GENUINE (STAY WELL AWAY)
This is for the gambling commission and the police.
Very simply this is pure theft. Surely illegal to operate like this?
Gave this casino a try. Almost instantly you can see they don't operate like the standard online casino.
The welcome offer is 10 free spins at 10p on a slot I've never heard of. 2p from this offer. Nothing like advertised.
The gameplay on the better known slots is different here. We all know you lose in the end at online casinos. It's a money taking business. However you are looking for fair play, or something remotely close. You don't get that here. They rip you to pieces. Straight forward as that. Absolutely no chance for the player.
However that's my fault as a regular online slots player for over 20 years. They don't disguise your chances of winning.
Now this needs investigating by the police. It's total theft surely?
As previously said, I try most online casinos. The withdrawal process is generally excellent. At most online casinos it's more or less instant. I've never had a problem making a withdrawal before. The likes of William hill, sky casino, MrQ, OJO and even the lesser known casinos like lottoland and Lottomart are very fast at processing withdrawals. It's in their best interest to be transparent and fast
However Thesunplay don't see it this way. I made 4 £100 deposits and 1 £50 deposit. At the point I had £150 left in total I attempted a withdrawal.
The first thing that you see is a message which says ALL WITHDRAWALS INCUR A £2.50 FEE. So to withdraw anything will cost you £2.50. I've not come across this before. Deposit/ withdrawal process is always free. Perhaps there is a valid reason for this fee? I e never come across it before.
Then I wrote 150 in the withdrawal box and pressed WITHDRAW.
A popup window appeared asking for ID. Nothing like this when you make a deposit. It's quick and easy.
I've read stories of online casinos making it difficult to withdraw when the player had won. I'd lost £300 with little excitement or fun. I was only trying to withdraw the £150 I had left out of £450.
Anyway I entered 5 (FIVE) forms of ID. They were a bank statement, bank card, council bill, building society statement and passport. NONE WERE ACCEPTED AS VALID.
I emailed customer services explaining the problem (took good photos of the 5 pieces of ID and attached them to the message). I wasn't rude in any way. I got a reply back from their safer gambling team??? Could I afford to lose this money. No mention of the withdrawal request. IT WAS LIKE THE LAST THING THEY EXPECTED WAS SOMEBODY ACTUALLY TRYING TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL.
So what do you do? A few hours later I went back and donated the £150. I lost it on the same slot, but in all essence it was a forced donation.
Has anybody ever come across this before? An online casino that won't allow you to withdraw.
THIS CANT BE LEGAL
I REPEAT-: THEY WON'T LET YOU WITHDRAW..
I've kept a record of my actions here in hope that some legal representative will actually care that this site exists. It's really a police matter.
HAVE FUN AT THE SUN ☀️
Just to add
GOT A REPLY 5PM 10th May (3 days later). I'm a disabled housebound man. It appears they want me to hold the documents up while I take a selfie???
That's not possible in my condition. And incredibly demeaning. Again, no documents were asked for when I deposited 4 x £100 & 1 x £50.
Here is the reply:
We apologize for the delayed response and appreciate your patience. We're currently experiencing a high volume of emails.
Thank you for sending through your documents.
Unfortunately, your ID document has expired, but not to worry! Please can you send over one of the following:
Proof of ID, which is in date (passport or driving license) OR
A selfie image of you holding both your birth certificate and your expired ID document.
Additionally, attach separate files of each document as individual attachments.
Once received, we can then look to verify your account.
Kind regards,
Lucy
The Support Team
8 May 2025
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