Avoid Lucky 18 Casino

October 25, 2009 · Filed Under Online Casino Scams · Comment 

This just in from Casinomeister:

Once again we find ourselves looking at Lucky 18 issues where players are owed money, have been told they’ll get it and then nothing happens. The latest is a $7200 payout to a player that has gone way overdue without explanation. Customer Service has not responded to the player and they have ignored us.

Warning: Lucky 18 is reneging on payments, ignoring it’s players and refusing to discuss player issues with us. Avoid this casino.

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Pitbull Online Poker Bosses Arrested

October 5, 2009 · Filed Under Online Casino Scams · Comment 

Months ago we ran a story highlighting the shady practices of one Pitbull Poker. They burst onto the scene, aggressively recruiting new players, offering $10 cash to anybody that would sign up for a Pitbull account. They rocked a flash-based gaming platform that made gambling online convenient and accessible anywhere you could find internet access. But it wasn’t long before Pitbull players wandered into the casino and took a whiff of something stinky. Allegations of programmed bots sitting in at tables and superusers, capable of seeing other players’ hole cards were becoming more and more prevalent. Pitbull refused to provide information on hand histories and before you knew it, Dimensus Ltd, the parent company of Pitbull Poker had dissolved with no clear owner or even base operations. Pitbull claimed to be a Costa Rica-based online casino, but had also mis-represented themselves as being located in the UK. They shut their doors, showing no intention of paying players what they were owed.

Now it seems that this dog has been put to sleep and the owners of Pitbull Poker have been arrested. Proving that if it walks like a pitbull, barks like a pitbull and bites like a pitbull…it’s probably a shady online gambling organization.

The Pitbull Poker boss arrests occurred when night shift employees were told to leave so maintenance could be conducted on the building. The strange and sudden maintenance set off a red flag to the employees who stuck around to see what was happening. When they spotted a truck arrive and proceed to remove all of the equipment from the office, they knew something was up and alerted the police. The owners were arrested by Costa Rican police and are currently being held as the employees try to convince authorities that the owners are indeed a flight risk.

Source: Gambling Review

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