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Virtually Worthless, by Dee Galizia

During my experiences with online gambling, it seems that no matter what, you end up across a few "Too good to be true" deals. Most of you have been in this scenario:

You go through your email, if you are like me, it's kind of like this.....spam, spam, spam.....Viagra?!! Then you see it! An email from a "Virtual Casino!" (Take your pick, they're multiplying as we speak) Oh look! A coupon code for free money! Surely they'll pay ME if I win!

Stop right there! These are the dillusions of grandeur that people have when dealing with the Virtual Casino group. I'll be the first to admit, I've tried a couple of them. Never won, though. Then I start seeing the horror stories of people winning money, and not getting paid. Kind of makes me glad I didn't win. Some had even deposited money before playing the free money, a supposed requirement; not that it matters when it comes to this group of thieves.

What surprises me, is that even though there are several people who've gotten cheated by Virtual, others still use the coupons. Get with the program people! You've got a better chance of getting hit by a bus than getting paid by them!

If you're sitting there reading this, and thinking, "Well, I'll still play there, I haven't been cheated" go right ahead. But when you hit that big win, and no one at Virtual acknowledges your withdrawl, all I can say is....you asked for it!

Now don't get me wrong, not all RTG casinos are Virtual clones. There are still quite a few good ones (that actually pay!) out there. Unfortunately they get a bad rap due to the incompetance of the ones like Virtual.

I can also say that one big problem that is actually not Virtual's fault (are you kidding?!) is that I've seen a few people actually brag about opening multiple accounts just to keep getting the free money. Now I can see if the casino allowed spousal accounts, but these people are opening more like 5 + accounts! I'm curious, what if you win using one of these phony accounts?

Do they have all the proper fake ID to send in to claim it? Last time I checked, any RTG casino requires quite a bit of personal information, you know; the dreaded faxback form, eg. Now unless these guys have access to making several fake drivers licenses and such, there's no way they can get the winnings. Not like there's a snowball's chance in hell you'd get them being honest.

My advice to you is simple, and what you've probably heard a thousand times: don't play any of the Virtual Group, of casinos. Hey, if you like clipping coupons, go ahead. Just watch out for those Virtual ones.

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