Why all online casino's are rigged

[Woody50]

I will be the first to admit that I am a bloody idiot for playing with these money grabbing sites. I have just come to realize that when you play online the games remember where your are in the play cycle, so if you have a win on a game then get off it and never touch it again as it will then go on the take, that little message "refreshing state" is so obvious when you stop and think about it. Also i have noticed that a few casino's for some reason let you win at first and then start taking with relentess abandon. I do not believe that these casinos have payouts of more than ninety percent, I have never ever in the long haul got 90% back, actually over the long term I get back nothing, they take it and everything that gets put in. The only way to make money on the online Casino is own one and let the suckers pay you instead.

I win and retain more at land based casinos where you can get up and play other machines, the online ones just wait for your return and its all downhill from there. I will be putting up a few websites warning of the dangers of online casino sites. By the way have you ever wondered why this Casinomeister site is here? It is because they get paid by the Casino's for every sucker that gets directed to them . Fact! not Fiction! This site makes money by skimming a fee directly from the Casinos it pushes on this site... Fucking human nature at its best. Well done hope you sleep well at night.

 

[BingoT]

We are all entitled to our own option that's for sure.
I guess we are all suckers for entertainment

I think you owe Bryan an apology here.
It's not good to bash anyone for what they may do for a living.
This is his place for business.
I look at it this way if I go into a store and I don't like what I see I would never walk back into that store again.

 

[SlotMonster]

Seems like you have lost much at online-casino(s) and now just trying to blow your steam off...But it's no good to make allegations like you made about Casinomeister forum. We are all humans here and I think it's possible to find better way to complain.

Edit: try Live Games, many online-casinos are offering Live Roulette, BlackJack, etc. This is the same as if you played at land-based casino Just a quick advice

 

[Fleur-De-Lis]

try Live Games, many online-casinos are offering Live Roulette, BlackJack, etc.

...that's where / how I lost my first 30.000 euros...
Sorry for OT

 

[SlotMonster]

...that's where / how I lost my first 30.000 euros...

That's where I won my first 14.000$ But if I lost, at least I wouldn't say that casino cheated me.

 

[Casinomeister]

Hi woody,

Sounds like a case of getting into a bad spot - a place where you don't want to be. No one should allow a casino to kick their ass - it's supposed to be an enjoyable mode of entertainment - not one that causes one to lash out at everything and everyone.

It sort of reminds me of the guy I saw losing his cool at the Luxor. Spearmaster and I were playing slots, and there was this cowboy beating the shit out of a slot machine. He was all bent out of shape and really lost face. He let a machine get the best of him.

Don't fall into that trap. If you need to move on - move on. Gambling is not for everybody. For some people, it takes an incredible amount of self control. For others, it's no biggie.

As for the service Casinomeister provides, you need to venture further than the message board. That's only a part of what goes on here.

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And that's the tip of the iceberg.

As for how I get paid? Think of it as a magazine. You don't have to buy something from every ad when reading Bluff Magazine, Newsweek, or Men's Health do you? Or imagine it like TV. In fact 38% of the visitors never see the banners here anyway, so what's the big deal?

 

[james01]

if the expected payout is less than 100%, then odds state that if you play long enough you will almost certainly lose all of your money.

It has nothing to do with it being rigged.
Imagine you put $100 in a machine with 90% payout.
Play all your coins once, and you expect $90
do it again, you'll have $81
go again, and you're at ~ $73
4. ~$66
5. ~$59
6. ~$53
7. ~$48
8. ~$43
9. ~$39
10. ~$35
11. ~$31
12. ~$28
13. ~$25
14. ~$23
15. ~$20
16. ~$18
17. ~$16
18. ~$15
.... and so on... basically if you got exactly the expected results, the longer you continued playing, the closer you'd get to zero.

The reason people come out ahead is because there are ups and downs along the way - that's why it's important to cash out small wins. If you chase the big win too far, you will likely lose everything - simple statistics.

