Issue #123
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Dear Readers,
Man, what a busy week! So this newsletter is about 24 hours late; well spank me! What have I been doing all week? Well, I'll tell ya: I've been working on a number of complaints about the Virtual Casino group, dealing with evil Nigerians scammers, trying to figure out who the "real" IGC is, and trying to keep the site updated at the same time.
Good thing the weather has been so crappy, or I wouldn't have gotten hardly any of this done. Read on...
Busily yours,
Bryan
In this issue:
1. What's New at Casinomeister
2. This Week's Humor
3. Forum Highlights
4. Casinos You Gotta Join!
5. VIRTUAL EXPOSURE Virtual Casino Slanders Bryan Bailey at Casinomeister
5. INTERNET GAMING COUNCIL? Will the real IGC please stand up!
6. Welcome Casinomeister linking partners!
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- Internet Gaming Council Scam
- Virtual Casino Slanders Bryan Bailey
- Vortran is pissed
- All this and more...
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2. And now for the humor...
Bits of wisdom
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Love is grand;
divorce is a hundred grand.
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I am in shape.
Round is a shape.
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Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
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Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.
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Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good.
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Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.
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Even if you are on the right track,
you'll get run over if you just sit there.
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Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both
be changed regularly and for the same reason.
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An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world.
A pessimist fears that this is true.
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There will always be death and taxes; however, death doesn't get
worse every year.
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In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday.
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Dijon vu --
the same mustard as before.
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I am a nutritional overachiever.
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I am having an out of money experience.
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I plan on living forever. So far, so good.
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Practice safe eating --
always use condiments.
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A day without sunshine is like night.
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If marriage were outlawed, only outlaws would have in-laws.
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It's frustrating when you know all the answers,
but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
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The real art of conversation is not only to
say the right thing at the right time,
but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
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Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.
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Age doesn't always bring wisdom.
Sometimes age comes alone.
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Life not only begins at forty,
it also begins to show.
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You don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old
because you stopped laughing.
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4. Casinos You Gotta Join!
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VIRTUAL EXPOSURE
Virtual Casino Slanders Bryan Bailey at Casinomeister
About two weeks ago, 14 players of Virtual Casino had their credit card information and identity compromised on one of their sites. Some webmaster inadvertently deleted their index.html page, and when this happens, you're given the site's folder tree instead of a webpage. This is how their website appeared on two weeks ago http://www.exclamatorycasinoplan.com
This URL was posted in the Yahoo business directory. Anyone who clicked this URL would have seen the directory tree, and if you would have clicked the "scan" folder, it would have opened up and all the gifs which included scanned credit cards (front and back) drivers licenses, etc., were free for the taking. I contacted the casino (unresponsive) then RTG (responsive) and the mistake was corrected.
My major concern was whether or not the players were contacted informing them that their info was compromised. Apparently they weren't, so Vortran007 initiated a casino warning on the 20th announcing that I had the list of names and if anyone had sent Virtual Casino any personal info from August 2001 to March 2002 to contact me.
Fine and dandy. Numerous players contacted me wondering if they were on the list; nope they weren't. But some players contacted Virtual to ask what was going on, and this was their response:
I appreciate you forwarding the enclosed message as it was the first of its kind that I have seen or heard of.
I have spoken with my supervisors who have assured me that this has never nor never will happen. We have tried to contact Bryan Bailey at Casinomeister to resolve this issue but he has avoided our e-mails and has never returned our calls.
We always try to achieve 100% confidentiality with our customers and will continue to do so.
If you have any more questions or concerns please feel free to contact casino support.
Sincerely,
Chrystal
Casino Support Center
And this is precisely the kind of behavior I expect from this casino group. Just last week U1casino.com started another spam crusade sending spam mails from an AOL account and feigning some sort of personal relationship with the receiver. You can review an example here in our evil spammers page.
It just gets deeper and deeper.
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INTERNET GAMING COUNCIL?
Will the real IGC please stand up!
Two weeks ago I had reported that a fake IGC had reared its ugly head. This IGC had pirated the entire website of the Internet Gaming Commission (http://www.internetgamingcommission.net) by registering internet-gaming-commission.net (notice the hyphens) and gave "accreditation" to five Inet Software casinos which had purchased this domain. Since then, they have changed their name to the "Internet Gaming Council" and it now redirects here http://www.internetgamingcouncil.com/. Notice the similarities between the two sites. All of this confuses matters even worse than they already are; the name is far too close to the real IGC, the "Interactive Gaming Council".
