Playing for real money at online gaming sites carries a certain amount of risk. Some sites are less than honest, and you may find a handful that do not pay up when you are owed money. Unfortunately, I have found just such a site — Mayagaming — and it has today earned the right to be the inaugural entry into The Online Casino Gambling Directory Blacklist.

Mayagaming operates a Casino, Poker, and Sportsbook. This outfit owes me over $250 USD; I have been trying to collect this money since July 2007, and repeated emails go unanswered. Chats with their live help support staff refer me to the same email addresses that I sent my emails to in the first place.

It is surprising to me that this site will not pay up, since I had been playing at Mayagaming since the beginning of the year, and was paid money owed to me in June 2007 with very little hassle. I wonder what happened? I invite a representative from Mayagaming to fill me in.

Put simply, do not play at the Mayagaming properties. There are plenty of other casinos, poker rooms, and sportsbooks out there.