Misleading Signature or Genius Marketing?

[Lucius]

There's nothing ingenious about it, and how misleading it is depends on how aware each individual is that any offer that looks too good to be true is likely to be deceptive. I remember the campaign that had a Lambo as the main prize, and there is no evidence anywhere that anyone has ever won it over the years.

[Z-tight]

It isn't something that is unusual when it comes to marketing, and not just crypto marketing, but that of any industry at all. They could also argue that anyone looking at that signature should understand that you cannot just sign up and walk away with 5 BTC, this is obviously not 2010 when Gavin Andresen was giving out 5 BTC for free in his BTC faucet.

I would say it is neither genius nor misleading marketing, it is just marketing. And if you want to nitpick stuffs like this across brands and services in any industry, then i can tell you for free that a great number of them would be guilty.

[FinneysTrueVision]

There's nothing ingenious about it, and how misleading it is depends on how aware each individual is that any offer that looks too good to be true is likely to be deceptive. I remember the campaign that had a Lambo as the main prize, and there is no evidence anywhere that anyone has ever won it over the years.

FreeBitco.in gave you the option of choosing a Lamborghini or $200,000 in BTC. I would be surprised if anybody chose the lambo over the BTC. There were several users who won the contest and confirmed it on the forum. They all chose BTC.

Two of these users were Kingqa980 and soslex.

[hugeblack]

Phrases like "Up to" are often used to avoid misunderstandings, but generally, if what is being promoted differs from what appears in the terms of use, the terms of use will apply. Therefore, it's best to read the terms of use before creating any account.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

On the long term, this site will face high bounce rate, for allowing a misleading clickbait stay for too long on their ad.  Frustrated users who weren't issued the 5btc after clicking on the ad, would lose trust and cancel business plans with the brand for appearing unorganized and tiresome.

- to succeed keep to your words-
Pompey

It's not like, there is a direct link to a step by step procedure on how to grab the 5 BTC, as that's what these newbies may think ads will lead to, not knowing it's leading to a registration portal to sign up an account. You don't have to blame the marketing team or the company either, they quietly know what they are doing and it's working for them. If these expectant doesn't seems to find what they looking for, it's not the fault of BC.

[julerz12]

i'm not a lawyer either, but i don't think a player can sue the casino for misleading marketing unless he is directly affected, like if they advertise a game being 1% house edge, but it's not, etc... and unlike the red bull case, where a customer bought the product with their own money, the case here is just a "fake" freebie.
but regulators on the other hand, could slap them with a fine, which they would obv keep for themselves. again, i'm not a lawyer, so i could be wrong with my assumptions.

You're right. Some case I could think of was when a radio station offered a $250,000 prize for a forehead tattoo of their logo (which was supposed to be an April Fool's prank), but, well, someone actually thought it was a legitimate offer. One guy got a tattoo on his forehead, a big bold KRUD (radio station's logo). He then went to the radio station to claim the prize, but the staff told him it was just a prank. He was told that on their website where the announcement was made there was a tiny link that if clicked, would've told him it's part of an April Fools' prank.

He took them to court, and earned $510,000. 
Here's a short video clip of it: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/htarawfgKeg

[LTU_btc]

I found this topic just now and want to add my thoughts. Is it misleading ad? Yes, offcourse. Is it big deal? No, like you or no, unfortunately this is how marketing works. Now I can't remember exact names, but I'm sure that's not first casino which advertises in similar way. And I'm sure that BC.Game isn't last who is doing it. It's simply very common thing between casinos.
Why I don't see as big deal? I like comparison with Red Bull - you don't expect to get wings after drinking it. eople just have to be critical about ads and don't accept things straight.

He took them to court, and earned $510,000.  
Here's a short video clip of it: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/htarawfgKeg

It looks like fake story. Besides several reels I just can't find more information about it. In AI era it's getting more and more difficult to understand what is fake and what is real with each day.

[EarnOnVictor]

Yes, it's about the signature design as well as what's stated or advertised on them.



I just happened to see a certain casino's signature stating you can get some free BTC. No side statement of like (T&C applies) or a short description. Just straight up, Get free BTC.
Now I know, there isn't really free BTC on them, I just wanted to see how the casino (or in this instance, the support) reacts when I asked about the said free BTC.

