Sportaza Casino - A conta do jogador foi reaberta após autoexclusão.

In February 2025, I urgently asked the casino (of which I was a VIP player) to close my account for reasons of gambling addiction.

After explaining my situation and the difficulty in controlling my gambling impulse, they agreed and closed my account, with no possibility of reopening it as I had requested.

a few days ago, after being struck by an impulse, I requested that my account be reopened, which was immediately granted.

i reopened my account and, having relapsed, i ended up spending another 5000€ or so.

the casino was well aware of my situation, of my request not to allow the account to be reopened, and yet it did everything it could to allow me to reopen and play again.

It was a relapse in a life that I was already getting organized.

the only thing i ask is that, by accepting responsibility, the casino can refund my loss and close my account for good.

I ask for your help.

thank you.

Em fevereiro de 2025, solicitei com urgencia ao casino (do qual era jogador com estatuto VIP) que encerrasse a minha conta, por motivos de vicio de jog.

depois de ter explicado a minha situação, e a dificuldade em controlar o impulso de jogo, lá acederam e encerraram a minha conta, sem possibilidade de reabrir, tal como eu havia solicitado.

há dias, depois de assolado por um impulso, solicitei a reabertura da conta, o que foi imediatamente acedido.

reabri a minha conta e, tendo uma recaída, acabei por gastar mais 5000€, aproximadamente.

o casino bem sabe e sabia da minha situação, do meu pedido para nao permitir a reabertura da conta e, mesmo assim, tudo fez e permitiu para que eu pidesse reabrir e voltar a jogar.

foi uma recaida, numa vida que eu ja estava a conseguir organizar.

a unica coisa que peço é que, acusando essa responsabilidade, o casino possa restituir essa minha perda e fechar a minha conta definitivamente.

peço a vossa ajuda.

obrigado.

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Hello,

Thank you very much for submitting this complaint. I'm sorry to hear about the problem you're experiencing. Please allow me to ask you a few questions to clarify your situation.

• Could you please forward me the original self-exclusion request you sent to the casino, along with the casino's responses? My email address is veronika.f@casino.guru. Kindly include your requests to reopen the account as well.
• Have you contacted customer support after depositing and subsequently losing your €5,000 deposit?
• Is your account still open, or has it been closed in the meantime?

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

Best regards

Veronika

Dear playerfromportugalmn,

We are extending the timer by 7 days. Please, be aware that in case you fail to respond in the given time frame or don’t require any further assistance, we will reject the complaint.

Hello, I sent the email with the requested information 4 days ago! Didn't you receive it? (I was surprised no one said anything)

Ola. Eu ja enviei o email com os elementos solicitados ha 4 dias! Nao receberam?? (Estava a estranhar ninguem dizer nada)

Hello, I would like to know if you confirm receipt of the email or not, please.

Ola. Eu gostava de saber se voces confirmam a recepção do email ou nao, por favor

Dear playerfromportugalmn

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, Igor (igor.p@casino.guru). 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,

Veronika

Dear playerfromportugalmn,

My name is Igor and I will be assisting you with your case.

I am sorry to hear about your problem with the Sportaza Casino and I hope that together we will come to a successful resolution of your issue.

Now I would like to invite a Sportaza Casino representative to join this conversation and participate in resolving this complaint.

Dear Sportaza 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 for providing the information.

Even knowing all this, all I had to do was ask the live chat and they reopened my account again!!!

Mesmo sabendo de tudo isto, bastou ir pedir ao chat ao vivo e reabriram a minha conta novamente!!!

We would like to ask the casino to reply to this complaint. We are extending the timer by 7 days. If the casino fails to respond in the set time frame, we will close the complaint as ‘unresolved’ which may negatively affect its rating.

Dear playerfromportugalmn,,

Thank you for your patience.

We have forwarded the details to the relevant department, so that they look into this further. As soon as there is an update, you will be notified immediately.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused. Rest assured we are doing our absolute best to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Sportaza Casino Team.

Dear Sportaza Casino,

Thank you for your response and for informing us that you are looking into this case.

Please reply when there is any update regarding this complaint.

Dear all,

We have thoroughly reviewed the player's account history and the circumstances regarding the reopening of his account.

We take all matters related to Responsible Gaming very seriously. Upon internal investigation, we have decided to address the player's concerns by issuing a refund.

We can confirm that we will be refunding the player's total net losses, which amount to 490 EUR. In order to process the refund we will need the following details from the player:

• Full Name (please include all names, including middle names)
• E-mail
• Bank Account’s Owner name
• IBAN/Account no.
• Bank Name
• Bank location (Country)
• SWIFT/BIC

Furthermore, we can confirm that the account has now been permanently closed with no possibility of future reopening to support the player's commitment to Responsible Gaming.

We wish the player the very best in his future recovery.

Best regards,

Sportaza Casino Team.

