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How to Pick an Online Casino |
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The world of
online casino gaming is over populated and there is a bewildering choice. So
having some selction criteria before joining an online casino is important. The
basics are key such as extra bonuses to make you feel like a welcome customer
but also reliability, safety, and legallity.
Bonuses All
online casinos and other online gambling sites offer you some sort of bonus and
these can be far more complicated than they seem at first. There are basically
three types of bonus;
- Sign-Up Bonus - The operator adds an amount to your account that is a
percentage of your first deposit which can be more than your initial
deposit.
- Deposit Bonus - As an existing player you will get a small percentage
added to each deposit you make.
- No
Deposit Bonus - Some online casinos operators will deposit money into your
account when you initially sign-up with you making a deposit at all and offer
free spins no
deposit.
All the deposits
have strings attached, or terms and conditions. The most important is the no
deposit bonus which will require you to bet many times this amount before you
can actually withdraw any of it, so may end up losing it all before it becomes
real money. Always read and compare these.
Reliability After
much development all the big operators have improved to the point where the
software is slick, quick and the accounting side of your account is easy to
understand. Big software developers run the stuff under the bonnet like IGT,
PlayTech and cryptologic, to name a few. Before signing-up make sure they have
full back-up and customer support available every hour of every day. So look
for the "contact us" section on the webpage to see if they have a phone number
in your country that can called by you just to test out if there is a
response.
Safety So the most important point to consider is
whether the site is secure. Check if the URL is http:// or https://, as an
https:// site is a site that is encrypted by an SSL certificate. Another
indication of whether a site is secure is an unbroken padlock that is displayed
in the corner of the browser window.
If you are playing for real money
you will use some sort of deposit method, card or Paypal details for instance.
So some sort of protection is advisable, there is
professional-quality protective software
available for free what ever your combination of device and operating system
is. You can of course pay for more complete certainty of mind if you need but
in all cases we recommend you have security.
Legality The
site you choose should have full gaming licensing from a proper authority like
a US state or the UK's
Gambling Commission. If you go to the Gambling
Commission's website you can see a full list of those sites that have a current
license along with those that have had issues. Their terminology for an onine
casino or any other online gambling is "Remote Gambling", rather than online.
So the list includes operators based in all parts of the world that have been
given a license to accept customers from in this case the UK.
Of course
here at The Good Gambling Guide we promote sensible, safe and secure gambling
at all times. Knowing your limits and sticking to them is important and every
site we mention will have details on their pages of help in your location
should you need guidance or help. Should you be playing across borders, which
is perfectly okay, a little search on the internet will give local contacts if
you feel you need them.
Best of luck!.
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