"Betcoin.ag - Scams, Scandals, and Shadiness Galore" by TwitchySeal
http://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/showthread.php?11404-Betcoin-ag-Scams-Scandals-and-Shadiness-GaloreThe owner of PokerFraudAlert, Dan Druff, responds: "...this site sounds shady as hell, and you should stay far, far away."
And:
"Sounds like this place absolutely cannot be trusted."
And:
"Pretty awful.
Anyone who continues to patronize these scumbags is a fool."
Other comments in the thread:
How Quaint discussing the Affiliate Manager and General Manager:
"I came to the conclusion that not only were these guys clueless about poker, that they were also liars. They run a shitty business and use shady tactics. Furthermore, they don't even understand the business they are in, so I can't support them then..."
anchordraw:
"pokerscout says this site has a 7 day average of 28 players, with a 24hr peak of 50.
how are they making enough money to stay open?"
If the management are shady and run a shitty unsustainable business on the poker side, does anyone feel there will be any difference on the sportsbook side?
I don't.
This is from WalkerIVIV
Hello players,
thisway I'd like to apology to betcoin.ag. I had problem with their poker software ( my own mistake). I solved problem with local betcoin manager that offered me honest compensation and afterall I managed to get my funds back. I am thankfull for their understanding of my issue. So once again thanks.
It's possible that WalkerIVIV's post is legitimate.
But as I've mentioned previously, Betcoin had a promotion recently rewarding for making positive posts about them (I think 10 posts had to be made).
So any positive news about the site is suspect.
Even if legitimate, it's a drop in the bucket compared to all the fraudulent/unethical behavior of the site as documented in the TwitchySeal article I linked to.
http://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/showthread.php?11404-Betcoin-ag-Scams-Scandals-and-Shadiness-Galore"Dan Druff" of PokerFraudAlert has high standing in the poker community.
His detective work was one of the keys in the discovery of the Absolute Poker/Ultimatebet "Superuser" cheating scandal.
"Witteles was a victim of the Absolute Poker/Ultimatebet "Superuser" cheating scandal. He and several other online players took part in uncovering and proving the cheating. This attracted enough media attention to where it became the subject of a story on the TV news program "60 Minutes", where Witteles was featured. The episode aired on November 30, 2008.[6] Witteles appeared on the front page of The Washington Post about the same matter.[7]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Witteles"On September 2007, Absolute Poker began defending itself following accusations made by members of several Internet forums that the online poker room has a "superuser" account which allows one player to read the hole cards of another during a game.[2] By October, widespread Internet allegations of cheating led to the Kahnawake Gaming Commission beginning an investigation.[3][4]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereus_Poker_Network
