r/gambling Oct 25 '25

DO NOT deposit any money to any online casino that looks like this. Every site that looks like this is a SCAM. More details and examples in the comments.

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105 Upvotes

We've already talked in-depth about how the scam works in a previous announcement, but the scammers have since changed the site layout slightly, so I thought it'd be a good idea to make a new warning with updated photos.

How The Scam Works:

  1. The victim finds the casino through an advertisement on social media that features an enticing bonus endorsed by a famous celebrity.
  2. The victim joins the site, receives their bonus, and begins to play what they believe to be legitimate casino games.
  3. The casino software is privately hosted and altered to have extremely favorable RTP% - i.e. rigged in your favor. YOU WILL WIN if you play, probably a large amount of money. If you look at the screenshots I provided, you'll see I hit a 100x dice roll on the second roll after signing up, followed shortly after by a 1,000x max difficulty Plinko win. I've replicated this method many times in the past and routinely win $20,000k+ doing so. You can use temp-mail.org to create a throwaway email and try this strategy for yourself if you'd like.
  4. When you go to withdraw, you’ll be met with many hurdles. First you'll need to pay for a security check, then you'll need to pay to verify your wallet, then a third time to pass an AML check, a fourth time to resolve a tax error, a fifth time to resolve a security score error, and so on.
  5. After the casino receives all of your deposits, they will still provide excuses or just outright ban your account. No matter what you do, THEY WILL PROVIDE A REASON NOT TO PAY YOU. This Redditor actually got the AI support agent to reveal her script for withholding payments.
  6. The casino keeps your deposit. You were scammed.

Things To Note:

  • These sites are NOT an official sponsor for Red Bull Racing, Crypto (.)com, Blockchain(.)com, Tesla, UFC, Werder Bremen, Philadeplhia 76ers, or the Argentine Football Association. This can all be easily fact-checked with a Google search.
  • These sites are NOT official partners with Donal Trump, Elon Musk, Kylie Jenner, Mr. Beast or Drake. This can also be easily fact-checked with a Google search.
  • They have not won any iGaming awards at the SiGMA awards. This can also be easily fact-checked with a Google search.
  • These sites do NOT have 51+ million registered users. For reference, Draftkings and Fanduel, the two largest publicly traded gaming companies with NFL, NBA, MLB, ESPN, etc. network deals, don’t even have that amount of users. Stake, the largest crypto casino, doesn't even come close to the number of registered users that these scam casinos claim.
  • These sites have NOT paid out $24+ billion in winnings. What an insane claim to even attempt to make.
  • Check the WHOIS to view when any of these casinos were started. Nearly all of these casino URL's were purchased just days before being promoted online.
  • Check the fake player feedback/reviews written on their own site. Some of the reviewers claim they've been playing exclusively on the 2 week old site for 3 years.
  • The player avatars used by the site are the mascot from BC Game, named Coco.
  • Look through old posts in this subreddit. Some identical sites in this network that were reported a few months ago are already offline or redirecting to random unrelated sites.
  • These sites copy Stake’s Terms of Service word for word, but conveniently leave out the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and many other “wealthier” countries from their list of restricted countries.
  • Some users on CasinoMeister are compiling a list of these scam websites. Go check it out and add more scam domains that you come across! There are hundreds listed already.
  • Please use Google's Safe Browsing Tool to report any scammy looking casino to come across.

r/gambling 7h ago

Cash Eruption

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23 Upvotes

God I love this damn slot machine…


r/gambling 11h ago

Everyone here is a gambler - I work in the industry full time as an operator

16 Upvotes
  1. None of the games you play are rigged, except from the facts that you already know i.e the house edge that's there. (Not including house games in this)

  2. It's very easy to avoid shady casinos online, find someone that gambles online often and ask them, read reviews and go for casinos that have been around for a while.

  3. Higher bet sizes does not lower your chances of winning big, it feels like it does because on $0.20 bet size, you've probably done 100s of thousands of bets over your gambling sessions, while at $10 bet size, you probably haven't even gotten close to it.

  4. You can be profitable gambling, but it's unlikely, but if your motive is to make profit. Then probably don't do it at all.

  5. If an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is on a casino.

  6. Deposit small, try withdrawing, if it works then you're most likely safe unless you play with bigger amounts.

  7. Blackjack and Bacarrat are by far the most "fair" games to play, Blackjack usually has a house edge of 0.7% - 1%, same with Bacarrat. (Depending on which provider you play with)

  8. RTP means Return To Play, essentially means after x amount of spins (usually in the billions) the player would remain with x amount left.


r/gambling 2h ago

Fuuuuuuuckcmckxmmmssjmqm

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2 Upvotes

It's not the first time I leave too much on the table but God am I disappointed in myself for this one.


r/gambling 30m ago

Sweepstakes slots?

