Qualified Review: BUYER BEWARE – Blackjack 21: Blackjackist Review

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Update 2. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1) The app developer has failed to provide the basic requested information to support their claims of fairness and verification of it. 2) I ran a few more tests (specifically on the Black Jack game play) and it’s beyond a shadow of a doubt that the game is 100% rigged. It’s designed to lure players with claims and an initial appearance of fair play with a randomized number generator, etc. However, this is not the case. It geared towards addictive game play, lies and programmed algorithms to produce unfair gaming results to manipulate people into purchasing chips and benefits. Simply put: they promise fair game play, but lie and cheat to dupe players into spending real money to continue under false pretenses. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Update 1. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Response to the developer response below: Dear Developer… Thank you for your insincere canned, generic response that you’ve cut and pasted to so many similar reviews. Love the app… but when it comes to the legitimacy of your “guaranteed” fair play… I, like countless others, simply don’t believe you. You give guarantees and claim “certification” by an “independent 3rd party”. Ok then. Where might I find more detailed information about your certification, the company who audited and certified you and your random number generator? You say you guarantee fair play? Please add a feature to allow players to download their detailed historical play data so they may review the statistical probabilities regarding so many incident complaints. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Original Review. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••First: In the real world, my home is physically located within 2 miles of a half a dozen major casinos (Hard Rock, MGM, Harrahs, Golden Nugget and more). I’ve worked for and played in these casinos so many countless hours, I’d say My opinion here is well qualified. After playing hundreds of hours on this game and spending a bit of money to buy chips, etc…. I’ve discovered both good and bad about this app. Here’s my assessment of the Pros and Cons. ?? PROS: Simply put, this app is really engagingly entertaining and a fun way to pass the time. A great way to learn how to play the game; learn both the rules of game play but also the etiquette of how to play with others in a casino (the 3D virtual environment with other real players gives a great experience 2nd only to the real thing). It’s really a great platform to learn how to play, understand proper table interaction and gain confidence in preparation to play in a real life casino. For this, I’ve no problem recommending this app. I’d even say it’s worth spending a few bucks here and there for the entertainment and education. ?? CONS: Simply put, this game is rigged. Players need to remember that this is NOT a real casino gambling app. It is NOT subject to gambling gaming laws and they aren’t governed by any gaming commission to ensure fair game play or consumer protections. This app generates profitable revenue through in-app purchases of benefits and virtual gambling coins. To this end, they will design the game to be as fun and addictive as possible. In order to play, you must have coins. To generate revenue, they need players to spend real money to purchase and use up those coins as much as possible. If you’re a skilled player, you can acquire coins through “gambling” and build up your bankroll. However, if you don’t need to buy coins, they aren’t getting money from you. Think about it. In order to increase revenue they will employ a number of strategies to make you use up and lose your coins so you must purchase more coins more often. Anyone with a lot of experience playing in real casinos can point out that there are a lot of subtle tricks to achieve this, including tweaking certain gameplay rules to increase the house advantage to cheating with program algorithms that produce unfair and unnatural game results that casual players are unable to recognize, pinpoint or prove. Remember: the developer is not a real casino and they are not required to adhere to gaming regulations. They can cheat all they want.
Review by LiveCreate on Blackjack 21: Blackjackist.