| Posted by: Sirius at October 30, 2001, 4:47 pm | | Topic: Boycott Gambling Online Magazine Forum: Winner Online |
If you need to identify these casinos, just look for 'ezecash'. I posted the stuff below a few months ago.
Luckyland wisely doesn't mention it's games are fair (unlike most of them like Apolla, Planet Luck, Big Cat and Megaplay etc. all say they have better odds than Vegas).
This is what a couple of the rigged ezecash sites say (usually in the 'tour' link):
Quote:
Big Cat Casino pays out more than required by Nevada regulations!!! No BULL! We're the loosest Casino Online.
All winnings are instantly deposited in your account with payment of winnings guaranteed to be sent out within 24 hours without delay. All Games are 100% HONEST.
Planet Luck says:
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Our games use only fair mathematical algorithms and our payouts compare to the best casinos worldwide!!! Plus, we regularly add to the excitement with double jackpot days and other exciting promotions.
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| Posted by: Sirius at October 30, 2001, 4:40 pm | | Topic: Boycott Gambling Online Magazine Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by Dave R:
From www.thewizardofodds.com :
Planet Luck: When I played at Planet luck I lost 14 units in blackjack over 76 units
bet, the odds of losing this much or more are about 8.5%. When an online friend of
mine played there he lost 35 units in 250 bet, the odds of losing this much are
about 3%. The same person played at Starluck (same software) and lost 94.5 units
in 300 bet in blackjack. The odds of this happening are about 1 in 450,000. Many
others have reported similar such losses to me. (iGlobalMedia software)
Yeah, that was me with those two results and I only played them the once! It was well over a year ago. I'm suprised these casinos are still going.
The funny thing was that they used to exclude the multiplayer games from their bonuses. It's not to say they weren't rigged too, but probably not as much!
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| Posted by: Dave R at October 30, 2001, 3:26 pm | | Topic: Boycott Gambling Online Magazine Forum: Winner Online |
From the webmaster of www.casinonow.net :
CasinoNow
Member
posted 06-11-2001 12:06 AM
I was hoping to refrain from having to make a posting along these lines, but giving
the persons mentioned below two months to clear up the mess they created, I no
longer feel as though I will be jumping the gun by publicly posting this statement. In
fact, I will be quite pleased if I save someone the headache of going through
hassles with the iGlobal family of casinos.
As a select few of you who have known me a long time already know, I spent the
past year working as the Gaming Industry Analyst for a software development
company here in the states. This company was funded by an investor in the
Philippines, Mr. Amador Pastrana.
During the Estrada ordeal several months ago, the alue of the currency dropped
dramatically, and the country began freezing wire transfers leaving the country,
especially large ones for hundreds of tho... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Dave R at October 30, 2001, 3:07 pm | | Topic: Boycott Gambling Online Magazine Forum: Winner Online |
WARNING SIGNS of a bad online casino:
From www.casinomeister.com :
What to look out for:
If you have time, there are some simple things to do before
depositing your hard earned cash at any online casino. For one
thing, know who you are dealing with in case you have
problems.
Determine what software they are using. If they're using
software from the following providers, go somewhere
else:
MGM Software
GSS (Gaming Software Systems)
Unified Gaming Software
Handa Lopez
Clockmedia
iglobalmedia
Innoco
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| Posted by: Dave R at October 30, 2001, 2:47 pm | | Topic: Boycott Gambling Online Magazine Forum: Winner Online |
From www.thewizardofodds.com :
Planet Luck: When I played at Planet luck I lost 14 units in blackjack over 76 units
bet, the odds of losing this much or more are about 8.5%. When an online friend of
mine played there he lost 35 units in 250 bet, the odds of losing this much are
about 3%. The same person played at Starluck (same software) and lost 94.5 units
in 300 bet in blackjack. The odds of this happening are about 1 in 450,000. Many
others have reported similar such losses to me. (iGlobalMedia software)
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| Posted by: Dave R at October 30, 2001, 2:45 pm | | Topic: Boycott Gambling Online Magazine Forum: Winner Online |
From www.thewizardofodds.com :
Megaplay: I have had many reports of ery suspicious and excessive losses from
players of Megaplay. To put them to the test I purchased $100 in chips and played
about 30 hands at $1 a hand. I was up about 5 units and forgot about them for a
while. Then a 20% Independence Day promotion came along and I deposited $500
for a $100 bonus. The bonus came within hours of my request. The menu of
blackjack games was ery fishy. Two of the choices were Las Vegas High Street
and Atlantic City downtown. I checked my Las Vegas map and there is no High
Street in the entire city. If Atlantic City has a downtown there are no casinos there.
The Vegas strip rules were ery unlike what they actually play in Vegas. The
interface seemed ery low budget and the pace was extremely slow. I bet 100 units
of $10 each, including units bet on doubling and splitting. During the course of my
play the connection was lost once and a few times i... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Dave R at October 30, 2001, 2:42 pm | | Topic: Boycott Gambling Online Magazine Forum: Winner Online |
From www.thewizardofodds.com :
Apolla: I played 438 units at blackjack and had a net loss of 98. This is 3.9
standard deviations below expectation. The odds of this happening are less than 1
in 22000. In addition I suffered several broken connections during this time. Based
on this and other corroborating evidence I suggest you not play at any casino that
uses iGlobalMedia software. Dates played: Oct 3-6, 2000. (iGlobalMedia software)
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| Posted by: Dave R at October 30, 2001, 2:40 pm | | Topic: Boycott Gambling Online Magazine Forum: Winner Online |
From www.thewizardofodds.com:
iGlobalMedia: The Wizard of Odds urges you not to play at any iGlobalMedia
casino. My main reason is strong evidence that iGlobalMedia casinos do not play a
fair game of blackjack. Numerous players have read my warning about this software
and told me they fully agree based on their own terrible losing experiences. These
casinos have been known to offer roulette promotions in which a $50 bet on a single
number would pay double, or 70:1. I have heard of other players losing thousands of
dollars chasing this promotion and never hitting a single number over hundreds of
spins. If this isn't enough for you the game play suffers from frequent broken
connections and customer service is slow if they respond at all. Please also see
my reviews of Planet Luck and Apolla. Other casinos using this software include
Starluck, Big Cat, Luckyland, Zantana, and Club Chance.
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| Posted by: Dave R at October 30, 2001, 2:38 pm | | Topic: Boycott Gambling Online Magazine Forum: Winner Online |
I have lost ALL respect for this publication, and want everyone here at WinnerOnline to read Dirk's post:
Gambling Online Magazine:
I was ery disappointed to see your write up on i-GlobalMedia (Nov/Dec issue, page
129). The article implies that i-Global will soon be another Microgaming. From the
article: "i-GlobalMedia may not be one of the Big Three online casino software
providers, but it's certainly worth a closer look. As GOM has learned, i-GlobalMedia
may be changing the Big Three into the Big Four"
The article then goes on to give a glowing review of i-Global.
I find it hard to believe that your outfit doesn't know the bad reputation this outfit
has. Any online gambler with any sense at all knows all about i-GlobalMedia
software--no experienced gambler will play it. Ever wonder why that is?
Really, after reading that, I've lost all respect for your magazine and for your outfit in
general.
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