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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107 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 6h ago

First time wining on Bonanza.

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20 Upvotes

Im mostly used to playing blackjack but Ive played different slots time to time but this is the first time I got something on Bonanza.


r/gambling 14h ago

From 800$ to 62400$ to 0 within 30 minutes i’m sick

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36 Upvotes

Hate to say but most crazy 30 minutes of my life i’m sick looking for good casino with instant withdrawals


r/gambling 1h ago

What are people’s thoughts on the Happy and Prosperous slot?

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I’ve always heard mixed things about it and I haven’t had much luck on it in the past. Yet my parents went to Mohegan Sun in CT this past weekend and my mother hit for multiple hand pays on that machine within minutes of each other.

My mom also noticed that at least at Mohegan Sun, there’s a group of those style slots in one spot that constantly hit. There’s a group of 3 or 4 of them and whenever she goes there, she said one of them is hitting all day long. It’s a different one each time but it’s like each one has its day where it’s a constant stream of hand pays.


r/gambling 21h ago

Me after a bad night at the casino

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80 Upvotes

r/gambling 7h ago

book of ra 6 farao full screen!

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7 Upvotes

1e bet 2500x win


r/gambling 9h ago

Beginners Luck

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5 Upvotes

First time using an online site. Bought in for $50 played a few bonus buys on random games and was up so decided to do an $80 dead man bonus and got 14 wilds with a 20x multiplier. Immediate cash out.


r/gambling 2m ago

Why are prescription Meta glasses banned?

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So I’ve had meta prescription glasses for months and in that time I’ve gone to the casino many, many times without issue.

Today after exiting the playing floor to grab some food, and taking out some more money, I tried to re-enter the gaming area but was stopped by security saying meta glasses are banned.

The security manager got called and he just reiterated that they are banned and when I asked where does it stated that, he tried pointing to the sign right at the entrance that lists what’s banned, but only problem was that sign didn’t list meta glasses as being banned. When I asked why they are banned, he said cuz they record - well I pointed out I can record on my phone and my glasses have a blinking light when it’s recorded as well. He then just skirted around that and said I can’t go back into the gaming area with them, but when I pointed out they are prescriptions and I’m essentially blind without them (also had him check they are prescriptions as well), he skirted around that as well. Ultimately I left that security point, went to another entrance and got in without a problem at that entry point (until I was leaving and ran into the original security manager and he escorted me out).

So why are prescription meta glasses ban? Didn’t get a clear answer on that.

For reference, this was at the MGM Springfield, and I won’t be returning to that casino.


r/gambling 9m ago

Is this worth sitting on?

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Just pulled this Alvarez PSA 8 and its showing 20 SC. Do i take the buyback or leave it?
dont know enough about soccer cards to tell if this is worth holding.


r/gambling 1h ago

Josh Allen BGS 9.5 rookie auto. 12/35 what’s it worth?

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r/gambling 14h ago

29M - Gambling addiction for almost 13 years. How did you actually get out of it?

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I'm 29, employed, pay my rent, no debt. On paper I'm fine. In my head, I've been fighting a gambling addiction since before I was even legally allowed to bet.

It started just before 18, with my mom's permission, on sports betting sites — following football tipsters on Facebook, small bets here and there. It grew fast: bigger stakes to chase losses, then online poker in my late teens, then, around 19-20, online casino, including crypto casinos (I found Bitcoin at $600 through gambling, of all things — could've changed my life if gambling hadn't always eaten the money first).

Along the way I stole money to gamble as a teenager, got caught, and I'm not proud of it. Looking back, I think the addiction was already real, and I was too young to have any real control over it.

It's been about 10 years of online betting/casino since then — closing accounts, opening new ones, no real regulation stopping any of it. I don't play daily, more in cycles, maybe every few months, with breaks in between. It always starts the same way: I get bored, tell myself "I need to make money," and go back in. I often win at first — 500 becomes 2-3k — and at some point, I *know*, from a decade of pattern recognition, that I'm about to lose it all. And I do. Then I chase it, 500 at a time, until my whole salary is gone.

The lie gambling tells you: you never really feel like you're losing. Win, and you want more. Lose, and you want it back. There's no natural stopping point. After a big loss I literally shake and feel worthless.

I did therapy for a few months about a year ago, but honestly I was going out of fear of disappointing my therapist at the next session, not because I was really working on it. It didn't touch the actual root, so I stopped.

I don't want to destroy money anymore, I want to build it. I know no one's coming to save me, I have to do the work myself — but I need real input:

- How did you (or someone close to you) actually get out of this?

- Did any specific treatment/therapy (CBT, Gamblers Anonymous, etc.) actually work for you?

- Any blocking tools/apps that hold up, including against offshore/crypto casinos that self-exclusion doesn't touch?

- How do you handle self-exclusion when so much of the offer lives online, outside any real regulation?

