Are some casino scam accusations just negative marketing in disguise?

[dunfida]

Lately I’ve noticed a lot of newbies popping up and posting negative comments about casinos, some are simple complaints while others are more serious and framed as full scam accusations, sometimes with “evidence,” sometimes without. Whether they’re valid or not usually depends on how the community looks at it.

So it made me wonder, with how competitive the online casino space is now, is it really just about marketing and promos anymore? We all know casinos spend a lot to attract players, but do you think some of them also play dirty and use negative marketing? By that I mean, could some casinos be using throwaway or newbie accounts to post bad stories, accusations, or doubt against competitors, just to damage their reputation and scare players away?

I’m not saying all accusations are fake, there are real issues and real bad actors out there. But with so many new accounts and similar complaint patterns, it’s hard not to question if some of this is manufactured noise.

We cant precisely tell whether those scam accusations or issues been raised are actually true or just trying out to ruin someones business on which we know that it could be also a probability. We do know that market does have that very competitive on which it wont be shocking or surprising that there would be some business who would be taken up down their main competitors and might be spending up some funds or budget to create someone who would be that trying out to turn down their rivals. Although we cant precisely tell that its that true but this isnt impossible. The important thing on here is that whenever there are accusations been raised then there's a community would be able to verify out whether its just simply trolling or a legit one. Thats the beauty of this forum since most of those casinos on which are crypto based on which users will be able to verify it out whether its true or not.

On the other side of things on which there are some legit issues or concerns being raised. Also this could make out that immediate action for those companies which are involved considering that this forum or community is highly against with scam casinos and as much as possible they will be definitely be resolving it before it tarnished out their reputation not unless if its that a complete scam casinos.

[asriloni]

The answer is maybe, yes, maybe, no. Sometimes, there was also a fake accusation as a black campaign from the competitor. When accusation is not being supported by strong evidence and blatantly used just to attack the casino. That's a fake accusation just for the marketing purpose. However, people these days are smart enough. They won't believe anything without being

supported by sense and strong evidence about how casino were scamming its member. In example, when drake being accused for tipping others to increase his stream viewers, and it's also mentioning stake. Meanwhile, there's no proof regarding it. It might be an effort with a projection to destroy casino's name, and most probably came from a competitor.

[xLays]

Is this negative marketing in disguise: lke someone creates scam accusations, but person who created them actually comes from site itself. Then later, issue or accusations get resolved. Is this what you mean by negative marketing in disguise?
If yes, then this really can happen. Problem is we cannot prove it unless someone admits that casino is doing it. In end, it is up to users whether they will believe those scam accusations or not, and whether they are legit.
But if you ask me, this kind of marketing strategy is not good because it shows bad possibilities of how casino can operate.

[Maus0728]

We can only speculate but if it's as competitive as you say it is then it's not far off that some casino will be ruthless enough to do this kind of thing, I mean if you can smear some business to make sure there's a chance that they lose some customers or potential customers and then hopefully they go to your casino and then get away with it because there's no way to trace it back to your business, I think that you'd do it to get more customers. Although I think that people that will do this kind of thing are as sleazy to their customers as they are to their competitors so unless the accusations have been confirmed to be true, probably take all the other accusations that are unproven with a grain of salt.

[demonica]

Sometimes, yes. A lot of “casino scam” accusations are really frustrated bettors amplifying bad beats or lost balances, and the noise itself becomes free marketing. In bitcoin-betting especially, transparency matters more: provably fair games, on-chain payouts, and no chargebacks mean the real edge is knowing which platforms are legit, not the drama around them.

I don’t really see that as marketing at all. If a casino’s reputation gets ruined, who actually benefits from that?
With thousands of casinos out there, one casino going down doesn’t really move the needle for the rest.

That’s why I think most of these newbie complaints aren’t paid attacks or some organized effort. If someone targets a casino, it’s more likely personal, probably just their own bad experience, not something funded or planned with bad intentions.

They could still benefit from it if they want to destroy one's reputation. Usually, if you'd be the one who'll pay someone to write negative reviews to other competitors, you'd go after to your closest competitor. The one who's either on the same level of your casino or the ones a bit higher in order to drag them down for you to go up. When a gambler starts doubting one casino, they usually go to the other casino in that same level. In this way, they can make their competitors customers go to them. Yes, there are a lot of other casino, it's not a guarantee that everyone will go to one casino, but they'd still definitely get more customers.

