People complains on illegal Gambling sites in the Philippines

[Furious 7]

When looking at this issue of legality, people need to understand that if, for example, the Philippine government considers casinos without a government-issued license to be illegal, then even all the casinos on this forum would be considered illegal by the Philippine government. But note that most of the casinos on this forum are very good casinos; I dare say they are much better than others out there. So, what I mean is that being legal or illegal doesn't guarantee that a casino will be honest with its customers.

Now this will be very difficult especially if you look at the initial context of teenagers at the age of Gen Z who already have the desire to gamble then they will never care whether it is legal or illegal because all they think about is how they do gambling.

This condition is actually quite complex to eradicate because in my country it is also the same even though gambling is very illegal and can get a prison sentence here but more and more illegal sites are increasing and it cannot be controlled in the end.
Especially when it comes to the blood of the younger generation who always want to try, in the end, this kind of situation even though there are many complaints but it will be difficult to eradicate especially when there are legal people or corrupt officials who are behind the illegal sites.

[ColdLava40]

What do you think will the impact on this on some legits gambling site? Anyone experience an illegal site which users crypto for deposits in the Philippines?

I was scheming the other day and saw quite a good number of new crypto casino.

The numbers are more than what we had last year, but the percent of good or trusted casino is dying down. Not only in the Philippines, I've seen this in my country too.

And because some gamblers do not know was on how to verify these casino they have continued to fall victims. My worry is how will those who aren't on this forum get to differentiate between what's legal, authentic or illegal?

They probably will be targeting the younger audience since those ones will be eager to win.

[nimogsm]

What do you think will the impact on this on some legits gambling site? Anyone experience an illegal site which users crypto for deposits in the Philippines?

I was scheming the other day and saw quite a good number of new crypto casino.

The numbers are more than what we had last year, but the percent of good or trusted casino is dying down. Not only in the Philippines, I've seen this in my country too.

And because some gamblers do not know was on how to verify these casino they have continued to fall victims. My worry is how will those who aren't on this forum get to differentiate between what's legal, authentic or illegal?

They probably will be targeting the younger audience since those ones will be eager to win.

I think it's in the players' best interests to seek proof of online casino legitimacy. These days, almost everyone knows how to use Google or even AI, which can help them ask almost anything. Before making a deposit on a new platform, I always verify all the information I need.Bonuses often lull players into a false sense of security, leading to the urge to make a deposit as quickly as possible.

[Asiska02]

I think it's in the players' best interests to seek proof of online casino legitimacy. These days, almost everyone knows how to use Google or even AI, which can help them ask almost anything. Before making a deposit on a new platform, I always verify all the information I need.Bonuses often lull players into a false sense of security, leading to the urge to make a deposit as quickly as possible.

When illegal casinos target their audience to scam, they target those that are vulnerable  and wouldn’t have the time to go check out the legitimacy of the gambling site. Once they’re been able to persuade them into thinking that they’ll be giving good offers and will make them lots of money, they easily fall for that and until they’re scammed, will they regret their actions for not trying to research more about those casinos before putting their money into them. Platforms like the Bitcointalk forum has been a great place to minimize the risk of exposure of young/new gamblers from getting scammed. Aside here, there are other ways to verify but it all depends on how they are not lazy to go search it up.

[cryptoaddictchie]

I was scheming the other day and saw quite a good number of new crypto casino.

The numbers are more than what we had last year, but the percent of good or trusted casino is dying down. Not only in the Philippines, I've seen this in my country too.

And because some gamblers do not know was on how to verify these casino they have continued to fall victims. My worry is how will those who aren't on this forum get to differentiate between what's legal, authentic or illegal?

They probably will be targeting the younger audience since those ones will be eager to win.

Well if their not here and dont have guidance or at least an idea how to spot a scam or suspicious one then they are in big trouble of being scam. Even without the forum, theres a lot of reputation feedback that they can get online and see for themselves some of those to actually rely first before depositing some funds cause scammers are lingering around not only in some countries but everywhere.

[KiaKia]

You think this is only happening in Philippines? It's happening everywhere, maybe the registered casinos in the Philippines are been affected and screaming for attention so that their government can block people from using unregistered online casinos ?

It just can't be because people are losing money, because that's one thing about online gambling, you will surely lose money no matter how smart of a gambler that you are.

It's on people or gamblers themselves to avoid unregulated gambling sites, they stays unregistered for some reasons, so that no one will do some investigation about them, so that they can also run easily when they take too much money from people.

[Webutxo]

I think it's in the players' best interests to seek proof of online casino legitimacy. These days, almost everyone knows how to use Google or even AI, which can help them ask almost anything. Before making a deposit on a new platform, I always verify all the information I need.Bonuses often lull players into a false sense of security, leading to the urge to make a deposit as quickly as possible.

If I live in this kind of country, my best interest is to use casino website that are advertised and recognize in the country. As a sport lover that loves to watch things online and even in commercial TV, you often see casino advertisements about casino making adverts with content creators, artists and some a list celebrities, such casino are very recognized by the country and are mostly pushed for people to use, such casino are the first they should use.

Even if it's crypto, I'm sure there are plenty of legitimate casino website that accept cash and deposit of coins that I'm sure will be recognized in the country, such casino are what people need to give priority if the governments don't like the way they do things. I know everyone has freedom to do what they want buy when government start to threaten companies because they are not recognized, the best you can do is to put your peace before other things.

[POPOLUV]

Before I knew and came  to this forum, I have been gambling but only on legit gambling sites. I do not register on a gambling site because I saw them online, I registered because I browsed about the gambling sites and know what it online about the site. If there is little to no information or if the site is said to be scam, I just avoid it. But gambling sites that is talked good about are the ones that I was using. The GenZ and other people need to learn how to avoid scam.

