Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Great writeup.
LOL @ this:
And that was supposedly written by a company based in London?
As you pointed out, clearly they are lying about that. I agree with you that it's based in Asia somewhere. The bad English looks very Asian, and the Asian imagery on the site also points that it's based there.
This whole thing looks very shady, and I wouldn't trust them for a second. In general, it's never a good idea to play on a site which lies from the get go.
Also, as you mentioned in your article, they don't even understand US payment processing, as evidenced by their ignorance to Skrill and Neteller not being in the American markets.
One question, though: Do you really have an affiliate link to them? I see at the bottom of your review (which, to be fair, seems honest and unbiased), you still give people the chance to sign up there. Are you getting a commission for this? If not, why give your readers an easy link to start playing on a possible scam site?
In answer to your question, yes.
Well, our general practice with new sites is to test them privately in house for a few months to see if we're comfortable offering them to other people. If we aren't comfortable with our own money on there (mainly mine and that of my horses) then we don't offer it to other people. However, I'm working 80-100 hours a week, getting married, have multiple travel plans etc.
This new site gave me the perfect opportunity to do some testing. Firstly, we don't KNOW that it is a scam. In fact, tonight, someone on 2+2 posted that they got a cashout. Whether it's true or not we'll have to wait and see from others, but it could simply be that this company is ignorant of the US market and needs help. I'm not betting heavily on it being legit, but I could be wrong.
Back to that opportunity. I wish to see if people will still go to a website if you give them a negative review. Back when Lock was being ridiculous I wanted to stick a Lock affiliate link our large anti-Lock pieces just to see if people would use them, regardless of how vitriolic our articles were. I always suspected that people would still go to the sites. In good conscience however, I could not do so. I knew Lock was a scam before the public was on board. The business model was just FUBAR. This Ourgame site however, is brand new and TBD on its scamminess. So, with an open and honest warning and a big red button of discouragement, I'm tracking the analytics of how many people click A or B. I think it will be a fun little experiment quite frankly. Any money we earn will be paltry I'm sure, assuming it is ever paid.
Quite frankly, I'd rather know one way or the other if they are a scam. But I don't feel bad for anyone who plays on the site, if in fact it turns out to be a scam, with the type of "review" we gave them. Caveat Emptor...