Fan of casino reviews online? This is a must-read

[goinmerry]

I'm not really looking at or following various casino review sites even how popular they are....

..with the exception of BTCGOSU by our very own @efialtis

Website: https://www.btcgosu.com/
Announcement thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5262141.0

They specifically noted that:

Please note that while we try to provide as objective and unbiased reviews as possible, the final sites's ratings (and therefore sites' rankings) are not based on our own score but on our visitor's ratings. Anyone who registers can rate any operator we feature on BTCGOSU. We are of course tracking this to make sure the system is not being abused.

Trustpilot already achieved popularity by being one of the most followed review sites.

But always keep in mind that when it comes to researching a certain website, it's good that we all rely on all possible options we can look at just to extract more details about a certain site. It's also good to see those websites that have an official community discussion group not just here in the Bitcointalk forum but on other forums as well, or channels.

[harizen]

Forgive me as I don't know that a popular rating and review platform like TrustPilot can be this blind or maybe it's all intentional I don't know.

Since they are popular in the field of site checking and reviews, they will be primarily targeted by different gambling sites - sh*t or not.

Part of the marketing strategy too being listed at that site as more impressions, and more audiences, can lure more users.

If the "price is right", done deal regardless of the issues.

My advice to all new gamblers on this forum, do not use Trust Pilot to fund good-rated online casinos, they can't be trusted.

Since you refer to "new gamblers on this forum", for sure they already know what's the deal and the reason why they are here in the first place.

There is no single bad review about 1xbit on TrustPilot and I was like how the hell this is happening?

1xBit is somehow considered legit outside the Bitcointalk forum. Let's leave it like that since we can't do something about it.

More importantly, as a Bitcointalk forum enthusiast, we should just follow gambling sites that reach a "trustworthy" level here.

[alastantiger]

To cut this topic short, stay the hell away from TrustPilot, I think Coinguru is still a better choice.

I haven't used any of these platforms and I don't think I ever Will. The best and genuine reviews of online casinos I get if I am looking for one is here- this forum.

If I search a casino and it is not here,  I am always very cautious about signing up and playing there . I don't want money stuck or documents stolen and sold to third party. . So, remove Trust pilot and counguru. Bitcointalk.org is the best place.

[dothebeats]

I used to check online review sites before, but then I learned that some of them are just paid and some of them are just created to spite the platform they are reviewing against. I just check this forum to look for reviews if I wanted some 'credibility' on what I'm reading. At least, I know that the things I'm reading came from actual players that experienced the site beforehand and know what's actually happening in the platform. While Trustpilot and Coinguru are review sites that you can reference to, still actual people are the best reviewers that you know aren't biased.

[alegotardo]

~snip~

So if I don't know about Bitcointalk forum and 1xbit I would have though the online casino is a good one. There is no single bad review about 1xbit on TrustPilot and I was like how the hell this is happening?

To cut this topic short, stay the hell away from TrustPilot, I think Coinguru is still a better choice.

In my opinion, the best place to review a betting forum is by searching for it here on BitcoinTalk.org.
where else can we get honest user reviews and opinions? We also have official threads from several respected casinos here and the admins or a legal representative of these sites are almost always present to answer questions and/or solve problems that occur.
We also have several subscription campaigns that revert a good part of their profits to the users themselves and not to a centralized platform that uses this for its own profit.... let's encourage more the casinos that we have here.

I'm not a very diverse gambler, but I still believe there's not much need to look for reviews outside of our forum.

[crwth]

If that is the case with 1xbit, they probably paid or made a posting about making good reviews to make them look "good" or anything. Their brand here in Bitcointalk is forever tarnished and wouldn't be able to repay what they have done in the past. As long as they can make amends to those who were affected before, then maybe there's a chance.

Trust Pilot has some perks but making them able to do the positive reviews without any facts or backing with the actual experience of the casino, makes it still untrustworthy.

It's still better to make some personal investigation than relying on the review site.

