In a broadcast including a study, Casinos Austria’s subsidiary Win2Day is praised as a “success for the economy”. What sounds like advertising actually gives the gaming company a headache: neither the message nor the associated website are “real”, the casinos are the victims of a fraudster…
The subject is the currently much-discussed gambling monopoly. However, the content of the broadcast, written by fraudsters, could actually have come from the casino’s headquarters. The monopoly is praised and the positive significance of Win2Day, the only legal online gambling provider in Austria, is emphasized. But the author is not Casinos Austria, as Austrian Lotteries already announced in a statement.
Ominous broadcast and fake website
It appears that both the website and the mailing were created using artificial intelligence. The fake homepage is visually very similar to the Win-2-Day design and looks professional.
The original text broadcast by the APA also contains the contact of an alleged contact person named Anna Müller. However, the specified number is not registered in Austria, with a German area code you can reach a gentleman who obviously has nothing to do with it. The initiator of the broadcast is ImpulsQ GmbH, which has not yet published anything other than the broadcast on the news agency’s platform.
Publishing under a false name with the Win-2-Day trademark is illegal. It is still unclear who is behind the action and what motive. It is clear that the action comes from someone who wants to harm the casinos. There is no way anyone wanted to please the gaming company with the fake but positive survey, nor is it unlikely that it was a prank.
The OVWG association, which represents gambling operators illegal in Austria, fell for the scam. She fired back with a statement addressing the “misleading statements.”
Casinos want to take action against fraudsters
The casinos are currently trying to track down the perpetrator of the illegal action and will then take all legal action against it, a spokesperson said. Considering foreign websites, this is a rather difficult undertaking.
Source: Krone
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