Dear playerfromportugalmn,

The casino is offering you a refund of €490, which, according to the casino, represents your net loss from that period.

Please note that this amount is significantly different from the disputed amount you entered.

If you accept and agree with this offer, the casino is requesting your personal information in order to process the refund.

However, if you believe this amount does not correspond to your actual loss, please let us know and we will investigate the case further.

Additionally, if you have any questions, doubts, or concerns, feel free to share them.

Thank you.

Hello.

I appreciate the casino's common sense.

I understand the €490 the casino is referring to: it's the amount of the losses from the SECOND TIME they reopened my account (and which prompted a complaint from me here on this forum and in this post a week ago, when I said "Even though I knew all this, all I had to do was ask the live chat and they reopened my account again!!!", as stated in this case file and attached proof! Before they closed the account that second time, I actually lost €490.

HOWEVER,

the first time they reopened my account, knowing full well that I have gambling addiction problems (because the account was closed for that reason), I lost over €5,000. And it's this amount that I'm still claiming and that I think would be fair to return.

If they grant this €490, for the same reasons they should grant the rest of the claim.

Ola.

agradeco o bom senso do casino.

eu entendo os 490€ a que o casino se refere: é o valor das perdas da SEGUNDA VEZ que reabriram a minha conta (e que motivou uma reclamação minha aqui neste forum e neste post, há uma semana, quando disse "Mesmo sabendo de tudo isto, bastou ir pedir ao chat ao vivo e reabriram a minha conta novamente!!!", conforme consta deste processo e envio comprovativo em anexo! Antes de encerrarem a conta, dessa segunda vez, efetivamente perdi 490€.

NO ENTANTO,

da primeira vez que me reabriram a conta, bem sabendo que eu tenho problemas de vico de jogo (porque a conta estava encerrada por esse motivo), perdi mais de 5000€. E é esse valor que ainda reclamo e que acho que seria justo a devolução.

se concedem nestes 490€, pelos mesmos motivos deverão conceder no restante reclamado.

Dear playerfromportugalmn,

Do I understand correctly that when your casino account was reopened for the first time, you filed this complaint?

And later, after the complaint had already been opened, you managed to reopen your casino account again via live chat?

Please feel free to share any necessary information and provide further clarification or evidence.

Yes, that's right.

i had my account closed for gambling reasons, the casino allowed it to be reopened, i lost 5000€ and i filed this complaint.

In the meantime, they closed the account at my request, when I claimed gambling addiction again.

but a few days later I asked them to reopen it again, via live chat... and they did (and that's when I lost €490).

so i thanked the casino for their understanding with the 490€... but i understand that the situation is exactly the same with the 5000€ 🙁

Sim, foi isso mesmo.

eu tinha a minha conta fechada por motivos de vicio de jogo, o casino permitiu que fosse reaberta, perdi 5000€ e preenchi esta reclamação.

entretanto encerraram a conta, a meu pedido, quando invoquei novamente vicio de jogo.

porem, uns dias depois pedi novamente para reabrir, via live chat… e reabriram (e foi aí que perdi 490€).

por isso agradeci a compreensão do casino com os 490€… mas entendo que a situação é exactamente a mesma com os 5000€ 🙁

Dear Sportaza Casino,

Could you please comment on the fact that the player was able to reopen the account twice, despite the account having been closed on both occasions due to self-exclusion?

If this is indeed correct, the player should be eligible for a refund of all deposits made after each reopening.

Please note that once a player’s account has been closed due to self-exclusion, it should not be reopened under any circumstances.

Dear Igor,

Thank you for your patience while we investigated this case. We have reviewed the player's account history and would like to provide the following clarification regarding the recent activity.

Following a thorough review, we confirm that the account was reopened on a single occasion after the mass re-opening on January 29, 2025. While the player claims to have lost approximately €5,000 during this period, our financial records show that the actual total deposited since the reopening is exactly €490.

In recognition of the player's previous self-exclusion history and in the interest of responsible gaming, we have decided to resolve this matter by refunding the full amount of €490 lost after the account was reopened. The account will remain permanently closed with no possibility of future reopening.

We trust this resolution addresses the player's concerns and settles the complaint.

Best regards,

Sportaza Casino Team.

Good morning,

thank you for your analysis, but it is completely wrong.

What happened was that my account was closed, at my request and for reasons of gambling addiction, in February 2025. (I have the emails proving this and I will send them to CasinoGuru, by the route you indicate).

After that, at the beginning of January 2026, I asked them via live chat to reopen my account, which they did immediately.

that's when I lost the 5000€ in question.

in the meantime I asked them to close the account for the same reasons (that's when I made this complaint to CasinoGuru).

they closed the account and then, again via live chat and at my request, on January 29, they reopened the account.

it was after this second reopening that i lost the 490€.

