Dux Casino - T&Cs falsely encouraging players from the Netherlands
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Resolved - Both the submitting complainant and Dux Casino have informed us that this issue has been resolved and the player has received their funds.
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Player's Complaint
On the 23rd April I came across Dux casino. I throughly read through the Terms and Conditions before creating an account. The terms do not list the Netherlands as a restricted country and they even state that only players from the Netherlands may use certain games and services. Therefore, I went ahead with opening an account. I was also able to enter The Netherlands as my country of residence from a preset drop down menu and register a Dutch mobile number.
After depositing €285 I was later informed by my friend that this should not have been possible and that if I accumulated any winnings, I would most likely run in to problems should I wish to withdraw.
While I understand that it is partly my responsibility to ensure I am able to play on their site, that is impossible when they clearly state I am able to play certain games and use certain payment services. Their terms are misleading and certainly not unambiguous:
"Additionally, Universal Monsters (Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Phantoms Curse and The Invisible Man), are only available in the following territories: Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Turkey, Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia."
and
"For Mastercard, only the following countries are supported: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom."
They should not have accepted my registration nor allowed me to deposit multiple times. Why do they not have a location blocker or list the NL as being prohibited?
I am kindly asking them to return my deposits as they are falsely accepting registrations and deposits.
I have contacted the casino directly, but they are not understanding of my concern and request.
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