On Monday, I received the following letter:
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 14:26:02 -0400
To: info@casinomeister.com
Cc: info@internetcommission.net
Subject: Internet Gaming Council
X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0
Dear Casino Meister
The Internet Gaming Council is a new independent council that monitors internet gambling sites. The managing members have been involved in on-line gaming sine 1997. Currently there are more than 50 INDEPENDANT gambling portals, agency's, forums, councils and commissions like yours providing online gamblers information to help them select a reputable and reliable book to play with. The problem is that most portals have no clue on how to rate a casino. I visited countless independent watch dog sites like yours and saw a staggering number of large casino operations that have been in business for years being bashed all over the internet on bad lists and rumor mills, what a joke! If an online casino has been in business for years they must be doing something right, active players are hard to keep. Get a clue! That ridicules and unnecessary bad press is killing this industry!
If I was a potentially new online player surfing the net for information on online gaming and read some of the s**t out there I would NEVER consider betting online, I would stick to the office parlay cards and double up on office pool squares because I guess that's as good as it gets.
The real problem is most gaming portals fail or refuse to recognize that cyber crime is on the rise, casino scammers get caught daily, and they immediately run to every gaming portal they can find and scream bloody murder in an effort to extort money. Most portals will immediately post the information without contacting the casino and make it a news flash before hearing both sides of the story. If and when the casino is given the opportunity to clear their name it's usually too late, the damage has already been done, not only have you tarnished the reputation of a casino you tarnish the online gaming industry as a whole by putting more unnecessary negative press out there, that's too big a price to pay for a few extra hits to your site.
The IGC's plan is to put back a positive spin on the industry, potentially new online players should know how fun, fast, easy, and convenient online gaming is, how user friendly software is, and what casino's have to offer. We will also handle player disputes in a fast and fair manner, both sides will given ample time to state their case before any press is printed about a casino, negative or positive. We know casino audits and queries are a necessary and take time. Casino operations will NOT be guilty till proven innocent on this site! This industry needs a breath of fresh air.
Sincerely,
Frank J Smith
Internet Gaming Council
P.S. To the two competitors which I won't mention that have been bad mouthing us out there, lose the sour grapes, don't be mad because we are joining the same race for traffic.. More site improvements and additions to come in the next few day's.
http://www.internetgamingcouncil.com/index2.htm
You've got to be kidding me! I'm not sure if your email was directed towards me or to portals in general, but I think some of your comments are way out of line. For one thing, I don't need to "get a clue". Just because a number of casinos have been online for a number of years does NOT mean that their business is on the up and up. For instance, it's a matter of public record that some of the individuals behind Golden Palace have been convicted of telemarketing fraud, and now they are operating an online casino. Criminality and online casinos go hand in hand at times, (I'm sure you can relate to that). I don't go bashing casinos all over the Internet; I support the casinos who conduct themselves in a professional manner.
I have "a clue" on how to rate a casino; I've been doing it for a number of years. I meet with most of the casino operators who have casinos listed at Casinomeister. I travel to most conferences and conventions to meet with software providers, ad agencies, and other people who are well established in the online gaming industry. I am also a committee member of the Online Players Association which has been actively involved arbitrating a large number of disputes over the past two years. At Casinomeister. I don't recklessly label any casino a rogue or not recommendable, it takes research and a fair bit of legwork before such an accusation is made. I definitely have a clue on how this is done.
A bit of advice: choose another business "name" since your acronym is easily confused with the real IGC (Interactive Gaming Council). It would seem to many that you are riding the coat-tails of an agency that is well established in this community. It shows a lack of imagination. But I guess this is your intention since most business names are well thought up.
An additional and final note: your website pirated the images, text, and logos of the Internet Gaming Commission and the Interactive Gaming Council. This is a criminal offense which is governed by international copyright laws, so please don't act as if you are doing anyone a favor trying to "clean up" the online casino world. You're just another bogus website set up by another desperate casino group trying to give itself some sort of credence. It's deceptive, dishonest, and will definitely backfire on those who came up with this scheme.
Sincerely,Bryan Bailey
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