For me, I believe it's possible. Business is business so they'd do other things just to get a step higher. That's pretty much common in the government, what more for casinos?

[Nathrixxx]

Why do some willingly choose to spoil business for others in this casino business, because had it been they have good conscience that they could also one day be in the same position, maybe they wouldn't ha e been involved in some of these accusations they often made, as we know that most of them are not even genuine, as gamblers, we should also learn to research about casinos before choosing them, so that we don't fall a trap of the few unreliable ones, lastly, we should ensure not to violate any of their rules as well, so they don't take actions against us.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

So it made me wonder, with how competitive the online casino space is now, is it really just about marketing and promos anymore? We all know casinos spend a lot to attract players, but do you think some of them also play dirty and use negative marketing? By that I mean, could some casinos be using throwaway or newbie accounts to post bad stories, accusations, or doubt against competitors, just to damage their reputation and scare players away?

No sane casino will promote its platform with a made-up customer complaint. It will discourage readers from playing at the casino, even if it shows that the casino has resolved it.

This is not out of the various strategies a casino might employ to create awareness. They might intend to create an image of being able to handle clients concerns easily and rapidly and it may work for them, there are such things like staged complaints, somehow it still creates the intended impression although I don't consider it a bright idea.

As a gambler myself, I want to save myself from the troubles of going through support staff, filing a complaint or a ticket, and waiting for days to resolve the issue.  Having this kind of complaint shows the casino's incapacity to provide a smooth service for its players.

Sometimes you approach customer support for enquiries and not necessarily complaints, a good and fast responding customer support network builds confidence in clients because as long as a service is provided, there is always a high potential for complaints and enquiries.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Lately I’ve noticed a lot of newbies popping up and posting negative comments about casinos, some are simple complaints while others are more serious and framed as full scam accusations, sometimes with “evidence,” sometimes without. Whether they’re valid or not usually depends on how the community looks at it.

So it made me wonder, with how competitive the online casino space is now, is it really just about marketing and promos anymore? We all know casinos spend a lot to attract players, but do you think some of them also play dirty and use negative marketing? By that I mean, could some casinos be using throwaway or newbie accounts to post bad stories, accusations, or doubt against competitors, just to damage their reputation and scare players away?

I’m not saying all accusations are fake, there are real issues and real bad actors out there. But with so many new accounts and similar complaint patterns, it’s hard not to question if some of this is manufactured noise.

Your doubts is clearly justified because there is a way something becomes too or very common, we begin to question it's genuiness, as I believe some of us already know that when something becomes very common, fake becomes easy to produce..

I personally have always had similar doubts  in my mind anytime I visit the scam and accusation board, I see the many accusations posted there and wonder is all of them are original or we have a mixture of fake ones.
We live in a world where anything and everything has become possible, so if someone says that some of those accussations are fake and simply some casinos using those newbie accounts to defame other casinos, I may find it a bit hard to believe but I won't argue or believe it's a lie, because it's possible.

[Alphakilo]

Why do some willingly choose to spoil business for others in this casino business, because had it been they have good conscience that they could also one day be in the same position, maybe they wouldn't ha e been involved in some of these accusations they often made, as we know that most of them are not even genuine, as gamblers, we should also learn to research about casinos before choosing them, so that we don't fall a trap of the few unreliable ones, lastly, we should ensure not to violate any of their rules as well, so they don't take actions against us.

You know humans are funny and would try to get their way over others when they deem fit all because of money and that's why such a case of casino accusations or negative marketing is a thing that is kind of rampant and in a world of high competition, it is used to smear campaigns or damage reputation just to claim traffic to their own sites.
It normally works to exploit individual bettors skepticism and it is in some way a business marketing model but a bad one.

Gamblers should look at it their preferred casino of choice is registered and regulated and that's what counts because while they are licensed, they are required by law to perform the right service and do the needful to satisfy their existing customers.

[Altryist]

Lately I’ve noticed a lot of newbies popping up and posting negative comments about casinos, some are simple complaints while others are more serious and framed as full scam accusations, sometimes with “evidence,” sometimes without. Whether they’re valid or not usually depends on how the community looks at it.

So it made me wonder, with how competitive the online casino space is now, is it really just about marketing and promos anymore? We all know casinos spend a lot to attract players, but do you think some of them also play dirty and use negative marketing? By that I mean, could some casinos be using throwaway or newbie accounts to post bad stories, accusations, or doubt against competitors, just to damage their reputation and scare players away?

