I've just done a little research online for reviews about Bodog Blackjack, and following are some of the results. If you are interested you can dig deeper into this query. I don't think it is a coincidence that so many people have complained.
1) "I used Bodog Sportsbook and I have won big and payouts arrive within a decent amount of time. My problem -BLACKJACK! I have lost over $5000 in 3 months on their Blackjack game. I went to Tunica and Vegas, and even a riverboat in St. Louis.....played the same style won each time. I played 2 hours in Vegas and won $2200. But I kept playing Bodog Blackjack. At first I thought it was just bad luck. Then I started recording the games. I would win 7 $1-$5 bets and then place 3 to 4 $25 and lose every time. I would have 20s, dealer would be showing a 6 and hit Blackjack. I once put down a $500 bet, dealer got Blackjack. I'm not saying that it’s impossible for the dealer to get 21 on a $500 bet, but come on. Never double down. You will lose 85% of the time. The game play is streaky, but it is always in Bodog’s favor. You can win small bets all day long. Try betting 4 $100 hands or a few $50 bets and you will lose over 70% of the time. I called and complained and they sent me to their computer gurus and they explained to me about the RNG or whatever the hell it is that they use. They sent me the records for my game play for the past 60 days. It took me calling and emailing them 4 or 5 times, but they finally sent it over via email. I am currently going over the stats. With just the little I have evaluated, I can already see a large amount of skewed results. I have only won 43% of all my hands in the past 3 months. I know I win at least 50% (if not much higher) at the real casinos on Blackjack. The dealer has beaten me on 58% of all my hands where I am showing 17 or greater. I have only won 39% of all of my bets greater than $100. It’s my fault for losing $5000 because I kept playing expecting REAL results. These guys are cheating. Someone has developed some nice software and it is making Bodog lots of money. Is it so far fetched that someone can write software that only dishes out Tens, Paints, and Aces to the dealer when a player puts out a bet of $100 or more? I would say it’s not only possible, it’s happening!"
2) "Do not play Bodog casino games. Trust me - I have taken enough losses for all of us. Much like all the other people in here I have had horrible horrible time with Blackjack at Bodog. I am sure that over the last year the dealer has had 10 blackjacks for every one of mine - and that is over probably 7000 hands. Insane number of 21's from 15 and 16 for the dealer. Insane runs of 20's for dealer. I played for 5 years at The Sands Online and they were great...so I know how it should be and Bodog is not right. Just take that bit of advice...they are not right and something is extremely fishy at Bodog casino."
3) "Don't play anything in the BoDog Casino. Especially BLACKJACK. You'll have a 20 and the house will turn a 6 into a 21 everytime. Never double on an 11 because you will seldomly if ever get a 10. IT'S RAPE. They are blatant about it too. If I were in a real casino and saw this **** happen, I would turn the table over and punch the dealer. Please don't fall prey to these guys."
4) "The NBA moneylines usually come out at about 4-5PM which is unacceptable. Should be out by noon at the latest. Casino is rigged beyond believe. Everytime the dealer has a 5 or 6 in blackjack they always have 5 or 6 to give them 11 and then a face card gets dealt to them. I counted how many times that happened in a row and it was 9, unbelievable."
5) "i have been a long time player and was a big fan of there's until i realized that a company willing to lose a customer over the casino and its program is not the place for me. i was the biggest fan of the service given by there managers reps and players service reps. but i also can not deal with being cheated out of 3400 dollars on a flash blackjack software designed to wipe you out with an overwhelming house advantage"
6) "Like others before me in these reviews, I have been ripped off by BODOG's blackjack games. How can these people get away with stealing money ! Won't play again, have learned a very important lesson. Don't play online casino gaming games with Sportsbooks. Dealer - 11 blackjacks in a row."
7) "DO, NOT, I Repeat DO NOT play in BODOG''s Casino, For that matter do not play in any online Casino''s. Held on 17, dealer got 5 straight aces to win at 18. Yea right, that''s possible. My account is now closed and I will never go back to BODGOG, I suggest you never think about going there."
