Wizard Blacklists Casino Group

Though we are not living through the communist scare of the 1950s, being blacklisted amongst your colleagues can still be detrimental to your character and/or business.  The same applies for online casinos.  Especially when the casino is blacklisted by a highly regarded site like Mike Shackleford’s: The Wizard of Odds.  Such is the predicament of the Gambling Federation Casino Group and their line of online casinos. 

It all started back in July of 2005 when Shackleford began mediating for Chris B., an online casino player.  Chris B. made deposits at 10 different Gambling Federation casinos in very quick succession.  He played hard and frequent and ended up losing most deposits; however he won a total of $7,000 from his combined winnings on two deposits.   

Chris B. was unable to claim those winning as they were disqualified.  He was given two reason: one, he had multiple casino accounts; and two he was found guilty of a vague scheme that violated the terms and conditions of the casino.  The multiple accounts accusation was disproved.  The so-called scheme that he took part in was his playing style of high stakes wagering.  His playing style was not a violation of the casino terms and conditions.

In the end, the casino ended up pulling the most ridiculous and shady card available, “The Casino management reserves the right to withhold any funds if it suspects any foul play or manipulation with the Casino.  It is recognized and agreed to by the Player that, in the case of any discrepancy whatsoever, management’s decision on all matters will be final.”

That was it.  Chris B. got not other explanation from the casino other than ‘we can do whatever we want’ and a return of his deposits.  Since the final decision came down from the Gambling Federation headquarters, Shackleford said all of their casinos must feel the repercussions.  

Shackleford could find no reason to fault Chris B., he had in no way violated the terms and conditions presented by the casinos.  The terms and conditions did forbid the opening of more than one account at a single casino, but it never, in any way, restricted him from opening an account at 10 different Gambling Federation casinos and claiming the deposit bonuses.

This is certainly not the first time that the Gambling Federation has been called out for poor business practice.  Malware was discovered hidden in their casino downloads back in February of 2005.  Malware is lingo for malicious software.  The Malware was intentionally packaged in their software to block user access to competing gambling sites.  Fabiano Fogli, Gambling Federation CEO, defended the unethical practice with claims that those particular sites had misappropriated their database and spammed their customers.  After the exposure, the Gambling Federation left the Interactive Gaming Council, an association dedicated to credible e-commerce and online gaming practices.  Their apology admitted the decision stemmed from “emotive judgment” and were “not justified.”

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