Dana 18. juna 2026. godine, oko 05:50, nakon što sam pretrpeo značajne gubitke od kockanja, kontaktirao sam korisničku podršku Spinbara i jasno ih obavestio da patim od zavisnosti od kockanja. U istoj poruci sam eksplicitno zatražio trenutno i trajno zatvaranje i blokiranje mog naloga.
Dobio sam odgovor otprilike minut kasnije, ali nije primenjeno nikakvo efektivno samoisključenje, zatvaranje naloga ili ograničenje.
Zatim sam poslao drugu poruku kojom sam potvrdio da je moj saldo 0 PLN i ponovo zatražio da se moj račun blokira. Ni po ovom zahtevu nije delotvorno postupljeno, i nisam dobio potvrdu da je moj račun zatvoren ili da je primenjeno samoisključenje.
Kao rezultat toga, moj nalog je ostao aktivan.
Dana 20. juna 2026. godine, nakon što sam već otkrio svoju zavisnost od kockanja i dva puta zatražio blokiranje naloga, i dalje sam mogao da pristupim svom nalogu, uplaćujem depozite i kockam se. Umesto da mi nalog jednostavno bude blokiran kako je traženo, kontaktirao me je moj VIP menadžer koji me je pitao da li sam siguran da želim da blokiram svoj nalog, uprkos mojim prethodnim zahtevima.
Moj nalog je konačno blokiran tek nakon što sam podneo zvaničnu žalbu u vezi sa neprimenom traženog ograničenja. Do tada sam već pretrpeo dodatne gubitke.
Dana 20. juna 2026. godine, uplatio sam i izgubio približno 40.949 PLN (približno 11.025 USD) pre nego što je primenjeno bilo kakvo ograničenje. Da je moj prvi ili drugi zahtev pravilno i brzo obrađen, ne bih mogao da nastavim sa uplatom i kockanjem, i ovi gubici ne bi nastali.
Ne tvrdim da svaki gubitak od kockanja treba automatski da bude vraćen samo zato što je igrač izgubio novac. Centralno pitanje je to što sam već eksplicitno obavestio Spinbaru o svojoj zavisnosti od kockanja i više puta zahtevao trenutno i trajno blokiranje naloga, ali je moj nalog ostao aktivan.
Takođe postoji važan problem u vezi sa mojim metodama plaćanja. Moji prvi depoziti nakon zahteva za blokiranje naloga izvršeni su putem Revolut-a. U to vreme, već sam imao aktiviranu blokadu za kockanje na svom Revolut nalogu. Međutim, plaćanja su i dalje obrađena jer transakcije očigledno nisu klasifikovane kao usluge vezane za kockanje. Uprkos tome što sam već preduzeo korake da se zaštitim od daljeg kockanja, plaćanja su i dalje bila dozvoljena. Nakon što sam izgubio ova sredstva, nastavio sam da uplaćujem depozite putem plaćanja kriptovalutama.
Takođe sam nastavio da primam promotivne i VIP komunikacije koje podstiču kockarske aktivnosti, uključujući SMS poruke sa promocijama i bonusima, informacije o mom VIP statusu i imejlove koji podstiču dalje depozite radi dobijanja bonusa. Ove komunikacije su se nastavile uprkos mom otkrivanju zavisnosti od kockanja i zahtevu za trenutno i trajno blokiranje naloga.
Spinbara je odbila moj zahtev za povraćaj novca pozivajući se na odeljak 6.6.2 svojih Uslova i odredbi:
„Povraćaj novca nije moguć nakon što je predmetni depozit (ili povezani bonus) iskorišćen za klađenje."
Razumem da se gubici od kockanja ne nadoknađuju automatski samo zato što igrač gubi novac. Međutim, verujem da ovaj odgovor ne rešava centralno pitanje moje žalbe: da li je Spinbara postupila na odgovarajući način nakon što sam eksplicitno obavestio operatera o svojoj zavisnosti od kockanja i više puta zahtevao trenutno i trajno blokiranje naloga i samoisključenje.
Moja prva žalba je podneta pod referencom #52252945. Kasnije sam podneo posebnu žalbu pod referencom #52441119, zahtevajući dalju proveru i iznoseći dodatne činjenice i dokaze.
Odgovor koji sam dobio 24. juna 2026. godine odnosio se na žalbu br. 52252945 i samo je naveo da je moj zahtev za povraćaj novca odbijen u skladu sa odeljkom 6.6.2 jer su depoziti korišćeni za klađenje.
Međutim, žalba br. 52441119 odnosila se na drugo pitanje: neprimenjivanje mera odgovornog kockanja nakon što sam jasno otkrio svoju zavisnost od kockanja i zatražio trenutno blokiranje naloga i samoisključenje. Stoga, odgovor na žalbu br. 52252945 nije se bavio glavnim pitanjem pokrenutim u žalbi br. 52441119.
