918Laki Official Site: The Real Address and How to Spot a Fake

The 918Laki official site is www.918laki.com, and that is the only real address. A few spare addresses forward to it, but you should always end up on www.918laki.com with a padlock in the address bar. If a page asks you to pay an account sent by chat or SMS, it is not us.

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What 918Laki is

918Laki is an online pokies site for adults in Papua New Guinea. You play with real money in Kina. You pay in and cash out through BSP or Kina Bank.

This page has one job: to make sure you are on the real site before you type a password or send any money. Other pages cover joining, logging in and the bonus, and we link to them below.

Where the name comes from

"Laki" means lucky in Tok Pisin. The "918" in front is a number many pokies players already know from phone pokies lobbies. Put together, the name is 918Laki, written as one word.

A name is easy to copy, so do not go by the name or the logo alone. Go by the address. That is the one thing a copy cannot take.

Who it is for

918Laki is for people aged 18 and over who live in Papua New Guinea. All balances, bets and payouts are in Kina (PGK).

It runs in the browser on your phone. There is nothing to download and nothing to install. If someone sends you a file and says it is 918Laki, do not open it.

What you will find on it

There are two app-style lobbies, 918Kaya and Mega888, and pokies from many game makers. There is also Australian Club, which is a set of games made by our own team, plus fishing games, live dealer tables and sports betting.

One thing to know: 918Laki does not have 918Kiss. If a page with our name says it does, treat that as a warning sign.

The one real address

The real address is www.918laki.com. It opens with https and shows a small padlock next to the address. Every real page on the site, from the home page to the Deposit page, sits under that address.

How to open it the sure way

Typing the address yourself is slower than tapping a link, but it is the surest way. A link can be made to look like anything. What you type yourself goes where you typed it.

  1. Open the browser on your phone.
  2. Tap the address bar at the top. This is not the search box in the middle of a search page.
  3. Type www.918laki.com and press Go.
  4. Look at the address bar once the page has loaded. It should read www.918laki.com with a padlock.
  5. Save the page as a bookmark in your browser, so next time you tap the bookmark and do not need to type or search.

Spellings people type

People look for us in many ways. Some type "918 laki" with a space. Some type "918 lucky" or "918lucky", because laki means lucky. Some put it the other way round and type "laki 918".

All of these are the same search for the same site. But a search page shows many results, and not every result is ours. Whatever you typed into the search, read the address of the result before you tap it, and read it again after the page opens.

Spare addresses that forward to the real one

We hold a few spare addresses so that a small typing slip still brings you to the right place. These are 918laki.com without the www, 918lucky.com, 918luck.com and laki918.com.

None of them is a separate site. Each one only forwards you. When the page has finished loading, the address bar should have changed to www.918laki.com. If it still shows something else, or it shows a name that is not in this list, close the page.

Close is not the same

A copy will often use an address that looks right at a quick look. It may add a word, add a dash, swap a letter for a number, or use a different ending in place of .com.

Read the address slowly, letter by letter, the first time you use a new link. It takes a few seconds. After that, use your bookmark.

What the real site looks like

A copy can borrow our colours and our logo. It is harder to copy how the whole site works. Here is what you should see on the real one. Use this together with the address check, not in place of it.

The top bar

When you are logged out, the top bar has two buttons: Log in and Join now. Those are the exact words.

When you are logged in, the top bar shows your Balance in Kina and a Deposit button. If you want help with signing in, read the 918Laki login guide. If you do not have an account yet, the guide to joining walks through the form.

The bottom bar on a phone

On a phone, a bar sits along the bottom of the screen after you log in. It shows Your balance, a few quick Top up amounts, a button called Other for a different amount, and Withdraw.

This bar is where most players start a deposit or a cash-out.

The game tabs

The home page has a row of tabs: Hot games, 918 apps, Pokies, Aus Club, Fishing, Live, Sports, Recent and Favourites.