 

[USA2112]

Any casino land base or online will take your money if you allow them to, it's about enjoyment and self control when you play. When that is gone it is time to take a break or quit all together.

As to making websites that express the dangers of gambling at online casinos or land base casinos, that is a good idea. You would be devoting your time to something that could have a possitive outcome, if not just for yourself, this could also help others as well that feel the same way you do. Here's a good place to start and it's free! Free forums and they have nice admin options too.

 

[lots0]

James01 makes a very good point about diminishing returns.

 

[LaurieJim]

james does make a good point, if we sometimes would just do that, i get more mad at myself when i dont cash out and its so much easier to blame the casino than myself when im the one that didnt follow my gutt feeling and hit that withdraw button..........thats why i go for the smaller cashouts now, when i can.....there are several posts that i have made and just set back and thought" laurie you sure did just make an ass out of yourself ", we all say or post things at one time or another that we wish we could just take back........laurie

 

[lauram]

How true this is my big oh oh for week. As you know i deposit only 25 at a time
got up past 200 but the rj are high so thought im home some time on my hands
ill go for some. Yes 3 of them went while i was playing that lil pop up box said sorry game closing due to progressive jackpot win. Wasnt me lol. So i went to the next set and did same till im done to 0 but I should of cashed out would of given me 8 deposits. But the 25 i deposited on last wed lasted me till now so in way kinda works out almost the same. Im just tired of dead spins or you have your 2 scatter symbols and 3rd is on last wheel and poof it either pushes it back up or down. Anyways the dumb blonde i am is off depositing again not sure where yet, up double in mg maybe i should just cash that out and start fresh will see. As they say someone has to win the big ones maybe one time will be a few of us regulars from here would be nice to see. GOOD LUCK ALL

 

[KasinoKing]

I have just come to realize that when you play online the games remember where your are in the play cycle, so if you have a win on a game then get off it and never touch it again as it will then go on the take, that little message "refreshing state" is so obvious when you stop and think about it.

Possible, but highly improbable. If online casinos needed to cheat to stay in business then so would land-based. (More so in fact, because they have bigger overheads). Same games, same odds, same players playing the same way.
If online casinos are rigged how come I've been winning from them for 7-years?
(And don't give me any of that 'affiliate lies' BS - I have a computer full of data to back up my results).

The other replies have said it already I know, but to reiterate:-
If you keep losing and you're not happy about it - STOP GAMBLING!
Take up a hobby which does make you happy.

 

[Jufo]

Possible, but highly improbable. If online casinos needed to cheat to stay in business then so would land-based. (More so in fact, because they have bigger overheads). Same games, same odds, same players playing the same way.

The difference is that on-line casinos offer bonuses. Something just doesn't add up if casino offers positive value bonuses and low house edge games. They would need huge turnovers on high house-edge games such a slots to pay off the value of bonuses. Making profit and offering player edge in bonuses just isn't mathematically possible.

If online casinos are rigged how come I've been winning from them for 7-years?

That is a poor argument. The only way you have been winning is by retaining a part of the bonus value. Perhaps you should have won twice more if the odds were true. And it is possible that the rigging kicks in on larger bet sizes and by low-rolling you have simply avoided this mechanism to be activated.

The other replies have said it already I know, but to reiterate:-
If you keep losing and you're not happy about it - STOP GAMBLING!

If somebody is conviced that they have been cheated, my suggestion is to gather evidence to prove that and make the casino face the consequences. If you just quit, you let them win, which is also in the best interests of affiliates.

 

[oldandboring40]

i went through the same phase you are several years ago. you learn the hard way that unlike land based casinos there is a whole lot more strategy involved with online gaming. you can come out alright but if you dont have a buttload of self control it can be tough.

 

[USA2112]

The difference is that on-line casinos offer bonuses. Something just doesn't add up if casino offers positive value bonuses and low house edge games. They would need huge turnovers on high house-edge games such a slots to pay off the value of bonuses. Making profit and offering player edge in bonuses just isn't mathematically possible.

