How Casinos Detect Bonus Abuse.

[Grace333]

Casinos often keep user issues private for privacy reasons, while casinos are free to request KYC at any time if there is suspicious activity. Common issues include multiple accounts and frequent bonus abuse. Some casinos also have issues with users not paying out after winning large amounts.

Even with KYC, casinos might not be able to fully detect if the accounts are linked to another person since it's easier to convince a friend or family member who is not registered with the casino to help you pass verification. There must really be other things aside from what the OP has mentioned which casinos look into that help them identify multi-account players, especially when it's against their rules and it involves policy breaking that costs them financial loss.

That's not the problem of the casino, they don't care if yoi handed someone your ID so they can get verified on the casino, if the casino is strict with using only one KYC for one account then they're definitely going to deny the other account some benefits especially when you try to make some withdrawals or got lucky to the point that you hit them hard that's where the real complications start from. I personally don't know why casinos are fund of this attitude of letting things slide as long as you're losing your money but if the table turns around they'll definitely use it against you.

[GxSTxV]

All these factors you mentioned are correct and enough to detect someone who is trying to abuse a bonus in any casino, the only thing you didn’t mention is when these factors are checked by the specialized team behind the casino. So many players opening multiple accounts for different reasons, including forgetting the first account or trying to have a different outcome after playing long at the same account.

I used to work for some casinos, and mainly they start investigating once a player wins a huge amount of money using a bonus, that where the team check if there are any similar IP addresses or device for the same account, the team instantly requires a KYC protocol to check the identity of the player.

Moreover, in most casinos they always add this rule in their offers or bonuses where you can claim the bonus one time by the same device or IP, no matter if it’s not the same person from the same family to avoid justifying that detection.

[Finestream]

Moreover, in most casinos they always add this rule in their offers or bonuses where you can claim the bonus one time by the same device or IP, no matter if it’s not the same person from the same family to avoid justifying that detection.

They have a lot of bonuses, and each one comes with its own rules. You can only be called abusing it if you actually break those rules.

I guess what you’re referring to is the one IP per person rule, which is normal to prevent multi-accounting, and in the first place it shouldn’t be violated. But based on what I understand from the discussion, this case doesn’t seem to fall under that.

[Betwrong]

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4. Having similar Betting Patterns:
We all know that bonus abusers often bet the minimum required to clear wagering and again they play only low-risk games and then stop immediately after withdrawal. If multiple accounts behave the same way, they get flagged.
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 I'm not sure about this one. What are "low-risk games" in your opinion? All games are high risk games to me. I don't think that games where you put at stake $100 with 98% probability of winning $2 can be called "low-risk games", but, anyway, that's not what I wanted to say. I wanted to say that with many thousands of users you will be always finding some "similar Betting Patterns" while in reality the accounts are not connected.

[Agbe]

Moreover, in most casinos they always add this rule in their offers or bonuses where you can claim the bonus one time by the same device or IP, no matter if it’s not the same person from the same family to avoid justifying that detection.

They have a lot of bonuses, and each one comes with its own rules. You can only be called abusing it if you actually break those rules.

I guess what you’re referring to is the one IP per person rule, which is normal to prevent multi-accounting, and in the first place it shouldn’t be violated. But based on what I understand from the discussion, this case doesn’t seem to fall under that.

Using IP address to detect abusers might even the wrong way because friends and family members uses the same internet connection by connecting through WiFi and the casino will detect them as one. And apart from IP, the location of the accounts which is not also a good evidence and KYC verification, and the times the accounts login to gamble.

[ralle14]

Props to those casinos for revealing a bit of details on how they caught those abusers red-handed, because sometimes it's hard to believe until the user is proven wrong.

#2 and #3 were the common cases back then, and it was interesting to see how casinos would expose them after these users tried to shift the blame to them.

[panjul07]

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4. Having similar Betting Patterns:
We all know that bonus abusers often bet the minimum required to clear wagering and again they play only low-risk games and then stop immediately after withdrawal. If multiple accounts behave the same way, they get flagged.
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 I'm not sure about this one. What are "low-risk games" in your opinion? All games are high risk games to me. I don't think that games where you put at stake $100 with 98% probability of winning $2 can be called "low-risk games", but, anyway, that's not what I wanted to say. I wanted to say that with many thousands of users you will be always finding some "similar Betting Patterns" while in reality the accounts are not connected.

