Hello All,
Im just writing for a bit of advice if possible..
I'm 19 years old almost 20, and
i work as a locksmith in a technical department also doing ordering and stock control,
lately ive been gambling quite a lot, for the past 3 months and got myself in a bit of a bad way really,
3 months ago i upgraded my bank to a classic one,
which allows me to deposit for gambling websites online, and
the first month, i bet all my money away within a matter of days,
I get payed on the 28th of each month and the money (£860) was probably gone in the best part of 3 days,
only had money left for lunch, then
next month i got payed and did the same,
only i got a £470 overdraft and went all the way into that,
i had another month doing exactly the same, and
obviously just passing a new month ive only recently been payed,
which barely got me out my overdraft,
i then suddenly got hit by unauthorised overdraft fees which suprises me as i never went into unauthorised overdraft,
and all sorts of bills, including money i owed, but
i wasnt to fussed as i won £520 on 888casino, and
i said to myself thats it,
it will put me back from the start and
i will identify myself as a problem gambler on any form of gambling website im registered too.
then i noticed i cant actually withdraw the money as all of a sudden they are asking me for ID,
'ok no problem' i thought..
But the proccess has dragged over the course of 5 days already,
and they are now asking me for a copy of the back of my bank card as proof
because the name i registered with doesn't match
(which it don't as it was just a junk account untill i received a promotional e-mail and decided to play),
i have now e-mailed them the back of the bank card, a
nd i am yet to recieve a reply,
but i cant help but worry after all the reports of bad service
and 'refusal to payout' from Cassava Enterprises,
it is litrally all i am reading about them.
Not only that,
you wouldnt think such a large company would be so hidden, they dont have a phone number in their signature in e-mails,
they only have their phone numbers in a very select few places on a google search,
and they dont even include their last names in e-mails.
I just want the money in my account to be honest and the gambling to be over and done with,
i did never in a million years think that a genuine casino company that owns atleast 100 (most of the popular) poker/casino/bingo websites
could still be going while its doing this to customers, ive seen plenty of people posting of money being disallowed very very large sum's.
I work 5 days a week, and this is really affecting me at work,
im incredibly depressed as i havent even got money for lunch,
its my mum and dad's wedding at the end of this month (23rd)
and i dont have any idea how im going to pay for drinks,
i've deactivated my facebook account and have had my phone turned off
and havent been speaking to anyone at home,
sure losing on gambling puts me on a low,
but a gambling company doing this to its customers is just ridiculous,
Its my fault for gambling in the first place but i have never felt so low in my life.
If they refuse to pay out due to the name on the bank card being different to the one on my account,
is there any legal action i can seek possibly,
would i stand a chance and if so where could i start?