Considering some casinos offer incentives for their players like 100% match bonus at 10 to 14 X's wager with no max cash out, bonuses can be profitable. If the player deposits $50 they then receive $50 bonus totaling $100 to play with allowing the player to place higher wagers. And with only a $1000 to $1400 total wager to clear the bonus before cashing out any winnings, Most players will wager that much in one sitting in a casino on $1 bets, it just depends on the bonus.

If somebody is conviced that they have been cheated, my suggestion is to gather evidence to prove that and make the casino face the consequences.

That's what's important proof.

If you just quit, you let them win, which is also in the best interests of affiliates.

Not sure I see how this would be in the best interest of the casino or affiliate, the casino would lose a depositing player and the affiliate would lose commission for that player.

 

[KasinoKing]

The difference is that on-line casinos offer bonuses. Something just doesn't add up if casino offers positive value bonuses and low house edge games. They would need huge turnovers on high house-edge games such a slots to pay off the value of bonuses. Making profit and offering player edge in bonuses just isn't mathematically possible.

Well I'm sorry, but that is just total nonsense for lots of reasons. Here's some of them:-

1. Not very many casinos offer +EV bonuses.
2. Even if they are +EV, the amount to be gained is minor. (e.g. 100% on $100 might be +EV by $10 - $15)
3. Not all players take the bonuses with the sole purpose of trying to milk them by playing the lowest risk strategy. I have no idea of the figures of course, but I would be very surprised if it's higher than 1 in 10.
4. Even those casinos who do offer +EV sign-up bonuses usually only give the player one. Casinos have 1000's of returning players taking -EV bonuses, or no bonuses at all. That's where they make their money.
5. Some of the best +EV bonuses I know come from very honest reputable UK bookmakers who would not dare to cheat their customers.
6. My opinion is casinos are prepared to offer these +EV SUBs to essentially 'buy' new players who they hope will carry on to be regular depositors. They spend 10,000's on TV & other advertising, so why not spend 10,000's 'buying players'? I reckon it's just accepted as part of the marketing budget.

The above is just my opinion - I'm no gambling expert and I have no insider knowledge.

 

[poser]

I can only say one thing:

There's are certain Playtech group, that will give you bonusses on and on.

Mostly cashable, only 10 to 12 times rollover, casino holdem allowed !!!

Bonusses from 50% to 200% (up to 400) , or 100% + 50 free, deposit 20 min.

You'll get those bonusses for years (at least 20 bonuses a month) !! (So do I).....

But in fact, those casinos MUST lose big and since some weeks now, I think they did a little to MY payouts. Now the results for C.Holdem are so extremly unpossible, I sometimes can only lol about.

I asked for play history, but they "cannot" give me theese histories !!!

I even cannot cry out, imagine HOW MUCH I won from them (its a really big group).

But I MUST think they cheat in the long run. How can they affort this otherwise ??

 

[uungy]

Personally the biggest problem with online gaming is the speed of table games. With a standard live casino, a hand can take a bit to play, while online, you cann play up to 7 hands a minute. So it can look as though in the real casino you are playing longer but the fact is thatyou are playing 7 times faster.

Slots are the same in a sense, The whole idea and time walking into a casino, exchanging chips, drinking, playing, changing machines, finding a "hot machine" also takes time, meanwhile online it is fater.

So if you play $500 in a live casino for about an hour, it would last you about 10 minutes online.

Just a theory

 

[Rusty]

I guess it depends on your definition of rigged.
All the slots I have ever played have been weighted so can not be random in the true sense.
That is an indisputable fact.
Are they 95%?
I usually get more like 85% at a good MG casino.

My first ever online casino was an MG and off a small deposit I hit the jackpot on Avalon (5 wilds) the jackpot on loaded 4 ladies with the wild during free spins the jackpot on secret admirer and several big wins of over 500Xbet.

1000 deposits later and I have never hit a win close to any of those.