That's the point as what I said previously that betting patterns are limited while there are millions or even billions gamblers put there who may use the same betting pattern.
If betting pattern is used to detect abusers, there must be so many accounts are blocked already.
Even playing with low risk game (high odds), players are still taking a risk because I can even say that playing with high odds in order to wager is riskier.

[Wakate]

They literally have more ways of detecting any form of cheating including bonus abuse, what you listed are just normal ways or getting caught which at the same time can be easily bypasssed and manipulated by cheaters.

You don’t really need a big size brain to figure all those out but yeah it’s part and there are some dumb cheaters that will still make those kinds of mistakes ( cheating is bad anyway  )

In most cases they won’t even tell you the particular flag other than just flagging your account with multiple accounts, while you may have even broken a lot of rules aside abusing casino bonuses.

Most gamblers don't take time to read the rules and regulations of most casino website they join. This one of the greatest mistake gambler make. Every casino website have its own policy which may be different from others. How will you know you have gone against their rules and policy when not read. Most casino website make use of IP majorly to track multiple accounts and bonus abuses. Also using VPN are also forbidden by some casino.

These gamblers might not really think it's necessary for them to read through the terms and conditions of a casino since they must have been moving from one casino to the next to play games ans claim bonuses without getting any red flag.
Casino have sophisticated tools they can use to know if a player is making use of multiple accounting or just a single one

[barbara44]

Apart from all those mentioned, they also provide strict terms and conditions for these bonuses. That's probably one way to protect themselves from abuses or losses. The terms are sometimes too strict that it seems nobody would profit from them. I myself don't bother availing them.

Some says bonus are like a play money to test the system. Guess this is because they also find it hard to profit on them but if so, then casinos should rename these. The name bonus doesn't simply fit IMO. Maybe except only to those that only has no deposit requirement and those that has no or only has 1x wagering requirement.

The controversial part, however, is that it seems casinos--perhaps some--won't bother about such abuses for as long as the player ends up losing. The moment the player wins and requests for withdrawal, that's the only time the casino would break it to him/her that the winnings aren't valid because of certain violations. Fair yet sneaky.

I think no. Say you will register another account on the same IP, these bonus won't pop-up or if you can still see them but you can get an error once you click on them. An abuse is an abuse and not tolerable, no excuses on that. There are only shady casino that alibi's that the player do some abuses by the time they are now on the withdrawal page but I believe these players are honest at most times.

[Davidvictorson]

If you go to the scam accusation board or you visit some casino ANN thread you will notice some persons are complaining that casino are refusing to let them withdraw their money or refusing them from having access to their casino account and in defense some of those casinos are saying they abused their bonus.

Thank you for bringing up this very important issue. I will say that while these are true, and simple commonsense will tell any cheater that they will be caught, casinos may have more sophisticated methods to do this.
But note that it cannot be 100% accurate all the time. So there is a 5% chance that some of the casino's judgement may be wrong. But not all the time.

[Findingnemo]

Apart from all those mentioned, they also provide strict terms and conditions for these bonuses. That's probably one way to protect themselves from abuses or losses. The terms are sometimes too strict that it seems nobody would profit from them. I myself don't bother availing them.

Some says bonus are like a play money to test the system. Guess this is because they also find it hard to profit on them but if so, then casinos should rename these. The name bonus doesn't simply fit IMO. Maybe except only to those that only has no deposit requirement and those that has no or only has 1x wagering requirement.

Bonuses are not to test the system, it is there to increase the engagement and obviously, there is no free money here because casino is a business not a charity. Expecting them to double the deposit with 1x wagering is not possible. They give like 10x 20x or higher to protect their bankroll from getting wrecked by luck while still one can make it if they are lucky enough.

