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Online Casinos: Rogues, warnings & blacklist
As a general rule, we try to avoid even including casinos on this site if they are not up to scratch. But occasionally some have a software problem, or turn bad, or go under. Then there are the casinos that are outright scams, have cheating software, or disappear overnight. The casinos listed below should all be regarded as rogue casinos for the reasons stated. You can read further information for those we have reviewed by clicking the casino name.
If you are going to bookmark one page on this site, make it this one and please check it before you play at a casino - no matter who recommends it to you. It is far better to be safe than sorry after the event.
Rogue Casinos: the worst of the worst
| Casino / Group | Reason and further information |
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Virtual Casino Group
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This group of casinos has a long and sadly consistent history of non payment of winnings, deliberately slow withdrawal processing, repeated bogus requests for proof of ID to stall on payments, and generally poor customer service. They are based in Costa Rica - which means there is absolutely no player protection or recourse for you as a player if there is a problem. See reviews for further information and comments from players who have been burnt by these guys. Do not deposit your money at these casinos! However if you are owed money by this group, we can advise you of a couple of courses of action:
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Ace Revenue Casinos
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This is a group of rebranded Crystal Palace Group casinos, which are believed to have been acquired by the above-mentioned Virtual Casino Group after the death of former owner Warren Cloud. Also based in Costa Rica - so no player protection or recourse if there is a problem. See Silver Oak Casino review for further information. Slot Madness was acquired by this group in June 2010. |
Curgam Malta Group
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Upon launching Mighty Slots in late 2008, this RTG group mercilessly reamed player inboxes with a repeated spam campaign. Where they obtained the players' email addresses we can only speculate. Their standard of business ethics continued into the operation of the casino, where they frequently ignored valid withdrawal requests, outright refusing to pay players. This scam group is still in operation today. Players beware! |
Gold VIP Club Group
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Found to be recruiting "black-hat" webmasters to advertise their casino soon after launching in 2008. Subsequently players' inboxes were flooded with spam, malware, and more spam, most likely after these crooks purchased stolen databases of personal information from another casino. There have been many complaints of players not being paid, having credit cards billed twice, and disgusting threats made to players who complain. Spammers, scammers, thieves, criminals .. call them what you like - just don't ever play there. Related forum threads: |
| Grand Prive Casinos | This group of formerly decent casinos encountered financial difficulties and reneged on payments to affiliates and marketing contractors. In a worrying sign, they also recently switched software providers from premier (and most expensive) supplier Microgaming to unheard of (and presumably cheap) BetOnSoft. The evidence points to imminent financial disaster. |
| Teller Processing casinos | Regularly refuses payments to players without explanation. Affiliate program Red Hot Revenue stopped paying commissions to marketing agents and affiliates without explanation. Likely to be in financial trouble. |
More blacklisted and rogue casinos
| Casino / Group | Reason and further information |
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| Blefondia Holdings Casinos | A player approached us after being stalled on payment of around $2500 in winnings for several weeks by Rich Casino (see forum thread: Rich Casino - anyone paid?). Our initial attempts to contact the casino, its customer support and its management on behalf of the player were ignored, until we were able to track down an email address of an actual employee there via industry contacts. The casino did thankfully pay the player in the end, but not without a lot of hassle and a grudging admittance that there were "more valuable players in the withdrawal queue". The complaints keep coming in from other players, so we do not recommend players deposit their money with this group of casinos. |
| Casino 1x2 | Failed to pay players when it ran out of money, yet still remained open to unsuspecting new players. Unsurprising when you consider it is "licensed" in Belize, meaning no player protection or accountability. |
| Connect2 Casino | Offers bonuses which appear to be too good to be true. They are. Players frequently complain about either not being paid at all, or suffering lengthy withdrawal delays. |
First Grand Gaming Casinos