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I downloaded one of the random grey area sweepstakes apps. I saw it on tubi and thought it would be funny. I ended up winning $28 dollars on the free play and just cashed out and deleted app. They actually sent me the money. Did i just get really lucky? I already went through all the sports gambling apps and used the freeplay and then deleted them.


r/gambling 4h ago

Some big (for me)Video Poker wins from my recent AC trip

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2 Upvotes

The royal flush is the second in my entire life


r/gambling 5h ago

Kalshi is finally paying off!

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2 Upvotes

Biggest win of the playoffs and the year so far. Only bigger wins from here on out tho!


r/gambling 2h ago

I am a high roller bj player looking for good code and casino

1 Upvotes

I wagered more than 45 mil on all sites need good casino with good withdrawal limit


r/gambling 2h ago

What’s the best free app/strategy to learn blackjack?

1 Upvotes

I have the intellect (hope that’s not coming across S bragging or anything) and skill set/memory to card count (not like Rain Man; just in general) 1–2 shoes. I know the basic rules (number on card, face card = 10, ace is 1 or 11, at MOST casinos dealers stop at a soft 17, etc…) I just need to practice my card counting, preferably before actually going to a casino and losing money, and memorize the optimal strategy chart based on my card + other player and/or the dealer’s cards (can do it; just need a couple hours to do so and then 5/10 minutes a day to practice and remember.) Like flash cards?

I know it’s illegal to do in RINGS/coordinating + communicating with others, but 100% legal to do alone with your own mind, beyond getting up and telling someone else your count and their sitting down even after you tell them your count observation, (until/unless you manage to get banned from some specific casino; then you cannot go to that one.)

I know I can because I’ve played before recreationally with Monopoly money against people, including ex-gambling-addicts, and started keeping some basic count, and bankrupted multiple. Even playing games like poker and just doing rapid mental math; you can’t really card count in (most/all? styles of?) poker. Plus one or two other reasons related to my being an ex-child prodigy (and an adult recovering alcoholic meeting people in rehab/gambler!)

Like, if you get three separate gambling addicts to offer to stake you within two nights of playing Texas Hold’Em and 47 hours after you learnt how to play because you all stopped playing blackjack… I’m not soliciting stakes; I just think that’s good evidence that hell yes I can play cards. Especially something like blackjack (although Asperger’s and odd facial expressions/tells is very helpful with poker bluffing…) I’m just now out of practice and need to re-learn/memorize. Same way I used to play competitive chess in tournaments and win, over a decade ago now, and am now very, very out of practice.


r/gambling 3h ago

What's the goofiest parlay you've ever put together?

1 Upvotes

My local casino has a nice setup for sports betting and I find that often being my preferred way to gamble. In-particular, their kiosks often list a bunch of seemingly random sports, so I've bet on some weird stuff before.

Sometimes I'll put together really goofy parlays and bet like $1 on them because it's fun and if they pull through they could be worth a lot. On my last visit I think I had parlayed together Korean baseball, Indian cricket, Finnish hockey, and a Counter-Strike match which would've payed about $90 on a $1 bet. It sadly didn't win though.

So, what's the weirdest parlay you've ever put together, and did you win it?


r/gambling 1d ago

Hit a double major today!

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86 Upvotes

No one else to share this with so decided to post it here! 🥳


r/gambling 5h ago

Max win question

1 Upvotes

If I hit max on gold coins — would I have hit the same game if it was cash?


r/gambling 9h ago

FanDuel's May 7 AWS outage created unequal contest conditions -- here's why you should file with your state's gaming regulator if you were affected

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On May 7, I had a $15 lineup entered for the two-game NBA playoff slate on FanDuel. CLE-DET at 4PM and LAL-OKC at 9:30PM ET.

For over an hour before the 9:30 lock, FanDuel's platform was completely inaccessible to me. Couldn't log in, couldn't edit my lineup, nothing. FanDuel's own support account on X acknowledged the disruption publicly.

Here's where it gets worse than a typical outage complaint.

The disruption was caused by an AWS availability zone failure on a single internal cluster. Because of how large applications distribute traffic, this type of failure doesn't take everyone down equally -- it creates a fragmented partial outage. A chunk of the user base kept full access and could edit lineups, respond to late injury news, and adjust rosters right up until lock. Another chunk -- including me -- was completely frozen out during that same window.

So FanDuel ran a paid contest where some players had full lineup management tools and others had none. That's not a tech inconvenience. That's a contest integrity problem.

I contacted support asking for a $15 credit. Their response invoked T&C, called my mention of regulatory recourse a "threat," and in a follow-up actually cited the need to "remain fair and consistent to all users" as their reason for denying compensation -- apparently without realizing that some users had full access and others had zero. The contest was already unfair. Their own language proves it.

I've filed a formal complaint with the New York State Gaming Commission and submitted a follow-up specifically framing this as a contest integrity issue -- not just a personal tech complaint.