[xbetz.io]

Good breakdown. One thing a lot of people still underestimate is how advanced tracking has become over the years. It’s not just about IP anymore. Casinos combine device fingerprinting, behavioral patterns and timing analysis to connect accounts. Even if someone uses different IPs or wallets, repeating the same betting patterns, wager sizes or login schedules can easily flag accounts. In many cases it’s actually the consistency between accounts that gives it away, not a single factor. I’ve seen situations where accounts looked ‘clean’ individually, but once analyzed together, the patterns were obvious.

[uneng]

If you go to the scam accusation board or you visit some casino ANN thread you will notice some persons are complaining that casino are refusing to let them withdraw their money or refusing them from having access to their casino account and in defense some of those casinos are saying they abused their bonus.

Thank you for bringing up this very important issue. I will say that while these are true, and simple commonsense will tell any cheater that they will be caught, casinos may have more sophisticated methods to do this.
But note that it cannot be 100% accurate all the time. So there is a 5% chance that some of the casino's judgement may be wrong. But not all the time.

Sometimes casinos are mistaken on their accusations and bans against gamblers. There are many false positives, because the patterns executed by abusers are quite similar to common patterns from legit gamblers. There are also those cases where many family members or friends share the same internet connection, so it can be identified by the casino as an abuse, while in fact it's just a bunch of people using the same internet.

Anyway, abuses only become an issue for casinos when they are having considerable losses. If it's just a minor issue, I doubt they would engage so much effort towards this matter.

[Judith87403]

Your points are basically accurate. Casinos use a mix of technical tracking and analysis of behavior to identify patterns that do not appear like a normal play. Things such like shared devices, payment details that is repeated, synchronized activity, and betting styles that is identical are solid signals of multi-accounting or bonus hunting that is coordinated.

What really matters isn't only one factor, yet the mixture. A single coincidence might pass, yet overlaps that are multiple mostly triggers flags.

Haven said that, casinos may sometimes overreach or even loosely apply rules, that is the reason why legal players get caught in disputes occasionally. Therefore while methods of detection are real, enforcement is not usually perfectly fair.

[lombok]

Sometimes casinos are mistaken on their accusations and bans against gamblers. There are many false positives, because the patterns executed by abusers are quite similar to common patterns from legit gamblers. There are also those cases where many family members or friends share the same internet connection, so it can be identified by the casino as an abuse, while in fact it's just a bunch of people using the same internet.

Anyway, abuses only become an issue for casinos when they are having considerable losses. If it's just a minor issue, I doubt they would engage so much effort towards this matter.

This is true, and as people know, automated detection systems in casinos misinterpret due to their algorithms being inept at recognising patterns, at times. It is unfortunate that the authorities should ban an entire family or sharemates all due to sharing a common IP address at the time of logging in. The consequences on the innocent gamblers are unfair since they were only out to have fun in company. They usually simply close their eyes as long as they do not wipe the pockets of the bookies.

[Davidvictorson]

Sometimes casinos are mistaken on their accusations and bans against gamblers. There are many false positives, because the patterns executed by abusers are quite similar to common patterns from legit gamblers.

Your mention has made the to wonder if there has been any case where the casinos after their investigations and discovered that it was a false positive if they ever went back and apologized to the wrongfully accused player. I would also like to know how much this happen. If you have any links please share.

[Cointxz]

@Bitcoinhunt3r was excluded on casino promotion by just simply being on streak profit from casino bonus/promotion.

So he wasn’t really abusing anything, he was just lucky, and the casino probably thought based on his pattern that there was some kind of abuse happening?

I didn’t really follow his case closely, but I know him since he’s an old member of the forum. In that situation, it really feels like there’s no protection on our side if everything is one-sided. They can always claim that based on their system there’s a pattern of abuse, but no one can really verify that from the outside.

Yes! He is not abusing through player POV but on casino perspective it’s an abuse since they are losing money from the bonus if it’s consistently.

Casino always have a terms that they have the right to exclude player based on their own personal judgment so we can’t do anything to fight it.

