Fraud Alert Beware of casinos requesting large deposits to unlock or release player winnings

[WinnerGg]

I have this exact thing happening to me from vavada casino. First deposit 50 then they said another 150 to withdraw my $48000 in winnings. I am not doing the second deposit

I’m in the same place as you

 

[Ventura]

I play the welcome bonus 2000$ and I have 16k..they ask for 200$ deposit verification..the casino is; Slotrash.com

 

[Webzcas]

Do not deposit 1 penny more!

 

[dscpt634]

Hello. Betcas.us looks like a completely fake and bogus site: a legitimate site does not hide everything behind a registration wall. I wouldn’t advise giving them a nickel as your chances of ever getting anything from them are very poor indeed.

- Max

betcas.us which says is operated by145353 medium rare limited offers $ 1000 to sign up with and requires you to play through that $1000 dollars first and any winnings there after are able to be withdrawn but only after a $200 kyc deposit verification process....I signed up got the 1000 and played through and while playing 20 dollar betts I hit for 19,000 and then from there proceeded to play plinko at 2560.00 a ball and was able to work my winnings up to 130,000.00??????????????????any advice os greatly appreciated

It's popped up again as waycas.com, €200 for KYC, massive wins and then wants €300 to verify your withdrawal address.

Avoid

 

[dscpt634]

Am facing same issue with one PLAMCAS.COM claiming to be licensed under the CURACAO gaming authority. I got a welcome bonus of $2000. I've accumulated over $5870043. They're now asking me to verify my account by depositing $100 before I can withdraw my winnings. Isn't that a SCAM ?

it's the same as waycas.com

 

[Webzcas]

Yep, if you are based in the UK, you really should stick to UKGC licensed operators. Players are afforded protections, even though there are excessive sow requirements and the removal of features such as autoplay.

 

[Richie123]

Exoro.bet
Won money from Free Bonus had to pay 70 dollars for verification now want 140 dollars to verify wallet. Not doing it

 

[justdoit]

new scam trick

 

[preet007]

One of the great things about working in the player complaints area is that we get to see fairly early on what new scams and trickery players are being subjected to. And so it is we have a new scam to bring to our reader’s attention:

If a casino tells you you’ve won a shedload of money — millions in many cases — and asks you to make a deposit to “release” or “unlock” your winnings, or “verify” your identity, are you being scammed?

We’re seeing a lot of this lately and the answer is simple: if the requested amount is anything more than £$€10-20 then the answer is likely “yes, you are being scammed”, and the casino is simply trying to get good money from you by promising winnings that don’t exist: don’t do it!

Why might a legitimate casino ask you to do this? Asking you to make a SMALL deposit on demand allows the casino to look at the money trail and verify that you are who you say you are and your money is coming to them through recognised channels. In other words it’s a KYC thing and there is no reason to be alarmed. But the key word here is “small”, £$€10-20 being the norm. And this should only be necessary once, or at least once in a long while.

Why might a fake, crooked or outright rogue casino ask you to do this? The casino is either asking you to bankroll your own winnings — you pay for your own withdrawal — or they are simply trying to steal money from you before they deny you access to your account and/or the winnings you supposedly accumulated. In the course of our PAB (Player Arbitration) work we have seen both scenarios but as of late 2024 and early 2025 it has been more the latter, outright fakery in order to steal player deposits.

See here for a forum discussion on this topic: How abnormal is “make deposit” in order to withdraw winnings? - Casinomeister Forum

WARNING: if a casino is asking you to make a deposit over £$€10-20 in order to “release” your winnings you should stop immediately and research this casino, they may very well be trying to steal from you. Large “verification” deposits are not required by legitimate casinos: asking you to make LARGER deposits — £$€50-100 or more — is extremely suspicious and you are in danger of being scammed by a rogue casino.

If this is happening, or has happened, to you please post here to name the casino: this will alert other players and help bring this rogue casino activity to a halt.

Regards,

Max Drayman
Complaints & Player Arbitration (PAB) Team Leader

7kcasino.app asking for 199usd deposit as external wallet ownership confirmation before withdrawal

 

[dunover]

7kcasino.app asking for 199usd deposit as external wallet ownership confirmation before withdrawal

SCAM!! I am sure you've worked out that this is an attempted fraud, so do NOT pay a cent!

