Players being “defrauded en masse” by fake games

The iGaming industry must no longer shy away from the issue of fake games in order to educate players on the stark danger they present, according to Duncan Garvie, Head of ADR Services at CasinoReviews.com.

Speaking to iGaming Expert, at the recent Deal Me Out Conference, Garvie explained that it’s time to start “shining a light” on the issue in a bid to protect consumers.

He said: “For a lot of years, we avoided talking about fake games for the good reason that we didn’t want to inadvertently promote unscrupulous operators. But we’ve tried that for a decade and it has not worked.

“We need to find another viable strategy and education is going to have to become a part of that. That means that we need to do better at communicating to consumers about how they differentiate between a licensed and unlicensed operator and it means we need to do better at communicating to consumers what the risks are when they go unlicensed.”

As Garvie previously detailed to iGaming Expert, fake games h..

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