Topic: More revelations on the challenges of physical casinos - page 4. (Read 970 times)

The popularity of online gambling platform have been on the increase for a while now thereby creating several arguments between them and the  physical outlets in terms of which is the best. There was an incidence I saw on twitter this money that made me decide to create this post so anyone who is bent on using physical shops should be cautious.

According to the tweet and the victim narration, he bet the game in a physical shop and won N16,700,000 (~$13,500) but the agent of the shop refused to pay him even after the betting company from their head office instructed him to pay. Not that the company did not pay the agent, they paid but the agent refused to pay him saying that someone else have come to withdraw the money. He approached the court only to get N3,000,000( $2,400) out of the total winning and was asked to go and look for the people that withdrew that money. Normally, when there is winning, the only way to withdraw is to tender the ticket to the agents who will take the ticket before paying the winning. So I do not know how someone will withdraw the winning of another and what the person used to make the withdrawal. I think the agent wanted to steal the entire money but due to the pressure from the court, he has to return part of it. I see this as a warning on the dangers of greedy agents in physical gambling platforms.

Source: https://twitter.com/General_Oluchi/status/1782027404027797716

The popularity of online gambling platform have been on the increase for a while now thereby creating several arguments between them and the  physical outlets in terms of which is the best. There was an incidence I saw on twitter this money that made me decide to create this post so anyone who is bent on using physical shops should be cautious.

According to the tweet and the victim narration, he bet the game in a physical shop and won N16,700,000 (~$13,500) but the agent of the shop refused to pay him even after the betting company from their head office instructed him to pay. Not that the company did not pay the agent, they paid but the agent refused to pay him saying that someone else have come to withdraw the money. He approached the court only to get N3,000,000( $2,400) out of the total winning and was asked to go and look for the people that withdrew that money. Normally, when there is winning, the only way to withdraw is to tender the ticket to the agents who will take the ticket before paying the winning. So I do not know how someone will withdraw the winning of another and what the person used to make the withdrawal. I think the agent wanted to steal the entire money but due to the pressure from the court, he has to return part of it. I see this as a warning on the dangers of greedy agents in physical gambling platforms.

Source: https://twitter.com/General_Oluchi/status/1782027404027797716

I think the agent wanted to steal the entire money but due to the pressure from the court, he has to return part of it. I see this as a warning on the dangers of greedy agents in physical gambling platforms.

Source: https://twitter.com/General_Oluchi/status/1782027404027797716

Yeah, i see it often enough. I don`t understand why users are so afraid of KYC, but it is their choice and i can`t and mustn`t make them change it. If we use big casino we mostly protected from the main part of risks and i think that it is normally to KYC - it is fair price for your safety.

I think differently about this. The online gambling platform doesn't seem very secure compared to the traditional gambling methods, which have offices and agents representing them.
 
Most of those online casinos you are seeing don't even have a physical office, so if you have any problem or issue, there is no place to report it other than waiting for them to reply to your complaint.
 
But aside from all these agents who are looking for ways to milk gamblers, it's hard to see them run with your money. I didn't say it's not possible, but it's hard compared to the way most new online casinos just run and stop paying winnings.

The popularity of online gambling platform have been on the increase for a while now thereby creating several arguments between them and the  physical outlets in terms of which is the best. There was an incidence I saw on twitter this money that made me decide to create this post so anyone who is bent on using physical shops should be cautious.

According to the tweet and the victim narration, he bet the game in a physical shop and won N16,700,000 (~$13,500) but the agent of the shop refused to pay him even after the betting company from their head office instructed him to pay. Not that the company did not pay the agent, they paid but the agent refused to pay him saying that someone else have come to withdraw the money. He approached the court only to get N3,000,000( $2,400) out of the total winning and was asked to go and look for the people that withdrew that money. Normally, when there is winning, the only way to withdraw is to tender the ticket to the agents who will take the ticket before paying the winning. So I do not know how someone will withdraw the winning of another and what the person used to make the withdrawal. I think the agent wanted to steal the entire money but due to the pressure from the court, he has to return part of it. I see this as a warning on the dangers of greedy agents in physical gambling platforms.