 

[TheAddict]

199 lol.

customer service probably just sit in a room together making bets with each other over who can blag the biggest amount on the day.

 

[TheDepoMaister]

All big no deposit bonus are probably scams, so beware before paying anything, in my opinion its better to avoid that kind of offers

 

[preet007]

SCAM!! I am sure you've worked out that this is an attemted fraud, so do NOT pay a cent!

Ofcourse bro, i won't pay. Legit casinos never ask for money

 

[aads4834]

One of the great things about working in the player complaints area is that we get to see fairly early on what new scams and trickery players are being subjected to. And so it is we have a new scam to bring to our reader’s attention:

If a casino tells you you’ve won a shedload of money — millions in many cases — and asks you to make a deposit to “release” or “unlock” your winnings, or “verify” your identity, are you being scammed?

We’re seeing a lot of this lately and the answer is simple: if the requested amount is anything more than £$€10-20 then the answer is likely “yes, you are being scammed”, and the casino is simply trying to get good money from you by promising winnings that don’t exist: don’t do it!

Why might a legitimate casino ask you to do this? Asking you to make a SMALL deposit on demand allows the casino to look at the money trail and verify that you are who you say you are and your money is coming to them through recognised channels. In other words it’s a KYC thing and there is no reason to be alarmed. But the key word here is “small”, £$€10-20 being the norm. And this should only be necessary once, or at least once in a long while.

Why might a fake, crooked or outright rogue casino ask you to do this? The casino is either asking you to bankroll your own winnings — you pay for your own withdrawal — or they are simply trying to steal money from you before they deny you access to your account and/or the winnings you supposedly accumulated. In the course of our PAB (Player Arbitration) work we have seen both scenarios but as of late 2024 and early 2025 it has been more the latter, outright fakery in order to steal player deposits.

See here for a forum discussion on this topic: How abnormal is “make deposit” in order to withdraw winnings? - Casinomeister Forum

WARNING: if a casino is asking you to make a deposit over £$€10-20 in order to “release” your winnings you should stop immediately and research this casino, they may very well be trying to steal from you. Large “verification” deposits are not required by legitimate casinos: asking you to make LARGER deposits — £$€50-100 or more — is extremely suspicious and you are in danger of being scammed by a rogue casino.

If this is happening, or has happened, to you please post here to name the casino: this will alert other players and help bring this rogue casino activity to a halt.

Regards,

Max Drayman
Complaints & Player Arbitration (PAB) Team Leader

Nlcasino is owned and operated by Long Island N.V., registration number: 157372, registered address: Korporaalweg 10, Willemstad, Curaçao. Payment agent company is Unionstar Limited with address 7-9 Riga Feraiou, LIZANTIA COURT, Office 310, Agioi Omologites, 1087 Nicosia, Cyprus and Registration number: HE 347341

This casino wants me to deposit 60 dollars for verification to withdraw my winnings

 

[dunover]

Nlcasino is owned and operated by Long Island N.V., registration number: 157372, registered address: Korporaalweg 10, Willemstad, Curaçao. Payment agent company is Unionstar Limited with address 7-9 Riga Feraiou, LIZANTIA COURT, Office 310, Agioi Omologites, 1087 Nicosia, Cyprus and Registration number: HE 347341

This casino wants me to deposit 60 dollars for verification to withdraw my winnings

Don't pay a cent, it's a scam.

 

[Deanna]

I bet there are a lot of dodgy casinos who absolutely hate the Casinomeister Forums for killing some of their business

 

[maxd]

Here’s hoping.

- Max

 

[jbpd8876]

hi, zarqonex.com is a scam too , warning about gift code on instagram and all, they have a website hard to find and nobody know them, it use crypto but ask 100 dollar account verification and after 300 dollar wallet verification to withdraw so pay attention

 

[dunover]

hi, zarqonex.com is a scam too , warning about gift code on instagram and all, they have a website hard to find and nobody know them, it use crypto but ask 100 dollar account verification and after 300 dollar wallet verification to withdraw so pay attention

Yes, yet another using the same old scam mechanism. Avoid like the plague.

 

[elainepem]

One of the great things about working in the player complaints area is that we get to see fairly early on what new scams and trickery players are being subjected to. And so it is we have a new scam to bring to our reader’s attention:

If a casino tells you you’ve won a shedload of money — millions in many cases — and asks you to make a deposit to “release” or “unlock” your winnings, or “verify” your identity, are you being scammed?