[danherbias07]

I don't really use trust rating websites so I guess that's why I haven't heard of that name before and even until now.
The only reviews I do care about are members here in the forum who used the online gambling site themselves and there's also a section at services where they do offer money to review their gambling sites which I think is a cool way to make gamblers try their platforms. The only downside is sometimes other members may not point to an honest review but there are those who really leave pros and cons about their service which I am more focused on reading.

Be careful about these rating sites. Some of them may have been paid so that they can put 5 stars on gambling sites even though they are scammy-looking. Trust the ones who are using it than a rating website that may have not even tested it.

[GreatArkansas]

Better to use multiple sources, not only 1 or 2.
For example, a combination of these review platforms like TrustPilot, etc., and some multiple forums too because in some multiple forums, you will see real users that sharing their experience, sharing comments about the platform, and on that forum, you will easily point out if they are just dummy accounts or real, legit and high-rank users.

[xSkylarx]

5 years ago, most of the results in Google were trust-worthy reviews, you could read good and bad feeds on it, which were also legit, but as time went on, most of the results in Google were fake, and it had been paid to rate them a 5 star. Right now, it is not good to find reviews on Google because most of them were paid to rate it good, even if the casino is very bad.

I do always rely now on the forum for reviews or from social media that tells about the reviews of casinos in their comment section because you will know those problems that the gambler encounters. Also, here in the forum, it is really legit and coming from the user of that casino and sharing their experience, and there are no fakes here. That is why, right now, not only for casinos but for most of the stuff that I need to check its reviews, I always rely on forums rather than those blogs or Trust Pilot reviews that are completely fake.

[michellee]

Why do we need TrustPilot if we already have the Bitcointalk forum, which always provides complete information when searching for a suitable casino? We already have Bitcointalk and reliable reviewers like @Efialtis and @GamblingBro, who always provide honest reviews of casinos, especially new ones.

And it's not surprising that TrustPilot gave a good review of 1xbit because it could be that TrustPilot is getting paid from that casino. Don't immediately believe it if you get reviews from sites, especially from Google, Yahoo, Bing or others. Now, this has changed because all sites can provide reviews and often, these reviews are paid for by the site.

So instead of looking for reviews of casino sites from the outside, we can look for them here. And if there are no reviews on this forum, you can ask the members here or @Efialtis and @GamblingBro about the casino.

[Strongkored]

To cut this topic short, stay the hell away from TrustPilot, I think Coinguru is still a better choice.

Staying away from both is still better, especially for those of us who already know this forum because this forum is a good place for us to know a lot about new casinos or when they are experiencing problems.
Unfortunately, if people don't know about this forum, they will come to the two casino review websites mentioned, because when they search on Google for reviews of a casino, Trustpilot will appear first, so this place is very useful for those who are already members. or at least know, but for those who don't know, they won't realize that there is a forum that tells honestly about existing casinos unless the casino doesn't have an announcement thread, then it remains a mystery what the credibility of the casino is, like 1xbit which still exists out there but on this forum they won't get players because they already know what their reputation is.

[retreat]

Trustpilot is the same as other review platforms, where people can manipulate their reviews and give good ratings to scam platforms. Platforms can order ratings and reviews according to their requests and this causes bad reviews on the platform to sink.
If we are Bitcointalk users it is better to read reviews from reputable users about the gambling platform before using it. Usually they will give an honest and objective review and usually what they say is true to their experience.

[makishart]

Trustpilot was a garbage site. I do not know who the heck is still believing in that shit. It is a complete garbage website.
That reminds me of scamvirus's thread about someone who was seeking paid for review. 

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5438271.0

I would rather try to get a direct review from the users instead of using that shit. I remember also so many scumbags were dropping bad reviews to the btt. https://www.trustpilot.com/review/bitcointalk.org?page=2

I think that any review sites cannot be trusted anymore. It's very hard to get a honest review these days.

[mirakal]

Personally, from the start I didn't really make TrustPilot a reference for the project or the casino was very promising from the point of view because as you mentioned, fraudulent casinos there are quite inconsistent with reality. But I'm not surprised because doing positive reviews on TrustPilot can be done by paying some users to give high ratings. In this forum is one way to find out the truth. I'd rather muddle through real human resources than bots who are purposely actively assessing casinos or projects on TrustPilot.

