50-
23-Jun-21£205.21-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.13£0.50-
23-Jun-21£102.61MXN 2879.97PAYCIPS*JCPAY£3.06£0.50PARRAS COAH
25-Jun-21£79.45UAH 3034.39XBILL*VIDEOGAMER_P£2.37£0.50BROVARY
26-Jun-21£255.48MXN 6976.81PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50PARRAS COAH
26-Jun-21£204.09-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.10£0.50-
27-Jun-21£254.74MXN 6956.76PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.61£0.50PARRAS COAH
27-Jun-21£200.00-Dftfomobf-HongKong
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£255.48-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£7.63£0.50-
27-Jun-21£204.09-PAYCIPS*JCPAY£6.10£0.50-
29-Jun-21£250.00-Dftfomobf--
29-Jun-21£250.00-Dftfomobf--
29-Jun-21£250.00-Dftfomobf--
29-Jun-21£200.00-Dftfomobf-HongKong
27-Nov-21£94.00-FLWTAX/ACCOUNTING/AUDI-Lekki
27-Nov-21£95.65USD 127.00FLWTRANSPORTATIONSERVI£2.85£0.50Lekki
27-Nov-21£70.80USD 94.00FLWPAINTSANDSUPPLIES£2.11£0.50Lekki
27-Nov-21£196.57USD 260.98pargam£5.87£0.50BAKU
27-Nov-21£206.91USD 274.72pargam£6.18£0.50BAKU
27-Nov-21£248.29USD 329.66pargam£7.42£0.50BAKU
27-Nov-21£258.64USD 343.39pargam£7.73£0.50BAKU
Total£5,753.09£134.67£12.00
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Has anyone heard of RVSPAY on their bank statements. These were transctions through playatharrys. I have contacted them about it being illegal for them to transact with UK customers. They just responded saying my account permanently closed. The UKGC have asked me to contact my bank and report this company. RVSPAY seems to be transactions in kazakstan. Anyone else had same issue?
 
Yeah, RVSPAY are used for a number of their sites.

It's not just the merchant though, the acquiring bank isn't stopping the account for some reason (probably mafia related).

Did you get screenshots before raising chargeback? It's important to show your money went to gambling and was miscoded.
 
Hello. I too put a claim against newday regarding royaloakcasino.com. I wouldn't get your hopes up as they initially credit the account and then they say becouse your intention was to gamble then mastercard will not process the chargeback.

Even though the company doesnt exist and do not have a licence, use counterfeit software and launder money. The merchents are not even related to gambling and is processed through 15 different merchants from all over the world.

The credit is temporary so be careful as I garantee newday will mess you about like they did me.

Vanquis where the best dealing with my issue. newday are a nightmare.
Yep Newday have come back to say Pay2u have challenged the chargebacks and after reviewing the evidence cannot continue with chargeback process so all credits will be reversed :(
 
Yep Newday have come back to say Pay2u have challenged the chargebacks and after reviewing the evidence cannot continue with chargeback process so all credits will be reversed :(

I'm due to hear back on my case, today, after nearly 3 months.

It's worth noting I lost my chargebacks within a couple of days. This is a different type of complaint, apparently.

24m (royal oak casino) have actually returned the smaller deposits already, in three different refunds.

Will let you know what the decision is shortly.
 
Hello folks, sorry to resurrect an old thread but I am having a similar concern with MyStake.com who have no UK License and I have deposited £1500ish with them. I am going to attempt to contact my bank and the casino to see where I stand with this, feeling a bit jittery.
 
Hello folks, sorry to resurrect an old thread but I am having a similar concern with MyStake.com who have no UK License and I have deposited £1500ish with them. I am going to attempt to contact my bank and the casino to see where I stand with this, feeling a bit jittery.
I know Non-Gamstop casinos target players but are you targeting Non-Gamstop casinos?

You had exactly the same issue a year ago yet here you are again.....obviously that doesn't take away the fact these casino's are not acting bona fida but come on.
 
Hi! I’m bumping this thread, am in a similar situation as others in this thread and would be great to get some advice.

summary
- Problem gambler, but I haven’t gambled for several months now
- Went through old bank card/credit card statements and noticed the Merchant names were shady + located in random countries like Kenya for example
- Did some research and learned about MCC codes and kind of deduced that the transactions I made were accepted due to misleading MCC codes
- In my country, transactions with the code 7995 are only allowed If they have a license that is valid here
- The website I made the deposit to has a Curacao license
- An important note is that the deposits showed up in my gambling account and I didn’t have any issues with withdrawals

So to be fair, I didn’t get mistreated by the gambling website in terms of withdrawals and I made the deposits of my own will and I have myself to blaim for the losses and take responsibility for that.

