waynemasters
Banned User
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2008
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
There are thousands of posts on this site, as well as all over the internet about online casino groups - here's my two cents. If there is an honest online gaming group, I'd like to know which one it is. I've played a number of them, and I can tell you with the deepest conviction - I have yet to find an "honest" one. I used to work for one of the largest Indian Casinos in So. California, I own several slot machines, etc... I'm not calling myself an expert by any stretch - but I do know more about the industry than the average consumer - and I can tell you that it's so plainly obvious that these "online casinos" are nothing more than dishonest, unethical and self serving money pits. Most online casinos offer huge bonuses to lure unsuspecting people to play, promise 98% payouts, great customer service, on and on. I've spent thousands of dollars and well, that's about it. I've not experienced 98% payouts, great customer service - just throwing good money into the pockets of God knows who. If you're like me and have worked in the land based industry - you know exactly what I'm talking about. There's a reason there are "big bonuses" - the games SUCK and a very FEW people ever break even or win anything - and the ones who do have the astronomical luck of breaking even or winning anything - good luck at getting a check. As for the software out there - the manufacturers need to really start doing something to save their reputations - not that they even care, I'm sure. Microgaming and RTG are among the most pathetic formats out there. All you have to do is "play for free" to see how quickly a bankroll is depleted with no significant hits to understand that making a deposit would be a foolish decision. Microgaming especially... I played the "Wheel of Wealth" and it took 486 spins - yes, 486 spins to hit the wheel bonus!?! Now correct me if I'm wrong, but the whole purpose of a bonus game is to - yeah - **HIT THE BONUS** - imagine that! I've written and attempted to call Microgaming several times - with no success. Parlay is another scammer. Their games hit VERY infrequently and to be quite honest, they really need to "spice up" their format a bit. I think the Atari 2600 has more exciting play formats. With respect to these bogus 98% payout claims - I don't buy into the "audits" showing 97.821545% payouts (or whatever other imaginary number they claim). Unless its legitimately audited by one of the big 4, its nothing more than that - an imaginary number.
As for the casino groups themselves - the worst by far has to be the Fortune Lounge group. These people are incredibly rude, dishonest, and allowed for over $6000 in unauthorized charges on one of my cards and turned around and accused me of fraud. Look, its really simple. I don't know if any of the casino owners ever read posts on here, if one happens to be reading this, I have some advice for you - clean up your act! Learn some ethics and practice what you preach on your mission statement page.
On a side note, I'm in the process of retaining an attorney to possibly start a class action against several casinos based in Costa Rica, as well as a few of the other groups elsewhere. If anyone has been taken by some of the Microgaming, RTG or Parlay casinos, please feel free to contact me at waynermasters@gmail.com for more information. Don't let these people get away with shady practices. Contrary to what you might have read, there IS legal recourse against these scammers.
As for the casino groups themselves - the worst by far has to be the Fortune Lounge group. These people are incredibly rude, dishonest, and allowed for over $6000 in unauthorized charges on one of my cards and turned around and accused me of fraud. Look, its really simple. I don't know if any of the casino owners ever read posts on here, if one happens to be reading this, I have some advice for you - clean up your act! Learn some ethics and practice what you preach on your mission statement page.
On a side note, I'm in the process of retaining an attorney to possibly start a class action against several casinos based in Costa Rica, as well as a few of the other groups elsewhere. If anyone has been taken by some of the Microgaming, RTG or Parlay casinos, please feel free to contact me at waynermasters@gmail.com for more information. Don't let these people get away with shady practices. Contrary to what you might have read, there IS legal recourse against these scammers.