He shared it before on Stake ANN thread when we are discussing about bonus experience. Most of this story are being shared on casino ANN thread.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

1. Repeated Bonus Claims:
When several accounts claim the same welcome bonus just within a very short period of time with similar locations or devices, then it can be said or believed that they are abusing bonus.
2. Linked Account Signals:
Casinos connect accounts using same device fingerprint when fingerprint is used in the casino and also with similar personal details.
3. Reusing the same payment method:
When the same payment method is reused for example using the same card, bank account or crypto wallet, across multiple accounts, then it’s obvious the accounts are connected.
4. Having similar Betting Patterns:
We all know that bonus abusers often bet the minimum required to clear wagering and again they play only low-risk games and then stop immediately after withdrawal. If multiple accounts behave the same way, they get flagged.
5. Timing Patterns:
When accounts are created minutes apart and bonuses are claimed at the same time and lastly logins from the same schedule. This pattern strongly shows or suggests that one person is controlling multiple accounts.

1. This is no brainer reason, casino controls the bonus and yet they will throw this accu to the winner? And those abuser of bonuses are only the winners?
2. In this, you have no defense as they dont allow multiple accounts, And you know if its true or not, you are the one who created the account.
   - Before I accidentally created 2 accounts, accidentally? yes!I created an account with my old email but never deposit any amount on it, and created a new one after few minutes coz i created a wrong password.
I got an email alert that I created dual account which the casino will delete and block the old account and I can continue with the new one. Until now I use that account.
3. This is RED ALERT! no reason, no defense! dual/multi account = banned!
4. Not a good reason to ban any players,
5. number 2 same for this.


If you want to gamble on any casino, you should folow rules and never go against them! They are the system and even you can fool them once or twice, You will suffer on your BIGWIN!
Casinos look to all players as normal one and they will let you play as regular unless you get their attention by winning big or withdrawing huge amount. that is the time you will be screened and they will see your abuse!

[Bitinity]

There is nothing to gain in this thread, because you are simply creating awareness for gamblers who likes to cheat, but anyways I am still fine with it because the real way that casinos detect scammers and cheats is known online by them.

There’s some scenario that a frequent use of bonus from the casino will flagged you as bonus abused. I saw many players being excluded on casino bonus by simply just using it without committing cheat.

All mentioned data here are all common knowledge which abusers already knew.

@Bitcoinhunt3r was excluded on casino promotion by just simply being on streak profit from casino bonus/promotion.

Me too although in different casino, I have been excluded from all promotions in the casino after regularly winning in the weekly contest which brings me in a good profit every week. Was it an abuse? I dont think so because I was risking not small amount of money as well every week because the contest was like about making many spins on slot games as much as possible every week. I did not use specific strategy as well because what I did was spinning slot games like 24/7 so there is no way to cheat in the contest as all players can do the same thing.

[bubilas]

If you go to the scam accusation board or you visit some casino ANN thread you will notice some persons are complaining that casino are refusing to let them withdraw their money or refusing them from having access to their casino account and in defense some of those casinos are saying they abused their bonus.
Some people will be wondering how is it possible for a casino to detect that a particular person is abusing their bonus plan as a casino, well I will tell you.

1. Repeated Bonus Claims:
When several accounts claim the same welcome bonus just within a very short period of time with similar locations or devices, then it can be said or believed that they are abusing bonus.

2. Linked Account Signals:
Casinos connect accounts using same device fingerprint when fingerprint is used in the casino and also with similar personal details.

3. Reusing the same payment method:
When the same payment method is reused for example using the same card, bank account or crypto wallet, across multiple accounts, then it’s obvious the accounts are connected.

4. Having similar Betting Patterns:
We all know that bonus abusers often bet the minimum required to clear wagering and again they play only low-risk games and then stop immediately after withdrawal. If multiple accounts behave the same way, they get flagged.

5. Timing Patterns:
When accounts are created minutes apart and bonuses are claimed at the same time and lastly logins from the same schedule. This pattern strongly shows or suggests that one person is controlling multiple accounts.

It seems to me that now the war between abuser bettors and casinos has reached a new level. Firstly, there are crypto wallets on the abuser's side. Imagine, this is not a single card for accepting withdrawals, but you can create an infinite number of wallets with zero history.
And also on the abuser's side there is a proxy and VPN. That is, the online casino will not understand exactly who is logging in with a new username. That's probably why they're introducing KYC, but then again, AI is now great at generating documents, once you show it a few examples. Therefore, casinos are definitely experiencing difficult times in terms of abusers.