Withdrawal Nightmares
One of the most prevalent scams involves difficulties with withdrawing your winnings. Scam casinos often create barriers by imposing endless verification processes, delays, or outright excuses for not processing withdrawals [1]. Before depositing, it's advisable to search online forums, such as Reddit, for any reported withdrawal issues related to the casino you are considering
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Shady Licensing and Lack of Transparency
A legitimate online casino will prominently display its licensing information. Casinos that do not provide this information could be operating without regulation, making them risky to engage with [3]. Additionally, if registration is not required before playing, it might indicate a lack of oversight, which can lead to refusal of payments without explanation
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Unrealistic Bonuses and High Wagering Requirements
Scam casinos often lure players with overly generous welcome bonuses but attach high wagering requirements that are nearly impossible to meet, such as 70x playthroughs [3:1]. These tactics are designed to keep players depositing money without ever being able to withdraw their winnings.
VPN Usage Accusations
Some casinos may accuse players of using VPNs as an excuse to confiscate balances, even if no VPN was used [5]. This highlights the importance of choosing casinos with reputable licenses and maintaining records of your gameplay to dispute false claims
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Due Diligence and Safety Checks
Before depositing money into an online casino, conduct thorough research to verify its legitimacy. Check if the URL starts with HTTPS, read the terms and conditions, and ensure the casino has a valid gaming license [4]. It's crucial to perform extensive due diligence rather than relying solely on superficial checks
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Recommendations Beyond Discussions
To avoid scams, stick to well-known and reputable online casinos, especially those licensed under recognized authorities like the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) or the UK Gambling Commission. If you're in the US, consider platforms like FanDuel, DraftKings, and Bet MGM [2:7]. Always cash out when reaching payout limits to minimize risks
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As someone who has been surfing online casinos and had a lot of successful experience of withdrawing and getting scammed. I've listed all the red flags I've observed so you don't need to go through that shit.
This is the biggest one. If a site's making it impossible to get your cash, RUN. They'll hit you with delays, endless verifications, or just straight-up excuses.Pro-tip: Search Reddit for "[casino name] withdrawal issues" before you deposit.
Real casinos show off their licenses. Scammers? Not so much. Always verify the license with the licensing agency.
Try contacting support before you deposit. If they don't respond, or they're slow and useless, imagine how they'll be when you have a problem.Pro Tip: Test out the live chat, and email support.
A crappy website is a huge red flag. Broken links, outdated graphics, slow loading? They don't care about their site, they don't care about you.Also, make sure the site has the lock icon, which means it is secure.
Do your homework. Reddit is your friend. Search for reviews, complaints, anything.If it feels off, it probably is. Trust your gut.Don't get blinded by big bonuses.Be very wary of anyone who privately messages you.
Stay safe out there. There are some good online casinos, but there are also a lot of bad ones. And also, if you know someone or you're slowly having gambling problems, get help and stop as soon as you can
Those are all good indicators of scam casinos. But why are people using them in the first place when there’s so many well established legitimate casinos to use?
State laws, travel time... and sometimes you just want to try something different, for the 'shits and giggles'. Plus, they sometimes offer juicier deals, you know? They're not all scams; you just need to watch out and play smart.
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What's your end goal pasting the most basic information here that's clearly copy-pasted from a large language model?
She's trying to save vulnerable people from getting screwed over, lighten up man.. Her post might save someone's grandparents from getting scammed, possibly even yours.. I'm sure yours are still alive and kickin, considering how young your post makes you sound... BTW, what's your end goal in policing redditors? Trying to get a shiny new trollphy to add to the rest of your accolades that sit atop your mantle of irrelevance? FOH
Thanks for seeing and understanding my POV, hun
LUCKYWINS CASINO
They also have a ton of sub brands like justcasino and a bunch more. It's owned by Dama N.V. which holds an active Curacao (8048/JAZ2020-013) license. I’ve reached out to the curaçao regulator and I’m trying to find a lawyer. I’m going to be spamming this across the internet.
Edit - here is a list of casinos owned by the same company.
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I’ve been playing and losing on online casinos for the past couple years. It’s gotten to the point where I’m just barely keeping my head above water. I signed up for a casino the other day and got insanely lucky and won $140,000. Almost enough to get out of the debt I’ve grown over the last couple years.
