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I have been able to follow up some stories at the scam accusations sections and this makes me feels so disheartening and disappointed at some point where using some of these casino becomes that hard to me, even though they are offering all manners of bonuses it doesn't attract me anymore because there would be a time where that bonus could turned to something very bad at you.

Of course, people lurk around for bonuses but, I think this is what mostly put us into trouble and also it drains us at the point of trying to meet their requirements you wouldn't know when you would violate their rules where at last it would result you didn't follow up their instructions and they could decide to lock up your account, the funniest one I came across was a case where his winning was locked and they still asked him to do kyc and continue with their casino game while the winning on sports betting was locked. If it was you would still have that mind to make kyc and continue with their casino game? To me is capital "NO"!

I think this is a matter to look into because most of these casinos are really getting into our nerves and there should be at least a form of transparency or do I say regards to  their users irrespective that they are also operating under law or do I say their ToS, that shouldn't mean they wouldn't take it lightly with their users (I know we are chasing money 'both the operators and the bettors'), remember no bettor no gambling site and if bettor decides to quit and move to another casino then they have no options than to fold, so they should treat people with uttermost transparencies than cooking up stories just to withheld their fairful winning.

What is your input towards this matter?
Note: I am not criticizing any casino rather just fairness to their users especially forum users than cooking up drama's to their us in order to deny people their fairful winning.

If the problem with the account comes from bonus usage then i think avoiding casinos bonuses will solve that problem, one thing i have understand is that most casinos bonuses have some hidden special conditions for sport betting and it winnings, so most times i dont take casino bonuses unless the few time that i won contest from betpanda and bc.games even with this contest prize it almost impossible to make anything withdraw able from them.

For correction and clarity sake, sport bettors are not the only users of a casino and if all sport bettors decide to desert the casino, there is still other games that will keep generating them revenues to remain in business.

My emphasis is both games, beit sport game or casino games. Their priorities should be to serve their customers with the best experience instead of attributing to their pains and hardships knowing too well that most people gamble to make additional income from gambling while the gambling site keeps frustrating it's user. I am not only specifying on bonuses but rather in all angles their should be fairness, just imagine, some casinos makes you to go through all manner of verification and yet still confiscate your funds. Most times with what I saw in accusations sections i found it very hard to join some of the discussions because I know what they are feeling and the pains they are passing through.

most of this shady casinos use flashy bonuses to pull in players but most times those offers are just traps. they make the rules too hard or keep them unclear and when you finally win!!! they find excuses to block or delay your payout. one of the worst tricks is asking for KYC after locking your winnings! which is why i personally don't trust platforms that will tell you that you can use their services without first doing the necessary KYC procedures, it simply shows they never planned to pay you to begin with. a good casino should be clear and fair from the start, not change rules when a player wins. it is just safer to stick with trusted casinos with a solid reputation, even if their bonuses look small. but at least you will have peace of mind knowing your winnings will not vanish because of fake stories.

We don't really have much of an option when it's a battle against them. Sometimes they will just shrug us off when we call for customer support, or they will avoid us. But we do have a choice. A choice to leave them or continue.

There's now a broad choice of online casinos and sports bookies on the internet, and all we have to do is pick the right one. If what we are using today is being neglectful or unfair, then we could also just pick another one. It's their loss, not us. This is a business, and as much as possible, they should protect each customer they have. If not, they are creating a problem for themselves.

Do people really use a specific casino because of the bonus only? Most people look at how easy it is to use a platform regardless whether the bonus is actually worth it. But at the very least, casinos should not be manipulating people into taking bonuses from them

What we must understand is that, casinos use bonuses for marketing and not a way to give you free money, no casino will do thaz in realities, so take bonuse as a means to drag you into playing on the casino, most people find it hard to make any head ways from those bonuses.

Like me for example, i havent withdraw a penny from my bonuse claims before, not as if i dont win from using bonuses but in the end it hars to meet the conditions of most bonuses, so i better just deposit play if i win i am at liberty to withdraw without any hidden conditions thaz make me end up frustrated and give up at the end.

Players hunt bonuses to enjoy games with lesser amount, being it casinos the reels could change to a win for a specific player and yield unexpected wins. The trouble begins there and most casinos whose financial backbone ain't too strong deny the responsibility of payment. The support teams are not also commendable. No gamer with no exceptions for the bonus hunters likes poor payment development after a remarkable win. A casino like that always find everyone leaving immediately to a better side where trust is paramount.

Some problems are just entirely not avoided; you try as much as you can, but you just don't know there is one waiting for you on the other end until you experience a good win, but in terms of KYC, to avoid future stories, it's better you just pass KYC if the casino adds it to their policy. Even if they don't make it mandatory, it's important you try to pass it first before starting to gamble in order not to fall into the same situation as some of those in the scam accusations section.

You have to look at both sides - it's not purely the casinos that are at fault, but there are some cases where the gamblers deserve some of the blame. In some cases - casinos managed to win the lawsuit because they had valid evidence, but in other cases gamblers seemed to be pressured by some rules they were not aware of.

Some winnings can be voided by casinos for violating terms and conditions - but some casinos arbitrarily use these terms and conditions as a cover to refuse to pay out winnings even if the gambler is proven to have violated nothing. But rest assured - such casinos' reputations will suffer, and they will struggle to stay in business for long.

First of all, this topic may belong to the reputation board.
Point one: 'Never trust or believe everything you see on the Internet'. It's been said very many times -- What gets displayed in the showroom is far off from what you get and that's always the case for the majority. You don't want to call out any casino because you're scared they'll sue you for exposing their evil?

When a gambler sees a bonus as an edge over the casino, they always tend to forget one thing -- the reputation that makes it true. I read so many of these cases, but what intrigues me is how other people still find themselves in that situation and those casinos aren't getting flagged for their low-key scam attempts.