Source: https://twitter.com/General_Oluchi/status/1782027404027797716

Sure, I agree with you in that matter. A big, reputable casino or sport book with a long track record will certainly care if people started to question for legitimacy because they decided not to pay some money to a winner.
Though, we should also keep in mind the implications of centralized systems in the long term when comes to betting and gambling, there will be people within this community who may not feel completely comfortable with fully centralized bookies, perhaps that is why there is a niche market for so-called decentralized casinos and betting webpages.

Even though those big casinos have ended up proving their reliability several times in the past, the extreme centralization and the fact there is a KYC system to co only with, could turn some gamblers away from some platforms. It is not my case, but I am sure it happens more than once.

It was very sad to hear such an incident. Unfortunately, some agents prioritize their greed over winning their customers fairly. I think online platforms are better than physical gambling. It has a history of every transaction and there is less risk involved.

This story is indeed cautionary. However, it's important to note that this doesn't necessarily reflect the behavior of all such establishments.

Issues of dishonesty can arise in any industry, not just gambling.

It's an incredible story that unfortunately seems like a real scam...I don't know how it works legal system in your country but this not seems a quick solution.
Also seeing the figure/amount spends, unfortunately it is not a small thing to lose such an amount and anyone would be angry

A similar case happened in Italy, but here the shopkeeper actually stole a winning ticket and then try cashed it himself
Meanwhile he was famous at nation level, and he doesn't was able to cashout

The popularity of online gambling platform have been on the increase for a while now thereby creating several arguments between them and the  physical outlets in terms of which is the best. There was an incidence I saw on twitter this money that made me decide to create this post so anyone who is bent on using physical shops should be cautious.

According to the tweet and the victim narration, he bet the game in a physical shop and won N16,700,000 (~$13,500) but the agent of the shop refused to pay him even after the betting company from their head office instructed him to pay. Not that the company did not pay the agent, they paid but the agent refused to pay him saying that someone else have come to withdraw the money. He approached the court only to get N3,000,000( $2,400) out of the total winning and was asked to go and look for the people that withdrew that money. Normally, when there is winning, the only way to withdraw is to tender the ticket to the agents who will take the ticket before paying the winning. So I do not know how someone will withdraw the winning of another and what the person used to make the withdrawal. I think the agent wanted to steal the entire money but due to the pressure from the court, he has to return part of it. I see this as a warning on the dangers of greedy agents in physical gambling platforms.

Source: https://twitter.com/General_Oluchi/status/1782027404027797716

Online in general is indeed more convenient, knowing one has at least some basic knowledge with it but specifically there are faulty platforms which can cause inconvenience to us. Same goes with the security. We think we are secure because it was only online anyway but what about those hackings and the likes that we heard here from time to time especially on those fields where money is already involved?

When it comes to tracking and verification, I wouldn't deny that online can win here. There are disputes and fraud before on online transactions and it was still carried in crypto via double spending but we are now in the future already so cases like this are now minimized.

That is why it's important to always have an online betting account because most of this offline shop agents are very mischievous, greedy and dishonest. Not only in this particular case you have Sheard but has been happening for long now in different ways. Sometimes after winning a game the gambling agent will take some commission from you won game without your permission. Sometimes if you are not careful to cross check your won ticket and the amount given to you, you may be short payed . This has led to many controversies between Gamblers and shop agents. I personally don't fancy gambling offline because of this type of scenerio. if I want to gamble, I gamble online because it is fast, easy and convenient and has a highly level of privacy and security compeard to offline.

This definitely makes a strong case for the convenience and security of online gambling platforms, where transactions are digital and can be more easily tracked and verified. Online platforms often have robust systems in place to ensure that winnings are paid out directly to the account holder, reducing the chances of disputes or fraud.

Most of those people (agent staffs) who never seen money before always act like this and its very wrong of them to have this mentality to always try to cheat and scam people their winnings, sometimes there have been numerous cases like that when look across the gambling site opposite where we are living and you began to hear all manner of stories, calling of police and fighting all the time due to winnings and the rest issues.

At this point don't you think online gambling is the best? Since this is a common problems associated with local betting shops which some agents is representing even as that they always try to tarnished the image of the gambling site by not paying people with what they win.

This type of issue as been brought up before on this which is also about a Nigerian. But the person won in court as the betting agent assistant wanted to scam him and the betting agent shop owner was not around.

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Source: https://twitter.com/General_Oluchi/status/1782027404027797716