The casino I use only allows withdrawal requests of $6,000 at a time so I did 24 withdrawal requests, cancelled one and played that $6,000 and decided to leave it at that.
I woke up to an email from them today that stated I have a duplicate account and as such they are rescinding all winnings and will refund my deposit. I’ve searched my emails and bank records and I can’t find a credential for that site and there’s absolutely nothing. I’ve tried explaining this to their support chat as well as in replies to the email I received but I’m not having any luck. Is there anything else I can do?
That is an extremely common scam with online casinos. If they are some offshore thing you have no chance. If they are regulated then you need a lawyer, the amount of money is high enough to make it worth it
I should’ve looked a little closer at first. I found them through a simple google search, online casino Canada. After reading their terms and conditions I see that they’re based in Curacao.
If you get a lawyer to take the case they may offer a settlement of a fraction of the winnings. I would at least try. Curaçao does enforce things but you need to make an effort with a lawyer
Immediately export all bets and history if you can. Get as much evidence as possible
The advice given here from jamesishere and all of his comments here are spot on - this should really be the #1 advice here. I will use upvote to upvote this, so you would see this is what you need to follow. Good luck!
This is crazy, Expose the casino dude!! They will then refund you hopefully
I sent a message to a local news reporter and I’m hoping to hear back from her.
whats the name of the casino? tell here so others can avoid it
If your in the US only stick with the legit online site, FanDuel, DraftKings, Bet MGM
The Nicky Santoro approach to running a casino. You're fucked dude.
Name the casino, help other people.
In future PLEASE only use reputable companies.
1. Registration is not required
The first sign of a bad online casino is that players are not required to fill out any forms before playing at the casino, such as roulette, blackjack, slot machines, etc. These sites are usually not regulated by any external authorities, which means they can do whatever they want. Playing in such casinos may include, among other things, refusal of payments without any explanation.
2. License information is not available on the page
The fact that these establishments do not want to disclose where they are located is a serious alarm signal.
Regulated European online casinos must indicate their license number directly on the main page. Any site that doesn't want to share this information is most likely trying to deceive people.
3. No section with terms and conditions
If there is no T&C link on the casino homepage, there is a high probability that there is something suspicious behind the scenes.
4. No section on gambling liability
Legitimate online casinos will always adhere to responsible gambling practices. Ignoring the rules of responsible gambling, online casinos create the impression of unreliable and create problems for players with gambling addiction.
5. No support service
Real casinos pride themselves on having professional customer support staff who know how to handle any situation as quickly as possible. Scammers do not hire anyone for this position at all
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This is a good list.
A few things that could be added:
100%, totally agree
When you wanna play, you wanna play, but before you throw money at a new online casino site, do a quick check that it’s licensed (trust me). Does the URL start with https? Can you actually read the terms and conditions (or are they at least not shady)?
Takes like 2 minutes, thank me later.
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While these are good things to check for, these alone are not a good indicator of a casino being “safe”. Conducting extensive and proper due diligence will almost always verify the legitimacy of the casino. I have a hard time understanding why anyone would hand over thousands or tens of thousands of dollars to any casino without conducting research or even verifying their gaming license. That’s just careless and reckless behavior.
Hey everyone,
I recently received a lovely letter from an online casino where I had a ~€10,000 balance, and they decided to confiscate it. I feel absolutely sick to my stomach. This casino is licensed under MGA. It’s not surprising that a casino would try something like this, but this is the first time I’ve had such sick accusations thrown at me with zero evidence to back them up.
They claim I violated their terms for the following reasons:
The casino refuses to provide any real evidence of these accusations and simply confiscated my winnings. Fortunately, I have a lot of video evidence from my time on this casino, including:
I have already filed a complaint with Casino Guru, and if necessary, I will escalate the case to Malta Gaming Authority (MGA)..
Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
This is why you play on trusted casinos and stick to the popular ones, your u don’t play at all. Stop searching for new ones.. it’s all the same shit.. it won’t give u better winning chances or shit like that lol it’s gambling at the end of the day
Which casino is it?
The casino is "Scibet.io", operated by L.C.S Limited under an MGA license.
this is y u cash out every time u hit cash out limit
Do you take video recordings of all your game play? I'd never dream of doing so.
Hey, have you contacted casinoguru or askgamblers to open a complaint with then and step in? Additionally you can also contact MGA directly, they should be pretty strict if what you stated is true.
