Self-exclusion is one of the most important consumer protection tools in the European gambling framework. It exists to protect players who recognize that they should not gamble, whether due to addiction, financial harm, or personal risk. In the European Union, self-exclusion is not symbolic. It is legally binding.
CoinPoker completely ignores this system.
What Self-Exclusion Means in the European Union
Across the EU, licensed gambling operators are required to:
- block self-excluded players from accessing gambling services,
- prevent new accounts from being created by excluded individuals,
- enforce cooling-off periods and permanent exclusions,
- actively check exclusion registers where applicable.
These obligations are not optional. They are core licensing conditions designed to protect vulnerable players.
A licensed operator that allows a self-excluded player to gamble is committing a serious regulatory breach.
CoinPoker Has No Way to Enforce Self-Exclusion
CoinPoker operates without KYC and without identity verification. As a result:
- it does not know who its players are,
- it does not know where they are located,
- it cannot check any national or European self-exclusion registers,
- it cannot enforce responsible gambling measures.
This means that self-exclusion is effectively meaningless on CoinPoker.
Players who are blocked everywhere else can still gamble freely on the platform, simply because CoinPoker has chosen to operate outside the system.
This Is Not a Technical Limitation. It Is a Business Decision
CoinPoker’s inability to enforce self-exclusion is not an accident. It is the direct result of a deliberate business model.
By avoiding KYC and licensing, CoinPoker avoids:
- regulatory oversight,
- mandatory player protections,
- intervention when harmful behavior is detected.
This allows the platform to continue accepting deposits from players who would be blocked by any legal European operator.
In practice, this means CoinPoker profits from the very players European law is designed to protect.
Exploiting the Gaps in the System
For players who have self-excluded, CoinPoker often becomes the only remaining place to gamble. Not because it is legal, but because it ignores the rules everyone else must follow.
This creates a dangerous situation where:
- vulnerable players are funneled into unregulated platforms,
- losses accumulate without safeguards,
- no intervention is triggered,
- no support mechanisms exist.
From a legal perspective, this behavior is considered a serious aggravating factor, not a neutral omission.
Legal Consequences of Ignoring Self-Exclusion
In multiple European jurisdictions, courts have already ruled that:
- accepting self-excluded players is unlawful,
- operators cannot keep funds obtained from excluded individuals,
- the responsibility lies entirely with the operator.
CoinPoker’s model removes any possibility of compliance, which strengthens the argument that:
- it should never have accepted such players,
- it had no legal basis to accept their money,
- losses may be subject to recovery.
No Safeguards Means No Protection
When gambling harm occurs on CoinPoker:
- there is no regulator to intervene,
- there is no obligation to freeze accounts,
- there is no requirement to limit deposits,
- there is no duty to act in the player’s interest.
This is not a gap in regulation. It is what happens when a platform operates entirely outside the law.
Why This Matters
Self-exclusion exists because gambling can cause real harm. Any platform that ignores it is not simply “less regulated”. It is actively undermining consumer protection.
CoinPoker’s refusal or inability to enforce self-exclusion is further proof that it cannot operate legally within the European Union.
