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12 September 2008 ~ 0 Comments

BetUS Casino Asking for Player Social Security Numbers?

BetUS Casino Asking for Player Social Security Numbers?

I recently received a letter from a CasinoSmack reader about the online casino BetUS. Check it out:
It’s been awhile since I had an online account, and obviously some things have changed. I went to set up a Betus.com account, and they asked for my SS#.  Is this normal practice?
-Bill N.
Thanks Bill for the question. The [...]

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26 August 2008 ~ 3 Comments

Online Casino Scams: Preventing Identity Fraud and Theft

Online Casino Scams: Preventing Identity Fraud and Theft

If you happen to see any invites from an online gaming site and accepted it, then make sure that you’ve checked thoroughly what’s said on their security page. You have to make sure that you have read the entire text. Never begin any game at a new online casino if the security section of their [...]

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12 August 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Wingows Poker Purchased by Walker Poker

Wingows Poker Purchased by Walker Poker

Wingows Gaming has been purchased by Walker Poker.
We don’t know currently how much this Walker-Wingows deal was for, but the essence is that WalkerPoker.com, which is operated by Colkom Inc. has taken over all assets of Wingows.com, which includes the entire Wingows Poker player database.
Wingows Poker, which has been running their online casino since 2006, [...]

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31 July 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Three Card Monte: Learn How to Avoid Getting Cheated Out of Your Money

Three Card Monte: Learn How to Avoid Getting Cheated Out of Your Money

Did you know that there are some casino-style gambling games that are impossible to win?
No matter what strategies, tips, and techniques you think you know – you just can’t win. Want to know the name of biggest loser game of all?
Three-card monte – a favorite of the con man. Maybe you’ve walked down the side [...]

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20 May 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Gambling Baby: Casino Demands Money From Infant

Little Danica Foster is taking baby steps in her development – she can play peek-a-boo and can make baby sounds – her parents say they can understand her every sound. How she was sent a complaint by an Internal Collections Department of a major online casino is a little harder to understand.
Mark Foster of Custer [...]

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