So some dodgy shit going on here.
Got an email from 123casinos (maybe or maybe not, more on that later) with a list of emails and IP addresses apparently used to opt in.
However, its fake. Looking up the IP addresses show multiple ISP's.
I am the ONLY person with access to the emails in question. All emails also should really be 'double opt in' and that means if you sign up on site, you get an email to confirm.
I do not have Sky, Virgin, Plusnet, Talktalk, BT (just from the first few IP addresses) all installed at home.
I also do not have access to sign up using IP addresses that are as yet unassigned and don't exist in the RIPE database, as they are in unallocated number ranges.
The list of email addresses and 'proof of opt in' are just text, like
It would take me 5 minutes to create a list like that. It isn't proof of opt in at all, and also doesn't state where the opt in was made.
Now the real weird thing. The email was titled re: casinomeister post
So is someone from the Atemi group reading this forum? Why not post on here if you are? I'll say hello to the spammers first, hello Richard and BGO
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Now, bear in mind 123casinos is the affiliate. They are the ones sending the emails
Here are some quotes from the email they sent me
As such, we launched an investigation into the affiliate in question
we would like to point out that the affiliate was able to produce
The reason for the multiple emails is down to the affiliate’s ESP
Regarding your concern about missing terms and conditions, we reviewed the landing page in question (123Casinos) and can confirm that it is fully compliant with all terms listed as per the latest guidance by the UKGC.
So apparently 123casinos launched an investigation into themselves.
They keep talking about the affiliate as if they are a third party
They reviewed their own landing page and confirmed it is compliant (the landing page they listed is not the one I posted on here, nor was that one compliant).
Either that or they forgot which email address they were sending from, they probably meant to send it from the @BGO.com one.
Oh, wait, now heres the
good part.
Richard Skelhorn owns Atemi group who own 123casinos that are sending the emails.
I got the email a few hours after
@Karolina Filip (the BGO rep) replied to this thread.
The email is written as if it is from a casino who has looked into my claims, rather than 123casinos themselves.
Guess who the co-founder of BGO is? Oh yes, Richard Skelhorn.
| Upper Mgmt.: | Mr. Mark Everett, Chief Technical Officer |
| Mr. Paul Fitchford, Operations Manager |
| Mr. Alex Hold, Co-Founder |
| Mr. Richard Skelhorn, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
So that pretty much confirms the spammers have a direct connection to BGO entertainment.
Heres a screenshot of part of the email, does anyone think this sounds like it is coming from the affiliate, or from a casino defending the affiliate?
And just a little more recent proof of the link between the companies.
On the other hand, Richard Skelhorn, founder of operator BGO and affiliate Atemi, claims BGO has seen only an 8% growth in revenue and 4% growth in deposits. This increase is far from a "boom", he says.
“[BGO] is fortunate not to be reliant on a sports betting channel and so is net benefiting from the ‘lockdown’, but no more than it would if it had rained frequently in March and we had one or two high-margin days,” Skelhorn wrote in a blog post.
I can certainly understand why Karolina didn't want to discuss specifics now.
