RevenueJet Casinos Close Down
27th July 2015
The US facing online casinos Grand Parker, OnBling and Ruby Royale operated by RevenueJet have been closed down amid arrests and frozen account rumours
The US facing online casinos Grand Parker, OnBling and Ruby Royale operated by RevenueJet have been closed down amid arrests and frozen account rumours.
Last week saw all casinos operated by the group that runs the several RevenueJet brands taken down and unavailable to players. Rumours have been flying about that the owners have been arrested by US officials, although there is no formal announcement to the fact as yet. What does this mean to players of the following casinos?
- Grand Parker
- OnBling
- Ruby Royale
- Loco Panda
- Classy Coin
Be Fearful for your Money
The chances are that player accounts being frozen is a pretty good indicator that it's going to be a long hard slog getting your money back,, if at all. No one wants to be in this kind of situation, but purists will doubtless grin their smug grins and tell you it's your own fault for risking your money in online casinos that are targeting US players in an arena where online gambling is illegal.
There have been claims of hacking and of collaboration with underworld criminals, although again, these are as yet to be confirmed or proved. The central figure in all of this is one Gaby (Gery Shaldon), who has been under investigation by the FBI for his part in dollar stock manipulation schemes, the JPMorgan hacking case and several other cases of fraud.
It would appear that the online casino side of his business was very small compared to the more sinister aspect of what he was up to. RevenueJet and Affactive are both affected with Affactive casinos also closed and player accounts frozen.
What to Do If You Are a Player
If you are a player member/customer of any of the above online casinos, your chances of recovering your deposits and legitimate winnings are slim at best. This is mostly because these casinos were operating illegally by signing up players in the US.
To try and make a case will be an admission of your own guilt in playing an illegal online gambling portal, so you might want to just write it off to bad luck. Those are the risks with gambling and most players will be well aware of and resigned to.
Whatever you do, DO NOT deposit any more money into your player accounts at any of the above casino brands is you have an account with them. If you have lost a lot of money or have a large sum tied up in a player account with the group, the only thing you can really do is to keep track of the proceedings and see if the accounts get unfrozen for long enough for you to get your money out of there.
You can find out more about the FBI case against Shaldon in this article: https://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2015/manhattan-u.s.-attorney-announces-charges-against-three-defendants-in-multimillion-dollar-stock-manipulation-scheme
