How To Avoid Sports Betting Scams Before They Happen
By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2011-05-01 04:45:31 | Word Count: 517
Gambling scams were never as recognized and as widespread as when it finally came in contact with cyber space. Even reputable sports handicappers like Adam Meyer are called a scam. Online gambling, although beneficiary for those gambling aficionados, allowing them to gamble and avail of the enjoyment at home, also has some of its downsides more specifically the existence of online gambling scams.
Online scams usually include the refusal of a certain game company to "give you" your winnings. Some gambling scams may even go as far as totally refusing to let you win with absurd probabilities, and then refusing to let you cash out the remaining money you've got left.
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One way to avoid these scams is to know what they are. Here are two most prevailing online gambling scams that you should be aware of, and should be able to detect easily.
Fake Bonuses - Some gambling companies even go as far as inviting their former scammed customers under the ruse of "bonuses" telling them how sympathetic they are about you being scammed, and offering a bonus if you play with them instead. Just think, where did they get your contact details? Well they got it from that short form you filled out when you joined the first scam casino, and they're actually looking to rip you off again.
What do they do? When it's actually time for you to claim your bonus, they say that you are ineligible to receive the bonus.
To avoid being re-scammed, never fall for these types of offers. Even if you haven't been scammed yet, they'd still send you a bonus offer then refuse to give it to you once you've deposited your money. A good rule of thumb with online gambling, if it's too good to be true, then it probably is.
Piracy - One way to know a legitimate online casino is its affiliations and memberships; one such is the Interactive Gaming Council (ICG). However, logos provided by such organizations can easily be copied on the net, and what scammers do, is they imitate, sometimes, go as far as duplicating the design of a legitimate casino to pass off theirs. It is a good measure to look up the name of the online casino on the members list of the certain organization. ICG and others usually provide an easy to browse and search members list on their web sites.
To make sure that the casino you're subscribing to is legit, type the company name and the word review in the search engine and read about them, you'll more or less get an idea of how they work. Lastly, always make sure you work with a reputable sports handicapper like Adam Meyer, who is frequently quoted in the media and is known as one of the few true professional sports handicappers in the business, not a scammer or rip off artist.
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Las Vegas insiders rely on Adam Meyer for his expert sports picks. Get free sports picks at www.adamwins.com and see how his money management system can put you in the winner's circle.