I have suspected some red flags from TrustPilot but I just ignore it since I’m not using it anyway. But since this topic is open, probably now I can tell that TrustPilot has never been reliable in most of its rating that’s why it’s better to rely on people you know well because they can be honest and reliable with their reviews at some point. Than to trust in some bots that are only up for our own money and fool us in the end.

[btc_angela]

Personally, from the start I didn't really make TrustPilot a reference for the project or the casino was very promising from the point of view because as you mentioned, fraudulent casinos there are quite inconsistent with reality. But I'm not surprised because doing positive reviews on TrustPilot can be done by paying some users to give high ratings. In this forum is one way to find out the truth. I'd rather muddle through real human resources than bots who are purposely actively assessing casinos or projects on TrustPilot.

I have suspected some red flags from TrustPilot but I just ignore it since I’m not using it anyway. But since this topic is open, probably now I can tell that TrustPilot has never been reliable in most of its rating that’s why it’s better to rely on people you know well because they can be honest and reliable with their reviews at some point. Than to trust in some bots that are only up for our own money and fool us in the end.

Yes, when we try to search for some reviews, the first thing that will pop in the results is trust pilot. Nevertheless, it doesn't mean that it is the best source of review online. Because if you read those reviews, specially from scam casino sites, you will clearly see that they are getting paid to put out this good reviews although it's been a well known scam sites.

And with that, it's are red flag for experience gamblers already, although there could be newbies that can fall for this trick, but majority of us who have been in the game for so long knows what going behind the scene and it's not to be trusted.

[Bitinity]

Frankly, I have never used review sites such as trustpilot, askgamblers, etc as my main source of information to know about casino that I want to try. This forum is more than enough and more reliable source of information. I prefer to skip any review site where the rating and review can be done by everyone without giving solid proof for the review.

[ScamViruS]

Trustpilot was a garbage site. I do not know who the heck is still believing in that shit. It is a complete garbage website.
That reminds me of scamvirus's thread about someone who was seeking paid for review. 

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5438271.0

Many service providers are still providing this kind of service, but they do not come to the forum to promote this service because they may have understood what the consequences are. It is now difficult to trust a site depending on Trustpilot's positive rating. Because most companies have paid reviews to make them look trustworthy.

Getting out of this situation is now difficult, mainly because Trustpilot is also accepting these fake reviews that are creating such a bad situation.

[AicecreaME]

Frankly, I have never used review sites such as trustpilot, askgamblers, etc as my main source of information to know about casino that I want to try. This forum is more than enough and more reliable source of information. I prefer to skip any review site where the rating and review can be done by everyone without giving solid proof for the review.

It's good to know that there are still people who don't fully trust review sites because after all, these websites if not all, were mostly made by paid reviews. It's still much better to do your background research using unbiased and not sponsored feedbacks by true players that really played and made a bet on a specific casino. Unfiltered reviews are the still the best. It will let you get the perspective of both worlds which are the pros and the cons and that could help you decide whether it's worth it to play or not.

[Oasisman]

So TrustPilot is complete shit at this point,  

Could be popular but never use one platform or website when you're trying to look for a reviews for a particular online casino. Most especially when that platform's sole purpose is to give reviews for all online casinos, because they can be paid to fabricate and twist a review and how they rate it.
I've seen a tons of ads for that particular online casino you have mentioned.  They have paid a lot of local influencers here, so I assume they have a lot of money to throw for the ads.
IMO, reviews from communities like this are far more reliable and genuine than those reviews platform.

[Solosanz]

IMO, reviews from communities like this are far more reliable and genuine than those reviews platform.

There's a chance of people use paid shills to promote their site in this forum, pretty much like paid these people to write a review in trust pilot. But the difference is trust pilot has no way to make sure the review is genuine or not, while this forum, user with many positive feedback, high merit earned and joined in long term campaign will never want to sacrifice his reputation just for a sake of short term money, so they will try to being honest as possible.