Avalon78 - Shared MGA license but not exclusions

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When you self-excluded from Spinia and Playamo, did you request that the exclusion extend to other properties on the license? Did you engage any play AFTER Live Chat informed you that self-exclusions apply to all properties on the license?

Thanks,

ThePOGG

Hello,

Thanks for the response to this.

When I excluded with them I didn’t know I had to tell them that I wanted excluded accross all of their brands. Perhaps that was too naive of me to assume that it would automatically apply accross all the brands. I did get the vip manager of playamo messaging me saying the following ‘ I feel so sorry for your problems with gambling. ?

Your account has been closed permanently.

I wish you to never lose non-in-game, non in life! ’

I just wanted my accounts closed as I can’t trust myself with online gambling any more, I told them I have gambling problems, I didn’t know that I had to say I wanted them to block me from all their sites. I assume that would happen automatically accross their network when I inform them of the issue.

I did not engage in any play once live chat told me that.

Hi joemama,

Under the MGA licensing system, self-exclusion only apply to the property they are requested at unless there is an explicit request from the player that they carry over to other properties on the license.

Sorry we cannot be of further help,

ThePOGG

Even if both properties share the same licence?

More unethical than anything else from them, knowing on one site i have an issue but allowing play on the other. I still feel they have a duty of care to the players and should do the right thing here.

THanks for your help.

Hi again,

You mention ‘ When you self-excluded from Spinia and Playamo, did you request that the exclusion extend to other properties on the license? Did you engage any play AFTER Live Chat informed you that self-exclusions apply to all properties on the license?’

Upon further enquiry to the casino they don’t actually offer to extend the exclusion to other properties. I asked them to remove me from all casinos on their network and their other sister casinos, they responded with;

‘ We can take only per our casino, we cannot take you off from whole world casinos as it is impossible

In our casino, you are fully closed’

So even if I ask to exclude from all of their sister sites they can’t do it which seems wrong too me.

Hi joemama,

If you have asked at one of their Curacao licensed properties, there will be no functionality to extend self-exclusions across the license. This is not something that any of the Curacao Master License holders current require.

If you ask at an MGA licensed property then they must extend your self-exclusion to every property on the MGA license.

As stated already, if you have not made this request your self-exclusion will only apply at the property you requested it at.

This is the same response your other complaint against Casino Chan would receive.

Sorry we cannot be of further help.

ThePOGG

Spinia, which is a MGA liscense casino responded with the following;

‘’ Dear Player,

We can take only per our casino, we cannot take you off from whole world casinos as it is impossible

In our casino, you are fully closed ’

So this goes against what Avalon are telling me that I do r ask for exclusion accross all their brands, as according to Spinia then it wouldn’t have mattered as it’s not something they do.

Hi joemama,

I can certainly raise the fact that Spinia have given out incorrect information with the license holder, but unless this information was given to you BEFORE your play, it would not have a bearing on your request for a refund.

Please forward the communication in question to [email protected].

Thanks,

ThePOGG

Ive emailed you the email chain where SPinia confirmed that they do not have the functionality to block me from other casinos.

Hi jomama,

Reviewing the chat transcript you forwarded, the operator has NOT told you that they cannot do a license wide self-exclusion. They have told you that the cannot institute an exclusion across the whole MGA licensing system. They are correct that a regulator wide self-exclusion does not exist.

Nevertheless I will contact the operator and ensure that your exclusion has been extended to all properties on the N1 Interactive license.

Thanks,

ThePOGG

Hi jomama,

A license wide self-exclusion was applied to your accounts on the 5th of March, before your Live Chat conversation.

Thanks,

ThePOGG

Hello,

THanks for the update. If a license wide self-exclusion was applied then shouldnt that have meant that i could not join and deposit on Avalon78?

THank you

Hi joemama,

Your last play with Avalon78 was at 18:00 server time on the 5/3. Your exclusion was put in place at 21:53.

Thanks,

ThePOGG