8) "This is by far the best online Sportsbook/Casino on the Internet. One word of caution, stay away from their BLACKJACK game, not even close to being fair. That''s my only complaint about BODOG, Other than that this is a top rate organization and are very fair and respectable. It''s really the only Sportsbook/Casino you need to sign up with."
9) "I have had a Bodog (Bodoglife) account for some time. Has anyone ever played their casino games and felt that the are TOTALLY cheating like I do?
Inordinate amount of 20s, 5 times the Black Jacks you get, they make 21 when you have 20 constantly and the worst... they almost always make their 4, 5s and 6s!
Drives me crazy so I quit because I believe they cheat!
Maybe I'll play $100, record it and post it on Youtube.
Bodog is almost totally opposite real casino BJ. Try the "play for fun" for a while and eventually you will even see it there!"
10) "I'm surprised after playing Blackjack on Bodog for the past six months, that I don't see more complaints about the randomness or lack there of with their Blackjack game. The last time I played (about two weeks ago) I won 3 of the last 30 hands. If this was a rare occurence, I could accept that, but it was every night that the dealer seemed to go on these rediculous winning streaks, winning 10+ hands on a regular basis. I see a lot of patterns like the dealer wins let's say eight in a row, then I win one, and the dealer wins at least the next hand, usually at least three. Happens all the time. It seems obvious to me that the game is rigged. I know this is the biggest online casino in the world, and it doesn't make any sense that they would cheat their customers, but when I asked for recent testing info I discovered there has been no testing since 2005!, they don't post payout percentages on their site, RTG is no help at all!, and all of the casinos are rogued according to Voltran2007 affiliated with Kahnawake Gaming Commission accept Bodog. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had these types of issues with Bodog. I had a similar experience playing Blackjack on PartyPokers website until they quit doing business in the US. Should I just give up on online Blackjack anywhere?"
11) "I have been working for RTG casinos for over 6 years now .. im a Blackjack player and Tri Card Poker... WHAT many of you dont know is that indeed there are ways that are just a click away from me to change the advantage of the house , this happens more often in low bonus % casinos that offer 24 hour payouts.
Havent you noticed its easier to beat for example purposes the Shark than Bodog ??
Everytime you wanna open up a casino you meet up with the RTG guys and you set out a plan Big bonus casino = 7 business days cashout low bonus casino = 24 to 48 hours and I dont wanna sound over the top but im one hell of a Blackplayer I know the " charts " by heart and my studies on the software help and I deposited $500 at bodog not to long ago and it lasted me about 15 minutes playing $2 to $25 BJ it was not good I have no problem with losing but I like to get a little plays worth ... now I deposited $500 XX casino that I wont name since Im having issues with them and in 20 minutes I made a nice profit on BJ but since their a high bonus casino they are gonna try and stick it to me every way possible lol"
12) "I go along for a liitle while, everything is fine, nothing unusual. I win I lose, nothing crazy. I increase the wager to $25, $50, or whatever and the dealer wins 27 out of 30 hands. It is obvious to me after many many sessions that Bodog is identifying with the amount of the wager and the aggression of the player and is winning/losing accordingly. After all, they can't win every hand, but they certainly win more than their fair share, when the player becomes more aggressive.
For the rest... Streaky is one thing, I'm talking about absurdity. I have dozens of records from Bodog BJ sessions 100's of thousands of hands, and welcome anyone to look at them and give me their opinion. There are so many, I don't know what would be the best way to make them available, but I will. e-mail would be easiest for me.
I understand bad luck, and I understand steaky cards, but I also understand that in the past 20 years of playing land based casinos I would bet that I haven't lost 10 hands in a row more than 5 times. I know I play a lot more hands in a shorter period of time online, but to see the dealer win this many in a row nightly, sometimes more than once a night is unfathonable to me."
13) "My last 50 hands:
L,P,L,L,L,L,W,W,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,W,L,L, P,L,P,P,L,W,L,W,W,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,W,L,W,L,L,W,W,W
I know I'm going to hear that 50 hands are not nearly enough to judge, and I agree. The sad thing is that this is not an unusual chain of events. This streak began when I increased my wager from $1 to $25. This has become quite predictable. I know to just try to sneak in a larger bet here and there rather than try to keep the wager increased, because the house is guaranteed to streak and suck the money out of me in record time.