Casinos nowadays aren't that trustworthy and we shouldn't for any reason rely on them especially that of their bonuses and I wouldn't also encourage anyone to put their trust on bonuses because it's one that leads to either account restrictions and ban. Because they may easily term it as exploitation or trying to cheat on them most time they often term it to be have multiple connections with other accounts which such is not true.
So, it would be better to chose only trusted and reputable casino, in fact the one that suits better or you have seen and proven to allow you make withdrawal without any issues or headaches.

People abuse the casino bonuses making multiple accounts trying to claim multiple times until they win.

I don't necessarily believe every single accusation in the scam section. Ive been here long enough to know that a good number of the accusations are false and just users trying to pressure and get paid.

If users are following the rules on most cases they'll be able to wd the bonus they accepted.  Just read the terms and follow them.

Bonuses are a form of attraction and it doesn't mean that a casino is reliable. Being attracted to bonuses only without vetting the casino as an entity is simply longer throat and that means you got involved blindly and whatever you get after your encounter with them isn't anyone's business. Even if you're trying out a new casino that isn't reputable, it should be with little funds since you're only testing the waters.


This forms a question in my head, did the gamblers take their time to read through the SLAs or did they just tick it and continue? Most SLAs  are very long and people are often discouraged to go through them all strictly and this is where the casino always have advantage over those gamblers while blocking their accounts since it's of their own carelessness and oversight they didn't cool down to spot the KYC possibilities in the casinos there and conditions before withdrawal and they're surprised when they're demanded to go through those processes before their withdrawal can be granted.

That's the only choice that every gambler can do against them. It's true that if some serious things happens to a gambler, if they complain a lot and ask for transparency, they will not say the real reason.

So, forget about disclosing of any reason because they'd always say that they cannot tell it and there's a violation that a user has done to them.

And with that, the only thing a user can do is to accept the verdict of that casino if the account has already been banned and they can no longer gamble again to them.

It’s the easiest way for them to lose their reputation and to be out of the competition; casinos live and die on their reputation, so if they continue to cook up or create stories to deceive or withhold payment, that will create reports or buzz about their intentions that will result in their players abandoning their platform for a better one.

No marketing can beat a good reputation; the best marketing will always be word of mouth and positive reviews. You can easily tell if the casino is fading away if they have bad reviews, so always check the reviews of the casinos you’re playing at; you will have a hint if they are going to vanish or continue with their operation.

Cause that's the basic one.

And, have you read on term & casino. In there, has some rules or tearm they can ask KYC anytime and with any reason they want. Not just on one casino, It's most the time on every casino.

Like ir or not, that's how the flow goes.

The answer for me is definitely a "No" as well, but let's also not forget that on the norm, funds must be locked so that the account owner won't be able to withdraw the money until he or she has completed the needed or required kyc verification..

Without this process, a gambler may go on and keep gambling without adhering to the instructions given on kyc verification, he may also continue to withdraw funds as well without submitting the requested document for account verification.

And speaking of bonuses, this is one thing most casinos have used in capturing users, many gambler are mostly interested in free things like bonuses even though there are strings attached most of the time.

It is simple as ABC. If the casino you are using is actually restricting from cashing out, why try to use them to gamble more. There are hundreds of good casino out there with good reputation.

I have not had any experience that will lead to locked funds in a casino. Because I have been using a particular casino for a while now without having problems. Bonus and other promotions have lure many gamblers into big problems. Eventually, they have figured out that "all that glitters is not Gold".

How much profit does a casino have to make to hand out free bonuses to everyone? It's all a scam and a marketing ploy, as you described. It's nothing more than a way to lure in new players. I've fallen into this trap myself several times. It's incredibly difficult to withdraw these funds from your deposit. There are so many conditions that it's discouraging to even try. There are no problems with personal funds deposited. There shouldn't be any issues there if the casino values ​​its reputation.

The best solution here is just to avoid them. There are plenty of reputable casinos, so why choose the shady ones? I don’t really understand why people still play on those sites, what advantage are they even getting? In the end, they’ll just end up in trouble, since a lot of these non-reputable casinos use their TOS to exploit gamblers. We’ve seen that in so many stories and accusations already.

For me, people should use this forum as the best avenue to figure out which reputable casinos to play on, and also to raise their concerns, especially with those casinos that have ANN threads here.

Show me a single scammer who doesn't lie about their pure and transparent intentions. Doesn't any deception take the form of a deception so sophisticated that people aren't always able to discern it? Casinos that try to deceive players use the same methods: they lure them with attractive, seemingly lucrative prizes and bonuses, which in reality turn out to be a trap for naive players. Overly generous promises should always arouse suspicion, but understanding this will always come with experience. Some will pass by, while others will feel the deception firsthand.

Bonuses really are a double edged sword in the casino space they look attractive upfront but most of the time the fine print makes them tricky to use especially with sports betting where rollover requirements, odds restrictions, and wagering conditions can make withdrawals almost impossible unless you’re very lucky or very patient. Avoiding bonuses altogether is often the safer route if your main goal is to play without stress when you use your own funds you don’t have to worry about hidden clauses or having your account flagged for “bonus abuse” like you said many players try to game the system with multiple accounts and that’s why casinos tighten rules and sometimes overcorrect by being strict with everyone.

It’s also true that sports betting is just one part of the business even if all sports bettors walked away casinos still make massive revenue from slots, table games, and other products so from their perspective clamping down on bonus abuse doesn’t really threaten their survival. As for the scam accusations you’re right not all of them are valid some players shout “scam” when they don’t read or understand the bonus terms properly others simply try to pressure casinos into paying when they clearly broke the rules that doesn’t mean real issues don’t exist but it does mean every case should be judged carefully. In the end the best approach is simple if you do take a bonus, read every condition before playing and treat it like a challenge rather than free money if you don’t like the restrictions then avoid bonuses completely and stick to clean deposits and withdrawals that way you keep control and reduce the risk of frustrating disputes.

