Quote from: actmyname on Today at 08:01:20 PM

Even discounting the whole ToS change (I still haven't seen any response to my question), it's extremely strange to confiscate a user's funds simply due to VPN usage: is there a problem with keeping your true IP confidential if you are allowed to play and you're providing personal details elsewhere? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It's a peculiar thing when it comes to ToS changes.

For starters, we have this:

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We reserve the right to revise and amend the terms and conditions, including all documents, and information, to which reference is made at any time and to make those changes on the website. You should therefore visit this page regularly to review any changes that have been made. If the general terms and conditions are changed, this will be announced on the page, as well as the date of the modification. If you continue to use the website and the services offered after changing the terms and conditions, you hereby indicate that you agree to the new terms and conditions and will be effective immediately. Bets that have not been settled before the amended terms become effective will be settled on the previous terms and conditions published at that time.

https://archive.is/qrMMO

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see anywhere that changes to the ToS have been announced on the page. Second, according to this, all bets (and I assume deposits as well) should be subject to the ToS that were valid at the time, not retroactively.

Then we have the changes regarding the use of VPN:

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5. The use of a VPN / Proxy or other similar connection / technology is not allowed to hide and manipulate your location. You are not allowed to mask, mislead or manipulate your actual location in your country in order to gain access to the site. It is allowed to use a VPN in certain circumstances, as long as you are in a country that allows online gambling.

archive from 20 Dec 2020: https://archive.is/ZIpZ4#selection-367.0-367.357

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5. The use of a VPN / Proxy or other similar connection / technology is not allowed. The usage of a A VPN connection is only allowed if permission is granted individually by Adkinsbet. Therefore, the player should ask permission first.

archive from 12 Jan 2021: https://archive.is/qrMMO#selection-367.0-367.232 (current version)

It is quite obvious that the terms have been tightened to have leverage in this (and similar) cases.

Finally, we have the time and date of the last ToS update:

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16. Recent Terms and Conditions update
Terms and conditions last updated: 04 January 2020, 22:52 GMT+2

https://archive.is/qrMMO#selection-1180.0-1180.1

An honest mistake or an attempt at deception?

Besides, realscout has already presented evidence that AdkinsBet had actually granted him permission to use vpn, which they did not dispute.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5309454.msg56126589#msg56126589