If you’ve ever loaded a Slot or any other casino game and thought it looked just a bit off, you may have been on to something. LCB has discovered that "US friendly" Russian online casino brands Twist Casino and its sister site, Vulkan Casino, which are owned and operated by Twist Services Limited, have been passing off pirated games from Novomatic as genuine titles.
Both brands have been added to our warning list and we do not recommend real money play from either one of these sites.
When VulkanCasino initially launched, the casino claimed to be licensed by EveryMatrix, when which in fact, they are not. We approached them about this and questioned them about their licensing pointing out that they do not appear on the EveryMatrix client list here. https://everymatrix.com/clients?product=CasinoEngine
We received no response to our inquiries; however they conveniently removed the following information from the website:
The website is operated and managed by EveryMatrix Ltd, a company bearing registration number C44411, and having its registered address at Level 4, Suite 10, Portomaso Business Tower, Vjal Portomaso, St. Julians, STJ 4012., STJ 1081, Malta. EveryMatrix Ltd. is licensed and regulated by the Malta Gaming Authority (www.MGA.org.mt) in virtue of a Class 1 license numbered MGA/CL1/497/2010 issued on the 2nd of May 2012. The gaming platform is provided by EveryMatrix Software Ltd. by virtue of a Class 4 license numbered MGA/CL4/497/2011 issued on the 27th of April 2012 by the Malta Gaming Authority.
The Casino games, Quickfire, are provided by EveryMatrix N.V. a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Curacao, bearing company registration number 108354 and having its registered address at Dr. Hugenholtzweg Z/N, Curacao and is licensed and regulated in virtue of license number No. 8048/JAZ granted by the Government of Curacao. In terms of deciphering the real from the fake, there are visual clues on games like different fonts, menu options, buttons, launcher and loading screens. To illustrate here is a Genuine Novomatic Game – Lord of the Ocean:
The most recent LCB investigation of Vulkan revealed that they expanded the level of piracy by offering Aristocrat's 50 Dragons game with an awkward custom launcher hosted on a pirated source.
Pirated 50 Dragons Slot launcher:
Genuine Aristocrat 50 Dragons Slot launcher:
Inspecting the Source Code
When it comes to source code inspection, you’ll notice that the pirated games are hosted on this domain: http://st.flashgamesoftware.com
An example of a good source from a reputable casino such as Grosvenor would show the following URL for Book of Ra upon inspection is coming from GreenTube:
As you can see, Grosvenor’s version of the game is 100% legit as its source if the Greentube website, a subsidiary of Novomatic. To see how a genuine Novomatic game should appear, take a look at the free version here on LCB, which shows the loader, menu, buttons, etc.
Genuine Version of Book of Ra Deluxe
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AlphaDouche 8 years ago Sr. Newbie
Never been a fan. there almost annoying promotions and there games are not my cup of tea. Plus i dont know how much i can trust anything coming out of Russia. It makes me so mad. A casino like any business or way of marketing yourself will have more business and a better view in the publics mind if they were just legit....
Never been a fan. there almost annoying promotions and there games are not my cup of tea. Plus i dont know how much i can trust anything coming out of Russia. It makes me so mad. A casino like any business or way of marketing yourself will have more business and a better view in the publics mind if they were just legit. Husstlers dont stay hustling for to long, people get wise.
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april casillas 8 years ago Sr. Newbie
i play at vulkan casino and i'm glad i didn't deposit my money, ty for the info.
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Mojo Jojo 8 years ago Super Hero
oh dear, I am a member of twist casino, lucky me I never made a deposit there because they looked very fishy and cheap. I hope they will be sued and bankrupt and must pay their fine for the rest of their life.
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bigbolox_ay 8 years ago Jr. Member
I would love to hear the legal action outcome, surely the people behind these fake casinos should face prison time and huge fines. I'm pretty sure some of the money these thieves have made has been stashed or hidden in secret bank accounts. Lock these people up! (ps i would never deposit at a dodgy casino)
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Sommi 8 years ago Super Hero
Great... I have made like 20 deposits at Twist Casino, now I'm not surprised that I have lost them all. :/ Too bad I didn't know it earlier. Anyway, good job LCB, at least I won't waste cash there anymore...
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rhoda1957 8 years ago Newbie
Thank you Kimmmmie, that was the question I had. I wanted to know if anyone had been paid and you answered. No one else has weighed in as of yet. Either way, I will not be depositing with them. Your cash out may have been a fluk, who knows but when a casino does shady things like this, I avoid them.