With this topic I believe it’s better to attached a reference to be more specific on what kind of stories casino cooked up regardless of their reputation.

I rarely see a casino making their own story against user and most of the time user that complaining is the one that making story to justify their abused on bonus.

But assuming this truly happened, I believe the reason is to avoid paying players that gain their profit through bonuses by playing safely.

You know one thing, any casino that has chosen not to be transparent or that doesn't care about the reputation of their company will only end up losing its customers, if people visits the casino, it's only when they see a bonus offer and after done with the bonus, they abandon the casino and still continue with their favorite casino.

So, if the non reputable casino likes, they can cook up stories for all I care, they are only causing their self to lose customers and they are still the ones losing. I don't think anybody would want to gambling in a non reputable casino.

Well I see that as a strategy by this casinos, they usually use this bonuse offer as a trap to get customers to their web, sometimes this bonuss are not what they claim to be. Some will make you do all sorts of task to get the bonus and yet itay not still work out. My own humble adbitco gamblers sign up for a reputable casino that doesn't turns a nightmare tomorrow. Just like they said that not all that glitters are gold, that is how it is. If a gambler is too tied with bonus he will keep on making a lot of mistake that will make him confused. The worst part is signing up for the bonus and the offer turns out not to be what it promised and it may even become more harder than your previous gambling site. I have learnt to understand that when making choice of casino to gamble on, you don't focus on bonus but the reputation of the casino.

The thing is, it’s really hard to evaluate which side is telling the truth. For example, if a post shows up in the forum accusing a casino of cheating, the casino will always have their own explanation. They might even have evidence, but at the same time they’ll say it’s against their rules to reveal personal information. Maybe they’ll even suggest to bring it to court.

So in the end, the “judges” whether it’s DT or the community will always have a hard time determining who’s really right. That’s why to minimize this kind of problem, it’s always better to stick with reputable casinos, since they have so much riding on their reputation.

What you must understand is that there are casino the are trusted which I don't think can really do those to their users, I can take for an example Metawin, I have been using this site for some while and I have never experienced any difficulties with this site, although I don't actually rushed or being controlled by any bonuses while using the gambling site rather I only focused on my game without having a specific target on any rolls and position (VIP) or whatever. All casino's must not be the same as you think, that is why it is always advisable to use those reputable gambling site to avoid drama or stories that touches.

There's a particular bet site that I wouldn't mention but they did a friend of mine really during the weekend. He has been winning and withdrawing his wins for a long time with no issues until Saturday he won 7 million naira and immediately he tried to withdraw but the transaction wasn't successful after several trials. After a while he was logged out of his account, when he contacted customer service they rectified the issue and gave him his stake back without his wins, very unfair.

There must be someone to prove that the accused casino fabricated stories in their case. The transparency requested for each case cannot simply be provided in a forum. I do not see all fraud cases directed at the casino as true. There are also mistakes made by users, but they cover up their errors. 

Anyone who wants to use a casino should read the terms and conditions and understand them well first. What can and cannot be done.

Scam sites often talks about fancy things, which are often full of lies. They deserve to be ignored and reported. Because of their consistent lying to the people, it raises doubts about the credibility of the other sites that are true to their clients.

However, I believe that if we all work together to prevent this kind of activity, it will never exist. Unfortunately, many were still greedy. Many influencers promote sites even though they are scams and frauds. Honestly, it was our actions that made them spread, and without hesitation, they take advantage of the situation, knowing that there are a lot of gamblers who can be fooled.

It is better to stick with a reputable casino that does not have too much bonuses than going after one that does not have good reputation only because they have a flashy bonus that is attractive but at the same time is in the form of a trap. most of the casinos that have difficult KYC are not doing it just because they are after the safety of gamblers, rather, they are doing it as a form of trap to get at gambling that might be found wanting in any of that regard. it is mostly when you are winning most times that they cook up stories when you are about to withdraw what you have won.

The virtual world, the internet in my understanding of 70% is in it, you can see one of the situation events on the field with those read on the internet is far different, Another example of a woman who is in Tiktok 90% uses a beautiful filter, facts on an ordinary field, that's the world of the internet shows each other more powerful and best, not to mention social media such as Twitter and Facebook or YouTube.

The gambling industry that has a bad reputation, they always look for gaps and prey or they always give their casinos about great news and they continue to cover up their ugliness, such things have been going on for centuries, which is clearly the people who are observant in evaluatingthe casino.

Bonuses and scams are very different. You can't equate the requirements for claiming a bonus offered by a casino with a scam. Bonuses are rewards for loyalty. If you feel you can meet the provider's loyalty criteria, then go for it. However, if you feel the requirements are too high for you to qualify for that bonuses, then simply let the bonus expire. Focus on your deposited funds. As long as you can cash out your winnings, there's no reason to call bonus as a scam, since its not fit with your ability to get the bonuses.

They are not offering to us these bonuses to get us trapped, if you claimed and a bonus and win, you should be able to withdraw your money once you're in the best position to do so.

We should not take everything too personal in gambling, some of these offers are privileges and not rights, they are doing them to encourage us into gambling and enjoy what they have to offer us, have we also been able to gamble the way it is expected of us, do we read to understand their rules without violations?.

@op, your title says it all, they are non-reputable. When we see casinos like this who try to act smart, we should let others we know be aware that, that casino is not transparent and fair to their customers. Then, stop using the casino! You have no business with those who are trying to use you.

While they are trying to act smart, they will also be losing customers and money as well. These are the reasons I don't joke with casino reviews. If you can get honest reviews about any casino you want to use, most of these problems of coming in contact with non-reputable casinos will be reduced.