Let me clarify one thing; I'm not a disgruntled player who has lost a boat load of money. Actually, when I first started playing on Bodog, I cashed out 25K in a one week period, all from Blackjack, and $1000 deposit. I consider myself a skilled, disciplined player, but by no means do I claim to be an expert or professional. Since that early cash-out, I've seen a dramatic change in the way the cards are falling. I don't mean because I'm losing, I'm referring to patterns that were not there before. The pattern where I lose 10 hands in a row, win one, and the dealer wins the next hand. It's money that this is going to happen. The one where the dealer consistently wins multiple hands in a row and the player gets his wins in a mixed fashion one here, two there, etc. I've noticed an undeniable delay in the turn cards that wasn't there before.
Isn't it possible that something that could so easily be manipulated, is? I have a feeling that when Bodog identified me as someone who mixes up the bet, and plays for profit (yes I play for profit, I don't get entertainment out of pissing away $$, if I want to do that I'll go to a strip club), then that perverbial switch was flipped. Someone started paying attention."
14) "When I asked Bodog for the 1000th time about any recent tests done on their software to assure fairness, they finally admitted that there had not been any testing since 2005! When I asked how that could be possible, they disabled my account. Probably did me a favor, but it seemed like customer service was great until I started asking questions.
Is this a lawless industry or what? In a multi-billion dollar industry that hinges on software that could easily be manipulated by people and/or computers located overseas; is there no protection for the player? Am I helpless because I'm in the US? Do these cheaters answer to noone?"
15) "All of this manipulation by online casinos indicates to me that there are actually SOME players who are consistently winning at a negative expectation game and that can only be if the casino's RNG isn't really all that random. Whether it's Cipher's software or not, I don't know but the Bodog casino is the only casino promoted by Cipher. When I examine Cipher's Bodog sessions, I'm like "Maaan, why don't I get those win/loss outcomes like he does?" Are they going easy on him at the expense of those who sign up with Bodog because of him? I don't know but he rarely gets the loooong losing streaks that I get with Bodog."
And more...
1) "I used Bodog Sportsbook and I have won big and payouts arrive within a decent amount of time. My problem -BLACKJACK! I have lost over $5000 in 3 months on their Blackjack game. I went to Tunica and Vegas, and even a riverboat in St. Louis.....played the same style won each time. I played 2 hours in Vegas and won $2200. But I kept playing Bodog Blackjack. At first I thought it was just bad luck. Then I started recording the games. I would win 7 $1-$5 bets and then place 3 to 4 $25 and lose every time. I would have 20s, dealer would be showing a 6 and hit Blackjack. I once put down a $500 bet, dealer got Blackjack. I'm not saying that it’s impossible for the dealer to get 21 on a $500 bet, but come on. Never double down. You will lose 85% of the time. The game play is streaky, but it is always in Bodog’s favor. You can win small bets all day long. Try betting 4 $100 hands or a few $50 bets and you will lose over 70% of the time. I called and complained and they sent me to their computer gurus and they explained to me about the RNG or whatever the hell it is that they use. They sent me the records for my game play for the past 60 days. It took me calling and emailing them 4 or 5 times, but they finally sent it over via email. I am currently going over the stats. With just the little I have evaluated, I can already see a large amount of skewed results. I have only won 43% of all my hands in the past 3 months. I know I win at least 50% (if not much higher) at the real casinos on Blackjack. The dealer has beaten me on 58% of all my hands where I am showing 17 or greater. I have only won 39% of all of my bets greater than $100. It’s my fault for losing $5000 because I kept playing expecting REAL results. These guys are cheating. Someone has developed some nice software and it is making Bodog lots of money. Is it so far fetched that someone can write software that only dishes out Tens, Paints, and Aces to the dealer when a player puts out a bet of $100 or more? I would say it’s not only possible, it’s happening!"