We’re seeing a lot of this lately and the answer is simple: if the requested amount is anything more than £$€10-20 then the answer is likely “yes, you are being scammed”, and the casino is simply trying to get good money from you by promising winnings that don’t exist: don’t do it!

Why might a legitimate casino ask you to do this? Asking you to make a SMALL deposit on demand allows the casino to look at the money trail and verify that you are who you say you are and your money is coming to them through recognised channels. In other words it’s a KYC thing and there is no reason to be alarmed. But the key word here is “small”, £$€10-20 being the norm. And this should only be necessary once, or at least once in a long while.

Why might a fake, crooked or outright rogue casino ask you to do this? The casino is either asking you to bankroll your own winnings — you pay for your own withdrawal — or they are simply trying to steal money from you before they deny you access to your account and/or the winnings you supposedly accumulated. In the course of our PAB (Player Arbitration) work we have seen both scenarios but as of late 2024 and early 2025 it has been more the latter, outright fakery in order to steal player deposits.

See here for a forum discussion on this topic: How abnormal is “make deposit” in order to withdraw winnings? - Casinomeister Forum

WARNING: if a casino is asking you to make a deposit over £$€10-20 in order to “release” your winnings you should stop immediately and research this casino, they may very well be trying to steal from you. Large “verification” deposits are not required by legitimate casinos: asking you to make LARGER deposits — £$€50-100 or more — is extremely suspicious and you are in danger of being scammed by a rogue casino.

If this is happening, or has happened, to you please post here to name the casino: this will alert other players and help bring this rogue casino activity to a halt.

Regards,

Max Drayman
Complaints & Player Arbitration (PAB) Team Leader

H this is what happen to me asking for large amounts to release funds and still asking now the site is called [email protected]

 

[mulven]

if anyone is wondering if a particular site is a scam, if you see any of these logos it is GUARANTEED to be a scam.

 

[dunover]

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if anyone is wondering if a particular site is a scam, if you see any of these logos it is GUARANTEED to be a scam.

Two bellends and a green dog turd?

 

[mulven]

Two bellends and a green dog turd?

I don't know how but i never saw it as a bellend and foreskin but now I can't unsee it!

 

[Brian8]

Recently I won some money on slotsdynamite7 and was told it was a scam but I still went ahead and deposited in order to access my winnings.

Thankfully they eventually paid on the 15th working day after bugging them everyday since my withdrawal request.

I ended up using a lot of my winning on slots while I was waiting for the withdrawal.

Guess what, the minimum withdrawal allowed is £250!

The maximum is £500 at a time.

 

[slaman29]

Two bellends and a green dog turd?

The most diverse inclusive set of phallus and crap you will ever see.

 

[thoboy]

Nlcasino is owned and operated by Long Island N.V., registration number: 157372, registered address: Korporaalweg 10, Willemstad, Curaçao. Payment agent company is Unionstar Limited with address 7-9 Riga Feraiou, LIZANTIA COURT, Office 310, Agioi Omologites, 1087 Nicosia, Cyprus and Registration number: HE 347341

This casino wants me to deposit 60 dollars for verification to withdraw my winnings

It's happening to me

 

[Caruso6]

One of the great things about working in the player complaints area is that we get to see fairly early on what new scams and trickery players are being subjected to. And so it is we have a new scam to bring to our reader’s attention:

If a casino tells you you’ve won a shedload of money — millions in many cases — and asks you to make a deposit to “release” or “unlock” your winnings, or “verify” your identity, are you being scammed?

We’re seeing a lot of this lately and the answer is simple: if the requested amount is anything more than £$€10-20 then the answer is likely “yes, you are being scammed”, and the casino is simply trying to get good money from you by promising winnings that don’t exist: don’t do it!

Why might a legitimate casino ask you to do this? Asking you to make a SMALL deposit on demand allows the casino to look at the money trail and verify that you are who you say you are and your money is coming to them through recognised channels. In other words it’s a KYC thing and there is no reason to be alarmed. But the key word here is “small”, £$€10-20 being the norm. And this should only be necessary once, or at least once in a long while.