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zuga 8 years ago Admin
@Kimmmmie since their games are fake then the actual RTP of those games is not the same as in case of the original. And they can do what ever they want with these games, and set them up to cheat players. So them paying on time has nothing to do with them offering pirated games and cheating the players. Best course of action...
@Kimmmmie since their games are fake then the actual RTP of those games is not the same as in case of the original. And they can do what ever they want with these games, and set them up to cheat players. So them paying on time has nothing to do with them offering pirated games and cheating the players. Best course of action is to avoid these casinos at all cost. cheers Zuga
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Kimmmmie 8 years ago Full Member
Thanks for the warning LCB!!! It's good to be reminded to always watch out and be alert on fraudsters. Although I have to say so far I haven’t encountered any real problems at Twist. Even though I rarely deposit I get regular freebies and last year I even won $100 in a tournament (I didn't even realise I was playing)! When...
Thanks for the warning LCB!!! It's good to be reminded to always watch out and be alert on fraudsters. Although I have to say so far I haven’t encountered any real problems at Twist. Even though I rarely deposit I get regular freebies and last year I even won $100 in a tournament (I didn't even realise I was playing)! When I made a withdrawal, much to my surprise, it was in my moneybookers account less than 24 hours later.
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VaRiXD 8 years ago Sr. Member
THX LCB Teams , It's tricky to join new casino we do appreciate it , I always check the reputation, review about a casino before I do deposit.
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MayaP 8 years ago Newbie
Thanks for the heads up LCB !!! will surely avoid them !!
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Kristen Munoz 8 years ago Jr. Member
I am a bit shocked since this is a casino site I newly joined that stuck out to me . I liked the games and was waiting to get another no deposit bonus to play before I would consider playing on my money . then each time I tried logging in I had problems so now this news is a bit of explaining the issues so I got to thank...
I am a bit shocked since this is a casino site I newly joined that stuck out to me . I liked the games and was waiting to get another no deposit bonus to play before I would consider playing on my money . then each time I tried logging in I had problems so now this news is a bit of explaining the issues so I got to thank lcb for being on top of the issues you guys are great keep up the good work and a big boo to twist !
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drtheolen 8 years ago Moderator
Out of all casinos we spotted to offer pirated Novomatic games, this Vulkan casino has the worst copies of the games. There isn't a single aspect of these games that matches the original ones, from the menu, distorted symbols, loading screen up to paytable and help.
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Melcb 8 years ago Admin
Great work LCB team! Such unethical and shady operations! I'm so glad to be part of a team that can warn and provide players with the power of knowledge.
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Lipstick 8 years ago Admin
Props to LCB for enlightening our members. We are the Commando Watch Dogs!
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2fast4u 8 years ago Hero Member
awesome job LCB . aweful the lenghts some of these dogura would go to , and cheat
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residenceNelis 8 years ago Sr. Member
oooo thanks so much this is posted LCB i already complained about this 1 week ago, everything is fake there, i got a 5 no deposit coupon wager 80, won on '' the money game'' 2300 credits total balance 2900 credits went to lady lucky's charm and only had 800 credits left, support almost doesnt speak english super poor casino,...
oooo thanks so much this is posted LCB i already complained about this 1 week ago, everything is fake there, i got a 5 no deposit coupon wager 80, won on '' the money game'' 2300 credits total balance 2900 credits went to lady lucky's charm and only had 800 credits left, support almost doesnt speak english super poor casino, really avoid at all time!
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rhoda1957 8 years ago Newbie
I'm so happy to have someone like LCB looking out for the US players. Now I know whenever a new casino pops up to double check here before making a deposit. Now I'm wondering if any one has ever cashed out from either of these places.
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Markotik 8 years ago Admin
Terrible and unethical practices, so openly lying to their players. It is great that we have these reports, surely the members will find them very useful.
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sanchya 8 years ago Hero Member
Great job, last time i played, i did little depo of 5$, novomatic games is everywhere in land based casinos here in Latvia and i know every game. When i played they at Twist casino i was shocked, because games was totally wrong..got bonus game (in bonus every spin wins-Fairy queen) no one win,.it was not even real bonus...
Great job, last time i played, i did little depo of 5$, novomatic games is everywhere in land based casinos here in Latvia and i know every game. When i played they at Twist casino i was shocked, because games was totally wrong..got bonus game (in bonus every spin wins-Fairy queen) no one win,.it was not even real bonus (fake bonus)..after that no one depo from me..live help told me that everything was right! It is impossible..how bad casino.
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