That is the way it goes, most people despite all advice given to them only learn about something the hard way. You can tell someone to stop playing at X casino but play at Y casino because the Y casino is heavily proved over time to be trusted and reputable and no complaints whatsoever has been unresolved while X casino is new and we know nothing about them so far. The person will never listen and go play in X casino only to be disappointed one way or another, these persons learn only the hard way and there is nothing we can do about it no matter how hard we try. Personally I don't join a new casino if I don't see great feedback here in the forum no matter how great the bonuses offering from them may be.

This might be about deposit bonuses. I've noticed that many players enjoy them, but I don't, as the wagering requirements are a barrier to profiting from them.


Maybe I would also say no too, but from the case that happened, if he is a high roller then it is very possible that he has a big amount in the casino, so he will still choose to do KYC to be able to withdraw his money when he has met the rollover from the casino.
This is a bad condition for the player, it is very possible that he will move to a casino that he thinks will not make things difficult for him.

Its common for casinos and sportsbook that are not  reliable to come up with excuses for depriving people of their wins...recently 1xbet fraudulent schemes came to light and they have been doing this for a long time..in my country they deprived someone of his wins because of reasons no one understands...after telling him to submit some documents for over a month they kept on asking for more all as a delay tactic till he was no longer able to log into his account

From the onset, those selective scammers and the casinos that advertise as if it's all easy to win money and escape poverty through it are far behind their real intention. To be on the safer side, it's even better to avoid all those newly born casinos which make offers that are unrealistic and offer themselves to be a KYC-free casino, while they have a KYC policy which they can enforce anytime.

With the current proliferation of online gambling, they'll undoubtedly seek out players by advertising as attractively as possible, including offering bonuses to entice people to gamble at their casinos. It's important to understand that the odds are low, so losing is inevitable wherever we gamble. Furthermore, we must be discerning in choosing an online casino. With so many casinos now available, some have bad reputations or are fraudulent. I've experienced this, even though there are positive reviews about a casino, the reality is the opposite. I believe it's a manipulation by the casino itself to convince players.

I didn't think I was saying that casino bonuses are scams, but sometimes they're incredibly difficult to get. I just encountered this the other day. To get it, you have to fulfill one of the conditions, and it's currently unachievable for me. I've been playing too infrequently. I need to catch up, and then I won't have any problems with the bonus.

Sometimes it's annoying that you have to wager several times your deposit to withdraw it. It's really annoying.

Passing KYC is one of the things I advise if one wants to register with a casino that is not a KYC free casino. Irrespective of the sweet mouth offering bonuses they have got, make sure you scale through the KYC first before playing to fulfill the requirements. Sometimes players do forget themselves just because of the bonuses they have seen failing to send to  see the instructions and after they had deposited, when it is time for withdrawal, the reality set's in and they begin some argument and counter argument of fulfilling bonus procedures and requirements. And if the gambler.is from a prohibited nation that is even the worst of them all because it would be an automatic block or suspension. So first thing first, a gambler must scale through KYC before  making any deposit first so as to be on the safe side of it all.

I think to avoid confusion we should use more accurate words. When you say “KYC-free casino,” some people might think it means a licensed casino that just doesn’t ask for KYC, but that’s not really the case. The better way to describe it is simply unregistered casino versus registered casino.

Reputation, on the other hand, is a different matter. There are unregistered casinos with better reputations than some registered ones.

Most casinos both reputable and non reputable have it in their TOS that the reserve the right to request for KYC at anytime when they consider it necessary. Hence, we cannot hold it against any casino when they request for KYC if it was actually stated and you accepted when signing up. What I do not understand is the aspect of locking sports betting and allowing a user to play only casino games. Maybe the user have been very successful in sports betting and the casino is no comfortable with that. Such casinos should be used with caution because they are not being professional.

KYC is not a new acronym or word and I don't see anything confusing about it and in the finance industry it is mostly used as it means "Know Your Customer". Although your opinion is a good one but all the same registered casinos always demand for KYC while unregistered doesn't and in some cases I have witnessed some casinos that says they are a KYC free casino and all of a sudden they demand for KYC because a player wins big and before they do that, they secretly update their ToS to suit their actions so that they would have a good leverage when they begin to act funny.

You are right mate, about this 1xshit scam issues, it didn't just start today, they also didn't allow someone to be able to cash out his winning. They steal gamblers hard earned money in the name of pretending to be a fair casino or sportsbook but they cease your money and give you fake stories. I almost wanted to try out their sports book a long time ago and that was because a celebrity that I like prompted the sports book but because of the scam they did to someone in the neighborhood, I ignore them and getting to know from this forum that they are scammers also made me hate them.

If you feel this way then you are not wrong. Some bonuses are created less to reward players and to get them trapped in a complicated terms which are difficult to meet. If casinos use KYC delay as reason to holdback winnings, this is a lack of transparency and fairness.

Reputable casino should endeavor to pay out clearly af fairly stating rules on bonus not hiding traps. It is red flag when accounts or winnings are continuously locked. At last, trust is of more worth than flashing bonuses, player stick better with firms that have proved to have honor in payouts.

I have too been lurking on the Scam Accusations and there sure are different types of issues.
There are scam casinos that try to scam users but it's the most rare types as such activities would not make the casino last long.
The second is selective holding of users funds specially the large volume users who have not explicitly broken any terms. This is a gray zone where casinos shows an ambiguous rule on terms while repeatedly asking user for proof of identity and ownership while not having genuine interest in solving it. These are another breed of casino. But there are also legit casino that needs to do it for legal reasons but they would soon have a result and reason.
But the most common of them is users knowingly trying to benefit from a loophole and ranting when get caught.

It's really unfair to realize that they usually cook up stories to cover up their lapses and the likes.Instead of admitting they’re operating unfairly or illegally,they'll fabricate stories to make players believe the issue is the player’s fault or the players are merely locked in with bad luck.