Why might a fake, crooked or outright rogue casino ask you to do this? The casino is either asking you to bankroll your own winnings — you pay for your own withdrawal — or they are simply trying to steal money from you before they deny you access to your account and/or the winnings you supposedly accumulated. In the course of our PAB (Player Arbitration) work we have seen both scenarios but as of late 2024 and early 2025 it has been more the latter, outright fakery in order to steal player deposits.

See here for a forum discussion on this topic: How abnormal is “make deposit” in order to withdraw winnings? - Casinomeister Forum

WARNING: if a casino is asking you to make a deposit over £$€10-20 in order to “release” your winnings you should stop immediately and research this casino, they may very well be trying to steal from you. Large “verification” deposits are not required by legitimate casinos: asking you to make LARGER deposits — £$€50-100 or more — is extremely suspicious and you are in danger of being scammed by a rogue casino.

If this is happening, or has happened, to you please post here to name the casino: this will alert other players and help bring this rogue casino activity to a halt.

Regards,

Max Drayman
Complaints & Player Arbitration (PAB) Team Leader

YES THE CASINO I SIGNED UP TO IS CALLED "LUNA PLAY" THEY ASKED ME TO DEPOSIT $50 AND THEN THEY ASKED FOR ANOTHER $50 AND THEN THEY ASKED FOR MORE WHICH WAS ANOTHER $95 EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THAT YOU WILL NOT GET ANY WINNINGS I WAS UP $1500 AND I DEPOSITTED $100 AND I NEVER GOT ANYTHING NOT EVEN A DOLLAR SO PLEASE DONT LET ANYONE JUST STEAL YOUR MONEY THESE ONLINE POKIES HAVE BECOME A REAL JOKE ALL THEY DO IS STEAL OFF YOU AND THATS ALL THERE GOING TO DO THATS ALL ITS ALL ABOUT TODAY IN THIS WORLD IT ISNT JUST ONLINE ITS ALSO FROM PEOPLE YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD TRUST WHO ALSO DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING THINKING THEY CAN JUST GET AWAY WITH IT JUST REMEMBER YOU WORK HARD FOR YOUR MONEY TO HAVE NON HUMAN THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU LIKE THIS THIS CASINO NEEDS HAS TO BE BOUGHT DOWN IMMEDIATELY.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP GUYS

 

[Pak31]

7kcasino.app asking for 199usd deposit as external wallet ownership confirmation before withdrawal

Spinrage.us asking $30 to verify KYC and then access won funds for withdrawal.

 

[dunover]

Spinrage.us asking $30 to verify KYC and then access won funds for withdrawal.

Scam. KYC should be free of charge. Run away, forget your fake winnings.

 

[dem653528]

I want to know whats going on with Rollchain.today They asking for $200 to release my winnings.

[Moderator Note: Removed Links and copy-paste of the site's footer details]

 

[Nate]

I want to know whats going on with Rollchain.today They asking for $200 to release my winnings.

[Moderator Note: Removed Links and copy-paste of the site's footer details]

There are a few issues here:

1.The website you provided looks questionable.
2. The licence link doesn't work.
3. I have not seen a casino use the .today domain before.
4. Anyone asking you for money to release your winnings are probably scammers.

There are small exceptions to this rule - For example: Asking for a minimum deposit to verify your payment method.

Did you make a deposit to the site? How did you find the casino?

Nate

 

[dunover]

I want to know whats going on with Rollchain.today They asking for $200 to release my winnings.

[Moderator Note: Removed Links and copy-paste of the site's footer details]

It's a scam - do NOT pay them a cent.

 

[De6ad6fa6cE]

I recently found Winup.io casino and after a little digging turns out it's Fugazi, phony, fake. Just a s***** scheme ran by a bunch of leeches.
They're not websites They're PARAsites

 

[aingpis]

Near-casino dimiliki dan dioperasikan oleh Long Island NV, nomor registrasi: 157372, alamat terdaftar: Korporaalweg 10, Willemstad, Curaçao. Perusahaan agen pembayaran adalah Unionstar Limited dengan alamat 7-9 Riga Feraiou, LIZANTIA COURT, Office 310, Agioi Omologites, 1087 Nicosia, Cyprus dan nomor registrasi: HE 347341. Lihat sertifikat

same here
near-casino

 

[dunover]

Near-casino dimiliki dan dioperasikan oleh Long Island NV, nomor registrasi: 157372, alamat terdaftar: Korporaalweg 10, Willemstad, Curaçao. Perusahaan agen pembayaran adalah Unionstar Limited dengan alamat 7-9 Riga Feraiou, LIZANTIA COURT, Office 310, Agioi Omologites, 1087 Nicosia, Cyprus dan nomor registrasi: HE 347341. Lihat sertifikat

same here
near-casino

OK, so near-casino is another running this scam!

