Not too long ago, the markets were awash with pirated movies, music and even clothes and handbags. Thanks to the efforts of the relevant authorities, those producing pirated goods are being held accountable, but there is one market where the ‘pirates’ seem to be having a ‘jolly’ good time and this is within the online casino market.
Online gambling is a heavily regulated industry with operators gaining licenses from governing bodies, but there are a few rogue casinos who try to operate under the regulations and one of which is Pelican Casino.
After a lengthy investigation, LCB, our sister site and independent directory/reviewer of online casinos, uncovered no less than 11 reputable software providers being ripped off by the casino, via a series of fake games which were designed to look like the real deal, but unlike the genuine casino games, players don’t stand a chance when it comes to winning.
In the Spotlight:
Flaunting online jurisdictions and turning a blind eye to player safety and fairness, Pelican Casino threw out pirated games with one goal in mind; to rake in the cash. One other thing to note is the restricted countries list on their website; it clearly states residents from the United States, Turkey and Cyprus are not eligible to play, but when the team of sleuths over at LCB tried logging in from those countries, they found they were able to!
Sherlock Holmes has nothing on our sister brand when it comes to sniffing out rogue casinos and they work tirelessly to bring those accountable to justice. But just how do they do it? Clever software and lots of man (and women) hours and I bet more than a jug of coffee per investigator too!
Claiming to operate under the Curacao jurisdiction, Pelican is boasting slots from both Aristocrat and Novomatic – two software developers who are not authorised to offer games under this specific license. That was the first alarm signal for the team. A lot of effort had gone into making the fake games look genuine and it was near on impossible to filter the fakes from the genuine articles – something players wouldn’t be able to do, but LCB did this with ease; recognising rogue casinos is what they do.
Great Qualities Bad Motives:
The pelican is often a symbol of reliability, friendliness, generosity and responsibility, which is why it is the national bird of several countries including the state bird of Louisiana, but Pelican Casino is quite the opposite, masking behind a trusted symbol. NetEnt, Amatic, Microgaming, Playtech, EGT, IGT, Quickspin, Wazdan, Merkur Gaming, Novomatic (GreenTube), Apollo and Aristocrat were being mimicked as the genuine article and this is totally unacceptable and bang out of order.
But why do operators who go rogue choose this path? Fake games are a money-maker for them; players log in to what they believe is a reputable online casino and start to spin the reels. The bonus features such as bonus spins and bonus games all come in, so too do the prizes, until it comes to keeping what you win…
…fake games will not pay out! It’s like trying to play free slots – you never win. Nobody knows how they do it or how many do it, but one thing we do know is that the LCB team is like Batman trying to save evil from taking over Gotham City; they will throw the rogue casinos to the wolves to stop others following suit and ripping off both software developers and players!
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