Even if it was legit the deposit would typically be no more than $10, ie I have had to do a minimum deposit via skrill as a casino couldn't refund to my debit card I used to deposit.
100%, given how much platforms stand to gain form affiliate income they have minimal incentive to delist casinos etc unless theres enough community outrage or a huge volume of disputes which means they then take action. The nature of the business being that some casinos pay to partner at a higher level etc means theres conflict in how objective any review will be if that casino is a potential future revenue source. CM has added some rubbish casinos lately as a result.
Had a first go on Big Bass Vegas 1000, took 97 spins to get the feature and paid 72.6x
the first 96 spins, were 84 dead spins, and 5 LDW (Losses disguised as wins) thus 89 losing spins.
the rest were 3 equals and 4 profitable spins. best base win was 5.5x (spin #18).
the first 96 spins the RTP was 23.75%
after the feature the RTP was 98.35%
this was on the 94.52% RTP version.