Please remember this forum is English language only! So please translate or type in English for any further posts you make! Thanks.

I will leave your post as is because most of it is clearly license/business details.

 

[OscW75]

One of the great things about working in the player complaints area is that we get to see fairly early on what new scams and trickery players are being subjected to. And so it is we have a new scam to bring to our reader’s attention:

If a casino tells you you’ve won a shedload of money — millions in many cases — and asks you to make a deposit to “release” or “unlock” your winnings, or “verify” your identity, are you being scammed?

We’re seeing a lot of this lately and the answer is simple: if the requested amount is anything more than £$€10-20 then the answer is likely “yes, you are being scammed”, and the casino is simply trying to get good money from you by promising winnings that don’t exist: don’t do it!

Why might a legitimate casino ask you to do this? Asking you to make a SMALL deposit on demand allows the casino to look at the money trail and verify that you are who you say you are and your money is coming to them through recognised channels. In other words it’s a KYC thing and there is no reason to be alarmed. But the key word here is “small”, £$€10-20 being the norm. And this should only be necessary once, or at least once in a long while.

Why might a fake, crooked or outright rogue casino ask you to do this? The casino is either asking you to bankroll your own winnings — you pay for your own withdrawal — or they are simply trying to steal money from you before they deny you access to your account and/or the winnings you supposedly accumulated. In the course of our PAB (Player Arbitration) work we have seen both scenarios but as of late 2024 and early 2025 it has been more the latter, outright fakery in order to steal player deposits.

See here for a forum discussion on this topic: How abnormal is “make deposit” in order to withdraw winnings? - Casinomeister Forum

WARNING: if a casino is asking you to make a deposit over £$€10-20 in order to “release” your winnings you should stop immediately and research this casino, they may very well be trying to steal from you. Large “verification” deposits are not required by legitimate casinos: asking you to make LARGER deposits — £$€50-100 or more — is extremely suspicious and you are in danger of being scammed by a rogue casino.

If this is happening, or has happened, to you please post here to name the casino: this will alert other players and help bring this rogue casino activity to a halt.

Regards,

Max Drayman
Complaints & Player Arbitration (PAB) Team Leader

cryptixplay.com asking for $100 deposit to complete KYC so I can withdraw winnings of $25K kinda seems fake but everything on site looks legit help

 

[dunover]

cryptixplay.com asking for $100 deposit to complete KYC so I can withdraw winnings of $25K kinda seems fake but everything on site looks legit help

See this thread from earlier today:

W

Fraud Alert Thread 'Curious About CryptixPlay - Scam Casino'

Dec 27, 2025

Do you guys know anything about cryptixplay.com???

• wender001
• black hole casinos cryptix casino cryptixplay
• Replies: 7
• Forum: Forum Suggestions, Announcements, & Feedback

cryptixplay is a SCAM - do not pay them a cent, your winnings are fake.

 

[teckiwi]

I've had situations where a casino has asked me to do so(small amounts via skrill etc where they will send my withdrawal instead) in order to cashout to that method when they can't pay back to my bankcard etc but yeah obvious scam for the large amounts of cash.

 

[snorky0707]

One of the great things about working in the player complaints area is that we get to see fairly early on what new scams and trickery players are being subjected to. And so it is we have a new scam to bring to our reader’s attention:

If a casino tells you you’ve won a shedload of money — millions in many cases — and asks you to make a deposit to “release” or “unlock” your winnings, or “verify” your identity, are you being scammed?

We’re seeing a lot of this lately and the answer is simple: if the requested amount is anything more than £$€10-20 then the answer is likely “yes, you are being scammed”, and the casino is simply trying to get good money from you by promising winnings that don’t exist: don’t do it!