Yes, one of the big problems with those casino sites is that they offer many attractive bonuses but they keep many things unclear due to which anyone who accepts those bonuses falls into a trap and can never withdraw the money they deposit because they freeze it by showing various requirements. And they give very large wagering requirements to unlock their balance which is impossible to meet. They do this so that everyone only deposits but cannot withdraw money. Then they do not have to pay anyone else and thus cheat gamblers constantly.

Scammers will always remain scammers, no matter what bonuses they offer. They prey on simple human weaknesses: greed, naivety, and a lack of critical thinking. Scammers are brazen and inventive. They'll devise a variety of clever traps for you, which you'll fall into and then try to escape. And at the same time, you'll subconsciously justify the scammers to the bitter end, as humans tend to rationalize their actions. The best way to prevent this is to create a list of red flags in advance and check them before playing on the site.

Before we decide to play at a certain casino, we need to research as much info as we can to find if that casino is the casino that we want. We can ask their representative about the related things we want to ask but if they can not explain furthermore, we can skip and search for other casinos. We can not playing gambling where we don't know much about it because that can pose risks to us.

But unfortunately, there is no guarantee they will not do as your story. Maybe they don't do that now or near but who knows, they will do that in the future. We just don't know so it is better we don't use the casino too often and move from one casino to another in our lists.

Casinos can come up with a story to avoid paying out winners for some reason. The first one is whether the casino has the aim of defrauding people from the beginning. Scammers can decide to pull resources and set up a casino to steal from people. It could also be that they have bad management which is not running the business well. My pattern of choosing a casino is to bet with one that has built a reputation in Bitcointalk.

And along with that, the new gambling site promotes in various way and sometimes it is fishy. They create scam accusation by alt account and then solve that too fast to let us know that the site is legit. So, for new site I can't rely on the site for their various types of scam tecnique. But it is trust that if no one do not rely on new site then there is no way to be popular.

Casinos cannot cook up stories for anything when you're not abusing on their system, they cant cook a story for you for anything except the same thing has been mentioned on their ToS, which they may probably use against you incase you feels unsatisfied by what they are doing to you, this is not even about a reputable one or not, but if everything form our end are well set, we shouldn't have challenges like that, most of the accusations we see are from newbies and they don't even know that about 90% of what they accused are being caused by them.

Their marketing strategy is to present themselves in a way that makes gamblers easily trust them and join their site. I have seen many sites create fake stories and many casinos do things like create fake issues themselves and publicly solve them to gain trust. It is not right to expect anything good from those whose intentions are illegal from the beginning. That is why gamblers need to be careful when choosing a casino, if they are influenced by fake stories, it will have a bad effect on them.

Is better they request for KYC verification during the early stage they shouldn't  wait for one to make a big win, you know asking for KYC verification when there's a wining looks fishy, and if I'm the gambler I will feel that they're trying to scam me. Though I know most Casinos don't always ask for KYC verification not until you're trying to make a withdrawal. I have experienced this before, first i got mad if not for the fact that the wining is big then I would have decided to let go since I bet with a smaller amount but I just decided to follow the process and it works but ever since then I have not encounter any challenge while betting on that casinos.

Disreputable casino's will always lure players to their sites with their tricky offers. And with how some gamblers has also been inconsistence with their regular platforms while roaming for new casino's that'll provide them interesting bonus offers that'd make them feel like the casino is a charity organization with all those offers will always fall prey getting stuck to the site. So while reputable casino's might be irregular, it's better you play with the ones that has been fair with you all the while.
Safety and conveniences should be accountable.

I totally agree that these casinos live or die by their reputation, it's reputation that keeps them operating, not the bonus or the perks that they are offering, only newbies or those gullible or not aware of the status of the casinos will want to play or continue playing in a casino with a bad reputation.
For a casino to protect itself and continue to be competitive, it should level up its support, address every concern that comes along, and be fair to its users. Treating them fairly will make them want to stay.

Out of other places you would be able to see if you check on the forum that there are several scam accusations against unknown gambling site and the problem has been resolved too fast. I thin k those are for the try as you have mentioned (to increase trust of the gambler as a result they may earn good return or scam people).

Yes, this is their strategy to promote their casino without spending large amounts of money. Many gamblers are unaware of how these casinos are being promoted to them before they even realize it. We have already seen how many casinos have disappeared from the market, or are scamming gamblers in various ways. Before a gambler deposits their funds into any casino, they should learn more about the casino before making the deposit, as this can help avoid many unexpected dangers.

One of the ways in which these scammers draw strength is, due to the fact that many users and those who are actively gambling or being exploited today don’t know the rules or how to use the law in saving their interest against unfair policies while gambling. We are mostly guilty of these things and so, you could easily find these unwilling to pay scammers relying on schemes and fabrications to push you into a state of confusion and not being able to act, they go without any repercussions.

Any casino with a bad reputation will invent anything to look good in the eyes of others , but every well crafted scheme is designed to continue Scamming players who are least aware of what they're doing Entering the world of casinos It's a shame, but that's why it's extremely important that before playing at an online casino ,  no matter how inexperienced you are, you should check the forum, it's Always good to be safe.

Casinos want to grow their business so they can do many things, including cook the stories. If we just believe them without searching for more info, we will fall into their trick and they will scam us. They offer so many interesting bonuses or promotions to attract many gamblers to play on their site. If we don't have clues about that, we will register without searching for more.

Then, after playing for some time and winning, the problem came up. They hold our payment and are asking us to do KYC. Many bad stories show up and make those people regret choosing that site.

It’s part of their marketing strategy, but I don’t think it’s fair, especially when gamblers end up suffering big losses because they believed those promotions. They should be telling realistic stories so that gamblers can decide whether to continue or not. But since they keep lying, many people get into gambling, thinking they will experience the same. Then the truth comes, and regrets follow.

