In this day and age of the internet, where you do not see any of the people you communicate with, scams are possible more then ever. The most common online gambling scam is when an online casino do not handle pay outs properly and denies paying players their rightfully earned winning money or promised bonuses. At times the scam is not done at this stage, and a big compensation bonus "to repair the mistake that has been made" is offered to the player if will return to the casino. Naturally it is not recommended to do so. These kinds of online casinos are usually illegal and have no gambling license. So the easiest way to avoid those is to check for a validate license before starting to play. The web site of the casino should contain this kind of information, and if not, it is recommended to address to them by mail and ask. If a reply does not arrive in a day, then there is a problem.

Another scam of the same kind is when the odds of the games are very much in favor of the house, in a way that it is impossible to win at any game, and the players keep on losing money until they realize that. This scam is harder to detect but it is as easy to avoid, by the same means, as the first scam. Simply choose one of the known and reliable online casinos and poker rooms, and you would be playing at a safe gaming platform. There are many other scams and frauds out there in the gambling industry and outside of it, and of some even I have not heard yet. It is impossible to know all the kinds of scams and even if it is, I do not think it is something one should do. The best thing to do is to be alert and responsible and not enter places, virtual or land-based, that have no self information.