2) "Do not play Bodog casino games. Trust me - I have taken enough losses for all of us. Much like all the other people in here I have had horrible horrible time with Blackjack at Bodog. I am sure that over the last year the dealer has had 10 blackjacks for every one of mine - and that is over probably 7000 hands. Insane number of 21's from 15 and 16 for the dealer. Insane runs of 20's for dealer. I played for 5 years at The Sands Online and they were great...so I know how it should be and Bodog is not right. Just take that bit of advice...they are not right and something is extremely fishy at Bodog casino."
3) "Don't play anything in the BoDog Casino. Especially BLACKJACK. You'll have a 20 and the house will turn a 6 into a 21 everytime. Never double on an 11 because you will seldomly if ever get a 10. IT'S RAPE. They are blatant about it too. If I were in a real casino and saw this **** happen, I would turn the table over and punch the dealer. Please don't fall prey to these guys."
4) "The NBA moneylines usually come out at about 4-5PM which is unacceptable. Should be out by noon at the latest. Casino is rigged beyond believe. Everytime the dealer has a 5 or 6 in blackjack they always have 5 or 6 to give them 11 and then a face card gets dealt to them. I counted how many times that happened in a row and it was 9, unbelievable."
5) "i have been a long time player and was a big fan of there's until i realized that a company willing to lose a customer over the casino and its program is not the place for me. i was the biggest fan of the service given by there managers reps and players service reps. but i also can not deal with being cheated out of 3400 dollars on a flash blackjack software designed to wipe you out with an overwhelming house advantage"
6) "Like others before me in these reviews, I have been ripped off by BODOG's blackjack games. How can these people get away with stealing money ! Won't play again, have learned a very important lesson. Don't play online casino gaming games with Sportsbooks. Dealer - 11 blackjacks in a row."
7) "DO, NOT, I Repeat DO NOT play in BODOG''s Casino, For that matter do not play in any online Casino''s. Held on 17, dealer got 5 straight aces to win at 18. Yea right, that''s possible. My account is now closed and I will never go back to BODGOG, I suggest you never think about going there."
8) "This is by far the best online Sportsbook/Casino on the Internet. One word of caution, stay away from their BLACKJACK game, not even close to being fair. That''s my only complaint about BODOG, Other than that this is a top rate organization and are very fair and respectable. It''s really the only Sportsbook/Casino you need to sign up with."
9) "I have had a Bodog (Bodoglife) account for some time. Has anyone ever played their casino games and felt that the are TOTALLY cheating like I do?
Inordinate amount of 20s, 5 times the Black Jacks you get, they make 21 when you have 20 constantly and the worst... they almost always make their 4, 5s and 6s!
Drives me crazy so I quit because I believe they cheat!
Maybe I'll play $100, record it and post it on Youtube.
Bodog is almost totally opposite real casino BJ. Try the "play for fun" for a while and eventually you will even see it there!"
10) "I'm surprised after playing Blackjack on Bodog for the past six months, that I don't see more complaints about the randomness or lack there of with their Blackjack game. The last time I played (about two weeks ago) I won 3 of the last 30 hands. If this was a rare occurence, I could accept that, but it was every night that the dealer seemed to go on these rediculous winning streaks, winning 10+ hands on a regular basis. I see a lot of patterns like the dealer wins let's say eight in a row, then I win one, and the dealer wins at least the next hand, usually at least three. Happens all the time. It seems obvious to me that the game is rigged. I know this is the biggest online casino in the world, and it doesn't make any sense that they would cheat their customers, but when I asked for recent testing info I discovered there has been no testing since 2005!, they don't post payout percentages on their site, RTG is no help at all!, and all of the casinos are rogued according to Voltran2007 affiliated with Kahnawake Gaming Commission accept Bodog. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had these types of issues with Bodog. I had a similar experience playing Blackjack on PartyPokers website until they quit doing business in the US. Should I just give up on online Blackjack anywhere?"
11) "I have been working for RTG casinos for over 6 years now .. im a Blackjack player and Tri Card Poker... WHAT many of you dont know is that indeed there are ways that are just a click away from me to change the advantage of the house , this happens more often in low bonus % casinos that offer 24 hour payouts.
Havent you noticed its easier to beat for example purposes the Shark than Bodog ??
