Wazbee Casino - Игрок сталкивается с проблемой идентификации при взаимодействии с казино.

: "I provided an Estonian Residence Permit. My residence is Estonia, which is a permitted jurisdiction. The casino is wrongly identifying me as a Ukrainian resident based on my origin/citizenship."

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Hello,

Thank you very much for submitting your complaint. I’m sorry to hear about your negative experience with Wazbee Casino.

Please allow me to ask you a few questions so I can better understand the situation.

• Could you please explain when the incident happened? Was your account closed as a result of the accusations made against you?
• Since when have you lived in Estonia? When was the residence permit issued, and when did you register in the casino?
• Have you filled out your player's profile with the information about your address from the residence permit?
• Did you achieve your current balance with the help of a bonus?
• Could you please share with me your communication with the casino regarding the issue? Send emails or chat transcripts to my email at [email protected], or post screenshots here

I hope we will be able to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible. Thank you very much in advance for your reply.

Best regards,

Tomas

Hello yuriim,

We would like to update you that due to Tomas, your designated resolver, being on vacation, we have opted to extend the timeline by an additional 7 days. Since Tomas has an in-depth understanding of your situation and maintains direct communication with the casino, we find this extension justified. Your patience is sincerely appreciated, and I assure you that Tomas will contact you at the earliest opportunity.

Thank you for your understanding and ongoing patience.

Best regards, Casino Guru

Dear yuriim,

Thank you for your cooperation and for providing all the necessary information. I truly appreciate the time and effort you’ve taken to share everything with us so far.

Your complaint will now move to the next stage of our process and be handled by your dedicated Resolver, Michal ([email protected]). This is a standard step in our procedure, as the Resolver will take over communication with the casino directly and manage your case from this point onward.

No action is required from you right now. Your Resolver will reach out through this thread if any additional details are needed. You can rest assured that your case is in very capable hands.

I wish you the best of luck and hope your case will be resolved to your satisfaction soon.

Kind regards,

Tomas

Hello yuriim,

My name is Michal, and I will be assisting you with your case. I hope that together we will come to a successful resolution of your issue.

I would like to request the presence of a representative from the casino in this conversation.

Dear Wazbee Casino,

Could you possibly provide additional information regarding the issue and clarify the situation? I would also appreciate it if you provided us with any and all relevant evidence.

Thank you in advance.

Respectfully,

Michal

Hello!

Thank you for your patience.

During the verification of the client’s identity and address, it was found that an Estonian document "Elamisluba" with a temporary permit was uploaded.

The document states Ukrainian citizenship.

Elamisluba is an Estonian residence permit document that confirms a person has the legal right to live in Estonia for a certain period of time.

According to the Terms and Conditions:

2.4. Residents and citizens of the following territories are restricted to use and access wazbee.casino by any means including but not limited to: <...> Ukraine <...>

Dear Wazbee Casino,

Thank you for your response. I would like to respectfully clarify a point regarding the player in question. If the player is legally residing in Estonia, has registered with the casino while in Estonia, and indicated this information on the registration form, I fail to see the relevance of the player’s Ukrainian citizenship in this context. Given that the player is a resident of Estonia, this should indeed be the country selected on the registration form. Also, in the email that you've sent to the player, it is incorrectly stated that he is a resident of Ukraine, since he is a resident of Estonia. Furthermore, I have concerns that if the player had chosen not to submit a withdrawal request and subsequently lost all his funds, his account may not have faced closure. Only when they tried to withdraw was their account blocked. I would like to kindly ask you to reconsider your decision to close the player's account and to confiscate their winnings.

Hello,

First of all, we would like to emphasize that the account was not restricted based on the player’s citizenship as such. The key factor in this case relates to game provider restrictions and compliance obligations, which are applied independently from the player’s country of residence.

As outlined in the Terms and Conditions, access to certain game providers may be limited due to legal, contractual, or compliance-related requirements . In particular, some providers (including Pragmatic Play) impose restrictions based on jurisdictional and risk parameters, which must be enforced by the operator (also regarding the citizens of Ukraine).

