What Will Online Casinos Think of Next?
Posted November 19, 2008 – 9:30 am in: Uncategorized
On Country Bans
With bans against gambling being implemented in Malaysia, it is a wonder that a lot of gambling still offers bets for Malaysians. GameCraft has always been trying to stop gambling sites from operating there, but the sites don’t want to listen. Thus, numerous busts have already been done for months, and yet there seems to be a rapid growth on the sites even after the bans and busts happening.
Lucky for the sites that offer online gambling to Malaysians, their partners (such as Internet cafés) have found a way to rig their computers to allow these blocked sites, but the Malaysian police force is also ready to find these internet cafés. Although offering gambling to people from countries that ban online gambling entails a lot of profit, the long-term problems that will be faced by busted companies might not be worth that profit; this is applicable to both the café and the website owners.
Just recently, a bust led to the arrest of 17 people including the workers. What’s more, cash, computers, and other equipment had also been confiscated by the police. With charges being filed against the offenders, it is easy to see that breaking the law can lead to harsh consequences even when you only wanted to have some fun.
And what about the bans in the United States where even the IP addresses of players are being checked? Somehow, there are still those sites that can get away with allowing U.S. players to bet, but the tricks might be done by the gamblers who know how to mask their IPs.
Naked Favors
Casinos have this reputation of offering outrageous promotions to attract bettors. Just recently, one such promotion involves naked options. This is a profitable marketing strategy as the porn industry is always gaining high profits. This is not to say that real porn is involved here—only that naked incentives are being offered to those who sign up with the gambling site Roulette69.com.
Players are given the option to choose the ladies, advertised as sexy casino hosts, who will do the strip tease; these are real casino ladies. Favors can be given to lucky players including the ability to tease (or be teased) and chat with the lady of choice. The main goal is, of course, to win the casino games as the girls do strip tease, but players are trooping to this new hot casino for both the ladies and the games.
The site is credible as it is powered by Orbis bet and operated by E-Tainment. Orbis is a respected name in online gambling, and even though E-Tainment is not yet known as a company managing online casinos, there is little doubt that the website is being run by pros. Only those over 18 years old may visit the site, but how age is verified here is not clear.
Casinos have been in business for years; naturally, they want to evolve so that they can reach out to a greater market, but the line between what is appropriate and not is sometimes very easy to cross.
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