I reckon the probability of me hitting the way I did and then losing the way I have ever since being just coincidence is very low.

But hey we don't have to play and thanks to this forum we have somewhere to sound off and when you have a go at Brian you are venting in the wrong direction.
This forum is the best moderated and most informative casino site out there and Brian's points are absolutely valid.

Other than that Woody I am on your side.

 

[D!G!TAL]

To OP-
The diminshing returns is probably the best point made so far- Gamblers Ruin! You have to know when to stop!

There is a difference between 'payout' and 'hold'. If you make a 100 deposit and manage to wager 1000 on a 90% payout machine and win 900- you hit the 90% payout but the casino gets all your cash (100% hold). To you, you just see 100 lost rather than the wins in between maintaining the payout at 90%. 90% doesnt mean you will end your session with 90, you could do if you knew when to cash out.

This is a simple example but if you do not understand the priciple it is easy to feel that the pay out percentage is a sham- you say yourself you have never got 90% back, when in fact it is likely you have had more back, perhaps 95%.

The secret is to know when to stop playing...

 

[NASHVEGAS]

Possible, but highly improbable. If online casinos needed to cheat to stay in business then so would land-based. (More so in fact, because they have bigger overheads). Same games, same odds, same players playing the same way.
If online casinos are rigged how come I've been winning from them for 7-years?(And don't give me any of that 'affiliate lies' BS - I have a computer full of data to back up my results).

The other replies have said it already I know, but to reiterate:-
If you keep losing and you're not happy about it - STOP GAMBLING!
Take up a hobby which does make you happy.

Not sure why you keep repeating this as I find it an extreme misrepresention regardless of true or false,rigged or unrigged,using boni or adding back comps in the case of BandM's,proper money management or not,disciplined or not,etc.....Harry Tamburin (for those who are not familiar you can google his credentials) as I am paraphrasing a recent article in Casino Player Magazine's 2008 Funbook sent with the magazine recently stated that Harrah's has 50,000,000 players (IIRC in the Total Rewards program) and of those 50,000,000 players there are only 3000 to 4000 that Harrah's worries about being consistent winners. Of those 3000 to 4000 of 50,000,000, Mr.Tamburin was not referring to slot players I can assure you fwiw (And don't give me any of that 'only gamble with discretionary income, if fun, blah blah or STOP' BS - I have a computer full of data and correspondence to back up that more than the majority of the few I do actually know on this forum do not gamble responsibly)....In summary, imo, perhaps you should STOP ((stating so often your " winning year after year, month after month" by wagering on slots which just happens to be the casino industries most profitable game----it might be less of a mispresentation if you just said "I am simply a winner" where mathematical expectation along with your posted playing style do not enter the equation of your claim of defying the almost statistically impossible)) as you feel some should STOP.

 

[Simmo!]

No harm in venting IMO, but Woody, you've been saying the software is suspect since back in March, so if you truly believe that, why are you still playing?

 

[Woody50]

Why do I keep playing? Why do some people keep shooting Heroin? These and all Casino's play on Human nature, they must be making a fortune. The whole industry is really unregulated, I mean these self regulatory bodies with Zero Government oversight are toothless. If the Casino is ripping people off do you really think a Casino self appointed regulator is going to shit in their own nest?

A few facts that stick out on casinos being rigged are these,,, If you use the same drivers license or Credit card detail when registering that will be a major mistake. I will explain, The first time I registered with a Casino I won large amounts on just about every game but over time the payouts decreased and they got it all back plus some. I went and registered at another of their stable of Casino's and the payouts where just take take take.

Now I went and registered at a totally different group and the first payouts where again large but as time went on they got it all back and plus some.

I tested this out over a few months and I can say that with a large degree of certainty that they track you with your data that you supply them.

The fact is that when you have a win on any slot that little "Refreshing State" is exaclty what it means, the machine starts exactly from where you left off from. In a land based Casino other patrons will feed the machine and lose but you can come back to this machine and have another win. With the online Game no one else plays that slot but you! Over time you are guaranteed to loose all your money.