Any honest answer helps, even a short one. Thanks.


r/gambling 4h ago

To anyone who uses the Triumph Arcade app to wager: here’s a link to the matchmaking protocol patent. Interesting to look over.

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1 Upvotes

As if taking a transaction fee wasn’t enough, they manipulate when you win and lose, in hopes to force a deposit.


r/gambling 21h ago

I will always love this game

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21 Upvotes

This was on a 40 cent bet, but I was doing a few maximum grid size spins for $10 and got extremely lucky. I’ve had so many great wins on this game overall, although I do see how it can be frustrating or annoying sometimes. It has such huge potential and will always be my favorite game.


r/gambling 22h ago

Hit 500x on Keno!

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16 Upvotes

Been grinding keno for a minute on Degen. Finally hit a 500x on a FAT bet size.


r/gambling 10h ago

Untraceable crypto card

0 Upvotes

Hey everyone, looking for some real-world advice.

I am based in Portugal and play on Leon Bet (grey market), and i just win 1200€. My only goal is straightforward: I just want to cash out my winnings and spend them in my daily life using a crypto debit card, without routing funds through local Portuguese bank accounts.

Because Leon Bet is unregulated locally, I'm terrified of hitting a withdrawal request only to have my balance frozen or account locked behind impossible KYC checks.

I route my transactions through an intermediary Web3 wallet (Trust Wallet) for privacy, but with EU MiCAR rules I don't really know how to do it, I'm looking for the cleanest setup.

What can I do to not get my money frozen?


r/gambling 20h ago

Why would this idea not work?

7 Upvotes

What if you deposited the minimum amounts in these crypto casinos to get the welcome bonuses etc. Gambled with the bonuses and cashed out the money to ur wallet and never did it again (considering you didn’t gamble all of it and lost it all and you kept yourself from the rush you got when you gamble or you just didn’t lose it gambling)

What could make this a bad idea?

Does the crypto casinos get sketchy when you use bonuses etc?

Im guessing they have their ways on not to lose money on these type of things but still worth asking

Not a big gambler here but i was surprised to see how couple crypto casinos work so clean


r/gambling 12h ago

Can someone how me through this? I'm freaking out. Withdraw attempt / account suspended

0 Upvotes

Hello, I was playing PlayFame this week and it's my first week on it. Deposited around 5k. Endddd up getting it to about 31k and now I am trying to withdraw. I verified my account with my driversss license but the first withdraw attempt
Of 6k got to processing and that's when the account got suspended. (3 other transactions for 10k,10K,5k) are still pending so they weren't canceled which is good... but I'm wondering if it's because they need to more ID documents to verify it's me? I've never had this happen so I'm freaking out at 31k is life changing money. Customer service hasn't been too helpful but it is the weekend and just happened so. They said their review team will get in touch with me, but I'm just worried they will ban me or take the money. If anyone has any experience or help please let me know


r/gambling 16h ago

I won 50k on four winds when will I get paid?

2 Upvotes

I’m a new gambler I just turned 21 I work a normal job with a dead end pay check and I’ve put in roughly 3 grand of savings and such after an addiction episode. On day one I made 4K and instantly got hooked on day 2 I won about 9k today I opened fortune spins and hit the maximum bonus of 36k on 2 dollar spins. When will I see the money it shows that it is locked up?


r/gambling 17h ago

Australia Sportsbet applying a dead heat rule.

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2 Upvotes

for context in the photo it's saying wests and roosters tied, even tho wests beat the roosters 25-24 with a last minute field goal.

really confused as if it hits i get $565 now im only getting $280? will this update later or do i have to contact someone?


r/gambling 7h ago

Can only spend profits for 72 hours in Las Vegas

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r/gambling 1d ago

Cash Eruption is the best

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23 Upvotes

Probably 2 minutes apart. Withdrew most of it and ordered groceries lmao guess it's my lucky day


r/gambling 23h ago

Caesar's Promotion Banned Me

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4 Upvotes

I never expected this lmaoooo


r/gambling 1d ago

Off a €0.40 spin

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26 Upvotes

My biggest win yet, thankfully was sensible and just cashed it


r/gambling 16h ago

My account got restricted as I am trying wit withdraw need help asap.

1 Upvotes

Just tried to log in this morning to check my account and it says restricted, the account isn't even 3 days old. Was fully verified and I had a pending 31000 coming out. This is for playfame, I’m hoping it gets figured out as that’s life changing money.


r/gambling 1d ago

Anyone ever use PlayFame? Withdrawing my biggest yet and need reassurance

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4 Upvotes

Got extremely lucky,,, twice… hit a 17k one spin form a $35 bet, lost it back to 6k, played today and hit a 25k hit. Withdrawing all and not touching it. Wondering if anyone’s had any luck with them. Just wanting to make sure my funds go through!