Everytime you wanna open up a casino you meet up with the RTG guys and you set out a plan Big bonus casino = 7 business days cashout low bonus casino = 24 to 48 hours and I dont wanna sound over the top but im one hell of a Blackplayer I know the " charts " by heart and my studies on the software help and I deposited $500 at bodog not to long ago and it lasted me about 15 minutes playing $2 to $25 BJ it was not good I have no problem with losing but I like to get a little plays worth ... now I deposited $500 XX casino that I wont name since Im having issues with them and in 20 minutes I made a nice profit on BJ but since their a high bonus casino they are gonna try and stick it to me every way possible lol"
12) "I go along for a liitle while, everything is fine, nothing unusual. I win I lose, nothing crazy. I increase the wager to $25, $50, or whatever and the dealer wins 27 out of 30 hands. It is obvious to me after many many sessions that Bodog is identifying with the amount of the wager and the aggression of the player and is winning/losing accordingly. After all, they can't win every hand, but they certainly win more than their fair share, when the player becomes more aggressive.
For the rest... Streaky is one thing, I'm talking about absurdity. I have dozens of records from Bodog BJ sessions 100's of thousands of hands, and welcome anyone to look at them and give me their opinion. There are so many, I don't know what would be the best way to make them available, but I will. e-mail would be easiest for me.
I understand bad luck, and I understand steaky cards, but I also understand that in the past 20 years of playing land based casinos I would bet that I haven't lost 10 hands in a row more than 5 times. I know I play a lot more hands in a shorter period of time online, but to see the dealer win this many in a row nightly, sometimes more than once a night is unfathonable to me."
13) "My last 50 hands:
L,P,L,L,L,L,W,W,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,W,L,L, P,L,P,P,L,W,L,W,W,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,L,W,L,W,L,L,W,W,W
I know I'm going to hear that 50 hands are not nearly enough to judge, and I agree. The sad thing is that this is not an unusual chain of events. This streak began when I increased my wager from $1 to $25. This has become quite predictable. I know to just try to sneak in a larger bet here and there rather than try to keep the wager increased, because the house is guaranteed to streak and suck the money out of me in record time.
Let me clarify one thing; I'm not a disgruntled player who has lost a boat load of money. Actually, when I first started playing on Bodog, I cashed out 25K in a one week period, all from Blackjack, and $1000 deposit. I consider myself a skilled, disciplined player, but by no means do I claim to be an expert or professional. Since that early cash-out, I've seen a dramatic change in the way the cards are falling. I don't mean because I'm losing, I'm referring to patterns that were not there before. The pattern where I lose 10 hands in a row, win one, and the dealer wins the next hand. It's money that this is going to happen. The one where the dealer consistently wins multiple hands in a row and the player gets his wins in a mixed fashion one here, two there, etc. I've noticed an undeniable delay in the turn cards that wasn't there before.
Isn't it possible that something that could so easily be manipulated, is? I have a feeling that when Bodog identified me as someone who mixes up the bet, and plays for profit (yes I play for profit, I don't get entertainment out of pissing away $$, if I want to do that I'll go to a strip club), then that perverbial switch was flipped. Someone started paying attention."
14) "When I asked Bodog for the 1000th time about any recent tests done on their software to assure fairness, they finally admitted that there had not been any testing since 2005! When I asked how that could be possible, they disabled my account. Probably did me a favor, but it seemed like customer service was great until I started asking questions.
Is this a lawless industry or what? In a multi-billion dollar industry that hinges on software that could easily be manipulated by people and/or computers located overseas; is there no protection for the player? Am I helpless because I'm in the US? Do these cheaters answer to noone?"
15) "All of this manipulation by online casinos indicates to me that there are actually SOME players who are consistently winning at a negative expectation game and that can only be if the casino's RNG isn't really all that random. Whether it's Cipher's software or not, I don't know but the Bodog casino is the only casino promoted by Cipher. When I examine Cipher's Bodog sessions, I'm like "Maaan, why don't I get those win/loss outcomes like he does?" Are they going easy on him at the expense of those who sign up with Bodog because of him? I don't know but he rarely gets the loooong losing streaks that I get with Bodog."
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