It's hard work, but I can get the deposit slips for that 5000€ (it's even more than that)! But I don't think it's necessary because they'll be in the Sportaza casino records for the first 3 weeks of January!

I would therefore ask the casino to take a closer look at the situation in order to rectify its position, if possible.

thank you

Bom dia,

agradeço a análise do Casino, porém, está completamente errada.

o que aconteceu foi que a minha conta foi encerrada, a meu pedido e por motivos de vicio de jogo, em fevereiro de 2025. (Tenho os emails comprovativos disso e vou faze-los chegar ao CasinoGuru, pela via que me indicarem).

depois disso, em inicio de janeiro de 2026, pedi, via live chat, para reabrirem a conta, o que fizeram de imediato.

foi aí, entao, que perdi os 5000€ em questão.

entretanto pedi para encerrarem a conta pelos mesmos motivos (foi quando fiz esta reclamação ao CasinoGuru).

fecharam a conta e depois, novamente via live chat e a meu pedido, aí sim, a 29 de janeiro, reabriram a conta.

foi após essa segunda reabertura que perdi os 490€.

dá-me trabalho, mas eu consigo obter os comprovativos de deposito desses 5000€ (até ultrapassa)! Mas julgo nao ser necessario porque eles constarão dos registos do casino Sportaza, nas 3 primeiras semanas de janeiro!

peço, assim, ao casino, que volte a analisar com mais cuidado a situação para poder retificar a sua posição, se possível.

obrigado

In fact, in order to provide the process with more information, given this misinformation from the Sportaza casino, I went to check the statements. It wasn't 5000, as I had initially said, but there was still a week's worth of deposits missing. So, having consulted the statements, something that Casino Sportaza can easily prove from the movements in my account at their house, the deposits amounted to just over 8000eur in the first weeks of January 2026. All after they opened my account at the beginning of January, which had been closed "for reasons of gambling addiction" (I have the emails that confirm this) in February 2025.

After that, I asked them to close the account again (after losing over 8000eur), for reasons of gambling addiction, which they did. However, on January 29, I asked them via live chat to open the account, and they did so immediately, even though I knew it was closed for gambling reasons. I ended up spending another 490eur (that's right!), and managed to get the "strength" to ask for the account to be closed again for reasons of gambling addiction and not open it again...

That was the exact story.

Thank you.

Na verdade, e para dotar o processo de mais informações, dada esta informação errada do casino Sportaza, fui verificar os extratos. Não se tratam de 5000, como inicialmente havia dito, mas faltava aqui uma semana de depósitos. Assim, consultados os extratos, algo que o Casino Sportaza pode facilmente comprovar pelos movimentos da minha conta na sua casa, os depósitos ascenderam a um valor ligeiramente superior a 8000eur, nas primeiras semanas de janeiro de 2026. Tudo após terem aberto a minha conta no início de janeiro, que havia sido encerrada "por motivos de vicio de jogo" (tenho os emails que o confirmam) em fevereiro de 2025.

Depois disto, pedi novamente para encerrarem a conta (depois de ter perdido estes mais de 8000eur), por motivos de vicio de jogo, o que aconteceu. Contudo, no dia 29 de janeiro, pedi via live chat para abrirem a conta, e fizeram-no imediatamente, mesmo sabendo que estava encerrada por motivos de vicio de jogo. Acabei por gastar mais 490eur (aí sim!), e consegui ter a "força" para voltar a pedir o encerramento de conta por motivos de vicio de jogo e nao mais voltar a abrir...

Esta foi a história exacta.

Obrigado.

Dear playerfromportugalmn,

Thank you for providing your information and further clarification.

Dear Sportaza Casino,

Could you kindly provide us with the player's deposit history starting from January 2026, inclusive?

Dear Igor,

Thank you for your request.

Following a thorough review of the player's account activity, we would like to inform you that there is no deposit history starting from January 1, 2026, to the present date. No successful deposits have been recorded on the account during this timeframe.

Best regards,

Sportaza Casino Team.

What? That's completely false!

so not even the 490€ they've been admitting up to now?!

I can send ALL deposit slips to CasinoGuru if necessary.

in fact, I'm attaching a printscreen of sportaza's customer service in january, admitting that I made deposits!

this is now beyond the bounds of seriousness.

O quê!? Isso é completamente falso!

entao nem os 490€ que até agora admitiam?!

eu consigo enviar TODOS os comprovativos de deposito, se assim for preciso, ao CasinoGuru.

alias, envio em anexo printscreen do atendimento ao cliente, em janeiro, da sportaza, a admitir que eu fiz depositos!

isto agora ultrapassa os limites da seriedade.

Dear Sportaza Casino,

Could you kindly provide us with all of the player’s deposits since the account was opened, including the transaction dates?

Dear Igor,

Thank you for your request.