I’m not saying all accusations are fake, there are real issues and real bad actors out there. But with so many new accounts and similar complaint patterns, it’s hard not to question if some of this is manufactured noise.

If the accusations here come from a newly registered account, then I think such accusations can be ignored. If it's posted by a user with a high rank and good reputation, then these accusations should be taken seriously. I think it would be better for the casino to launch a good signature campaign than to try to capitalize on negative accusations, especially since for some users negative reviews can be a reason to avoid this casino, because there are plenty of casinos with good reputations and reviews.

[Accardo]

You know humans are funny and would try to get their way over others when they deem fit all because of money and that's why such a case of casino accusations or negative marketing is a thing that is kind of rampant and in a world of high competition, it is used to smear campaigns or damage reputation just to claim traffic to their own sites.
It normally works to exploit individual bettors skepticism and it is in some way a business marketing model but a bad one.

Online reachability over the decades is known for its furious shadiness, and deviousness, that is why reputation management is a booming industry. Go to play stores, review sites like trustpilot, competitors pay huge amounts to review writers to publish negative reviews about their adversaries' website, to deter the platform's credibility and trust.

[Alpha Marine]

One reason why I doubt this is that there are so many online casinos, so if you want to demarket one, how does that benefit your casino? You can't create accounts to make complaints or negative reviews about all your competitors because that will be suspicious, and you can't create an account that's accusing to direct people to your casino.
Except in a case where a company just wants to ruin the image of another out of spite, I don't see how this benefits anybody.
Of course, I don't put anything past humans because I know they can play very dirty, but I just don't think this is common. The resources spent in demarketing another casino can be more productive if used to market your own casino.

[Agbamoni]

I have observed the same trend and it becomes worrisome seeing those accusations popping up every now and then. But what I find strange is that they are always coming from newbies and One will hardly see those accusations coming from experienced members of this forum. Hence, I always have my reservation about those accusations and the first thing I assume is that the accusers are wrong because if they are alt account of experienced users, I will wonder why they will decide to use alt account to make the accusation when they have genuine cases. This does not mean that some of those accusation are not genuine but seeing them from newbies always makes those cases weak for me.

Those newbies are either newly created in the forum. Must be someone who joined the forum recently for the sole purpose of laying their complaint on this forum for help.

Or, maybe they are still forum members who prefer to create a new account to make their complaint. They do not want others to know their true identity. So yeah, it could be for staying anonymous or for a new member.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Well, I have not had any situation before that let me think that some of the scam accusations were purposely created by newbies to promote the casino in disguise, it's kind of a strange pattern of marketing if truly that's what is happening most times. It's still possible that all the accusation and complain could be authentic but just that the people are also the cause if some problem that they are facing because didn't read the casino rules and so were victims to disobeying the ToS of the casino.

 The normal marketing strategy of casino both on this forum and other platform is enough to make the casino get new customers without having to use this awkward method that you are thinking that they are using. This method could even scare some people away because they might not want to use the casino also face same issues, it doesn't matter if the issue was resolved so fast, that will not still impress some people to use the casino.

[Agbe]

In most cases the accusers were at fault. When the casino ban, stopped or restricted them from using the platform, they were not patient enough to discuss the reasons why the account was restricted and once they got the replies from the support team they were caught with multiple accounts. Boom, the next thing you see a thread in the accusation board. But they have forgotten their fault but only interesting to get back their funds. They were caught cheating but they forget all that. And started to providing evidence of deposit and pending withdrawals. The forum can only tell them what to do if they are not guilty. And create a smooth discussion channel foe the both teams to solve their case.

[Zadicar]

I have observed the same trend and it becomes worrisome seeing those accusations popping up every now and then. But what I find strange is that they are always coming from newbies and One will hardly see those accusations coming from experienced members of this forum. Hence, I always have my reservation about those accusations and the first thing I assume is that the accusers are wrong because if they are alt account of experienced users, I will wonder why they will decide to use alt account to make the accusation when they have genuine cases. This does not mean that some of those accusation are not genuine but seeing them from newbies always makes those cases weak for me.

Those newbies are either newly created in the forum. Must be someone who joined the forum recently for the sole purpose of laying their complaint on this forum for help.

Or, maybe they are still forum members who prefer to create a new account to make their complaint. They do not want others to know their true identity. So yeah, it could be for staying anonymous or for a new member.

