Pitfalls at Playing at UnLicensed Casinos - Your Experiences

[Webzcas]

Ok, so we have most likely all done it, played at an 'offshore' and thus unregulated and unlicensed online casino. I expect this is truer moreso for players resident in jurisdictions whereby the number of hoops to jump through reach an unbearable point - Source of Wealth and EDD checks anyone?

Now it goes without saying that unless you perform your own due diligence by using communities and sites such as Casinomeister, you are pretty much taking your bank roll in your own hands. Without the protections afforded by the regulator of the country that you reside in, you are basically playing using only your trust.

But has it been misplaced and have you found yourself not being paid out legitimate winnings as a result?

Be interested to hear your own personal stories. Did you use an ADR service to assist you such as the PAB service here, or was it a case of live and learn whilst licking your wounds?

 

[satchnz]

I’ve never knowingly played at an unlicensed casino but I pretty much only play on offshore crypto casinos with licenses from questionable jurisdictions.

Touch wood, I’ve never had an issue with any of them. This is on $50 deposits, $0.20 spins, and many, many cash outs (max cash out of $1,000). Dealing with low numbers helps.

 

[conker]

I'm assuming the 'Not on Gamstop' casinos are all unlicensed. I dread to think how vulnerable people are signing up to these outfits.

 

[slot_zombie]

Play mostly offshore and so far the only issue I've ever had is Stake wanting KYC documents and placing my account in withdraw-only mode.

Pretty much the same thing as happens at UKGC casinos.

 

[justdoit]

Play mostly offshore and so far the only issue I've ever had is Stake wanting KYC documents and placing my account in withdraw-only mode.

Pretty much the same thing as happens at UKGC casinos.

UKGC casinos wiill block your withdraw,

 

[justdoit]

for past 5-6 years no problem at all, all my cashout got paid on time without any problem on offshore crypto casinos, one time my Crypoto wallet ask me for SOW,

 

[CryptoG82]

Instantcasino.com - after depositing my bank froze my bank account and crypto assets citing potential money laundering. There is a warning about them on here - deposited with Mastercard debit card - first and last time I will ever do this. Payments appeared as a variety of different merchant names including Nigerian companies, Cryptocurrency companies and shopping sites - AML flags on the Nigerian ones prompted an investigation. Attempted to speak to the casino over a 10 month period - not one single response. Merchants not responsive either. Had to get a crime ref number, speak to police, Europol and Mastercard to finally get the block cleared and the Mastercard charged back all the transactions made through them. So all sorted only very recently but what a journey- £20k of assets frozen for 10 MONTHS all because of using a card to make some payments. I see Mastercard have now got their main site shutdown and they have launched a new one where they no longer advertise Mastercard - but apparently it can still be used lol! Incredible the disregard these sites have for the law.