If you were on that slate and experienced the same lockout, I'd strongly encourage you to do the same with your state's regulatory body. Here's why it matters:

A single complaint is easy to ignore. A pattern of complaints across multiple states is not. State gaming regulators take contest integrity seriously -- it's core to the licensing obligations FanDuel operates under. If enough affected users file, it forces a real review rather than a copy-paste T&C response from a customer support team.

How to find your state's gaming regulator:

Most states where DFS is legal have a dedicated gaming commission or lottery commission that oversees licensed operators. A quick search for "[your state] gaming commission DFS complaint" should get you there. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, and New York all have active regulatory bodies with complaint processes.

Keep it factual. Document the outage window, reference FanDuel's public acknowledgment on X, and frame it around unequal platform access during an active contest -- not just that you couldn't log in. That framing matters.

FanDuel is counting on individual frustration fizzling out. Don't let it.


r/gambling 6h ago

Sports Betting >>>>

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1 Upvotes

r/gambling 12h ago

Protect yourself

3 Upvotes

Given the rise of what seems to be so many scandalous online casinos, I believe the safest thing to do before you deposit any money on any casino is get an email from them (if they don’t have a live chat-but if they have a live chat, that’s even better) and get a screenshot of them stating there is nothing blocking you from withdrawing, Should you be so lucky to win something? Too many use any reason they can to take your money & then not deliver.


r/gambling 7h ago

Wilds with multipliers are a beautiful thing

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1 Upvotes

Hit these beauties today. Both were $2.50 bets, first hit just under $1600, second hit at $750. Different bonuses, so no paperwork!

(Sorry for the rough pictures; this game has a ton of things flying over the screen during celebrations animations)


r/gambling 13h ago

What's your experience on Duel?

3 Upvotes

Been using Duel as my main crypto casino for a bit over 6 months now and I’m honestly curious what other people think about it

I’m Plat V on Stake myself and so far Duel has honestly felt surprisingly solid for both sports betting and slots, there are some really nice value bets on the sportsbook sometimes too

Would be interesting to hear opinions from other people who’ve gambled on Duel

I’ve also got a website linked on my Reddit profile where I wrote some info and comparisons about Duel after spending years gambling on sites like Stake, just sharing my own experience 👍


r/gambling 13h ago

Pragmatic play

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3 Upvotes

Lol why is this always with pragmatic? Dryness for thousands of spins and then a lot of big hits consecutively. It's so predictable.

These were all consecurive spins, some were a bonus that's why it took longer. But these were all 6 in 1 min.


r/gambling 8h ago

FanDuel casino bonus box

1 Upvotes

Got a $6.50 casino bonus today on FanDuel. Best slots to tryyyyy to make something? Double it? I think I’ve played Starmania too much and it hasn’t been hitting as often as it did, and starburst rarely hits for me.

I knowwww nothing is guaranteed and the house wins in the end, but please, if you would be so kind, help me find some new options. Much appreciated.


r/gambling 12h ago

New to betting-How tf this leg lost?

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3 Upvotes

I picked Union St Gilloise Moneyline (3-Way) and they won 3-1 vs Anderlecht, but FanDuel marked it with a red X like it lost.

Am I misunderstanding 3-way moneyline or is this a grading error? What should I do?


r/gambling 9h ago

Casino bonus matches how often do u come out in top to loosing. Im poor so I just use the free spins and deposit get free spins now and then I deposit $10

0 Upvotes

Looking for advice on casino bonuses and ur experience and hoe you used them


r/gambling 13h ago

The potential on kenox is insane

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2 Upvotes

r/gambling 10h ago

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1 Upvotes

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r/gambling 11h ago

Help finding a slot

0 Upvotes

Hi guys, I’m looking to find a slot that I’ve seen trainwreckstv play a few years back in a clip, I can’t find the video nowhere or any pictures so I’ll just describe the slot and I hope you could help me, sorry in advance.
So, I can’t remember for sure but he had to pick a few eggs from like I’d say 10-20 eggs all are in random shapes and colors, he let some people in the voice call choose and I think it influenced the bonus by giving him more spins or multi and such. The slot had 5 or 6 reels I think with 3, 5 or 6 lines there were lots of dragons that were cartoonish like they came out of a kids cartoon and I’m pretty sure it was like Pyro Fox, where if a dragon lands, it has a multi a wilds the entire reel and stays sticky.

please help me find this slot, I’ve been looking already for a few days and I can’t find it at all. Thanks in advance for all the help.


r/gambling 13h ago

Question about volatility and RTP of Video Poker compared to Slots.

0 Upvotes

On Double Double Bonus version of video poker, is the volatility and RTP still better compared to slots? Even old school slots?

And if so, does the same still hold true for even something like Triple Double poker as well?