Why might a legitimate casino ask you to do this? Asking you to make a SMALL deposit on demand allows the casino to look at the money trail and verify that you are who you say you are and your money is coming to them through recognised channels. In other words it’s a KYC thing and there is no reason to be alarmed. But the key word here is “small”, £$€10-20 being the norm. And this should only be necessary once, or at least once in a long while.

Why might a fake, crooked or outright rogue casino ask you to do this? The casino is either asking you to bankroll your own winnings — you pay for your own withdrawal — or they are simply trying to steal money from you before they deny you access to your account and/or the winnings you supposedly accumulated. In the course of our PAB (Player Arbitration) work we have seen both scenarios but as of late 2024 and early 2025 it has been more the latter, outright fakery in order to steal player deposits.

See here for a forum discussion on this topic: How abnormal is “make deposit” in order to withdraw winnings? - Casinomeister Forum

WARNING: if a casino is asking you to make a deposit over £$€10-20 in order to “release” your winnings you should stop immediately and research this casino, they may very well be trying to steal from you. Large “verification” deposits are not required by legitimate casinos: asking you to make LARGER deposits — £$€50-100 or more — is extremely suspicious and you are in danger of being scammed by a rogue casino.

If this is happening, or has happened, to you please post here to name the casino: this will alert other players and help bring this rogue casino activity to a halt.

Regards,

Max Drayman
Complaints & Player Arbitration (PAB) Team Leader

It is called win win casino they gave me 500 to start i turned it into 48000 dollar's and they want 100 for verification how can they get away with this..

 

[dunover]

It is called win win casino they gave me 500 to start i turned it into 48000 dollar's and they want 100 for verification how can they get away with this..

They gave you demo credits on a fake game you were certain to win on, you've won nothing, the $100 fee is the first part of the scam to 'release' this fantasy slot demo balance. If you pay it, you'll then be asked for a second fee to 'confirm banking details' or similar, and so-on. Run away. Don't pay the scammers a cent.

 

[sylvesterchaney]

One of the great things about working in the player complaints area is that we get to see fairly early on what new scams and trickery players are being subjected to. And so it is we have a new scam to bring to our reader’s attention:

If a casino tells you you’ve won a shedload of money — millions in many cases — and asks you to make a deposit to “release” or “unlock” your winnings, or “verify” your identity, are you being scammed?

We’re seeing a lot of this lately and the answer is simple: if the requested amount is anything more than £$€10-20 then the answer is likely “yes, you are being scammed”, and the casino is simply trying to get good money from you by promising winnings that don’t exist: don’t do it!

Why might a legitimate casino ask you to do this? Asking you to make a SMALL deposit on demand allows the casino to look at the money trail and verify that you are who you say you are and your money is coming to them through recognised channels. In other words it’s a KYC thing and there is no reason to be alarmed. But the key word here is “small”, £$€10-20 being the norm. And this should only be necessary once, or at least once in a long while.

Why might a fake, crooked or outright rogue casino ask you to do this? The casino is either asking you to bankroll your own winnings — you pay for your own withdrawal — or they are simply trying to steal money from you before they deny you access to your account and/or the winnings you supposedly accumulated. In the course of our PAB (Player Arbitration) work we have seen both scenarios but as of late 2024 and early 2025 it has been more the latter, outright fakery in order to steal player deposits.

See here for a forum discussion on this topic: How abnormal is “make deposit” in order to withdraw winnings? - Casinomeister Forum

WARNING: if a casino is asking you to make a deposit over £$€10-20 in order to “release” your winnings you should stop immediately and research this casino, they may very well be trying to steal from you. Large “verification” deposits are not required by legitimate casinos: asking you to make LARGER deposits — £$€50-100 or more — is extremely suspicious and you are in danger of being scammed by a rogue casino.

If this is happening, or has happened, to you please post here to name the casino: this will alert other players and help bring this rogue casino activity to a halt.

Regards,

Max Drayman
Complaints & Player Arbitration (PAB) Team Leader

Roycasino i have screenshots of the support team telling me that once I deposits of at least $100, I would be verified by the KYC, and able to withdraw my winnings. Needless to say once I made the $120 deposits it then said I had to make a $200 deposit
Is there any way that I can at least is, get my $122 back.

 

[dunover]

Roycasino i have screenshots of the support team telling me that once I deposits of at least $100, I would be verified by the KYC, and able to withdraw my winnings. Needless to say once I made the $120 deposits it then said I had to make a $200 deposit
Is there any way that I can at least is, get my $122 back.