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Playtech-powered African Palace Casino proudly publicised a South African winner of a huge Beach Life slots jackpot, but in reality they simply stopped paying the agreed instalments to the winner (paying in instalments is also poor practice in our opinion). When the player chased them up she was ignored and eventually rudely told she would not be getting another cent. The player took the case to the authorities and the media and current affairs television program Carte Blanche has taken up the story, without success. |
Gambling Federation (CGTV Games)
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Software installed malware onto users' PCs and modified hosts file to block other casino domains. Also trading as: 707 Casino, After Work Casino, All Poker Games, Amazing Video Poker, Casino 3X, Casino Alhambra, Casino Freedom, Casino Grande, Casino Italia, Casino Mel, Casino Poker Las Vegas, Go 4 Millions Casino, Golden Balls Casino, Golden Star Casino, It’s Las Vegas Baby Casino, Jeux de Cesar, K2 Casino, Lady Luck Online Casino, Lucky Gate Casino, Magic Vegas Casino, Major Slots, Max Slots Casino, Maximus Casino, Mickey’s Club Casino, Mr. Casino, Oceans Online Casino, Online Casino Fever, Pure Slots Casino, Rich Club Casino, Rockland Casino, Royal City Casino, Sizzling Slots, Slots Express Casino, Video Poker Saloon, Winners Goldmine. |
| Golden Arch Casino | Automatically gives players a $300 line of credit then deliberately obfuscates this by including it as part of the player's bankroll, making it possible to go into debt while playing there! From their terms:
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iGaming Software (aka FutureBet)
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Software supplier FutureBet ran a scam where its licensees, players, and affiliates were never paid a cent. Avoid any casino or poker room hosting software from FutureBet or iGaming Networks. Other known FutureBet sites: 300 Chips, Ace City, Amco Poker, Average Joe Poker, Beach House Poker, Don Poker, Down Home Poker, Dukes Palace, Jack Daddys Poker, Lucky River Poker, Maya Gaming, Open Table Poker, Podium Poker, Poker Syndicate, Poker Dealer, Poker Eon, Poker Poka, Pokers DNA, Poker Souls, Star Online Gaming, Stinky Fish Poker, Texas Holdem Room, The Golden Vegas, The Poker Club, Touch Stone Gaming, Vegas 24, Want My Poker, Xtreme Bluff |
| Luck3 Casino and Poker | Luck3 Poker was ejected from the Cake poker network in June 2010 after player balances vanished and staff complained of not being paid for several months. At the same time, the Luck3 Casino continued to operate - if you have money in the casino we advise you to withdraw it while you still can. |
| Lucky Ace Casino and Poker | Upon opening, it launching an aggressive marketing campaign along with a couple of enticing bonuses, then promptly denied payment of thousands in winnings to its first legitimate customers citing "bonus abuse". Lucky Ace was also caught displaying a fake eCOGRA accreditation on its website. |
| Onnea Trading Ltd Casinos | These RTG powered casinos have a reputation for non payment of winnings, emailing players bonus offers which they then refuse to honour, and a bunch of ridiculous terms and conditions designed to limit their exposure to large wins (see reviews for further details). For example:
Limits, limits, limits, seizure clauses, penalties etc. That sort of thing screams that they do not have much money to back up the casino. Stay away! |
Sunny Group Casinos
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Blacklisted due to frequent player complaints regarding extremely slow payment and even non-payment of legitimate winnings. |
Wager21 Casinos
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Games are deliberately set to be looser while in "free play" mode in order to trick potential customers into depositing after winning. Their T&Cs admit this:
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WHG International Casinos
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In addition to numerous player complaints about slow or denied payments, Joyland Casino stole almost $2 million from a progressive jackpot winner, and after acquiring the rogue operation the subsequent owner William Hill still refuses to pay. Marketing arm Affiliates United (formerly cPays) has been caught sponsoring spamming campaigns, and stealing affiliate commissions. In all truth your chances of being ripped off by William Hill are quite low, however we know for a fact that the same staff who have run the other dodgy casinos in this group for years are still employed after the William Hill takeover so we recommend players steer clear of this group entirely. |
| Winward Casino | Ridiculous terms and conditions including requiring all deposits to be subject to bonus wagering requirements even if a bonus was not claimed, and disallowing withdrawals to customers who have not made at least three deposits first. Another crappy Costa Rican based casino meaning no protection for players who run afoul of the Byzantine terms and conditions. |