They are that making use of newbie accounts just to protect their main account when trying out to post up some accusations because they are afraid that they would be criticized specially if it end up that they were at fault on why they've been that experiencing up such problem. There are those which are newly created for the sole purpose on trying out to post up the issue on which are completely new to this place and since we are speaking about crypto casino then we do know that this forum has the biggest traffic when it comes to crypto.  Negative marketing in disguise on which just like been said by others that it could be possible but of course it cant be proven out because we know that there are still those who do troll out just to ruin up someones reputation. As long there's no solid proof out of those claims or accusations then it would be just that fine since the community would be just simply ignore and not paying up attention with these accusations.

[Ishicryptic]

Is this negative marketing in disguise: lke someone creates scam accusations, but person who created them actually comes from site itself. Then later, issue or accusations get resolved. Is this what you mean by negative marketing in disguise?
If yes, then this really can happen. Problem is we cannot prove it unless someone admits that casino is doing it. In end, it is up to users whether they will believe those scam accusations or not, and whether they are legit.
But if you ask me, this kind of marketing strategy is not good because it shows bad possibilities of how casino can operate.

If it can be proven then it becomes negative marketing in disguise and such a casino has proven that it is desperate to damage the reputation of another casino, such casinos if caught have demarketed itself. I doubt that any reputable casinos will stoop so low as to rely on negative marketing in disguise to bring another casino down. Anyway if there is no proof of such we should accept scam accusations as accusations from aggrieved gamblers, we shouldn't dwell on assumptions on what we cannot proof. If many gamblers on a site are complaining on related scams then it is likely that the casino is at fault but if it's the gamblers that are at fault the casino is supposed to correct them.

[MRY]

Is this negative marketing in disguise: lke someone creates scam accusations, but person who created them actually comes from site itself. Then later, issue or accusations get resolved. Is this what you mean by negative marketing in disguise?
If yes, then this really can happen. Problem is we cannot prove it unless someone admits that casino is doing it. In end, it is up to users whether they will believe those scam accusations or not, and whether they are legit.
But if you ask me, this kind of marketing strategy is not good because it shows bad possibilities of how casino can operate.

If it can be proven then it becomes negative marketing in disguise and such a casino has proven that it is desperate to damage the reputation of another casino, such casinos if caught have demarketed itself. I doubt that any reputable casinos will stoop so low as to rely on negative marketing in disguise to bring another casino down. Anyway if there is no proof of such we should accept scam accusations as accusations from aggrieved gamblers, we shouldn't dwell on assumptions on what we cannot proof. If many gamblers on a site are complaining on related scams then it is likely that the casino is at fault but if it's the gamblers that are at fault the casino is supposed to correct them.

Any attack on the credibility of a rival using unhealthy means, will result in a backfire and erase the wholeness of the institution in the eye of the stakeholders. I have found out that, insensible accusations, which lack any tangible evidence, are simply a form of releasing frustration by those who have accumulated consistent losses in their finances. Until a valid investigation has been done, we should not be sucked into unsubstantiated wild guesses. The real service quality is the very decisive factor of switching the trust or the abandonment of a business organization.

[Joeboy]

The online casino industry is very very competitive no doubt, and the reputation of this company affects the amount of revenue they generate, that is why your concern about this scam accusations seem quite possible....Infact considering the amount that can be generated by a casino company if they have a lot of user/player, it may seem very possible for some rival companies to employ dirty tactics in order to scare aware players from their competitors.... That said, let's not also forget that some of this complaint that is made should not be dismissed completely, coz there are infact some casino that actually does some things that it's players may not be comfortable with. It is infact true that some online casino delay withdrawals, change term of agreement during games and whatnots. But then with all this it is infact very difficult for us to really separate the reals victims and those that were actually planted.....

[Rikafip]

So it made me wonder, with how competitive the online casino space is now, is it really just about marketing and promos anymore? We all know casinos spend a lot to attract players, but do you think some of them also play dirty and use negative marketing? By that I mean, could some casinos be using throwaway or newbie accounts to post bad stories, accusations, or doubt against competitors, just to damage their reputation and scare players away?

It would not surprise me if some casino try to do it, but imho it would be a wasted money.

Problem with this approach is that there are so many casinos available that even if you target one, that doesn't mean that users will start going en masse to your casino because they can chose any of the other.  Focusing on yourself and markering your own casino still brings the best results.