I am so sorry everyone for this late response. I have been overseas on a 4 week holiday, and didn't have access to my emails. I didn't realise so much would happen while I was away, because it didn't look like I would hear from Winward again.
Checking my emails the other day, I did receive one from their accounting department, and this is what is said:
Dear Sue Gianni,
We have investigated your account again due to internal request from Malci, which was concerned about the reason we decided to close your account, we explained her and we also decided to inform you on our decision.
We have a specific finance and fraud division that go into many details and we are linked to several casino groups world wide that share information (black list/fraudulent players/bad credit report/IPs etc), and we were alert on your account. Therefore, once the information was confirmed to match yours, we have decided to take immediate action and permanently close your account, this will be the case in any of our network as they are all linked to the same security system.
Due to the above investigation outcome and according to our rules and regulations, all deposits you made were fully refunded, ($500 Neteller) and the winnings were removed as per our T&C statement. This decision was also revised by upper management which agreed to terminate your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience and confirm that your deposit money was returned to your Neteller account in full and your account closed.
For any additional assistance or comments please contact us at
accounting@winwardcasino.com or give us a call at our toll free number 1-800-274-7345, E-Fax: 1-703-991-8879.
Regards, George Puttman
So I can tell you now, I am not a fraud player. I have only just really started, and play occasionally. Anyway, that be another one of their excuses not to pay. I have received my original $500 back, but my winnings have been lost.
We can obviously resolve this situation now, because we know the outcome. I do apologise again for the late response. I never meant to leave and not let you know how it all went. Hopefully everyone has learnt not to play at Winward though!
Thanks everyone for your outstanding help and feedback.
Sue4