Malta Independent Online
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British national filed a judicial protest yesterday against an on-line
gaming company registered in Malta, claiming that he had been swindled
out of £66,000.
Karl Long filed the judicial protest against
Euro Gaming Ltd. He claimed that he used the site www.bingos.co.uk and
played a game called Trawling for Treasure, where he proceeded to rack
up winnings of £66,000.
However, when he claimed them, the
company said it was not going to pay out because there was a software
fault when he, the complainant, was using the site.
But the software company Parley Entertainment, which is based in Canada, refuted the claims that the software malfunctioned.
The
complainant also pointed out that he had been playing the game for nine
hours and the company did not say there were problems nor did it try to
shut down the site.
He said he reported the issue to the
relevant authorities in Malta, and the company offered him £500
compensation, which he is refusing to accept.
The complainant
said the company’s actions were clearly abusive and illegal and there
should be strict surveillance of such companies to avoid abuse.
He
therefore appealed for the company to pay out the winnings and said he
would be holding them responsible for any other damages incurred.