Sorry I couldn't read all that have been said so far in this thread, the main OP caught my attention and I needed to reply directly to it.

There's what we call "The Hook" in the modern day marketing, if it wasn't attractive sometimes, people might look away. Seeing the 5 BTC raise curiosity, just like yours, and you can't crucify any casino or their representative until there's no free 5 BTC regardless of the conditions that need to be meet before it becomes yours.

We all know that these conditions are near-impossible to meet, they are just the means to lure intending customers, nothing more.

[Zwei]

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He took them to court, and earned $510,000. 
Here's a short video clip of it: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/htarawfgKeg

that tattoo looks fake as hell 

It looks like fake story. Besides several reels I just can't find more information about it. In AI era it's getting more and more difficult to understand what is fake and what is real with each day.

it's from a tv show called personal injury court. i did some quick searching, and it's kinda fake, they basically find some ridiculously stupid case and exaggerate it to the max for entertainment using paid actors and whatnot. i guess, it's as real as WWE.

[Zoomic]

Yes, it's about the signature design as well as what's stated or advertised on them.

I never knew this offense is sueyable. I would have done so some years ago when such an advertisement was even looking real because the price of BTC was not that high then.
When I joined the forum newly, ignorant me was clicking on all the signatures that said I will win 3BTC, 5BTC etc. It used to be 5 or 7, I don't know the reason behind the number 5. So, I would click and they ask me to register, that was how I made different accounts with different casinos until I learnt that no one wins free huge money on the internet.

Let's see if the casino will redesign their signature.
Op you had alot of time to catch fun... Lol

[LoyceV]

If a newbie sees it, of course, they'll jump in and sign up (good way to rake up sign-ups)

Maybe if it's their first day on the internet I've seen misleading ads for as long as I can remember. In an ideal world, this wouldn't happen, but then politicians also wouldn't lie, and I don't see that happening either.

but what if someone who's really gullible and has lots of money to take this issue to court sees it? Do you guys think that they have a case and that the casino should pay up?

I've seen lawsuits about "unlimited internet", in which the judge ruled consumers should know this isn't really unlimited. I try to avoid companies with misleading texts.

[LTU_btc]

I've seen lawsuits about "unlimited internet", in which the judge ruled consumers should know this isn't really unlimited. I try to avoid companies with misleading texts.

Usually in such situation ''unlimited internet'' is written in big letters, but there is also * on the bottom of ad where it's written about fair use policy. If you wil start downloading something like 50 or 100 TB's of data, your internet speed simply will be limited to very low speed. And in such cases you can't even blame internet company just because you didn't read their ToS.
Nobody doesn't likes misleading texts, but problem that's very difficult to avoid it. It's like every internet provider says that their internet is fastest.

[Darker45]

but what if someone who's really gullible and has lots of money to take this issue to court sees it? Do you guys think that they have a case and that the casino should pay up?

I've seen lawsuits about "unlimited internet", in which the judge ruled consumers should know this isn't really unlimited. I try to avoid companies with misleading texts.

It has to be that way. Otherwise, courts would be buried in all kinds of cases against ads--against soaps and disinfectants for claiming to kill 99.99% of bacteria, toothpastes for claiming to whiten your teeth, bottled and canned juice drinks for claiming to be 100% made from real fruits, and so on and so forth.

The consuming public has responsibilities, too. They aren't mindless consumers, anyway. But wouldn't it be better if companies are honest? Why wouldn't they just go like, "Try our new Sunkist grape! So refreshing! Contains no actual fruit but only synthetic Methyl Anthranilate produced in a laboratory!"

[LoyceV]

It has to be that way. Otherwise, courts would be buried in all kinds of cases against ads--against soaps and disinfectants for claiming to kill 99.99% of bacteria, toothpastes for claiming to whiten your teeth, bottled and canned juice drinks for claiming to be 100% made from real fruits, and so on and so forth.

Your "solution" goes in the wrong direction: the right solution would be if ads stop being misleading

But wouldn't it be better if companies are honest? Why wouldn't they just go like, "Try our new Sunkist grape! So refreshing! Contains no actual fruit but only synthetic Methyl Anthranilate produced in a laboratory!"

Being honest would force them to stop doing questionable things.