The 918 apps tab holds 918Kaya and Mega888. Aus Club holds the Australian Club games. Under a tab you will see a row of small chips with game-maker names. Tap one to show only that maker's games. There is also a search box for finding a game by name.

The menu

The menu holds your betting history, Partnership, Promotions, Rewards and the Help centre. The Promotions page is where the terms of every offer are written, including the Welcome Pack for new players.

How to stay away from fake copies

A fake copy wants one of two things: your login, or your money. Most of them try to reach you through a message, not through the site itself. These five habits block nearly all of it.

Check the address bar every time

Before you type your password, look up. The address bar should say www.918laki.com. Do the same before you start a deposit. This one look is the strongest check you have, and it costs nothing.

Never pay an account sent by chat or SMS

Our bank details are never sent to you in a text message, in a social media message or in a comment. If a person or a page sends you an account number and tells you to pay it, do not pay. It does not matter how official the message looks or whose photo is on the profile.

Money sent that way does not reach your 918Laki balance, and we cannot bring it back.

Deposits start only on the Deposit page

Every real deposit starts the same way: you log in at www.918laki.com and tap Deposit. The page then shows the account to pay, the exact amount and a short transfer note for that one deposit.

The details are made for that deposit only. Do not save them for next time, and do not use details a friend got for theirs. The full steps are in how to deposit with BSP and how to deposit with Kina Bank.

Staff never ask for your password or codes

918Laki staff never ask for your password. They never ask for a code sent to your phone by SMS. If someone asks for either one, they are not staff, even if they say they are.

A code is like the key to your account for a short time. Anyone who has your number and your code can try to get in. Keep both to yourself.

No fee to release a withdrawal

We never ask you to pay a fee, a tax or a "release" amount before a withdrawal is sent. A message that says "pay first and then we send your winnings" is a trick. A real withdrawal is asked for on the Withdraw page and paid to a bank account in your own name. See how to withdraw for the real steps.

The official Telegram and Facebook

News about 918Laki is posted in two places outside the site:

  1. Telegram: t.me/kinagamingpng
  2. Facebook: facebook.com/kinagamingpng

These are for news only. They are not a place to pay, and nobody there will take a deposit for you. Other pages and groups may use our name or logo. If a page is not one of the two above, do not take bank details, links or bonus offers from it.

For help with your own account, use Live chat on the site, the Help centre or the Contact page. That way you know you are talking to us.

What to do if you find a copy

If you land on a page that uses our name but has a different address, or a person is passing themselves off as 918Laki staff, here is what to do.

  1. Stop. Do not type your phone number, password or any code.
  2. Do not send money to any account the page or the person gives you.
  3. Take a screenshot that shows the address bar or the message.
  4. Close the page. Open www.918laki.com by typing it yourself.
  5. Tell us through Live chat on the real site and send the screenshot, so we can warn other players.

If you already typed your password on a copy

Go to the real site straight away, tap Forgot password? on the login box and set a new password with your phone number and an SMS code. Then tell Live chat what happened. The login guide linked above explains each step.

If you already sent money to a wrong account

Keep the receipt and contact your bank as soon as you can. Then tell Live chat on the real site. We will be plain with you: money sent to an account that is not ours is outside our reach, so we cannot credit it. Your bank is the one that may be able to help.

Common questions about the address

Is 918lucky.com the same as 918Laki?

It is one of our spare addresses and it forwards to www.918laki.com. After the page loads, the address bar should show www.918laki.com. If it does not, close the page.

Do I need to download anything to play?

No. 918Laki runs in your phone's browser. Do not open any file that someone sends you in our name.

Someone on Facebook sent me a bank account for my deposit. Is that real?

No. The account to pay is shown only on the Deposit page after you log in, and it is made for that one deposit. Do not pay an account sent in a message.

Does 918Laki have 918Kiss?

No. The app lobbies here are 918Kaya and Mega888. The page Looking for 918Kiss in PNG? explains what we have in its place.

How do I decide if I should use the site at all?

Read Is 918Laki legit? first. It lists what you can check for yourself before you send any money.

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