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How to Spot a Fake Casino - Facts and Signs
Fake casinos disguise themselves as legal brands: they copy the design, put fake badges "licenses" and promise instant payments. The good news is that they can be calculated from a set of characteristics. Below is a short algorithm, after which there will be only sites with which it makes sense to talk further.
1) Legal basis: license, legal entity, contacts
What to check:- License and regulator. The site must have: license number, legal entity, address and jurisdiction.
- Legal entity in T&C coincides with footer/politicians. No LTD Flower in one place and ABC N.V. in the other.
- Contacts and details. A full-fledged contact page, not only chat.
- "License" is given by picture without number/register; click - does not lead anywhere.
- The license number exists but is tied to a different brand/company (copypast footprint).
- On the site - offshore N.V., and in payments - individual entrepreneur/individual from another country.
2) Payments and conclusions: how money actually goes
What to check:- Deposit/output methods. Legal ones have bank cards/well-known PSPs, crypto casinos have wallets with transparent enrollment logic.
- Withdrawal conditions. Deadlines, verification, limits, commissions, wagering requirements and anti-fraud.
- Only "P2P transfers," "transfer to the manager's card," "Gift cards" are accepted, and in the rules - fog.
- Requirement to pay extra to "unlock" the winnings.
- Change in conditions after winning: sudden wagering, new limits, "security check" without deadlines.
- One-time crypto wallet, without linking to an account; ask to "send gas" and disappear.
3) Bonuses and promos: where the traps are hidden
What to check:- Transparency of wagering requirements (wager), list of excluded games, maximum bet when wagering, timing.
- Separate policy on freeplays and cashback.
- "100% no gamble" - and at the bottom in small print, exceptions that overlap the promise.
- Unrealistic bonuses (for example, 500% without restrictions) and the lack of lists of excluded games.
- Ban for "violation of bonus policy," which is not in the public domain.
4) Game providers and "certificates": how to tell the difference between a fake
What to check:- List of real providers (game studios) and correct loading of their games through official domains.
- Availability of RNG/RTP certification for specific versions of games.
- Badges eCOGRA/GLI/iTech - pictures without links or lead to the main page, and not to a brand/game certificate.
- Games are "similar," but do not open through the provider's domain (pirated iframes/builds).
- There is no indication of game versions and certification dates anywhere; RTP is declared, but is not in the help of the game itself.
5) Rules and documents: single logic or patchwork
What to check:- Terms & Conditions, Privacy, Responsible Gambling, AML/KYC - full set, one edition, single style.
- Clear verification SLAs and clear grounds for refusal to withdraw.
- In the text there are other people's names/brands (copypasta).
- Uncoordinated points: in one place KYC before the deposit, in the other - "at the discretion after winning."
- There is no page of responsible play, self-exclusion, limits.
6) Support and support behavior
What to check:- Are you ready to name the regulator/license number right away, without withdrawal.
- Uniform answers, lack of pressure "replenish the account - then we will help."
- "First the deposit, then we'll tell you."
- Support avoids direct questions, refers to "secret security procedures."
- Please send documents to personal mail/messenger.
7) Technical signs: what the interface and code will say
What to check (even without programmer skills):- HTTPS on all pages, not just the main; no browser warnings.
- Logos/badges are clickable and lead to a specific certificate or partner.
- No mass localization errors, currencies/dates; ■ correct.
- APK application with excessive permissions (contacts, SMS, call management).
- Frequent "drops" in the cash register/wallet, while games work - a sign of manipulation at the level of the payment layer.
- Many pages without encryption, mixed content (http + https).
8) Reputation: Where to weed out noise
What to do:- Look at patterns of complaints, not single reviews: withdrawal delays, identical rejections, a ban for winning.
- Look for long brand stories, active communities, public post-mortems on incidents.
- Freshly baked domain, "perfect" reviews on one day, no payment/update history.
- Aggressive promos in social networks/instant messengers without a site or with a set of "mirrors" without details.
9) Express check list (10 minutes)
1. Footer/license page: number, legal entity, regulator, address.
2. Coincidence of legal entity in all documents.
3. Deposit/withdrawal methods: are there reputable PSPs/banks; is there no "transfer to the manager."
4. Bonus rules: wager, wagering limits, terms.
5. Providers/certificates: clickable and leading to specifics, games are loaded through official domains.
6. Responsible Gambling/KYC/AML - present and consistent.
7. Support: responsible for the license/regulator clearly and immediately.
8. Technically: https is everywhere, the app has no strange permissions.
9. Reputation: not one-off reviews, but a trend of complaints/praise.
10. Site logic: are there any obvious copy/other people's names/currency inconsistencies.
10) "Red," "yellow" and "green" flags
Reds: no verifiable license; payments to personal cards/wallets; demand money "for unlocking"; fake badges; change the rules after the fact.
Yellow: fresh domain; superheated bonuses; weak support; many mirrors; typos in T & C.
Green: transparent policies, clickable certificates, official providers and PSPs, history of post-mortems and payments.
11) Special section: Telegram/" web apps "/pirated mirrors
Legal brands use official WebApp tools as a facade, but withstand the set: license, legal entity, rules, conclusions.
Scam bots disguise themselves as "instant casinos," ask to replenish through a manager or P2P.
If the service lives only in a messenger without a transparent site/documents, this is almost certainly past.
12) What to do if you are already caught
1. Stop deposits. Do not "do" to unlock.
2. Collect the invoice: screenshots of the office, chats, transaction numbers, conditions at the time of registration.
3. Write to the payment provider/bank about the disputed transaction; refine return/challenge options.
4. Inform the regulator of the jurisdiction indicated on the site (if any).
5. Do not send unnecessary documents to a dubious site; in case of data leakage - put bans on lending, monitoring documents.
6. Warn the community with facts (without emotions): scans, deadlines, support answers.
13) Frequent myths
"The main thing is reviews on social networks." You need a pattern + documents, reviews are easy to wind up.
"If you have SSL, then honestly." HTTPS is basic hygiene, not a license mark.
"All offshore is equally bad." There are offshore licenses with procedures and checks - the question is not in the word "offshore," but in verifiability.
"If you pay it back quickly, then everything is OK." Scam often pays small amounts to get involved in large ones.
14) The bottom line
Fake casinos give inconsistencies: in documents, payments, certificates and support behavior. Keep an express checklist before your eyes, do not be fooled by "miracle bonuses" and never transfer funds to the personal details of "managers." A verifiable license, clickable certificates, official providers and understandable conclusions are the minimum without which the conversation should not be continued.