My main concern though is that they actually allowed the deposits from the first place and used misleading MCC codes to present my bank/card to decline the transactions.

My questions
- Is it allowed/legal for them to show dodgy company names on my bank statement? This must be universal and not based on their license?

- If’s in fact illegal or not allowed - who should I complain to if the gambling company doesn’t care? Like is it worth informing my bank or perhaps Visa/MasterCard on this issue? Find it kind of confusing to know who to contact

- I have brought my concerns up with the gambling website, but they don’t seem to see any fault from their end. I’ve sent some emails to the companies who showed up on the statement, but have close to 0% belief that they will respond or care…

- can also att that I haven’t made a chargeback or something to my bank, since I actually received the deposited sums, even if the MCC codes were misleading
 
If you weren't mistreated by the website, and they paid out your withdrawal requests (which is a little surprising, but ok), then it's probably best to let sleeping dogs lie.

There isn't anyone to complain to, Curacao won't care, but then again it would only be a complaint on a technicality anyway, as you did receive the service that you paid for.

You've mentioned that you aren't looking to do a chargeback for the funds, so what is your goal?
 
Hi! I’m bumping this thread, am in a similar situation as others in this thread and would be great to get some advice.

summary
- Problem gambler, but I haven’t gambled for several months now
- Went through old bank card/credit card statements and noticed the Merchant names were shady + located in random countries like Kenya for example
- Did some research and learned about MCC codes and kind of deduced that the transactions I made were accepted due to misleading MCC codes
- In my country, transactions with the code 7995 are only allowed If they have a license that is valid here
- The website I made the deposit to has a Curacao license
- An important note is that the deposits showed up in my gambling account and I didn’t have any issues with withdrawals

So to be fair, I didn’t get mistreated by the gambling website in terms of withdrawals and I made the deposits of my own will and I have myself to blaim for the losses and take responsibility for that.

My main concern though is that they actually allowed the deposits from the first place and used misleading MCC codes to present my bank/card to decline the transactions.

My questions
- Is it allowed/legal for them to show dodgy company names on my bank statement? This must be universal and not based on their license?

- If’s in fact illegal or not allowed - who should I complain to if the gambling company doesn’t care? Like is it worth informing my bank or perhaps Visa/MasterCard on this issue? Find it kind of confusing to know who to contact

- I have brought my concerns up with the gambling website, but they don’t seem to see any fault from their end. I’ve sent some emails to the companies who showed up on the statement, but have close to 0% belief that they will respond or care…

- can also att that I haven’t made a chargeback or something to my bank, since I actually received the deposited sums, even if the MCC codes were misleading

If your main concern is about whether those MCC codes can affect you in any way; i would ask this directly to my bank, if i was you. Another option in your country is "Finansinspektionen". They oversee financial markets in Sweden. They have a lot of contact options on their site and i guess they could easily answer this question over the phone.
 
If you weren't mistreated by the website, and they paid out your withdrawal requests (which is a little surprising, but ok), then it's probably best to let sleeping dogs lie.

There isn't anyone to complain to, Curacao won't care, but then again it would only be a complaint on a technicality anyway, as you did receive the service that you paid for.

You've mentioned that you aren't looking to do a chargeback for the funds, so what is your goal?
I get your point for sure. As I mentioned, I take 100% responsibility for initiating the transactions.

I wouldn’t consider misleading MCC codes to be a just a technicality though. In this context, it means they have not only deceived me, my card operator (e.g Visa) and my bank by masking the deposits as non-gambling related. If they hadnt done this, I simply hadn’t been able to make deposits.

I’m unsure exactly what my goal with this is, but ideally some kind of compensation or at least that it leads to some kind of consequences for this specific gambling operator, since they can use this ”loop-hole” to expolit problem gamblers like myself.

According to this information from Visa, this practice should violate their rules?
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“To help card issuers comply with applicable
laws, acquirers and agents are required to ensure
gambling transactions are identified with the
correct Merchant Category Codes (MCC) and
Point-of-Sale Condition Codes. The intentional
miscoding of online gambling transactions can
be lucrative for agents that seek to facilitate
entry of illegal merchants and transactions
into the payment system. Entities that miscode
MCCs of gambling merchants are in violation of
the Visa Rules and subject to non-compliance
assessments or other enforcement action. Mobile
and/or digital wallets, where the end use of
funds is intended for illegal gambling, also fall
under this category.”
 

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