Please find attached the complete balance flow for this account, covering all transactions from January 29th to the present date. This document includes all deposit amounts and their corresponding transaction dates as requested.

We trust this information provides the necessary clarity regarding the player's financial activity during this period.

Best regards,

Sportaza Casino Team.

There is information here that Sportaza casino is deliberately hiding. That's bad faith!

my account was closed for reasons of gambling addiction, and was easily reopened on january 11, 2026.

at that time i made deposits of approximately 8300€, when the account could not have been reopened.

I asked for it to be closed again, for reasons of gambling addiction, which it was.

however, on january 29th, for the second time, i asked for it to be reopened, which, once again, easily happened.

it was on that second reopening that i spent the 490€ (after having complained to CasinoGuru).

Casino Sportaza is deliberately only presenting the deposits from that second reopening (the 490€).

What CasinoGuru requested were the deposits for the month of January, i.e. including the €8000 of deposits since January 11.

I have the bank statement with records of all these deposits.

I therefore ask Casino Sportaza to take the case seriously.

I also ask CasinoGuru to continue to help me, because now, more than a financial issue, it's a question of seriousness. I made those deposits, I played and I lost the money, I have proof - both statements and transcripts of conversations in Sportaza's live chat - and so Sportaza casino is withholding information.

thank you.

Há aqui informação que o casino Sportaza está deliberadamente a esconder. Isso é má fé!

a minha conta estava encerrada por motivos de vicio de jogo, e foi facilmente reaberta no dia 11 de janeiro de 2026.

nessa altura, fiz depositos de aproximadamente 8300€, quando a conta nao podia ter sido reaberta.

voltei a pedir para encerrar, por motivos de vicio de jogo, o que aconteceu.

contudo, no dia 29 de janeiro, pela segunda vez, pedi a reabertura, o que, mais uma vez, facilmente aconteceu.

foi nessa segunda reabertura que gastei os 490€ (ja depois de ter apresentado reclamação ao CasinoGuru).

o Casino Sportaza so está deliberadamente a apresentar os depositos dessa segunda reabertura (os 490€).

o que o CasinoGuru solicitou foram os depositos do mes de janeiro, ou seja, incluindo os 8000€ de depositos desde 11 de janeiro.

eu tenho o extrato bancário com registos de todos esses depositos.

peço, assim, ao casino Sportaza, seriedade na analise do caso.

peço também ao CasinoGuru que continue a ajudar-me, porque agora, mais do que uma questão financeira, é uma questão de seriedade. Eu fiz esses depositos, joguei e perdi o dinheiro, tenho provas - tanto extratos como transcrições de conversas no chat ao vivo da Sportaza - e por isso o casino Sportaza está a ocultar informações.

obrigado.

I'd like to point out something else:

3 days ago, Casino Sportaza wrote, and I quote:

"After a thorough analysis of the player's account activity, we inform you that there is no deposit history from January 1, 2026 to the present date. No deposits have been successfully recorded on the account during this period."

Today, 3 days later, he sends a statement with €490 in deposits.

The casino was being untruthful when it said that no deposits had been made since January 1st, which is proven by the fact that the statement has now been sent.

But it is still in bad faith when it deliberately fails to show deposits of more than €8000 since January 11.

Nao deixo de notar ainda outra coisa:

há 3 dias atras, o Casino Sportaza escreveu, e cito:

"Após uma análise minuciosa da atividade da conta do jogador, informamos que não há histórico de depósitos a partir de 1º de janeiro de 2026 até a presente data. Nenhum depósito foi registrado com sucesso na conta durante esse período.".

hoje, 3 dias após, envia um extrato com 490€ em depósitos.

O casino estava a incorrer em falsidades quando disse que nao havia qualquer deposito desde 1 de janeiro, o que se prova pelo proprio envio do extrato agora.

mas continua a incorrer em má fé quando nao apresenta, deliberadamente, os depositos de mais de 8000€ desde 11 de janeiro.

Dear playerfromportugalmn,

Could you kindly provide me with the bank statement highlighting all the payments?

I have reviewed all the evidence shared thus far, but unfortunately, I have been unable to locate such a document.

Thank you.

You can either send me an email (igor.p@casino.guru) or post it in this conversation as an attachment.

Don’t worry, all messages are automatically marked as sensitive, and no personal information will be made public.

Hi igor,

thank you very much

I've already sent the email,

can you confirm receipt?

Ola igor,

muito obrigado

ja enviei o email,

pode confirmar a recepção?

Dear playerfromportugalmn,

Thank you for your email and for your cooperation so far.

Dear Sportaza Casino,

According to your latest message, the only deposits made by the player were in February 2025.

However, the player provided a screenshot from your support, dated January 24th, 2026, confirming that some missing deposits were added to their account.

Additionally, the player sent me bank statements that are supposed to show deposits made into their casino account.

Could you please review the screenshots and comment on your findings?