Yet another online casino goes down the wrong path offering fake games to customers. This time its Burnbet with a platform full of rip-offs made to resemble popular video slots from Novomatic, Aristocrat and EGT. Every title that supposedly came from these providers is beyond a doubt a counterfeit product, as confirmed by our team behind software inspection. We first suspected foul play when the name 2WinPower popped up as a supplier of these slots - this company is a known third-party distributor of pirated games, and we have already nailed them once before, as some of you might remember.
Forgeries Everywhere
At this point, we can't be certain if the owners of Burnbet are aware of this issue at all, or if they know they are dealing with a company whose background is anything but reputable. In any case, and this is something everyone will agree with, it is the responsibility of a casino to ensure only genuine games are offered to players. Since they've obviously failed in this regard, and we are talking about more than 50 pirated slots, the only fitting place for this site is on the LCB Warning list. Prior to this unfortunate discovery, they've had mixed feedback from our members - several players reported non-payment issues or slow withdrawals, but none complained officially or asked for our help.
Burnbet is licensed and regulated by the Curacao Gaming Commission, under the trade name Yucatan Gaming N.V., with a head office registered in the United Kingdom. Next, to the above-mentioned forgeries, there are other developers featured on the website: Igrosoft, Alps Games, MegaJack, SpinFun and Unicum, all of which appear to be genuine. While they do look like every other run of the mill venue, there is admittedly nothing about them that would give a casual player any reason for concern. At least not at first glance, but looking past the surface is something most inexperienced gamblers rarely do. However, these fakes are crafted expertly, reproduced almost identically to the originals, and what good is caution when you lack the knowledge to recognize something is off? With that said, we can only hope that Burnbet's deficient terms of service and very low withdrawal limits prevented many of you from depositing there and losing your money.
How We Spot Them
Even the best copies have weak points, and when we can't tell the difference based on appearance, the source code usually reveals the truth. We already know which fake domain 2WinPower is using to host pirated games: https://gmtr3.com/, and it is precisely where this casino's software is coming from. Below is a screenshot taken during the gameplay of EGT's Age of Troy and Novomatic's Dolphin's Pearl slots - nothing seems amiss, but we could still pinpoint the same domain in both cases:
Additionally, the launcher of Dolphin's Pearl provided by 2WinPower differs slightly from the original. We've seen this before, the first time we encountered this shady provider, and it wasn't difficult to establish a connection. Even if you are not an expert in these matters, it's a good idea to compare loaders between the version you want to play at any casino, with that of an original release found on the official website of the provider. While the deviation might not be so apparent, there are small but significant things that can tell you whether a game is original or not. Here is how the fake loader of the above-mentioned slot looks like:
Marvel Slots? Not Quite!
There is one final aspect of this case, which many of you should find suspicious. It has to do with a strange occurrence of Marvel slots from Playtech and Sheriff Gaming releases which, as we all know and lament, are no longer available for play. The former have been discontinued recently, which essentially means they no longer exist as such, and of course, they shouldn't be found anywhere. The latter is a company that closed their doors a long time ago.
Steer Clear
Burnbet is primarily a sportsbook, and they have genuine casino games as well, which might cause some of you to think it's safe to continue playing there for real money, as long as you're not using any of the above slots. However, being involved in the distribution or hosting of pirated software is not only a deceptive and damaging practice, but it is also illegal as well. There is no reason good enough to trust a gaming site that does this, knowingly or not. It only goes to show they are disregarding the well-being of customers, and that should be priority number one for any respectable company.
Update - June 13th, 2017: After publishing this report, we received a response from Burnbet. They claim to have paid all due winnings, and since they have ''too many active players on the site'', they won't be halting the services. The casino stated more players have been paid than not, hence they assume the pirated games are working as intended. Never mentioning whether or not they plan to remove these slots, they claim to be working with new providers, BetConstruct in particular, and should be integrating their software sometime in September.
Paying players should go without saying and there is no excuse if you don't. We find it hard to believe they really are so ignorant, as to not comprehend this simple fact. And to think fake games are fine as long as they are working as intended is just another nail in the coffin for these guys. Instead of trying to justify illegal software, they should have removed it right away. Our warning still stands, as we see only poor excuses and no real effort to improve.
