Gambling Federation Malware

[555YY]

Casino Meister and fellow posters,

First off, please allow us to extend our apologies for this major issue. We owe all of you an explanation regarding this.

A few months ago, we received several spam complaints from our players being sent by the domains you found in your host file. At first we tried to calm our players down, stating that we had nothing to do with these properties and were not responsible for their actions. However, the issue repeated itself several times within a short time span, causing us a mass influx of complaints.

We decided, albeit foolishly, to resolve this issue by blocking the domains which cause our players grief through the software. We did not intend to ever block any one else, nor impair revenues for affiliates. We now realize that this was not the right way to go about this problem. We will be issuing a fix for this very shortly and we will correct this problem within 24 hours.

We sincerely apologize,
Talia
Gambling Federation PR Manager

i'm confused...

were you referring to email spam? how does blocking the domain url stop affiliate sending spam through email?

[Kitty_23]

By associating the domain to an non existent IP, the spam cannot load in the person's computer. So this protects the person from being subjected to the spam coming from those domain names.

Again, we deeply apologize.
This was not the appropriate way to addressing this cause.

Talia
Gambling Federation PR Manager

[jmildstone]

blocking spam is one thing ,invasion of privacy is another.

now you are saying that GFED acts more like http://www.spamcop.net/ than acting like a casino operator?

Keeping this to yourselves demonstrates that you hide stuff from players and from affiliates too

[Casinomeister]

...A few months ago, we received several spam complaints from our players being sent by the domains you found in your host file. At first we tried to calm our players down, stating that we had nothing to do with these properties and were not responsible for their actions. However, the issue repeated itself several times within a short time span, causing us a mass influx of complaints.

Why would someone complain to a GF casino about spam coming from Royal Dutch Casino (Dutch you reading this?). Mass infux of complaints? No one complained here or at WOL - two of the most favorite sites for complainers.

This doesn't add up.

And to include malware in the download to address this issue is unprecendented. I am really quite shocked.

[Kitty_23]

Again, we apologize for this, we didn't intend to act like spam cops.
We where only trying to prevent harassement to our players after trying every other method.

Obviously this was a misguided decision on our part and we will fix this very shortly.

Talia
Gambling Federation PR Manager

[bagofmaggots]

From now on when I get spam I'll complain to Gambling Federation like all those other customers of theirs. Blocking those websites does NOTHING to stop affiliate spam, or any email for that matter! It only prevents the users computer from visiting that website! They know that too.

[Dutch]

im speachless brian...


As if we have zero tolerance towards spam, if an affiliate spam, affiliate relationship will be terminated, referrals will be wiped clean from our system, and the affiliate in question will be forever banned from Royal Dutch Casino.

If a person that plays at your company have been spammed by one of our affiliates, please report it to webmaster@royaldutchcasino.com or contact [ https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.s..._ORG_CODE=PU01 and immediate action will be taken . Please include the spam email, PASTE FULL SPAM HEADERS AND BODY OF E-MAIL

IMO i think this is proper way to address the problem. NOt by creating a malware, creative but very unetical.

[555YY]

again gf rep didn't address my question on affiliate spam, i.e spam that does not originate from the casino's domain. all your app seems to do is to block the user from accessing the site, and nothing on stopping the source where the bulk of spam are usually from, the affiliates.

[bagofmaggots]

By associating the domain to an non existent IP, the spam cannot load in the person's computer. So this protects the person from being subjected to the spam coming from those domain names.

WRONG WRONG WRONG It does nothing to prevent spam in anyway what so ever

[Dirk Diggler]

How can the hell can G-fed not be rogued after all they've done?

They blatantly cheated at BJ and VP (several people had the same kind of results as Caruso at that time including myself, if any more proof was required - which clearly is not considering the statistical improbability of Caruso's results)

They've now been installing this sort of crap on customers computers without their knowledge

AND then to round it all off they come up with some bullsh*t excuse about doing it to stop these sites from spamming their customers - which it DOESN'T EVEN DO

Call my cynical, but if these events don't add up to roguedom then nobody should be in the section at all. The cheating alone should have been reason enough, but now this as well.