This is also why a lot of people hate influencers who promote gambling, as they never talk about losing. All they show are flawless wins and easy money games. Because of that, some greedy people who want to get rich instantly jump in without hesitation. Sadly, they only realize the truth after losing their money.

The occurrence of something fake like in the story shared or with reviews that favor the casino could be manipulated by the casino, and the goal is to make many people believe that the casino is indeed trustworthy, but considering that everyone has their own tastes and interests, I don't think it actually has a big impact, because for people who really want to gamble, I think they are lazy enough to pay attention to that, except for people whose character is always detailed in doing something, then they will pay attention to many things, but I am not like that. And now I am lazy enough to look for a new casino so I only bet on the casino I usually visit because I am quite trusting and comfortable with this one.

The forum is a good and safe place to get good feedback on casinos which have been existing in this place and have active ANN threads. How about those casinos which are not here and the user who wants to patronise them is also not a member of this forum?

We should just all learn how to pay attention to casino policies as most times they craft their evil plans into their policy, which gamblers don't usually have time to see until there is an issue that will drag the person there. Sometimes too we just need to search online for users' experiences and feedback in places like Reddit and other forums where gamblers can easily express their experience without hesitation.

That's part of their deceptions done to people and we should take it as red flag if they made some made up stories since its like they are fooling those people looking at their casino.

A good casino won't do this since people would post legitimate feedback on what they experience on the casino. If they didn't get those solid feedback from their past players that means there's something wrong with their site.

That's why lots of those non reputable will try to craft some fictitious story to try fooling people to make them looks like a reputable casino that they can trust. Lucky for us that we are here in forum we can always check the real feedback if the casino is good or just a complete trash.

Most of the time this method works for example is the case of 1xbit. They have a strong marketing presence outside Bitcointalk that gives them popularity to new users that saw their ads outside the forum.

The self verification is only working within the Bitcointalk forum because we are active on discussion regarding gambling topics and also we have trust system to warn user if the casino is already scam or not.

You make a very important point about checking casino policies , but this isn't something everyone enjoys, though it's definitely necessary I haven't done it much myself, because I trust the opinions of other DT users at casinos, for me, that's enough. But it wouldn't hurt to do something different, like reading the casino's Terms of Service It's tedious, but it's a sure way to protect ourselves.

That will be a mistake for gamblers if they don't search for more information about the casino before they decide to register. Casinos can do many things to gain trust from potential members so it is a job for customers to verify it before they register. If they find that many people are suspicious of the casino, they had better not register and wait for the next one.

We don't have to trust influencers because they just promote the casinos using their link. They want to attract attention from people so they can register under their link. No matter how much their referral spends, influencers will get bonuses from the casino. Don't just believe but verify it then think twice before deciding.

Regulations regarding marketing and transparency are at fault to some extent. One should not assume that business owners will operate in a honest way if we remove laws. In most cases the opposite happens. They tend to abuse their position in any way that they can, often even illegally. In the case of bonuses it is a bit difficult you know. On the one side you have owners who want to attract as many players as possible but at the last possible cost. On the other side you have the players and they want to get as much of a bonus as they can without risking themselves. In that group there are also many cheaters who will try everything possible to cheat the systems in a malicious way.

Whatever a casino does they will not be able to fight off cheaters without occasionally having innocent victims. For this to be the case they would need to be perfect and that is not possible. I agree that better transparency and clearer rules should be pushed for, but I don't think it can ever reach some degree where there will be no cases of false flagging someone. Generally I dismiss outright shady casinos and focus on talking about real ones.

I myself am one of those people who is lazy to read the ToS, it's too long, lol which is actually necessary so that we understand what conditions are given by the casino so that we don't violate them and the important thing is to minimize any risks that we might get in the future, but for now I'm still fine, maybe because I'm a small gambler. ;D

It is pretty common for people and businesses who are struggling to take shots at the king. As they say, no publicity is bad publicity. That doesn’t mean it is respectable behavior, but it is what comes with the territory. Part of being successful is having jealous haters. I would even say if you don’t have jealous haters, you aren’t succeeding enough. 

Scammers are everywhere, and in the genre of gambling, a lot of scam sites are present too. Those who are scammers or come to scam money start a poor strategy of marketing such as creating false accusations. Post fake reviews, post fake posts about the gambling sites, and promote huge bonuses and so on. If we can stay away from these types of scammers, then we would be able to save our money.

You are correct and I agree with you that every casino might have its own marketing strategy and they might have follow any type of marketing ,even that can be cocking stories or something like that. In this way they may follow something good or bad but finaly the important factor should be ethical. If it is not ethical then there is something wrong and scam will be made by them.

The ones with bad reputations have already been known to be doing shady things, but the ones that have been known to be in the business for long and have also still started running some kind of ads seem not to be understood. If they are truly the ones who oversee such types of ads, or if their affiliate marketing team, who earns from the promotion, is just doing anything that could appear convincing just to drag people into using their affiliate link, I do not know. I have used some casinos and know what they offer, and some kind of ads I see about some of them on Meta are enough to consider them to be scams.

A casino improvising different means of strategies to catch the attention of gamblers to the casino isn't wrong but having to go with illegal and scamming means is what I do oppose, and any casino found doing that should be dragged out to create awareness to other gamblers who are ignorant of their schemes. Pretty enough, most of the the gamblers that fall to these scams are those that are greedy and rushing after bonuses are the people easily falling for these scams.

Which casino have violated the right of their player, you may have to share a link for me to follow up on casinos cases that have veen left on treated, because at some point we need to have a specific case to make reference to when we are discussing cases such as this one here, i agree that some scam casinos could outrightly deny gamblers their right but then that ratio of that now is highly minimal.