Update - June 23rd, 2017: Today LCB has received threats from a person called Tina, who presented themselves as CEO of this casino. We have advised them against making further threats and invited to post their side of the story or to send us a disclaimer which we offered to publish on their behalf. Suffice to say they did not even address any of these issues and proceeded to making further threats.
Update - June 27th, 2017: New Rogue report - LCB Team Receives Death Threats from Burnbet Casino
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norman222
7 years ago
Sr. Newbie
They did not even bother to register domain so very similar URL to the one that is supposed to be there and try mimic the rest as well. And if 2WinPower pirates the games, they should be in jail all of them. It should be also in interest of providers to be looking for their fakes, to ensure their name rename clean. But...
They did not even bother to register domain so very similar URL to the one that is supposed to be there and try mimic the rest as well. And if 2WinPower pirates the games, they should be in jail all of them. It should be also in interest of providers to be looking for their fakes, to ensure their name rename clean. But at the end it is website like this which has to do the job of others.
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coolsongss
7 years ago
Hero Member
Huh, this is a bad news. LCB caught another rogue casino with pirated slots. It is quite surprising that there are some third party distributor of pirated games. And there should be more casinos which are providing pirated slots, as I suppose. These guys are showing Marvel slot ? If I found it, I would come here to ask...
Huh, this is a bad news. LCB caught another rogue casino with pirated slots. It is quite surprising that there are some third party distributor of pirated games. And there should be more casinos which are providing pirated slots, as I suppose. These guys are showing Marvel slot ? If I found it, I would come here to ask here other members about that, what's going on ? :) Thank for your excellent work LCB.
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key11
7 years ago
Sr. Member
Death threats? Jesus, Mary, & Joseph! I am all but stupefied! You all keep each other safe and we'll keep you in our prayers.
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2fast4u
7 years ago
Hero Member
man i can't believe what I am reading. These are not only fraudsters but a big criminal enterprise and should be jailed for a long time. LCB rocks and we stand with you.
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zuga
7 years ago
Admin
Unfortunately this goes with the territory. We are getting these threats almost every time we publish a rogue report. Never before received death threats until now, but I could be mistaken. Suffice to say we take all these threats, especially the death threats, seriously and as I mentioned in one of my earlier comments...
Unfortunately this goes with the territory. We are getting these threats almost every time we publish a rogue report. Never before received death threats until now, but I could be mistaken. Suffice to say we take all these threats, especially the death threats, seriously and as I mentioned in one of my earlier comments we are currently consulting our legal team. We won't let this go . Stay tuned and be and play safe!
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jade
7 years ago
Super Hero
@Zuga, OMG! Has that ever happened before? Will LCB be involving the appropriate authorities? Please be careful, all of you...................
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zuga
7 years ago
Admin
We just received threats from this casino. We will be issuing another report after the weekend! Stay tuned! And play safe!
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zuga
7 years ago
Admin
@Jade yeah 2winpower and others alike do charge for their pirated games, but I assume its much much cheaper than the real deal. And yes those players that still play willingly and knowing what kind of games they offer here and regardless of it, do deserve to get cheated. Just plain stupid if you ask me.
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jade
7 years ago
Super Hero
Do I understand this correctly? This company, 2winpower, gets paid as it provides its clients, in this case, Burnbet Casino with unlicensed and fake casino games on purpose! If that is against the law, illegal, how come they haven't been arrested, both of them? Why is this casino not closed? I read the comments...
Do I understand this correctly? This company, 2winpower, gets paid as it provides its clients, in this case, Burnbet Casino with unlicensed and fake casino games on purpose! If that is against the law, illegal, how come they haven't been arrested, both of them? Why is this casino not closed? I read the comments on the review page. There are several members that admit they play there even though they are using counterfeit games, which makes them thieves and untrustworthy in my book! I'm sorry, but this is a shameful situation that does nothing to positively promote the online gambling industry. In fact, I think it just fuels the fire for those people that lobby against it.
