During the investigation, we encountered more uncertainties on top of the technical issues with the game. Specifically, they relate to how Wazdan communicates with us and the player, which only strengthened our suspicions.
We asked the provider multiple questions, including:
-Detailed analysis of all rounds and sessions, not only winning ones;
-At what speed and volatility was the game played? These parameters are not passed to our backend, but they must be on the provider's side.
-A request to consider and comment on 16-hour long sessions with turbo spins played exclusively in one slot from all the accounts regardless of the result (after the jackpot, the player continued the game, including the period when they won three Grand jackpots in a short time).
Of the whole range of questions, the provider answered only one - regarding the probability of winning the Grand jackpot. For the record, it is 1/166,945 games. In this case, the Grand jackpot was won three times within 13,000 spins. Even prior to receiving the abovementioned response, we assumed a very low probability of hitting the Grand Jackpot thrice in such a short period of time. That's why we suspended the player’s account, preventing them from further exploiting a possible bug and hoping that Wazdan would shed light on what was happening.
Unfortunately, Wazdan completely ignored all other subjects, although the situation obviously required further clarification. In parallel, the provider was in touch with the player, assuring them that they had instructed the operator to make payment. We expect game providers to follow the B2B model where they do not bypass their customers to reach end-users as it is basic professional ethics.
The provider also notified us that the player was constantly contacting them on the issue. The provider expressed concern about their reputation, as the player was spreading negative messages on the forums. In turn, we hold the view that Wazdan's actions were unethical and unprofessional. In addition to communicating directly with the player, they ignored our questions, which are critical for the matter.
To that end, we have reasons to distrust the Wazdan studio. They behave like an interested party and withhold essential information, whether trying to avoid reputational risks or being in collusion with the player. On the balance of evidence, we remain convinced that the Power of Gods: Hades game may contain a bug that makes winning the jackpot a non-random event under certain conditions. We also do not exclude that the bug could be fixed by the provider without making it public.
As for the player, their further communications reveal even more inconsistencies. For example, the player contacted us offering to give up a third of the amount in order to speed up the payout. You don't expect regular players to do that, but it is a common practice among fraudsters since urgency is one of their main weapons.
The provider also did not clarify the situation around the hours-long sessions with thousands of uninterrupted spins, which is practically unattainable with the built-in tools of the game since the auto play is limited to a thousand spins and then there should be at least a slight delay. Thus, we believe that the player used third-party software, aimed, among other things, at exploiting a potential vulnerability in the game, which is a direct violation of the LTC Casino rules.
A similar situation arose earlier with Felix Gaming software. Read more about that here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5385638In short, Felix Gaming admitted that another player had used a script instead of the officially certified client allowing them to change the bet size right in the bonus game. And these bugs are not found by chance - highly trained teams that abuse vulnerabilities in online casinos for huge profits do that. Hopefully, in the present situation, the truth will come out in time as well.
We'd like to remind that the player also threatened LTC Casino, as they admitted themselves. This is another violation of LTC Casino's terms and conditions.
Due to egregious violations, we have made a decision to withhold the payout. The decision is final. We have also ceased all operations with Wazdan due to the loss of trust and their questionable business practices. In addition, we publicly urge other casino operators to pay special attention to Wazdan titles, including previous results, due to a potential vulnerability in their games.
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