It's a scam. You've lost your 122 bucks, do not pay the 200.

 

[Allegedlykatfishkd]

One of the great things about working in the player complaints area is that we get to see fairly early on what new scams and trickery players are being subjected to. And so it is we have a new scam to bring to our reader’s attention:

If a casino tells you you’ve won a shedload of money — millions in many cases — and asks you to make a deposit to “release” or “unlock” your winnings, or “verify” your identity, are you being scammed?

We’re seeing a lot of this lately and the answer is simple: if the requested amount is anything more than £$€10-20 then the answer is likely “yes, you are being scammed”, and the casino is simply trying to get good money from you by promising winnings that don’t exist: don’t do it!

Why might a legitimate casino ask you to do this? Asking you to make a SMALL deposit on demand allows the casino to look at the money trail and verify that you are who you say you are and your money is coming to them through recognised channels. In other words it’s a KYC thing and there is no reason to be alarmed. But the key word here is “small”, £$€10-20 being the norm. And this should only be necessary once, or at least once in a long while.

Why might a fake, crooked or outright rogue casino ask you to do this? The casino is either asking you to bankroll your own winnings — you pay for your own withdrawal — or they are simply trying to steal money from you before they deny you access to your account and/or the winnings you supposedly accumulated. In the course of our PAB (Player Arbitration) work we have seen both scenarios but as of late 2024 and early 2025 it has been more the latter, outright fakery in order to steal player deposits.

See here for a forum discussion on this topic: How abnormal is “make deposit” in order to withdraw winnings? - Casinomeister Forum

WARNING: if a casino is asking you to make a deposit over £$€10-20 in order to “release” your winnings you should stop immediately and research this casino, they may very well be trying to steal from you. Large “verification” deposits are not required by legitimate casinos: asking you to make LARGER deposits — £$€50-100 or more — is extremely suspicious and you are in danger of being scammed by a rogue casino.

If this is happening, or has happened, to you please post here to name the casino: this will alert other players and help bring this rogue casino activity to a halt.

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Max Drayman
Complaints & Player Arbitration (PAB) Team Leader

Fabulouscoco.vip

This is the latest one that scammed me; luckily I only lost a total of like 15$, but I hope anyone potentially going to be screwed by them might see this first Xx

Stay safe, y'all

 

[Mikka]

This is the latest one that scammed me; luckily I only lost a total of like 15$, but I hope anyone potentially going to be screwed by them might see this first Xx

Stay safe, y'all

If you don’t mind me asking, how much did you deposit?

 

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I joined one of these just for the shits and giggles. $500 no deposit bonus and exclusively played Dog House by Pragmatic Play.

Super dooper version they have including the retrigger in the bonus round (which I am sure the legit version is not able to do).

Look at that balance of mine:

Requested a withdrawal to my Bitcoin address (which I typed in as hsshhd) and I need to be verified first declaring my name is Donald Trump and me residing in the USA and was born on the 1st January 1901.

Request for money now:

All of the steps were exactly as described in this video that I recommend readers of this topic watch and take heed of

 

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You can clearly see this is one heck of a scam. I can't get rid of that massive balance, this time doing bonus buys on Gates of Olympus (at $10,000 a spin just like the twat with the hat). Every time I do my last bonus buy that would get me under $1,000 it suddenly plays well and gets the balance up again to $40,000+

 

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If there is any more proof, then this is it. Was down to the last $1,400 playing $30,000 bonus buys on Zeus -v- Hades so bought a $1,350 bonus

Thought I am now finally going to get rid of the balance, but nope - it gave me 4 wild reels with premium symbols - $28k win

 

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Doing well here, down to my last $400 and look at my balance now LOL

 

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Everytime this does it on Big Bass (still can't rid of the balance).

The balance $158,000 I did $25,000 bonus buys and not a single fisherman until it dropped to under $1,000 after which it just keeps paying - you just can't get under the $500 you got for free.

Proof that these are rigged - once it gets to the x3 fisherman and you get spins at x3 it shows this every single time

 

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The "mines" game is not rigged at all - from $1,000 to this - not too bad I guess

They make it quite obvious that this is one heck of a scam - not even a little effort to make it realistic