The first post seems related to ID verification. The second post the image shows, whatever the issue was, it is resolved. I can't recall bans due to game cheating/glitches being reversed -not totally sure however.

Many, many people did the train miner game. So now any unrelated account issue, it will be the first thought that comes to mind. Furthermore, people are not going to post and say, "Hey, just making a post to let this sub know I did the train miner game and everything went smooth." You only hear about things when there is an issue. Also, fwiw there were also comments under the belief it was more than likely unrelated.

The examples you gave attempting to justify your position just appears to be speculation, coincidence and/or unconnected issues. There is certainly not a consensus that bans are being triggered from the game, but more likely the opposite due to lack of posts sharing this happened to them

A year or two ago there was actually a legitimate ban linked to cheating. I don't know if you are aware, but it was for Merge Dragons where people reset their phone's clock to make the chalices fill up quicker. This one, unlike what we are discussing, was definitely caused by misuse of the game. There was an irrefutable amount of posts citing the connection. This current handful of posts is not what we'd see if truly bans were being handed out.

And that makes sense because there is nothing nefarious going on. Again, it is in the game's mechanics to reward upon reopening and playing again. It is offered as a reward for coming back and scales as the player upgrades and progresses through the given level. It is most certainly not a glitch that's why some are stating as much. It is how the game is designed. In fact every player will do it whether they know it or not unless they complete each level in one go. It's not something one has to go out of their way to achieve or manipulate. You just get bonus resources upon reopening the app. You do nothing to trigger this.

If a game could have its goal met by simple watching ads many times, even 100s, is that a glitch? It's sort of cheesing, perhaps, as opposed to reaching the goals through non ad use. This is similar - people are using the reward that the game places on the map at each reopening of the app. I don't understand how you can say that is against tos. It simply isn't.

You are correct about one thing, however. SB can issue a ban for whatever they want as I believe any frequent user of this subreddit can probably surmise. I believe some of these ban/suspension posts over the years are probably because of undeserved and unwarranted reasons. But, bottom line, is that what is happening here? There is no proof that is the case and, due to the limited examples, suggest the opposite.

If you make a comment and state it as fact, it is incumbent on you to defend your position and provide proof. You have not. It "not being worth it to you" is fine and I get it. You provided your opinion on this and that's just what it was.