When U.S. states legalize online gambling, Stake doesn’t enter those markets. Instead, they silently pull out to avoid audits.
Question: If they were legit, why not comply with laws and prove fairness? They rather pull out of those markets then get exposed for their fraud. They will do bonus giveaways from the stolen funds.
But in these online platforms, variance is simulated, a cover for an algorithm that ensures no consistent winners exist. Read more here:
All online casinos in general are like that tbf. No randomness to be found whatsoever.
It is a scam.
We keep getting posts and comments about this. The answer is always a scam. Even if they do deliver, they take your banking information and steal from you.
Legit casinos will always let you redeem without purchase. Always. They might have a ridiculous turnover rate, sure, but they will NEVER CHARGE YOU.
Case in point, before you post and ask, it’s always a scam. Always.
except in the case where you have to deposit using skrill, so then after skrill becomes an option to redeem to. i believe Crown Coins & Wow Vegas do this. right?
ive never heard of this rule. but then again you're naming reputable casinos which most people including myself have deposited one way or another on.
Yeah that’s a little different that’s more for using skrill as a redemption option, I’m talking if they refuse to let you cash out at all unless you pay
ah yeah... luckyland is like that... you can only redeem as much as you've deposited in a lifetime using skrill on skrill I found this out the hard way when I won $4k and wanted to redeem it all on skrill and was forced to split between skrill and my bank. and support told me this so now if I ever deposit to LL, it's via skrill
Ya I have to argue this one, most online casinos make you deposit first, if not all. It’s sweeps casinos that don’t require it. But it’s so you can’t abuse bonuses and launder money they say.
I agree
Actually betmgm and borgata very much not scams and you need to deposit with whatever method you want to redeem ad well. So although some are scams. Some aren't.
Has anyone gotten a payment from betoptix after depositing?
Following
I had to deposit to withdraw from Mr. O Casino and they paid out. They haven’t stolen from me either. Just saying.
On January 19 I created an account on PokerStars.com and deposited $800.
After 1 day of playing poker and online casino I won about $6000, shortly after this, my account was blocked.
I get the following message:
"Your account has been temporarily restricted pending a routine security investigation. We apologize for this delay.
These checks are usually completed within minutes, after which time your account will either be re-opened with full functionality, or you will receive an email explaining required next steps."
Note that they say it usually takes minutes.... well I'm already waiting since 2 weeks and I get no feedback! I already contacted the support several time and got no justification why my account is blocked, nothing.
What the hell is going on with PokerStars? I was thinking they were a serious company, but looks like they don't really care about their customers.
Anyone had the same problem before?
UPDATE:
After making this reddit post I emailed the support with the post link.
One day after (today, 6 Feb), I received confirmation from them that my account was reopened and everything is in order.
In addition to that they credited my account with more $2000 from a previous bet that I had won but they had rejected due to some technical problems.
So finally I want to say props for the PokerStars team for this, but still its a shame that I had to come to this point, just a simple clarification would have been enough, Jesus Christ.
Next step is to withdraw the money... I hope no more show stoppers. I'll update here if any other issues.
Thank you all who supported
Things you might have done wrong, which you dont realise: created multiple accounts, playing from a country where online gambling is illegal, logged in from 2 different countries (even at seperate times), have illegal software running (even innocent ones like equilab), many other things.
Which country are you from?
Look, I did nothing wrong, I have no clue about those softwares you're talking about, get it?
I didn't create multiple accounts, I didn't do any cheating schemes, I simply created an account and won money both on poker and online casino (roulette), that's it.
Hold up, you can get banned on pokerstars for running solvers or other poker software while playing?
Yes. PokerStars was created and has been running for 17 years, just so they could scam you out of your $800.
Mission Successful. Pack it up, boys.
They are not scamming me for $800, they are scamming me for $6000. Why the hell would they block my account and then simply ignore my support messages for 2 weeks? It's the first time I'm using Pokerstars, I don't have experience with them and this is what happened... what do you want me to think?
Did you send in all the info they asked for? Its standard to have to confirm your identity (age, location with utility bill and personal ID) and it is your only account you have made on pokerstars etc.