Offcourrse scamming casino will never let the public to know what they are up to, they will try their best to convince the public just to scam. You dont expect a scamming casino to reveal their scamming plans to people because if people know no one we have anything to do with the casino. One thing about scamming casino is that they even look more real than reputable casino  because they know what they are targeting and they must make it so real.

Casinos can't be completely transparent for privacy concerns, like if they accuse someone for multiple account and void their bets or terminated their account they just tell the reason with no evidence to prove it and from user perspective it is right to ask how can you say that but if they share some details that can get them into some kind of legal complication or big law suit.

I never had any such experience and when I am sure I didn't violate but they give it as a reason then it is a red flag and I will suggest not to use that casino.

yourself has said it all by describing them as non reputable casino and by that, it is already clear that there is something fishy about them. bonuses does not make a casino of high repute and that is the main reason why apart from the new casino users that are not familiar with what is happening  and are lucking after bonuses and cheap promises, the long term players knows better that such bonuses are just means of dragging people into patronizing them and helping them remain in the market.

What's most shocking is that most new casinos do this a lot: when a customer wins a lot of money, when the customer wants to withdraw the money, the new casino prevents the withdrawal and accuses the customer of having too many accounts. But when a customer deposits a lot of money and loses it all, the casino says nothing. This shows how many casinos that act this way are scam casinos.

I don't blame most gamblers that are making use of non reputable casinos to bet and play games.
This is not really their fault because most times, these casinos would do anything possible to lure players to use their casinos while getting free spins and bonus rewards to gamble without restrictions. Some of the casinos can decide to allow players to bet without doing any KYC verification which is an obvious offer to most players that don't want to submit their documents online.

Unfortunately, not every casino is honest, you’ll always find the dishonest ones. Not just new casinos, there are also a handful of reputable casinos that does it. They’ll look for one fault or the other to make sure they seize that player’s money, maybe because they currently do not have the money to pay the win or they’re just dishonest. And that’s why it’s important to know the casino you’re betting with, and be sure that they’re honest, so you don’t hear any excuses when you win.

There are so many reputable casinos and bookmakers in this part of the forum, it's a big risk if you go for something unknown. Every casino has to start somewhere, but for most gambling newbies you'd be better off sticking with an established name for a while until you get a feel for the landscape. You can try several of the big name casinos as nothing is likely to go wrong, just be sure to check the last few pages of their megathread here and make sure nothing odd is happening. Leave testing bonuses to established players, but in my experiences crypto casino bonuses are fairly small and sometimes very hard to unlock - they're designed to bait players in but very few walk away with any profit from them.

So stay away from casinos like this, new casinos that do not have clear quality and are not certified then need to be suspicious,
because there will always be problems that will make the winning player look cheating and not even get the prize.

Most such casinos give bonuses that don't make sense or are too big just to appeal to a large crowd.
Even though it is just a bait to take more money from the user.

I know about illegal casinos that keep popping up in my country, even thousands of illegal casino sites
that harm others a lot materially and even make more people stressed and end up committing suicide.

If the casino has malicious intentions, no matter how much a player wins, they won't pay out, citing various reasons.
I've experienced this before, where they refused to approve my withdrawal, but instead locked my account.
I've tried communicating via live chat, but it didn't help at all.
Casinos that fabricate stories about their poor reputations are certainly trying to gain trust. With so many casinos operating now, we should be cautious when trying new ones.

If a casino had the habit of selectively scamming the people who got big wins but the casino is not interested in paying, then they won't survive for a long time and even in bitcointalk, there were some who considered as reputed at their days but denied withdrawals ofa  few hundred bitcoins with no clear reason, got busted and forced to pay it back.

It's obvious why they do that, isn't it? :)

Anything the casino is saying, if they have proof or maybe if they already have the rules on their terms and conditions and it's obvious that the customer broke the rules, then win such case. We know that sometimes the customers are wrong and the casinos too can be wrong except it's just a scam casino that actually wants to steal from their customers. Like you said, we should play on reputable casinos to avoid these kinds of drama.

The difficulty here is that both parties will always defend themselves and without transparency there’s really no way for outsiders to know who’s right or wrong even when a casino says they have proof they often hide behind privacy clauses or internal policy excuses while the gambler on the other hand might also exaggerate the story to gain sympathy or attention that’s why reputation plays the biggest role in the gambling space.

A reputable casino has too much to lose by scamming customers they know one bad report can ruin years of credibility so they’ll often resolve issues fairly and publicly if possible but the smaller or shady casinos can easily vanish or come up with fake explanations without consequence it’s always smarter to stick with platforms that are licensed have verifiable reviews and a consistent history of paying out because once your money is in the hands of a non reputable casino there’s little anyone can do even the community or dt members can only analyze and guess based on limited information.

Scammers can hide behind any kind of mask, whether it’s an online casino or a charity fund, so this is a tricky thing. You need to be very careful and avoid wandering around the internet looking for new adventures. In general, you should treat ads and the links you click on with extreme caution, because you can run into trouble not only by landing on some aggressively advertised scam casino site. And if there’s a lot of advertising, then it’s definitely worth putting in a bit of effort to look for reviews on the internet first.

Perhaps even if I cannot proffer this as the right reason to no if a casino is saying the truth but if the casino has millions of gamblers and have been working without any users problem unsolved and somebody came and accused them of anything and the casino support replies to the person of not compliance to there rules, people usually believe them even if they didn't share proof because they will use there reputation and the conducive gambling of people on there casino to judge that the person with the complaints might actually be the cause, except there is a genuine concrete evidence to no which of them that is lying.

this is not worth the risk. I would never choose any shady service with crypto. moreover if casino/gambling.
it's really simple. avoid shady gambling sites. avoid to play in gambling sites that has offered too well. avoid sites that doesn't have clear ToS.
play only in reputable platforms. You can't take the risk of hitting a win and not be able to cash out... because they will not pay. ::)
and in some case they even stole the deposit...

