Do online crypto casinos really have any kind of relationship with the government?
They do because if money is being traced, Quin said ages ago they would supply any information demanded to give a money trail for that cash. I dont see how they could not do that much and expect to continue existence.
BTC isnt money officially but in a world when official cash is such a weak standard, government will always be in some contact with global sized companies and FBC is one of the largest of its type so I presume they are involved by necessity. The implication being if you didnt comply you'd be in danger of messing with sanctions or terrorism fund sources, public funds embezzlement all flavors which make it so all bets are off at that point.
Has there ever been a case when the government demanded that information from the casino and the casino provided it to them? Nothing comes to my mind. What happens when someone deposits illegal money, gets forced to fulfill KYC requirements but doesn't fill them instead and all the money is left in the casino's hands? What will happen if no government contacts a casino about that money? Will casinos take that money in their own pocket?
If this goes towards solving the problem (I guess), what is the status of their signature campaign?
The manager paused the campaign, but I assume that he had some more direct contact with them or even managed the funds for the payment of the campaign.
I asked their CSFBC about the signature campaign and didn't get any response. I think it was TheQuin who was behind the signature campaign and now since he is extinct, they won't continue the signature campaign. Freebitco doesn't have a bright future but I can't talk about their sister sites.