The other thing is that you forget what games that you have played and if you stick to just the one casino or as I think any associated Casino then over time you are guaranteed of loosing all your money.

If you want to stand any chance of a win you cannot play the same group of Casino's with the same I.D I am quite sure that there is a back room office somewhere that collates all this information and uses it to milk you of as much cash as possible.

This industry is a money maker for the ones running the Casio's, there is massive financial gains to be had by duping the sucker mug punter.

I like what some on this board say, they call it entertainment. No its not entertainment as most people that play are after a win to help them out of the financial mess that they are in. Casino's just by their existance cause much misery to people already in a bad place.

These Casino's either online or Land based need to be closed down, they cause huge financial damage to people who just cannot help themselves by thinking that they can beat a sophisticated computer program that is the pinnacle of technology designed to separate one from their cash.

To continue risking hard earned dollars will in time convince you that you have been an under educated fool. Cancel all your accounts and do something constructive rather than destructive to your finances.

If you keep playing after reading this them I feel sorry for you on your pathetic financial future.

 

[Simmo!]

This industry is a money maker for the ones running the Casio's, there is massive financial gains to be had by duping the sucker mug punter.

I like what some on this board say, they call it entertainment. No its not entertainment as most people that play are after a win to help them out of the financial mess that they are in. Casino's just by their existance cause much misery to people already in a bad place.

These Casino's either online or Land based need to be closed down, they cause huge financial damage to people who just cannot help themselves by thinking that they can beat a sophisticated computer program that is the pinnacle of technology designed to separate one from their cash.

It goes without saying that casinos are money-makers. Every business in every area needs to make money to survive. But closing every casino down is exactly the approach that many politicians assume - stop everyone from playing to protect the few. Ban alcohol to save the drunks. Stop selling drugs to save the addicts. The type of argument that totally misses the point. Once you are addicted to something that bad, you will always find a way. The answer is not "prohibition", it's education and assistance to those few with a problem.

The law of the addicted gambler states that he will continue until he loses all his money. A lot of people do play for entertainment but a lot of people take it too far. A few go way to far. The controlled gambler knows when to stop and stops. But not everyone has the self-control.

So where do you draw the line? Stop everyone for the sake of the few? Or help the few. To help the few, they have to want to be helped. Your latter point about taking up another passtime is a very good one, but it's not that simple for the addicted gambler. Boredom is a factor that sends people to casinos and having them online does make them much more readily accessible.

But the gambler has to recognise the problem and want to implement a cure. No amount of help-groups, action lines or preaching will help them unless they want to be helped. In some countries, the politicians turn their backs on the problem - ban it and hopes it goes away. The 18th amendment. Ooh that worked well!

There are ways the addict can help himself, if he/she really wants to. Ditch the credit/debit card, maybe switch to a prepaid card instead, get rid of online banking and the ability to transfer money, ask the casinos to impose limits or impose their own (Wagerworks). Move to the USSA (sic). Of course it can make life a little harder in other areas but if the gambler truly wants to stop, they can take several steps to help themselves without the need to seek outside help. Some more ideas...

 

[PapaCasino]

That the point, if you've won enough today.. STOP PLAYING!

Don't try to push your luck so much, I am not so old in online gambling but I was fast enough and I've seen that all. I was playing at 888 ( which is undoubetely one of the most honest casinos ) and won 172$, and the next thing I know all of that was gone including more than half of my own deposits. But that doesn't qualifies me to blame 888 for that, i could have taken the 172$ I won from them and get the hell out of there, but it was my decision, and my luck.

Other than that I've played at few PlayTech casinos, and I've either been not so lucky there or maybe its their games which are possibly rigged... but not ALL of the casinos are rigged, and even if casinomeister gets a small commission from these online casinos, it may help you come up with a good one to play.

If you're still thinking of playing at a casino, then try playing at 888.. they won't give you an instant bonus but still they are far better than most of the casinos out there.

Good Luck