The advantage we have is that we're active on the forum and we find out about all the scams, but how can we help newbies? Those who don't come to the forum? Social media campaigns are good, but I haven't seen any that warn which sites are scams and which aren't; an initiative like that would be great.

For me, it's all marketing. When a casino invents stories, it's because it doesn't want to admit it's bad. That doesn't work. Maybe some unsuspecting people will fall for it, but that's not how it should be. It's better to build a very good reputation and compete alongside the best casinos, learn from them , and keep growing. The stories are invented so that those "stories" come out looking good.

You probably overlooked this thread. It’s not about a gambling big win story rather a scam accusation against a casino. OP is describing a casino creating a narrative against player just to avoid paying the big win.

They often use KYC verification as way to hold the withdrawal and let players still play while waiting for KYC to be approved and other story that related to casino holding withdrawal for different unfair reason.

When any gamling site starts fishy behaviour including starting shady ads fake promotion and anything which not seems to be possible or something that goes against the gambling site usually turns into scam or already scammee. In this case there is no alternative way to escape except avoid the site.

Let's use the case of Stake and Roobet, for example. We know both casinos to be good ones from this forum, as they are legit and have a good reputation, but of late I have come across some kind of promotion that many of the affiliates are running on social media, which I don't consider to be wise.

They portray gambling as something that could be easily won and used to settle financial problems, which we all know is not as easy as it appears. If not for the fact that I know both casinos from this forum with that type of promotion, I could have considered them to be scams, but sometimes the casinos are not aware of this; all these people just do anything possible to attract referrals to their link.

Yes, and that feels really bad because it's happened to me with some casinos They work fine, and then suddenly, from one day to the next, everyone complains that no one can make a withdrawal or that withdrawals are manual. It's a terrible feeling, knowing that in my case, I've had money in the casino That's why I don't leave money in any casino; whenever I can, I withdraw it. I've learned to distrust everything, even my own shadow.

I agree that this is the shady part that most gambling companies have done in the past.

Sure, the ToS stipulates all the rules and regulations that a person must follow upon registration on their website. But if you change the rules according to your liking without any notice to the gamblers, then you are gravely abusing your power as a gambling company in this scenario.
It's so easy to say to just follow the rules and the ToS but what if the rules were implemented after the fact that you won?


Personally, I would avoid gambling websites that are not listed in this forum because it's so difficult to contact them on their website alone. If a gambling website has a designated ANN page in the forum, then everyone would be able to provide some feedback which adds another layer of security and protection to the users here.

That's the layer of security everyone should always look for if they want to enter the world of casinos and sports betting Personally , I know that on the forum, with all the things that the most prominent DT users say, their comments about the sites are accurate When it comes to where to put our money to gamble , we have to be careful.

In every business transparency is a key to enhance the success of that very business. This is the more reason why some gamblers have their preferred site to gamble on . When a gambling site is not giving you what you want or lacks good customer relationship, they stand the chance of loosing their customers. A casino or gambling site should be made easy to use and be friendly with the users. KYC is not bad , but if a casino or gambling site can allow a bettor to deposit some fund into their site, the bettor should be able to withdraw his or her fund from the site. I know there are benefits associated with having KYC , but it shouldn't be withholding a gamblers winning, that is an anomaly.

It is true that it is very important to carefully observe the gambling sites before starting gambling, choosing safe sites is good for every gambler. There are many new sites for gambling, but deciding to bet on all sites is very risky or foolish. I observe the cycle before choosing a gambling site so that I do not get cheated. There are many new sites, they provide different facilities to the players so that the players get greedy and start gambling and as a result they get cheated, I have heard many such cases, so it is very important to select the official sites before starting gambling.

That's what needs to be done, nothing more Now, when we think about how we can help others, well, the newer players need to be able to access the gambling section and read these topics It's the only way.

I had thought about writing a thread on Reddit about newcomers to the game and Redirecting them to the forum, i think that's the best way to spread the Information Official sites with high reputation and an active thread are the best.

Doing a review on newcomers and testing them whether it is really worth playing and being a favorite casino or will just be an abandoned casino.
A fairly detailed review does need to be done and write it on forums and also Reddit will make more people know and respond to the newcomer, so that more people try it.
As on the official platform, which is also numerous on this forum, with a high reputation and is a favorite of many users.

That's why many of my gambler friends go through KYC immediately when registering at an online casino. Others are afraid of being cheated after a win and want their documents approved right away. And I can understand them; I've often encountered verification difficulties with both bookmakers and casinos when I won. Sometimes the winnings were around $200, but unscrupulous casinos don't even want to give back that much!
And they don't care if gamblers will write bad reviews for this attitude; these casinos, like the most miserly creatures, don't want to give back such small sums.

Because they are pretty liars. What they want is money, rather than weighing much on building a reputation, as they can afford to lose it without a single doubt in their mind. And once they ignore it, they will create another name and do the same thing repeatedly.

The question is, are we still listening to those cooked-up stories? Nope, it was not interesting anymore. People know the real score already, and so do the gamblers who have real experience.

Before, it was encouraging to hear, but now, it is a boring story that is not worth listening to.

Casinos like that are clearly fraudulent, and even if you check their reputation, it could be a fabrication, clearly intended to trick people into believing their reputation is good, thus making them feel safe betting there. I've experienced a similar situation myself, where my winnings weren't paid out, but instead my account was locked. This also taught me a lesson don't easily trust a casino I've just discovered.

I don't really trust the opinions you find on sites like Google Play, or on some other social media platforms like Meta and Instagram, where it's very easy to leave any kind of pointless and paid comments. It's much better to rely on what's in the forum, read the comments, and check the threads , Ann. That's pure gold for knowing what you're getting into.