Why Online Casinos are Bull Shit!

14 Aug

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Let me first preface this post by saying this: As of writing, I have gambled and have had some wins, and some losses, but mostly losses. Take it from me kids, as much as the good folks gambling over on Twitch.tv would have you believe, you can’t make a career out of gambling unless you have a massive bankroll or are already rich!

Online casinos have a much different way of luring pepole in and keeping them there. A lot of it comes down to how their banking works. For instance almost all online casinos offer some kind of sign up bonus or deposit match bonus.

Say for instance the deposit match bonus is 200%. This means you depost $100 and they give you $200 extra to play with. Now hold on little Timmy, because that money isn’t real nor is it worth accepting when you understand the rules that come with it.

Almost all casinos require that you play a certain amount before you are able to withdraw the money (before it becomes real) this can vary, but is usually anywhere from 100 to 500 times the total amount they give you. This means if you deposit $100 and they give you another $200, you need to play $2000 – $5000 at their casino before they are going to let you pull the money out.

Speaking of pulling money out, the withdrawal process is absolutely brutal! First of all you have to provide the casino with proof of residence and proof of who you are before they will even consider letting you withdraw funds.

Next you have to deal with the Canadian banking system which basically tells you “No fucking way are you gambling on the internet!”. They make gambling and crypto near impossible to do with any form of speed.

Now you finally have some cash in your casino account. Go ahead and play some games. We have an amazingly high RTP. RTP is the return to player percentage which is essentially the amount of money the casino returns to its player base. This number at most casinos means absolutely JACK!

The way a casino calculates its RTP is it runs simulations of its games 24×7 which will tell them how much money they took, and how much was returned to the player. If a casino tells you they have an RTP of 95% it means that the casino keeps 5% and the other 95% is distributed to its player base.

What the casino forgets to tell you about is just because the RTP is 95% that doesn’t mean anyone is winning anything. The simulations the casinos most likely are around 20-30% RTP and on the second last simulation the system runs against any particular game it hits a monster win of several million dollars which would bring the RTP in line with what they are boasting about but still ends up being total bull shit.

Finally you manage a massive win and are ready to cash out? Great, provide all the same information you did when opening your account at your respective online casino so they can confirm who you are once again. Once this is done they will allow you to withdraw your funds. If it’s over $10K well you’re SOL.

Most online casinos use Interac E-Transfers to fund your casino account. This comes with several annoying limitations.

  1. If you are a high roller, tough shit. You can only transfer $3000 per day, and $10,000 per week into your account.
  2. If you want to withdraw more than $10K, you have to pull the first $10K and wait a week for it to hit your bank account. Then you cal pull more out.
  3. The casinos intentionally delay your withdrawals because well…… they want your money and the longer it’s loaded up at the casino, the more likely you are to go back and have it brutally taken away from you.

Take if from someone who has been heavily beaten by the casinos on a fairly regular basis. Online gambling is bull shit. Stick to a real casino where you can cash out and walk away because otherwise, you might as well just hand all your money to your online casino of chioice, let them kick you in the junk, and then move on with your day.

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Raid: Shadow Legends

22 Jul

I only just recently started playing Raid: Shadow Legends, as I was looking for another gacha game to play while waiting on energy refills to happen on the other gacha games I play.

This game gets a lot of exposure and shout outs by quite a few prominent YouTubers and Twitch Streamers which is honestly why it took me so long to give this game a try. Usually when I see a game advertising and pushing into the market this hard it usually signifies to me that the game is having a hard time getting adopted by gamers.

A few weeks ago, I decided to give the game a try purely out of curiosity, and I have to say I am really enjoying the mechanics, the content, and the creator of this game the more I play.

Raid: Shadow Legends has plenty of content, consistent updates, and now they even have a collab with Ninja! If you log in for 7 days straight you can get your own Ninja Legendary Champion. This champion Plarium designed to look like Ninja is crazy good. He’s a great PVE farmer and nearly all of his skills are stronger against bosses. Definitely worth logging in 7 days for!

Overall I am really enjoying this game and look forward to any future collabs they may have. If you click either of the links in this article and sign up tp play Raid: Shadow Legends, you and I both get some  pretty awesome rewards in-game. Best of all, it’s a free game with no need to spend money. There are always events and other ways of obtaining amazing champions without spending a dime.

Epic Seven: One of My Favorite Gacha Games

18 Jun

Epic Seven is a game that falls into the Gacha genre. Essentially it’s a role playing game that is free-to-play with a ton of incentives to spend real money. That being said, spending real money is not necessary to enjoy playing this game.

Epic Seven offers a ton of excellent content, great graphics, and some amazing heroes you get to collect and battle against one another. In the beggining you’re given a couple of key heroes that are all part and parcel of the excellent storyline and lore of Epic Seven.

The fun of the game is progressing through the three or four chapters of content to level, improve, and upgrade your heroes and their equipment. I’ve only managed to reach mid-game so far, however I would imagine that once your heroes reach their full potential, you can then delve into PVP content where you can battle other players.

If you’re looking for a game that’s just a fun overall time suck, Epic Seven is one of the best out there. Whether you spend money or not.