Naw, they got you for $800. That $6000 is just what they want you to think you won to give them time to get away.
pokerstars support has always been excellent since i started with them about a decade ago.
either you have an email you haven't checked, you are exaggerating time-frames or you are leaving something out
There is nothing out, I wouldn't be posting here if I wasn't having this problem. I have no e-mails from them justifying why my account is blocked, they seem to simply don't care. And I did absolutely nothing wrong, probably the only thing I did wrong in their eyes was winning so fast? Really, already had experience with other online casinos and never had this issue
nobody gets a ban for winning fast.
i can't tell you what the details you are because i don't know everything you've done and every place you've logged in from and a million other details that might be relevant.
contact them again. if you've done nothing wrong it will get sorted
Post pictures of messages between you and Pokerstars.
They deff arent a scam but you probably signed up twice or something
Hello I am a avid rust player, and gambler. Recently, I was scammed. He sent me to a website where it was a gambling site, and had me win a bunch. Before I could get my skins, he banned me and I lost everything, I had anywhere from 500 to 800 in skins. I was devastated. I had rage quit and broke my computer. I was on a second computer at the time so it didn’t matter that I broke it. But I had not known there was a 15 day return policy. So by the time I figure that out it was too late. Today I got the same message. A guy offering to make me win if I put his website in my account name. I wasn’t going to be fooled though. And I will never do something like that. But it brings up my question are those websites real or was that guy one time thing
If it seems too good to be true, it is.. you should already know that as a 'gambler'.
I don't get it... YOU KNOW IT'S RIGGED... If he can make you "win", why not everyone else?... Why the fuck would anyone want a part of that?! (Also you didn't "win" anything it was a scripted site to make it look like gambling was going on but it wasn't)
That why you have to be 18+ to gamble.
A fool and their money....
You need therapy.
Happens all the time, don't trust any randoms who add you and want you to promote a gambling site.
Poker noob, looking to open an account and try my luck. The reviews on every site I see are riddled with people saying that the hands are rigged, they don't get their money, their accounts get frozen ect.
What site do you play on? Have you ever had any problems?
If you're playing on a reputable site then it's not rigged. Those people saying it's rigged are just bad at poker and are sore losers.
Bad players also yell at the dealers in live poker ‘when the dealer gives them bad cards.’
That's because live poker is rigged too.
must be, how can someone with 10% equity win? shouldnt happen doesnt make mathematical sense
Best site is clickitpoker it’s referral only with around 400 players so it’s like playing a home game they give all the rake back in freerolls and bonuses and it takes about 2 mins to cash out. Just go to the site on your own enter rjben101 as your referral code and you can play freerolls with no deposit with my referral code you can deposit on the site with PayPal or cc or hit up the admin and he can set you up 24/7 been on here for few years now and got ripped off by bodog pokerstars full tilt bovada so glad I found click it. The game is finally fun again except for when I get sucked out on of course. If you try it you will never play anywhere else. I get nothing for this except more people to play against. The pros play here sometimes greg raymer moneymaker and more I’m forgetting but I’m not scared to play a pro but I understand if you are just don’t play that night or get on a difficult table. See you there you can go to fb as well if you wanna do some checking out before you get in the game.
Most players are losing players
Yes all poker sites are scams, even the ones that have been around 20 years
Because you're even asking the question I would suggest not playing for real money just yet
common online casino scams to avoid
Key Considerations for Avoiding Online Casino Scams
Unlicensed Casinos: Always check if the casino is licensed and regulated by a reputable authority (e.g., UK Gambling Commission, Malta Gaming Authority). Unlicensed sites may not adhere to fair play standards.
Too Good to Be True Bonuses: Be wary of casinos offering unrealistic bonuses or promotions. Read the terms and conditions carefully, as they may come with hidden wagering requirements or restrictions.
Poor Website Security: Look for secure websites (HTTPS) and check for signs of security measures, such as SSL certificates. Avoid sites that do not protect your personal and financial information.
Withdrawal Issues: Research player reviews regarding withdrawal processes. Scams often involve casinos that make it difficult to withdraw winnings or impose unreasonable delays.
Fake Customer Support: Test the customer support service. Scams may have unresponsive or unhelpful support. Legitimate casinos usually offer multiple contact methods and responsive service.
Phishing Scams: Be cautious of unsolicited emails or messages claiming to be from a casino. Always log in directly through the official website rather than clicking on links in emails.
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