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I am submitting this as a formal dispute regarding Blackjack bet #1166835380, involving a wager of approximately $358.

I am not disputing the wager merely because I lost. My complaint concerns whether the decision recorded on the hand was actually made by me and whether I was provided a reasonable opportunity to make my own blackjack decision.

1. Summary of the incident

During the hand, I was presented with a blackjack decision that I intended to make myself.

I attempted to communicate with the live dealer and asked for the game to be paused because I was experiencing an issue with selecting the action I intended to take.

I repeatedly communicated through the table chat that I had not selected the action that was ultimately recorded and asked whether anything could be done.

Despite my attempts to communicate, the hand proceeded and an action was recorded automatically.

The resulting hand was a soft 15, and the dealer subsequently won the hand.

My complaint is therefore not simply that the hand lost. My complaint is that the system made or recorded a decision that I say I did not select while I was actively attempting to make my decision.

2. Why I believe this requires investigation

Duel support repeatedly characterized the situation as an ordinary timeout/automatic decision.

However, that does not answer the central question:

Did I actually have a functioning opportunity to make the decision before the automatic decision was triggered?

The distinction is extremely important.

If I was given the full decision period, failed to select an action, and the system correctly applied its disclosed timeout rules, then I understand that the wager may legitimately stand.

However, if I attempted to make the decision and the system failed to register my intended action, or if the action was selected without providing me the expected opportunity to act, then this is a technical/game-integrity issue rather than an ordinary losing wager.

3. Evidence

I have preserved screenshots of my complete support conversation.

The screenshots establish, among other things:

* The specific bet was identified to support.

* I immediately raised the issue surrounding the decision.

* I repeatedly stated that I did not select the action that was recorded.

* I asked the dealer to pause/respond.

* I attempted to obtain assistance while the issue was occurring.

* Support acknowledged that an automatic decision mechanism exists.

* One support representative initially misunderstood the exact hand and subsequently acknowledged the mistake.

* The matter was escalated to additional support personnel/management.

* Management ultimately refused a refund without providing me with the underlying technical evidence showing exactly when and how the decision was submitted.

I am prepared to provide the screenshots and the original bet link upon request.

4. Requested technical investigation

I respectfully request that Duel’s gaming/technical department review the server-side records for bet #1166835380.

Specifically, I request confirmation of:

1. The exact time the decision timer began.

2. The exact time the decision was finalized.

3. The exact action recorded.

4. Whether the action was submitted manually by my account/device or generated by the automatic-decision system.

5. Whether any action request was received from my account before the timeout.

6. Whether there were any connection, client, server, latency, or interface errors associated with the hand.

7. The amount of time I actually had available to make the decision.

8. The exact automatic-decision rule that was applied.

9. Whether my dealer-chat messages were received by the dealer before the decision was finalized.

10. Whether the system recorded any interaction with the decision buttons before automatically selecting the action.

5. Important distinction regarding the outcome

I understand that blackjack involves luck and that knowing what cards would subsequently have appeared does not establish that I would have won.

That is not the basis of my complaint.

I am not asking Duel to refund me because I believe I would have won.

I am asking Duel to determine whether the wager was resolved according to the intended game procedure and whether I was actually permitted to make the decision myself.

Duel publicly describes its gaming platform as emphasizing fairness and states that its blackjack product has 100% RTP/zero house edge.

Those representations make it particularly important to establish that the decision-making process itself functioned correctly.

6. Conduct of support

I also request that the management team review the manner in which this complaint was handled.

During the conversation, I was characterized as being “salty” and my request for a refund was described as “a bit abusive.”

I respectfully disagree with that characterization.

I was frustrated because I believed I had experienced a technical/gameplay issue involving approximately $358. I repeatedly attempted to explain the issue and requested assistance while the hand was occurring.

I did not threaten, harass, or intentionally disrupt the dealer.

I believe my complaint should be evaluated based upon the technical record of the wager rather than assumptions about my motivation.

7. Requested resolution

My preferred resolution is:

1. A formal technical investigation of bet #1166835380; and

2. If the investigation confirms that the action was incorrectly selected or recorded without providing me a proper opportunity to act, reversal/refund of the affected $358 wager.

If the investigation instead establishes conclusively that I received the full decision period, that the decision was not submitted by me, and that the automatic decision was correctly triggered under Duel’s rules, I ask that Duel provide me with that determination and the relevant timestamps/technical explanation.

I am not asking Duel to simply change a losing blackjack result.

I am asking Duel to verify that the result was produced through a functioning and properly recorded decision process.

Please preserve all logs, timestamps, gameplay records, chat records, and other technical information associated with bet #1166835380 while this dispute is being reviewed.

I respectfully request that this matter be escalated beyond standard customer support to an appropriate gaming operations, technical, compliance, or management team.

Thank you for your time and consideration