What influence gamblers most times to for victims of being scammed is because some gamblers will be atrated with there welcome bonus and some options attached to gambling site which others gambling site doesn't have, and the gamblers will thinking once registered with them winning will be easier but gamblers fail to understand that is not every newly gambling site is real, it is not a bad idea of adopting the method of doing enquiry on a particular gambling site and to know how many years the gambling site has been into an existence and others fixtures that will make you as a gambler not registered under the site.

[Fredomago]

I think it's in the players' best interests to seek proof of online casino legitimacy. These days, almost everyone knows how to use Google or even AI, which can help them ask almost anything. Before making a deposit on a new platform, I always verify all the information I need.Bonuses often lull players into a false sense of security, leading to the urge to make a deposit as quickly as possible.

When illegal casinos target their audience to scam, they target those that are vulnerable  and wouldn’t have the time to go check out the legitimacy of the gambling site. Once they’re been able to persuade them into thinking that they’ll be giving good offers and will make them lots of money, they easily fall for that and until they’re scammed, will they regret their actions for not trying to research more about those casinos before putting their money into them. Platforms like the Bitcointalk forum has been a great place to minimize the risk of exposure of young/new gamblers from getting scammed. Aside here, there are other ways to verify but it all depends on how they are not lazy to go search it up.

Well said, because of those good offers gamblers thinks that they'll gonna make more money using the platform some of those casinos managed to provide decent wins up to the point where trust already been given by the gamblers, but the moment the gambler put their guad down, that's where scammers will attack and will run with their money, better to keep your guard up and always find ways to do your research to avoid being victimize.

[GreatArkansas]

You think this is only happening in Philippines? It's happening everywhere, maybe the registered casinos in the Philippines are been affected and screaming for attention so that their government can block people from using unregistered online casinos ?

It just can't be because people are losing money, because that's one thing about online gambling, you will surely lose money no matter how smart of a gambler that you are.

It's on people or gamblers themselves to avoid unregulated gambling sites, they stays unregistered for some reasons, so that no one will do some investigation about them, so that they can also run easily when they take too much money from people.

Oh, I'm surprised, but this is expected. But I understand the OP here, if you are living in the Philippines, you will clearly notice this and will start to worry, because it's extremely rampant, it's extremely rampant, plus the government is doing nothing. We all know corruption is a thing in the Philippines, that's why these unregulated gambling platforms also started to rise in the Philippines recently.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

When issue like this happen regarding gambling casinos, government are more interested in cases like this and take it up from there, because it is useful for them to make such as an instrument to attack gambling, we are expected to fix challenges in anything we do in life and this does not limit to gambling alone, but the moment they see any abnormal experience from gamblers from using the casino, then take it up and see if gambling was meant to harm others that are playing it and in serving them with fun.

[Zadicar]

I think it's in the players' best interests to seek proof of online casino legitimacy. These days, almost everyone knows how to use Google or even AI, which can help them ask almost anything. Before making a deposit on a new platform, I always verify all the information I need.Bonuses often lull players into a false sense of security, leading to the urge to make a deposit as quickly as possible.

When illegal casinos target their audience to scam, they target those that are vulnerable  and wouldn’t have the time to go check out the legitimacy of the gambling site. Once they’re been able to persuade them into thinking that they’ll be giving good offers and will make them lots of money, they easily fall for that and until they’re scammed, will they regret their actions for not trying to research more about those casinos before putting their money into them. Platforms like the Bitcointalk forum has been a great place to minimize the risk of exposure of young/new gamblers from getting scammed. Aside here, there are other ways to verify but it all depends on how they are not lazy to go search it up.

Well said, because of those good offers gamblers thinks that they'll gonna make more money using the platform some of those casinos managed to provide decent wins up to the point where trust already been given by the gamblers, but the moment the gambler put their guad down, that's where scammers will attack and will run with their money, better to keep your guard up and always find ways to do your research to avoid being victimize.

You do really only need up some common sense in regarding on finding some scammy sites or able to notice it out. When you are dealing with some new platforms then it would be understandable  that you would really be needing up to test up some amounts and dont make out some all in deposits on which this is really that a very risky action to make. Always recommended that you should really know on what you should gonna do in terms onf choosing platforms on where you would be playing because we do know that once that you've been able to deposit on a scam site or some illegal casinos online then you wouldnt be able to get those funds back that you had deposited and the worst is that once you would be winning up some big amount then they wont be able to release it out since they are illegal or scammy in the first place. Now in regarding regulation matters on a certain country about gambling sites then its understandable that there's a law that government do set out.

[suzanne5223]

Are the illegal sites scamming users or just operating illegally? Really don't see much difference between this and casinos operating without a license. I don't really know how 1 affects the other but I am sure the legit casinos don't like the illegal poaching customers.

The affected users are complaining about scam site since there’s a lot of scam online casino circulating on social media being promoted by local influencers.

However, the exaggerated number listed by the PAGCOR as illegal gambling include both scam casino and just unlicensed from PAGCOR. Some popular casino here in forum are also included on that list.

The reason behind the report was not only about gamblers being affected or the gambling platform was a scam website.
The report was about the Philippines government's heavy gambling crackdown, and crypto related banned. Besides, this forum was also banned, and the people from the Philippines who have access to this forum do so through the use of a VPN.
This is the reason why you find some gambling platform we have here on the PAGCOR's illegal gambling list. It is not that the gambling platform offers a shady service.