Blacklisted Poker Sites

Once upon a time, you couldn't trust a single online poker site. With so many new rooms appearing every week it was hard to know where to put your money.

During the boom years of the early-mid 2000s, many sites came, conquered, and took off with players' money or had such lax security that personal details and accounts were left open.

The sad truth is that without proper regulation, disreputable sites can continue to scam players and take funds. The long history of defunct sites surely provides ammo for those wanting a proper federal legislation system in the US.

Top Five Blacklist Factors

A rogue poker site can feature many different problems, but at the top of the list are the following:

• Poor security and player protection
• Improper licensing and independent auditing
• Terrible customer support
• Poor record on dealing with collusion or allegations of cheating
• Non-payment / late payment of players' winnings

What's a Blacklisted Poker Room?

We dive into each poker room to give you the real story.

To make it into our top (or should that be, bottom) list of poker sites on the web, a room must have a terrible record on protecting players and their money.

They might have a lot of disgruntled players who experience poor cashout times and non-existent customer support, or they might have had checkered pasts with collusion and/or cheating scandals.

Whatever the problem, we list them here to warn you from signing up for an account with them. We have your best interests at heart, obviously, and we only want you registering with the most reputable sites on the Internet.

Online Poker in 2017

Online poker is a much more settled place these days. We don't see so many tiny sites disappearing, being found guilty of fraud, or stealing their own players' money.

In fact, the biggest culprit of the last five years - FullTilt - who were so savagely found out after the FBI shut them down in the Black Friday raids, has been bought out by PokerStars and other CEOs of suspect sites have run off to safe havens to lay low.

However, as in the case of Lock Poker, bad eggs still stink the whole place out and leave a lasting smell as a warning to players everywhere that they should be on their guard.

Dodging the Dodgy Poker Sites

The poker forums and communities have done their bit over the past 10 years to ensure that criminals are flushed out and online poker remains a safe place to play.

But if you want to actually trust your hard-earned cash with a site, you'd do far worse than to read our expert reviews right here.

Our team has lost money due to bad practices, unsegregated funds, collusion and downright theft, and that's why we're well-placed to recommend only the best places to play.

With our expert review guide you can choose a real-money site that's safe to play at, has the proper licensing and auditing in place, and is guaranteed to help out when there's a problem.

The problem with many poker players is that they blindly trust in sites with real cash without really knowing the ins and outs of their operations. Don't get caught out and always err on the side of caution before getting out the credit card.

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