Dana 8. jula 2026. godine, podrška uživo me je obavestila da se žalbe pregledaju u roku od 10 radnih dana. Nakon što je taj period prošao bez odgovora u vezi sa žalbom br. 52441119, ponovo sam kontaktirao podršku uživo i rečeno mi je da se moj slučaj još uvek pregleda i da treba da nastavim da čekam.
Nakon 15 radnih dana, ponovo sam kontaktirao podršku uživo i tada mi je rečeno da sam već dobio odgovor 24. juna 2026. Međutim, taj odgovor se odnosio na žalbu br. 52252945, a ne na žalbu br. 52441119.
Do danas nisam dobio suštinski odgovor u vezi sa konkretnim pitanjima pokrenutim u žalbi br. 52441119. Informacije koje je pružio Spinbara u vezi sa rešavanjem moje žalbe deluju nedosledno i izazvale su nepotrebnu zabunu.
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On 18 June 2026, at approximately 05:50, after experiencing significant gambling losses, I contacted Spinbara Customer Support and clearly informed them that I was suffering from gambling addiction issues. In the same message, I explicitly requested the immediate and permanent closure and blocking of my account.
I received a response approximately one minute later, but no effective self-exclusion, account closure or restriction was applied.
I then sent a second message confirming that my balance was PLN 0 and again requested that my account be blocked. This request was also not effectively acted upon, and I did not receive confirmation that my account had been closed or that self-exclusion had been applied.
As a result, my account remained active.
On 20 June 2026, after I had already disclosed my gambling addiction and requested account blocking twice, I was still able to access my account, make deposits and gamble. Instead of my account simply being blocked as requested, I was contacted by my VIP Manager, who asked whether I was certain that I wanted to block my account, despite my previous requests.
My account was only finally blocked after I submitted a formal complaint regarding the failure to apply the requested restriction. By that point, I had already suffered further losses.
On 20 June 2026, I deposited and lost approximately PLN 40,949 (approximately USD 11,025) before any effective restriction was applied. Had my first or second request been properly and promptly acted upon, I would not have been able to continue depositing and gambling, and these losses would not have occurred.
I am not claiming that every gambling loss should automatically be refunded simply because a player lost money. The central issue is that I had already explicitly informed Spinbara about my gambling addiction and repeatedly requested immediate and permanent account blocking, yet my account remained active.
There is also an important issue regarding my payment methods. My first deposits after requesting account blocking were made through Revolut. At that time, I already had a gambling block activated on my Revolut account. However, the payments were still processed because the transactions were apparently not classified as gambling-related services. Despite having already taken steps to protect myself from further gambling, the payments were still allowed to go through. After losing these funds, I continued making deposits through cryptocurrency payments.
I also continued receiving promotional and VIP-related communications encouraging gambling activity, including SMS messages containing promotions and bonuses, information regarding my VIP status and emails encouraging further deposits in order to receive bonuses. These communications continued despite my disclosure of gambling addiction and request for immediate and permanent account blocking.
Spinbara rejected my refund claim by referring to Section 6.6.2 of its Terms and Conditions:
"No refund can be performed after the deposit in question (or the associated bonus) has been used to place a bet."
I understand that gambling losses are not automatically refundable simply because a player loses money. However, I believe this response does not address the central issue of my complaint: whether Spinbara acted appropriately after I explicitly informed the operator about my gambling addiction and repeatedly requested immediate and permanent account blocking and self-exclusion.
My first complaint was submitted under reference #52252945. I later submitted a separate complaint under reference #52441119, requesting a further review and presenting additional facts and evidence.
The response I received on 24 June 2026 concerned complaint #52252945 and only stated that my refund request was rejected under Section 6.6.2 because the deposits had been used to place bets.
However, complaint #52441119 concerned a different issue: the failure to apply responsible gambling measures after I had clearly disclosed my gambling addiction and requested immediate account blocking and self-exclusion. Therefore, the response to complaint #52252945 did not address the main issue raised in complaint #52441119.
On 8 July 2026, Live Support informed me that complaints are reviewed within 10 business days. After that period passed without a response regarding complaint #52441119, I contacted Live Support again and was told that my case was still being reviewed and that I should continue waiting.
After 15 business days, I contacted Live Support once again and was then told that I had already received a response on 24 June 2026. However, that response related to complaint #52252945, not complaint #52441119.
To this day, I have not received a substantive response addressing the specific issues raised in complaint #52441119. The information provided by Spinbara regarding the handling of my complaint appears inconsistent and has caused unnecessary confusion.
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