During a routine post-withdrawal review, it was identified that:

- the player had engaged with games from multiple providers, including those with specific jurisdictional limitations;

- part of the gameplay involved providers that apply restricted country rules, regardless of the player’s declared residence;

- additional risk indicators were triggered during the withdrawal stage, which required a deeper compliance review.

It is important to note that such reviews are typically conducted at the withdrawal stage, in line with standard industry practice, where full verification and provider-level checks are performed.

Following this review, the account was restricted due to a combination of provider restrictions and internal compliance considerations, rather than a single factor.

I disagree with the casino's position for the following reasons:

1. Casino technical liability. The casino claims I played games from providers with territorial restrictions. However, modern gaming platforms are required to programmatically block access to games (geo-block) if they are prohibited in the player's region. If the casino allowed me to launch the game, place a bet, and accept it, it thereby confirmed the legitimacy of my actions. As a player, I cannot and am not obligated to know all the internal legal agreements between the casino and its dozens of providers.
2. Verification only at the withdrawal stage (Double Standards). The casino cites "standard practice" for verification during withdrawals. However, this looks like an attempt to avoid paying out winnings. Why didn't these "violations" prevent the casino from accepting my deposits and allowing me to lose money on the same games? If providers are restricted, access to them should be blocked immediately, not after a player wins.
3. The spot check is unfair. The casino only reports violations when I win. However, my previous deposits were also lost on these same games. If I "broke" the rules by playing them, then why were my losing bets accepted?
4. No malicious intent. I have completed verification and provided honest information about my citizenship and place of residence. I did not use any means of circumventing blocking (VPN) to deceive the system. If the casino system allowed me to play, it means it considered me a suitable player.

I ask Casino Guru to take into account that the error in the game access settings lies with the operator (casino), and this should not be grounds for confiscation and closure of the account.

Я не согласен с позицией казино по следующим причинам:

1. Техническая ответственность казино. Казино утверждает, что я играл в игры провайдеров, которые имеют территориальные ограничения. Однако современные игровые платформы обязаны программно блокировать доступ к играм (гео-блок), если они запрещены в регионе игрока. Если казино позволило мне запустить игру, сделать ставку и принять её, оно тем самым подтвердило легитимность моих действий. Я, как игрок, не могу и не обязан знать все внутренние юридические соглашения между казино и десятками их провайдеров.
2. Проверка только на этапе вывода (Double Standards). Казино ссылается на "стандартную практику" проверки при выводе средств. Однако это выглядит как попытка избежать выплаты выигрыша. Почему эти "нарушения" не помешали казино принимать мои депозиты и позволять мне проигрывать деньги в тех же самых играх? Если провайдеры ограничены, доступ к ним должен закрываться сразу, а не после того, как игрок выиграл.
3. Несправедливость выборочной проверки. Казино заявляет о нарушениях только в момент выигрыша. Однако мои предыдущие депозиты также проигрывались в этих же играх. Если я "нарушал" правила, играя в них, то почему мои проигрышные ставки принимались
4. Отсутствие злого умысла. Я прошел верификацию, предоставил честные данные о своем гражданстве и месте проживания. Я не использовал средства обхода блокировок (VPN), чтобы обмануть систему. Если система казино допустила меня к играм, значит, она признала меня подходящим игроком.

Я прошу Casino Guru учесть, что ошибка в настройках доступа к играм лежит на стороне оператора (казино), и это не должно быть поводом для конфискации и закрытия аккаунта. 

Dear Wazbee Casino,

Have you received any kind of notification or a warning from the mentioned game provider that the player's citizenship is an issue?

Dear Michal,

We are not entirely sure we understood your question correctly. Could you please rephrase it?

Dear Wazbee Casino,

I apologize if my previous question was unclear. I would appreciate it if you could provide more information regarding the restrictions imposed by game providers. Specifically, I would ask you to share with us the specific policies concerning the restriction of player access based on citizenship rather than residency.