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WaroftheGods
7 years ago
Full Member
Thank you LCB for once again bringing these kinds of casinos and people to the attention of all casino players. Every single player deposits their hard earned money into these casinos in hopes of coming out on top with some more money then they started with, most players understand the risk and can walk away with dignity...
Thank you LCB for once again bringing these kinds of casinos and people to the attention of all casino players. Every single player deposits their hard earned money into these casinos in hopes of coming out on top with some more money then they started with, most players understand the risk and can walk away with dignity if they end up losing . But to lose your money because you were cheated out of it is a hard pill to swallow. Hopefully because of LCB's insight and knowledge of spotting the bad casinos and the ones not to be trusted, less and less players will get cheated and duped from pirated casinos and games . LCB , I thank you for all players who have ever been a casualty of pirated casinos everywhere , keep up the most excellent work you do, I'm sure I can speak for everybody when I say, it's very much appreciated .
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2fast4u
7 years ago
Hero Member
@bet1985 what they are doing is illegal . They are not paying for the genuine licensed games, so they are cheating the software providers. Illegal! Then they are cheating us the players, as these fake games have fake RTP ( return to player % ) and certainly the RNG of such games is everything but random. So although...
@bet1985 what they are doing is illegal . They are not paying for the genuine licensed games, so they are cheating the software providers. Illegal! Then they are cheating us the players, as these fake games have fake RTP ( return to player % ) and certainly the RNG of such games is everything but random. So although players are mostly getting paid its still illegal as such games should have different payouts among other things.
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MelissaN
7 years ago
Almighty Member
I doubt Burnbet didn't know about the fake games. Furthermore, they didn't even mention removing them from their site which is another worrying thing. Thank God, LCB spotted the irregularities and informed its members before much damage was done. Thanks for keeping us up to date LCB!
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nirvana
7 years ago
Super Hero
I am growing sick and tired of these scamming clip-joints . they should all be put out of business. Good work LCB!
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zuga
7 years ago
Admin
So we got a reply from Burnbet ( check out the Update section above ). They are either clueless about how to do business properly and whats legal and whats not, or do not give a rats ass now that they been outed. Either way players should AVOID this casino at all cost
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Snowbowl
7 years ago
Sr. Member
Thanks for the warning. I've never played at this casino,thanks God!
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drtheolen
7 years ago
Moderator
Honestly, whether you get lucky enough to win something and get paid by these guys is largely irrelevant. As Sylvanas pointed out, these games might look like a familiar Novomatic or NetEnt game, but similarities end there. Essentially, you can choose instead, one of many good casinos out there with genuine software and...
Honestly, whether you get lucky enough to win something and get paid by these guys is largely irrelevant. As Sylvanas pointed out, these games might look like a familiar Novomatic or NetEnt game, but similarities end there. Essentially, you can choose instead, one of many good casinos out there with genuine software and enjoy the real experience for the same money you would waste playing in one of these pirated casinos.
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Sylvanas
7 years ago
Admin
@bet1985: Not every Burnbet customer gets the short end of the stick. There have been successful withdrawals, and keep in mind not every game they have is fake. Many are however, too many, mind you. It is against the law to offer pirated software: it is stealing from the original software developer, which is a crime, and...
@bet1985: Not every Burnbet customer gets the short end of the stick. There have been successful withdrawals, and keep in mind not every game they have is fake. Many are however, too many, mind you. It is against the law to offer pirated software: it is stealing from the original software developer, which is a crime, and no one can guarantee a random outcome when a fake slot is in question, because pirates can and do change RNG as they please, meaning they can set the slot to never pay anything. Hope this explains the problem a bit better.
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bet1985
7 years ago
Newbie
Maybe but i'm confusing why i got money from burnbet if this fakes? Please can you explain? Sorry, I don't understand why I got money from burnbet in some few mins.
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JackieNL
7 years ago
Super Hero
Thank you for this information. I didn't know anything about pirate games until now. I will be more careful posting about new casinos. Keep it up the good work and catching these fake casinos!
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zuga
7 years ago
Admin
You cannot be that naive and not know you are using fake games.
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